JP4020683B2 - Product sales brokerage method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a merchandise sales intermediation method for selling merchandise between a customer and a store via a network, and in particular, improves convenience for customers when purchasing a plurality of merchandise online. The present invention relates to a merchandise sales brokerage method that can contribute to the reduction of the purchase price.
[0002]
Recently, with the spread of the Internet, online shopping for purchasing products via the Internet is becoming common. For this reason, companies pursuing online shopping are increasingly pursuing the convenience of online shopping, which will become increasingly popular.
[0003]
[Prior art]
In conventional online shopping, a customer accesses an online shopping server via the Internet and orders a desired product from a product list. When this order is received, the store entrusts delivery of the product to the shipping company of the business partner. As a result, the product is delivered to the customer by the shipping company after a few days. Further, the purchase price of the product is settled based on the settlement information input at the time of ordering.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in conventional online shopping, when purchasing a product as a single item, a purchaser often compares the selling prices of the product in a plurality of online shops and purchases the cheapest product. Therefore, from the standpoint of single item purchase, online shopping can be compared with selling prices easily. Therefore, it can be said that the method is highly convenient and can be purchased at low cost.
[0005]
However, since the store is always compared with the sales price of other stores, there is a risk that the store will be in an unrestricted low price competition because it is too much to promote the purchase at the store.
[0006]
In addition, for customers, it is easy to compare prices for individual products, but in conventional online shopping, purchasing multiple products at once, such as daily necessities, is not convenient and expensive. There are times when it comes on. That is, in the bulk purchase described above, it is very troublesome because the operation of counting the total amount of a plurality of products must be performed for each store.
[0007]
As a result, most buyers are constantly buying at fixed stores without comparing the total amount between stores, and they miss the opportunity to purchase goods at low cost. It is.
[0008]
Further, in the conventional online shopping, since the right to select the shipping company is on the store side when the goods are transported, there are many cases where the shipping company is fixedly entrusted to the shipping company depending on the transaction situation unique to the store. However, recently, each shipping company has been reviewing the fare system and service contents in order to acquire customers. For this reason, there is a concern that when a shipping company is employed in a fixed manner for the convenience of the store, there is a high possibility that other shipping companies will lose a great opportunity for customers whose fares are cheaper.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a merchandise sales intermediation method that can improve the convenience of customers when purchasing a plurality of merchandise online and contribute to the reduction of the purchase price. The purpose is to do.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides: Store product information database that stores store codes for uniquely identifying stores, codes for uniquely identifying products, and product sales prices in association with each other For customer terminals connected via a network Said A merchandise sales intermediary method using a merchandise sales intermediary apparatus for comparing and presenting merchandise sales prices for each store, wherein the merchandise sales intermediary apparatus includes: Order information including codes for uniquely identifying each product for multiple products Receiving order information from the customer terminal, The store product information database is referred to based on each code received by the order information receiving step, the store code and the product sales price associated with each code are read, and the read product sales Calculate the total amount for each store code per price, and replace the calculated product sales price with a non-numeric character by substituting at least one hundred digits for the read product sales price, and the calculation A purchase destination selection step of classifying the total amount based on the store code and transmitting it to the customer terminal and causing any one store to respond as a purchase destination; It is characterized by performing.
[0011]
The present invention also provides: A customer connected via a network to a computer having a store product information database that stores a store code for uniquely identifying a store, a code for uniquely identifying a product, and a product sales price A merchandise sales mediation program for executing merchandise sales mediation processing for comparing and presenting merchandise sales prices for each store with respect to a terminal, the order including a code for uniquely identifying each product for a plurality of products information Order information reception procedure for receiving from the customer terminal, The store product information database is referred to based on each code received by the order information receiving procedure, the store code and the product sales price associated with each code are read, and the read product sales Calculate the total amount for each store code per price, and replace the calculated product sales price with a non-numeric character by substituting at least one hundred digits for the read product sales price, and the calculation A purchase destination selection procedure in which the total amount is divided based on the store code and transmitted to the customer terminal, and any one store is responded as a purchase destination. The Said The computer is executed.
[0012]
The present invention also provides: A customer terminal having a store product information database for storing a store code for uniquely identifying a store, a code for uniquely identifying a product, and a product sales price in association with each other and connected via a network The product sales intermediary device for comparing and presenting the product sales price for each store with respect to a plurality of products, including order information including a code for uniquely identifying each product Receiving order information from the customer terminal; The store product information database is referred to based on each code received by the order information receiving means, the store code and the product sales price associated with each code are read, and the read product sales Calculate the total amount for each store code per price, and replace the calculated product sales price with a non-numeric character by substituting at least one hundred digits for the read product sales price, and the calculation And a purchase destination selection means for classifying the total amount based on the store code and transmitting it to the customer terminal and causing any one store to respond as the purchase destination; It is provided with.
