JP2000113031A - Virtual mall system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden load on the user side by calculating a charge including a delivery change by using either one of 1st and 2nd delivery tables while referring to a delivery area table and a commodity master at the time of receiving a charge calculation request for a commodity to be purchased. SOLUTION: When a charge calculation request for a commodity to be purchased is outputted from a client 2 to a WWW server 3 through an interconnection network (Internet) 1, either one of the 1st delivery table 30a for defining the delivery charge of a commodity to be used based on quantity and the 2nd delivery table 30b for defining the delivery charge of the commodity based on an amount is selected by referring to a delivery area table 20 and a commodity master 40 stored in the server 3. A charge including a delivery charge is calculated in the delivery form of each store and in each delivery area by using the selected table. Consequently the quantity of information for specifying a delivery address by a user can be reduced and the burden on the user side can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a virtual mall system operated on an information network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of the Internet, the use of virtual shopping malls (virtual malls) on the Internet has been increasing. However, there are many inconveniences compared with actual shopping when users shop at virtual malls, and improvements are made. Is desired.

[0003] When a customer purchases a plurality of products at an actual store, for example, a department store or a mail order, and tries to have them delivered, the size and weight of each product are checked by a clerk. In the best possible delivery form,
For example, a delivery fee is calculated for one small item that is delivered to the same destination at the same destination by placing a plurality of items in one packing material box.

[0004] On the other hand, in virtual malls on the Internet, products of various sizes and weights are handled in each mall (store) as in actual stores.

[0005] However, in virtual malls, since there is no staff member, the calculation of the delivery fee is often simplified.

[0006] For example, there are many malls that take the form of setting the price of a product including the delivery fee, listing the average shipping fee per product, or unifying the delivery fee, such as a uniform price nationwide.

In order for a user to purchase a product,
In addition to inputting a product name or a product number corresponding to the product name, it is necessary to input a destination for delivering the product to the user.

However, the destination information is information including a name, a postal code, an address, a telephone number, etc. In recent years, a graphic user interface (GU)
I) For a user who is accustomed to operating the computer under the environment, that is, a selection input using a pointing device such as a mouse, it is too burdensome for the user to input such destination information by key.

Also, HyperText Transfer, which is a standard protocol in the Internet virtual mall system,
Protocol (hereinafter referred to as HTTP) is connected by a connection request from a client, as shown in FIG.
It is a simple protocol that exchanges requests and responses and disconnects. In this protocol, a line connection is made every time a request is made, so if you connect to the server from a proxy server or from a serial connection using dynamic addressing, the server will be different despite the same client It recognizes the client and returns a different IP address.
Address.

[0010] That is, even if a client orders a product for the same mall a plurality of times, the client is not identified as the same client as the previous one each time, and each time the user accesses the mall and purchases a product, the user's own information is obtained. (Full name,
Zip code, address, phone number, etc.).

[0011]

As described above, in the conventional virtual mall system described above, unlike the actual shopping at a department store or mail order, the method of giving the delivery fee for the product purchased by the user is rough. However, there is a problem that the user does not want to. In addition, the user has to make a key input to indicate the destination of the purchased product, and this input operation is troublesome,
There is a problem that the burden on the user is large. Furthermore, information is exchanged between the server on the virtual mall side connected to the network and the client on the user side using HTTP, which is a standard protocol of the Internet. However, this protocol is not used effectively, and the user cannot use the product. Each time you make a purchase, you ’ll need to enter your own information (name, zip code, address, phone number, etc.)
This is also a factor that increases the burden on the user side.

A first object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a virtual delivery system capable of calculating detailed delivery charges almost in the same manner as actual shopping at a department store or mail order. It is to provide a mall system.

A second object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the user when inputting destination information, which is the destination of a purchased product.

Further, a third object of the present invention is to manage information of a user who has once purchased a product at a mall by effectively utilizing HTTP, and thereafter, to minimize the input of user information, The object is to reduce the burden on the user.

