JP2001283027A - Merchandise information providing system, its method, center terminal, settling device, equipment-side device, user terminal and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise information providing system for returning all or a part of proceeds to a tag issuing person having guided a user to a Web service. SOLUTION: An equipment-side device 3 installed at a store transmits an electronic tag including the code of merchandise desired by the user 4 and a tag issuing person code to a portable user terminal 5. Through the use of the terminal 5 or an installed type user terminal 6, the user 4 accesses to a service center 1 via a network 8 and transmits the code of the merchandise and the tag issuing person code in the electronic tag. The service center 1 provides merchandise information via the network 8 and when online settlement concerning the purchase of the merchandise is performed via the network between with the user terminal 5 or 6, a part of the proceeds is distributed to the tag issuing person corresponding to the code of the tag issuing person.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise information providing system, and more particularly, to a merchandise information providing system for providing merchandise information to a user via a network and performing electronic commerce of merchandise.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the widespread use of the Internet and personal computers, some Web services for providing merchandise information through a homepage on the Internet and performing electronic commerce of merchandise have been implemented. However, the fact is that many ordinary users still purchase products at physical stores. There are several reasons for this. One of the reasons is that most users go to the Web service because they cannot know which product is sold by the Web service without actually accessing the Web service homepage. This is because even connection is not made. For this reason, some sellers who sell their products through the web service include products handled by the web service and U.S.
Some merchants are actively promoting RIs.

[0003] On the other hand, sellers who sell products at physical stores feel astonishing that the same products are sold through Web services. This is because the selling cost is low and the price is often low. Also, just by looking at the product at the store or hearing the explanation from the clerk, the actual product is We
The fact that unfavorable users for physical stores, such as purchasing with the service b, have begun to appear has also been a cause of wonder. For this reason, the same products as those listed in stores are sold through the Web service,
The same product as the product on the store's product advertisement is We
It is not generally known to the user who visits the store that the product is sold by the service b. This is also a general user W
This is one of the causes of not using the eb service very much.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the Web
Sellers who sell products using the service have a desire to increase the number of users who use the Web service as much as possible, but at present it is not possible to carry out sufficient advertising activities due to financial considerations. It is most efficient to encourage users who visit real stores handling the same products to use the Web service, but this is not possible at present unless such a real store is run by the user. It is. On the other hand, actual stores that sell the same products as Web services are actually W
There is a problem in that a user who purchases a product using the eb service is uselessly explaining a product that does not benefit the user.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to increase the number of users for sellers who sell their own products through the Web service, and on the other hand, to the same products as the Web service. It is an object of the present invention to provide a merchandise information providing system and a method thereof, in which for a real shop dealing with a product, guiding a user to a Web service does not cause a loss but rather makes a profit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise information providing system and method by which a user who visits an actual store or the like and is interested in a certain merchandise can easily obtain information on the merchandise from a Web service. Is to provide.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a user who visits an actual store or the like and is interested in a certain product, not only information on the product, but also information on another seller selling the same product or similar information. An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise information providing system and a method for obtaining merchandise information from a Web service.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise information providing system for providing merchandise information via a network and performing electronic commerce on the merchandise. From a user who inputs a code specifying a product to be browsed and a code of a tag issuer who has provided the code to the user, and provides means for providing product information via a network, and a user terminal which has provided product information. Means for allocating all or part of the proceeds to the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer when online payment for purchase of a product is performed via the network between the tag issuers. I do. Further, a product information providing method according to a first invention is a product information providing method for providing product information to a user terminal via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product. From a terminal, a code for specifying a product to be viewed and a code of a tag issuer that provided the code to the user are input, and a first step of providing product information via a network; Distributing all or a part of the proceeds to the tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code when the online payment for the purchase of the product is made via the network between It is characterized by.