[0013]
According to these inventions, With respect to a plurality of products, order information including a code for uniquely identifying each product is received from the customer terminal, the store product information database is referred to based on each received code, and each of the codes The store code and the product sales price associated with the product code are read, a total amount is calculated for each store code for the read product sales price, and a number of at least one hundred or less is calculated for the read product sales price. The product sales price concealed part of the price by replacing it with a character other than a number and the calculated total amount are divided based on the store code and transmitted to the customer terminal, and any one of them Since we decided to make the store respond as a buyer, It becomes possible to easily compare the total amount of money among a plurality of stores, thereby improving convenience for customers and avoiding low price competition among dealers.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a merchandise sales mediation method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention. In the figure, customer client 100 ₁ ~ 100 _n , Store client 300 ₁ ~ 300 _m , Shipping company client 400 ₁ ~ 400 _s In addition, a product sales mediation system in which each of the product sales mediation devices 500 is connected to the Internet 200 is illustrated. In the figure, in order to simplify the explanation, communication devices (terminal adapter, router, firewall, etc.) necessary for Internet connection are not shown.
[0016]
Customer client 100 ₁ ~ 100 _n Are n computer devices respectively installed on the customer side of a store that sells products online, and in accordance with TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), the product sales intermediary device 500, which will be described later, via the Internet 200. to access. These customer clients 100 ₁ ~ 100 _n Each includes a computer main body, a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.
[0017]
Customer client 100 ₁ ~ 100 _n Is used for selection of the above-mentioned product, input of payment information, and the like. In addition, customer client 100 ₁ ~ 100 _n Includes a mailer (not shown) and a browser. This mailer provides a function for transmitting / receiving electronic mail via a mail server (not shown).
[0018]
For sending / receiving the electronic mail, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) or POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is used. The browser is a computer program for browsing various screens (see FIGS. 15 to 23) provided by the merchandise sales intermediary device 500.
[0019]
Store client 300 ₁ ~ 300 _m Are m computer devices respectively installed in stores that sell products online, and access a product sales mediation device 500 (to be described later) via the Internet 200 according to TCP / IP. These store clients 300 ₁ ~ 300 _m Each includes a computer main body, a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. In addition, store client 300 ₁ ~ 300 _m Is used for registering product information in the product sales mediating apparatus 500, receiving order information, and the like. Here, in addition to online sales of products, the stores also perform face-to-face sales.
[0020]
Shipping company client 400 ₁ ~ 400 _s Are s computer apparatuses respectively installed in the shipping company, and access to a merchandise sales intermediary apparatus 500 described later via the Internet 200 according to TCP / IP. These shipping company clients 400 ₁ ~ 400 _s Each includes a computer main body, a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.
[0021]
In addition, the shipping company client 400 ₁ ~ 400 _s Is used for registration of shipping company information, consignment of transportation, and the like. Here, the shipping company is a company that transports merchandise in a store that has received an online order for merchandise from a customer to the customer. In addition, when the store has its own transportation system, the store may execute the product transportation process without entrusting the transportation company.
[0022]
The merchandise sales intermediary device 500 is the store client 300 ₁ ~ 300 _m A function is provided for presenting a plurality of products handled at m stores corresponding to 1 to a customer via the Internet 200 and presenting the total amount of products desired for purchase for each store. Here, the sales price of a product generally differs from store to store due to differences in purchase routes and sales strategies. In this case, the total amount of products desired to be purchased also varies from store to store.
[0023]
Further, the merchandise sales intermediary device 500 causes the customer to select a store from which the purchase is made from a plurality of stores based on the total price of the merchandise presented for each store, and uses the Internet 200 for the selected store. Function to execute order processing. Furthermore, the merchandise sales intermediary device 500 has a function of executing a process for requesting transportation of goods from the store to the customer via the Internet 200 to the shipping company.
[0024]
In the merchandise sales intermediary device 500, the communication control unit 510 includes the customer client 100 via the Internet 200 according to TCP / IP. ₁ ~ 100 _n , Store client 300 ₁ ~ 300 _m And shipping company client 400 ₁ ~ 400 _s Control communication with the. The controller 520 performs various controls for realizing the merchandise sales mediation function.
[0025]
Specifically, the control unit 520 includes a main control unit 530, a mail control unit 540, a registration control unit 550, and a screen generation unit 560. The main control unit 530 executes control related to merchandise sales mediation. Details of the operation of the main control unit 530 will be described later. The mail control unit 540 controls transmission / reception of electronic mail. The registration control unit 550 executes control related to information registration in various databases described later. The screen generation unit 560 generates various screens (see FIGS. 15 to 23) described later. A bus 570 connects each part of the merchandise sales intermediary device 500.
[0026]
The product information database 600 is stored in the store client 300. ₁ ~ 300 _m It is a database which stores the merchandise information regarding all the goods sold online at m stores corresponding to. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the product information database 600 includes “JAN (Japan Article Number) code”, “product name”, “maker code”, “recommended retail price”, “product image”, Fields such as “product category code”, “product size”, “product weight”, “combination flag”, and “number” are provided.
[0027]
The “JAN code” is a code for uniquely identifying each product of each manufacturer, and is information relating to a 13-digit number corresponding to a barcode attached to the product. “Product name” is information relating to the name of the product. “Manufacturer code” is information relating to a code for identifying a manufacturer that manufactures a product. “Suggested retail price” is information relating to the retail price (list price) desired by the manufacturer of the product. “Product image” is information relating to an image file of a product.
