JP2000250979A - Virtual shop device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To pay for articles purchased at respective virtual stores together by a credit card by summing up the amounts of the articles purchased at virtual stores, judging whether or not the payment of the total amount by a credit card is acknowledged, and performing the selling process of the purchased articles. SOLUTION: When articles sold at virtual stores are paid together by a credit card, information on the purchased article and the information of the credit card are transferred to a tenant managing device 3. Then information on purchased articles paid for by credit cards are totalized and stored by the issuing companies of the credit cards in a totalization-by-credit-card-company file that the tenant managing device has and the information on the purchased article paid for by the credit cards is totalized and stored by the virtual stored in a totalization-by-virtual-store file. Therefore, the developer can charge the respective credit card companies according to the totalization results in the totalization-by-credit-card-company file.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a virtual shop apparatus which controls the sale of goods at a plurality of virtual shops and allows the price of the sold goods to be settled by a credit card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a shopping center rents a desired store area from a plurality of stores that have contracted with a tenant from an administrator called a developer who plans and develops a commercial facility as a center, and each store has its own. The merchandise is sold in the store area by displaying the merchandise. Therefore, the number of stores that can open a shopping center is limited by the floor area of the shopping center. Also, the types and number of products that can be sold at each store are limited to the amount that can be displayed in the store area.

[0003] Recently, it has been considered to introduce a virtual store that can sell products without having to actually display the products and securing a store area in a shopping center. This virtual store is mainly composed of computers and has a CR
It is constructed by a terminal device having a display unit such as a T display and an operation unit such as a keyboard and a touch panel sensor. That is, in the virtual store, instead of displaying the product in the store area, the display unit of the terminal device displays a sales product list created with images of the product and comments explaining the characteristics of the product. As a result, a customer shopping at the virtual store searches for a purchased product from the sales product list displayed on the display unit. Then, when a purchased product is selected and specified from the operation unit, sales data of the product is registered in the terminal device, and the product is delivered to the shopper based on the registered data.

[0004] By the way, the price of a product purchased at a virtual store is generally settled with a credit card at the time of purchase. That is, the terminal device is provided with a card reader capable of reading card data such as a credit company code, a membership number, and an expiration date recorded on the credit card. In addition, a credit card authentication check can be performed. Thus, the shopper who has purchased the product at the virtual store inserts his credit card into the card reader and reads the card data. Then
It is determined whether or not to approve the payment for the product purchased by the shopper using the credit card. When the payment is approved, the card data of the credit card, the payment amount, and the like are stored and held in a hard disk or the like. Based on the stored data, the credit company pays the purchased merchandise to the virtual store in place of the shopper.

[0005] As described above, since the virtual store can sell the product without actually displaying the product in the store area, by constructing a terminal device for constructing the virtual store in the shopping center, for example, A new store can be opened even if there is no store area in the shopping center. In addition, a store that has already opened in a shopping center can separately sell products that cannot be sold in a real store.

[0006]

However, regardless of whether the payment method is a credit card or not, the price of a product purchased at a store must always be settled at the store. Even in the same shopping center, it is impossible to collectively settle the price of goods sold at a plurality of stores. This was the same for virtual stores.

[0007] That is, a terminal device that constructs a virtual store registers a plurality of virtual stores in one device and can control the sale of goods in each virtual store. However, even if a shopper purchases a product across a plurality of virtual stores, the purchaser must pay for the product purchased for each store with a credit card, which is cumbersome and burdens the shopper.

[0008] The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to be able to purchase products at a time across a plurality of virtual stores, and to purchase products at each virtual store. It is an object of the present invention to provide a virtual shop device which can collectively settle the price of goods with a credit card and reduce the burden on shoppers.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a list of merchandise sold at a plurality of stores registered as virtual stores is displayed for each store, and a purchased merchandise is selected and designated from the displayed sales merchandise list. A virtual store device that processes the purchased product and sells the price with a credit card when the customer purchases the product, enables the customer to select and specify the purchased product across multiple virtual stores at once, When a customer who purchases the product across the stores instructs the payment with a credit card, the total price of the purchased products at the plurality of virtual stores is added, and the payment with the credit card is approved for the total amount. It is determined whether or not to approve, and if it is determined to be approved, each of these purchased commodities is processed for sales.

