WO2007032099A1

WO2007032099A1 - Virtual shopping system

Info

Publication number: WO2007032099A1
Application number: PCT/JP2006/300852
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yukio Watanabe
Original assignee: Yukio Watanabe
Priority date: 2005-09-13
Filing date: 2006-01-20
Publication date: 2007-03-22
Also published as: JP2007079803A

Abstract

The conventional virtual shopping systems, virtual mall systems and the like have a drawback that, since the shopping is limited only to the virtual stores or virtual shopping malls different from actual ones, no one can enjoy feeling of actually going to a popular town for shopping. A virtual shopping server (1), which is connected to a network (5), such as the Internet, provides, to the public, a virtual shopping mall (10) where the streetscapes of an actual town are represented by illustrations, photographs and/or the like and where a user terminal (2) connected to the network (5) is allowed to access the virtual shopping mall (10) and the online shopping sites (11) of stores registered with the virtual shopping mall to purchase commodity products.

Description

Technical field

[0001] The present invention particularly relates to a virtual shopping system.

Background art

[0002] In the conventional virtual shopping system and virtual mall, the Tatsu system was limited to shopping in virtual stores and shopping malls that are different from actual stores and towns. There was a problem that I couldn't feel like going shopping and shopping. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2) Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-312615

Patent Document 2: JP 2002-352104 A

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a virtual shopping system that can solve the above-described problems.

Means for solving the problem

[0004] The present invention has the following configurations to solve the above problems.

The gist of the invention described in claim 1 is that in a virtual shopping system, a. A virtual mall public means for publicizing a virtual mall reproduced by a city street power last and Z or a photograph, etc.

b. Access means that allows a user terminal connected to the network owned by the user to access the online shopping site of the partial mall or the online shopping site of each store registered in the virtual mall c The user terminal The purchase procedure means that the product can be purchased by receiving the purchase confirmation data sent

d. Payment means that enables payment of the purchase by receiving payment information data transmitted from the user terminal A virtual shopping server connected to a network such as the Internet, characterized by having the means a to d;

The user terminal that can access the virtual mall through the access means, and can make the purchase through the purchase procedure means and the payment means, and registration for publishing the online shopping site of each store in the virtual mall With online shopping server of store

A virtual shopping system configured with

The gist of the invention of claim 2 is that the virtual shopping server is

The user 1 is displayed as the user character 1 on the screen of the user terminal that displays the virtual mall, and the user can virtually walk the cityscape by operating the user character with the user terminal power. Possible user character display means,

It is possible to communicate with the user character of another user through the user character, the store-provided character provided by each store, the virtual character provided by the virtual shopping server, and the like. A communication means that enables transmission and reception of exchange information between the terminal and the user terminal of another user, the information terminal of each store, and the information terminal that manages the virtual character;

2. The virtual shopping system according to claim 1, further comprising an information terminal for the registered store and an information terminal for managing the virtual character.

The gist of the invention of claim 3 is that the store-provided character and the virtual character automatically respond to the FAQ from the user character by displaying a pre-registered response message. 3. The virtual shopping system according to claim 2, further comprising an automatic response means that enables the virtual shopping system. The gist of the invention described in claim 4 is a virtual shopping server connected to a network such as the Internet.

Virtual model in which the streets of a real city are reproduced with illustrations, Z, or photos Virtual mall publishing means where

An access means that allows a user terminal connected to the network owned by the user to access the online shopping site of the virtual mall or the online shopping site of each store registered in the virtual mall; and A purchase procedure means that enables the purchase of a product by receiving the purchase confirmation data transmitted;

Payment means that enables payment for the purchase by receiving payment information data transmitted from the user terminal;

It exists in the virtual shopping server characterized by having.

