JP2015038676A - Article sales system, article sales device and article sales method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To bring a benefit to a shop too, even when a user looks an article at the shop and selects a purchase object but purchases the article online.SOLUTION: A user terminal device 3 transmits, to an article sales device 1, a subject's photographing image of the article photographed at the shop and photographing position information indicating a position where the device is when photographing the image. The article sales device 1 stores, in association with each other, a shop ID and shop position information, information for matching which is an image for article search and an article ID, and the article ID and an article price, identifies the information for matching corresponding to the received photographing image, and reads the article ID associated with the identified information for matching. The article sales device 1 then calculates an amount to be paid on the basis of the price stored in association with the read article ID, and performs settlement processing for the user. The article sales device 1 moreover calculates a revenue share to the shop having the shop ID stored in association with the shop position information corresponding to the photographing position information on the basis of the amount to be paid.

Description

  The present invention relates to a product sales system, a product sales apparatus, and a product sales method.

  In recent years, there are increasing opportunities for users to purchase products using online shopping or the like. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which a user searches for an electronic book with a terminal and then connects to a network to perform a purchase procedure. On the other hand, Patent Document 2 describes a technique in which a user decides a book to be purchased while viewing a display on a display installed in a bookstore, and selects and purchases the book as a printed book or an electronic book.

JP 2011-253416 A JP 2012-208590 A

  Even when merchandise sales are performed by EC (electronic commerce) as in online shopping, it is effective to conduct the promotion on a real medium such as a poster. In particular, since users who are interested in merchandise visit the store, it is expected that the promotion will be more effective if the store is promoted. However, if the user who viewed the poster decides the purchase target by looking at the actual product at the store and makes a purchase through online shopping, it will be profit for the operator of the online shopping site. There was almost no profit. For this reason, it was difficult to secure a store that cooperated with the promotion.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and even when the user selects a purchase target while viewing the product in the store and the product purchase is performed through online shopping, the store can also be profitable. A product sales system, a product sales apparatus, and a product sales method are provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention is a merchandise sales system including a user terminal device and a merchandise sales device, wherein the user terminal device shoots a subject related to a product and captures a captured image. A shooting unit to be generated, a position information acquisition unit that acquires shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting, and the shot image generated by the shooting unit or data obtained based on the shot image A processing unit that transmits the shooting information and the shooting position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the product sales device, the product sales device including store specifying information for specifying a store and the store information A store information storage unit that stores store location information indicating a location in association with each other and stores matching information that is product search data and product specifying information that specifies a product in association with each other. A product information storage unit that stores the product identification information and the price of the product in association with each other, a reception unit that receives the shooting information and the shooting position information from the terminal device of the user, and a product information storage unit. The matching information corresponding to the shooting information received by the receiving unit is specified from the stored matching information, and the product specifying information associated with the specified matching information is stored in the product information storage. A payment unit that calculates a billing amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read by the search unit, and a payment process for the user Position information corresponding to the shooting position information received by the receiving unit from the store position information stored in the store information storage unit The payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the specified store location information is calculated based on the billed amount calculated by the settlement unit And a revenue share calculating unit.

  One aspect of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, wherein the product information storage unit further stores product information indicating information about the product in association with the product specifying information, and The terminal device further includes a display unit that displays the product information received from the product sales device, and the product sales device is associated with the product identification information read by the search unit in the product information storage unit. A product information notification unit that reads out the stored product information and transmits it to the user's terminal device, and receives a purchase request from the user's terminal device corresponding to the product information notified by the product information notification unit. A purchase request receiving unit, wherein the processing unit transmits a purchase request to a merchandise sales apparatus according to a user input, and the payment unit is configured such that the purchase request receiving unit When a receipt request is received, a billing amount is calculated based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read out by the search unit, and a settlement process for the user is performed. It is characterized by that.

  One aspect of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, wherein the product information notification unit is stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product specifying information read by the search unit. The product information and other product information determined to be related based on the product information are distributed to the terminal device of the user, and the purchase request receiving unit is notified by the product information notification unit. And a purchase request for the product selected by the user from among the products corresponding to each of the other product information is received from the terminal device of the user, and the payment unit receives the purchase request received by the purchase request receiving unit. A billing amount is calculated based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product specifying information of the product to be displayed, and a settlement process for the user is performed. To.

  One aspect of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, wherein the product information notification unit is stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product specifying information read by the search unit. From among the product information and other product information determined to be related based on the product information, product information matching a predetermined condition is selected and distributed to the terminal device of the user, To do.

  Moreover, one aspect of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, in which the product information storage unit further stores the inventory information of the product, and the product information notification unit is connected to the user terminal device. When the stock information stored in the product information storage unit indicates that there is no stock for the product corresponding to the product information to be delivered, the product information that is out of stock is not delivered to the terminal device of the user, or there is no stock It is characterized by adding information indicating that the information is distributed to the terminal device of the user.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, wherein the shooting information and the matching information are images of a part of the appearance of the product in the store.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, in which the product specified by the product specifying information is electronic content, and the product sales apparatus is used for a payment process in the payment unit. The electronic apparatus further includes a distribution unit that distributes the electronic content specified by the product specifying information to the terminal device of the user.

  One aspect of the present invention is the product sales system described above, wherein the shooting information and the matching information are images of a book cover, and the electronic content is an electronic book. To do.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the above-described product sales system, wherein the product specified by the product specifying information is an article.

  Moreover, 1 aspect of this invention is the goods sales system mentioned above, Comprising: The said goods sales apparatus is further provided with the user privilege provision part which provides a privilege to the said user who became the object of the payment process in the said payment part, It is characterized by that.

