JP2006202335A - Automatic ordering program for causing computer to execute processing of automatically ordering article on online shop server, recording medium having automatic ordering program recorded therein, automatic ordering device, and automatic ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic ordering program, a recording medium having the automatic ordering program recorded therein, an automatic ordering device, and an automatic ordering system, which enable a user himself or herself to acquire information of articles to automatically order an article without his or her ordering the article, in online shopping via a communication network. <P>SOLUTION: A computer program acquires article information from an online shop server on the basis of preset automatic order article designation information and causes a computer to execute processing of automatic ordering in response to meeting a prescribed condition in automatic ordering. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic order program for causing a computer to execute processing for automatically ordering products on an online shop server, a recording medium recording the automatic order program, an automatic ordering apparatus, and an automatic ordering system.

  As is well known, in recent years, online shopping using a communication network such as the Internet is rapidly spreading with the development of information communication technology. Further, along with the development of a success-reward type information brokerage system (a well-known affiliate program), merchandise sellers actively provide information on merchandise handled (for example, sales ranking of merchandise). As a result, the user can easily obtain product information from the product seller's website, affiliate site, and the like, and in many cases, can easily order the product.

  Here, a schematic configuration of a system in conventional online shopping will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a conventional system for online shopping includes a user terminal 100 used when a user orders a product, a communication network 400 such as the Internet, and an online shop server 300 that sells the product. The user terminal 100 and the online shop server 300 are connected to the communication network 400.

  Next, an outline of processing in conventional online shopping will be described with reference to the sequence chart of FIG. Further, FIG. 19 to FIG. 27 described later will be referred to as appropriate.

  First, when the user performs an operation of accessing the online shop server 300 using the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 displays the user terminal identification information corresponding to the domain of the online shop server 300 (step 901). Cookie) is read from the cache, and in step 902, the user terminal 100 requests display information of the product information page from the online shop server 300 in a form including the read user terminal identification information in the request information. . Next, in step 903, the online shop server 300 receives the display information request for the product information page from the user terminal 100, and executes personal authentication processing based on the user terminal identification information included in the request. The user terminal identification information is updated (for example, the expiration date of the user terminal identification information, the previous logon date and time to the online shop server 300, etc.). Next, in step 904, the online shop server 300 generates a product information page based on the display information request for the product information page and the user terminal identification information. Next, in step 905, the online shop server 300 transmits the display information of the generated product information page and the updated user terminal identification information to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 906, the user terminal 100 receives the updated user terminal identification information from the online shop server 300, and stores the user terminal identification information in a cache (hard disk or the like). Next, in step 907, the user terminal 100 receives the display information of the product information page from the online shop server 300, and displays the product information page on a display unit (for example, a display) (see FIG. 21). . Here, the user refers to the product information page displayed on the display unit and examines whether or not to purchase the product. When purchasing, the user performs an operation of putting the purchased product into the shopping cart. Next, in step 908, the user terminal 100 requests display information of the shopping cart page from the online shop server 300 by an operation of displaying the product set in the user's shopping cart. Next, in step 909 and step 910, the online shop server 300 receives a shopping card display information request from the user terminal 100, generates a shopping cart page based on the request, and generates the generated shopping cart. The display information of the page is transmitted to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 911, the user terminal 100 receives the display information of the shopping cart page from the online shop server 300, and displays the shopping cart page on the display unit (see FIG. 22). Here, the user refers to the shopping cart page displayed on the display unit, examines whether or not to purchase a product in the shopping cart, and performs an operation of purchasing the product when purchasing the product. Next, in step 912, the user terminal 100 requests display information of the order information input page from the online shop server 300 by an operation of purchasing the user's product. Next, in step 913 and step 914, the online shop server 300 receives the order information input page display information request from the user terminal 100, generates the order information input page based on the request, and generates the order information input page. The display information of the order information input page is transmitted to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 915, the user terminal 100 receives the display information of the order information input page from the online shop server 300, and displays the order information input page on the display unit (see FIGS. 23 to 25). Here, the user inputs order information according to the order information input page displayed on the display unit, and performs an operation of confirming the order. Next, in step 916, the user terminal 100 transmits order information to the online shop server 300 by an operation of confirming the user's order. Next, in steps 917 and 918, the online shop server 300 receives the order information from the user terminal 100, performs the order processing based on the order information, and displays the order completion page display information after the order processing is completed. Is transmitted to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 920, the user terminal 100 displays the display information of the order completion page from the online shop server 300 on the display unit (see FIG. 26), and ends this process.

<Example of screen display>
Next, each page (screen display example) in conventional online shopping will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, description of each function (for example, an erroneous input check function) provided in each page is omitted for easy understanding. First, when the user designates a predetermined URL, the top page 900 (see FIG. 19) of the online shop server 300 is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 100. Here, the top page 900 includes a “main display unit 901”, a “view cart button 902”, a “search phrase input unit 903”, a “search button 904”, and the like. The “main display unit 901” is an area for displaying various information such as search results. The “view cart button 902” is a button for referring to information on products set in the shopping cart. The “search phrase input unit 903” is an area for inputting a predetermined phrase. The “search button 904” is a button for referring to a product database based on a predetermined phrase input to the “search phrase input unit 903” and displaying a search result on the “main display unit 901”.

  Next, when a predetermined word / phrase is input to the “search word / phrase input unit 903” and the “search button 904” is pressed (clicked), a search result page 910 (see FIG. 20) is displayed. Here, the search result page 910 includes a “search result display unit 911”, a “add to cart button 912”, a “next page button 913”, a “previous page button 914”, and the like. The “search result display unit 911” is an area for displaying product information (search results) related to a predetermined word input to the “search word input unit 903”. The “Add to cart button 912” is a button for putting (setting) a product into the shopping cart. The “Add to cart button 912” is not displayed or disabled when the product cannot be sent to the user, that is, when there is no stock. The “next page button 913” is a button for displaying the next search result page. The “next page button 913” is not displayed or is invalid when the next search result page does not exist. “Previous page button 914” is a button for displaying the previous search result page. The “previous page button 914” is not displayed or is invalid when there is no previous search result page.