A product information providing system according to a second aspect of the present invention provides a product information providing system for providing product information via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product, from a user who wishes to view the product information via the network. Enter a code specifying the product and the code of the tag issuer who provided the code to the user, and provide the product information via the network between the means for providing the product information via the network and the user terminal via the network. Means for notifying the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer of the information of the user who made the online settlement when the online settlement related to the purchase is performed. In addition, the method for providing product information according to the second invention,
In a product information providing method of providing product information to a user terminal via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product,
From the terminal of the user who wants to browse the product information via the network, enter the code specifying the product to be browsed and the code of the tag issuer who provided the code to the user, and provide the product information via the network. Steps and a user who has made online payment to a tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code when online payment for purchase of the product is performed via a network between the user terminal that provided the product information and the user terminal And a second step of notifying the above information.

[0010] A product information providing system according to a third invention is the product information providing system according to the first or second invention, wherein a product tag including a product code and a tag issuer code is provided to a user. A registration request including a means (for example, a label describing a product tag or a product brochure), a user ID, a product code in the product tag, and a tag issuer code is received from a user terminal via a network, and the user ID is supported. Means for registering the product code and the code of the tag issuer at the center, and a browsing request specifying the user ID received from the user terminal via the network, and the code of the product registered at the center in association with the user ID Means for transmitting information on a product corresponding to the above to a user terminal via a network. Further, in the product information providing method according to a third invention, in the product information providing method according to the first or second invention, the first step includes providing a product tag including a product code and a tag issuer code to a user. And a registration request including a user ID, a product code in a product tag, and a tag issuer code is received from the user terminal via the network, and the product code and the tag issuer Registering the code in the center, and accepting a browsing request specifying the user ID from the user terminal via the network, and transmitting information on the product corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the user ID via the network. Transmitting to the user terminal.

A product information providing system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention provides the product information providing system according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein a product tag including a product code and a tag issuer code is provided to a user. A registration request including a means (for example, a label describing a product tag or a product brochure), a user ID, a product code in the product tag, and a tag issuer code is received from a user terminal via a network, and the user ID is supported. Means for registering the product code and the code of the tag issuer at the center, and a browsing request specifying the user ID received from the user terminal via the network, and the code of the product registered at the center in association with the user ID Information of the product corresponding to the product, information of the same product as the product but with a different seller, and similar to the product Characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting to the user terminal and at least one item of information via the network that. The product information providing method according to a fourth invention is the product information providing method according to the first or second invention, wherein the first step comprises: providing a product tag including a product code and a tag issuer code to a user. And a registration request including a user ID, a product code in a product tag, and a tag issuer code are received from the user terminal via a network, and the product code and the tag issuer code are associated with the user ID. And registering the browsing request specifying the user ID from the user terminal via the network, and correlating the user ID with the merchandise information corresponding to the merchandise code registered in the center. At least one of the information of the same product and a different seller and the information of a product similar to the product is transmitted through a network. Characterized in that it comprises the steps of transmitting to the user terminal in.

A product information providing system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the product information providing system according to the fourth aspect, wherein a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the user ID. When purchased by a user, the distribution amount to the tag issuer is changed according to the degree of similarity. The product information providing method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the product information providing method according to the fourth aspect, wherein a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the user ID is provided to the user. When purchased, the distribution amount to the tag issuer is changed according to the degree of similarity.

A product information providing system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the product information providing system according to the first or second aspect, wherein an electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code is provided to the user terminal. A device-side device, and a browsing request specifying a product code in the electronic tag and a tag issuer code are received from the user terminal via the network, and product information corresponding to the product code is transmitted to the user terminal via the network. Transmission means. The product information providing method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the product information providing method according to the first or second aspect, wherein the first step includes the steps of: A step of transmitting from the device to the user terminal, a browsing request specifying the code of the product in the electronic tag and the code of the tag issuer is received from the user terminal via the network, and information of the product corresponding to the product code is received via the network And transmitting to the user terminal.