More specifically, an operation unit capable of selecting a virtual store, selecting a purchased product, ending a shopping operation in the virtual store, and performing a settlement operation with a credit card, and a card reading unit for reading recorded information of the credit card Means, a display unit for displaying a sales product list, and when any one of the plurality of virtual stores is selected by a virtual store selection operation of the operation unit, a sales product list in the virtual store is displayed. And a sale product list display control means for displaying a purchase product selection operation and a shopping end operation of the operation unit, and a purchase product from a sales product list displayed on the display unit by the purchase product selection operation of the operation unit. When selected,
A purchased product information storage unit that stores an identification code of the purchased product, a sales amount based on the price, an identification code of a virtual store that sells the purchased product, and the like, and a sales product displayed on the display unit by a shopping end operation of the operation unit. When the end of shopping from the list is instructed, shopping end control means allowing the store selection operation of the operation unit and the settlement operation with a credit card, and when the settlement with the credit card is instructed by the settlement operation of the operation unit, Credit authentication means for judging whether or not to approve the settlement with the credit card whose record information has been read by the card reading means for the total sales amount of all the purchased goods stored in the purchased goods information storage unit; and this credit authentication means If it is determined that the credit card settlement is approved by the customer, the purchased product information stored in the purchased product information It provided the credit settlement processing means for clearing the commodity-for-purchase information storage unit stores manage the recorded information is transferred to the data aggregation file of Ttokado.

In this apparatus, the data totaling file to which the purchased goods information is transferred by the credit settlement processing means is a credit company totalized file for totaling and storing information of the purchased goods settled by the credit card for each credit card issuing company. including. Further, the data totaling file includes a virtual store-specific totaling file that totalizes and stores information on purchased merchandise settled with a credit card for each virtual store.

In the present invention having such a configuration, when any one virtual store is selected from a plurality of virtual stores by the virtual store selection operation of the operation unit, a sales product list in the virtual store is displayed on the display unit. Is displayed. In this state, when the user selects and specifies a purchased product from the list of sales products displayed on the display unit by the purchased product selection operation, the identification code of the purchased product, the sales amount based on the price, and the virtual store that sells the purchased product are displayed. The identification code and the like are stored in the purchased product information storage unit. Here, when shopping from the sales product list displayed on the display unit is completed and a shopping end operation is performed, a store selection operation and a credit card settlement operation can be performed. Then, when another one virtual store is selected from the plurality of virtual stores by performing a store selection operation, a sales product list in the virtual store is displayed on the display unit. In this state, when the user selects and specifies a purchased product from the list of sales products displayed on the display unit by the purchased product selection operation, the identification code of the purchased product, the sales amount based on the price, and the virtual store that sells the purchased product are displayed. The identification code and the like are stored in the purchased product information storage unit. In this way, after selecting and specifying a product to be purchased across a plurality of virtual stores, performing a shopping end operation, and performing a payment operation with a credit card, the total sales of all purchased products stored in the purchased product information storage unit are obtained. It is determined whether to approve the payment with the credit card for the amount. If approved, the purchased merchandise information stored in the purchased merchandise information storage unit and the record information of the credit card are transferred to a data aggregation file and stored and managed. Also, the purchased merchandise information storage section is cleared, and the operation by the next shopper becomes possible.

In the data totaling file, information on purchased goods settled by the credit card is totalized and stored for each credit card issuing company. Based on the total information, the virtual shop charges each credit company.

In the data totaling file, information on purchased merchandise settled with a credit card for each virtual store is totaled and stored. According to this total information, the price paid by each credit company is distributed to each virtual shop.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case where the virtual store apparatus of the present invention is incorporated in a tenant management system constructed in a shopping center will be described.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a tenant management system in a shopping center according to the present embodiment. In the figure, four POS terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d
Is installed in each tenant store renting a store area in a shopping center, and is conventionally known to register sales data of each product sold in the tenant store. Two virtual store terminals 2a, 2
The item “b” is installed at an appropriate place in a shopping center and is a virtual store that does not have a store area for displaying products, and is a product that is shared by a plurality of stores that have a tenant contract and sells products. The POS terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1
The number of virtual store terminals 2a and 2b (hereinafter, generally referred to as 2) is limited to the number of tenant management systems shown in FIG. 1. Needless to say, it can be increased or decreased as appropriate depending on the scale of the shopping center and the like.