[0028]
The “product category code” is information related to the category of the product. “Product size” is information regarding the size (length + width + height) of the product. “Product weight” is information relating to the weight of the product. The “combination flag” is a flag indicating whether or not the product is composed of a combination of a plurality of products. “Number” is information relating to the number of products when, for example, a plurality is sold together.
[0029]
Returning to FIG. 1, the product category information database 610 is a database that stores product category information representing the category of the product. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the product category information database 610 includes a “product category code” (see FIG. 2) for identifying a product category, a “product category” related to the above category, “ It has a field such as “Remarks”. This “product category code” corresponds to the “product category code” in the product information database 600.
[0030]
Returning to FIG. 1, the manufacturer information database 620 is a database that stores manufacturer information related to the manufacturer of the product. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the manufacturer information database 620 includes a “maker code” (see FIG. 2) for identifying the manufacturer, a “maker name” related to the manufacturer name, and a manufacturer address. It has a field called “address”. This “maker code” corresponds to the “maker code” in the product information database 600.
[0031]
Returning to FIG. 1, the store information database 630 stores the store client 300. ₁ ~ 300 _m It is a database which stores store information about each store corresponding to each. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the store information database 630 includes a “store code” for identifying the store, a “store name” regarding the store name, and a “store municipality” corresponding to the store address. Fields such as “code”, “address” relating to the store address, and “phone number” relating to the store telephone number are provided.
[0032]
Returning to FIG. 1, the store clerk information database 640 is a database that stores store clerk information related to a person in charge of online sales at the store. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the store clerk information database 640 includes a “store code” for identifying a store and a “person in charge ID” for identifying a person in charge of online sales at the store. ”, The“ department name ”for the department in charge of online sales,“ the name of the person in charge ”for the name of the person in charge,“ the telephone number ”for the telephone number of the department in charge, and“ It has a field such as “E-mail”. This “store code” corresponds to the “store code” in the store information database 630.
[0033]
Returning to FIG. 1, the store product information database 650 is a database that stores store product information related to product information at each store. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the store product information database 650 includes a “store code” for identifying a store and information “JAN” relating to a 13-digit number corresponding to a barcode attached to the product. A field such as “code” (see FIG. 2) is provided. This “store code” corresponds to the “store code” in the store information database 630. The “JAN code” corresponds to the “JAN code” in the product information database 600.
[0034]
Further, the store product information database 650 relates to the “sale price” related to the sale price (actual sale price) of the product in the store, the “update date” related to the date on which the product information is updated, and the number of products in the store. Fields such as “inventory quantity” and “order flag” (1: order required, 0: order not required) indicating whether or not to order the product from the manufacturer are provided.
[0035]
Here, when the number of stocks falls below a preset threshold value, ordering is required and the “ordering flag” is set to 1. For example, if order point information, which is a reference value for placing an order, is managed as data corresponding to a threshold value, it is possible to determine whether or not an order is necessary by comparing the number of stocks with the order point.
[0036]
Returning to FIG. 1, the store transport information database 660 is a database that stores store transport information related to a product transport system in each store (a transport system using an original transport system or a transport system commissioned to a transport company). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the store transportation information database 660 includes a “store code” for identifying the store, a “city code” indicating an area where the store can be delivered, and a unique transportation. Fields such as a “fare” related to a fare when using the system and a “transportability flag” (1: acceptable, 0: impossible) indicating whether the commodity can be transported by an original transportation system are provided. “Store code” corresponds to “Store code” in the store information database 630.
[0037]
Returning to FIG. 1, the order slip header information database 670 is a database that stores order slip header information relating to header information of an order slip created when a product is ordered from a customer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the order slip header information database 670 includes an “order number” given for each order, an “input date / time” related to the date / time when the order information was input, and a customer (order A field of “customer ID” for identifying “main” and “store code” for identifying the store.
[0038]
Further, the order slip header information database 670 includes a “customer municipality code” corresponding to the customer's address, a “pickup scheduled date / time” related to the planned pickup date / time of the product by the shipping company, and a “delivery scheduled date / time” related to the desired delivery date / time of the product. , “Product Total Price” for the total price of the ordered product, “Product Total Size” for the total size of the ordered product, “Product Total Weight” for the total weight of the ordered product, Fields such as “freight company code” for identifying a shipping company in charge of transportation, “freight” related to the freight for transportation of goods, and “remarks” are provided. This “store code” corresponds to the “store code” in the store information database 630.
[0039]
Returning to FIG. 1, the order slip body information database 680 is a database that stores the order slip body information related to the body information of the order slip described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the order slip body information database 680 includes an “order number” given for each order, the above-mentioned “JAN code”, and the sales price of the ordered product. Fields such as “sales price”, “product size” related to the size of the product, and “product weight” related to the weight of the product are provided. This “JAN code” corresponds to the “JAN code” in the product information database 600 and the “JAN code” in the store product information database 650.
[0040]
Returning to FIG. 1, the transportation information database 690 is a database that stores transportation information related to transportation of ordered products. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the transportation information database 690 stores an “order number” given for each order, a “store municipality code” regarding the address of the store that received the order, and the transportation of the product. A field “transport company code” for identifying the shipping company in charge is provided. This “order number” corresponds to the “order number” in the order slip header information database 670 and the “order number” in the order slip body information database 680.
