JP2002074042A - Chain store expansion correspondent elecronic commercial transaction system of on-like shop on network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic commercial transaction system, capable of store opening and store remodeling an on-line shop for personally combining and selecting desired categories, in a short term without purchase risk over a network. SOLUTION: In this system, an on-line shop member uses a communication terminal equipment via the network 1, logs at to a center 300, and uploads commerce material information and shop data display goods information from among the data bases to a server of the on-line shop member according to a program of a control part to open an on-line shop and manages, and the processing is managed centrally by the center 300. A commerce material providing member 700 can insert own registered commerce material with priority, and eliminate competition with the same commerce material registered by some other company sequentially on-line shop of the center.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic commerce system using a computer system on a communication network, and relates to an electronic commerce system between a purchaser and an online shop of a center or a member, and a method of opening and renovating an affiliated online shop. And how to register merchandise.

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2. Description of the Related Art There are many places that sell their own products on the Internet, but unless they are dealing with rare items, there are too many search results to search for customers. Often it does not go up. If new online shops are entered on the network, take the conventional advertising method using media such as magazines to attract customers in a crowded online shop, set a low store opening cost, I have no choice but to compete. However, as online shops begin to become overcrowded, it becomes difficult to secure shoppers. On the customer side, the use of online shops is mostly the case using the online shop operated by the connection company to which they belong or the famous online shop, and even if new customers enter, the number of customers tends to be disappointing. did. The conventional way of thinking was to concentrate customers only in one online shop, so even when entering a new market, a large amount of investment and maintenance costs are required, and advertising costs are huge, Expenses were often higher. In addition, due to recent advances in communication infrastructure and connected devices,
Information other than paid contents in the open network can be shared free of charge, and information can be freely transmitted. In the past, when the homepage was opened by a conventional connection company, the allocated capacity of the server was 5M or 10M, but the price of rental servers was also destroyed, and even 50M and 100M capacity became cheaper, and large capacity information transmission was possible. Now you can. However, the current situation of the sales companies did not make use of this free network, but was to form a large shopping mall with large capital investment or to open a store in such a shopping mall. However, as the mall expands, if the same product is found in the store, the list of sales companies and prices is displayed in the customer's product search, so even if you open the store, if the price is high, it will not be purchased Many stores are withdrawing from the sluggish sales, which is starting to show problems.
As a means of increasing sales of online shops, it is conceivable that many hit sites open online shops of a genre suitable for the customer segment to increase sales, but no such system has been found so far. Recently, there have been systems without purchases that pay a fee for the number of clicks on banner ads or purchases made through banner ads, but hit site pages are all banner ads and lose their originality. We had a problem with slow access. And for that reason, banner ad space has come to its limits and its effectiveness has been questioned. Compared to the case where there is an online shop that matches the genre of the customers who came to view the page of the hit site, the difference in the probability that customers will enter is likely to be higher for the latter. Exhibitions of products and products also require high expenses, are unlikely to lead to negotiations, and the number of exhibition days is long, usually four days. In order to continue appealing products and products, huge advertising expenses are required. There was no alternative but to integrate the online shop and the merchandise exhibition.

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The above-mentioned electronic commerce has the following problems to be solved. 1. In the conventional bloated online shop, stores handling the same product were inconsistent, and the customer side did not know which store to buy, and it took time to raise the connection fee of the customer and cause irritation . 2. There was no system that could easily realize the opening of affiliated online shops with only the necessary categories by combining the category data of large online shops. 3. When the payment of purchased items was made by prepaid transfer, there were many troubles when the purchased items did not arrive or the items that were different from the ordered items arrived. 4. Many homepage store owners are looking for a system to earn money just by posting, but currently there is a system that pays a commission when the purchase is completed via the number of banner ad clicks or banner advertisements . However, the hit site pages became full of banner ads, causing the homepage to lose its originality and slow access. In addition, the advertising space of popular sites has reached its limit, and banner advertising costs will rise. 5. If an individual (including a student) or an independent business entrepreneur (entrepreneur) attempts to open an online shop on his or her own page, purchases of products to be sold, lack of product items, purchaser's credit or credit card, etc. There were risks and problems such as the inability to select a valid payment method, and this could not be realized. 6. In the case of Internet sales, if there is a concentration of customers, the server may go down or the access speed may become extremely slow due to the reduction in processing speed, leading to an increase in connection charges on the customer side and frustration. ,
Significant capital investment had to be made to improve speed. 7. If the number of shoppers increases, even if they deal with the same product, they will be posted, and the data volume will be enormous. 8. When conducting test sales of new products, costs and time were too long, which was a reason for delaying production decisions. 9. Product and product exhibitions are expensive and cost-effective. Future online shops are required to be able to develop chains with low capital and in a short period of time. It is also important that individuals and corporations that operate hit sites can participate easily. Also, holding exhibitions of merchandise on the network will allow many people to see it for a long time. By creating a system that allows many people to open an original online shop of many products that minimizes duplication of the same product, it is possible to open a large online shop that narrows the genre without opening a unique online shop in any industry It is necessary to provide an e-commerce system that can open an online shop.