In FIG. 1, a tenant management device 3 is installed at the headquarters of a developer who operates a shopping center and controls a POS terminal 1 of each tenant store to manage sales and the like of each tenant store. And has a function of controlling the virtual store terminal 2 to manage sales and the like of each virtual store. A well-known general personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer) 4 is connected as an information input / output means. ing. The credit management device 5 is also installed at the headquarters of the developer,
In addition to the function of performing the authentication check of the payment by the credit card from the payment data of the credit card generated from the OS terminal 1 by a conventionally well-known procedure, each virtual store terminal 2
It has a function to perform the authentication check of the payment by the credit card in the same procedure based on the payment data of the credit card generated from, and can perform data communication with the host computer of the card issuing company that issues various credit cards. It has become so.

However, the LA in the shopping center
N (Local Area Network) 6 is laid and the tenant management device 3, the credit processing device 5 and each P
By connecting the OS terminal 1 and each virtual shop terminal 2 respectively, a tenant management system of the shopping center is constructed. Here, by each virtual shop terminal 2, tenant management device 3, and credit processing device 5,
The virtual shop device of the present invention is configured.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of the virtual shop terminal 2. As shown in FIG. As shown, the virtual shop terminal 2
Is a CPU (Central Processing Uni
t) 20 is mounted. Further, an RO storing fixed data such as a program executed by the CPU 20 in advance.
M (Read Only Memory) 21, RAM (Random Access Memory) forming various areas for storing variable data
ry) 22, a LAN interface 23 for controlling data communication with each unit via the LAN 6, and an H for writing and reading data to and from the hard disk 24.
Controls the screen display of a DD (Hard Disc Drive) device 24a, an I / O (Input / Output) port 25 that takes in touch coordinate signals from a touch panel sensor 25 functioning as an operation unit, and a display 26 with a touch panel functioning as a display Display controller 26a, a printer interface 27a for outputting print data to a printer 27 for printing settlement slips, etc., and a card reader interface 28 for taking in card data from a card reader 28 as card reading means for reading record information of a credit card.
a and so on. The ROM 20, RAM 22, and LAN interface 2 are connected to the CPU 20 via bus lines 29 such as an address bus and a data bus.
3, the HDD unit 24a, the I / O port 25a, the display controller 26a, the printer interface 27a, and the card reader interface 28a are connected to form a control unit of the virtual shop terminal 2.

The virtual shop terminal 2 has a hard disk 2
4, the business type file 71, the store file 72, and i (i ≧
2) The product files 73-1 to 73-i and j (j ≧
2) The bitmap files 74-1 to 74-j are stored and held. Note that these files 71, 72, 73-1 to 73-i, 74-1 to 74-j
Are input (created) by the personal computer 4 connected to the tenant management device 3 and downloaded to the hard disk 24 of each virtual shop terminal 2 via the LAN 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, the business type file 71 corresponds to a business type code that categorizes the business type (such as a food sales business, a clothing sales business, a daily necessities sales business) of each store sharing the virtual store terminal 2. And the business name, display address and 1
Or a file storing a plurality of linked store codes. Here, the business name is displayed in the business selection button BT1 on the business menu screen G1 (see FIG. 13A) displayed on the touch panel display 26 in the main processing of the virtual store terminal 2 described later. Is character data representing. The display address (nnxxyy) is data designating the type of business selection button BT1 for displaying the type of business (nn is the page of the type of business menu screen G1, and xx and yy are the XY coordinates of the reference position of the type of business selection button BT1). . The link store code is an identification code of a virtual store belonging to the business type.

As shown in FIG. 4, the store file 72 stores a store name, a display address, the number of screens and a unique identification code (hereinafter referred to as a store code) set for each virtual store. This is a file that stores a product file number. Here, the store name is a store menu screen G2 [FIG. 13] displayed on the touch panel display 26 in the main process of the virtual store terminal 2 described later.
(See (b).] This is character data representing a virtual store name displayed in the store selection button BT2 above. The display address (nnxxyy) is data specifying the store selection button BT2 for displaying the store name (nn is the page of the store menu screen G2, and xx and yy are the XY coordinates of the reference position of the store selection button BT2). . The number of screens is a product menu screen G3 (described below) necessary for displaying product information (product name, unit price, image, comment, etc.) of all products sold at the virtual store in accordance with the product search operation [FIG. See page]. The product file number is a file number assigned to the product files 73-1 to 73-i that collectively store product information of each product sold at the virtual store.

