JP2005310042A - Commodity distribution supporting method and system, and commodity distribution supporting server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity distribution supporting method for activating both of a production site and retail site and a commodity distribution supporting server or the like using the same. <P>SOLUTION: The commodity distribution supporting server includes a recording part 1 for recording a producer information DB 101 for housing information on each of a plurality of producers on the basis of input information, a regional DB 102 for classifying the plurality of the producers by located region on the basis of the producer information DB, a category DB 103 for classifying the plurality of producers by category of dealing products, and a seller information DB 201 for housing information on each of a plurality of sellers by relating to the regional DB and the category DB, a retrieving part 3 for selecting a seller terminal to which information on shipment of the product is transmitted by retrieving the regional DB and the category DB, and a transmitting part 5 for transmitting information on the shipment of the product on the basis of the information housed in the seller information DB to the selected seller terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a product distribution support method and system for providing products produced by producers such as agriculture, forestry, fishery, and manufacturing and information related thereto to sellers such as retail stores, and product distribution Regarding support server.

  Various intermediate traders such as wholesalers, wholesalers, warehouses, etc. intervene until the products in agriculture, forestry, fishery, manufacturing, etc. reach from the producers to the consumers. For this reason, an intermediate cost is incurred each time each company passes through, and much time is spent on distribution. In recent years, a large distributor may intervene in order to save the cost and time in such a distribution process. In that case, large distributors give producers product specifications and control retail prices in order to secure products that can be sold to consumers. . In such an old logistics system or a logistics system in which major distributors intervene, the actual situation of production sites such as production prices is rarely reflected in consumers, but many products that do not ride in the distribution process are present. It has occurred. For this reason, especially small-scale producers that are easily influenced by the control of large distributors are in a situation where it is difficult to independently activate the supply of products.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of personal transportation services such as courier services and the Internet, some producers provide products to consumers without going through the above-described logistics process. That is, when a producer establishes a homepage, he / she can receive orders directly from consumers via the Internet, and can deliver fresh foods etc. to consumers quickly by using courier services. However, opening and managing a homepage requires a certain amount of knowledge and technology, and it is difficult to develop a sales channel on the Internet. As a result, many producers still have to rely on traditional logistics systems and large distributors.

  On the other hand, a general consumer who is the end of the distribution process may purchase a specific product by browsing a homepage, but daily shopping is performed at a nearby retail store. In such a situation, when there is a large retail store managed by a large distributor in the vicinity, consumers tend to flow to large retail stores where products are stably supplied. Therefore, in recent years, large-scale retail stores have entered the vicinity, so there are not a few areas in which shopping streets composed of a plurality of small-scale retail stores have lost their activity.

  As a related technology, in Patent Document 1, in the transaction of agricultural products, shipping schedule data is created by adding transportation costs to shipped agricultural products, and the shipper and purchaser are based on the shipping schedule data with the transportation costs added. A product input step for allowing a shipper to input data relating to a shipped crop, a transport method selection step for allowing a shipper to select a transport method, and a crop After the input step and the freight method selection step, the freight search step for searching the freight when the input shipping crop is transported by the selected freight method and the searched freight are entered after the freight search step There is disclosed a product transaction method including a step of displaying it in a unit price of a shipped crop.

  In addition, in Patent Document 2, in order to provide both producers and consumers with accurate information about the marine products market and products, and to facilitate and optimize the distribution of marine products, a network of fishing boat side information is provided. A marine product distribution support system is disclosed in which the purchase information of consumers who have been provided with the fishing boat side information is communicated to the fishing boat that provided the fishing boat side information. However, although these product trading methods and marine product distribution support systems can improve the efficiency of logistics, they are not aimed at revitalizing production sites or shopping streets in areas closest to consumers.

By the way, in recent years, interest in food safety including agricultural products and processed foods has increased, and disclosure of information on traceability of those foods has been demanded. However, it is difficult for small-scale producers to accumulate information on traceability and process and provide it so that it can be easily understood by consumers. In Patent Document 3, the production information of the crop input to the producer terminal is transmitted to the management site server via the communication network and stored, and the primary processing information of the crop input to the primary processor terminal is stored in the communication network. The secondary processing information of the crop input to the secondary processor terminal is transmitted to and stored in the management site server via the communication network, and the production information is stored in the management site server. Disclosed is a crop distribution system that generates primary distribution information and secondary processing information as distribution traceability information, and transmits the generated information traceability information from a management site server to a consumer terminal via a communication network for display. Has been. According to this crop distribution system, the consumer can easily view the traceability from the production of the crop through the processing to reaching the consumer. However, for a producer who is not accustomed to using IT equipment or the like, a system that can input production information more easily is desired.
JP 2002-259492 A (first page) JP2003-50836A (first page) JP 2004-78743 A (first page)

  In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise distribution support method that can activate both a production site and a retail site. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system in which such a merchandise distribution support method is used, and a merchandise distribution support server.

