WO2019003356A1

WO2019003356A1 - Computer system, merchandise settlement method, and program

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Publication number: WO2019003356A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/023808
Authority: WO
Inventors: 俊二菅谷
Original assignee: 株式会社オプティム
Priority date: 2017-06-28
Filing date: 2017-06-28
Publication date: 2019-01-03
Also published as: JP6483925B1; JPWO2019003356A1

Abstract

[Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a computer system, a merchandise settlement method, and a program that makes it possible to perform settlement for merchandise from a terminal device possessed by a purchaser, and that can present information relating to the merchandise to the purchaser. [Solution] A computer system acquires merchandise information of merchandise that is in a sales box, displays on a user terminal the acquired merchandise information and a purchase button for the merchandise, and when the purchase button is pressed, performs settlement for the merchandise, and when the settlement is performed, performs control to enable acquisition of the merchandise that is inside the sales box. Short-range wireless communication is performed with the sales box to acquire the merchandise information. Also, a two-dimensional code corresponding to the sales box is read to acquire the merchandise information. The merchandise information is acquired by inputting a character string corresponding to the sales box.

Description

Computer system, commodity settlement method and program

The present invention relates to a computer system, a commodity settlement method, and a program for providing commodities by an unmanned sale box.

In recent years, electronic settlement using electronic money or the like has been performed in vending machines and the like. As such electronic settlement, by holding an electronic money card over a vending machine or the like, the purchaser settles a product that he / she desires.

As a configuration of electronic payment for purchasing a desired product using such an electronic money card, for example, the product selected by the purchaser is selected, and the electronic payment is performed by reading the electronic money card with a reader / writer. A configuration is disclosed (see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2009-37495, A

However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, to select a product is to operate a purchase button or a selection button provided on the vending machine, and to perform settlement of the product from a terminal device possessed by the purchaser. It was not possible. In addition, the purchaser needs to select a product only from the appearance of the product displayed on the vending machine, and can not view information on the product.

The present invention is to provide a computer system, a commodity settlement method, and a program capable of making it possible to carry out settlement of goods from a terminal device possessed by the purchaser and presenting information on the goods to the purchaser. To aim.

The present invention provides the following solutions.

The present invention is an acquisition means for acquiring product information of a product contained in a sales box,
Display means for displaying the acquired product information and a purchase button for the product on a user terminal;
A settlement unit that performs settlement of the product when the purchase button is pressed;
A control unit configured to control the products in the sales box so as to be obtainable when the settlement is performed;
Providing a computer system characterized by comprising:

According to the present invention, the product information of the product contained in the sales box is acquired, the acquired product information and the purchase button for the product are displayed on the user terminal, and the purchase button is pressed. The settlement of the goods is performed, and when the settlement is performed, the goods in the sales box are controlled so as to be obtainable.

The present invention is a category of computer system, but also exerts the same operation / effect according to the category in other categories such as a commodity settlement method and a program.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer system, product settlement method and program capable of making it possible to carry out settlement of goods from a terminal device possessed by the purchaser and presenting information concerning the goods to the purchaser. It becomes possible.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the commodity settlement system 1. FIG. 2 is an entire configuration diagram of the commodity settlement system 1. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the purchaser terminal 100, the sales box 200, and the seller terminal 300. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the merchandise registration process performed by the sales box 200 and the seller terminal 300. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the merchandise management process performed by the sales box 200 and the seller terminal 300. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the commodity settlement process performed by the purchaser terminal 100 and the sales box 200. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the product information input screen 400 after the seller terminal 300 receives an input of product information. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the recommendation screen 500 displayed by the seller terminal 300. As shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the purchase screen 600 displayed by the purchaser terminal 100. As shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

[Overview of Product Settlement System 1]
An outline of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG. FIG. 1 is a view for explaining an outline of a commodity settlement system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The commodity settlement system 1 includes a purchaser terminal 100, a sales box 200, and a seller terminal 300.

In addition, in FIG. 1, the number of the buyer terminal 100, the sales box 200, and the seller terminal 300 can be appropriately changed. Further, the purchaser terminal 100, the sales box 200, and the seller terminal 300 are not limited to existing devices, but may be virtual devices. Further, each process described later may be realized by any one or a plurality of combinations of the buyer terminal 100, the sales box 200, and the seller terminal 300.