[0041]
Further, the transportation information database 690 includes a “service code” for identifying a service form of transportation, a “freight” related to the transportation cost of the product, and a “collection” related to the scheduled date and time when the transportation company collects the product at the store. Fields such as “scheduled date and time”, “scheduled delivery date and time” related to the scheduled delivery date and time of the product to the customer, and “remarks” are provided. This “collected scheduled date and time” corresponds to “scheduled scheduled date and time” in the order slip header information database 670.
[0042]
Returning to FIG. 1, the customer information database 700 is stored in the customer client 100. ₁ ~ 100 _n It is a database that stores customer information related to customers corresponding to each. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the customer information database 700 includes a “customer ID” for identifying a customer, a “password” used when accessing the merchandise sales intermediary device 500, and the name of the customer. "Name", "Address" related to the customer's address, "Telephone number" related to the customer's telephone number, "Customer city code" related to the customer's address, "Email" related to the customer's email address, etc. It has.
[0043]
Returning to FIG. 1, the shipping company information database 710 is a database that stores shipping company information relating to a shipping company that is responsible for shipping goods from a store to a customer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the shipping company information database 710 includes a “shipping company code” for identifying the shipping company, a “shipping company name” relating to the name of the shipping company, and the address of the shipping company. It has a field called “Address”.
[0044]
In addition, the shipping company information database 710 includes a “telephone number” relating to the telephone number of the shipping company, a “store city code” corresponding to the store address, a “customer city code” corresponding to the customer address, and a product (package). ), “Size” regarding the size of the product (package), “Weight” regarding the weight of the product (luggage), and the address corresponding to the “Customer municipal code” to the address corresponding to the “Customer municipal code” (“Size” and “Weight” ")", Etc., a field called "fare" related to the fare required for transportation.
[0045]
Here, in the shipping company information database 710, there are as many data for each shipping company as there are combinations of “store municipal code”, “customer municipal code”, “size”, and “weight”. In one embodiment, when a transportation company provides a plurality of transportation services using a plurality of types of trucks, motorcycles (motorcycle flights), etc. with different loading amounts, the transportation company information database 710 is transported. A transportation service code for identifying the service may be provided, and a different fare may be set for each transportation service.
[0046]
Each of the above-described product information database 600, product category information database 610, manufacturer information database 620, store information database 630, store clerk information database 640, store product information database 650, store transport information database 660 and transport company information database 710 The information is registered in advance prior to the reception process from the customer. Each information of the order slip header information database 670 and the order slip body information database 680 is registered every time an order is received from a customer. Further, information in the transportation information database 690 is registered every time an order including delivery using a transportation company is received from a customer.
[0047]
Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 14 and FIGS. 15 to 24. In step SA1 shown in FIG. 14, the main control unit 530 of the merchandise sales intermediary device 500 causes the customer client 100 to ₁ ~ 100 _n It is determined whether there is an order request (access) from any of the client clients via the Internet 200. If there is no order request, the determination result is “No” and the determination is repeated.
[0048]
Here, for example, the customer client 100 ₁ If there is an order request, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as a result of the determination made at step SA1. In step SA2, the main control unit 530 refers to the product information database 600 (see FIG. 2) and displays the product list screen 800 shown in FIG. ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown).
[0049]
The product list screen 800 displays a list of products sold online at each store. Specifically, the product list screen 800 displays a product name, JAN code, manufacturer desired retail price (list price), order check box, order quantity select box, and product selection button 801. In step SA3, the main control unit 530 determines whether or not the product selection button 801 has been pressed, and repeats the same determination with “No” as the determination result until the product selection button 801 is pressed.
[0050]
And the customer is the customer client 100 ₁ To check the order check box corresponding to the product to be ordered from the product list displayed on the product list screen 800, select the quantity, and then press the product selection button 801 To do. As a result, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as a result of the determination made at step SA3.
[0051]
In one embodiment, the product list screen 810 shown in FIG. 16 may be used instead of the product list screen 800 shown in FIG. 15 as a screen for allowing the customer to select a product. The product list screen 810 is a screen for selecting a product as if it is a flyer. The product images 811 to 813 and the manufacturer's suggested retail prices corresponding to the images 811 to 813 are displayed in an arrangement like the page of the flyer. .
[0052]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA4, the main control unit 530 is selected on the product list screen 800 (see FIG. 15) from the product information database 600 (see FIG. 2) and the store product information database 650 (see FIG. 7). The desired retail price information and the sales price at each store are searched using the JAN code corresponding to the product as a key, and the sales price list screen 820 for each store shown in FIG. ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown).
[0053]
On the sales price list screen 820 for each store, the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the product ordered by the customer, the sales price of each store (P supermarket, S store and Q drug chain in the figure), and the total amount for each store And store selection buttons 821-823 corresponding to each store are displayed.
[0054]
In addition, a part of the sales price of each store is intentionally hidden. This is due to the difference between merchandise (goods with a high discount rate) and poor products (goods with a low discount rate) between stores due to differences in purchase routes and sales strategies. In other words, it is intended to present to the customer a corporate effort to reduce the discount rate with the total amount without showing the variation to the customer. Therefore, the customer can select a store to be ordered in consideration of the comparison result of the total amount of the products between the stores, the favorable rate of the store, and the like.