A product information providing system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the product information providing system according to the first or second aspect, wherein an electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code is provided to the user terminal. A device side device, and a browsing request designating the code of the product in the electronic tag and the code of the tag issuer are received from the user terminal via the network, and information on the product corresponding to the product code and the same product as the product Means for transmitting at least one of information on a product with a different seller and information on a product similar to the product to the user terminal via a network. Further, in the method for providing product information according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing product information according to the first or second aspect, in the first step, the electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code is provided on the equipment side. A step of transmitting from the device to the user terminal, a browsing request specifying the code of the product in the electronic tag and the code of the tag issuer is received from the user terminal via the network, and information on the product corresponding to the product code; And transmitting at least one of information on a product that is the same as the product but different in seller and information on a product similar to the product to the user terminal via a network.

An article information providing system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention provides the article information providing system according to the seventh aspect, wherein when a user purchases a product similar to the product corresponding to the code of the product in the electronic tag, The amount of distribution to the tag issuer is changed according to the similarity. The product information providing method according to an eighth invention is the product information providing method according to the seventh invention, wherein when a user purchases a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code in the electronic tag, the similar It is characterized in that the distribution amount to the tag issuer is changed according to the degree.

[0016]

The tag issuer, which provides the user with a product code for using the Web service for the product in which the user is interested, simultaneously provides the user with his / her own code.
The person who sells the product at the physical store can also serve as the tag issuer. A person who sells a product on the Web service can also be a tag issuer, and a person who does not sell a product at all and is dedicated to issuing tags can also be a tag issuer. The user obtains, together with the code of the tag issuer, a code for specifying the product to be viewed on the Web service from the tag issuer for the product of interest, and uses the code later on the Web service. In the present invention, for a user who wishes to browse product information via a network, a code specifying a product to be browsed and a code of a tag issuer are input,
Provide product information via a network. Then, when an online payment for the purchase of a product is made via a network with the user terminal that provided the product information, all or a part of the sales is transferred to the tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code. (First invention), and notifies the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer of the information of the user who settled online (for example, personal information such as user name, contact information, age, etc.) (first example). 2).

By returning all or part of the sales to the tag issuer or providing the user information in this way, the manager of the actual store handling the same product as the Web service becomes the tag issuer. As a result, useless sales activities that actually explain products that do not benefit users who purchase products through the Web service have turned into activities that lead to profits at their own stores, and coexist with the Web service. The way to do it is open. On the other hand, for sellers who sell their own products through the Web service, increasing the number of users who use the Web service can be achieved by the cooperation of physical stores and the creation of a new business dedicated to the issuance of tags. Becomes possible.

As a form for providing the user with a code for specifying a product and a code for specifying a tag issuer,
A form in which the code of the product and the code of the tag issuer are described in a medium such as paper and provided to the user (third invention) or a form in which the code is provided to the user by an electronic method (sixth invention) can be used. In the former case, the user reads the code of the product and the code of the tag issuer visually or with a scanner. In the latter case, a facility-side device that issues an electronic tag is provided in a store or the like, and the electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code is transmitted to the user terminal by communicating with the user terminal.

A means for inputting a code for specifying a product desired to be browsed by a user and a code of a tag issuer who has provided the code to the user, and providing product information via a network includes inputting the code and providing the product information. May be performed at different times (third invention) or at the same time (sixth invention).

In the product information providing system and method according to the third invention, a registration request including a user ID, a product code in a product tag, and a tag issuer code is transmitted from the user terminal to the center via the network. The code of the product and the code of the tag issuer are registered in the center in association with the user ID, and thereafter, when a browsing request specifying the user ID is transmitted from the user terminal via the network, the Product information corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the center is transmitted to the user terminal via the network. The registration request can be sent from the mobile terminal to the center via wireless communication, so when you find a product you are interested in on the go, register it on the spot and return to your home or office, It is possible to use such a form that the user browses by designating the user ID. Product information provided to the user,
Not only the product information corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the user ID, but also at least one of the same product information but different seller information and similar product information May be included (fourth invention). As a result, the user can obtain not only information on the product of interest, but also information on another seller selling the same product or information on a similar product. When a user purchases a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the user ID, the distribution amount to the tag issuer is changed according to the similarity ( (Fifth invention), it is possible to realize an operation mode in which the distribution amount is changed according to the similarity between the product for which the user has acquired the tag and the product actually purchased.