The buyer terminal 100 is a terminal device capable of data communication with the sales box 200. The purchaser terminal 100 is a terminal device owned by a purchaser who purchases a product present in the sales box 200. For example, in addition to a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a netbook terminal, a slate terminal Electronic appliances such as electronic book terminals and portable music players, wearable terminals such as smart glasses and head mounted displays, and other articles.

The sales box 200 is an article such as an unmanned vending machine capable of data communication with the buyer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 300. For example, the sales box 200 is an article for storing goods such as food and non-food and the like and providing the stored goods to the purchaser by collecting a charge. The sales box 200 internally has a photographing device such as a camera, and this photographing device determines whether or not the product is stored in itself, whether the seller registered in advance has put the product, etc. It has become possible.

The seller terminal 300 is a terminal device capable of data communication with the sales box 200. The seller terminal 300 is an appliance, a wearable terminal, and other articles similar to the purchaser terminal 100 described above. The seller terminal 300 is a terminal device carried by a seller who carries in a product into the sales box 200 and sells the product.

The previously registered seller carries the item into the sale box 200, and inputs item information on the item (step S01). A previously registered seller who holds the seller terminal 300 inputs product information via the seller terminal 300. Product information (name, content producer, seller, price, raw material, date of manufacture, expiration date, expiration date, storage method, energy, nutritional value, etc. The input of the item information may be accepted by accepting the instruction from the seller terminal 300 or by receiving the instruction from the seller terminal 300 and acquiring the item information from the database or the like in which the item information of the item is registered.

For example, the sales box 200 shoots the face of the seller who has carried the goods by using a photographing device, and analyzes the photographed image to obtain the face of the seller whose feature amount of the face of the seller is registered in advance. It is determined whether the seller who has carried in is a seller registered in advance by determining whether or not it matches the feature amount of.

The sales box 200 stores the product information (step S02). The sales box 200 stores the product information in a storage medium such as an IC chip. The sales box 200 may generate a two-dimensional code based on the item information, and may display the generated two-dimensional code on itself. In addition, the sales box 200 may receive an input of an input (alphanumeric symbol or the like) of a character string from the seller terminal 300, and may store the character string in association with the product information.

The buyer terminal 100 acquires product information of the product contained in the sales box 200 (step S03). The purchaser terminal 100 temporarily contacts, for example, an IC chip or the like provided in the sales box 200, and acquires the product information by executing short-distance wireless communication. Further, the purchaser terminal 100 reads the two-dimensional code displayed in the sales box 200, and acquires this item information. In addition, the purchaser terminal 100 acquires the product information by inputting a character string corresponding to the sales box 200.

The buyer terminal 100 and the sales box 200 may directly communicate with each other by P2P (Peer to Peer) connection, and the buyer terminal 100 and the sales box 200 communicate with each other through a computer or the like (not shown). Communication may be performed.

The purchaser terminal 100 displays the acquired product information and a purchase button for the product on itself (step S04).

When the purchase button is pressed, the purchaser terminal 100 transmits a purchase instruction of this item to the sales box 200 (step S05).

Sales box 200 receives a purchase instruction. The sales box 200 settles the item based on the purchase instruction (step S06). For example, the sale box 200 settles the item by paying the amount set for the item to the sale box 200 by electronic money or the like held by the purchaser terminal 100. At this time, if settlement is not performed due to a lack of balance or the like, a notification to that effect may be displayed on the purchaser terminal 100.

The sale box 200 controls to be able to acquire the product in response to the completion of the settlement (step S07). For example, the sales box 200 performs control to move the goods to the outlet provided to itself and control to open its own door.

The above is the outline of the commodity settlement system 1.

[System configuration of product settlement system 1]
The system configuration of the commodity settlement system 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a commodity settlement system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The commodity settlement system 1 is a computer system that includes a purchaser terminal 100, a sales box 200, and a seller terminal 300, and provides the purchaser with the commodity settled by the purchaser terminal 100.

In addition, the number of each apparatus which comprises the goods settlement system 1, and its kind can be changed suitably. Further, the commodity settlement system 1 may be realized not only by existing devices but also by virtual devices. Moreover, each process mentioned later may be implement | achieved by one or some combination of each apparatus which comprises the goods settlement system 1. FIG.

The purchaser terminal 100 is the above-described terminal device provided with a function described later.

The sales box 200 is the above-mentioned article provided with the function described later.

The seller terminal 300 is the above-described terminal device having a function described later.

[Description of each function]
Based on FIG. 3, the function of the commodity settlement system 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the purchaser terminal 100 and the sales box 200. As shown in FIG.

