# US 2022/0044210 A1 · Information service system, information service method, and program

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- Number: US 2022/0044210 A1
- Document ID: US20220044210A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/363,271
- Filed: 2021-06-30
- Published: 2022-02-10
- Earliest claimed: 2020-08-07
- Assignees: Rakuten Group, Inc.
- Applicants: Rakuten Group, Inc.
- Inventors: Qifan WU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220044210A1

## CPC

- G06Q 20/02: involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
- G06F 16/29: Geographical information databases
- G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices}
- G06Q 20/326: {Payment applications installed on the mobile devices}
- G06Q 20/387: {Payment using discounts or coupons (relating to marketing G06Q30/02)}
- G06Q 20/4015: {using location information}
- G06Q 20/4093: {Monitoring of device authentication}
- G07B 13/00: Taximeters (measuring distance travelled G01C; measuring time G04)
- G06Q 30/0226: Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G07B: TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS

## Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information service system and the like that can notify useful information using location information to a user terminal that does not use a location-based service. SOLUTION: In a settlement server 200 in an information service system, an acquirer 242 acquires location information indicating a payment location where a payment was made, for example, when a taxi fare was paid by a payment application executed on a user terminal, from a settlement device that processes settlements in the taxi. A generator 243 generates regional information to be provided by an information service application of the user terminal, based on the acquired location information. Then, the transmitter 220 transmits the generated regional information to the user terminal, for example, in a push notification format.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information service system in which a settlement server and a user terminal that is capable of executing a payment application and an information service application are communicably connected to each other,
the settlement server comprising:
an acquirer that acquires location information indicating a payment location where a payment was made from a device other than the user terminal when the payment was made by the payment application executed on the user terminal;
a generator that generates regional information to be provided by the information service application, based on the location information acquired by the acquirer; and
a transmitter that transmits the regional information generated by the generator to the user terminal, and
the user terminal comprising:
a receiver that receives the regional information sent from the settlement server; and
a display that displays the regional information received by the receiver.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information service system according to claim 1, wherein
the user terminal is set not to use a location-based service, and
the display displays the regional information through a push notification by which the information service application is launchable.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The information service system according to claim 1, wherein
the user terminal is set not to use a location-based service, and
the display is controlled by the running payment application to display the regional information.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The information service system according to claim 3, wherein the display displays the regional information together with link information by which the information service application is launchable.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The information service system according to claim 1, wherein the acquirer acquires the location information from a settlement device installed in a taxi or a mobile store.

### Claim 6

An information service method performed by a settlement server that is communicably connected to a user terminal capable of executing a payment application and an information service application, the information service method comprising:
an acquisition step for acquiring location information indicating a payment location where a payment was made from a device other than the user terminal when the payment was made by the payment application executed on the user terminal;
a generation step for generating regional information to be provided by the information service application, based on the location information acquired at the acquisition step; and
a transmission step for transmitting the regional information generated at the generation step to the user terminal.

### Claim 7

A program that causes a computer that is communicably connected to a user terminal capable of executing a payment application and an information service application to function as:
an acquirer that acquires location information indicating a payment location where a payment was made from a device other than the user terminal when the payment was made by the payment application executed on the user terminal;
a generator that generates regional information to be provided by the information service application, based on the location information acquired by the acquirer; and
a transmitter that transmits the regional information generated by the generator to the user terminal.