  One embodiment of the present invention is the commodity sales system described above, wherein the processing unit executes all or a part of the functions of the search unit and the revenue share calculation unit.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, a store information storage unit that stores store specifying information that specifies a store and store position information that indicates the position of the store in association with each other, matching information that is data for searching for a product, and a product The product specifying information for specifying the product and the product information storage unit for storing the product specifying information and the price of the product in association with each other, and the photographed image of the subject relating to the product or the photographed image from the user terminal device. Among the matching information stored in the product information storage unit, a receiving unit that receives shooting information that is data obtained based on the shooting information and shooting position information that indicates the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting. From the above, the information for matching corresponding to the photographing information received by the receiving unit is specified, and the product specifying information associated with the specified information for matching is specified. A billing amount calculated based on the price stored in the merchandise information storage unit in association with the merchandise specifying information read by the search unit and the search unit read out from the merchandise information storage unit The store position information corresponding to the shooting position information received by the receiving unit is identified from the settlement unit that performs processing and the store position information stored in the store information storage unit, and the identified store position A revenue share calculating unit that calculates a payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the store information storage unit in association with information based on the billed amount calculated by the settlement unit; A product sales apparatus comprising:

  Moreover, one aspect of the present invention is a product sales method used in a product sales system having a user terminal device and a product sales device, wherein the product sales device includes store specifying information for specifying a store and store information A store information storage unit that stores store location information indicating a location in association with each other, stores matching information that is product search data, and product specifying information that specifies a product, and stores the product specifying information and the product. A product information storage unit that stores the price information in association with each other, and in the user's terminal device, the imaging unit captures a subject relating to the product and generates a captured image, and a position information acquisition unit includes A position information acquisition process for acquiring shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting, and a processing unit that captures the shot image generated in the shooting process. Is a transmission process of transmitting the shooting information, which is data obtained based on the captured image, and the shooting position information acquired in the position information acquisition process to the product sales apparatus, and a receiving unit in the product sales apparatus. A reception process for receiving the shooting information and the shooting position information from the terminal device of the user, and a search unit that receives the matching information stored in the product information storage unit during the reception process. A search process for identifying matching information corresponding to the photographed information and reading the product identification information associated with the identified matching information from the product information storage unit; and a settlement unit for reading in the search process The billing amount is calculated on the basis of the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product specifying information, A settlement process for performing a settlement process, and a revenue share calculation unit, from among the store position information stored in the store information storage unit, store position information corresponding to the shooting position information received in the reception process Identifying and calculating the payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the specified store location information based on the billed amount calculated in the settlement process And a revenue share calculation process.

  Moreover, one aspect of the present invention is a product sales method used in a product sales apparatus, wherein the product sales apparatus stores store specification information for specifying a store and store location information indicating the location of the store in association with each other. A store information storage unit that stores the matching information that is data for searching for the product and the product specifying information that specifies the product, and stores the product specifying information and the price of the product in association with each other. In the product sales apparatus, the receiving unit is a captured image of a subject related to the product from the user's terminal device or shooting information that is data obtained based on the captured image and the user's terminal at the time of shooting A receiving process for receiving photographing position information indicating the position of the apparatus, and a search unit that receives the reception information from the matching information stored in the product information storage unit. A search process for identifying matching information corresponding to the shooting information received in the process, and reading the product identification information associated with the identified matching information from the product information storage unit; and a settlement unit, the search process A settlement process for calculating a billing amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read out in step, and performing a settlement process for a user, and a revenue share calculation unit, Store position information corresponding to the shooting position information received in the reception process is identified from the store position information stored in the store information storage unit, and associated with the identified store position information. The payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the department is calculated in the settlement process. A merchandise sales method characterized by having a revenue share calculation process for calculating, based on the amount billed.

  According to the present invention, even when a user selects a purchase target while viewing a product at the store and the product purchase is performed through online shopping, the store can also be profitable.

It is a lineblock diagram of a goods sales system by one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the shop management information memorize | stored in the shop information storage part of the goods sales apparatus by the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the revenue share information memorize | stored in the shop information storage part of the goods sales apparatus by the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the information for goods search memorize | stored in the goods information storage part of the goods sales apparatus by the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the merchandise management information memorize | stored in the merchandise information storage part of the merchandise sales apparatus by the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the user management information memorize | stored in the user information storage part of the goods sales apparatus by the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of the product sales system by the embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a merchandise sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which only functional blocks related to the present embodiment are extracted and shown. As shown in the figure, the product sales system is configured by connecting a product sales device 1 and a user terminal device 3 via a network 9. Although only one user terminal device 3 is shown in the figure, a plurality of user terminal devices are actually provided. The network 9 is an Internet network, for example.

  An example of a scene to which the product sales system is applied will be described. When a user goes to a store that sells an actual product and determines a purchase target while viewing the product displayed in the store, the user terminal device 3 photographs the product. The user terminal device 3 transmits the captured image to the product sales device 1 owned by the operator of the online shopping site. The product sales device 1 identifies a product based on the captured image received from the user terminal device 3, and distributes a product purchase page for purchasing the identified product online. When a user purchases a product, the product sales device 1 specifies a store from the position when the user terminal device 3 captures an image, and calculates a revenue share to be returned to the specified store based on the product sales amount. To do. The operator of the online shopping site pays the revenue share to the store.

Then, the structure of the merchandise sales apparatus 1 and the user terminal device 3 is demonstrated.
The merchandise sales apparatus 1 is realized by, for example, one or a plurality of computer servers. When the commodity sales apparatus 1 is realized by a plurality of computer servers, these computer servers may be installed at different sites. As shown in FIG. 1, the commodity sales apparatus 1 includes a storage unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a sales processing unit 13.

The storage unit 11 stores various types of information, and includes a store information storage unit 111, a product information storage unit 112, and a user information storage unit 113.
The store information storage unit 111 stores store management information and revenue share information. The store management information is data in which a store ID that is identification information for uniquely specifying a store that sells a product is associated with store location information that indicates the location of the store. The revenue share information is data in which the store ID, the revenue share to be returned to the store with the store ID, and the date and time when the revenue share occurred are associated with each other.

  The product information storage unit 112 stores product search information and product management information. The product search information is data in which matching information that is data for product search is associated with a product ID that is identification information that uniquely identifies a product sold on the online shopping site. As the matching information, image data related to the product specified by the product ID can be used. The product management information is data in which the product ID is associated with the product information and price of the product specified by the product ID. The product information indicates arbitrary information about the product such as information provided to the user about the product and product attributes.

  The user information storage unit 113 stores user management information. The user management information is data in which a user ID, which is identification information for uniquely identifying a user, is associated with a user's personal information identified by the user ID and a privilege granted to the user.