The purchaser terminal 100 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like as the control unit 110, and can communicate with other devices as the communication unit 120. A device, for example, a device compatible with Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) compliant with IEEE 802.11 or a device compatible with near field communication is provided. Further, the purchaser terminal 100, as the input / output unit 140, includes a display unit for outputting and displaying data and images controlled by the control unit 110, and various types of input units such as a touch panel, a keyboard, and a mouse for receiving input from the purchaser. It has a device.

In purchaser terminal 100, control unit 110 reads a predetermined program to realize product information acquisition module 150, purchase instruction transmission module 151, and purchase failure notification reception module 152 in cooperation with communication unit 120. Further, in the purchaser terminal 100, the control unit 110 reads a predetermined program to realize the input reception module 170 and the purchase screen display module 171 in cooperation with the input / output unit 140.

Similar to the purchaser terminal 100, the sales box 200 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like as the control unit 210, and a device for enabling communication with other devices as the communication unit 220. Further, the sales box 200 includes, as the storage unit 230, a storage unit of data such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a recording medium, a memory card, and the like. Further, the sales box 200 includes various devices such as various determination devices, an image processing device, and a photographing device as the processing unit 240.

In the sales box 200, the control unit 210 reads a predetermined program to cooperate with the communication unit 220 to transmit the product information reception module 250, the recommendation transmission module 251, the replenishment notification transmission module 252, the purchase instruction reception module 253, and the purchase. The impossible notification transmission module 254 is realized. Further, in the sales box 200, the control unit 210 reads a predetermined program to realize the storage module 260 in cooperation with the storage unit 230. Further, in the sales box 200, the control unit 210 reads a predetermined program to cooperate with the processing unit 240 to capture the photographing module 270, the person determination module 271, the output module 272, the control module 273, the internal determination module 274, A period determination module 275, a recommendation generation module 276, a replenishment notification generation module 277, and a settlement module 278 are realized.

Similar to the purchaser terminal 100, the seller terminal 300 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like as the control unit 310, and a communication unit 320 includes a Wi-Fi compatible device, a short distance wireless communication compatible device, and the like. The output unit 340 includes various devices such as a display unit and an input unit.

In the seller terminal 300, when the control unit 310 reads a predetermined program, the product information transmitting module 350, the recommendation receiving module 351, and the replenishment notification receiving module 352 are realized in cooperation with the communication unit 320. Further, in the seller terminal 300, the control unit 310 reads a predetermined program to realize the product information input acceptance module 370, the recommendation display module 371, and the replenishment notification display module 372 in cooperation with the input / output unit 340. .

[Product registration process]
The commodity registration process performed by the commodity settlement system 1 will be described based on FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the commodity registration process performed by the sales box 200 and the seller terminal 300. The process executed by the module of each device described above will be described together with this process.

The photographing module 270 photographs a seller who tries to carry in the product (step S10). In step S10, the photographing module 270 photographs a person image of a person who is about to open the door provided to the user.

The person determination module 271 determines whether the person shown in the person image is the same person as the previously registered seller (step S11). In step S11, the person determination module 271 performs this determination by analyzing a person image. The person determination module 271 extracts feature amounts and feature points with the face of the person appearing in the person image, and the extracted feature amounts and feature points, and the feature amounts and feature points of the seller registered in the storage module 260. By determining whether or not they match, it is determined whether the seller who is trying to carry in the item this time is a seller registered in advance.

In step S11, the person determination module 271 determines whether or not the same person is the same person by image analysis, but may determine whether the same person is the same person by another method. For example, it may be determined whether or not the same person is received by biometric authentication such as a fingerprint, voiceprint or iris, whether or not input of a pre-registered character string such as a personal identification number is accepted.

If the person determination module 271 determines in step S11 that the person is not the same person (NO in step S11), the output module 272 executes the fraud detection process (step S12). In step S12, the output module 272 outputs, for example, a notification such as a warning sound to a person who intends to carry in the product without opening the door. In addition, the output module 272 transmits, to the seller terminal 300 possessed by the original seller, an injustice notification that an unauthorized person intends to carry in the product. After executing the fraud detection process, the sales box 200 ends the process.

The fraud detection process is not limited to the process described above, and can be changed as appropriate.

In step S11, when determining that the person determination module 271 is the same person (YES in step S11), the control module 273 controls to carry goods into the sales box 200 (step S13). In step S13, the control module 273 executes, for example, control for opening the door. The seller carries the goods to be sold into the inside of the sales box 200.