The gist of the invention described in claim 5 is that the user is displayed as a user character on the screen of the user terminal displaying the virtual mall, and the user character is operated by the user terminal force. User character display means that enables the user to virtually walk the cityscape,

It is possible to communicate with the user character of another user through the user character, the store-provided character provided by each store, the virtual character provided by the virtual shopping server, and the like. A communication means that enables transmission and reception of exchange information between a terminal and a user terminal of another user, an information terminal of each store, and an information terminal that manages the virtual character;

The virtual shopping server according to claim 4, further comprising:

The gist of the invention of claim 6 is that the store-provided character and the virtual character automatically respond to the FAQ from the user character by displaying a pre-registered response message. The virtual shopping server according to claim 5, further comprising an automatic response means that enables the virtual shopping server according to claim 7, wherein the gist of the invention according to claim 7 is a virtual shopping providing method in a network such as the Internet. Cityscape power illustrations and Z or photos etc. The virtual mall reproduced by the company is made public, and the user terminal owned by the user can purchase products by accessing the virtual mall and the online shopping site of each store registered in the virtual mall. Exists in a method for providing virtual shopping.

The gist of the invention described in claim 8 is that the user is displayed as one user character on the screen of the user terminal displaying the virtual mall, and the user character is operated by the user terminal force. Thus, the user can virtually walk the cityscape, the user character of another user through the user character, the store-provided character one provided by each store, and the virtual character provided by the virtual mall The communication between the user terminal and the other user's user terminal, the information terminal of each store, and the information terminal that manages the virtual character 1 can be performed through the communication. It is possible to send and receive information It exists in the virtual shopping provision method of Claim 7.

The gist of the invention of claim 9 is that the store-provided character and the virtual character automatically respond to the FAQ from the user character by displaying a pre-registered response message. The virtual shopping provision method according to claim 10, further comprising an automatic response process that enables the virtual shopping provision method according to claim 10. The method resides in an executable program. The invention's effect

[0005] Since the virtual shopping system of the present invention can provide a virtual mall that reproduces the actual cityscape and store scenery, it is remarkable that customers can feel like shopping in an actual city. There is an effect.

Brief Description of Drawings

[0006] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a virtual shopping system of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Schematic diagram of the virtual shopping mall 10 of the present invention [Figure 3] Visual example of character displayed on virtual shopping mall 10 of the present invention

[Fig. 4] Schematic diagram of screen display of virtual shopping mall 10 of the present invention

[Fig. 5] Scheme of the virtual shopping system of the present invention

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of screen development in the virtual shopping mall 10 of the present invention.

1 Note Yaeno Shot Pink Sarno

10 Nochiyanore Shopping Monore

11 Online shopping sites (for each store)

12 Virtual mall disclosure means

13 Access means

14 Purchase procedure

15 Payment methods

16 User character display means

17 Communication means

2 User information terminal

3 Online shopping server for registered stores

31 Information terminals for registered stores

4 Information terminal for managing virtual characters

5 network

6 Automatic response means

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the virtual shopping system provided by the virtual shopping server of the present invention includes a virtual shopping server 1, a virtual shopping mall 10 disclosed on the virtual shopping server 1, and a virtual shopping mall 10! /, Online shopping site 11, user information terminal 2 as user terminal, network connecting each server and information terminal 5 at least. The virtual shopping server 1 is implemented with software such as a partial mall disclosure means 12, an access means 13, a purchase procedure means 14, and a payment means 15, and optionally a user character display means 16, a communication means 17, an automatic A program corresponding to the response means 6 may be implemented! In addition, in the virtual shopping system of the present invention, the online shopping server 3 of the registered store is optional, and is registered on the partial shopping mall 10 that is published on this server! Store information terminal 31 and automatic response means implemented in this terminal 6, information for managing virtual characters

The terminal 4 and the automatic response means 6 mounted on the terminal 4 may be included.

[0009] The virtual shopping mall 10 provided in the virtual mall disclosure means 1 2 of the virtual shopping server 1 of the present invention reproduces a real city using illustrations and photographs as shown in FIG. If you offer online shopping at a store in a virtual mall that virtualizes a city, and in a real city, it will be a traditional thing.