The product files 73-1 to 73-i are:
As shown in FIG. 5, the product name, unit price, display address, comment, and bitmap file number are stored in correspondence with the product code which is the identification code assigned to all the products sold at one virtual store. File. Here, the product name is displayed in the product selection button BT3 on the product menu screen G3 (see FIG. 13C) displayed on the touch panel display 26 in the main processing of the virtual store terminal 2 described later. Is character data representing. The unit price is the product selection button BT3
Is character data representing a unit price to be displayed in correspondence with. The display address (nnxxyy) is data designating a product selection button BT3 for displaying the product name (nn is a page of the product menu screen G3, and xx and yy are product selection buttons BT3
X-Y coordinates of the reference position of FIG. The comment is character data representing a comment (a sentence describing a feature such as a color and a shape of the product) displayed in correspondence with the product selection button BT3. The bitmap file numbers correspond to the bitmap files 74-1 to 74 in which the image of the product to be displayed corresponding to the product selection button BT3 is stored as bitmap data.
-J is the file number added to j.

The bit map files 74-1 to 74-1
-J is a file in which the image of each product sold at the virtual store is stored as bitmap data for each product.

The virtual shop terminal 2 is provided with the RAM
The store-specific sales memory 8 having the area configuration shown in FIG.
1, a product purchase information memory 82 and a customer information memory 83 are formed. Here, the store-specific sales memory 81 is for totalizing the number of customers who purchased products in the virtual store and the sales amount of the products for each store code of the virtual store sharing the virtual store terminal 2. Functions as a means. The merchandise purchase information memory 82 stores detailed information (store code, merchandise code, quantity, amount) and quantity of merchandise purchased from each virtual store by one (one set) of shoppers using the virtual store terminal 2. The total information of the amount is stored and held until the settlement by the credit card is completed. The customer information memory 83 temporarily stores data such as credit card data and payment categories used to settle the price of the product purchased by the one shopper using the virtual shop terminal 2. .

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the tenant management device 3. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the tenant management device 3 includes a CPU 30 as a control unit main body. Also, a ROM 31 in which fixed data such as a program executed by the CPU 30 is stored in advance, a RAM 32 forming various areas for storing variable data, a clock unit 33 for measuring the current date and time, and the LAN 6 A LAN interface 34 for controlling data communication with various units, an HDD device 35a for writing and reading data to and from a hard disk 35, and a personal computer interface 36 for performing data communication with the personal computer 4.
And so on. The respective components of the ROM 31, RAM 32, clock unit 33, LAN interface 34, HDD device 35a, and personal computer interface 36 are connected to the CPU 30 via bus lines 37 such as an address bus and a data bus. It constitutes the control unit.

The tenant management device 3 forms, on the hard disk 35, a totaling file 91 for each credit company and a totaling file 92 for each virtual store, particularly as data totaling files. The credit company totaling file 9
As shown in FIG. 8, 1 indicates, for each credit company code that identifies various credit companies, a credit card member number, a store code, a product code, which is information on a purchased product settled by a credit card issued by the credit company. This is a file for totalizing and storing the quantity and the amount.

The total file 92 for each virtual store is shown in FIG.
As shown in, for each store code that identifies each virtual store,
This file collectively stores the credit company code, payment category, number of customers, and total purchase price, which are information on purchased products settled with a credit card.

The CPU 2 of the virtual shop terminal 2
0 indicates the business type file 71 on the hard disk 24;
The main process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10 is executed in a state where the store file 72, the product files 73-1 to 73-i, and the bitmap files 74-1 to 74-j are stored and held, respectively.

That is, the CPU 20 first creates an industry menu screen G1 (see FIG. 13A) from the industry name and display address set for each industry code in the industry file 71 as ST (step) 1. The first page is displayed on the touch panel display 26.