The communication unit 12 transmits and receives data to and from the user terminal device 3 via the network 9.
The sales processing unit 13 includes a receiving unit 131, a searching unit 132, a product information notifying unit 133, a purchase request receiving unit 134, a settlement unit 135, a user privilege granting unit 136, a distribution unit 137, and a revenue share calculating unit 138. Is done.
The receiving unit 131 receives shooting information and shooting position information from the user terminal device 3. The photographing information is photographed image data of a subject related to a product photographed by the user terminal device 3 in the store. The search unit 132 refers to the product search information stored in the product information storage unit 112, identifies the matching information corresponding to the shooting information received by the receiving unit 131 from the matching information, and specifies The product ID associated with the matching information is read out. The product information notification unit 133 reads product information associated with the product ID read by the search unit 132 from the product management information stored in the product information storage unit 112 and transmits the product information to the user terminal device 3.

  The purchase request reception unit 134 receives a purchase request from the user terminal device 3 corresponding to the product information notified by the product information notification unit 133. The settlement unit 135 calculates a charge amount based on the price registered in the product management information stored in the product information storage unit 112 in association with the product ID of the product to be purchased indicated by the purchase request, Perform payment processing. The user privilege grant unit 136 grants a privilege to the user who purchased the product, and writes it in the user management information stored in the user information storage unit 113 in association with the user ID. When the product sold on the online shopping site is electronic content, the distribution unit 137 distributes the content data of the electronic content purchased by the user to the user terminal device 3. The revenue share calculation unit 138 refers to the store management information stored in the store information storage unit 111, identifies store location information corresponding to the shooting location information received by the reception unit 131, and associates the store location information with the identified store location information. The obtained store ID is read out. The revenue share calculation unit 138 calculates the revenue share amount based on the billed amount calculated by the settlement unit 135, and stores the revenue share information that associates the read store ID and the calculated revenue share amount with the store information storage unit 111. Write to.

The user terminal device 3 is a portable computer terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The user terminal device 3 includes a communication unit 31, an input unit 32, a photographing unit 33, a position information acquisition unit 34, a processing unit 35, a display unit 36, and a storage unit 37.
The communication unit 12 transmits / receives data to / from the commodity sales apparatus 1 via the network 9. The input unit 32 receives input of information by a user operation. The photographing unit 33 is a camera, photographs a subject related to a product, and generates photographed image data. The position information acquisition unit 34 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System), and acquires the position of the user terminal device 3. The processing unit 35 transmits various types of information to the product sales apparatus 1 and displays information received from the product sales apparatus 1 on the display unit 36. The display unit 36 is a display that displays an image. When the display unit 36 is a touch panel, it also serves as the input unit 32. The storage unit 37 stores various data.

  Next, an example of data stored in the storage unit 11 of the product sales apparatus 1 will be described. In the following, a case where the subject related to the product photographed by the user terminal device 3 is a cover of a book placed in a store and the product sold on the online shopping site is an electronic book will be described as an example.

  FIG. 2 is a data configuration example of store management information stored in the store information storage unit 111. The store management information includes a record in which store IDs of stores that store books, store location information, and share rates are associated. For the store position information, latitude (x) and longitude (y), an address, and the like are used. When an access point for connecting to the network 9 is provided at a store or in the vicinity of the store, information for identifying the access point is used as store location information, or information for identifying a cell in wireless communication is used as store location information. Or may be used as The share rate indicates the ratio of revenue share to the sales amount (the amount charged to the user).

  FIG. 3 is a data configuration example of revenue share information stored in the store information storage unit 111. Revenue share information includes a record that associates a store ID, a revenue share amount, and a sale date and time of a product that causes a revenue share.

  FIG. 4 is a data configuration example of product search information stored in the product information storage unit 112. The product search information includes a record in which matching information is associated with a product ID. The matching information is image data of the appearance of a product (real article) placed for sale in a store, specifically, image data of a book cover. For example, the matching information can be a plurality of image data obtained by photographing the front cover, the back cover, and the back cover of the same book by changing the photographing conditions such as the photographing position, brightness, and size. As described above, the matching information can use a part of the image data of the appearance of the product such as the front, back and side of the product placed in the store.

  FIG. 5 is a data configuration example of product management information stored in the product information storage unit 112. The merchandise management information includes a record in which a merchandise ID, merchandise information and price, and content are associated with each other. For example, an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) of a book can be used as the product ID. The product information includes information such as the title of the book, the series to which the book belongs, the author, the date of issue, the genre, the synopsis, and the introduction sentence. The content is data indicating the electronic book or the storage location of the electronic book.

  FIG. 6 is a data configuration example of user management information stored in the user information storage unit 113. The user management information includes a record in which a user ID, user information indicating personal information such as a user name and address, and a privilege given to the user are associated with each other. The benefits may be arbitrary, for example, points that can be exchanged for products or services, gifts of discount coupons, eligibility for participation in lottery where products or discount coupons are awarded.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram of the product sales system. The operation of the product sales system will be described with reference to FIG. First, store management information is registered in the store information storage unit 111 of the product sales apparatus 1, and product search information and product management information are registered in the product information storage unit 112. In the user information storage unit 113, user management information in which a user ID and user information are set is registered.

  When a user visits a bookstore and determines a book to be purchased as an electronic book while looking at a real book, the user inputs a shooting instruction through the input unit 32 of the user terminal device 3 in order to take a picture of the cover of the book. Thereby, the photographing unit 33 generates photographed image data obtained by converting an image obtained by photographing the front cover (front cover, back cover, or back cover) of the book (step S105). The position information acquisition unit 34 acquires information on the position of the user terminal device 3 when the photographing unit 33 photographs the cover of the book, and uses it as photographing position information. If the position information acquisition unit 34 is GPS, it acquires shooting position information indicating latitude and longitude. Alternatively, the position information acquisition unit 34 may acquire the identification information of an access point that is a wireless connection destination or the ID of a wireless cell that is in the area from the communication unit 31 and use it as shooting position information. The processing unit 35 outputs to the communication unit 31 the product inquiry in which the shooting information that is the captured image data generated by the shooting unit 33 and the shooting position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 34 is set, and is transmitted to the product sales apparatus 1. Instruct to do. The communication unit 31 transmits a product inquiry to the product sales device 1 via the network 9 (step S110).