[0015]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtual mall system, comprising:
Servers and clients are connected to the information network,
The server realizes a virtual mall composed of a plurality of virtual stores by using an HTML file, and the client requests the server for an HTML file of a desired virtual store through the information network and obtains a product to be purchased on the screen. In the virtual mall system in which a charge is calculated by issuing a charge calculation request to the server, and confirming the calculation result, the server purchases the product. A delivery area table defined for each of the virtual stores, a first shipping table defining product shipping charges on a quantity basis, and a second shipping fee defining product shipping charges on an amount basis when different depending on the region. Table, price information of the product and whether to use the first or second shipping table for this product. When there is a product master corresponding to the information to be processed and a charge calculation request for the product to be purchased from the client, the delivery area table and the product master are used to include the shipping fee using one of the shipping fee tables. And a calculating means for calculating the fee.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a first shipping fee table for defining the shipping fee of the product on a quantity basis and a second shipping fee table for defining the shipping fee of the product on an amount basis. By using the table to calculate the detailed shipping fee for each store and each product, it is possible to respond to various forms of calculating shipping fee according to each store in the virtual mall, and to realize real shopping and Almost the same detailed shipping fee calculation can be performed.

In the virtual mall system according to a second aspect, in the virtual mall system according to the first aspect, the first delivery fee table includes a fixed delivery fee for the product up to a predetermined quantity or one product. It is characterized in that flag information for instructing whether to specify a shipping fee is set.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by referring to the first delivery fee table, it is possible to determine whether the delivery fee up to a predetermined quantity of the product is a fixed amount, or whether the delivery fee is designated for each product. Can be specified.

In the virtual mall system according to a third aspect, in the virtual mall system according to the first aspect, the delivery area table includes a delivery fee when a plurality of delivery destinations exist in a delivery area where the product is delivered. It is characterized in that policy information for designating whether to calculate the total of the individual shipping charges to each destination or to set a predetermined fee is set.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when there are a plurality of delivery destinations in a delivery area where goods are delivered by referring to a delivery area table, a total of individual delivery charges to each destination is calculated as a delivery charge. It is possible to make a detailed specification such as whether to take a predetermined fee or a predetermined fee.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the virtual mall system is connected to an information network, implements a virtual mall composed of a plurality of virtual stores in an HTML file, and includes a fee including a part of a name, a postal code, and an address from the information network. Upon receiving the calculation request, a WWW server that issues a search request including a part of a name, a zip code, and an address to the information network, and returns the obtained name, zip code, and address to the request issuer; On the screen obtained by requesting the HTML file of the desired virtual store through the information network, the user selects a product to be purchased, and designates a part of a name, a zip code, and an address as destination information of the product, By issuing a charge calculation request to the WWW server, the charge calculation is performed. And the client to determine the input, connected to the information network, comprising at least the name, postal code, address master information is registered including address,
An address search server for searching the address master in response to a search request including a part of a name, a zip code, and an address from the WWW server and returning a search result is provided.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the destination information input by the user for purchasing a product in the virtual mall system is a part of a name, a zip code, and an address, and a search request including the part is issued. The amount of information specified by the user can be reduced.

In other words, by providing a user interface that allows the user to easily input the destination, the burden when the user inputs the destination information as the destination of the purchased product can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the virtual mall system, a server and a client are connected to an information network, and the server realizes a virtual mall including a plurality of virtual stores in an HTML file. Issue a request for providing an HTML file of the virtual store through the information network, display a browser screen using the HTML file provided from the server as a source, select a product to be purchased on the browser screen, Issue a charge calculation request to the user, calculate the charge, confirm the calculation result, and then purchase the product. In the virtual mall system, the client sends the request for providing the HTML file to the Cookie included in the client. Includes means to issue customer ID The server includes: a client master that registers customer information including at least a name, an address, a zip code, and a telephone number of the client that issues the HTML file provision request in association with a customer ID; Means for retrieving the customer master based on the customer ID contained in the Cookie, inserting the acquired customer information into the HTML file to be provided, and providing the client to the client when receiving the request for providing the HTML file. It is characterized by doing. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the customer information about the user who has purchased the product once is registered in the customer master on the server side, and the request (request) and the response (response) exchanged between the server and the client are included. By setting the customer ID to at least the Cookie included in the request (request) and issuing the request (request), the server side can obtain the customer information by searching for the customer master, whereby the user purchases the product once. This eliminates the need for subsequent input of destination information. Also, user information can be managed on the server side.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a virtual mall system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the virtual mall system according to the first embodiment includes a client machine 2 (hereinafter, referred to as a client 2) and a World Wide Web server machine 3 on an information network such as the Internet 1.
(Hereinafter, referred to as WWW server 3).