  In order to solve the above problems, a product distribution support method according to the present invention includes a plurality of producer terminals respectively owned by a plurality of producers who provide products, and a plurality of sellers who sell the products to consumers. A merchandise distribution support method used in a merchandise distribution support system comprising a plurality of seller terminals each possessed and a merchandise distribution support server held by a system administrator, wherein a plurality of producers A producer information database for storing information on each of the above is created, and based on the producer information database, a database by region in which a plurality of producers are classified by location, and a category of products handled by a plurality of producers A separate categorized database is created, and information on each of a plurality of sellers is stored in the above regional database and Step (a) for creating a seller information database to be stored in association with the database by category, and information on product shipment in the product distribution support server when information on product shipment is transmitted from the producer terminal. (B) selecting a seller terminal to which information relating to the shipment of the product is transmitted by searching the database by region and the database by category based on the information stored in the seller information database. And (c) transmitting information related to the shipment of the product to the selected seller terminal.

  In addition, the product distribution support system according to the present invention includes a plurality of producer terminals each owned by a plurality of producers who provide products, and a plurality of sellers each owned by a plurality of sellers who sell products to consumers. Based on the seller terminal, the producer information database that stores information on each of the plurality of producers based on the input information, and the plurality of producers are classified by location based on the producer information database A database by region, a database by category in which a plurality of producers are classified according to the category of products handled, and a seller information database that stores information related to each of a plurality of sellers in association with the above-mentioned database by region and by category. When the information about the shipment of the product is transmitted from the producer terminal and the recording means for recording Based on the information stored in the seller information database, the search means for selecting the seller terminal to which the information on the shipment of the product is transmitted by searching the base and category database, the product shipment A merchandise distribution support server including transmission means for transmitting information on the selected merchant terminal to the selected seller terminal.

  Furthermore, the product distribution support server according to the present invention includes a producer terminal held by each of a plurality of producers who provide products, and a seller terminal held by each of a plurality of sellers who sell the products to consumers. A product distribution support server used in a product distribution support system configured by a product distribution support server held by a system administrator who manages the system, and relates to each of a plurality of producers based on input information A producer information database for storing information, a regional database in which a plurality of producers are classified by location based on the producer information database, and a category in which a plurality of producers are classified by product category. Separate database and information on each of a plurality of merchants When the information relating to the shipment of the product is transmitted from the producer terminal and the recording means for recording the seller information database to be linked and stored, the product is searched by searching the database by region and the database by category. Based on information stored in the seller information database and search means for selecting a seller terminal to which information relating to the shipment of the product is transmitted, information relating to the shipment of the product is transmitted to the selected seller terminal. Transmitting means.

  According to the present invention, the information related to the shipment of the product transmitted from the producer terminal or the information related to the sale of the product transmitted from the seller is appropriately used by using a database classified by region and category. Therefore, necessary information can be easily provided in a timely manner. Therefore, it is possible to supply products provided by producers to appropriate dealers without intervening traditional logistics systems and major distributors, and to deliver consumer requests to production sites. . Accordingly, it is possible to activate both the local industry including the production site and the local shopping street including the sales store.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a merchandise distribution support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This merchandise distribution support system allows information to be exchanged between producers that provide products such as agricultural products, marine products, and industrial products, and sellers (retailers, etc.) that sell those products to consumers. This is a system for supporting logistics between the two. As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a merchandise distribution support server 10, a producer terminal 20, a seller terminal 30, and a consumer terminal 40. The merchandise distribution support server 10, the producer terminal 20, the seller terminal 30, and the consumer terminal 40 are connected to each other via a network 50 such as a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or the Internet.