  The communication unit 12 of the product sales apparatus 1 outputs the received product inquiry to the sales processing unit 13. When the reception unit 131 of the sales processing unit 13 reads the shooting information and the shooting position information from the product inquiry, the receiving unit 131 outputs the shooting information to the search unit 132 and outputs the shooting position information to the revenue share calculation unit 138. The search unit 132 reads the image data set in the matching information of the product search information from the product information storage unit 112, and selects the most similar image data compared with the shooting information. For example, the search unit 132 applies any conventional technique for calculating the degree of similarity between two pieces of image data using a quantitative value, and sets each piece of image data set as matching information and photographing information. The similarity with (photographed image data) is calculated, and the image data with the highest calculated similarity is selected. The search unit 132 reads the product ID associated with the matching information including the specified image data from the product search information (step S115).

  The merchandise information notification unit 133 identifies a record of merchandise management information stored in the merchandise information storage unit 112 based on the merchandise ID read by the search unit 132 in step S115, and reads the merchandise information (step S120). The merchandise information notifying unit 133 outputs the read merchandise information to the communication unit 12 and instructs the user terminal device 3 to send it back. The communication unit 12 transmits the merchandise information to the user terminal device 3 via the network 9. (Step S125). At this time, for example, the product information notification unit 133 further reads a price from the specified record of the product management information, displays the read product information and price, and provides buttons and fields for the user to input purchase information. The screen data of the online shopping site to be displayed may be generated and transmitted from the communication unit 12 to the user terminal device 3. Further, the product information to be transmitted to the user terminal device 3 may be part of the product information read from the product search information.

  The communication unit 31 of the user terminal device 3 outputs the received screen data to the processing unit 35, and the processing unit 35 causes the display unit 36 to display the screen data. When the user browses the product information and price and decides to purchase using the screen data displayed on the display unit 36, the user inputs purchase information through the input unit 32 (step S130). The purchase information includes information such as a user ID, a product to be purchased, a purchase quantity, and a payment method. If no user ID is given, user information such as the user's name and address is entered instead of the user ID. Moreover, when only the product information of one product is transmitted, the input of information on the product to be purchased may be omitted. When the user inputs a purchase request transmission instruction using the input unit 32, the processing unit 35 outputs a purchase request in which the purchase information input in step S 130 is set to the communication unit 31, and the communication unit 31 is connected via the network 9. A purchase request is transmitted to the product sales apparatus 1 (step S135).

  The purchase request receiving unit 134 of the merchandise sales apparatus 1 receives the purchase request via the communication unit 12, outputs the purchase information set in the purchase request to the settlement unit 135, and sets the date and time when the purchase request is received. The data is output to the share calculation unit 138. The settlement unit 135 reads information on the product to be purchased and the purchase quantity from the purchase information. When the settlement unit 135 calculates the amount charged based on the price set in the product management information in association with the product ID of the product to be purchased and the read purchase quantity, the settlement unit 135 performs a settlement process for the user (step S140). For example, when the payment method set in the purchase information indicates a credit card payment, a credit card number, and a card password, the settlement unit 135 sends the credit card number, the card password, and the billed amount to a credit card company server. Send to. Alternatively, when the payment method indicates a transfer, the settlement unit 135 uses a printing unit (not shown) to print a transfer slip used for the transfer of the billed amount, and an address to be attached to the envelope for mailing the transfer slip or the envelope. Print the user's name and address on the sticker. Note that these printings may not be performed in real time.

  Subsequently, the user privilege granting unit 136 grants a privilege to the user who purchased the product. For example, when the privilege is a point, the number of points to be given to the user is calculated according to the amount charged. The user privilege granting unit 136 identifies the record of the user management information stored in the user information storage unit 113 based on the user ID set in the purchase information, and adds the calculated number of points to the number of points indicated by the privilege information. The number of points is updated (step S145). In addition, when the user ID is not given, the user privilege granting unit 136 adds the user ID, adds a record to the user management information, and gives the granted user ID, the user information included in the purchase information, and the granted privilege. Set.

  The distribution unit 137 identifies the record of the product management information stored in the product information storage unit 112 based on the product ID of the product to be purchased, and the electronic book registered as the content or the storage registered as the content. Read an e-book from the location. The distribution unit 137 outputs the read electronic book to the communication unit 12, and the communication unit 12 transmits the electronic book to the user terminal device 3 via the network 9 (step S150). The communication unit 31 of the user terminal device 3 outputs the received electronic book to the processing unit 35, and the processing unit 35 writes the electronic book in the storage unit 37.

  The revenue share calculation unit 138 reads the store position information from the store management information stored in the store information storage unit 111, and specifies the store position information corresponding to the shooting position information input from the receiving unit 131 in step S115. For example, the revenue share calculation unit 138 determines that the store location information is the corresponding store location information if the store location information is the same as the shooting location information. Alternatively, if the difference between the latitude and longitude indicated by the store position information and the latitude and longitude indicated by the store position information are within a predetermined range, the corresponding store position information may be determined. When the store position information is indicated by an address, the revenue share calculation unit 138 converts the latitude and longitude indicated by the shooting position information into an address, and determines that the store position information corresponds to the converted address. Also good. The revenue share calculation unit 138 reads the store ID and the share rate from the record of the store management information in which the store position information corresponding to the shooting position information is set. The revenue share calculation unit 138 calculates the revenue share amount (payment amount to the store) by multiplying the purchase amount calculated by the settlement unit 135 in step S140 by the read share rate (step S155). The revenue share calculation unit 138 adds a new record to the revenue share information stored in the store information storage unit 111, and registers the store ID, the calculated amount of revenue share, and the sales date and time. The sales date and time is the date and time when the purchase request input from the purchase request receiving unit 134 is received. For example, in the case of payment by credit card, the date and time when the payment processing by the payment unit 135 is completed may be used.