The user can access the virtual shopping mall 10 from the user information terminal 2 through the access means 13 of the virtual shopping server 1. The user information terminal ₂ may be a PC or a mobile phone as long as it can access the access means 13 of the virtual shopping server 1 via the network 5. By moving a character representing the user on the screen of the virtual shopping mall 10 in the same way as in a real city, the user can move the virtual shopping mall 10 1 Can walk 0. The user's character may be an illustration or icon as shown in FIG. 3, or an image arbitrarily designated by the user. The user character 1 is displayed on the screen of the user information terminal 2 by the user character display means 16 of the virtual shopping server 1 and can be freely moved using an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard. it can. For example, as shown in Fig. 4, the screen display of Virtual Shopping Mall 10 can be set to any key such as a specific key or right click. ZOOM can be performed by operation, and you can enjoy the same store location, landscape, and climate as the real city displayed on the screen. In each screen display, for example, when moving a character using a mouse, the user can navigate in the direction of the pointer by left-clicking, adjust the movement speed by the distance between the character and the pointer, warp by drag and drop, etc. It is desirable to be able to walk around the virtual mall by moving the character as intended. During this walk, users can click on the store they are interested in as shown in Fig. 6 to display illustrations and photos of the store and access the online shopping site 11 of this store.

[0011] In the virtual shopping mall 10 provided by the present invention, since online shopping is possible, it is possible to sell and purchase products even after closing or on regular holidays. Therefore, users can expect to improve convenience that there is no restriction on usage time because they can walk around the city and purchase products whenever they want. In addition, since it can be accessed by geographically distant users who want to shop in a real city or around the world, it is possible to greatly expand the scope of product sales. At the same time, depending on the operation of the online shopping site 11, it is possible to improve the reputation of the actual store, so it is possible to expect a synergistic effect of online shopping and sales at the actual store.

[0012] The online shopping site 11 of each store is preferably accessible from the virtual shopping mall 10 as described above. The accessible stores should preferably be identifiable to the user by icon display or on-screen highlighting. The online shopping site 11 of each store allows the user to select a desired product for purchase into the shopping cart, like a conventional online shopping site, and when the purchase is decided, a payment screen is displayed. The purchase procedure means 14 and the settlement means 15 like a general online shopping site such as delivery address, payment method, credit card information input, etc., and completion of purchase should be implemented! . Personal information that the user needs to input for online shopping may be managed for each store, but for security reasons, the settlement means 15 of the virtual shopping server 1 will manage it. Information is stored at each store. I do n’t have it! Even though the online shopping site 11 of each store is published by the virtual shopping server 1, it is published to the online shopping server 3 of each registered store! /! They can also be accessed from Virtual Shopping Mall 10, and now they are offering services such as delivering multiple items purchased individually at each store! In other words, as shown in Fig. 5, the products that have been purchased on the online shopping site 11 of each store are managed together by the virtual shopping server 1, and the purchase procedure means 14 and settlement of the virtual shopping server 1 are performed. It is preferable that the purchase procedure and settlement are advanced by means 15 so that collective settlement and bulk delivery of purchased products at each store are performed. Therefore, on the display screen of the virtual shopping mall 10, information on such online shopping, such as the contents of the shopping cart, the history of the purchase amount within a certain period, and the list of favorite stores are displayed by the virtual mall disclosure means 12! It is also preferable to display the information! / Also, on the virtual shopping mall 10 provided by the present invention, it is possible for each user to communicate with each other. . As one of the characters on the virtual shopping mall 10, there can be one character such as a character of each user, a store-provided character managed by each store, a virtual character provided by a virtual shopping server, and the like. These characters 1 are displayed on the virtual shopping mall 10 by the user character display means 16 of the virtual shopping server 1 using the illustration as shown in FIG. 3 or a photograph image that can be arbitrarily designated by the user as an avatar. Is preferred. Character operations on Virtual Shopping Mall 10 allow characters to display messages, generate chat screens between multiple characters, form a specific community, and chat characters and voice between users belonging to the community It is preferable that each user and the user who manages each character can take various communications such as providing a facility capable of performing chat and video chat on the virtual shopping mall 10! Enabling these types of communication The communication means 17 exchanges exchange information between each user's information terminals, such as exchange of conversations and transmission and reception of data files such as photographs as part of communication. Through communication between these characters, it is possible to further enhance the feeling of strolling through the actual city through the virtual shopping mall 10 of the present invention, and to exchange information and form a reputation for each store, thereby promoting the acquisition of new customers. It becomes.