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Therefore, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a storage medium (CDROM, MOROM) obtained or distributed by an online shop member via a communication terminal device via a network. , MD, etc.), consider the product configuration in any combination of online shop data (online shop construction software, each category product and online shop design pattern, etc.), upload the data to a server, etc. and network as an online shop It is possible to provide a system that can open a business and receive a sales commission when a purchase occurs. This will lead to the promotion of multi-store development by the online shop members thinking about the composition of the store as if they were a game, or by making their own unique efforts to increase access. In addition, as a center, you can set up an online shop for free on hit sites and reduce advertising expenses. Even if the customer purchases the goods through the online shop or purchases by the online shop member himself, he can receive the sales commission. A bonus may be added to the sales commission depending on the sales.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, centralized access to the main system can be prevented by placing online shop data on the rental server of the center or the member's server. Capabilities can be invested in such areas as downloading downloads, sales management systems, and member management facilities.

According to the second aspect of the invention, payment to the merchandise providing member is mediated by the center, so that troubles such as undelivered goods or incorrect goods can be prevented. You can cancel registration and refuse payment.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a merchandise providing member inputs a personal identification number with a communication terminal device via a network, enters a bidding page, and enters a merchandise name and a merchandise image.
Enter the sales price and the sales commission to the center.If there is the same product, the selling price is low, and the one with the higher sales commission to the center can win the product sales right, and the product is the center's product information Can be registered in the database. The merchandise is not limited to merchandise and products. Any merchandise that requires a sales commission or an introduction fee, such as an introduction, a gold voucher, a service voucher, or real estate, can be regarded as a merchandise.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the merchandise providing member can open the online shop by himself,
Even if you can't make a bid for the selected genre, you can download the product information of the category that prioritized the product for which you applied for a bid (remove the product registered from other companies from the listing) from the host computer and put it on the online shop, For other additions, you can select and post products registered in the category of your choice. For example, even if several airlines become members, the same Tokyo-Sapporo airline ticket does not need to be compared and displayed, so that even if the same trader is registered in the center, an independent shopping mall can be opened without eating together.

According to the inventions set forth in claims 5 and 10, registered goods and services can be displayed in a low price, and referral fees can be displayed in a set number from a high price. Since it is not necessary to do so, the selection time of the customer can be reduced.

According to the inventions described in claims 6 and 7, even if the price of the product has changed after the expiration of the product posting period or after the registration of the product, the price column is registered in the shopping page of the online shop. By providing an online shop member with an expired or preparing display or providing a browse file using the data of the center, it is possible to prevent the conventional price from being displayed forever on the shopping page.

According to the inventions described in claims 8 and 9, it is also possible to display the information by being ranked according to the credit check of the registered merchandise provider, and to serve as a guide for the purchase decision of the customer. If a material provider becomes bankrupt or fraudulent, it will be deleted from the shopping page in a short time, and if there is the same product, the next product data can be moved up from the product information database and displayed on the shopping page. .

According to the eleventh aspect, by accumulating and analyzing the sales data, the merchandise provider can browse the sales situation and perform market research.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, a member who discovers human resources and finds a leading dealer can browse the sales situation of online shop members, and can secure talented personnel and narrow down sales to dealers. it can. In this case, from the viewpoint of privacy protection, the sales situation is limited to the personnel bank registered members and the dealer bank registered members.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention,
The ranking of popular sites that had no basis can be derived from sales figures, aggregated, and displayed.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, an online exhibition by an exhibition / test sales member can be held at all times, so that the user can go to a normal exhibition where guidance of the exhibition is provided by means such as direct mail. The cost reduction effect is higher than the cost of exhibiting, and there are many people who are interested in sales (especially online shop members and other product providing members) in negotiations with sales applicants, so unspecified number More business talks than sending information to other people.

