JP2003323485A - Electronic commerce system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic commerce system capable of prolonging the life of products and reducing the amount of industrial waste by utilizing market principles. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic commerce system comprises a network access means; a means for registering into a database a variety of information transmitted from each terminal to the system via a network; a means for receiving database search data transmitted from each terminal to the system via the network and then creating a Web page data for transmission to a requesting terminal, based on search result data obtained as the result of search conducted according to the database search data; a means for selecting products or parts to be purchased and placing orders according to the search result data transmitted to the terminal; a means for imparting points that are valid only for the settlement of charges to both the product provider and purchaser according to the contents of the purchasing contract while using the system; and a means for charging both the provider and purchaser a certain ratio of the charges generated during the process of purchase. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention utilizes a computer system having a database (hereinafter abbreviated as DB) function and a network such as the Internet to promote recycling and reuse of various products and parts. It is about.

[0002]

[Prior Art] “Mass production, which has continued since the era of high economic growth,
The social structure of "mass consumption and mass disposal" causes serious adverse effects on the global environment. Therefore, the promotion of the formation of a recycling-based society is being called for, and in May 2000, the six Diet-related laws including the Basic Law for the Promotion of the Creation of a recycling-based society have been enacted in the ordinary Diet session.

In light of the above background, manufacturers have been reducing (reducing the resource consumption of products and suppressing the emission of dust by extending their life), reusing (renewing used items / continue using version upgrades), recycling (parts, raw materials, Recycling of energy sources at each stage) has begun.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, problems such as recovery rate of waste products, economic merit, speed of technological progress, etc. become a bottleneck, and the problem that the above-mentioned reduce / reuse / recycle is not sufficiently advanced occurs. Was. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic commerce system capable of extending the life of products and reducing industrial waste by utilizing the market principle. is there.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, each terminal computer of a recycling / reuse product / parts provider and a purchaser is connected to a computer system having a database by a network,
An electronic commerce system for promoting the distribution of recycled / reused products / parts, a network access means, and means for registering various information transmitted from each terminal to the system via a network in a database,
Receiving the database search data sent from each terminal to the system via the network, creating Web page data based on the search result data obtained by executing the search according to the data, and sending the search request source A means for sending to the terminal, a means for selecting and ordering purchased products / parts from the search result data sent to the terminal, and a system for both the product provider and the product purchaser according to the contents of the sales contract And means for giving valid points only for settlement of the purchase price by using the above, and means for charging both the purchase contractors with a certain ratio of the purchase price generated in the above-mentioned sale process.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention e-
It is a block diagram explaining the composition of a recycling / reuse management system.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 is used for transmitting / receiving various information to / from a recycling / reuse product / parts provider or a recycling / reuse product / parts purchaser via the communication network 30 to indicate the recycling / reuse product / parts. An e-recycle / reuse management center equipped with a Web server for mediating transactions, 32 is a terminal PC for a plurality of 1 / m recycle / reuse product / parts providers,
Reference numeral 33 denotes a plurality of recycling / reuse product / part purchaser terminal PCs 1 to n, each of which is transmitted by the Web server.
It has a built-in Web browser that receives and displays eb data.

34 to 37 are databases (hereinafter D) in the e-recycle / reuse management system 31.
B), 34 is a user information DB, 35 is a product / parts information DB, 36 is an eco-point information DB, 37
Is a billing information DB.

Further, 40 to 48 are various program groups, 40 is means for registering user information, 41 is eco-point management means, 42 is charge management means, 43 is charge request means, 44 is password authentication means, Reference numeral 45 is a Web server means, 46 is a recycle / reuse product / parts information registration / update search means, 47 is a recycle / reuse product / parts trading condition information registration means, and 48 is a recycle / reuse product / parts transaction mediation means.

Hereinafter, the procedure of the transaction process of recycling / reusing products using the above-mentioned e-recycling / reuse management system will be described with reference to the reference drawings of FIGS. 1 to 20 and the flowcharts of FIGS. 21 and 22. To do.

First, the recycled / reused product of FIG.
The procedure when the provider or purchaser of the parts 32 registers in the DB in the e-recycle / reuse management center will be described.

When the Web server of the e-recycle / reuse management center is started up, the process of step S1 of the flowchart of FIG. 21 is performed, so that the home page of the e-recycle / reuse management center shown in FIG. 2 is created and connected. Each PC
Stands by for the command from.