  When a predetermined product name 911a is selected (a product name for which a link is set is clicked), a product information page 920 (see FIG. 21) for the product is displayed. Here, the product information page 920 includes a “product information display unit 921”, a “Add to cart button 922”, an “Order button 923”, a “Previous page button 924”, and the like. The “product information display unit 921” is an area in which detailed information regarding the product is displayed. Here, when it is the first access to the online shop server 300, when the member registration is not performed, or when the login is not performed, the message “Welcome XXX ...” is not displayed. The “Add to cart button 922” is the same as the “Add to cart button 912” described above. “Order button 923” is a button for directly placing an order with one click. That is, when information necessary for order processing (for example, a user's name, merchandise shipping address, credit card number, etc.) is registered in the online shop server 300, the order processing can be easily performed. Button. The “order button 923” is not displayed or disabled when it is the first access to the online shop server 300, when the member is not registered, or when the user is not logged in ( (See FIG. 27). “Previous page button 924” is a button for returning to the page displayed before the product information page 920.

  When the product to be ordered is put in the shopping cart, the “Add to cart button 922” is pushed, and when the product put in the shopping cart is checked, the “View cart button 902” is pushed, the shopping cart information page is displayed. 930 (see FIG. 22) is displayed. Here, the shopping cart information page 930 includes a “product information list section 931”, a “proceed to checkout button 932”, a “empty cart button 933”, a “previous page button 934”, and the like. . The “product information list part 931” is an area in which product information put in the shopping cart is displayed as a list. The “proceed to checkout button 932” is a button for performing a purchase procedure for a product placed in the shopping cart. The “Empty cart button 933” is a button for clearing a product placed in the shopping cart. “Previous page button 934” is a button for returning to the page displayed before the shopping cart information page 930.

  Next, when ordering a product in the cart, when the “proceed to checkout button 932” is pressed, a shipping address registration page 940 (see FIG. 23) is displayed. Here, the shipping address registration page 940 includes a “shipping address display portion 941”, a “send to this address button 942”, a “new shipping address input portion 943”, a “send to new address button 944” and “ This includes the previous page button 945 "and the like. The “shipping address display unit 941” is an area in which address information input by the user when registering as a member of the online shop or at the previous purchase is displayed. The “send to this address button 942” is a button for setting the address displayed on the “shipping address display section 941” as the shipping address of the product. The “new shipping address input unit 943” is an area for inputting a new shipping address of the product. The “send to new address button 944” is a button for setting the address input to the “new shipping address input section 943” as the shipping address of the product.

  Next, when the shipping address of the product is specified and the “Send to this address button 942” (or “Send to new address button 944”) button is pressed, a payment method selection page 950 (see FIG. 24) is displayed. The payment method selection page 950 includes a “payment method selection / input unit 951”, a “next button 952”, a “previous page button 953”, and the like. Here, the “payment method selection / input unit 951” is a button for selecting / inputting a payment method for a product. The “payment method selection / input unit 951” displays the contents that the user has selected / input at the time of member registration of the online shop or the previous purchase. The “next advance button 952” is a button for proceeding to an “order content confirmation page 960” to be described later.

  Then, when the payment method of the product is designated and the “next button 952” is pressed, an order content confirmation page 960 (see FIG. 25) is displayed. Here, the order content confirmation page 960 includes an “order content confirmation unit 961”, an “order confirmation button 962”, a “previous page button 963”, and the like. The “order content confirmation unit 961” is an area for displaying order information. The “order confirmation button 962” is a button for confirming the order of the product with the order information displayed in the “order content confirmation unit 961”.

  Then, when confirming the order contents of the product and confirming the order, when the “order confirm button 962” is pressed, an order completion page 970 (see FIG. 26) is displayed. Here, the order completion page 970 includes a “message display unit 971”, a “top page button 972”, and the like. The “message display portion 971” is an area for displaying that the order has been completed. The “top page button 972” is a button for returning to the top page 900.

  Further, when the “order button 923” in FIG. 21 is pressed, the order is immediately made and FIG. 26 is displayed. In addition, when the page of the affiliate site which introduces (mediates) the product of the online shop server 300 is used, FIG. 22 is directly displayed from the affiliate page.

  As described above, in conventional online shopping, the user himself / herself accesses the online shop to acquire product information (inventory information, arrival information, etc.) (steps 901 to 907 in FIG. 18), and the user himself / herself An order is placed (steps 908 to 919 in FIG. 18).

  For this reason, when a user purchases an out-of-stock product or a newly released product, the user himself / herself accesses the online shop many times to obtain product information (inventory information, arrival information, etc.). It required a lot of effort and time because it was necessary to place an order.

In addition, when purchasing a popular product or the like, it is necessary to constantly monitor the product information so as not to miss the purchase, and more labor and time are required.
JP2004-192166

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in online shopping via a communication network, the user himself / herself acquires product information, and the user himself / herself does not place an order for the product. It is an object to provide an automatic ordering program that enables automatic ordering, a recording medium that records the automatic ordering program, an automatic ordering apparatus, and an automatic ordering system.

The present invention (1) is a computer program for causing a computer to execute processing for automatically ordering products on an online shop server (online shop server 300).
A specification information acquisition procedure for acquiring product specification information related to a product for which automatic order is specified by a user and acquiring automatic order condition specification information related to a predetermined condition specified by the user when the product is automatically ordered (Automatic order product designation information receiving means 203);
A designation information storage procedure (automatic order merchandise designation information storage means 204) for storing in the storage means (automatic order merchandise designation information database 107) of the computer in a form in which the merchandise designation information and the automatic order condition designation information are associated with each other. )When,
A product information request procedure (automatic product information requesting means 207) for automatically requesting the product information related to the product specification information to the online shop server (online shop server 300) based on the product specification information;
A product information acquisition procedure (automatic product information acquisition means 208) for automatically acquiring the product information from the online shop server (online shop server 300);
An automatic order condition determination procedure (automatic order condition determination means 209) for determining whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied based on the acquired product information and the automatic order condition designation information;
When it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, an automatic order information generation procedure (automatic order information generation unit 210) that automatically generates order information of the product;
An automatic order information transmitting procedure (automatic order information transmitting means 211) for automatically transmitting the order information to the online shop server (online shop server 300);
A computer program for causing the computer to execute a process including:

  When the present invention (2) determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the product information request procedure (automatic product information request means 207), the product information acquisition procedure (automatic product information acquisition means 208), and the automatic The computer program according to the invention (1), which causes the computer to execute an order condition determination procedure (automatic order condition determination means 209) automatically and periodically.

  The present invention (3) further includes an automatic notification procedure (automatic notification means 213) for automatically notifying the user that the predetermined condition is satisfied when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. The computer program of the invention (1) or (2).

