System for providing platform capable of providing plurality of services

A method for a system to provide a platform capable of providing a plurality of services to a plurality of users each operating a terminal device connected to the system via a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing, for each user, owned electronic content information on one or more electronic contents owned by the user and used in the services;
• determining, in response to a request from the terminal device, whether the user operating the terminal device owns a particular electronic content based on the owned electronic content information;
• deciding, based at least on a result of the comparison, a display mode of a guidance display screen capable of displaying a guidance display area for guiding the user to a service-providing screen used for providing a particular service, the guidance display screen being used for providing the platform or a service other than the particular service;
• and
• causing the terminal device to display the guidance display screen in the decided display mode,
• wherein the particular electronic content is a particular game content used in a first game;
• and
• the guidance display area guides the user to the service-providing screen for providing the first game.

A system connected via a communication network to a plurality of terminal devices each operated by a user, the system being configured to provide a platform capable of providing a plurality of services to the user, the system comprising:

• an information storage unit configured to store, for each user, owned electronic content information on one or more electronic contents owned by the user and used in the services;
• a determination unit configured to determine, in response to a request from the terminal device, whether the user operating the terminal device owns a particular electronic content based on the owned electronic content information;
• a decision unit configured to decide, based at least on a comparison result made by the determination unit, a display mode of a guidance display screen capable of displaying a guidance display area for guiding the user to a service-providing screen used for providing a particular service, the guidance display screen being used for providing a service other than the particular service;
• and
• a display control unit configured to cause the terminal device to display the guidance display screen in the decided display mode,
• wherein the decision unit decides whether display of the guidance display area is necessary based at least on use status of the other service by the user.