In this state, when it is detected that the business selection button BT1 on the business menu screen G1 has been touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25 in ST2, the business selected by the business selection operation is touched. Since the business type of the business name displayed on the selection button BT1 has been selected, the process proceeds to ST3, where the business type file 71 is searched and all the link store codes corresponding to the business type code of the selected business type are read. Next, in ST4, if all the store names and display addresses corresponding to the link store codes among the store names and display addresses set in the store file 72 corresponding to the store codes are read,
From the store name and display address, store menu screen G2
[Refer to FIG. 13B] is created, and the first page is displayed on the touch panel display 26.

In this state, when it is detected in step ST5 that the cancel button BT3 on the shop menu screen G2 is touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, the cancel of the shop menu is instructed.
Returning to T1, the business type menu screen G1 is displayed again. On the other hand, when detecting that the store selection button BT2 on the store menu screen G2 has been touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25 in ST6, the store selection button touched by the virtual store selection operation is detected. Since the virtual store having the store name displayed on the BT2 is selected, the store code of the virtual store is stored in the RAM 22.
Then, the merchandise sales processing specifically shown in FIG. 11 is executed.

First, in ST11, the store file 72 is searched, and the number of screens N and the product file number x (1 ≦ x ≦ i) corresponding to the store code stored in the work area are obtained.
Is read. The product file 73-x to which the product file number x is added is searched, and the product name, unit price, and the like corresponding to each product code are retrieved from the corresponding product file 73-x.
The display address, the comment, and the bitmap file number are all read, and all the bitmap files 74-1 to which the bitmap file number is added are read.
-74-j, the product image bitmap data is read out, and a product menu screen G3 [N.
(See (c)]. Also, the number of screens N is CP
The data is stored in a register built in U, and a counter n built in the CPU is reset to “0”. Next, in step ST12, the counter n is counted up by one. At this time, if the counter n exceeds the number N of screens, the counter n is returned to “1”. Next, the counter n in the product menu screen G3 for N pages created in ST71 as ST13.
Is displayed on the touch panel display 26 (sales product list display control means).

In this state, when it is detected in step ST14 that the next page button BT7 on the product menu screen G3 is touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, the product menu screen G3 is updated to the next page. Returning to ST12, the counter n is counted up by +1 and the product menu screen G3 of the page corresponding to the value of the counter n is displayed on the touch panel display 26.

On the other hand, when it is detected in ST15 that the touch operation of the product button BT4 and the purchase button BT5 on the product menu screen G3 has been continuously performed by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, the selection of the purchased product is performed. Since the purchase of the product with the product name displayed on the product button BT4 is instructed by the operation, the product code of the product is temporarily stored in the work area, and then ST1 is executed.
The program proceeds to step S6, where the corresponding purchase information (store code, product code, quantity, amount) is stored in the purchase information memory 82. Specifically, the merchandise purchase information memory 82 is searched with the store code and the merchandise code stored in the work area, and if a matching record is already stored, 1 is added to the number of the record, and Add the unit price. If a matching record is not stored, the merchandise purchase information including the store code and the merchandise code and the quantity = 1 and the amount = unit price is added to the merchandise purchase information memory 82. Further, the quantity and the amount are added to each total area of the commodity purchase information memory 82. Thereafter, when the product code in the work area is cleared, the process returns to ST13.

If it is detected in ST17 that the end button BT6 on the product menu screen G3 has been touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, one virtual stop operation is performed by the shopping end operation in the virtual store. Since the end of product purchase at the store was instructed, ST1
As 8, a purchase product list screen G4 (see FIG. 14A) is created based on the product purchase information in the product purchase information memory 82 and displayed on the touch panel display 26 (shopping end control means).

In this state, when it is detected in step ST19 that the store move button BT8 on the purchased merchandise list screen G4 is touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, the move to another virtual store is performed. Has been instructed, the process returns to ST1 of the main process shown in FIG. 10, and the first page of the business type menu screen G1 is displayed on the touch panel display 26.

On the other hand, when it is detected in ST20 that the settlement button BT9 on the purchased commodity list screen G4 is touch-operated by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, the completion of shopping at each virtual store is instructed. Therefore, as ST21, it is determined whether or not the product purchase information is stored in the product purchase information memory 82. If it is stored, the payment processing with a credit card as specifically shown in FIG. 12 is executed.