According to the invention described in claim 15, the customer via the network can request the material of the material posted on the online exhibition through the online shop of the online shop member or the electronic shop member himself / herself. It has a means to send material request data together with the member data of online shop members to the center when it is done from the commercial transaction system and a material sending request information database that stores the data, and manages the material sending request information of each member, to the online shop member The center can centrally manage the collection and payment of commissions, requests for materials to be sent to exhibition and test sales members, and billing of commissions.
Online exhibition exhibitors are more cost effective than sending their own information.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention can be realized in various embodiments, but one embodiment will be described in detail. In the following description, the center is a system operating company, but will be unified in the center so as not to confuse the figure with the description.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the embodiment. In this figure, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 are network 1
Various communication terminal devices of the above customers (purchasers).
Reference numerals 0, 110, and 120 are online shops for online shop members. Reference numerals 200, 210, and 220 denote a rental server of the center 300, a server owned by an online shop member, or a server of a subscribing connection company. 522, 524, and 526 are selected shop information data on the online shop member's server, 700 is a merchandise providing member, 710 is a posting limited merchandise providing member, 72
0 is an exhibition member, 730 is a registered member of the human resources bank, 740
Is a registered bank member, 750 is a staffing member, 76
0 is a member of a leading sales company and 300 is a center. This center 300 and the customer's communication terminal device 10,
20, 30, 40, 50, online shop members online shop 100, 110, 120, merchandise providing member 700, posting-limited merchandise providing member 710, exhibition member 720, personnel bank registration member 730, dealer bank registration The communication terminal devices of the member 740, the personnel finding member 750, and the leading sales company finding member 760 can be connected via the network 1 such as the Internet or an interactive television. Although the number of each customer and each member is described as a small number for convenience of explanation, it is also possible to configure with more customers and each member.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the center. The center 300 is an online shop member of this e-commerce system, a member who provides merchandise, a member who provides merchandise limited to publication destinations, an exhibition member, a registered member of a human resources bank, a registered member of a store bank, a member of a human resource search, a member of a leading sales company A member information database 400 for managing information about each member, a customer information database 410 for managing information about each customer (buyer), and a seller for managing accounts receivable information from each customer (buyer). A credit information database 420, a sales commission information database 430 for managing sales commission information to each online shop member, a shop sales information database 440 for managing each shop online sales information of each online shop member, each customer (purchase Order management information database 45 for managing the order information from
0. When a merchandise providing member bids on merchandise sales rights, the same number of merchandise information that has been awarded at the lowest price for the same merchandise and the set number of merchandise information from the successful bid in case the registration is canceled due to bankruptcy etc. The merchandise information database 500 to be managed, the general merchandise information to register and manage the merchandise information for which a bid application was made even if the merchandise provider is also an online shop member and cannot make a successful bid for the genre that selected the merchandise information A database 510, a limited-time product information database 520 that manages limited-time product information, a product search database 530 that stores and manages each product information so as to enable registered product information search by field, an online shop. A shop design information database 540 for managing a plurality of shop design information used when a member opens an online shop, and each customer (buyer) A credit check information database 550 for managing credit check information for displaying the credit rank of a product providing member in a list display when a product search is performed, and for sending a product to an order from each customer (purchaser). Purchase information database 56 for managing purchase information such as delivery date and stock status
0, a sales information database 570 for managing purchase customers and sales information for each product, a purchase information database 580 for managing purchase information for purchases of products from the product providing members, human resources Excavation member, member human resources bank registration database to manage sales results information of online shop that provides information to member personnel bank registration members and dealer bank registration members to discover leading sales companies, exhibition goods from exhibition members Material name and product image, characteristics, sales price,
An exhibit information database 610 that manages exhibit information such as contact information and a posting period, and a material sending request information database 620 that manages material sending request information and fee information via the online shop of online shop members are provided. A control unit 310 has a program for managing and processing these databases and smoothly controls various services and transactions provided by the center. Such programs include an online shop program, a merchandise search program, a program for efficiently storing data in each database, a program for uploading data to a member server, and a program for referring to and processing each data. The center 300 provides various services related to e-commerce between customers and members as described below.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a registration screen in the case of becoming an online shop member via the network 1. In the case of a corporation or a sole proprietor, enter the type of business H10, company name H15, department H20, name H25, postal code H30, address H
35, enter the telephone number H40, and then, if the customer purchases through the shop of the online shop member, the center 30
E used for online shop member information sent to 0
-Enter a mail address and homepage URL.
Finally, the user selects whether to register in the human resources bank or the dealer bank, and inputs a contact method, and transmits the information to the center 300.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of member registration and password issuing. A prospective member accesses the center 300 via the network 1, inputs predetermined items on the registration screen of FIG. 3, and performs a member registration reception A10. The member information database 400 is checked to see if it becomes duplicate data, a new password issuance A20 is performed, the information is registered in the member information database 400, the notification of the completion of enrollment and the issued password are sent by e-mail. Notify (membership completion notification A30). In this case, the password is not limited to one, but may be plural.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow in which an online shop member opens an online shop on a network. In this example, the description will be made assuming that an online shop member opens the online shop 100.

Online shop members are network 1
The user enters the authentication page via the communication terminal device via, and inputs a password (T10). Referring to the member information database 400, if the password matches the member's password, authentication is performed, the center 300 can be logged in (T20), and the online shop plan page can be opened (T30). First, a store design is selected on the online shop plan page (T40), and then a desired product category and its subcategories are selected (T50). Go to the upload page and enter the host name, ID and password of the member server to start uploading data (T60).
In the center 300, the merchandise information database 500 and the general merchandise information database 51 are based on the information selected by the member.
0, upload the information and the browse file selected from the limited-time product information database 520 to the designated server. Server 200 of online shop 100
Is newly added to the selected shop data 522. When the upload is completed, the online shop can be opened (T70). In this case, the server may be a rental server at the center or a server of a connection company to which the member subscribes. Although the method of directly uploading to the member's server was adopted here, a method of once downloading to the member's personal computer and then uploading to the server, an online shop creation program, and a storage medium (CD-ROM) containing each merchandise information are used. , MD, etc.) by mail or distribution.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of a flow in which an online shop member changes the design of the online shop or changes the genre or addition of the listed merchandise and so on. In this example, the description will be made assuming that an online shop member opens the online shop 110.