The WWW server 3 and the client 2
Computer having a computer main body containing a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk device, etc., a display device such as a monitor connected to the computer main body, and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse connected to the computer main body It is.

The hard disk device of the client 2 has World Wide Web browser software (hereinafter WW)
W browser) is stored. The WWW browser is, for example, Internet Explorer (a trademark of Microsoft Corporation). In client 2, W
Start the WW browser and select the desired Unif on the browser screen.
By inputting or selecting an orm Resource Locator (hereinafter referred to as a URL), it is possible to follow a link on the Internet as it is and browse.

The hard disk device of the WWW server 3 includes an HTML file for realizing a virtual mall, software (HTTP daemon), an operating system (OS), control software operating under the OS environment, and various other data. Is stored. In this WWW server 3, an HTTP daemon is always running, and the client 2 prepares for access to each HTML file. The HTML file includes a screen of “Introduction of shops” for selecting a plurality of shops constituting the virtual mall, a screen for displaying a product or a product catalog to be sold in each store linked to this screen, This file displays a destination input screen, a payment screen, and the like linked to the screen. The control software refers to the delivery area table 20 and the product master 40 when there is a request from the client 2 side, selects the delivery fee tables 30a and 30b to be used, and determines the delivery mode (delivery type) for each store, and the delivery area for each delivery area. Calculate the fee including the shipping fee.

In addition, the hard disk device 3a of the WWW server 3 stores a delivery area table 20, a delivery fee table 30, a product master 40, and the like. The delivery fee table 30 is a table that defines a delivery model for each store and each region, and two types, one based on quantity and one based on amount, are set.

As shown in FIG. 2, the delivery area table 20
Is a table including a store ID, a region ID, a region name, a display order, and a policy, wherein a case where a delivery fee differs depending on a delivery region can be defined for each store. The display order data field is used to determine the order in which the delivery area list is displayed when the user selects a delivery area. For example, the delivery area list is displayed in ascending order of the values set in the display order column. The data column of the policy contains data such as T (total) or M (maximum). If there is delivery to multiple destinations in the corresponding delivery area, it is used to determine whether to take the total or the maximum as the delivery fee. Used for

As shown in FIG. 3, the quantity-based shipping fee table 30a is used when the shipping fee per product or from a certain number to a certain number is used. , Model number, quantity From, quantity To, delivery fee, and flag. The model number is, for example, 1 to 100,000. The flag is “0” or “1”, and “0”
In the case of, regardless of the quantity from the quantity From to the quantity To, it is a flat rate indicated by the shipping fee, and in the case of "1", the fee indicated by the delivery fee from the quantity From to the quantity To is per unit Charges.

As shown in FIG. 4, the price-based shipping fee table 30b is used when the shipping fee is based on the purchase price of the product, and includes a store ID, a region ID, a model number, a From price, a To price, and a shipping fee. Consists of The model number is
It is a numbering type of shipping fee determined based on quantity or amount. For example, 10
No. 11, etc.

As shown in FIG. 5, the merchandise master 40 defines merchandise information, and includes at least data columns such as a store ID, a merchandise number, a merchandise name, and a merchandise price. The product master 40 further includes a model number data field. The model number data column is used to specify one of the above-mentioned shipping fee tables 30a and 30b. When a model number of 1 to 100,000 is set, the quantity-based shipping fee table 30a is displayed. If it is specified and the number 101 or later is set, the amount-based delivery fee table 30b is specified.

The operation of the virtual mall system according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the virtual mall system of the first embodiment,
A WWW browser is started in the client 2 operated by the user, the browser screen is displayed on the monitor display screen, and the browser 1 is connected to the Internet 1 by a dial-up connection method or the like, and a desired virtual mall URL is input on the browser screen. Alternatively, when selecting and accessing the virtual mall, the virtual mall is displayed on the browser screen. In this virtual mall, a large number of shops and product information of the shops are displayed.