  The revenue share calculation unit 138 performs the revenue share tabulation process at predetermined intervals such as once a month and once a week. The revenue share calculation unit 138 refers to the revenue share information stored in the store information storage unit 111, and identifies the record of the sales date after the date and time when the previous revenue share aggregation process was performed. The revenue share calculation unit 138 reads the set of the store ID and the amount from the specified record, and totals the amount for each store ID. The revenue share calculation unit 138 writes the revenue share tabulation information indicating the date and time of the revenue share tabulation processing and the set of the total amount of the store ID and the revenue share in the store information storage unit 111. The operator of the online shopping site pays the total amount of revenue share to each store based on the revenue share tabulation information stored in the store information storage unit 111. Alternatively, the revenue share calculation unit 138 accesses the bank account management server, and transfers the bank account from the bank account of the online shopping site operator to the transfer account stored in advance in the store information storage unit 111 in association with the store ID. You may make it perform the transfer process which transfers the total amount of the revenue share linked | related with store ID.

  In the above, the photographing unit 33 of the user terminal device 3 photographs the cover of a real book as a subject related to the product, but photographs the cover of the book printed on a printed matter such as a poster or a booklet. Also good. For example, a poster on a bookshelf in which the covers of a plurality of books are arranged is pasted in a store, and the user photographs the cover of the book printed on the poster with the user terminal device 3.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the product information notification unit 133 of the product sales apparatus 1 has product information (hereinafter referred to as “specific product information”) associated with the product ID read by the search unit 132 in step S115. Although the price is read from the product management information and transmitted to the user terminal device 3, it corresponds to other product information related to the specific product information (hereinafter referred to as “related product information”) and the related product information. The price may be further read and transmitted to the user terminal device 3. For example, the product information notification unit 133 specifies other product information in which the same series, the same author, the same genre, etc. as the specific product information are set as related product information, and reads a price corresponding to the specified related product information . The display unit 36 of the user terminal device 3 displays the specific product information and the related product information received from the product sales device 1 and the price of the product corresponding to each of the specific product information and the related product information. The user browses the product information (specific product information) and price of the photographed book and the product information (related product information) and price of other books related to the book by displaying on the display unit 36, and Decide on a book. The user inputs purchase information including one or more books to be purchased and the purchase quantity of each book to be purchased through the input unit 32.

  Thereby, for example, even when the user photographs the upper cover of a novel consisting of upper and lower volumes by the user terminal device 3, not only the upper volume of the novel but also the lower volume can be purchased at the same time. Or the merchandise sales apparatus 1 can provide a user with the merchandise information of the other book of the same author as the book which the user image | photographed the cover. Alternatively, when the user shoots the cover of a Japanese recipe book, the merchandise sales apparatus 1 also combines other Japanese recipe books in which Japanese food / dish is set in the genre of the product information in the same manner as the recipe book. It can be presented to the user.

  Note that the product information notification unit 133 of the product sales apparatus 1 sends only the product information selected as matching the predetermined condition from the specific product information and the related product information and the price corresponding to the product information to the user terminal device 3. You may send it. At this time, the specific product information may be transmitted to the user terminal device 3 regardless of whether or not the condition is met, or may not be transmitted if the condition is not met.

For example, records corresponding to each issue of a weekly magazine are registered in the product management information, and the same series is registered in those product information. The user photographs the cover of the weekly magazine with the user terminal device 3 and transmits the photographed image data to the product sales device 1 by a product inquiry. In this case, in step S <b> 115, the product ID of the photographed weekly electronic book is read by the search unit 132 of the product sales apparatus 1. In step S <b> 120, the product information notification unit 133 displays specific product information associated with the product ID read by the search unit 132 and related product information that is other product information in which the same series as the specific product information is set. read out. Thereby, the product information of the weekly magazine that is the subject of photography and the product information of other numbers of weekly magazines that are the subject of photography are read out. The merchandise information notification unit 133 selects merchandise information from among the specific merchandise information and the related merchandise information, for example, until the issue date is the past three months. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the product information from being presented to the user for a weekly magazine with a very old number. Alternatively, the product information notification unit 133 may select only product information with the latest issue date from the specific product information and the related product information. Thereby, even when a weekly magazine of the past number is photographed, only the product information of the latest weekly magazine can be presented to the user and guided to the purchase process.
In addition, the number of sales of the product is stored in the product information storage unit 112, and the number of sales of the product corresponding to the related product information is larger than a predetermined number (for example, the ranking of the sales number is higher than the predetermined sales number and the predetermined rank The related product information may be selected on the condition of the above. This makes it possible to introduce other electronic books that are popular with other users and that may be of interest to users who are considering purchasing electronic books.

  Further, in the above, the object (subject relating to the product) to be imaged by the imaging unit 33 of the user terminal device 3 is a part of the appearance of the product, such as the cover of a book, but for example, landmark, character, landscape, publication It can be an object other than a book, such as a company or bookstore logo. In this case, the matching information is image data of the object, and in the product search information, one or more product IDs of books related to the object are registered in association with the matching information.

For example, in step S <b> 110, the user terminal device 3 transmits photographed image data obtained by photographing Kaminarimon to the product sales device 1 through a product inquiry. The product search information includes matching information that sets Kaminarimon image data taken under different shooting conditions such as time, season, weather conditions, and shooting location, and is related to Kaminarimon and Asakusa. The product IDs of a plurality of books are registered. As a result, in step S115, the search unit 132 of the product sales apparatus 1 identifies one of the plurality of image data obtained by photographing Kaminarimon as image data most similar to the photographed image data, and includes the identified image data. All the product IDs associated with the matching information are read from the product search information. In step S120 and step S125, the product information notification unit 133 reads product information and a price corresponding to each product ID read by the search unit 132 from the product management information and distributes the product information and the price to the user terminal device 3. In step S130, the user refers to merchandise management information and prices of a plurality of books related to Kaminarimon and Asakusa displayed on the display unit 36 of the user terminal device 3, and purchases one or more books to be purchased and each book. Purchase information including the quantity is input by the input unit 32.
Thereby, the merchandise information of the electronic book relevant to the image | photographed object can be provided to a user.