Online shop members are network 1
Enter the authentication page by the communication terminal device through and input the password (TK10). Member information database 400
If the password matches the PIN of the member, the user can be authenticated, log in to the center 300 (TK20), and open the online shop remodeling page (TK30). The center 300 refers to the member information database 400 and displays the currently selected shop design and the category of each merchandise on the communication terminal device of the online shop member (TK40). First, if there is a change in the shop design, the desired shop design is selected (TK50), and then the category of the product to be added or deleted and its sub-category are selected (TK60). Go to the upload page and enter the host name, ID and password of the member server to start uploading data (T60). Center 30
At 0, the selected information and the browse file from the merchandise information database 500, general merchandise information database 510, and limited-time merchandise information database 520 are uploaded to the designated server or deleted from the server based on the information selected by the member. . The store data 522 of the server 210 of the online shop 110 becomes new data added or deleted. When the upload is completed, the online shop can be opened (TK80). In this case, the server may be a server of a connection company to which the member subscribes.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the category of the product. The subcategories are omitted.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a case in which the customer directly purchases the purchase, purchases through the online shop, and purchases by the online shop member by himself in this system. A description of direct purchase and purchase through the online shop will be described later. Even if the online shop member B purchases himself, he / she can receive the payment of the sales fee by using the data stored in the sales fee information database 430. You can also offset the sales commission and pay for it.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow when the customer 10 shown in FIG. 1 or 8 purchases a product directly from the center 300 via the network 1.
When the customer 10 accesses the center 300 by using the communication terminal device via the network 1 to open the shopping page and search for a target product, the center 300 extracts the target product from the product search database 530 and
0 is displayed on the communication terminal device. Order the displayed product (K10). At this time, examples of the purchase data sent include a product number, a quantity, a payment method, a shipping method, and the like. The center 300 sends a purchase confirmation e-mail to the customer 10 (K20). If there is a complaint from the customer 10 that he / she does not remember, the order is invalidated and the data is discarded. If there is no complaint from the customer 10, the order is validated (K30). The center 300 transmits a shipping instruction to the customer 10 to the communication terminal of the product providing member 700. The merchandise providing member 700 sends out the merchandise to the customer 10 based on the instructed information (K50). The customer 10 confirms whether the arrived product is different or defective (K60). If there is a complaint, the customer 10 informs the center 300 of the purpose, and the center 30
0 communicates an instruction to the product providing member 700 to contact the customer 10 for confirmation (K65). The merchandise providing member 700 contacts the customer 10 and, if consented, the merchandise providing member 7
Request return to 00 (K66). Product Providing Member 700
Notifies the center 300 of the fact and deletes the sales data (K67). Customer 10 if there is no claim
Pays the price to the center 300 (K70), and the center 300 pays the material providing member 700 (K80).
When the payment method from the customer 10 is a credit card, the credit is confirmed at the time of the order, and then a confirmation mail is sent to the customer. The payment method is not limited, such as transfer, credit card, and WEB money.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow when the customer 20 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 8 purchases a product from the center 300 through the online shop 100 of the member by the communication terminal device via the network 1. . When the customer 20 accesses the online shop 100 by using the communication terminal device via the network 1 and opens a shopping page to search for a target product, the online shop 100 stores the selected shop database 522.
If there is a target product from, it is extracted and displayed on the communication terminal device of the customer 20. Order the displayed product (KK1
0). At this time, examples of the purchase data sent include a product number, a quantity, a payment method, a shipping method, an online shop member registration number, and the like. The flow from the confirmation mail to the customer from the center to the payment to the merchandise providing member 700 is the same as that described in FIG. Next, a sales commission is paid to the online shop member who operates the online shop 100 (KK90). When the payment method from the customer 10 is a credit card, the credit is confirmed at the time of the order, and then a confirmation mail is sent to the customer.
The payment method is not limited, such as transfer, credit card, and WEB money. Note that whether the online shop member registration number uses an E-mail address and a homepage URL or a unique password issued by the center 300 is not limited.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a screen displayed by a purchaser searching for a product. The credit rank H2 is obtained from the credit investigation information database 550 in the center 300.
Is displayed with reference to. The price H5 is displayed from an inexpensive item in the case of a product or a product, and is displayed from an expensive item in the case of an introduction fee or the like. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which registration is deleted based on FIG. 11 when the merchandise provider goes bankrupt or fraudulent. As an example, it is assumed that the information on the bankruptcy of Company A (L10) enters the center 300. In this case, the credit check information database 550 is immediately modified. Based on the data, the registration data of the company A (L10) is deleted, and the information in the commercial material information database 500 is moved up one rank to the next lower rank. As a result, Company B (L20), which was the next runner, is moved up and displayed. In addition,
The number of items displayed when there is the same product is Center 300
Can be changed by setting. To select merchandise, first select a category, then select a subcategory, then select merchandise from subcategories step by step or search for merchandise handled by company name. May be.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of sales data that can be browsed by a merchandise provider using a communication terminal device. On the screen, it is possible to browse a list of merchandise providing company names, code numbers, product codes, product names, sales quantities, sales amounts, and the like. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display of a sales data graph that can be browsed by a merchandise provider. On the screen, you can browse the number of sales of specified products by occupation. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the screen display of the sales data graph as in FIG. On the screen, you can browse the number of sales by age of the specified product.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a list of sales of online shop members who have registered a human resource bank and a store bank which can be browsed by a member who has found a human resource and a major store using a communication terminal device. is there. As for the contact information, the contact method specified in the registered contact method of FIG. 3 is displayed.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of registering a product. Using the communication terminal device, the merchandise providing member 700 enters an authentication page via the network 1 and inputs a personal identification number (ST10). If the password matches the PIN of the member by referring to the member information database 400,
The user can log in to the center 300 (ST20), and can open a product registration page (ST30). The designated items are input and transmitted to the center 300 (ST40). With reference to the product search database 530, it is searched for the same product (S
T50) If there is no identical product, it is registered in the product information database 500 (ST60). If there is the same product, it becomes a bid for the currently registered product (ST7).
0), if a successful bid is made, it is registered in the merchandise information database 500 (ST80). If no bid has been made, reference is made to member information database 400 to determine whether the user is also a member of the online shop, and if not, the data is deleted (ST110). If it is a member, it is registered in general merchandise database 510 (ST100).