[0055]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA <b> 5, the main control unit 530 determines whether any one of the store selection buttons 821 to 823 shown in FIG. 17 is pressed, and the store selection button is pressed. Until the determination is made, the determination result is “No” and the determination is repeated.
[0056]
Here, the customer selects “S Store” (total amount 2480 yen) having the lowest total amount among the P supermarkets, S stores, and Q drug chains on the sales price list screen 820 for each store as the order destination. Shall. In this case, the customer presses the store selection button 822 corresponding to the S store. Thereby, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as a result of the determination made at step SA5 shown in FIG.
[0057]
In step SA6, the main control unit 530 displays the customer information input screen 830 shown in FIG. ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown). On this customer information input screen 830, order product information 831 related to the product ordered by the customer and customer information such as the customer's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, desired delivery date, desired time, etc. are entered. A customer information input field 832 for displaying the total amount including a delivery fee and a total amount display button 833 for displaying the total amount are displayed.
[0058]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA <b> 7, the main control unit 530 determines whether or not the total amount display button 833 is pressed, and the determination result is “No” until the total amount display button 833 is pressed. repeat. Then, after the customer information is input to the customer information input field 832 by the customer, when the total amount display button 833 is pressed, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as a result of the determination made at step SA7.
[0059]
In one embodiment, prior to the display of the customer information input screen 830, a login process for inputting the customer ID / password of the customer is executed, and the customer information database 700 (see FIG. 12) using these customer ID / password as a key. ), The customer information may be displayed on the customer information input screen 830.
[0060]
In step SA8, the main control unit 530 displays a content confirmation screen for allowing the customer to confirm the order details and the input customer information. ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown). Specifically, for the order destination store, when the transportability flag in the store transport information database 660 (see FIG. 8) is “1” (can be transported by an independent transport system), the main control unit 530 displays The content confirmation screen 840 shown in FIG. ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown). On this content confirmation screen 840, ordered product information 841, customer information 842, and a content confirmation button 843 are displayed.
[0061]
On the other hand, regarding the order destination store, when the transportability flag in the store transport information database 660 (see FIG. 8) is “0” (transportation is not possible by the original transport system, that is, transport system by the transport company), the main control unit 530 Displays the content confirmation screen 850 shown in FIG. ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown). On this content confirmation screen 850, order product information 851, customer information 852, and a content confirmation button 853 are displayed.
[0062]
Returning to FIG. 14, in Step SA9, the main control unit 530 determines whether or not the content confirmation button 843 or 853 (FIG. 19 or 20) is pressed, and until the content confirmation button 843 or 853 is pressed. The determination is repeated with “No” as the determination result. Customer client 100 ₁ When the content confirmation screen 850 (see FIG. 20) is displayed on the display unit and the content confirmation button 853 is pressed by the customer, the main control unit 530 sets the determination result in step SA9 to “Yes”.
[0063]
In step SA10, the main control unit 530 causes the customer client 100 to ₁ The display section (not shown) of the shipping company list screen 860 shown in FIG. 21 is displayed. Specifically, the main control unit 530 searches the shipping company information database 710 using the store city code (see FIG. 5) of the ordering store and the customer city code (see FIG. 12) corresponding to the customer as keys. Next, the main control unit 530 displays a shipping company list screen 860 (see FIG. 21) including order product information 861, customer information 862, shipping company information 863 based on the search result, and consignment buttons 864 to 866 (see FIG. 21). ₁ Are displayed on a display unit (not shown).
[0064]
The shipping company information 863 includes information on the order of the product including contact information, shipping route, freight, and delivery fee for each shipping company (in the figure, A shipping company, B shipping company and C shipping company) that can be consigned to transport the goods. It consists of the total amount. The entrustment buttons 864 to 866 are buttons corresponding to each shipping company, and are buttons for selecting a shipping company entrusting the transportation of goods from a plurality of shipping companies in consideration of the fare and the like. Note that when the content confirmation button 843 shown in FIG. 19 is pressed, that is, when an original transportation system of a sales store is used, it is not necessary to select an external transportation company, so steps SA10 and SA11 are performed. Is skipped.
[0065]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA11, the main control unit 530 determines whether any one of the commission buttons 864 to 866 (see FIG. 21) has been pressed, and until the commission button is pressed. The determination result is “No” and the determination is repeated. Here, for example, when the B shipping company is selected by the customer and the consignment button 865 is pressed, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as the determination result of step SA11.
[0066]
In step SA12, the main control unit 530 displays the final confirmation screen 870 shown in FIG. ₁ Is displayed on the display. The final confirmation screen 870 displays order product information, customer information, shipping company information, payment total amount information, and a final confirmation button 871. This final confirmation screen 870 is a screen for allowing the customer to confirm the final order. In one embodiment, the shipping company's articles of association may be displayed on the final confirmation screen 870.
[0067]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA <b> 13, the main control unit 530 determines whether or not the final confirmation button 871 (see FIG. 22) is pressed, and the determination result is “No” until the final confirmation button 871 is pressed. The same judgment is repeated. Then, the customer confirms that the order contents, customer information, and the like are correct on the final confirmation screen 870, and then presses the final confirmation button 871. As a result, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as a result of the determination made at step SA13. Further, the main control unit 530 registers the transportation information in the transportation information database 690 (see FIG. 11).