Further, for example, in step S110, the user terminal device 3 transmits photographed image data obtained by photographing a logo of a bookstore posted in the store to the product sales device 1 by a product inquiry. In the product search information, the product ID of one or more electronic books recommended by the bookstore is registered in association with the matching information set with the image data of the bookstore logo. Thus, in step S115, the search unit 132 of the product sales apparatus 1 reads out all product IDs associated with the image data of the bookstore logo from the product search information. In step S120 and step S125, the product information notification unit 133 of the product sales device 1 reads product information and a price corresponding to each product ID read by the search unit 132 from the product management information and distributes it to the user terminal device 3.
Thereby, the merchandise information of the electronic book which a bookstore recommends can be provided to a user.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the product sold on the online shopping site, that is, the product sold in the product sales system is an electronic book has been described. It can be electronic content. In addition, the products sold in the product sales system are not limited to electronic contents, but may be real books, DVDs (Digital Versatile Disks), CDs (Compact Discs), games, foodstuffs, daily necessities, and the like. Good. In this case, for example, the user photographs the whole or a part of the appearance of the product to be purchased with the user terminal device 3 in the store. In addition, the user inputs a delivery destination as purchase information. The merchandise sales apparatus 1 may not include the distribution unit 137. The settlement unit 135 prints the order ID information in which the user ID, name, address, and purchase information indicated by the purchase information, the purchase quantity, and the delivery destination are associated with each other by the printing unit (not shown), or the user Write to the information storage unit 113. The person in charge of the online shopping site packs the product purchased by the user based on the order information and sends it to the address of the user or the delivery address.

In addition, when a product sold by the product sales system is a real product or electronic content with a limited sales quantity, inventory information of each product is further stored in the product information storage unit 112 of the product sales apparatus 1. For the product whose inventory information indicates that the product is out of stock, the product information may not be transmitted to the user terminal device 3 or may be transmitted to the user terminal device 3 with information indicating that the product is out of stock. .
In step S120, when the product information notification unit 133 selects the product information (specific product information, related product information) to be distributed to the user terminal device 3 as in the above-described embodiment, the product information notification unit 133 stores the product information in the product information storage unit 112. With reference to the inventory information, it is determined whether or not the product of the selected product information indicates that there is no stock. The merchandise information notifying unit 133 does not transmit the merchandise information of the merchandise indicating out of stock to the user terminal device 3 and transmits the remaining selected merchandise information, or indicates the merchandise information of the merchandise out of stock is out of stock. The information is added and transmitted to the user terminal device 3. The processing unit 35 of the user terminal device 3 causes the display unit 36 to display the product information and price received from the product sales apparatus 1 and the information indicating no stock added to the product information.
When the settlement process is completed, the settlement unit 135 updates the stock information of the product purchased by the user to a quantity obtained by subtracting the purchase quantity from the current stock quantity.

  Further, a subject related to a product photographed by the user terminal device 3 may be a product sold at a store, a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode printed or pasted on a product tag, or character information specifying the product. In this case, the matching information may be a barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, image data of character information for identifying a product, character information obtained by converting a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, or character information for identifying a product. Good. The processing unit 35 of the user terminal device 3 transmits the captured image data generated by the imaging unit 33 as imaging information to the product sales apparatus 1, and the search unit 132 of the product sales apparatus 1 converts the captured image data indicated by the imaging information to text. Convert to information and specify matching information for matching. Alternatively, the processing unit 35 of the user terminal device 3 converts the photographed image data generated by the photographing unit 33 into character information, and transmits the converted character information to the commodity sales device 1 as photographing information. The search unit 132 of the merchandise sales apparatus 1 identifies matching information that matches the character information indicated by the shooting information. As described above, data obtained based on the photographed image data may be used as the photographing information.

In addition, you may make it the process part 35 of the user terminal device 3 perform all or one part function of the search part 132 of the merchandise sales apparatus 1, and the revenue share calculation part 138. FIG.
When executing the function of the search unit 132, the processing unit 35 of the user terminal device 3 refers to the search information stored in the product information storage unit 112 of the product sales device 1 and performs the same processing as the search unit 132. For example, if the user is a company or the like, the search information stored in the database server owned by the company may be referred to.
When executing the function of the revenue share calculation unit 138, the processing unit 35 of the user terminal device 3 receives a charge amount notification from the settlement unit 135 of the merchandise sales apparatus 1, and receives the revenue share based on the notified charge amount. Of the price is notified to the merchandise sales apparatus 1 together with the store ID and written in the store information storage unit 111. Alternatively, the processing unit 35 writes the revenue share amount in association with the store ID in a database server owned by the company. The processing unit 35 may sum the revenue share amounts for each store ID for each predetermined period and notify the merchandise sales apparatus 1 or may print it for mailing to an online shopping site operator. The store ID may be specified by the revenue share calculation unit 138 of the product sales device 1 based on the shooting position information and notified to the user terminal device 3 as described above, or the processing unit 35 of the user terminal device 3. May be specified. The store management information that is referred to when the processing unit 35 specifies the store ID may be stored in the product information storage unit 112 of the product sales apparatus 1, and may be a database server owned by the company or a storage unit of the user terminal device 3. 37 may be stored.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the user can select an object to be purchased through online shopping while viewing an actual product at a store, and can perform a purchase process with a simple operation. In addition, even when a subject related to a product is photographed at a different store and the product is purchased through online shopping, points are handed over, which motivates the use of online shopping. Then, when the user views the product at the store and the purchase is made through online shopping, the profit is returned to the store according to the sales. In addition, since it is possible to create an opportunity for the user to visit the store, the store's ability to attract customers increases, leading to an increase in sales at the store. For this reason, the operator of online shopping can easily have the store cooperate with the promotion, and more users can use online shopping.