FIG. 18 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a product. Product image selection is a merchandise provider 700
The communication terminal device, for example, a product image stored in a hard disk of a personal computer is selected and transmitted (uploaded) to the center 300.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow up to opening the online shop when the merchandise providing member is also an online shop member. The steps from the entry to the personal identification number page to the selection of the desired main category and its sub-categories are the same as in FIG. If the successful bid product is registered, go to the upload page and enter the host name, ID and password of the member's server and start uploading data (SK
70). If there is no product that has been bid but has won the bid, the center 300 automatically generates a browse file in which only the product data of the corresponding member can be posted (SK65), and starts uploading the data (SK66). You can open an online shop.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing when the publication period of a product has expired. If the posting period of the merchandise has expired (KH10), the posting period of the merchandise at the next point is set in the next-view HTML file uploaded by the online shop member, and when the deadline expires, The display of the amount column on the shopping page of the online shop is in preparation (KH20). The display in this case is not limited to one. The center 300 refers to the member information database 400 when the expiration date has expired in each of the merchandise information data, finds an online shop member who has selected a subcategory including the pertinent merchandise, and there is an expired merchandise. Please upload necessary data. Contact by email. The online shop member logs in to the center 300 using the personal identification number using the communication terminal device, and uploads necessary data in the same procedure as in FIG. 5 or FIG. If the system always permits the change of the selling price, the price column can be displayed at the latest price by using the browsing HTML file in which the online shop refers to all the merchandise data of the center 300.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of registering an exhibit. The exhibition member 710 uses the communication terminal device and transmits the information to the center 300 via the network 1.
(TS10), input a password and log in (TS20). Open the exhibit registration page (T
S30), input the designated items and transmit them to the center 300 (TS40). The center 300 registers the transmitted data in the exhibit information database (TS50).

FIG. 22 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen for registering an exhibit. When registering for an exhibition, you can select whether test sales are allowed or not, and whether or not you can make a pre-order purchase.

FIG. 23 is an image diagram showing an example of a display screen of an online exhibition.

FIG. 24 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow in the case where there is a request to send materials for an exhibit through the online shop. The customer accesses the online shop by using the communication terminal device via the network 1 to open an exhibition page, and requests a material for the displayed exhibit. At this time, examples of the material request data sent to the center 300 include an exhibit number, an online shop member registration number, and the like (S10). The center 300 stores data in the material sending request information database 620,
The exhibition member 710 is requested to send the materials to the customer, and the exhibition member 710 sends the materials to the customer (S30). The center 300 charges a fee to the exhibition members 710. After payment from the exhibition member 710 to the center 300 (S40), a fee for brokering the material is paid to the online shop member (S50).

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to open an online shop where the store data of the center and the product data of each category can be independently selected and combined on the network without credit risk, thereby providing a series of online shops. In a short time. In addition, by narrowing down the category of listed products to the genres of hit sites, it is possible to develop online shops that are tailored to the customer base, and to attract customers rather than opening branches of the same general category on the network. Can be very effective. Also, since an online exhibition can be held in the online shop, a series of operations from exhibition, sending materials, test sales, and sales can be integrated online.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a center.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a display screen of a member registration page.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of member registration and a password issue.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow in which an online shop member opens an online shop on a network.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow in which an online shop member renovates an online shop and changes a product handled.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a main category when classifying merchandise.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a flow of payment in the present system.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow from order to payment when a purchaser purchases a product directly from a center.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow from order to payment when a purchaser purchases a product through an online shop.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a screen displayed by a purchaser searching for a product.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which registration is deleted, for example, when a merchandise provider goes bankrupt or fraudulent, based on FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of sales data that can be browsed by a merchandise provider.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a sales data graph that can be browsed by a merchandise provider.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a sales data graph that can be browsed by a merchandise provider.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a list of sales of online shop members who have registered a human resource bank and a store bank that can be seen by members who have discovered personnel and major dealers.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of registering a product.

FIG. 18 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a product.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow until a product providing member opens an online shop.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process performed when the posting period of a product has expired or the amount has changed.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of registering an exhibit.

FIG. 22 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen for registering an exhibit.

FIG. 23 is an image diagram showing an example of a display screen of an online exhibition.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow when a request for sending materials of an exhibit is made through the online shop.

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1. Network 10.50 Communication terminal of customer (purchaser) 100, 110, 120 Online shop of online shop member 300 Center 310 Control unit 400 Member information database 410 Customer information database 420 Accounts receivable information database 430 Sales commission information database 440 Store distinction Sales information database 450: Order management information database 500: Merchandise information database 510: General merchandise information database 520: Merchandise information database for a limited time 530:・ ・ Merchandise search information database 540 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Store design information database 550 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Credit check information data Database 560: Purchase information database 570: Sales information database by product 580: Accounts payable database 600: Human resources / store bank information database 610:・ Exhibit information database 620 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Data transmission request information database

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[Submission date] December 25, 2000 (200.12.
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Therefore, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the registration desired merchandise information transmitted from the merchandise providing member having the communication terminal device connected to the center on the network is transmitted. A controller for bidding and bidding in a predetermined manner by a controller, and a controller having means for classifying and storing the bidding product information in a merchandise information database; Log in to the center with PIN and search the classified goods from the merchandise information database, select and extract freely by combining and search the shop design data from the shop design information database and select and extract And extract it to the rental server of the center or the server owned by the online shop member or the server of the subscribed connection company That the customer has a control unit having means for uploading the acquired data, and that the customer goes online through the online shop of the online shop member by the communication terminal device or when the online shop member himself purchases a product or the like from the electronic commerce system. Means for sending purchase data together with member data of shop members to the center, means for analyzing the purchase data by the control unit, and storing information in the customer information database, the receivable information database, the order management information database, and the purchase information database From the purchase data, extract the sales commission from the merchandise information database, calculate the amount, store it in the sales commission information database, and pay the sales commission calculated by the control unit to the online shop member who operates the online shop via Procedure Means for storing the customer information database, the receivables information database, the sales commission database, the payables information database, the order management information database, and the purchase information database for storing the data, It is characterized by the centralized control of the center's control unit for receiving payments from customers, requesting and sending out merchandise to merchandise providing members, and the like. A bonus may be added to the sales commission depending on the sales. In addition, the communication terminal device described later is a computer, a server, a mobile phone, an interactive television,
It is a portable computer or the like.