First, a settlement confirmation screen G5 including a purchased product list based on the product purchase information in the product purchase information memory 82.
[Refer to FIG. 14B] is created and displayed on the touch panel display 26. In this state, if it is detected from the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25 that the cancel button BT11 on the payment confirmation screen G5 has been touched, it is instructed to cancel the payment, so the product purchase information memory 82 Is cleared, and the settlement process is terminated.

On the other hand, when it is detected that the confirmation button BT10 on the settlement confirmation screen G5 is touched by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25, the execution of the settlement is instructed and the credit card Customer information input screen G for prompting input of customer information including data
6 [see FIG. 14 (c)] is created and displayed on the touch panel display 26. In this state, the payment section button BT1 on the customer information input screen G6 is input by the touch coordinate signal from the touch panel sensor 25 as the customer information.
When it is detected that No. 2 has been touched, the payment category displayed on the touched payment category button BT12 has been selected by the payment operation with a credit card, and the corresponding payment category code is set to the customer information. Memory 83
To memorize. At this time, if the payment category is “split”, the customer information memory 83 also stores the number-of-splits data entered by the ten-key button BT13.
When card data such as a membership number and a credit company code recorded on a credit card is read and input by the card reader 28 as the customer information, the card data is also stored in the customer information memory 83. Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the credit card of the card data stored in the customer information memory 83 can be used to settle the total purchase price of the product purchase information stored in the product purchase information memory 82 in the corresponding payment category. In order to do so, the inquiry message is created and transmitted to the credit processing device 5 via the LAN 6 (credit authentication means).

As a result, when the settlement is approved, the printer 27 is driven to print and issue a settlement slip. Also,
The product purchase information and the customer information are transmitted to the tenant management device 3 via the LAN 6. Further, the number of customers and the sales amount of each store in the store-specific sales memory 81 are updated with the product purchase information.
Thereafter, when the merchandise purchase information memory 82 and the customer information memory 83 are cleared, the settlement processing is terminated (credit settlement processing means).

If the settlement of the credit is not approved, a message notifying the customer that the transaction is impossible is displayed on the touch panel display 26. When the merchandise purchase information memory 82 and the customer information memory 83 are cleared, the settlement process is terminated.

In this way, the credit settlement processing is completed, or the purchased product list screen G4 without purchasing the product.
If the settlement button BT9 is touch-operated, the merchandise sales processing ends, and the process returns to ST1 to return to the business menu screen G
Display 1 again.

On the other hand, in the tenant management device 2 which has received the merchandise purchase information and the customer information from the virtual store terminal 2 via the LAN 6, the credit company-specific total file 91 and the virtual store total file 92 are updated with the received information. In addition, information on purchased goods settled by the credit card is collected and stored for each credit card issuing company, and information on purchased goods settled with the credit card is collected and stored for each virtual store.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the display 26 is provided in the virtual store terminal 2 as a display unit for displaying a list of products sold at a plurality of stores registered as virtual stores for each store. , Business type selection operation, virtual store selection operation, purchase product selection operation,
Touch panel sensor 25 as an operation unit capable of performing a shopping end operation at a virtual store, a payment operation with a credit card, and the like.
Is provided on the screen of the display 26. Also,
A card reader 28 is provided as card reading means for reading recorded information of a credit card.

In the idle state, the virtual store terminal 2 displays a business type menu screen G which is a list of business types for classifying a plurality of stores registered as virtual stores.
1 is displayed on the display 26. Then, the operation of selecting the type of business is permitted. Here, when one of the business type selection buttons BT1 is touched by the shopper, a store menu screen G2, which is a list of virtual stores belonging to the business type assigned to the touched business type selection button BT1, is displayed on the display 26. Let it. Then, the selection operation of the virtual store is permitted.

Here, the shop selection button B is selected by the shopper.
When one of T2 is touch-operated, the display 26 displays a product menu screen G3 which is a list of products sold in the virtual store assigned to the touch-selected store selection button BT2. Then, a selection operation of a purchased product and a shopping end operation are permitted. Here, each time one of the product selection buttons BT3 and the purchase button BT5 are touched by the shopper, the purchase information (store code, product code) of the product assigned to the touched product selection button BT3 each time. , Quantity, and amount) are stored in the product purchase information memory 82.