In the merchandise information providing system and method according to the sixth invention, for example, a facility-side device provided in each shop provides an electronic tag including a merchandise code and a tag issuer code to a user terminal. Then, when the user sends a browsing request specifying the product code in the electronic tag and the tag issuer code via the network using the provided electronic tag, the product information corresponding to the product code is transmitted to the network. Sent to the user terminal via Here, the user terminal that acquires the electronic tag from the facility-side device and the user terminal that browses the product information using the acquired electronic terminal may be the same terminal or different terminals. If the user terminal that acquires the electronic tag is a mobile terminal and the user terminal that issues the browsing request is a desktop terminal in the home or office, the electronic tag is acquired by the mobile terminal on the spot when finding an interesting product on the go In addition, a usage form in which the electronic tag is transferred to the desktop terminal after returning to the home or office and browsed is possible. The product information provided to the user is not only the product information corresponding to the product code in the electronic tag, but also at least the product information of the same product as the product and a different seller and the product information similar to the product. One of them may be included (seventh invention). As a result, the user can obtain not only information on the product of interest, but also information on another seller selling the same product or information on a similar product. Further, when a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code in the electronic tag is purchased by the user, the distribution amount to the tag issuer is changed according to the degree of similarity (eighth invention).
An operation mode in which the distribution amount is changed according to the similarity between the product for which the user has acquired the tag and the product actually purchased can be realized.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a merchandise information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is a center terminal that provides a Web service for providing merchandise information through an Internet homepage and performing electronic commerce of merchandise. A service center (Web server) 1, a merchandise management device 2 for each seller who sells own merchandise on the Web service,
The facility-side device 3 for each store that issues an electronic tag of a product desired by the user to the user 4 visiting the store, the portable user terminal 5 and the stationary user terminal 6 used by the user 4, and the user 4 Web provided by service center 1
When the product is purchased by the service, the sales amount is determined by the seller of the product, the issuer of the electronic tag, and the service center 1.
, Which are connected to a network (Internet) 8. Although only one user 4 is shown in FIG. 1, generally, there are many users. The product information providing system according to the present embodiment thus configured generally functions as follows.

The merchandise management device 2 exists for each seller such as a maker or a retail store. For each merchandise sold by the Web service of the service center 1, a merchandise code for uniquely identifying the merchandise, a merchandise code of the merchandise, and the like. Image and product description, W
It manages the stock quantity and sales price for the eb service, the features of the product, and the like. Information on the products managed by each product management device 2 is transmitted in advance to the service center 1 through the network 8, and similar information is stored in the service center 1 for each product ((1) in FIG. 1). . The service center 1 provides merchandise information on an Internet homepage while referring to the accumulated merchandise information, and performs electronic commerce. When different sellers sell products with the same product code, the product information of the same product code is managed by the product management device 2 of each seller. In this case, W
Each seller sets the stock quantity and selling price for the eb service independently.

The equipment-side device 3 is provided for each store such as a retail store that sells commodities, and communicates with the portable user terminal 5 of the user 4 who visits the store, and electronically displays the commodities desired by the user 4. The tag is issued ((2) in FIG. 1). One electronic tag includes a Web address (URI) for a Web service of the service center 1, a product code of a desired product, a tag issuer code previously assigned to the equipment-side device 3, and a tag assigned to the electronic tag. Contains the tag issue number. The electronic tag issued from the equipment 3 is stored in the portable user terminal 5. The equipment-side device 3 also acquires a user ID for uniquely identifying the user 4 through communication with the portable user terminal 5, adds the acquired user ID to the information of the issued electronic tag, and adds the user ID to the service center 1 through the network 8.
(3 in FIG. 1). The service center 1 receives and accumulates this information and uses it at the time of subsequent authentication.