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According to the third aspect of the present invention, a merchandise providing member inputs a personal identification number with a communication terminal device via a network, enters a bidding page, and enters a merchandise name and a merchandise image.
It has a means to input the sales price and the sales commission to the center and output it to the center. The control unit searches the merchandise information database, and if there is the same merchandise, the selling price is low and the sales commission to the center is high. Means for making a sale of the merchandise sales right, means for classifying and storing the merchandise data of the number set by the center in the order of the auction in the merchandise information database, and searching for the member information database, It is characterized by having a control unit that classifies and stores in the general merchandise information database merchandise data that could not be awarded only when the providing member is also an online shop member. The merchandise is not limited to merchandise and products. Any merchandise that requires a sales commission or an introduction fee, such as an introduction, a gold voucher, a service voucher, or real estate, can be regarded as a merchandise.

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According to the invention described in claim 4, the merchandise providing member can open the online shop by himself,
Even if a successful bid cannot be made for the genre for which the product sales right has been selected, the product for which a bid application is stored in the general product information database has priority (the same product registered by another company is deleted from the list)
Has the stage of searching, extracting, and selecting merchandise information of the selected category from the merchandise information database of the center, and has the rental server of the center or the server owned by the merchandise provider and online shop member It is characterized by having means for uploading the data to the server.

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According to the fifth and tenth aspects of the present invention, there is provided a means for specifying the minimum sales commission to the electronic commerce center as a successful bid condition in setting the merchandise registration method on the center side, Based on the successful bid conditions, the control unit searches the merchandise information database based on the means for performing the successful bid operation of the merchandise data transmitted from the merchandise providing member and the low-priced one and the introduction fee from the high-priced one. It is characterized by having means for extracting data, outputting the number set by the center to the customer's communication terminal device, and displaying it.

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According to the inventions described in claims 6 and 7, an online shop member who has selected data containing a product whose publication period has expired in accordance with the contract with the product providing member can be selected from the member information database. It has a means to determine from the material information database and the limited-time product information database and to contact by e-mail. On the shopping page of the online shop, a display means in which the price column is displayed set at the center side and shopping of the online shop The display data of the page is characterized by having a means for providing the online shop member with a browsing file having a means for referring to data extracted from the corresponding database of the center.

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According to the invention described in claim 8 and claim 9, there is provided a credit check information database for accumulating credit check information of registered merchandise providing companies, and the control section sorts the data by rank. Means for extracting and outputting from the credit investigation database to the communication terminal device when the customer browses the shopping page of the center or online shop, and inputting it to the credit investigation information database of the center when the product provider becomes bankrupt or fraudulent Means to delete from the merchandise information database by the control section and, if there is a bid for the same merchandise, search for the next merchandise data from the merchandise information database and display the extracted data in a raised manner. It is characterized in that it has a control unit.

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According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the control unit analyzes the sales data stored in the sales record information database and stores the sales status of the products registered by the product providing company for each product. The system is characterized in that it has means for searching the sales information database and outputting the extracted data to the communication terminal device of the merchandise providing member, and browsing through a network.

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[0013] According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the online shopping sales situation of the individual or corporate human resource bank registered member and the store bank registered member is extracted from the human resource / shop information database, and the extracted information is extracted for the human resource. It is characterized by having means capable of outputting to and displaying on the communication terminal devices of the leading store search registered members.

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According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, an online shopping member site that operates a store with the highest sales is searched from the store-specific sales information database, and the extracted data is stored in the communication terminal device of the viewer. It is characterized by having means for outputting and displaying as a popular site ranking.

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According to the invention described in claim 14, an online shop member searches for and extracts exhibit information data from the exhibit information database and joins the rental server of the center or the server owned by the online shop member. It is characterized in that it has means for uploading exhibit information data to a server of a connecting provider and means for outputting exhibit information to a communication terminal device when a customer on a network browses an online exhibition.

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According to the invention described in claim 15, the customer via the network is posted in the online exhibition through the online shop of the online shop member or the online shop member itself via the communication terminal device. When the control unit searches the exhibit information database and requests materials for the extracted products, it sends the data request data to the center together with the member data of the online shop members and stores the data in the material sending request information database The center's control unit manages information transmission request information for each member, totals and pays commissions to online shop members,
It is characterized by centrally managing the request for sending materials to test sales members and billing of fees at the center.