On the other hand, when the end button BT6 is touched, a purchased product list screen G4 showing a list of purchased products up to the present time based on the product purchase information stored in the product purchase information memory 82. Is displayed on the display. Then, a selection operation of another virtual store and a settlement operation with a credit card are permitted. Here, when the shopper touches the store move button BT8 by the shopper, the business type menu screen G1 is displayed on the display 26.
As a result, the shopper can select the type of business again, select the virtual store, and specify the purchase of a product sold at the virtual store. Then, a product selection button BT3 and a purchase button BT5
When a purchased product is designated by a touch operation with, the purchase information of the purchased product is stored in the product purchase information memory 82.

On the other hand, when the customer touches the checkout button BT9 on the purchased product list screen G4,
The payment confirmation screen G5 is displayed on the display 26. As a result, the shopper selects whether or not to settle the product designated for purchase at the virtual store. Then, when the confirmation button BT10 is touch-operated to specify the settlement of the purchased product,
The customer information input screen G6 is displayed on the display 26. As a result, the shopper performs an operation of designating a credit payment category and an operation of causing the card reader 28 to read card data of a credit card, that is, a so-called credit settlement operation. If the shopper has performed a credit settlement operation, the credit processing device 5 determines whether or not to approve the settlement with the credit card for the total purchase amount of the product purchase information stored in the product purchase information memory 82. Contact Then, if the settlement by the credit card is approved, the product purchase information and the customer information are transmitted to the tenant management device 3 via the LAN 6.

As a result, the tenant management device 3 updates the totalization file 91 for each credit company and the totalization file 92 for each virtual store, and totalizes information on purchased products settled by the credit card for each credit card issuing company. In addition to storing the information, the information of the purchased merchandise settled by the credit card for each virtual store is totaled and stored.

As described above, in the virtual store terminal 2 of the present embodiment, it is possible for the shopper to select and specify the purchased product over a plurality of virtual stores at once. Then, the purchase information (store code, product code, quantity, amount) of the purchased product selected and designated over the plurality of virtual stores is collectively stored in the product purchase information memory 82, and the end of shopping at one virtual store is completed. In response to a touch operation on the end button BT6 to be instructed, a purchased product list screen G4 indicating the product name, quantity, amount, and the like of the purchased product so far is displayed on the display 26. Therefore, the shopper can check the contents of the purchased commodity selected and designated over a plurality of virtual stores before the payment.

After the confirmation, when the shopper performs a payment operation with a credit card, the payment for each of the purchased goods selected and designated over a plurality of virtual stores is added up, and the payment with the credit card is made for the total amount. It is determined whether or not to approve, and if it is determined to be approved, each of these purchased commodities is processed for sales. Therefore,
It is possible to collectively pay for a product purchased over a plurality of virtual stores with a credit card.

Further, in this embodiment, when the price of the purchased merchandise sold over a plurality of virtual stores is settled by a credit card, the information of the purchased merchandise and the information of the credit card are managed by the tenant. The data is transferred to the device 3. Then, information on purchased products settled by the credit card is collected and stored for each credit card issuing company in the credit company totaling file 91 of the tenant management device 3, and is also stored in the virtual shop totaling file 92. Information on purchased merchandise settled by credit card for each store is totaled and stored.

Therefore, the developer can make a request to each credit company based on the totaling result of the totaling file 91 for each credit company. In addition, the developer can accurately distribute the price paid from each credit company to each virtual store based on the result of the totalization file 92 for each virtual store.