  In the present invention (4), when the predetermined condition is satisfied, if the computer is a terminal on the user side, it is stored in storage means (user terminal identification information database 106) in the computer. While causing the computer to execute a procedure of automatically transmitting user terminal identification information corresponding to the online shop server (online shop server 300) to the online shop server (online shop server 300), the computer executes the user In the case of an external terminal different from the terminal on the side, the user terminal identification information is acquired by accessing the user terminal via a communication network (communication network 400), Automatic for online shop server (online shop server 300) To execute the steps of signal to the computer, which is the invention (1) any one of a computer program to (3).

  The invention (5) is the computer according to any one of the inventions (1) to (3), wherein the product information acquired from the online shop server (online shop server 300) is product information provided by the online shop. It is a program.

  The present invention (6) is a recording medium in which any one of the computer programs of the inventions (1) to (5) is stored in a computer-readable manner.

  The present invention (7) is an automatic ordering apparatus capable of automatically ordering products on the online shop server (online shop server 300), wherein the computer program of any one of the inventions (1) to (5) is installed. .

  The present invention (8) is the automatic ordering apparatus according to the invention (7), wherein the automatic ordering apparatus is a user side terminal or an external terminal different from the user side terminal.

  The present invention (9) is an online shop server in which the automatic ordering apparatus of the invention (7) or (8) and the online shop server (online shop server 300) are connected via a communication network (communication network 400). This is an automatic ordering system capable of automatically ordering products on the (online shop server 300).

<Definition of terms>
Here, the meaning of each term in the claims and the specification will be described. First, the “user terminal identification information” is a well-known “cookie”. “Product information provided by the online shop” is product information provided through a program (so-called Web service) that can acquire product information handled by the online shop, but the online shop is not limited to this. May be the product information handled by. “Automatic notification” is to notify the user automatically when a predetermined condition for placing an automatic order is satisfied, etc. The automatic notification method is e-mail, FAX, telephone, etc. Anything that can be communicated to the user is acceptable.

  According to the present invention, when a product for which an order is desired automatically satisfies a predetermined condition, it is configured to automatically process the order of the product, so that the user himself obtains product information, Since it is not necessary for the user himself to process the order, the labor and cost can be greatly reduced (the mental burden and labor are greatly reduced). In addition, it is possible to prevent omission of orders for popular items that are sold out immediately.

  Further, according to the present invention, when a product for which an order is desired automatically satisfies a predetermined condition, it is configured to automatically notify the user to that effect, so that the user receives the notification. Since the product can be ordered after (confirmation), the product can be ordered more efficiently.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the existing user terminal identification information is used for personal authentication in the automatic order processing of goods, automatic order processing can be realized with a simple configuration.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the product information provided by the online shop is used for the automatic order processing of products, the automatic order processing can be realized with a simple configuration.

  The best mode of the present invention will be described below. The following best mode is not limited to the following modes with respect to the order of each step regarding various processes, the timing of flag on / off, the names of means responsible for the processes of each step, and the like. Various interrupt processes are omitted for easy understanding.

  First, the functional configuration of the system according to the best mode will be described with reference to the functional configuration block diagram of FIG.

<System configuration>
As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to the best mode includes a user terminal 100 in which the automatic order program 200 of the present invention is installed, an online shop server 300 that sells products, a communication network 400 such as the Internet, and the like. The user terminal 100 and the online shop server 300 are connected to a communication network 400. The user terminal 100 is a terminal operated by the user, and the online shop server 300 is an apparatus managed by an online shop that sells products on the communication network 400. Details will be described below.

<User terminal>
First, the detailed configuration of the user terminal 100 will be described. The user terminal 100 includes information relating to a product for which automatic order is designated (product designation information) and designation information relating to a condition for automatically placing the product (automatic order condition designation information) {hereinafter, product designation information and automatic order An input unit 101 for inputting information including condition specification information as automatic order product specification information} and various types of information (for example, automatic order product specification information provided by an automatic order program 200 to be described later) Display means 102 for displaying a screen, a web page, etc.), an access means 103 for accessing a web site such as the online shop server 300 via the communication network 400, and a notification means for sending and receiving e-mails 104 and user terminal identification information stored in a user terminal identification information database 106 to be described later are managed. User terminal identification information management means 105 for storing, user terminal identification information database 106 for storing (registering) user terminal identification information for each domain, and automatic order products for storing automatic order product designation information And a designated information database 107.

  Here, the input unit 101 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and the user activates various programs such as an automatic order program 200 (to be described later) or accesses a Web site via the input unit 101. Specifically, the user activates the automatic order program 200 via the input unit 101 and requests the automatic order program 200 to display a screen for registering automatic order product designation information. Then, the user inputs automatic order product designation information according to the automatic order product designation information registration screen displayed on the display means 102.

  Moreover, the display means 102 is comprised by image display apparatuses, such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display device, and a plasma display, and can also contain the audio | voice output apparatus for outputting audio | voices, such as a speaker.

  The access unit 103 includes a web browser and the like. The access unit 103 accesses a website such as the online shop server 300 and displays the web page provided by the website on the display unit 102. Specifically, when the access unit 103 receives information on a Web page described in a page description language from a Web site or the like, the access unit 103 analyzes the information using a Web browser and displays the Web page on the display unit 102. Further, when accessing the website, the access means 103 transmits user terminal identification information corresponding to the domain of the website together with the access request. The user terminal identification information may be transmitted in the form of being included in the access request. Here, the Web page information is described in a page description language such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

  The notification unit 104 includes a mailer that transmits and receives e-mails. When the automatic order program 200 described later automatically performs notification, the function of the notification unit 104 is used.

  The user terminal identification information management means 105 is means for exchanging (transmission / reception etc.) of user terminal identification information between the user terminal 100 and the Web site such as the online shop server 300.

  Here, the automatic ordering product designation information database 107 is generated in the user terminal 100, for example, on a hard disk or the like when the automatic ordering program 200 is installed in the user terminal 100, and the automatic ordering program 200 relates to automatic ordering. This is a database that is referred to when processing is performed.

  The user terminal 100 is configured by an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, for example. Means (functions) included in a general information processing apparatus are not illustrated, but are provided. To do.

<User terminal identification information database>
Next, the user terminal identification information database 106 will be described with reference to FIG. The user terminal identification information database 106 is a database for storing (registering) user terminal identification information transmitted from the website when the website such as the online shop server 300 is accessed. It consists of items such as “user terminal identifier” and “last logon date”. The “address” is an address of a Web site that transmits user terminal identification information. The “user terminal identifier” is an identifier for the online shop server 300 to identify the user terminal 100 (user), and is used when performing personal authentication. The personal authentication process will be described later.