At any time thereafter, the user 4
Is the W of the service center 1 using the acquired electronic tag.
Information on a desired product can be extracted from the eb service, and electronic commerce can be performed on the product ((4) in FIG. 1). In the Web service, in addition to being able to use the portable user terminal 5 connected to the network 8 as shown in FIG. 1, the Web service transfers the electronic tag stored in the portable user terminal 5 to the stationary user terminal 6 (see FIG. 1). 1 (5)), from the stationary user terminal 6 to the network 8
It can also be used by connecting to the service center 1 through.

Since the Web address of the service center 1 is described in the electronic tag, the portable user terminal 5 or the stationary user terminal 6 (hereinafter, both are collectively referred to as a user terminal) use it. Of service center 1
b service can be accessed. After access,
The information sent from the user terminal 5 or 6 to the service center 1 is the user ID, the product code in the electronic tag, the tag issuer code, and the tag issue number. In the service center 1, the information is compared with the tag issuing information transmitted in advance from each of the equipment-side devices 3, and the user who has accessed this time has received the electronic tag from the equipment-side device 3. Is authenticated.

If the authentication is successful, the service center 1 determines, based on the tag issuer code and the product code transmitted from the user terminal 5 or 6, the image or description of the product from which the user has acquired the electronic tag, the Web selling price, Provide information such as sellers. In addition, it checks whether or not another seller sells the same product as the product for which the user has acquired the electronic tag on the Web. If the seller sells the same, information on the product related to another seller is also provided. Further, the user automatically searches for another product having a feature similar to the feature of the product from which the electronic tag has been obtained, and also provides information on this other product.

When the user 4 decides to purchase a certain product of a certain seller based on the provided information, the service center 1 makes a payment on the Web, and setstles the amount settled and a seller code for uniquely identifying the seller. The payment information including the tag issuer code for uniquely identifying the tag issuer, the similarity between the purchased product and the product for which the electronic tag has been acquired, and the like are transmitted to the payment device 7 via the network 8 (see FIG. 1). (6)). Also,
The product management device 2 that manages the purchased product is notified of the change in the stock quantity accompanying the purchase ((7) in FIG. 1),
Further, it notifies the facility-side device 3 that has issued the tag that the user 4 who has acquired the electronic tag has settled on the Web, and provides the user's personal information obtained from the user 4 during the settlement on the Web. ((8) in FIG. 1).

The settlement device 7 accumulates settlement information sent from the service center 1 and distributes the sales amount of the product to the seller, the electronic tag issuer, and the service center 1 according to a predetermined distribution calculation rule.

Next, a more detailed configuration and operation of this embodiment will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic tag 301 issued from the facility apparatus 3 includes a Web address 302 of the service center 1, a tag issuer code 303, and a product code 3
04 and a tag issue number 305. Web
The address 302 is a URI of a Web service of the service center 1. The tag issuer code 303 is a code for uniquely identifying the issuer of the electronic tag, and a tag issuer code preset in the equipment device 3 is used. The product code 304 is a code of the product for which the user has requested the issuance of the electronic tag. Tag issue number 305
Is an identification number assigned to each electronic tag issued by the facility-side device 3. The equipment 3 is an electronic tag 3
Each time 01 is issued, a new tag issuance number is assigned and assigned to the electronic tag 301. The issue time can be used as the tag issue number.