When the user selects a desired store from the above, a product sales screen linked to the store is displayed.

Here, after inputting a product number or the like in order to purchase a desired product, when a button such as [OK] is selected and operated, a destination input screen called "delivery" as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. Is done.

Following [Store:] on the destination input screen,
When the user inputs the store ID of the store where the product is purchased,
The WWW server 3 searches the delivery area table 20 using the store ID as a key, acquires the area ID, the area name, the display order, and the policy, and returns the selection box to the client 2 based on the display order. As a result, the selection box 61 of the destination area is displayed on the destination input screen of the client 2, and when the button 62 of ▼ is selected, a list of the area names is displayed therein.

Here, the user selects a delivery area from among the area names displayed in the list, inputs respective information in each item of [delivery address:], and enters each item of [delivery method:]. If you enter each information in the item, the information will be WW
It is stored in the W server 3. Then, when the icon (button) 63 of [Calculate total amount] is pressed, the WWW server 3 searches the product master 40 using the product number of the product to be delivered to the delivery area selected by the user as a key, and To get.

Subsequently, the WWW server 3 stores the acquired model number and the area ID of the delivery area selected by the user.
Shipping fee table 30a, 3
0b is searched to determine whether the record exists in the quantity-based shipping table 30a or the amount-based shipping table 30b.

Here, if the corresponding record exists in the quantity-based shipping fee table 30a, the WWW server 3
The record is added to the area ID, store ID, and model number, and the quantity-based shipping fee table 30a is searched using the number of purchased products as a key, and the shipping fee and flag are acquired. For example, when the flag is “1”, the delivery fee × the number is the delivery fee.

On the other hand, if the corresponding record exists in the amount-based delivery fee table 30b, the record is stored in the region I
D, store ID and model number, and using the price of the purchased product as a key, an amount-based delivery fee table 3
0b is retrieved to obtain the delivery fee.

When the user purchases a plurality of types of products, the above process is repeated. When the policy acquired first is “T”, the total value is the total shipping fee, and when the policy is “M”, The maximum value is the total shipping fee.

After calculating the delivery fee in this way, as shown in FIG.
A detailed list of attributes, quantities, unit prices, total amounts, tax classifications, tax rates, shipping costs, and the like, and information such as product totals, shipping totals, consumption taxes, and grand totals are displayed. Here, when an icon such as [Payment] is selected by the user, the WWW server 3 sends an HTML file of a payment screen linked to this screen to the client 2, and the browser screen of the client 2 shown in FIG. In this way, the payment screen including the payment method input unit and the already input billing address confirmation unit is displayed. On this payment screen, the user can select the desired payment method (online payment by card, cash on delivery,
If the payment information is input by offline payment such as bank transfer, etc., and the confirmation screen of the billing address is correct, the user selects the [purchase] icon (button) 81, and one shopping at that store is performed. Complete and return to the original product sales screen. As described above, according to the virtual mall system of the first embodiment, in actual department stores and mail order stores, detailed delivery charges based on the quantity or the amount are set for each delivery area. Also in the mall system, the WWW server 3 has a quantity-based shipping fee table 30a and an amount-based shipping fee table 30b, and by selectively using these, it is possible to match the user's wishes in almost the same manner as in an actual store. With this delivery method, a detailed delivery fee can be calculated. As a result, even if a plurality of stores in the virtual mall have different delivery fee types, any number of stores can be supported for each store.

Next, a virtual mall system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the virtual mall system according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
In addition to the W server 3, an address search server 5 having an address master 4 is further connected to the Internet 1.

The address master 4 of the address search server 5 stores information on users who have shopped at the same store at least once, for example, data such as name, postal code, address, telephone number, gender, and date of birth. Is done.

The operation of the virtual mall system according to the second embodiment will be described below. In this case, the user inputs a telephone number or a part of an address (hereinafter referred to as address search information) on the destination input screen displayed on the monitor of the client 2.
Is entered and the search button is pressed, the WWW browser
Address search information is sent to the WW server 3 via the Internet 1
Send on.

[0050] Address search information from the Internet 1 is WW
When the W server 3 receives the information, the WWW server 3 transmits the address search information to the address search server 5.