  Next, display of the first line of the user terminal identification information database 106 will be described. Usage transmitted from a site (online shop server 300) whose address is “http://www.xxx.co.jp” The user terminal identifier is “01234456789” and the previous logon date is “February 10, 2006 09:30:30”.

<Automatic order product specification information database>
Here, the automatic order product designation information database 107 will be described with reference to FIG. The automatic order product specification information database 107 is a database for storing automatic order product specification information (product specification information, automatic order condition specification information) from the user and the state of the product (for example, ordered). Product designation information “product number”, “product name”, automatic order condition designation information “monitoring interval”, “predetermined condition”, “automatic order flag”, “automatic notification flag”, “email address”, product This item is composed of items such as “previous monitoring time”, “condition satisfaction”, “ordered”, and “notified”. The “product number” is a product identification number in the online shop server 300. The “monitoring interval” is an interval for automatically requesting (acquiring) product information related to product designation information from the online shop server 300, and the interval is designated from the online shop server 300 for reasons such as preventing concentration of access. Set in cases. The setting may be made in consideration of the load on the computer on which the automatic ordering program 200 of the present invention is installed. The “predetermined condition” is a condition when the automatic order program 200 automatically orders the product. The “automatic order flag” is a flag indicating whether or not the user is set to automatically order the product when the “predetermined condition” is satisfied. The “automatic notification flag” is a flag indicating whether or not the user is set to automatically notify that the “predetermined condition” is satisfied when the “predetermined condition” is satisfied. The “condition satisfaction” is a flag indicating whether or not the “predetermined condition” is satisfied. “Notified” is a flag indicating whether or not an automatic notification has been made to the mobile terminal or the like owned by the user, which is set in the “mail address”. “Ordered” is a flag indicating whether or not the product has been automatically ordered.

  Next, the first line of the automatic order product designation information database 107 will be described. The product number “1111111111” and the product name “AAAAA” are set to request (acquire) the online shop server 300 every “60 seconds” and set to place an automatic order. It is set so that automatic notification is not performed, and the predetermined condition for automatic ordering is set when the product is ready to be shipped within 24 hours. At 13:10:30, the predetermined condition is satisfied. As a result, no automatic order has been placed. That is, in the setting of the first line, an automatic order is set immediately when a predetermined condition of the product is satisfied (the automatic order flag is on and the automatic notification flag is off). For example, the user can prevent omissions in product orders by performing this setting for popular products that are sold out immediately after release.

  Next, the second line will be described. Set the product number “222222222” and the product name “BBBBB” to be requested (acquired) from the online shop server 300 every “120 seconds” and set not to place an automatic order. The automatic notification is set to be set when the price of the product is 3,500 yen or less as a predetermined condition for automatic ordering. At 13:10:00, the predetermined condition is set as follows. As a result of not being satisfied, a state where automatic notification is not made is shown. That is, the setting on the second line is set so as to be notified once when the predetermined condition of the product is satisfied (the automatic order flag is off and the automatic notification flag is on). Since the user can determine whether or not to order the product after receiving the notification, it is possible to place a reliable product order without waste.

<Automatic ordering program>
The detailed configuration of the automatic order program 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 again. The automatic ordering program 200 includes an automatic ordering product designation information registration screen display request receiving unit 201 for receiving a request for displaying a screen for registering automatic ordering product designation information from the user terminal 100, and automatic ordering to the user terminal 100. Automatic order product designation information registration screen display information transmission means 202 for sending display information of the product designation information registration screen, and automatic order product designation information reception means for receiving automatic order product designation information from the user terminal 100 203, automatic order product designation information management means 204 for managing automatic order product designation information, automatic access means 205 for automatically accessing the online shop server 300, and automatic order product designation information database 107 Based on automatic order product designation information (monitoring interval, previous monitoring time) and time measuring means 214 described later Automatic product information request timing determination means 206 for determining whether or not the timing for automatically requesting product information related to the automatic order product specification information has been reached, and the online shop server 300 when it is determined that the timing has been reached Automatic product information request means 207 for automatically requesting the product information, automatic product information acquisition means 208 for automatically acquiring the product information from the online shop server 300, the product information and the Based on the automatic order condition specification information related to the product information, it is determined that the automatic order condition determining means 209 for determining whether or not the predetermined condition for automatic ordering is satisfied, and the predetermined condition is satisfied. Automatic order information generating means 210 for automatically generating order information related to the product information, Based on the automatic order information transmission means 211 for automatically transmitting information to the online shop server 300 and the automatic order condition designation information related to the product information and the product information, whether or not a predetermined condition for automatic notification is satisfied To the user (for example, a portable terminal owned by the user) that the predetermined condition is satisfied when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. An automatic notification means 213 for automatic notification and a time measuring means 214 capable of measuring time are provided.

  Here, “manage automatic order product designation information” means that the automatic order product designation information received by the automatic order product designation information receiving unit 203 is stored in the automatic order product designation information database 107 of the user terminal 100. is there.

  The “predetermined condition for automatic ordering” (“predetermined condition for automatic notification”) is based on the product information acquired from the online shop server 300 and the automatic order condition designation information related to the product information. This is a case where the device itself satisfies the predetermined condition and the user is set to automatically order the product (automatic notification).

  Further, the automatic access unit 205 uses the function (Web browser function) of the access unit 103 included in the user terminal 100 (computer) that executes the automatic order program 200 of the present invention to the online shop server 300. Although it is configured to perform automatic access, when the user terminal 100 does not have the function of the access unit 103, the automatic access unit 205 may be configured to have the function of a Web browser. .

  Further, the automatic notification means 213 uses the function (mailer function) of the notification means 104 provided in the user terminal 100 (computer) that executes the automatic order program 200 of the present invention, so that the user (for example, use) Mobile terminal owned by the user) is automatically notified, but if the user terminal 100 does not have the function of the notification means 104, the automatic notification means 213 You may comprise so that a function may be provided.