  You may make it implement | achieve the function of the sales process part 13 of the goods sales apparatus 1 in embodiment mentioned above, the position information acquisition part 34 of the user terminal device 3, and the process part 35 with a computer. In that case, a program for realizing this function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory inside a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case may be included and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

1 Product Sales Device 11 Storage Unit 111 Store Information Storage Unit 112 Product Information Storage Unit 113 User Information Storage Unit 12 Communication Unit 13 Sales Processing Unit 131 Reception Unit 132 Search Unit 133 Product Information Notification Unit 134 Purchase Request Reception Unit 135 Settlement Unit 136 User Benefit granting unit 137 Distribution unit 138 Revenue share calculation unit 3 User terminal device 31 Communication unit 32 Input unit 33 Imaging unit 34 Position information acquisition unit 35 Processing unit 36 Display unit 37 Storage unit

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention is a product sales system including a user terminal device and a product sales device, wherein the user terminal device is other than a product to be sold by the product sales device. A shooting unit that captures the object and generates a captured image, a position information acquisition unit that acquires shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting, and the captured image generated by the shooting unit or the A processing unit that transmits shooting information, which is data obtained based on a captured image, and the shooting position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the product sales device, and the product sales device stores a store. quotient identifying the shop information storage unit that associates and stores the store position information indicating a position of the shop and the shop identification information that identifies the matching information and products representing features of the object A product information storage unit that stores the specific information in association with each other, stores the product specific information and the price of the product in association with each other, and a reception unit that receives the shooting information and the shooting position information from the terminal device of the user And from the matching information stored in the product information storage unit, the matching information corresponding to the shooting information received by the receiving unit is identified, and the matching information associated with the identified matching information A billing amount is calculated based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read out by the search unit and the product identification information read out from the product information storage unit. Before the reception unit receives the payment unit that performs a payment process for the user and the store position information stored in the store information storage unit. The store location information corresponding to the shooting location information is specified, and the payment amount to the store indicated by the store specification information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the specified store location information is set as the settlement unit. And a revenue share calculation unit that calculates based on the amount of money calculated by.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is the above-described commodity sales system, wherein the shooting information and the matching information are images of landmarks, landscapes, characters, landscapes, or logos. Features.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a product sales system described above, pre-Symbol electronic content is an electronic book, characterized in that.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, a store information storage unit that stores store specifying information that specifies a store and store position information that indicates the position of the store in association with each other, and information for matching that indicates the characteristics of an object and a product are specified. A product information storage unit that stores the product specification information in association with the product specification information and the price of the product, and a captured image of an object other than the product to be sold from the user's terminal device, or A receiving unit that receives shooting information, which is data obtained based on a shot image, and shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting, and the matching information stored in the product information storage unit Among the information, the matching information corresponding to the shooting information received by the receiving unit is identified, and the information is associated with the identified matching information A billing amount is calculated based on the price stored in the merchandise information storage unit in association with the merchandise specifying information read by the search unit and the search unit that reads the merchandise item identification information from the merchandise information storage unit Then, from the payment unit that performs a payment process for the user and the store position information stored in the store information storage unit, the store position information corresponding to the shooting position information received by the reception unit is specified, Revenue share for calculating the payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the specified store location information based on the billed amount calculated by the settlement unit And a calculation unit.

Moreover, one aspect of the present invention is a product sales method used in a product sales system having a user terminal device and a product sales device, wherein the product sales device includes store specifying information for specifying a store and store information Stores a store information storage unit that stores store location information indicating a location in association with each other, stores matching information that represents the characteristics of an object, and product specification information that specifies a product, and stores the product specification information and the price of the product. And a product information storage unit that stores the information in association with each other, and in the user's terminal device, the imaging unit captures an object other than the product to be sold by the product sales device , and generates a captured image Process, a position information acquisition unit for acquiring shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting, and a processing unit, A transmission process for transmitting the captured image generated in the shadow process or the captured information which is data obtained based on the captured image and the captured position information acquired in the positional information acquisition process to the commodity sales device; In the product sales apparatus, the receiving unit receives the shooting information and the shooting position information from the user terminal device, and the matching unit stores the matching information stored in the product information storage unit. A search process for identifying matching information corresponding to the shooting information received in the reception process, and reading the product identification information associated with the identified matching information from the product information storage unit; Is stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read in the search process A payment process for calculating a billing amount based on a case and performing a payment process for a user, and a revenue share calculation unit received in the reception process from the store location information stored in the store information storage unit The store location information corresponding to the shooting location information is specified, and the payment amount to the store indicated by the store specification information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the specified store location information is set as the settlement And a revenue share calculation process for calculating based on the billing amount calculated in the process.

Moreover, one aspect of the present invention is a product sales method used in a product sales apparatus, wherein the product sales apparatus stores store specification information for specifying a store and store location information indicating the location of the store in association with each other. A store information storage unit , a matching information representing the characteristics of the object, and a product specification information for specifying the product in association with each other, and a product information storage unit for storing the product specification information and the price of the product in association with each other In the merchandise sales apparatus, the receiving unit captures shooting information of an object other than the merchandise to be sold or data obtained based on the captured image from the user's terminal device and the shooting information at the time of shooting. A receiving process for receiving shooting position information indicating the position of the user's terminal device, and a search unit that stores the matching information stored in the product information storage unit. A search process for identifying matching information corresponding to the shooting information received in the reception process, and reading the product identification information associated with the identified matching information from the product information storage unit; A settlement process for calculating a charge amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read in the search process, and performing a settlement process for a user; The share calculation unit specifies store location information corresponding to the shooting location information received in the reception process from the store location information stored in the store information storage unit, and the specified store location information The payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the settlement A merchandise sales process characterized in that it comprises a and a revenue share calculation process for calculating, based on the charge amount calculated in extent.

Claims (14)