When the address search server 5 receives the address search information, the address search server 5 retrieves the name, zip code, address, and telephone number (hereinafter referred to as address information) corresponding to the address search information from its own address master 4. Obtain and return it to the WWW server 3 via the Internet 1.

The returned address information is stored in the WWW server 3
, The WWW server 3 transmits the address information to the client 2.

When the client 2 receives the address information, the WWW browser divides the received address information into items on a destination input screen and displays it as confirmation information.

According to the virtual mall system of the second embodiment, the user needs to input only the address search information which is a part of the telephone number or the address. The input operation can be greatly reduced as compared with the case where a telephone number or the like has to be input.

The address search server 4 is the WWW server 3
Is connected to the Internet 1 independently of
Even if the WWW server changes, the address can be searched only by changing the settings of the browser, that is, the communication program, and porting to another platform is easy.

In the above embodiment, the Internet 1
The configuration in which the WWW server 3 and the address search server 5 are separately connected has been described above. Alternatively, for example, the address search server 5 may be directly connected to the WWW server 3 without passing through the Internet 1. The server 3 may be provided with an address master 4.

Next, a virtual mall system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the virtual mall system according to the third embodiment, the customer master 6 is stored in the hard disk device 3a of the WWW server 3, as shown in FIG.

The Cook included in the request and response exchanged between the WWW server 3 and the client 2
ie has only one value in addition to the domain name, path, and expiration date. For this reason, it is not possible to put all customer information such as a customer's name, address, postal code, and telephone number in the Cookie and send it.

Therefore, an ID is assigned to each customer, and this ID is used as a search key for customer information in Cookie.
To send and receive.

That is, as shown in FIG.
, Data such as a customer ID, a domain name, a pass, and an expiration date are set.

As shown in FIG. 12, the customer master 6 of the WWW server 3 has registered therein customer ID, name, address, postal code, telephone number, gender, date of birth, and the like.

The operation of the virtual mall system according to the third embodiment will be described below. In the case of the virtual mall system according to the third embodiment, the cookie is set in the activated WWW browser on the client 2 side. At this time, each customer I
Set D. Once the Cookie is set in the WWW browser, it is retained as setting information of the WWW browser even if the power of the client 2 is turned off until the expiration date expires.

Then, in order for the user to access the virtual mall (WWW server 3) on the Internet 1 from the second time, the client 2 sends the WWW server 3
After connecting to (), when transmitting a request indicating a desired store, the cookie is automatically added to the request by the activated WWW browser and the request is transmitted ().

When the WWW server 3 receives the request from the client 2, the WWW server 3 obtains the customer ID from the Cookie assigned to the request from the client 2, and uses the obtained customer ID as a key to store its own customer master 6
And obtains customer information and stores it in its own hard disk device 3a.

Then, when the destination input screen called “delivery” of FIG. 6 described in the first embodiment is displayed, a response is returned with customer information entered in each item of the destination address (). .

Therefore, the screen of the client 2 is a screen only for confirming that the customer information is included in each item of the delivery address, and thereafter the user confirms each information,
All that is required is to select the icon 63 for calculating the total amount.

Then, after the commodity is purchased, cutting is performed ().

As described above, according to the virtual mall system of the third embodiment, the information (requests, responses, etc.)
By setting the WWW browser so that at least the customer ID is included in the Cookie included in the request from the client 2 and transmitted to the WWW server 3,
When the user makes a shopping at the virtual mall, the W server 3 receives the request sent and searches the customer master 6 to obtain the user's information, so that the user performs a troublesome key input. You don't have to.

The WWW server 3 registers the information of the user who has accessed the store once in his / her own customer master 6, and when the user next makes a shopping request, the user information is sent to the destination. Since the input is displayed on the input screen, it is possible to eliminate the need for a troublesome user to input a destination.

Further, the user who has once accessed the store can be continuously managed as a customer thereafter.

That is, the customer management performed by the conventional online system or offline system can be realized by the virtual mall system.

As a result, in the virtual mall system, access management and purchase management of the user can be performed, and a screen display corresponding to the user can be performed.

[0074]

As described above, according to the present invention, a first shipping fee table in which the shipping fee of a product is defined on a quantity basis and a second shipping fee table in which the shipping fee of a product is defined on an amount basis. By providing, it is possible to calculate a detailed delivery fee almost in the same manner as in actual shopping.