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FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the center. The center 300 is an online shop member of this e-commerce system, a member who provides merchandise, a member who provides merchandise limited to publication destinations, an exhibition member, a registered member of a human resources bank, a registered member of a store bank, a member of a human resource search, a member of a leading sales company A member information database 400 for managing information about each member, a customer information database 410 for managing information about each customer (buyer), and a seller for managing accounts receivable information from each customer (buyer). A credit information database 420, a sales commission information database 430 for managing sales commission information to each online shop member, a shop sales information database 440 for managing each shop online sales information of each online shop member, each customer (purchase Order management information database 45 for managing the order information from
0. When a merchandise providing member bids on merchandise sales rights, the information on the merchandise that has been awarded at the lowest price to search for the same product and the number of sets from the successful bid in case the registration is canceled due to bankruptcy, etc. Merchandise information database 50 that manages merchandise information
0, a general merchandise information database 510 for registering and managing merchandise information for which a bid has been applied even if the merchandise providing member is also an online shop member and is unable to make a successful bid for the genre in which the merchandise information is selected; A limited-time product information database 520 that manages product information, a product search database 530 that stores and manages each product information so that registered product information can be searched by field, and online shop members open online shops. Store design information database 540 that manages a plurality of store design information used in the case of performing a search, credit research information for displaying the credit rank of the merchandise providing member in a list display when each customer (purchaser) searches for a product. Check information database 5 that manages
50, a purchase information database 560 that manages purchase information such as merchandise dispatch, delivery date, and stock status for orders from each customer (purchaser); Product-specific sales information database 5 for managing information
70, Accounts payable database 580 that manages accounts payable information of merchandise purchases from merchandise provider members, sales of online shops that provide information to member human resource bank registered members and dealer bank registered members to discover talented members and major sales companies Human resources and dealer bank information database 6 for managing performance information
00, via the exhibit information database 610, which manages exhibit information such as product names and product images, features, selling prices, contact information, and posting periods from exhibit members, via the online shop of online shop members A data transmission request information database 620 that manages the transmitted material transmission request information and the commission information is provided. A control unit 310 has a program for managing and processing these databases and smoothly controls various services and transactions provided by the center. Such programs include an online shop program, a merchandise search program, a program for efficiently storing data in each database, a program for uploading data to a member server, and a program for referring to and processing each data. The center 300 provides various services related to e-commerce between customers and members as described below.

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FIG. 24 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow in the case where there is a request to send materials for an exhibit through the online shop. The customer accesses the online shop by using the communication terminal device via the network 1 to open an exhibition page, and requests a material for the displayed exhibit. At this time, examples of the material request data sent to the center 300 include an exhibit number, an online shop member registration number, and the like (S10). The center 300 stores data in the material sending request information database 620,
The exhibition member 710 is requested to send the material to the customer, and the exhibition member 710 sends the material to the customer (S30). The center 300 charges a fee to the exhibition members 710. After payment from the exhibition member 710 to the center 300 (S40), a fee for brokering the material is paid to the online shop member (S50).

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention described above, online shop data (online shop construction software, various category products, and online shop design patterns, etc.) can be freely used. It is possible to provide a system that considers the product configuration in combination, uploads the data to a server or the like, opens the business as an online shop on the network, and receives a sales commission when a purchase occurs. This means that future business education such as school education and employee education will be used for practical education and there will be no risk of stocking, so that those who want to open an independent business can simulate before opening. Online shop members can think of the store structure as if they were a game, and the online shop members themselves can make their own access enhancement efforts. This is likely to happen, and will lead to the promotion of multi-store development. In addition, if a hit site operator participates in this system, by narrowing down the categories of listed products to hit site genres, it is possible to develop many online shops that are affiliated with the customer base, This has a greater effect on attracting customers than opening branches in the same general category. If it is a center, you can set up an online shop for free on a hit site and reduce advertising expenses. In addition, if a customer purchases merchandise through the online shop as well as the online shop member himself, he can receive a sales commission, and by placing online shop data on the rental server of the center or the member's server, This will prevent centralized access to the main system, and the main system will be able to make capital investment by responding to the download of merchandise data, etc., as well as expanding the sales management system and member management facilities. In addition, since the payment to the merchandise providing member is mediated by the center, troubles such as undelivered goods and incorrect goods can be prevented, and payment of the troubled company can be rejected and registration can be deleted. According to the invention described in claim 3,
Eliminating the duplication of this product can prevent the data volume from becoming enormous, and customers will not know which store to buy, and it will take a long time to solve the problem of increased connection fees and irritation of customers. Can do things. Even if the purchaser does not search, the merchandise handled is inexpensive by bidding, so the merits for the purchaser are immense. According to the invention described in claim 4, when the merchandise providing member is also an online shop member, the merchandise that has not been awarded can be preferentially posted in its own online shop,
Since the products handled by other companies can be hidden, a unique online shop can be opened at low cost, making it easy for manufacturers, trading companies, and sales companies to participate.
For example, even if several airlines are members, the same Tokyo
-Since Sapporo's air tickets do not need to be compared and displayed, you can open your own shopping mall without having to eat together, even if you have registered with the center with the same contents.
According to the inventions set forth in claims 5 and 10, it is possible to specify a minimum sales commission commensurate with the expenses of the operating company, thereby preventing management from being squeezed. The referral fee can display the set number of items from the one with the highest amount, so that the product need not be displayed wastefully, so that the customer's selection time can be reduced. According to the invention described in claims 6 and 7, even if the price of the product has changed after the expiration of the product posting period or after the product registration, the registration amount expires on the shopping page of the online shop, or By providing the online shop member with a browsing file using the data of the center or displaying a display in preparation, it is possible to prevent the conventional price from being displayed on the shopping page forever. According to the inventions set forth in claims 8 and 9, it is also possible to display the information by being ranked according to the credit check of the merchandise provider registered on the shopping page, and to serve as a guide for the purchase decision of the customer. If a material provider becomes bankrupt or fraudulent, it will be deleted from the shopping page in a short time, and if there is the same product, the next product data can be moved up from the product information database and displayed on the shopping page. . According to the eleventh aspect, by accumulating and analyzing the sales data, the merchandise provider can browse the sales situation and perform market research. According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, a member who discovers human resources and finds a major dealer can browse the sales status of online shop members, and can secure talented personnel and narrow down sales to dealers. In this case, from the viewpoint of privacy protection, the sales situation is limited to the personnel bank registered members and the dealer bank registered members. According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to derive the ranking of popular sites that have been unfounded in the past from the sales amount, sum them up, and display them. According to the invention described in claim 14, an online exhibition by an exhibition / test sales member can be held at all times for a person who uses the online shop or a sales company looking for a handled product. The cost reduction effect is higher than the cost of exhibiting at an ordinary exhibition, which provides information about the exhibition by means such as direct mail. Persons interested in selling (such as online shop members or other Since online exhibitions are undertaken in a situation where there are many merchandise-providing members, there will be more business talks than sending information to an unspecified number of people. According to the invention as set forth in claim 15, since it is possible to request materials for products exhibited at online exhibitions held in many online shops, the online exhibition exhibitor can make a request as compared with a case where original information is transmitted. Cost effective. In addition, there is an effect that the effort of downloading the material from each maker page is reduced for the customer who checks the material before purchasing.