According to the present invention, the total file 91 for each credit company and the total file 92 for each virtual store are provided on the hard disk 24 of the virtual store terminal 2 and the virtual store terminal 2 is provided with a credit card authentication check function. Accordingly, it is also possible to configure the virtual terminal device 2 alone.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, 1
A virtual store device that can purchase products across multiple virtual stores each time, and can collectively pay for the products purchased at each virtual store with a credit card, reducing the burden on shoppers Can be provided. In addition, as a data aggregation file that stores and manages purchased product information approved for credit card settlement and record information of the credit card, information on purchased products settled with the credit card is collected and stored for each credit card issuing company. By including the total file for each credit company, even if the price of the product purchased at each virtual store is collectively settled with a credit card, it is possible to accurately bill each credit company. In addition, by including a virtual store-specific aggregation file that aggregates and stores information on purchased products settled by credit card for each virtual store as the same data aggregation file, the price of products purchased at each virtual store can be collectively collected by credit card. Even if the payment is made, the price paid by each credit company can be accurately distributed to each virtual store.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a tenant management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing a main configuration of a virtual shop terminal incorporated in the tenant management system.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a data configuration of an industry file stored in the virtual shop terminal.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing a data configuration of a store file stored in the virtual store terminal.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a data configuration of a product file stored in the virtual shop terminal.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing a main memory area formed in a RAM of the virtual shop terminal.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of a tenant management device incorporated in the tenant management system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a credit company-specific aggregation file stored in the tenant management system.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary view showing a data configuration of a virtual store totaling file stored in the tenant management system.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the CPU of the virtual shop terminal.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart specifically showing a product sales process in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart specifically showing a settlement process in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of various screens displayed on the display by the processing of FIGS. 10 to 12;

FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of various screens displayed on the display by the processing of FIGS. 10 to 12;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 (2a, 2b): virtual store terminal 3: tenant management device 5: credit processing device 6: LAN (Local Area Network) 20, 30: CPU (Central Processing Unit) 25: touch panel sensor 26: display 28: card reader 71 ... Business type file 72 ... Store file 73-1 to 73-i ... Product file 74-1 to 74-j ... Bitmap file 81 ... Sales memory by store 82 ... Purchase information memory 83 ... Customer information memory 91 ... Credit company Total file 92: Total file for each virtual store

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A list of products sold at a plurality of stores registered as virtual stores is displayed for each store, and when a purchased product is selected and designated from the displayed sales product list, the purchased product is sold. A virtual store device that processes and setstles the price with a credit card, allowing customers to select and specify purchased products across multiple virtual stores at the same time, and to purchase products across multiple virtual stores. When the customer instructs the payment by credit card, the price of each purchased product at the plurality of virtual stores is summed, and it is determined whether or not to approve the payment with the credit card for the total amount. A virtual store apparatus which, when determined, performs sales processing on each of these purchased commodities. 2. A list of merchandise sold at each of a plurality of stores registered as virtual stores is displayed for each store, and when a purchased merchandise is selected from the displayed sales merchandise list, the purchased merchandise is sold. A virtual store apparatus for processing and paying the price with a credit card, an operation unit capable of selecting a virtual store, selecting a purchased product, ending shopping at the virtual store, and performing a payment operation with a credit card; Card reading means for reading the record information of, a display unit for displaying the sales product list, and when any one of the plurality of virtual stores is selected by the virtual store selection operation of the operation unit, A sales product list at a virtual store is displayed on the display unit, and a sales product selection operation and a shopping end operation of the operation unit are permitted. Product list display control means, when a purchased product is selected from a list of sales products displayed on the display unit by a purchased product selection operation of the operation unit, an identification code of the purchased product, a sales amount based on the price, A purchased product information storage unit that stores an identification code or the like of the virtual store that sells the purchased product, and when a shopping end from the sales product list displayed on the display unit is instructed by a shopping end operation of the operation unit, Shopping end control means for permitting a store selection operation of the operation unit and a settlement operation with a credit card; and when a settlement with a credit card is instructed by the settlement operation of the operation unit, the information is stored in the purchased commodity information storage unit. A judgment is made as to whether or not to approve the settlement with the credit card whose record information has been read by the card reading means for the total sales amount of all the purchased products. The credit authentication means, and if it is determined that the credit authentication means approves the settlement with the credit card, the purchased goods information stored in the purchased goods information storage unit and the record information of the credit card are transferred to a data aggregation file. And a credit settlement processing means for storing and managing the purchased merchandise information storage unit. 3. The data tabulation file to which the purchased commodity information is transferred by the credit settlement processing means includes a credit company-specific tabulation file that tabulates and stores information on purchased commodities settled by the credit card for each credit card issuing company. 3. The virtual shop device according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The data tally file to which the purchased merchandise information is transferred by the credit settlement processing means includes a virtual store-specific tally file that totals and stores information on purchased merchandise settled with a credit card for each virtual store. The virtual shop device according to claim 2.