  The merchandise distribution support server 10 is installed under a system manager 11 that plays a role of connecting producers and sellers, and performs information collection, information management, information processing, information provision, and the like between the two. . The merchandise distribution support server 10 creates and publishes a home page for general consumers. Further, the merchandise distribution support server 10 may manage a mailing list that includes members of the same industry producers, sellers of the same industry, producers and / or sellers located in the same region. Specific examples of the system manager include agricultural cooperatives, fishing cooperatives, business associations, shopping district management associations, various groups such as welfare organizations, local companies, local venture businesses, and schools.

  The producer terminal 20 is a terminal device held by each of producers 21a, 21b,... Including agricultural producers, forestry producers, fishery producers, food manufacturers and processors, clothing manufacturers, daily necessities manufacturers, and the like. is there. The producer terminal 20 transmits information related to shipment, sales, etc. of the product, and receives and processes information transmitted from the merchandise distribution support server 10 via the network 50. As the producer terminal 20, for example, a mobile phone having a photo shooting or moving image shooting function is used. Alternatively, it may be a PDA (personal personal digital assistant) or a personal computer connectable to a network.

  The seller terminal 30 is a terminal device owned by each of the sellers 31a, 31b,. In the present embodiment, the seller corresponds to the individual shops 31a, 31b,... Constituting the shopping street as a retailer. Here, as a person who directly supplies products to consumers, in addition to retailers, relatively small consumption such as small-scale cooperatives (co-ops) 32 and natural food purchasing groups 33 are provided. There are groups of senior citizen groups. Therefore, in the following, the managers of these co-ops and consumer groups are also included in the seller. The merchant terminal 30 receives and processes information transmitted from the merchandise distribution support server 10 via the network 50, and also sells information related to sales of products such as best-selling information, and information such as requests from consumers. Send. Further, the merchant terminal 30 may participate in a mailing list including members of individual stores, members of co-ops, and members of consumer groups. In this case, the received information is necessary. Deliver via mailing list accordingly. In this case, the mailing list may be managed in the merchandise distribution support server 10 or by using a general service provider or the like. As the seller terminal 30, for example, it is desirable to use a personal computer that can be connected to a network. In addition, a PDA or a mobile phone may be used.

  The consumer terminal 40 is installed under a consumer 41 such as a customer of an individual store 31a, 31b,..., A member of a co-op 32, or a member of a natural food purchasing group 33. The consumer terminal 40 receives information transmitted from the producer terminal 20 and the seller terminal 30, and transmits requests, inquiries, orders, complaints, etc. to the producer and the seller. As the consumer terminal 49, a mobile phone, a PDA, or a personal computer is used.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the commodity distribution support server shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the commodity distribution support server includes a recording unit 1, a receiving unit 2, a database creation unit 3, a search unit 4, a transmission information creation unit 5, and a transmission unit 6. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the recording unit 1 relates to a producer information database (DB) 101 relating to a producer, a production history information DB 101a, an agricultural land information DB 101b, a regional DB 102, a category DB 103, a level DB 104, and shipment of products. The shipping information DB 105, the shipping time DB 106, the seller information DB 201 regarding the seller, and the display screen format DB 301 are recorded. The display screen format DB 301 stores a plurality of types of display screen formats used when creating information to be transmitted to various terminal devices.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the producer information DB 101 to the shipping time DB 106.
The producer information DB 101 includes the name of the producer, the location of the producer and the region to which the producer belongs, the category of the product, the e-mail address, the telephone number and the facsimile number, the type of the producer terminal (such as a mobile phone and a PC) and display. Information such as terminal information including shipping information file formats and shipping information is stored.

  The production history information DB 101a stores production history information associated with information on a predetermined producer (for example, farming) stored in the producer information DB 101. The production history information includes information related to soil improvers, herbicides, fertilizers, other chemicals, etc. used by the producer in the past, and production processes for one year (or one cycle). These pieces of information are updated each time the producer uses a new drug or the like. The update of the used drug is performed by the database creation unit 2 shown in FIG. 2 by inputting and transmitting the drug name, the used amount, and the like to the producer terminal 20. Alternatively, when a barcode reader is connected to the producer terminal 20, the barcode attached to the medicine container or the like is read using the barcode reader so that the information on the medicine is automatically obtained. It may be transmitted. Alternatively, for a producer other than farming (for example, industry), the production process of one cycle, equipment used, etc. are recorded, and the production history information associated with the producer information of the producer is recorded in the production history information 101a. It may be stored.