<Online shop server>
The detailed configuration of the online shop server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 again. The online shop server 300 refers to (searches) a product information request receiving unit 301 for receiving a request for product information from the automatic order program 200 and a product information database 309 described later based on the request for the product information. From the product information acquisition unit 302 for acquiring the product information related to the request, the product information transmission unit 303 for transmitting the product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit 302 to the automatic order program 200, and the automatic order program 200 Order information receiving means 304 for receiving order information to be transmitted, order control means 305 for controlling all of the order processing, and access from users (user terminal 100, automatic order program 200, etc.) A personal authentication execution means 306 for performing personal authentication processing and a user (user terminal 10 Web page information generating means 307 for generating Web page information based on the access request from the automatic ordering program 200 and the like and user terminal identification information, and the generated Web page information as the access source (user terminal 100 Web page information transmission means 308 for transmission to the automatic order program 300, etc., and product information (including products such as unreleased items and out-of-stock items) related to the products handled by the online shop server 300 are stored (registered) A product information database 309 for storing information and a customer information database 310 for storing (registering) customer information of the online shop server 300.

<Product information database>
Next, the product information database 309 will be described with reference to FIG. The product information database 309 includes items such as “product number”, “product name”, “price”, and “shippable time”. The “product number” is a product identification number in the online shop server 300.

  Here, the first and second lines of the product information database 309 will be described. First, it is shown that the product with the product number “1111111111” has the product name “AAAAA”, the price of the product is “10,000 yen”, and the available shipping time is “out of stock”. ing. Next, the product with the product number “222222222222” has the product name “BBBBBB”, the price of the product is “4,000 yen”, and the shipping time is “2 to 3 days”. It is shown.

<Customer information database>
Next, the customer information database 310 will be described with reference to FIG. The customer information database 310 is a database for storing user information registered as a member in the online shop server 300, and “user terminal identifier”, “customer identifier”, “password”, “name”, “address”. , “Telephone number”, “payment method”, “card number”, “holder” and “expiration date”. The “user terminal identifier” is an identifier for identifying the user terminal 100 (user). “Customer identifier” and “password” are information set at the time of member registration of the online shop server 300, and are information for identifying a user (customer). “Name” to “expiration date” are information necessary when ordering a product, and information set at the time of member registration of the online shop server 300 or the previous order is stored.

  Here, the first line of the customer information database 310 will be described. The user terminal identifier is “01234456789”, the customer identifier is “1122334455”, the password is “1234”, the name is “Taro Tokkyo”, and the information necessary for ordering the product is shown below. Has been. That is, the online shop server 300 identifies the customer only with the user terminal identification information (user terminal identifier) by associating and storing the user terminal identifier, customer identifier, and password included in the user terminal identification information. As a result, personal authentication can be performed by transmitting and receiving user terminal identification information (user terminal identifier).

  Here, the personal authentication process in the best mode will be described with reference to FIGS. First, “Taro Taro” uses the user terminal 100 having the user terminal identification information database 106 shown in FIG. 2 and the address is “http://www.xxx.co.jp”. A certain online shop server 300 is accessed. Next, the online shop server 300 refers to the customer information database 310 shown in FIG. 5 based on the user terminal identifier (01234456789) transmitted (included in the access request) together with the access request, and A customer for which “01234456789” is set as the user terminal identifier is searched. Then, the online shop server 300 recognizes that the customer identifier of the customer for whom “012345789” is set as the user terminal identifier is “1122334455”, that is, that the access request is from “Taro Tokkyo”. In this way, personal authentication is performed.

  As described above, by performing personal authentication using the user terminal identification information (user terminal identifier), it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the “customer identifier” and “password” each time. When the user terminal identification information (user terminal identifier) does not exist in the user terminal 100 (user terminal identification information database 106), the online shop server 300 uses “customer identifier” or “password”. Personal authentication.

<Outline of processing in the best mode>
Next, the outline of this process will be described with reference to the sequence chart of FIG. First, in step 101, the user terminal 100 requests display information of the automatic order product designation information registration screen from the automatic order program 200 via the input means 101 (by user operation). Next, in step 102, the automatic order product designation information registration screen display request receiving means 201 receives the display information request for the automatic order product designation information registration screen from the user terminal 100, and displays the automatic order product designation information registration screen display. The information transmission unit 202 transmits display information of the automatic order product designation information registration screen to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 103, the user terminal 100 receives the display information of the automatic order product designation information registration screen from the automatic order program 200 and displays the automatic order product designation information registration screen on the display means 102. Next, in step 104, the user inputs automatic order product designation information via the input unit 101 in accordance with the automatic order product designation information registration screen displayed on the display unit 102. Next, in step 105, the user terminal 100 transmits the automatic order product designation information to the automatic order program 200 by the user's operation (operation for confirming registration of the automatic order product designation information). Next, in step 106, the automatic order product designation information receiving unit 203 receives the automatic order product designation information from the user terminal 100, and the automatic order product designation information management unit 204 uses the automatic order product designation information. Stored (registered) in the automatic order product designation information database 107 of the customer terminal 100. Next, in step 107, the automatic product information request unit 207 automatically requests the online shop server 300 for product information related to the automatically ordered product designation information. Next, in step 108, the merchandise information request receiving means 301 receives the merchandise information request from the automatic order program 200, and the merchandise information acquiring means 302 refers to the merchandise information database 309 based on the merchandise information request ( Search) to obtain product information related to the request. Next, in step 109, the product information transmission unit 303 transmits the acquired product information to the automatic order program 200. Next, the automatic product information acquisition unit 208 acquires (receives) product information from the online shop server 300, and the automatic order condition determination unit 209 refers to the automatic order product specification information database 107 based on the acquired product information. Then, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition for automatic ordering is satisfied. When it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the automatic notification condition determination unit 212 determines whether the predetermined condition for automatic notification is satisfied. If it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the automatic notification unit 213 uses the function (mailer function) of the notification unit 104 included in the user terminal 100 in step 110 to obtain a user (user). Automatic notification to portable terminals etc.). Next, in step 111, the automatic access means 205 requests the user terminal 100 for user terminal identification information corresponding to the domain of the online shop server 300. Next, in step 112 and step 113, the user terminal identification information management means 105 receives a request for user terminal identification information from the automatic ordering program 200, and refers to the user terminal identification information database 106 based on the request. Then, the user terminal identification information corresponding to the domain of the online shop server 300 is acquired, and the user terminal identification information is transmitted to the automatic order program 200. Next, in step 114, the automatic access means 205 receives (acquires) the user terminal identification information from the user terminal 100, and at the same time, obtains the function of the access means 103 possessed by the user terminal 100 (Web browser function). The online shop server 300 is accessed in a form including the user terminal identification information in the access request (requesting display information on the product information page). Next, in step 115, the personal authentication execution means 306 refers to (searches) the customer information database 310 based on the user terminal identification information included in the access request from the automatic order program 200, and executes personal authentication processing. . Then, the personal authentication execution unit 306 updates the user terminal identification information (for example, the expiration date of the user terminal identification information or the previous logon date and time to the online shop server 300). The means 307 generates a Web page based on the access request from the automatic order program 200 and the user terminal identification information. Note that, by generating a Web page based on the user terminal identification information, it is possible to generate a Web page corresponding to each individual such as “Welcome XXX”. Next, in step 117, the Web page information transmission unit 308 transmits the generated Web page display information and the updated user terminal identification information to the automatic order program 200. Next, in step 118, the automatic access means 205 receives the product information page display information and the user terminal identification information from the online shop server 300 and transmits the user terminal identification information to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 119, the user terminal identification information management means 105 receives the user terminal identification information from the automatic ordering program 200 and stores the user terminal identification information in the user terminal identification information database 106 ( sign up. The exchange (transmission / reception) of the user terminal identification information in steps 111 to 119 may be performed every time the online shop server 300 is accessed or only during a specific access. Next, in step 120, the automatic order information generation unit 210 automatically generates order information related to the automatic order product designation information, and the automatic order information transmission unit 211 transmits the order information to the online shop server 300. . Next, in step 121, the order information receiving unit 304 receives the order information from the automatic order program 200, and the order control unit 305 receives the order information and the personal authentication process (obtained at the time of personal authentication in step 115). Order processing is executed based on the customer information). As an order processing execution method, when the automatic order information transmitting means 211 transmits the order information, it also transmits the user terminal identification information together, and based on the order information and the user terminal identification information. Order processing may be executed. After completion of the order processing, in step 122, the Web page information generation unit 307 generates an order completion page, and the Web page information transmission unit 308 transmits the order completion page to the automatic order program 200, and this processing is performed. Exit.