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[Claims] 1. An electronic commerce system via a network, a step of bidding and bidding on registration desired merchandise information sent from a merchandise providing member having a terminal connected to the center on the network by a predetermined method, Has a control unit that classifies and stores the received information in a merchandise information database, and a free or paid online shop member who connects on a network logs in to the center with a personal identification number using a communication terminal device, and A means of freely selecting and combining merchandise classified from the database, a means of selecting shop design data from the shop design information database, and a rental server at the center or a server owned by an online shop member or a connection provider subscribed. Has a means to upload the data to another server Tsu opened a flop, e-commerce system, characterized in that can be refurbished. 2. A customer via a network, with a communication terminal device, through the online shop of the online shop member or when the online shop member himself purchases a product or the like from the electronic commerce system together with the member data of the online shop member. A means for sending purchase data to the center, a means for paying sales commissions to online shop members who operate online shops, and a customer information database, an accounts receivable information database, a sales commissions database, and an accounts payable information database for storing the data. It has an order management information database and a purchase information database, and collects and pays sales commissions to online shop members, manages sales status of online shop members, receives payments from customers, requests merchandise shipping to merchandise providing members, 2. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein payments are centrally managed by a center. 3. A merchandise providing member inputs a personal identification number through a network and enters a bidding page through a communication terminal device, enters a bidding page, a merchandise name and a merchandise image, a selling price, a posting period, and a sales commission to an electronic commerce center. And if there is the same merchandise, means that the one with the lower selling price will win the merchandise sales right if there is the same merchandise 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for classifying and storing, and a control unit for classifying and storing, in the general merchandise information database, merchandise data which could not be awarded only when the merchandise providing member is also an online shop member. Commerce system 4. If the merchandise providing member is an online shop member, even if the merchandise sales right cannot be awarded, the merchandise stored in the general merchandise information database is given priority (the same as other companies registered). It has a stage where you can select the registered merchandise data of your favorite genre from the merchandise information database of the center, and the rental server of the center or
We have a means to upload the data to the server owned by the merchandise provider and online shop member or to the server of the connecting contractor who has joined, open the online shop,
The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic commerce system can be refurbished. 5. The electronic commerce system according to claim 3, further comprising means for designating a minimum sales commission to the electronic commerce center as a successful bid condition in setting the merchandise registration method. 6. A member who has selected data containing merchandise whose publication period has expired in accordance with the contract with the merchandise providing member is determined from the member information database, the merchandise information database, and the limited-time merchandise information database, and sent by e-mail. 2. An electronic commerce system according to claim 1, further comprising means for making a contact at a shopping page of the online shop, wherein a display is provided in which an amount column is set. 7. The display data of the shopping page of the online shop uses the data of the center so that it is not necessary to update the data of the server of the online shop member even if the price of the product changes after the product registration. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein the browse file is provided to an online shop member. 8. It has a credit check information database for accumulating credit check information of registered merchandise providers, and has means for displaying the data on a rank or a shopping page of a center or an online shop. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein: 9. When a merchandise provider finds out of bankruptcy or fraud, it enters into the credit check information database of the center and is deleted from the shopping page, and if there is a bid for the same merchandise, the merchandise information database 2. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit for displaying the next-coming merchandise data in a scrolling manner. 10. Display of the registered product searched by the customer on the shopping page is low in price, and the referral fee is high, so that the number of cases set by the center can be displayed, so that the same product is not displayed wastefully. Claim 1 characterized by the fact that
Electronic commerce system described 11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of analyzing the sales data stored in the sales record information database and a means for browsing the sales status of the merchandise registered by the merchandise provider through a network. E-commerce system 12. Analyzing the data stored in the human resources / shop information database, finding the online shopping sales status of the individual / corporate human resources bank registered members and the retail store bank registered members, 2. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, further comprising means for browsing through a network. 13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of analyzing data of a store-specific sales information database and a means for displaying a member site operating a store with the highest sales as a popular site ranking. Electronic commerce system described 14. A stage where an exhibition / test sales member enters a display application page using a personal identification number through a network, and a stage where a product name, a product image, a feature, a selling price, a contact address and a posting period are entered. And means for classifying and storing the merchandise data in the exhibit information database, so that the online shop member can store the exhibit information data on the rental server of the center, on the server owned by the online shop member, or on the server of the connected contractor. 2. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, further comprising means for uploading and a step for browsing by a customer on a network. 15. An online shop when a customer via a network makes a request through the online shop of the online shop member or when the online shop member himself / herself requests a document of a product placed in an online exhibition from the electronic commerce system. It has a means to send material request data to the center together with the member's member data and a material sending request information database that stores the data, manages the material sending request information of each member, totals and pays commissions to online shop members, exhibitions 2. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein a request for sending a material to a test sales member, a fee request, and the like are centrally managed by a center.