[0014] Further, in the communication between each character in the virtual shopping system of the present invention, the store-provided character or the virtual character sends a response message to the FAQ from the user character, the virtual shopping server 1, The information terminal 31 of the registered store and the information terminal 4 that manages the virtual character may be stored in advance, and automatic response means 6 that can automatically respond to the FAQ may be implemented as a program. . FAQs from user characters include inquiries about how to operate characters in virtual malls, specific store locations, communication methods between characters, discount requests, etc. It is possible to answer automatically by preparing.

Example 1

In accordance with the above embodiment, the virtual shopping server of the present invention is installed to configure a virtual shopping system. Virtual shopping server 1 was installed and connected to the Internet. In the virtual shopping server 1, virtual mall disclosure means 12, access means 13, purchase procedure means 14, settlement means 15, user character display means 16, and communication means 17 are implemented as programs. A virtual shopping mall 10 that reproduces the city of Harajuku with illustrations and photos in front of the store has been released as a website as shown in Fig. 2. In the virtual shopping mall 10, the online shopping sites 11 of the stores registered in the virtual shopping mall 10 of the present invention among the stores existing in the city of Harajuku are arranged at the same position as the arrangement in the real city. An illustration map of the streets of Harajuku is published as Virtual Shopping Mall 10 by Virtual Mall Public Means 12, and this illustration map is displayed in Virtual Shopping Mall 10 The ZOOM button displayed on the screen or the PC scroll button that accesses this virtual shopping mall 10 can be scaled in three stages. For each store that has an online shopping site 11, the user can easily identify stores where online shopping is possible by changing the shape of the pointer when the pointer is placed on the illustration map. Part of the online shopping site 11 of each store was published on the virtual shopping server 1, and the rest was published on the online shopping server 3 of each store. A PC connected to the Internet was prepared as the user's information terminal 2, and the virtual shopping mall 10 was accessed from here. When one of the character visuals shown in Fig. 3 was selected on the screen of Virtual Shopping Mall 10, the character selected by user character display means 16 was displayed on the illustration map on the screen. Using the mouse, this character 1 was guided in the direction of the pointer with the left cursor, adjusted the speed of movement with the distance between the character and the pointer, and enabled to warp with drag and drop. When you move through the virtual shopping mall 10 as shown in Fig. 6 and click on the store where the online shopping site 11 is installed, the illustration in front of the store and the photo in front of the store appear as shown in Fig. 4. Furthermore, clicking the screen displayed the online shopping site 11 page of this store. When you select a product on online shopping site 11 and decide to purchase it, and then enter credit card information in the HTTPS protocol window for payment, the purchase procedure means 14 and payment means 15 implemented in virtual shopping server 1 V, purchase procedure information and payment information were processed, and payment information was sent to the credit company's server. The purchased product was shipped based on the shipping instruction information from Virtual Shopping Server 1! /.

Example 2

In the same system configuration as in Example 1, two PCs were prepared as user information terminals 2 and at the same time, the virtual shopping mall 10 on the virtual shopping server 1 was accessed. Each character was moved to a position close to the maximum scale, which is the same scale. When the user clicks on the screen of Virtual Shopping Mall 10 as an operation on information terminal 2, a conversation display window pops up as a menu. I tried to be up. In addition, the chat start confirmation screen can be displayed by left-clicking from one character to the other character (setting of communication means 17). The conversation display window is displayed with the above-mentioned PC power right-click menu, and when characters are entered here, the entered characters are displayed on the character entered characters from both PCs connected to Virtual Shopping Mall 10. I was able to confirm that it was. When one character also left-clicks the other character, a message indicating a chat start request from the clicked character is displayed on the clicked character's PC screen, and this is clicked by clicking the OK button. When the operation to accept was performed, a chat screen was newly displayed on the screen of Virtual Shopping Mall 10 and it was possible to chat. On the chat screen, when you drag and drop an image file that you want to send to the other user's conversation input screen, you can send the image file to the partner's information terminal through the chat screen. Example 3