The product information input acceptance module 370 is product information on the product carried by the seller (image, name, content producer, seller, price, raw material, date of manufacture, expiration date, expiration date, storage method of the product). Input of energy, nutritional value, etc.) is received (step S14). In step S14, the product information input acceptance module 360 receives an image of a product or an input of various product information.

The product information input screen will be described based on FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the product information input screen 400 after the product information input acceptance module 370 receives an input of product information. In the product information input acceptance module 370, as the product information input screen 400, the product description section 410, the nutrient component section 420, the raw material name section 430, the allergy specific raw material section 440, the raw material origin section 450, the manufacturing date section 460, the expiration date In each of the fields 470, the input from the seller is accepted, and the input of the corresponding product information is accepted. The product information input acceptance module 370 receives an input of product information by an input with a virtual keyboard, an audio input, or the like.

The item description field 410 receives an input of an image, an illustration, a name, an internal capacity, an explanation, a seller, etc. of the item. The product image is obtained by the seller terminal 300 acquiring an image such as a moving image or a still image taken by the photographing device of the seller terminal 300 or an image provided by the manufacturer or the like. The nutritional component column 420 accepts an input of the nutritional value and the like of the product per unit amount. The raw material name column 430 receives an input of the raw material of the product. The allergy specific raw material column 440 receives the input of the specific raw material contained in goods. The raw material origin column 450 receives an input of the origin of the raw material of the product. The date of manufacture column 460 receives an input of the date of manufacture of the product. The expiration date column 470 receives an input of the expiration date of the product.

In the product information input screen 400, the product information input acceptance module 370 may accept that the seller directly inputs information in each column, or a product which the seller intends to sell from an external database or the like. The product information of may be acquired, and this acquired product information may be accepted to be automatically input to the corresponding fields.

Each column of the product information input screen 400 can be changed as appropriate.

The product information transmission module 350 transmits the product information for which the input has been received to the sales box 200 (step S15). In step S15, the product information transmission module 350 transmits product information by performing near field communication or P2P with the sales box 200.

The product information receiving module 250 receives the product information. The storage module 260 stores the received product information (step S16). In step S16, the storage module 260 stores product information in an IC chip or the like provided in itself.

The sales box 200 may generate a two-dimensional code based on the stored product information and may display it on a part of itself. Merchandise information is stored in the two-dimensional code, and the purchaser terminal 100 may read the two-dimensional code to acquire the merchandise information in a process described later.

Further, the sale box 200 may store a specific character string (alphanumeric symbol etc.) set by the seller or a specific character string automatically generated in association with the product information. When the purchaser terminal 100 inputs this character string, the purchaser may acquire the product information associated with the character string in the process described later.

Further, the seller terminal 300 may transmit the product information for which the input has been received to a computer having a server function. In this case, the computer stores the product information, and the purchaser terminal 100 may acquire the product information by accessing the computer in a process described later.

The above is the product registration process.

[Product Management Process]
A commodity management process performed by the commodity settlement system 1 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the merchandise management process performed by the sales box 200 and the seller terminal 300. The process executed by the module of each device described above will be described together with this process.

First, the shooting module 270 shoots an internal image that is an image such as a moving image or a still image inside itself (step S20). In step S20, the photographing module 270 photographs an internal image so that the whole of the goods carried into the camera itself is captured. The shooting module 270 shoots from the same position even if there is no product inside. The imaging module 270 captures an internal image at a predetermined timing or constantly.

The storage module 260 stores the captured internal image and the date and time of capturing the internal image as internal information (step S21).

The internal determination module 274 compares the internal information stored this time with the internal information stored so far, and determines whether there is a change in the internal image (step S22). In step S22, the internal determination module 274 analyzes the internal image to extract feature quantities and feature points of the internal image. The internal determination module 274 determines whether there is a change in the extracted feature point or feature amount. The internal determination module 274 compares the image analysis result of the internal image stored this time with the image analysis result of the internal image stored so far, and determines whether a change occurs in the feature amount or the feature point. . Thereby, the internal determination module 274 determines whether or not the product is present in the sales box 200, and if it is not present, the product is sold in the sales box 200 based on the timing when the product is no longer present and the current date and time. It is possible to determine a period that is not present in the

In step S22, when the internal determination module 274 determines that there is no change in the internal image (NO in step S22), that is, when the internal determination module 274 determines that a product is present in the sales box 200, the period determination module In step S23, it is determined whether the product has entered a predetermined period (for example, several hours, one day, one week). In step S23, the period determination module 275 determines whether or not a predetermined period has passed from the date and time when the item is carried in to the current date and time. The period determination module 275 may determine the imported date and time from the item information, or may determine based on the shooting date and time of the internal image determined to have the item first as a result of the image analysis.