In the virtual mall system, the destination information input by the user for purchasing a product is made a part of a name, a zip code, and an address, and a search request including these is issued, so that the user specifies the destination. The amount of information can be reduced, and the burden on the user can be reduced.

Further, the server registers customer information on the user who has purchased the product once in the customer master,
By setting a customer ID in a Cookie included in a request (request) issued from the client and issuing the request (request), customer information can be obtained by searching for a customer master on the server side. Once a product is purchased, subsequent input of destination information can be dispensed with.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a virtual mall system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a delivery area table of the virtual mall system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a quantity-based data table of the virtual mall system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an amount-based data table of the virtual mall system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a product master of the virtual mall system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for purchasing a product.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen after calculating a total amount.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a screen for designating a payment method.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a virtual mall system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a virtual mall system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the contents of a Cookie included in a request from a client in this virtual mall system.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a customer master of the virtual mall system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Internet, 2 client machine (client), 3 WorldWide Web server machine (WWW server), 4 address master, 5 address search server, 6 customer master, 20 delivery area table, 30 shipping fee table , 30a ... Quantity based delivery table, 30b ...
Amount-based delivery table, 40 ... Product master.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A server and a client are connected to an information network. The server realizes a virtual mall composed of a plurality of virtual stores by using an HTML file.
An L file is requested through the information network, a product to be purchased is selected on a screen obtained, a charge calculation request is issued to the server, a charge calculation is performed, and the calculation result is confirmed. In the virtual mall system that purchases a product, the server comprises: a delivery area table defined for each of the virtual stores when the delivery fee of the product differs depending on the delivery region; and a first delivery server defining the delivery fee of the product on a quantity basis. A shipping table, a second shipping table that defines the shipping cost of the product on an amount basis, information on the price of the product, and information indicating whether to use the first or second shipping table for this product. When there is a charge calculation request for the product to be purchased from the client, the delivery area table and the product Virtual mall system characterized by comprising operation means for performing a charge calculation, including the shipping using one of the shipping table with reference to the register. 2. The virtual mall system according to claim 1, wherein the first shipping fee table is configured such that the shipping fee up to a predetermined quantity of the product is fixed, or the shipping fee is specified for each product. A virtual mall system characterized by setting flag information for instructing a virtual mall. 3. The virtual mall system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery area table includes, when a plurality of delivery destinations exist in a delivery area where the product is delivered, individual delivery charges to each destination as delivery charges. A virtual mall system, wherein policy information is set which specifies whether to take a total or a predetermined fee. 4. A virtual mall consisting of a plurality of virtual stores connected to an information network is realized by an HTML file, and when a charge calculation request including a part of a name, a postal code, and an address is received from the information network, A WWW server that issues a search request including a part of a name, a zip code, and an address to the network and returns the obtained name, zip code, and address to the request source; and HTML of a desired virtual store for the WWW server. A file to be purchased is selected on a screen obtained by requesting a file through the information network, a name, a zip code, and part of an address are specified as destination information of the product, and a charge calculation request is sent to the WWW server. Issue a charge calculation, confirm the calculation result, and then decide to purchase the product; and An address master which is connected to a network and at least information including a name, a zip code and an address is registered. Search for
A virtual mall system comprising: an address search server that returns a search result. 5. A server and a client are connected to an information network. The server realizes a virtual mall composed of a plurality of virtual stores by using an HTML file, and the client transmits to the server an HTML of a desired virtual store.
A request for providing an L file is issued through the information network, a browser screen using the HTML file provided from the server as a source is displayed, a product to be purchased is selected on the browser screen, and a charge calculation request is issued to the server. In the virtual mall system that purchases the product after confirming the calculation result by issuing a charge, the client transmits the request for providing the HTML file to the Co.
means for issuing a customer ID in an okie, and the server corresponding to the customer ID including at least a name, an address, a postal code, and a telephone number of the client issuing the request for providing the HTML file. Customer master to be registered and, when receiving the HTML file provision request from the client, a customer ID included in the Cookie
Search the customer master based on the obtained customer information,
Means for inserting into a provided HTML file and providing to the client.