[0068]
In step SA14, the main control unit 530 displays the settlement information input screen 880 shown in FIG. ₁ Is displayed on the display. The payment information input screen 880 is a screen for allowing a customer to input payment information (for example, customer credit card information) of a product. On this settlement information input screen 880, order merchandise information 881, customer information 882, shipping company information 883, a settlement information input field 884 and a payment button 885 are displayed.
[0069]
The settlement information input column 884 is a column for the customer to enter the credit card number, credit card holder, and expiration date used for payment for the order.
[0070]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA15, the main control unit 530 determines whether or not the payment button 885 (see FIG. 23) is pressed, and the determination result is “No” until the payment button 885 is pressed. Repeat judgment. Here, when the payment button 885 is pressed after the payment information is input to the payment information input field 884 by the customer, the main control unit 530 sets “Yes” as a result of the determination made at step SA15.
[0071]
In step SA16, the main control unit 530 stores information in the order slip header information database 670 (see FIG. 9) and the order slip body information database 680 (see FIG. 10) based on the settlement information input screen 880 (see FIG. 23). After the storage, for example, the store client 300 via the Internet 200 as the order information. ₁ The ordering process of sending encrypted data to is executed.
[0072]
The main control unit 530 also stores the customer information 882 and the shipping company information 883 shown in FIG. ₁ Send encrypted to. Thereby, the store client 300 ₁ In the store corresponding to (S store), based on the received information, an order slip, a transport slip, and the like are created, and the ordered products are sorted and packed.
[0073]
Returning to FIG. 14, in Step SA <b> 17, the mail control unit 540 (see FIG. 1) creates the order confirmation mail 890 shown in FIG. 24, and transmits this to the customer (orderer) via the Internet 200. This order confirmation mail 890 is an e-mail for notifying the customer of the order contents, total amount, delivery fee, settlement information, scheduled delivery date of the order, and confirming the order.
[0074]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA <b> 18, the main control unit 530 obtains transportation information related to the order from the transportation information database 690 (see FIG. 11), and uses this information via the Internet 200, for example, the transportation company client 400. ₁ The collection request process of requesting the collection of the merchandise in the store is executed. As a result, the shipping company client 400 ₁ In the shipping company corresponding to, goods are collected at the store at the scheduled collection date and time, and the transportation process is executed.
[0075]
Returning to FIG. 14, in step SA19, the main control unit 530 refers to the scheduled delivery date and time shown in FIG. 11 to determine whether or not the current date is the scheduled delivery date. The result is “No” and the same determination is repeated. When the scheduled delivery date of the product comes, the main control unit 530, in step SA20, the main control unit 530 sends the shipping company client 400 via e-mail or the like before the scheduled delivery time. ₁ Inquire about the delivery status of the product (delay or not).
[0076]
Here, if the delivery status is as planned, that fact is sent to the shipping company client 400 via e-mail or the like. ₁ To the merchandise sales intermediary device 500. On the other hand, if the scheduled delivery time has passed due to traffic conditions or the like, the shipping company client 400 notifies the reason, the reason for delay and the latest scheduled delivery time via e-mail. ₁ To the merchandise sales intermediary device 500.
[0077]
In step SA21, the main control unit 530 sends the shipping company client 400. ₁ Whether or not there is a delivery delay for the product scheduled to be delivered today is determined based on the e-mail from No. 1, and if the result of this determination is “No”, the process of step SA23 is executed.
[0078]
On the other hand, if the determination result in step SA21 is “Yes”, in step SA22, the mail control unit 540 shows an apology for delivery delay, the reason for delivery delay, and the latest scheduled delivery date and time shown in FIG. A delivery delay mail 895 is created, and this is sent to the customer client 100 via the Internet 200. ₁ Send to. This delivery delay mail 895 is sent to the customer client 100 ₁ The customer recognizes that the delivery is delayed and the changed delivery date and time. When the product is delivered to the customer, the fact is sent to the shipping company client 400 via e-mail. ₁ To the merchandise sales intermediary device 500.
[0079]
In step SA23, after confirming the arrival of the product by the e-mail, the main control unit 530 uses the payment information (credit card information) input by the customer to pay for the order of the product from the credit card company (total of products). A billing process is performed in which the credit card company is billed (amount + fare). In step SA24, the main control unit 530 executes a settlement process of paying the fare to the shipping company.
[0080]
As described above, according to one embodiment, a plurality of items ordered by a customer by referring to the respective product sales prices (see the store product information database 650) of a plurality of stores that sell products over the Internet 200. Since the total amount of the merchandise was compared and presented to the customer for each store (see FIG. 17), one of the stores was selected as the purchase destination by the customer (see FIG. 17), and an order was placed at that store. The total amount of money between a plurality of stores can be easily compared, and the convenience of the customer can be improved and the purchase price of the product can be reduced.
[0081]
Moreover, according to one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, since the total amount is presented to the customer while concealing at least a part of the product sales price of each of the plurality of products, Regardless of the difference in product prices between stores due to differences in routes and sales strategies, it is possible to give stores an opportunity to appeal low prices with the total price, and avoid low price competition between stores exceeding the limit it can.