  The farmland information DB 101b stores farmland information associated with information about the farmer among the producers stored in the producer information DB101. The farmland information includes information on the farmland that the producer has, such as the name of the product, the size of the fields and fields that produce it, and the daylight hours. Alternatively, for a producer other than farming (for example, fishery), a database for storing information on the production site such as the near sea topography, water temperature, and wind direction may be created instead of the farmland information DB.

  The regional DB 102 stores a list of producers located in each region. The category DB 103 stores a producer list for each product category. Further, the level-by-level DB 104 stores a list of shipping information and the like classified according to the level of the product, such as a producer who provides high-quality products and a producer who provides inexpensive products.

The shipping information DB 105 stores information related to shipping of products. The information related to the shipment of the product includes a product (product) name, a producer name and e-mail address, a shipping date, a price, a product PR, a product image, video, audio information, and the like. In addition to the normal shipping information, the shipping information DB 105 includes “freshly picked information” relating to a freshly harvested product, “shipping notice information” relating to a product to be shipped soon, and “production progress” relating to a product awaiting production. Information "," sales information "regarding products that are always sold, and the like are also stored. The shipping time DB 106 stores a list of shipping information arranged in time series.
These databases 101 to 106 are associated with each other by the name and mail address of the producer.

  FIG. 4 shows the contents of information stored in the seller information DB 201. The seller information DB 201 includes the name of the seller, the location of the seller and the region to which the seller belongs, the category of the handled product, the e-mail address, the telephone number and the facsimile number, the type of the seller terminal (cell phone, PC, etc.) Terminal information including the file format of image information that can be displayed is stored. Such seller information is associated with the regional DB 102, the category DB 103, and the level DB 104 shown in FIG. 3, and is specified by the name and email address of the seller.

  The producer information DB 101 shown in FIG. 3 and the seller information DB 201 shown in FIG. 4 are created by the database creation unit 3 when subscription registration to the system is performed. Information that is the basis of this database may be directly input to the commodity distribution support server 10 or may be transmitted from each terminal via the network 50. Further, the shipping information DB 105 is created when information related to the shipment of the product is transmitted from the producer via the network 50. Furthermore, when new information is added to the producer information DB 101 and the shipping information DB 105, the regional DB 102, the category DB 103, the level DB 104, and the shipping time DB 106 are updated.

  Referring to FIG. 2 again, the receiving unit 2 receives information transmitted from the producer terminal 20 or the seller terminal 30. The search unit 4 searches the recording unit 1 based on the information received by the receiving unit 2 to obtain necessary information such as a terminal that is a transmission source of information and a transmission destination terminal to which the information is transferred. Extract. The search unit 4 is preferably capable of forward match search, backward match search, full-text match search, and fuzzy search.

  The transmission information creation unit 5 creates information to be transmitted to the transmission destination terminal based on the received information and the information extracted by the search unit 4. For example, when the shipping information is transmitted from the producer terminal 20, the transmission information creation unit 5 adds information about the producer (for example, the name of the producer, the region, etc.) to the shipping information or is shipped. The information for transmission is created by attaching a still image or a moving image of the product to be produced and an image representing a face photograph of the producer. At that time, if there is production history information and farmland information (or information on the production site) associated with the producer, such information may be included in the transmission information.

  When creating the transmission information, the transmission information creating unit 5 creates a transmission information by selecting an appropriate format from the display screen format DB 301 and writing predetermined information in the format. Also good. The transmission information creation unit 5 may create transmission information every time information is received, or accumulates information received from a plurality of terminals within a predetermined period (for example, one day) The information for transmission may be created by collecting such information for each transmission destination. In that case, such information may be collected in a table format. Further, the transmitted information may include audio information in addition to the character information and the image information. The format of the information created by the transmission information creation unit 5, that is, whether the text information included in the transmission information is represented in the mail body, whether the file is attached to the mail, or displayable The file format of the image information is determined based on terminal information included in the producer information DB 101 and the seller information DB 201.

  The transmission unit 6 transmits the transmission information created by the transmission information creation unit 5 to the producer terminal 20 or the seller terminal 30 that is the transmission destination by e-mail. When the merchandise distribution support server 10 manages the mailing list, the transmission unit 6 may distribute the created transmission information to members of the mailing list related to the information.

  Next, the operation of the product distribution support system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of transmitting information related to the shipment of the product from the producer in the commodity distribution support system.