Referring to FIG. 3, the equipment-side device 3 includes a data processing device 311 composed of a CPU or the like operated under program control, a storage device 312 composed of a main memory, a secondary memory, and the like, and a network 8. It comprises a network communication control unit 313 for communication, a local communication control unit 314 for communicating directly with the portable user terminal 5 without passing through the network 8, and a terminal 338 including a keyboard and a display device. The communication with the portable user terminal 5 by the local communication control unit 314 may be a wired communication method using a detachable communication cable, or a wireless communication method using infrared communication or wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth). In addition, the network communication control unit 313 uses wired communication via an ISDN line or the like, but may adopt a wireless communication method. Note that the equipment-side device 3 is a machine-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, etc.) that stores a computer and a program for the equipment-side device.
It can be realized by. In this case, the program for the equipment-side device is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 311 shown in FIG. A storage unit, a local communication control unit 314, and a network communication control unit 313 are realized.

The storage device 312 stores the product information storage unit 31
5, a tag issuer information storage unit 316, a tag issue history storage unit 317, and a customer information storage unit 318 are provided.

The product information storage unit 315 stores the equipment-side device 3
The tag code correspondence information 322 as shown in FIG. 4 is set in advance for each product sold by the Web service among the products of the store where is installed. The tag code correspondence information 322 for one product includes a product name 319 and a product code 3
20 and a product tag code 321. The product code 320 is the same as the product code 304 in the electronic tag 301 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the product tag code 321 is a code that can uniquely identify each product from a product group in the store where the facility-side device 3 is installed. Therefore, the product tag code 321 is the product code 320
It is a string of numbers and letters that are shorter than. The product tag code 321 is a Web tag among the products displayed at the store.
Displayed directly on the product displayed at the store or on the product installation table in a display format that is given in advance to the product sold above and allows the user to clearly understand which product's tag code is Or printed on paper such as a product brochure or product list. When a user requests an electronic tag of a product, the user specifies the product tag code to specify the product. In addition, as a product tag code,
The product code itself may be used.

As shown in FIG. 4, the tag issuer code 323, Web address 324, and screen information 325 are stored in advance in the tag issuer information storage unit 316.
The tag issuer code 323 is a code for uniquely identifying a person who issues the electronic tag, and is used as the tag issuer code 303 in FIG. 2 when the electronic tag is issued. We
The b address 324 is the address of the Web service of the service center 1, and when the electronic tag is issued, the Web address of FIG.
Used as the b address 302. Screen information 325
Is a part for storing information of a screen to be sent to the portable user terminal 5 to be displayed when an electronic tag acquisition request is made.

The tag issue history storage section 317 is a section for storing a tag issue history generated each time an electronic tag is issued. As shown in FIG. 4, one tag issuance history 326
Is the tag issue number 327, product code 328, user I
D329 and a settlement flag 330. In the tag issue number 327 and the product code 328, the tag issue number 305 and the product code 304 in FIG. 2 of the issued electronic tag are set. The user ID acquired from the portable user terminal 5 is set in the user ID 329. Settlement flag 3
Numeral 30 is a flag indicating whether or not the user who has acquired the electronic tag has settled the product by the Web service using the electronic tag. Set when there is.

The customer information storage unit 318 is a storage unit for customer management, and stores customer information for each customer. As shown in FIG. 4, customer information 331 corresponding to a certain customer includes:
Customer number 332 and customer name 33 assigned to the customer
3. User ID 334, contact information 3 such as telephone number and address
35, personal information 336 such as age, gender, hobby, etc., and a purchase history 337. Additional registration, update, and reference of the customer information 331 to the customer information storage unit 318 are performed from the terminal 338 provided in the facility apparatus 3. That is, when a user who visits a store becomes a member of the store or directly purchases a product, the customer information 331 for the user is stored in the terminal 33 according to the content heard from the user.
8 is additionally registered in the customer information storage unit 318. Also,
When a user whose customer information 331 has already been registered visits the store again and directly purchases a product, the purchase history in the customer information 331 corresponding to the user is updated from the terminal 338. Further, in the present embodiment, every time the user 4 acquires the electronic tag, the purchase history 337 in the customer information 331 having the user ID of the user 4 is added to the purchase history 337 of the tag 4 and the product code of the acquired electronic tag. Store history. At this time, if the customer information 331 having the user ID of the user 4 does not exist, the customer name 333, the contact information 335, and the personal information 336 are blank, and the customer number 332, the user ID 334, and the history of the current electronic tag are recorded. The customer information 331 in which the purchased purchase history 337 is set is created. Further, the update of the customer information 331 to the customer information storage unit 318 is automatically performed by the data processing device 311 based on the customer information sent from the service center 1 as described later.