If it is determined in step S23 that the period determination module 275 has entered the predetermined period (YES in step S23), the recommendation generation module 276 substitutes the product for the seller, that is, another product (for example, installation) A recommendation is proposed to propose information on location-based hot-selling products, hot-selling products based on the current season and time, and similar products with high sales results (step S24). In step S24, the recommendation generation module 276 generates a recommendation based on the product information and sales results regarding the past products stored by the storage module 260, the product information acquired from the external database, and the sales results. At this time, when recommending a plurality of products, the recommendation generation module 276 generates a recommendation along with the ranking based on the popularity and evaluation of each product.

The recommendation transmission module 251 transmits the generated recommendation to the seller terminal 300 (step S25). In step S25, the recommendation transmission module 251 transmits the recommendation to the seller terminal 300 possessed by the seller of the product based on the product information of the product currently contained inside.

The recommendation receiving module 351 receives a recommendation. The recommendation display module 371 displays a recommendation based on the received recommendation (step S26).

The recommendation screen displayed by the recommendation display module 371 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the recommendation screen 500 displayed by the recommendation display module 371. As shown in FIG. The recommendation display module 371 displays the order column 510, the product column 520, and the purchase icon 530 as the recommendation screen 500. The order column 510 displays the order based on the evaluation of each product, the top seller, and the like. The product column 520 displays product information of each product. When the purchase icon 530 receives an input such as a tap operation from the seller, the purchase icon 530 transitions to a screen necessary for the purchase of the item, and performs settlement of the item.

After displaying the recommendation screen 500, the seller terminal 300 ends the present process. In FIG. 5, for convenience, although the process of step S29 described later is performed after the process of step S26, this is for simplification of the description.

By browsing the recommendation screen 500, the seller can know which products are easy to sell, and it becomes easy to order products.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S23 that the period determination module 275 has not entered the predetermined period (NO in step S23), the process ends. At this time, the period determination module 275 determines that the predetermined period has not elapsed since the goods are carried in.

In step S22, when the internal determination module 274 determines that there is a change in the internal image (YES in step S22), that is, when the internal determination module 274 determines that the product does not exist in the sales box 200, the replenishment notification The generation module 277 generates a replenishment notification (step S27). In step S27, the replenishment notification generation module 277 generates a replenishment notification notifying the seller that the item is sold out and is to be replenished. The replenishment notification includes the identifier of the sales box 200 (including information about the installation place, the name, etc.), the date and time when the product was sold out, and the like.

When the internal determination module 274 determines that there is a change in the internal image, the period determination module 275 may further determine whether a predetermined period has elapsed. In this case, the replenishment notification generation module 277 may generate a replenishment notification when the period determination module 274 determines that the predetermined period has elapsed.

The replenishment notification transmission module 252 transmits a replenishment notification to the seller terminal 300 (step S28). The replenishment notification transmission module 252 transmits the replenishment notification to the seller terminal 300 possessed by the seller who has carried the goods into itself.

The replenishment notification receiving module 352 receives the replenishment notification. The replenishment notification display module 372 displays the replenishment notification based on the received replenishment notification (step S29). In step S29, the replenishment notification display module 372 displays, as the replenishment notification, the identifier of the sales box 200, the commodity information of the commodity carried into the sales box 200, the date and time of sale, and the like.

The above is the product management process.

[Product settlement process]
The commodity settlement process performed by the commodity settlement system 1 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the commodity settlement process performed by the purchaser terminal 100 and the sales box 200. The process executed by the module of each device described above will be described together with this process.

First, the product information acquisition module 150 acquires product information of a product contained in the sales box 200 (step S40). In step S40, the product information acquisition module 150 performs short-distance wireless communication by temporarily making contact with an IC chip or the like provided in the sales box 200, and acquires product information stored in the IC chip. Do. At this time, the product information acquisition module 150 acquires information on the seller and the product information as the product information.