In addition to the same system configuration as in Example 2, PCs are prepared as information terminals 31 for registered stores and information terminals 4 for managing virtual characters, and automatic response message patterns for user character power FAQs are provided for these. The program which is the automatic response means 6 memorized was installed. In the same way as in Example 2, when you operate the user character from the user's PC and go to the registered store screen, and click the registered store character displayed there, a message window that asks the question contents Opens, and it is now possible to input a question message from the user. In this window from the user's PC, a message “Where is jeans?” Was entered and sent as an inquiry about the product at the store, and the response stored in the information terminal 31 of the registered store in advance was sent. Pattern force Automatic response means 6 displayed a sales page for selling jeans. Similarly, on the virtual mall screen, the user character accesses the virtual character, displays the question input window, and enters and sends the question "Where is the specific store?" The automatic response means 6 causes the virtual character to display a route guidance message, and the image of the guide map is displayed as a new window on the virtual mall screen. Industrial applicability

Since the virtual shopping server of the present invention can provide a virtual shopping mall that reproduces an actual store or city, the user can actually feel like shopping in a popular city.

Claims

Claims a. Cityscape power of a real city Virtual mall public means for publishing virtual malls reproduced by the last and Z or photographs etc.

d. Payment means that enables payment of the purchase by receiving payment information data transmitted from the user terminal

A virtual shopping server connected to a network such as the Internet, characterized by having the means a to d;

Virtual shopping system configured with

[2] The virtual shopping server

It is possible to communicate with the user character of another user through the user character, the store-provided character provided by each store, the virtual character provided by the virtual shopping server, and the like. Between the terminal and the user terminal of another user, the information terminal of each store, and the information terminal that manages the virtual character 2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication means that enables transmission and reception of exchange information, and further comprising an information terminal for the registered store and an information terminal for managing the virtual character. The virtual shopping system described.

[3] The store-provided character and the virtual character have automatic response means that can automatically respond to the FAQ from the user character by displaying a response message registered in advance. And further comprising:

[4] In a virtual shopping server connected to a network such as the Internet, a virtual mall publishing means in which a partial mall reproduced by S-illustration and Z or a photograph of a real city is published,

A virtual shopping server characterized by comprising:

[5] On the screen of the user terminal displaying the virtual mall !, the user is displayed as a user character, and the user character is operated by the user terminal by operating the user character. User character display means that allows you to take a virtual walk around the city,

It is possible to communicate with the user character of another user through the user character, the store-provided character provided by each store, the virtual character provided by the virtual shopping server, and the like. Between the terminal and the user terminal of another user, the information terminal of each store, and the information terminal that manages the virtual character A communication means that enables sending and receiving of exchange information

The virtual shopping server according to claim 4, further comprising:

[6] The store-provided character and the virtual character have an automatic response means that can automatically respond to the FAQ from the user character by displaying a response message registered in advance. The virtual shopping server according to claim 5, further comprising:

[7] A method for providing virtual shopping in a network such as the Internet,

An online shopping site of each store where a virtual mall in which the streets of a real city are reproduced with illustrations, Z or photographs, etc. is released and the user terminal owned by the user is registered in the virtual mall and the virtual mall A method for providing virtual shopping, characterized in that a product can be purchased by accessing the product.

[8] On the screen of the user terminal that displays the virtual mall, the user is displayed as a user character, and the user character is operated by the user terminal to operate the user. It is possible to take a virtual walk through the city,

It is possible to communicate with the user character of another user through the user character, the store-provided character provided by each store, the virtual character provided by the virtual mall, and the like by the communication 8. The exchange information can be transmitted and received between the user terminal and another user's user terminal, the information terminal of each store, and the information terminal managing the virtual character. How to provide virtual shopping.

[9] The store-provided character and the virtual character have an automatic response process that enables an automatic response to the FAQ from the user character by displaying a pre-registered response message. The virtual shopping providing method according to claim 9, further comprising: [10] A program capable of executing the virtual shopping providing method according to any one of claims 7 to 9.