The data processing device 311 includes an electronic tag issuing unit 339 and an information updating unit 340. The electronic tag issuing unit 339 communicates with the portable user terminal 5 via the local communication control unit 314 to issue an electronic tag of a product desired by the user 4, and stores an electronic tag issuing history in a tag issuing history storage unit. 317, and a process of transmitting to the service center 1 through the network communication control unit 313. The information updating unit 340, based on the settlement notification and customer information sent from the service center 1 through the network communication control unit 313, and the electronic tag information output from the electronic tag issuing unit 339, the tag issuance history storage unit 317, For example, processing for updating the customer information storage unit 318 is performed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the portable user terminal 5
Is a data processing device 511 composed of a CPU or the like operated by program control, a storage device 512 composed of a main memory or a secondary memory, a network communication control unit 513 for communicating via the network 8, and a network Input device 5 such as a local communication control unit 514 for communicating directly with the equipment 3
15, a display device 516 such as an LCD. The communication with the equipment-side device 3 by the local communication control unit 514 may be a wired communication method using a detachable communication cable as long as the same method as the local communication control unit 314 in FIG. A wireless communication system using wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth) may be used. The network communication control unit 513 uses wired communication via an ISDN line or the like, but may employ a wireless communication method. Note that the portable user terminal 5 can be realized by a portable computer and a machine-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, or the like) that records a program for the portable user terminal. In this case, the program for the portable user terminal is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, the various functional units in the data processing device 511 shown in FIG. Each storage unit, the local communication control unit 514, and the network communication control unit 513 are realized.

The storage device 512 has a user ID storage unit 5
17 and an electronic tag storage unit 518 are provided. A user ID is stored in the user ID storage unit 517 in advance. As the user ID, any ID can be used as long as it can uniquely identify the user 4 of the portable user terminal 5. For example, a user name and a unique number or symbol (for example, Phone number, etc.). The electronic tag storage unit 518 is a part that stores the electronic tags acquired from the equipment-side device 3 and has a capacity to store a plurality of electronic tags.

The data processing device 511 includes an electronic tag obtaining unit 519 and a Web service using unit 521 having a browser (WWW browser) 520. The electronic tag acquisition unit 519 is provided between the equipment-side device 3 and the local communication control unit 5.
The user 4 communicates with each other through 14 to obtain an electronic tag of the product desired by the user 4 and store the electronic tag in the electronic tag storage unit 518. The Web service using unit 521 automatically connects to the Web service of the service center 1 through the network communication control unit 513 according to the electronic tag stored in the electronic tag storage unit 518, and is sent from the service center 1 using the browser 520. It has a function of displaying incoming product information on the display device 516 and performing electronic commerce.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing performed by the portable user terminal 5 and the equipment-side device 3 when the electronic tag is acquired. When the user 4 who visits the store is interested in a certain product introduced in the store and wants to refer to a homepage related to the product later, the electronic tag of the product is acquired as follows.

First, a local communication between the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 of the portable user terminal 5 and the electronic tag issuing unit 339 of the equipment-side device 3 is enabled via the local communication control units 514 and 314. (Steps S501, S
301). For example, in the case of a wired communication system, the portable user terminal 5 and the facility-side device 3 are connected by a predetermined communication cable. In the case of the wireless communication method, a call signal is transmitted from the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 of the portable user terminal 5 to the equipment-side device 3 via the local communication control unit 514 by designating its own communication address. The electronic tag issuing unit 339 of the equipment 3 that has received the call signal through the local communication control unit 314 transmits a response signal specifying its own communication address, and sets up a logical communication path between the two.