  Note that the processing in steps 114 to 122 described above is an automated operation of the user (displaying the product information page 920 in FIG. 21 and pressing the “Order button 923”) in conventional online shopping. is there. Specifically, the automatic ordering program 200 performs a process of internally opening a product information page 920 (see FIG. 21) and pressing an “order button 923” internally. The automatic order program 200 (automatic access means 205) requests display information of the product information page in step 114, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the order information can be transmitted to the online shop server 300. (In this best mode, the state in which the product information page 920 in FIG. 21 is open is a state in which order information can be transmitted).

<Automatic order product designation information registration process in automatic order program>
Next, the processing of SA in FIG. 6 (step 106 in FIG. 6) will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step 201, the automatic order product designation information receiving means 203 receives automatic order product designation information (product number, product name, monitoring interval, whether to place an automatic order, whether to automatically notify from the user terminal 100, It is determined whether or not a predetermined condition, e-mail address, etc. has been received. In the case of Yes in step 201, in step 202, the automatic order product designation information management means 204 sets automatic order product designation information (product number, product name, monitoring interval) in the automatic order product designation information database 107 (new registration or Update. Next, in step 203, the automatic ordering product designation information management means 204 refers to the automatic ordering product designation information (whether automatic notification is made) and determines whether to make automatic notification. In the case of Yes in step 203, in step 204 and step 205, the automatic ordering product designation information management means 204 is in the automatic ordering product designation information database 107 based on the automatic ordering product designation information (whether or not to notify automatically, email address). The automatic notification flag is turned on and the mail address is set, and the process proceeds to the next process (step 207). On the other hand, in the case of No in step 203, in step 206, the automatic ordering product designation information management unit 204 turns off the automatic notification flag in the automatic ordering product designation information database 107, and proceeds to the next processing (step 207). In step 207, the automatic ordering product designation information management unit 204 refers to the automatic ordering product designation information (whether to place an automatic order) and determines whether to place an automatic order. In the case of Yes in step 207, the automatic order product designation information management means 204 turns on the automatic order flag in the automatic order product designation information database 107 in step 208, and proceeds to the next processing. On the other hand, in the case of No in step 207, in step 209, the automatic ordering product designation information management unit 204 turns off the automatic order flag in the automatic ordering product designation information database 107 and ends this processing. Note that this processing is also ended in the case of No in step 201.

<Processing related to automatic ordering in the automatic ordering program>
Next, the processing of SB in FIG. 6 (step 107 to step 122 in FIG. 6) will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, in step 301, the automatic product information request timing determination unit 206 refers to the automatic order product designation information database 107 {automatic order condition designation information (monitoring interval, previous monitoring time)} based on the time measuring unit 214, and automatically orders the product. It is determined whether there is a product that has reached the timing for automatically acquiring the product information related to the specified information. Specifically, it is determined whether or not “current time ≧ previous monitoring time + monitoring interval”. In the case of Yes in step 301, in step 302, the automatic product information requesting unit 207 requests the online shop server 300 for product information related to the product that has reached the automatic acquisition timing. In step 303, the automatic product information acquisition unit 208 determines whether or not the product information is received (acquired) from the online shop server 300. In the case of Yes in step 303, in step 304, the automatic order condition determination means 209 determines the automatic order commodity designation information database 107 (automatic order condition designation information related to the commodity) based on the commodity information (price, shipping time, etc.). To determine whether or not a predetermined condition for automatic ordering is satisfied. In the case of Yes in step 304, in step 305, the automatic order product designation information management unit 204 sets “Yes” in the predetermined condition satisfaction column of the record related to the product in the automatic order product designation information database 107. Next, in step 306, the automatic notification condition determination means 212 refers to the automatic order product designation information database 107, and whether or not a predetermined condition for automatic notification is satisfied, that is, the automatic notification flag is on. It is determined whether or not. In the case of Yes in step 306, in step 307, the automatic notification condition determination means 212 refers to the automatic order product designation information database 107 and determines whether or not the notified column is “No”, that is, automatically to the user. It is determined whether or not notification has been made. Here, the reason for performing the determination in step 307 is to prevent duplication of automatic notification processing to the user in the product. In the case of Yes in step 307, in step 308, the automatic notification means 213 refers to the automatic order product designation information database 107 ("mail address field") and informs the user (such as a portable terminal owned by the user). Perform automatic notification. Next, in step 309, the automatic order product designation information management unit 204 sets “Yes” in the notified column of the automatic order product designation information database 107. Next, in step 310, the automatic order condition determination means 209 refers to the automatic order product designation information database 107, and whether or not a predetermined condition for automatic ordering is satisfied, that is, the automatic order flag is on. It is determined whether or not. In the case of Yes in step 310, in step 311, the automatic order condition determination means 209 refers to the automatic order product designation information database 107, and whether or not the ordered column is “No”, that is, the automatic order of the product has already been obtained. Determine whether an order has been made. Here, the reason for performing the determination in step 311 is to prevent duplication of “automatic order processing for the product”. If YES in step 311, in step 312, the automatic access unit 205 requests the user terminal 100 for user terminal identification information corresponding to the domain of the online shop server 300. In step 313, the automatic access unit 205 determines whether user terminal identification information has been received from the user terminal 100. In the case of Yes in step 313, in step 314, the automatic access unit 205 requests the online shop server 300 for display information on the product information page using the function of the access unit 103 included in the user terminal 100. At this time, the user terminal identification information is also transmitted (in a form included in the request). Next, in step 315, the automatic access unit 205 determines whether or not the display information of the product information page and the (updated) user terminal identification information are received from the online shop server 300. In the case of step 315 Yes, in step 316, the automatic access unit 205 transmits the user terminal identification information to the user terminal 100. Next, in step 317, the automatic order information generation unit 210 automatically generates order information related to the product. In step 318, the automatic order information transmitting unit 211 automatically transmits the generated order information to the online shop server 300. Next, in step 319, the automatic access unit 205 determines whether display information for the order completion page has been received from the online shop server 300. In the case of Yes in step 319, in step 320, the automatic ordering product designation information management means 204 sets “Yes” in the ordered column of the automatic ordering product designation information database 107, and ends this processing (proceeds to step 301). And repeat this process).