A product sales system having a user terminal device and a product sales device,
The terminal device of the user is
A photographing unit for photographing a subject related to a product and generating a photographed image;
A position information acquisition unit for acquiring shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting;
A processing unit that transmits the captured image generated by the imaging unit or the imaging information that is data obtained based on the captured image and the imaging position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the product sales device;
With
The product sales apparatus
A store information storage unit for storing store specifying information for specifying a store and store location information indicating the location of the store in association with each other;
A product information storage unit that stores the information for matching, which is data for product search, and the product specification information for specifying the product in association with each other, and stores the product specification information and the price of the product in association with each other;
A receiving unit that receives the shooting information and the shooting position information from the terminal device of the user;
From the matching information stored in the product information storage unit, the matching information corresponding to the shooting information received by the receiving unit is specified, and the product specification associated with the specified matching information A search unit for reading information from the product information storage unit;
A settlement unit that calculates a billed amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read by the search unit, and performs a settlement process for a user;
From the store location information stored in the store information storage unit, store location information corresponding to the shooting location information received by the receiving unit is specified, and the store information is associated with the specified store location information. A revenue share calculating unit that calculates the payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the storage unit based on the billed amount calculated by the settlement unit;
Comprising
Product sales system characterized by that. The product information storage unit further stores product information indicating information about the product in association with the product specifying information,
The terminal device of the user is
A display unit for displaying the product information received from the product sales apparatus;
The product sales apparatus
A product information notification unit that reads the product information stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read by the search unit and transmits the product information to the user terminal device;
A purchase request receiving unit that receives a purchase request from the terminal device of the user corresponding to the product information notified by the product information notification unit;
The processing unit transmits a purchase request to the merchandise sales apparatus according to a user input,
The settlement unit is based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read by the search unit when the purchase request reception unit receives the purchase request. Calculate the billing amount and perform payment processing for the user.
The product sales system according to claim 1. The product information notification unit is associated with the product specification information read by the search unit and stored in the product information storage unit, and other items determined to be related based on the product information. Delivering the product information to the terminal device of the user;
The purchase request receiving unit receives a purchase request for a product selected by a user from products corresponding to each of the product information notified by the product information notification unit and the other product information from the user terminal device. ,
The settlement unit calculates a charge amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information of the product indicated by the purchase request received by the purchase request reception unit, and Settlement processing,
The product sales system according to claim 2, wherein: The product information notification unit is associated with the product specification information read by the search unit and stored in the product information storage unit, and other items determined to be related based on the product information. From among the product information and the product information that matches a predetermined condition is selected and distributed to the terminal device of the user,
The product sales system according to claim 3. The product information storage unit further stores stock information of the product,
The product information notification unit, when the stock information stored in the product information storage unit indicates a product corresponding to the product information distributed to the terminal device of the user indicates that the product information is out of stock. Do not deliver to the user's terminal device, or add to the user's terminal device with information indicating that there is no stock,
The product sales system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: The shooting information and the matching information are images of a part of the appearance of a product in the store.
The merchandise sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The product specified by the product specifying information is electronic content,
The product sales apparatus
A distribution unit that distributes electronic content specified by the product specifying information used for the payment process in the payment unit to the terminal device of the user;
The product sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The shooting information and the matching information are images of book covers,
The electronic content is an electronic book.
The product sales system according to claim 7. The product specified by the product specifying information is an article.
The product sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The product sales apparatus
A user privilege granting unit for granting a privilege to the user that is a target of the settlement process in the settlement unit;
The merchandise sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein The processing unit executes all or part of the functions of the search unit and the revenue share calculation unit.
The product sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein A store information storage unit for storing store specifying information for specifying a store and store location information indicating the location of the store in association with each other;
A product information storage unit that stores the information for matching, which is data for product search, and the product specification information for specifying the product in association with each other, and stores the product specification information and the price of the product in association with each other;
A receiving unit that receives, from a user's terminal device, a shooting image of a subject related to a product or shooting information that is data obtained based on the shooting image and shooting position information indicating a position of the user's terminal device at the time of shooting;
From the matching information stored in the product information storage unit, the matching information corresponding to the shooting information received by the receiving unit is specified, and the product specification associated with the specified matching information A search unit for reading information from the product information storage unit;
A settlement unit that calculates a billed amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read by the search unit, and performs a settlement process for a user;
From the store location information stored in the store information storage unit, store location information corresponding to the shooting location information received by the receiving unit is specified, and the store information is associated with the specified store location information. A revenue share calculating unit that calculates the payment amount to the store indicated by the store specifying information stored in the storage unit based on the billed amount calculated by the settlement unit;
A product sales apparatus comprising: A product sales method used in a product sales system having a user terminal device and a product sales device,
The product sales apparatus
A store information storage unit for storing store specifying information for specifying a store and store location information indicating the location of the store in association with each other;
A product information storage unit that stores the information for matching, which is data for product search, and the product specification information for specifying the product in association with each other, and stores the product specification information and the price of the product in association with each other.
In the user terminal device,
A shooting process in which a shooting unit shoots a subject related to a product and generates a shot image;
A position information acquisition process in which the position information acquisition unit acquires shooting position information indicating the position of the terminal device of the user at the time of shooting;
The processing unit transmits the photographic image generated in the photographing process or the photographing information which is data obtained based on the photographed image and the photographing position information acquired in the positional information acquisition process to the commodity sales device. A transmission process to
In the product sales apparatus,
A receiving process in which the receiving unit receives the shooting information and the shooting position information from the terminal device of the user;
The search unit specifies matching information corresponding to the shooting information received in the reception process from the matching information stored in the product information storage unit, and is associated with the specified matching information. A search process for reading the product identification information from the product information storage unit;
A settlement process in which a settlement unit calculates a bill amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read in the search process, and performs a settlement process for a user;
The revenue share calculation unit identifies store location information corresponding to the shooting location information received in the reception process from the store location information stored in the store information storage unit, and the identified store location information A revenue share calculation process for calculating the payment amount to the store indicated by the store identification information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the payment amount calculated in the settlement process;
A method for selling merchandise, comprising: A product sales method used in a product sales apparatus,
The product sales apparatus
A store information storage unit for storing store specifying information for specifying a store and store location information indicating the location of the store in association with each other;
The product information storage unit stores the matching information, which is data for product search, and product specifying information for specifying the product in association with each other, and stores the product specifying information and the price of the product in association with each other.
In the product sales apparatus,
A receiving unit receives, from a user's terminal device, shooting images of a subject relating to a product or shooting information that is data obtained based on the shooting images and shooting position information indicating a position of the user's terminal device at the time of shooting. Receiving process,
The search unit specifies matching information corresponding to the shooting information received in the reception process from the matching information stored in the product information storage unit, and is associated with the specified matching information. A search process for reading the product identification information from the product information storage unit;
A settlement process in which a settlement unit calculates a bill amount based on the price stored in the product information storage unit in association with the product identification information read in the search process, and performs a settlement process for a user;
The revenue share calculation unit identifies store location information corresponding to the shooting location information received in the reception process from the store location information stored in the store information storage unit, and the identified store location information A revenue share calculation process for calculating the payment amount to the store indicated by the store identification information stored in the store information storage unit in association with the payment amount calculated in the settlement process;
A method for selling merchandise, comprising:

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