Therefore, for example, when one of the recycling / reuse product / parts provider terminals 32 in FIG. 1 issues a user registration command, first, step 20 in FIG. 22 is executed, and the Web browser in the terminal PC. 1 and accesses the Web server of the e-recycle / reuse management center via the communication network 30 of FIG. 1 to download the homepage data of the e-recycle / reuse management center shown in FIG. 2 and display it on the terminal PC. Display on top.

Since the registration-user information is selected by default in FIG. 2, if the selection button is clicked with the mouse or the like to select it, step S2 in FIG.
The operation is detected at 1, and the process proceeds to step S29.

On the other hand, the operation of selecting the user registration button is detected on the server, and the process proceeds from step S2 to step S8. The user registration Web page data of FIG. 3 is transferred from the server to the user registration button. It is transmitted to the terminal PC on which the selection operation has been performed, and the process proceeds to step S9 to wait for a reply.

Therefore, after receiving the user registration Web page data in step S29 of FIG. 22, the process proceeds to step S30 to wait for registration information input and registration button selection. When the user registration information is input and the registration button is selected, the process proceeds to step S31 of FIG. 22 and the input information is transmitted to the server.

Therefore, the data transmission is detected in step S9 of FIG. 21, and the process proceeds to step S10.
Here, the user information confirmation Web page including the registrant number shown in FIG. 5 is created and transmitted to the same terminal PC.
Then, it is detected in step S32 of FIG. 22, the process proceeds to step S33, and the received user information confirmation We
The page b is displayed, the process proceeds to step S34, and "O
It will wait for the "K" button to be selected. After confirming the contents, click "O".
If the "K" button is selected, the process proceeds to step S35 to send a confirmation signal to the server, and then proceeds to step S20 to execute the initial menu display shown in FIG.

Therefore, the transmission of the confirmation signal from this terminal PC is detected in step S11 of FIG. 21, and step S12
After that, the confirmed user information is stored in the user information DB, and then the process proceeds to step S1 to wait for a command selection from each terminal PC. Further, the user registration of the company C shown in FIG. 6 is performed by the same procedure as the above user registration procedure. Next, the procedure for recycle / reuse product information registration will be described.

When the browser on the terminal PC is executed and the initial menu display shown in FIG. 2 is being displayed, as shown in FIG. 7, select recycling / reuse product information-register and then select the select button. Then, the process proceeds to step S1, step S2, and step S3 in FIG. 1, where the product / part information registration Web page data is transmitted, and then the product part information data is awaited in step S4. Therefore,
The browser on the terminal PC receives the above-mentioned product part information registration Web page data in step S22, displays the same, and proceeds to step S23 to accept the input of the product registration information data. It is shown in FIG.

First, when the selection button in FIG. 7 is selected, the display in FIG. 9 is displayed, in which the product registration company name and the product registrant number are entered, and the registration target-information / communication / game-related device is selected. (Fig. 10) Select button,
Since the display shifts to that shown in FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. 12, when the product registration information is input and the registration button is selected, the flow shifts to step S24, the product registration information is transmitted to the server,
The process shifts to step S25 to wait for the reply of the confirmation registration data.

In the server, the reception of the product registration information is detected in step S4 of FIG. 21, and the process proceeds to step S5.
A confirmation Web page is created and transmitted based on the received product registration information. Therefore, in step S25 of FIG. 22, since the transmission of the confirmation Web page information of the product registration data from the server is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S26, the confirmation product registration data is received and displayed, and the process proceeds to step S27. Then, the “OK” button waits for selection. Then, when the "OK" button is selected, step S27
If it is detected in step S28 and the confirmation signal is transmitted to the server in step S28, the confirmation signal is detected in step S6 in FIG. 21, and the registration data is stored in the DB in step S7. After that, the process proceeds to step S20, the home page is displayed, and the menu is awaited. By repeating the above process, various product groups appearing in the following description are registered.

Next, a process in which the company C shown in FIG. 6 accesses the DB of the e-recycle / reuse management center to search for recycled / reused product parts, selects a used personal computer made by the company A, and places an order. Will be described.

First, in step S20 of FIG.
After selecting the information / communication / game-related device (FIG. 8) after selecting the recycling / reuse product on the homepage display of the e-recycling / reuse management center shown in FIG. 2 (FIG. 8), step S 1 in FIG.
1 to step S13, in which the search parameter input Web page data is transmitted, so the browser moves from step S20 to step S21 and step S36 in FIG. 21, receives it in step S36, and returns to FIG.
The recycle / reuse product / part search parameter input Web page shown in 3 is displayed. Next, in step S37 of FIG. 22, the process waits for search parameter input and search button selection. When the search parameters shown in FIG. 14 are input and the search button is selected, step S38 of FIG.
After sending the search parameters, the system waits for the search result data to be received. However, in step S14 of FIG. 21, the search data transmission is detected, the process proceeds to step S15, and the search is executed to request the search result data list. Then, the data is received in step S39 of FIG. 22, and the display shown in FIG. 15 is performed.