<Product information acquisition processing of online shop server>
Next, the processing of SC in FIG. 6 (step 107 to step 109 in FIG. 6) will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, in step 401, the product information request receiving unit 301 determines whether a product information request is received from the automatic order program 200. In the case of Yes in step 401, in step 402, the merchandise information acquisition unit 302 refers to (searches) the merchandise information database 309 based on the merchandise information request (for example, merchandise number), and the merchandise information ( Price, shipping time, etc.). In step 403, the merchandise information transmitting unit 303 transmits the acquired merchandise information to the automatic ordering program 200, and the process ends. Note that this processing is also ended in the case of No in step 401.

<Online shop order processing>
Next, the processing of SD (step 120 to step 122 in FIG. 6) in FIG. 6 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, in step 501, the order information receiving unit 304 determines whether order information (product number, product name, quantity, etc.) has been received from the automatic order program 200. In the case of Yes in step 501, in step 502, the personal authentication execution means 306 refers to the customer information database 310 based on the order information and the personal authentication processing in step 115 (see FIG. 6), and acquires customer information. As a method for acquiring customer information, a method of receiving order information and user terminal identification information from the automatic ordering program 200, referring to the customer information database 310 based on the user terminal identification information, and acquiring customer information. May be taken. Next, in step 503, the order control means 305 performs order processing based on the customer information (shipping destination, payment method, etc.) and order information (product number, product name, quantity, etc.). In step 504, the Web page information generation unit 307 generates an order completion page, and the Web page information transmission unit 308 transmits display information of the generated order completion page to the automatic order program 200, and performs this process. finish. Note that this processing is also ended in the case of No in step 501.

<Action>
Next, the operation in the best mode will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the processing of VA (step 103 to step 104) in FIG. 6 will be described in detail with reference to the screen display examples of FIGS.

  First, when the user activates the automatic order program 200 using the user terminal 100 (via the input unit 101), a main screen 700 (see FIG. 11) is displayed on the display unit 102 of the user terminal 100. . Here, the main screen 700 includes “automatic order product designation information registered product list display unit 701”, “product registration button 702”, “product change button 703”, “product delete button 704”, and “product page open button”. 705 ". The “automatic order product designation information registered product list display unit 701” is an area for displaying automatic order product designation information. “Product registration button 702” is a button for the user to register automatic order product designation information. The “product change button 703” is a button for changing the automatic order product designation information registered in the automatic order program 200 (automatic order product designation information database 107). The “product deletion button 704” is a button for deleting the automatic order product designation information registered in the automatic order program 200. The “open product page button 705” is a button for opening the product information page of the online shop server 300 related to the automatic order product designation information registered in the automatic order program 200.

  When a product is newly registered (added), when the “product registration button 702” is pressed (clicked), an automatic order product designation information registration screen 710 (FIG. 12) is displayed. Here, the automatic order product designation information registration screen 710 includes an “auto order product designation information input unit 711”, an “OK button 712”, and a “cancel button 713”. The “automatic order product designation information input unit 711” is an area for the user to input automatic order product designation information. The “OK button 712” is a button for confirming information input to the automatic order product designation information input unit 711. The “cancel button 713” is a button for canceling information input to the automatic order product designation information input unit 711.

  Then, when automatic order product designation information is input according to the automatic order product designation information registration screen 710 and the “OK button 712” is pressed, the automatic order product designation information is obtained via the automatic order program 200. Registered in the database 107.

  In addition, when correcting the information of the products already registered in the automatic order program 200, when the “product change button 703” is pressed, an automatic order product designation information change screen 720 (see FIG. 12) is displayed. Note that the configuration of the automatic order product designation information change screen 720 is the same as the configuration of the automatic order product designation information registration screen 710, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Here, when the information to be changed is input and the “OK button 722” is pressed, the information is registered in the automatic order product designation information database 107 via the automatic order program 200.

  Then, when deleting the information of the product already registered in the automatic order program 200, the “product deletion button” is displayed in the state where the product displayed on the “automatic order product designation information registered product list display unit 701” is selected. When “704” is pressed, the automatic order product designation information related to the product is deleted from the automatic order product designation information database 107 via the automatic order program 200. Further, when checking the product page of the online shop server 300 related to the automatic order product designation information registered in the automatic order product designation information database 107, it is displayed on the “automatic order product designation information registered product list display unit 701”. When the “open product page button 705” is pressed with the selected product being selected, the automatic ordering program 200 accesses the online shop server 300 and displays the product information page on the display means 102 of the user terminal 100. (See FIG. 21).