[0082]
Further, according to one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 21, the fare of each of a plurality of shipping companies is presented to the customer for the transportation of a plurality of ordered products, and one of the shipping companies is transported. Since the customer is selected as a consignee and orders the transportation business via the Internet 200 to the selected transportation company, the customer can also enjoy the merits of freight.
[0083]
Also, according to one embodiment, before the scheduled delivery date and time of the product included in the order information, the delivery status of the product is inquired to the shipping company via the Internet 200, and when the delivery schedule is changed, Since the fact is notified to the customer via the Internet 200, the notification is made only when the customer needs to be alerted such as a delivery delay, and the quality of customer service can be improved.
[0084]
Further, according to one embodiment, a product in which at least a part of each of a plurality of products is concealed and sent from the product sales mediation device 500 in response to the order information transmitted to the product sales mediation device 500 The sales price information and the total price information of the plurality of products are used as the customer client 100. ₁ 15, and as shown in FIG. 15, the product sales price and the total amount in a state in which the received part is concealed are displayed on the customer client 100. ₁ Because it is displayed on the display part (not shown), it is possible to give the store an opportunity to appeal the low price with the total amount, regardless of the product price difference between stores due to differences in product purchase routes and sales strategies. Moreover, low price competition between stores exceeding the limit can be avoided.
[0085]
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, a specific configuration example is not limited to this one embodiment, and the design can be changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. And the like are included in the present invention.
[0086]
Note that the types of products handled in the present invention are not limited to tangible objects as described in the above embodiment, and may be combinations of service products such as vehicles and lodging. In the case of a trip consisting of a combination of transportation and accommodation, the customer client designates the transportation-related product, such as the type of vehicle such as a train or airplane, and if it is a train, whether to use an express train Accept. In addition, as the designation of the accommodation destination, designation of the rank or location of the hotel is accepted. In the case of such service products, tickets such as tickets, coupons, and vouchers for using the products are delivered to the customers. As for the tickets, an ID number for identifying the ticket or the ticket itself may be electronically transmitted to the customer.
[0087]
Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the product sales mediation program for realizing the functions of the above-described product sales mediation apparatus 500 is recorded on the computer-readable recording medium 1000 shown in FIG. The product sales mediation program recorded in the medium 1000 may be read by the computer 900 shown in FIG.
[0088]
The computer 900 shown in the figure stores a CPU 910 that executes the above-described merchandise sales mediation program, an input device 920 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 930 that stores various data, and calculation parameters and the like. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 940, a reading device 950 that reads a merchandise sales mediation program from the recording medium 1000, an output device 960 such as a display and a printer, and a bus BU that connects each unit.
[0089]
The CPU 910 reads the merchandise sales mediation program recorded on the recording medium 1000 via the reading device 950, and then executes the merchandise sales mediation program, thereby executing the series of processes related to the merchandise sales mediation described above. . The recording medium 1000 includes a portable recording medium such as an optical disk, a floppy disk, and a hard disk, and also includes a transmission medium that temporarily records and holds data, such as a network.
[0090]
(Appendix 1) An order information input step for allowing a customer to input order information regarding a plurality of products;
A purchase destination that refers to each product sales price of a plurality of stores, presents the total amount of the ordered products to the customer for each store, and allows the customer to select any one store as a purchase destination A selection process;
An ordering process for placing an order via a network to a store selected by the customer based on the order content of the product;
A product sales mediation method comprising:
(Supplementary note 2) The merchandise sales mediation method according to supplementary note 1, wherein, in the purchase destination selection step, the merchandise sales prices of a plurality of merchandise are presented to the customer in a state where at least part of the merchandise is hidden.
(Supplementary Note 3) A transportation company selection step of comparing and presenting each fare of a plurality of transportation companies to the customer regarding transportation of a plurality of ordered products and causing the customer to select any one transportation company as a transportation consignment destination. In the ordering step, the merchandise sales intermediation method according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein in the ordering step, a transportation business is ordered through the network to the selected transportation company.
(Supplementary Note 4) Before the scheduled delivery date and time of the product included in the order information, the shipping company is inquired about the delivery status of the product via the network, and when the delivery schedule is changed, the customer is notified of the change. The method for mediating sales of goods according to appendix 3, further comprising a step of notifying a delivery schedule change that is notified to the customer.
(Additional remark 5) The transmission process which transmits the order information regarding the some goods designated by the customer to the server connected with the network,
A receiving step of receiving a product sales price in a state in which at least a part of each of the plurality of products is concealed and a total amount of the plurality of products, which are sent from the server in response to the transmitted order information When,
A display step of displaying the product sales price and the total amount in a state of concealing the received part;
A product sales mediation method comprising:
(Appendix 6)
Order information input means for allowing customers to input order information for multiple products,
A purchase destination that refers to each product sales price of a plurality of stores, presents the total amount of the ordered products to the customer for each store, and allows the customer to select any one store as a purchase destination Selection means,
An ordering means for placing an order via a network to a store selected by the customer based on the order content of the product;
Product sales brokerage program to function as.
(Appendix 7)
A transmission means for transmitting order information on a plurality of products designated by a customer to a server connected via a network;
Receiving means for receiving a product sales price in a state where at least a part of each of the plurality of products is concealed, and a total amount of the plurality of products, which are sent from the server corresponding to the transmitted order information ,
Display means for displaying the product sales price and the total amount in a state where the received part is concealed;
Product sales brokerage program to function as.