  In step S <b> 11, the producer terminal 20 transmits shipping information to the merchandise distribution support server 10 when shipping the product or when the shipping schedule of the product is determined. This shipment information may be “shipment schedule information” indicating the shipment schedule on the scheduled harvest date, or “freshly harvested information” transmitted via mobile phone or radio during fishing. . At that time, a still image, a moving image, or a sound representing a product photographed using the camera function of the mobile phone may be transmitted together.

  In response to this, the database creation unit 3 of the merchandise distribution support server 10 registers shipping information in step S21. That is, the database creation unit 3 creates the shipping information DB 105 shown in FIG. 3 and updates the shipping time DB 106 based on the received shipping information.

  Next, in step S22, the search unit 4 searches the region-specific DB 102, the category-specific DB 103, and the level-specific DB 104 to identify the producer that is the source of the registered shipment information, and the shipment. Select one or more merchants associated with the information. The producer who is the sender is specified by the sender mail address that sent the shipping information. In addition, the seller to be selected includes, for example, a history of purchasing products from the producer in the past in addition to a store whose registered shipping information matches the region and product category and level. This also applies to dealers with

  Next, in step S23, the transmission information creation unit 5 selects an appropriate display screen format from the display screen format DB 301 based on the producer information of the transmission source and the selected seller information. As a result, the transmission information indicating the shipping information is created. Further, the transmission unit 6 transmits the created transmission information to the selected seller terminal. At this time, if the shipping information includes audio information, the transmission unit 6 transmits the audio information together with the created transmission information. The transmission unit 6 may transmit the transmission information to the seller terminal at any time by e-mail, or transmits the transmission information when requested by the seller terminal by browsing a homepage or the like. You may do it.

  In step S31, the seller terminal 30 receives the transmission information including the contents of the shipping information transmitted from the merchandise distribution support server 10. The seller can purchase fresh products in a timely manner by examining the purchase based on the contents of the shipping information or providing product guidance to the consumer 41 such as the customer. You can plan. In the case of guiding to the consumer 41, for example, the seller terminal 30 may transmit the product information to the posting address of the participating mailing list (step S32). In response to this, the consumer terminal 40 owned by the mailing list member receives the product information in step S41.

  Alternatively, the merchandise distribution support server 10 may create a home page based on the shipping information transmitted from the producer terminal. As a result, a consumer who has accessed the homepage can grasp the store handling the product or can directly deal with the producer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of transmitting information related to sales of a product from a seller in the commodity distribution support system according to the present embodiment.
In step S <b> 33, the seller terminal 30 transmits information related to sales of the product to the merchandise distribution support server 10. Further, here, the information related to the sale of the product may be the best selling information obtained based on the situation of the site such as the number of products sold or opinions from consumers, or based on the sales plan of the store. It may be bargain information. Alternatively, it may be a complaint, an order, a request or the like related to a product received from a consumer. In that case, it is desirable to transmit the IC tag and barcode information attached to the product together. Or you may enable it to transmit information, such as a claim, directly from the consumer 41 by browsing the homepage provided by the merchandise distribution support server 10 (step S42).

  In step S24, the receiving unit 2 of the commodity distribution support server 10 receives information related to the sale of the product. In step S25, the search unit 4 searches the database based on the information related to the sale of the product. By performing a backward match search, a full-text match search, or a fuzzy search, a seller as a transmission source is specified, and one or a plurality of producers related to information related to sales of the product are selected. The seller who is the sender is specified by the sender mail address that sent the information.

  Next, in step S26, the transmission information creation unit 5 selects an appropriate display screen format from the display screen format DB 301 based on the seller information of the transmission source and the selected producer information. Thus, information for transmission in which information related to sales of the product is represented is created. At that time, the transmission information creation unit 5 analyzes or summarizes information related to the seller of the transmission source (for example, the area, the scale of the store, etc.) and information transmitted from the plurality of seller terminals 30. The information obtained by doing so may be added to the transmission information. Further, when merchandise IC tag or barcode information is transmitted from the seller terminal 30, shipping information related to the product may be extracted from the shipping information DB 105 and added to the transmission information. . The transmission unit 6 transmits the created transmission information to the selected producer terminal.

  In step S <b> 12, the producer terminal 20 receives the transmission information including the content related to the sale of the product transmitted from the merchandise distribution support server 10. Based on this information, the producer can adjust the shipping destination and the shipping amount of the product, make a production plan for the next period, or check the production lot and improve the product.