  Next, the operation of the system of the best mode will be described in time series with reference to FIGS. 14 (a) to 14 (c) and FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (c). First, at 13:10:30, the product with the product number “11111111111” is out of stock, so no automatic order has been made, and the product with the product number “2222222222” is 4,000 yen. Automatic notification is not made {see FIG. 14 (a), FIG. 15 (a)}. Next, at 13:11:30, since the product monitoring interval of the product number “1111111111” has been reached, the automatic ordering program 200 acquires the product information from the online shop server 300. Since the time when the product can be shipped is “shipped within 24 hours”, the automatic ordering program 200 automatically orders the product {FIGS. 14 (b) and 15 (b)}. Next, since the product monitoring interval of the product number “222222222” has been reached at 13:12:00, the automatic ordering program 200 acquires information on the product from the online shop server 300. Since the price of the product is “3,500 yen or less”, the automatic ordering program 200 automatically notifies the address “aa@bb.ne.jp” that the predetermined condition of the product is satisfied. {FIG. 14 (c), FIG. 15 (c)}.

  According to this best mode, when a product for which an order is desired automatically satisfies a predetermined condition, it is configured to automatically process the order of the product, so that the user himself obtains product information. Since the user does not need to process the order, the labor and cost can be greatly reduced (the mental burden and labor are greatly reduced). In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent omission of orders for popular products that are sold out immediately.

  Furthermore, according to the best mode, when a product for which an order is desired automatically satisfies a predetermined condition, the user is automatically notified to that effect. Since product ordering can be performed after receiving (confirmation), there is an effect that product ordering can be performed more efficiently.

  Further, according to the best mode, since the existing user terminal identification information is used for the personal authentication of the automatic order processing of goods, the automatic order processing can be realized with a simple configuration. There is an effect.

  Furthermore, according to the best mode, since the product information provided by the online shop is used for the automatic order processing of the product, the automatic order processing can be realized with a simple configuration. .

  The best mode described above shows a configuration in which one user terminal and one online shop server are connected to the communication network, but a plurality of devices may be connected to the communication network.

  Furthermore, the best mode described above shows a configuration in which an automatic order program is installed in a user terminal used by a user. However, an automatic order program is installed in an external terminal that is not directly used by the user, The terminal may be configured to execute automatic order processing.

  Further, in the best mode described above, the automatic order program is configured to execute automatic order processing for one online shop server. However, the automatic order program performs automatic order processing for a plurality of online shop servers. It may be configured to execute. In that case, as shown in FIG. 16, by adding the address of the online shop server to the item of the automatic order product designation information database of FIG. 3, the automatic order processing is executed for a plurality of online shop servers. It becomes possible to do.

  Furthermore, although the best mode described above is configured to execute automatic order processing using the user terminal identification information stored in the user terminal, the user terminal identification information exists in the user terminal. If not, information corresponding to the user terminal identification information may be set in advance in the automatic order program, and automatic order processing may be executed using the information.

  Further, in the best mode described above, when the product information provider of the online shop provides the automatic order program, the identification number of the product information provider is also matched when the automatic order program transmits the order information to the online shop server. The product information provider may obtain a sales promotion information usage fee from an online shop.

FIG. 1 is a functional configuration block diagram of a system according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an example of a user terminal identification information database included in the user terminal according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an example of the automatic order product designation information database that the user terminal according to the best mode of the present invention has. FIG. 4 is an example of a product information database included in the online shop server according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an example of a customer information database included in the online shop server according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sequence chart showing a processing outline of the system according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the automatic order product designation information registration process in the automatic order program according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of automatic order processing in the automatic order program according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the merchandise information acquisition process in the online shop server according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of order processing in the online shop server according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal showing the operation according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 12 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal showing the operation according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal, showing the operation according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an example of a user terminal identification information database included in the user terminal, showing the operation according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 15 is an example of a product information database that the online shop server has, which shows the operation according to the best mode of the present invention. FIG. 16 is an example of a user terminal identification information database included in the user terminal. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a system configuration in conventional online shopping. FIG. 18 is a sequence chart showing an outline of processing in conventional online shopping. FIG. 19 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 20 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 21 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 22 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 23 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 24 is a screen example displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 25 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 26 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping. FIG. 27 is an example of a screen displayed on the display means of the user terminal in the conventional online shopping.

Explanation of symbols

107 Automatic Order Product Specification Information Database 203 Automatic Order Product Specification Information Receiving Unit 204 Automatic Order Product Specification Information Storage Unit 207 Automatic Product Information Requesting Unit 208 Automatic Product Information Acquisition Unit 209 Automatic Order Condition Determination Unit 210 Automatic Order Information Generation Unit 211 Automatic Order Information transmission means 213 Automatic notification means 300 Online shop server 400 Communication network

Claims (9)

A computer program for causing a computer to execute processing for automatically ordering products on an online shop server,
A specification information acquisition procedure for acquiring product specification information related to a product for which automatic order is specified by a user and acquiring automatic order condition specification information related to a predetermined condition specified by the user when the product is automatically ordered When,
A designation information storage procedure for storing the product designation information and the automatic order condition designation information in the storage means of the computer in a corresponding form;
A product information request procedure for automatically requesting product information related to the product designation information to the online shop server based on the product designation information;
Product information acquisition procedure for automatically acquiring the product information from the online shop server;
Based on the acquired product information and the automatic order condition designation information, an automatic order condition determination procedure for determining whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied;
When it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, an automatic order information generation procedure for automatically generating order information of the product,
An automatic order information transmission procedure for automatically transmitting the order information to the online shop server;
A computer program for causing the computer to execute a process including:   2. The computer according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the product information request procedure, the product information acquisition procedure, and the automatic order condition determination procedure are automatically and periodically executed by the computer. program.   The computer program according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic notification procedure for automatically notifying the user that the predetermined condition is satisfied when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied.   When the predetermined condition is satisfied, if the computer is a terminal on the user side, user terminal identification information corresponding to the online shop server stored in the storage means in the computer is stored in the online shop. While causing the computer to execute an automatic transmission procedure to a server, when the computer is an external terminal different from the user terminal, the user terminal is accessed via a communication network. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which causes the computer to execute a procedure of automatically transmitting the acquired information to the online shop server after acquiring the identification information.   The computer program according to claim 1, wherein the product information acquired from the online shop server is product information provided by the online shop.   The recording medium which stored the computer program as described in any one of Claims 1-5 so that a computer could read.   An automatic ordering apparatus capable of automatically ordering products on an online shop server, wherein the computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is installed.   The automatic ordering apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the automatic ordering apparatus is a user-side terminal or an external terminal different from the user-side terminal. 9. An automatic ordering system capable of automatically ordering products on an online shop server, wherein the automatic ordering apparatus according to claim 7 and the online shop server are connected via a communication network.

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