(Appendix 8) Order information input means for allowing a customer to input order information regarding a plurality of products;
A purchase destination that refers to each product sales price of a plurality of stores, presents the total amount of the ordered products to the customer for each store, and allows the customer to select any one store as a purchase destination A selection means;
An ordering means for placing an order via a network to a store selected by the customer based on the order content of the product;
A product sales intermediary device characterized by comprising:
(Supplementary Note 9) Transmission means for transmitting order information regarding a plurality of products designated by a customer to a server connected via a network;
Receiving means for receiving a product sales price in a state where at least a part of each of the plurality of products is concealed, and a total amount of the plurality of products, which are sent from the server corresponding to the transmitted order information When,
Display means for displaying the merchandise sales price and the total amount in a state of concealing the received part;
A product sales intermediary device characterized by comprising:
[0091]
【The invention's effect】
As explained above, according to the present invention, With respect to a plurality of products, order information including a code for uniquely identifying each product is received from the customer terminal, the store product information database is referred to based on each received code, and each of the codes The store code and the product sales price associated with the product code are read, a total amount is calculated for each store code for the read product sales price, and a number of at least one hundred or less is calculated for the read product sales price. The merchandise sales price in which a part of the price is concealed by replacing with a character other than a number, and the calculated total amount are divided based on the store code and transmitted to the customer terminal, and any one of them Since we decided to make the store respond as a buyer, It becomes possible to easily compare the total amount of money among a plurality of stores, thereby improving convenience for customers and avoiding low price competition among dealers.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing an example of a product information database 600 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a diagram showing an example of a product category information database 610 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturer information database 620 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a diagram showing an example of a store information database 630 shown in FIG.
6 is a diagram showing an example of a store staff information database 640 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
7 is a diagram showing an example of a store product information database 650 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
8 is a diagram showing an example of a store transportation information database 660 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
9 is a diagram showing an example of an order slip header information database 670 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
10 is a diagram showing an example of an order slip body information database 680 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
11 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation information database 690 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
12 is a diagram showing an example of a customer information database 700 shown in FIG.
13 is a diagram showing an example of the shipping company information database 710 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the same embodiment;
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a product list screen 800 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a product list screen 810 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a store-by-store sales price list screen 820 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a customer information input screen 830 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a content confirmation screen 840 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a content confirmation screen 850 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a shipping company list screen 860 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a final confirmation screen 870 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a payment information input screen 880 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of an order confirmation mail 890 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery delay mail 895 in the same embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a modified example of the same embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
100 ₁ ~ 100 _n Customer client
200 Internet
400 ₁ ~ 400 _s Shipping company client
500 Product sales broker
520 control unit
530 Main control unit
540 Mail control unit
550 Registration control unit

Claims (3)

A customer terminal having a store product information database for storing a store code for uniquely identifying a store, a code for uniquely identifying a product, and a product sales price in association with each other and connected via a network a product sales mediation method in accordance with product sales intermediary device to compare present the product sales price of each of the store with respect to,
The merchandise sales intermediary device is
Order information receiving step for receiving order information from the customer terminal including a code for uniquely identifying each product for a plurality of products ,
The store product information database is referred to based on each code received by the order information receiving step, the store code and the product sales price associated with each code are read, and the read product sales Calculate the total amount for each store code per price, and replace the calculated product sales price by concealing a part of the price by replacing at least one hundred digits or less with the non-numeric characters And selling the selected total amount based on the store code and transmitting it to the customer terminal, and performing a purchase destination selection step of responding to any one store as the purchase destination. Mediation method. A customer connected via a network to a computer having a store product information database that stores a store code for uniquely identifying a store, a code for uniquely identifying a product, and a product sales price. A product sales mediation program for executing a product sales mediation process for comparing and presenting the product sales price for each store to the terminal,
Order information reception procedure for receiving order information from the customer terminal including a code for uniquely identifying each product for a plurality of products ,
The store product information database is referred to based on each code received by the order information receiving procedure, the store code and the product sales price associated with each code are read, and the read product sales Calculate the total amount for each store code per price, and replace the calculated product sales price by concealing a part of the price by replacing at least one hundred digits or less with the non-numeric characters and a total amount that, and characterized in that said sectioned based on the shop code transmitted to the customer terminal, to execute a purchase selection procedure to respond to any one of the store as a purchase on the computer Product sales brokerage program. A customer terminal having a store product information database for storing a store code for uniquely identifying a store, a code for uniquely identifying a product, and a product sales price in association with each other and connected via a network A merchandise sales intermediary device that compares and presents the merchandise sales price for each store,
Order information receiving means for receiving order information including a code for uniquely identifying each of the products from the customer terminal;
The store product information database is referred to based on each code received by the order information receiving means, the store code and the product sales price associated with each code are read, and the read product sales Calculate the total amount for each store code per price, and replace the calculated product sales price with a non-numeric character by substituting at least one hundred digits for the read product sales price, and the calculation The merchandise sales comprising: a purchase destination selection means for classifying the total amount based on the store code and transmitting it to the customer terminal and responding with any one store as a purchase destination Mediation device.

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