  In such a merchandise distribution support system, producers and sellers can collaborate to develop products (goods). In other words, consumer satisfaction can be obtained by connecting the information obtained from the seller who knows the consumer's tendency and the information obtained from the producer capable of product development by the product distribution support server 10. It becomes possible to develop products. Thereby, while being able to activate the producer's local industry, the consumer economy of the seller's area can be activated.

  Alternatively, in such a merchandise distribution support system, it is also possible to develop a new sales route by analyzing the regional DB 102 and the category DB 103, for example. In that case, it is possible to use a network of a store or the like already participating in the product distribution support system.

  Furthermore, local tourists may participate in this product distribution support system. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, from a tourist agent terminal 60 installed in a tourist information center, via a product distribution support server 10, local event information, sea state information, weather information, play information, etc. are sent to a mailing list. Use to send. As a result, it is possible to gather tourists to the area and provide useful information for tourists who have visited. It is also possible for the producer to adjust the shipment of the product according to the tourist event. Alternatively, a chain of diving shops having stores in various regions, a chain of fishing gear stores, or the like may be allowed to participate. By providing information on sea conditions and diving spots and fishing spots that vary depending on the season from the terminals installed in each store, sales can be improved as a whole chain, and leisure customers are attracted to the area. It becomes possible.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a logistics system for providing products produced by producers such as agriculture, forestry, fishery, and manufacturing to sellers such as retail stores that sell to consumers.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the goods distribution support system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the goods distribution support server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the content of the database regarding the producer currently recorded on the recording part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the content of the seller information database currently recorded on the recording part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which transmits the information regarding shipment of a product from a producer in the goods distribution support system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which transmits the information regarding sale of a product from a seller in the goods distribution support system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording part 2 Reception part 3 Database preparation part 4 Search part 5 Transmission information preparation part 6 Transmission part 10 Goods distribution support server 11 System administrator 20 Producer terminal 21a, 21b, ... Producer 30 Seller terminal 31a, 31b, ... Seller 32 Living cooperative 33 Natural food purchasing group 40 Consumer terminal 41 Consumer 50 Network 60 Tourist terminal 101 Producer information database (DB)
101a Production history information database (DB)
101b Farmland information database (DB)
102 Regional Database (DB)
103 Database by Category (DB)
104 level database (DB)
105 Shipping Information Database (DB)
106 Shipping time database (DB)
201 Seller information database (DB)
301 Display screen format database (DB)

Claims (19)