Here, since the product of Company A that is displayed first by default is selected (→ mark), the process moves to step S40 of FIG. 22 by selecting the order button, and FIG.
Data for introducing the products of company A shown in 6 and a Web page for requesting input of a registration number, a delivery destination, a delivery date, etc. are displayed.

Therefore, registration number = C20001226,
Delivery destination = Company C General Affairs Department 1-2-3, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
When the delivery date = January 1, 2000 is input and the "OK" button is selected, it is detected in step S41 of FIG. 22, and the process proceeds to step S42. Here, the display shown in FIG. 17 is performed based on the input data, and the designation of the payment method is requested.

Then, by designating cash 130,000 yen, eco-point = 20000 points and selecting the "OK" button, it is detected in step S43 of FIG. 22, the process proceeds to step S44, and the input data is entered. The confirmation Web page shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the basis of, and the process waits for the selection of the "OK" button in step S45. Here, eco-points are points given to both the product provider and the purchaser when a transaction of recycled / reused products / parts is made through this center. , Has the same settlement effect as cash. Then, when the "OK" button is selected in FIG. 18, step S40
In step S41, the order form data is transmitted to the server, and then the process proceeds to step S20 to display the home page and wait for menu selection. On the other hand, the processing of the server in FIG.
When the order form data is received in step 16, step S
After shifting to 17, the calculation management of the eco-point is performed, and the order slip mail and the order slip mail reflecting the result are created (FIGS. 19 and 20) and transmitted to C company and A company respectively, and then step S1 Then, the home page is displayed and the command from each terminal PC is awaited.

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when paying for the transaction of recycled / reused products / parts, the recycled / reused product is called “eco point” during the transaction. -Because the electronic money that can be obtained by both the provider and the purchaser of the parts can be used, it is possible to promote the transaction of recycled / reused products / parts.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a home page provided by a web server of an e-recycling / reuse management center.

[Fig. 3] W displayed by a Web server or Web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

[Fig. 3] W displayed by a Web server or Web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

FIG. 4 W displayed by a web server or web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

FIG. 5: W displayed by a web server or web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

[Fig. 6] W displayed by a Web server or Web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

FIG. 7: W displayed by a web server or web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

[FIG. 8] W displayed by a Web server or Web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

[Fig. 9] W displayed by a Web server or Web browser
It is a figure which shows the example of an eb display page.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a web display page displayed by a web server or a web browser.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display example of an email transmitted by the e-recycling / reuse management center.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a display of an email transmitted by the e-recycling / reuse management center.

FIG. 21: e-recycle / according to an embodiment of the present invention
It is a flow chart explaining the flow of operation of a reuse management system.

FIG. 22 shows e-recycling / according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flow chart explaining the flow of operation of a reuse management system.

[Explanation of Codes] 30 Communication Network 31 e-Recycle / Reuse Management Center 32 1-m Plural Recycle / Reuse Products / Parts Provider Terminals (Built-in Web Browser) 33 1-n Plural Recycle / Reuse Products / Parts Purchaser terminal (with built-in Web browser) 34 User information DB 35 Product / parts information DB 36 Eco point information DB 37 Charging information DB 40 User information registration means 41 Eco point management means 42 Charging management means 43 Billing means 44 Authentication means 45 Web server means 46 Recycle / reuse product / parts information registration / update means 47 Recycle / reuse products / parts trading condition information registration means 48 Recycle / reuse products / parts transaction mediation means

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Recycling / reuse product / parts provider and purchaser terminal computers are connected to a computer system having a database by a network,
A system for promoting the distribution of recycled / reused products / parts, including network access means, means for registering various information transmitted from each terminal to this system via the network in a database, and each terminal It receives the database search data sent to this system via the network, creates web page data based on the search result data obtained by executing the search according to the data, and sends it to the search request source terminal. Means for selecting and ordering purchased products / parts from the search result data sent to the terminal, and both the product provider and the product purchaser use this system according to the contents of the sales contract. A method of giving a valid point only for settlement of trading price and a certain percentage of the trading price generated in the above trading process And a means for charging both parties. 2. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein the network is the Internet. 3. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein a subject who can use this system is limited by a user ID code and a password. 4. The electronic commerce system according to claim 1, wherein the other party who requests a fixed ratio of the trading price generated in the trading process is one of the trading contractors.