The commodity information acquisition module 150 may acquire commodity information of the commodity contained in the sales box 200 by other methods as well as the short distance wireless communication. For example, the product information acquisition module 150 may read the two-dimensional code displayed in the sales box 200 or the two-dimensional code corresponding to the sales box 200, and acquire the product information stored in the two-dimensional code. .

Further, for example, the product information acquisition module 150 may receive an input of a character string by the input receiving module 170, and may acquire product information of a product associated with the received character string.

Also, the process of step S40 may be performed via a computer or the like having a server function. For example, the product information acquisition module 150 accesses the computer storing the product information by downloading the product information by reading the two-dimensional code and referring to the URL or the like stored in the two-dimensional code. It may be acquired by Similarly, the product information acquisition module 150 accesses a predetermined URL or the like, and the input reception module 170 receives an input of a character string to acquire product information of a product associated with the character string. May be

The purchase screen display module 171 displays the acquired product information and a purchase button for the product as a purchase screen (step S41). In step S41, the purchase screen display module 171 displays the product information input by the seller terminal 300 in the product registration process described above.

The purchase screen displayed by the purchase screen display module 171 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of the purchase screen 600 displayed by the purchase screen display module 171. As shown in FIG. As the purchase screen 600, the purchase screen display module 171 has a product description field 610, a nutrient component field 620, a raw material name field 630, an allergy specific raw material field 640, a raw material origin field 650, a manufacturing date field 660, a expiration date field 670, The purchase button 680 is displayed.

The item description field 610 is a field for displaying the content of which the input is received in the item description field 410 described above. The nutritional component column 620 is a column for displaying the contents of the input received in the nutritional component column 420 described above. The raw material name column 630 is a column for displaying the contents of which input has been received in the above-described raw material name column 430. The allergy specific raw material column 640 is a column which displays the content which received the input in the allergy specific raw material column 440 mentioned above. The raw material origin column 650 is a column for displaying the contents of which the input is received in the raw material origin column 450 described above. The manufacturing date column 660 is a column for displaying the contents of the input received in the manufacturing date column 460 described above. The expiration date field 670 is a field for displaying the contents of which the input has been received in the expiration date field 470 described above. The purchase button 680 transitions to processing relating to the purchase of the displayed item by accepting an input from the purchaser.

In addition, each column of the purchase screen 600 can be changed as appropriate.

The input acceptance module 170 determines whether the purchase button has been pressed (step S42). In step S42, the input receiving module 170 determines whether the purchase button has been pressed based on whether the input of the purchase button 680 on the purchase screen 600 has been received. In step S42, when the input receiving module 170 determines that the purchase button is not pressed (NO in step S42), the process is repeated. When the input receiving module 170 receives an input for ending the purchase, the process ends.

On the other hand, when the input acceptance module 170 determines that the purchase button has been pressed in step S42 (YES in step S42), the purchase instruction transmission module 151 transmits the purchase instruction of the product to the sales box 200 (step S43). ). In step S43, the purchase instruction transmission module 151 transmits the purchase instruction by near field communication, communication via a public network, or the like. The purchase instruction includes its own identifier (uniquely identifiable information such as a MAC address and a telephone number) and an identifier of this product (an identifier of the sales box 200 and an identifier of the product being sold).

The purchase instruction receiving module 253 receives a purchase instruction. The period determination module 275 determines whether the product for which the purchase instruction has been received is within a predetermined period (step S44). In step S44, when the product is a food, for example, the period determination module 275 determines a predetermined period based on the expiration date included in the product information, the elapsed time at the present time after being carried in, etc. It is determined whether or not That is, the period determination module 275 determines whether or not the expiration date is within, the use period, or the like.

If it is determined in step S44 that the period determination module 275 has not entered the predetermined period (NO in step S44), the settlement module 278 does not perform settlement of the product, and the purchase impossibility notification is a notification that purchasing is not possible. It generates (step S45). In step S45, the settlement module 278 generates, as the purchase rejection notification, a statement that the expiration date has expired, or the reason why the purchase can not be made, such as the expiration date is exceeded.

The purchase failure notification transmission module 254 transmits a purchase failure notification to the purchaser terminal 100 (step S46). In step S46, the purchase failure notification transmission module 254 transmits the purchaser terminal 100 by near field communication, communication via a public network, or the like.