Multiple producer terminals owned by multiple producers who provide products, multiple seller terminals owned by multiple sellers who sell products to consumers, and products held by system administrators A product distribution support method used in a product distribution support system configured with a distribution support server,
In the commodity distribution support server, a producer information database for storing information on each of a plurality of producers is created, and a database by region in which the plurality of producers are classified according to locations based on the producer information database And a categorized database in which the plurality of producers are classified according to the category of the handled product, and further stores information relating to each of the plurality of sellers in association with the regional database and the categorized database. Creating a merchant information database (a);
When information related to product shipment is transmitted from the producer terminal, in the commodity distribution support server, by searching the regional database and the category specific database based on the information related to the product shipment, Selecting a merchant terminal to which information relating to shipment of the product is transmitted;
(C) transmitting information related to shipment of the product to the selected seller terminal based on information stored in the seller information database;
A product distribution support method comprising: When information on sales of products is transmitted from the seller terminal, in the commodity distribution support server, based on the information on sales of the products, by searching the database by region and the database by category, Selecting a producer terminal to which information relating to the sale of the product is transmitted;
Transmitting information related to the sale of the product to the selected seller terminal based on information stored in the producer information database (e);
The product distribution support method according to claim 1, further comprising:   Step (a) is a production history information database for storing information about production history associated with information about a predetermined producer and / or farmland information for storing information about farmland associated with information about a predetermined producer A database is created, and when production history information and / or farmland information is transmitted from the producer terminal, based on the production history information and / or farmland information, the production history information database and / or Or the merchandise distribution support method of Claim 1 or 2 including updating a farmland information database.   The commodity distribution support method according to claim 3, wherein step (c) includes transmitting information on the production history and / or information on farmland together with information on shipment of the product.   The product distribution support method according to claim 1, wherein the information transmitted in step (c) includes still image information or moving image information. The information regarding the shipment of the product includes audio information;
Step (c) includes transmitting audio information together with the still image information or the moving image information;
The product distribution support method according to claim 5.   7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transferring the information transmitted in step (c) to a member of the mailing list via the mailing list when the seller terminal is participating in the mailing list. The product distribution support method described.   When information about a product including a request or a complaint is input from a consumer terminal held by a consumer who purchases a product from a seller, the product distribution support server uses the region based on the information about the product. By searching a separate database and a database by category, a producer terminal to which information on the product is transmitted is selected, and information on the product is selected based on information stored in the producer information database. The product distribution support method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a step of transmitting to the producer terminal.   When information related to tourism, information related to weather, or information related to local events is transmitted from the fourth terminal, the product distribution support server searches the database for each region, so that information related to tourism, weather Or a producer terminal and / or a seller terminal to which information on a local event is transmitted, and based on the information stored in the producer information database and / or the seller information database, The product according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a step of transmitting information on tourism, information on weather, or information on local events to the selected producer terminal and / or seller terminal. Distribution support method. A plurality of producer terminals each owned by a plurality of producers providing products;
Multiple merchant terminals each owned by multiple merchants selling products to consumers,
A producer information database for storing information on each of a plurality of producers based on the input information; and a regional database in which the plurality of producers are classified by location based on the producer information database; , A categorized database in which the plurality of producers are categorized according to categories of products handled, and a seller information database storing information on each of the plurality of sellers in association with the regional database and the categorized database. The seller who receives the information on the shipment of the product by searching the database for each region and the database for each category when the information relating to the shipment of the product is transmitted from the recording means and the producer terminal. Search means for selecting a terminal, and stored in the seller information database Based on that information, and product distribution support server and transmitting means for transmitting information about the shipment of the product, the seller terminals selected,
A product distribution support system.   The merchandise distribution support system according to claim 10, wherein the producer terminal includes a mobile phone having a function of taking a photograph or a movie. Producer terminals owned by multiple producers who provide products, merchant terminals owned by multiple sellers who sell products to consumers, and products owned by system administrators who manage the system A product distribution support server used in a product distribution support system configured by a distribution support server,
A producer information database for storing information on each of a plurality of producers based on the input information; and a regional database in which the plurality of producers are classified by location based on the producer information database; , A categorized database in which the plurality of producers are categorized according to categories of products handled, and a seller information database storing information on each of the plurality of sellers in association with the regional database and the categorized database. Recording means to
Search for selecting a seller terminal to which information on shipment of the product is transmitted by searching the database by region and the database by category when information on shipment of the product is transmitted from the producer terminal Means,
Based on information stored in the seller information database, transmitting means for transmitting information related to shipment of the product to a selected seller terminal;
A product distribution support server comprising: Producer to whom the information relating to the sale of the product is transmitted by the search means searching the database for each region and the database for each category when the information relating to the sale of the product is transmitted from the seller terminal. Select your device,
The transmission means transmits information related to the sale of the product to the selected producer terminal based on information stored in the producer information database.
The product distribution support server according to claim 12.   The recording means further records a production history information database for storing information on production history associated with information on a predetermined producer and / or information on farmland associated with information on a predetermined producer. When the information relating to the production history and / or the information relating to the farmland is transmitted from the producer terminal, the production history information database and / or the farmland information database is determined based on the information relating to the production history and / or the information relating to the farmland. The product distribution support server according to claim 12 or 13, which is updated.   The commodity distribution support server according to claim 14, wherein the transmission unit transmits information on the production history and / or information on farmland together with information on shipment of the product.   The commodity distribution support server according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the information transmitted by the transmission means includes still image information or moving image information. The information regarding the shipment of the product includes audio information;
The transmitting means transmits audio information together with the still image information or the moving image information;
The product distribution support server according to claim 16. When information about a product including a request or complaint is input from a consumer terminal held by a consumer who purchases a product from a seller,
The search means selects a producer terminal to which information on the product is transmitted by searching the database by region and / or the database by category,
The transmission means transmits information relating to the product to the selected producer terminal based on information stored in the producer information database.
The product distribution support server according to any one of claims 12 to 17. When information about tourism, information about weather, or information about local events is sent from the fourth terminal,
The search means selects the producer terminal and / or seller terminal to which the information on tourism, information on weather, or information on local events is transmitted by searching the regional database,
The transmission unit selects the information related to tourism, the information related to weather, or the information related to local events based on the information stored in the producer information database and / or the seller information database. Send to terminal and / or merchant terminal,
The merchandise distribution support server according to any one of claims 12 to 18.

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