The purchase rejection notification reception module 152 receives the purchase rejection notification. The purchase screen display module 171 displays a purchase rejection notification (step S47). In step S <b> 47, the purchase screen display module 171 superimposes and displays a purchase rejection notification on the purchase screen 600. The input receiving module 170 ends the present process when receiving the end of the display of the purchase failure notification or when a predetermined time has elapsed. The purchaser can know that the product can not be purchased and can give up purchase of another product or purchase of the product by browsing the purchase failure notification.

On the other hand, when the period determination module 275 determines in step S44 that the predetermined period has been entered (YES in step S44), the settlement module 278 executes the settlement process necessary for the purchase of the product (step S48). In step S48, for example, the settlement module 278 subtracts the monetary amount of this product from the balance of the electronic money held by the purchaser terminal 100, and adds it to the balance of its own electronic money. Further, the payment module 278 communicates with, for example, a computer of a provider such as a credit card registered in the purchaser terminal 100 to execute payment.

In addition, when the balance of the electronic money held by the purchaser terminal 100 is insufficient, the settlement module 278 creates a balance shortage notification which is a notification indicating this, and the purchase disabling notification transmission module 254 performs the balance shortage notification. It may be transmitted to the purchaser terminal 100. At this time, the purchase failure notification reception module 152 may receive the balance shortage notification, and the purchase screen display module 171 may display the balance shortage notification. The purchase screen display module 171 superimposes the balance shortage notification on the purchase screen 600 and displays it.

The control module 273 controls to be able to acquire the goods in the sales box 200 in response to the settlement being made (step S49). In step S49, the control module 273 executes control to move the product to the outlet provided in itself, control to open the door of itself, and the like. The purchaser takes out the goods in the sales box 200 under this control.

The above is the commodity settlement process.

The above-described means and functions are realized by a computer (including a CPU, an information processing device, and various terminals) reading and executing a predetermined program. The program is provided, for example, in the form of being provided from a computer via a network (SaaS: software as a service). Also, the program is provided in the form of being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as, for example, a flexible disk, a CD (such as a CD-ROM), and a DVD (such as a DVD-ROM or a DVD-RAM). In this case, the computer reads the program from the recording medium, transfers the program to an internal storage device or an external storage device, stores it, and executes it. Alternatively, the program may be recorded in advance in a storage device (recording medium) such as, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk, and may be provided from the storage device to the computer via a communication line.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment mentioned above. Further, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention is not.

1 Merchandise settlement system, 100 buyer terminals, 200 sales boxes, 300 seller terminals

Claims

Acquisition means for acquiring product information of the product contained in the sales box;
Display means for displaying the acquired product information and a purchase button for the product on a user terminal;
A settlement unit that performs settlement of the product when the purchase button is pressed;
A control unit configured to control the products in the sales box so as to be obtainable when the settlement is performed;
A computer system comprising:
The acquisition means performs near field communication with the sales box to acquire the product information.
The computer system according to claim 1, characterized in that:
The acquisition unit reads a two-dimensional code corresponding to the sales box to acquire the product information.
The computer system according to claim 1, characterized in that:
The acquisition means acquires the product information by inputting a character string corresponding to the sales box.
The computer system according to claim 1, characterized in that:
A determination unit that determines whether a pre-registered seller has placed a product in the sales box;
Accepting means for accepting input of the product information from the seller;
The computer system according to claim 1, comprising:
A determination unit that determines whether the product is in a predetermined period;
Purchase prohibition notification means for notifying that the product can not be purchased without performing the settlement of the product when the purchase button is pressed when the predetermined period has been entered;
The computer system according to claim 1, comprising:
A determination unit that determines whether the product is in a predetermined period;
Recommending means for recommending a substitute for the product to a pre-registered seller when it has entered a predetermined period;
The computer system according to claim 1, comprising:
A determination unit that determines whether the product is in a predetermined period;
Replenishment notification means for notifying the previously registered seller of the replenishment of the product if the predetermined period has not been entered;
The computer system according to claim 1, comprising:
A commodity payment method performed by a computer system,
Obtaining product information of a product contained in the sales box;
Displaying the acquired product information and a purchase button for the product on a user terminal;
Performing the settlement of the product when the purchase button is pressed;
Controlling the products in the sales box so as to be obtainable when the settlement is performed;
A product settlement method comprising:
Computer system,
Step of acquiring product information of the product contained in the sales box,
Displaying the acquired product information and a purchase button for the product on a user terminal;
Performing the settlement of the product when the purchase button is pressed;
Controlling the products in the sales box to be obtainable when the payment is made,
Computer readable program to run.