Next, the electronic tag issuing unit 33 of the equipment-side device 3
9 is the screen information 325 from the tag issuer information storage unit 316.
And transmits the tag input screen therein to the portable user terminal 5 by local communication (step S302), and the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 of the portable user terminal 5 receives the tag input screen and displays the tag input screen 516. (Step S502). FIG. 7A shows an example of the tag input screen. The user 4 inputs a tag code of a product whose electronic tag is desired to be acquired on the tag input screen from the input device 515 (step S503). When the transmission is instructed, the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 displays the input product tag code and the user I
The user ID stored in the D storage unit 517 is transmitted to the electronic tag issuing unit 339 by local communication (S50).
4).

Upon receiving the product tag code and the user ID through local communication, the electronic tag issuing unit 339 generates an electronic tag based on the received product tag code and user ID (step 303). Specifically, the same product tag code 3 as the received product tag code
Product code 3 in tag code correspondence information 322 including 21
20 is acquired from the product information storage unit 315, the tag issuer code 333 and the Web address 324 are acquired from the tag issuer information storage unit 316, and a new tag issue number is assigned, as shown in FIG. Such an electronic tag 301 is generated. Then, the electronic tag 301 is transmitted to the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 by local communication together with the electronic tag acquisition notification screen.
(Step S304). Electronic tag acquisition unit 51
When receiving the electronic tag, the electronic tag storage unit 51 receives the electronic tag.
8 and displays an electronic tag acquisition notification screen as shown in FIG. 7B on the display device 516 (step S5).
505), the electronic tag acquisition process ends.

Following the electronic tag transmission process, the electronic tag issuance section 329 transmits the tag issuance number and the product code in the transmitted electronic tag, the user ID received from the portable user terminal 5, and the payment initialized to the reset state. A tag issuance history including a flag is generated, and the tag issuance history storage unit 31 is generated.
7 (step S305). Also, electronic tag information generated by adding the tag issuer code stored in the tag issuer information storage unit 316 to the tag issue history is transmitted to the service center 1 via the network 8 via the network communication control unit 313 ( Step S306).
Then, the electronic tag issuing process ends. Note that the electronic tag information output from the electronic tag issuing unit 339 is
The information updating unit 340 checks whether the customer information 331 having the user ID in the electronic tag information exists in the customer information storage unit 318, and if it exists, the purchase history 337 thereof. The history of the electronic tag issued this time is recorded, and if it does not exist, customer information 331 in which a customer number 332, a user ID 334, and a purchase history 337 in which the history of the electronic tag is recorded is newly created. The information is registered in the customer information storage unit 318.

Referring to FIG. 8, the stationary user terminal 6
Is a data processing device 611 composed of a CPU or the like operated by program control, a storage device 612 composed of a main memory or a secondary memory, a network communication control unit 613 for communicating via the network 8, and a network Instead, it is configured by a local communication control unit 614 for directly communicating with the portable user terminal 5, an input device 615 such as a keyboard, and a display device 616 such as an LCD.
The communication with the portable user terminal 5 by the local communication control unit 614 may be a wired communication method using a detachable communication cable, as long as the local communication control unit 514 of the portable user terminal 5 in FIG. Communication or wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth) may be used. The network communication control unit 613 uses the ISD
Wired communication via an N line or the like is used, but a method using wireless communication can also be adopted. The storage device 612 includes a user ID storage unit 617 that stores a user ID passed from the portable user terminal 5 and an electronic tag storage unit that has a capacity to store a plurality of electronic tags similarly passed from the portable user terminal 5. 618 are provided. The stationary user terminal 6 can be realized by a stationary computer and a machine-readable recording medium (a CD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, or the like) that records the stationary user terminal program. In this case, the stationary user terminal program is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, the data processing device 61 shown in FIG.
1, each storage unit in the storage device 612, the local communication control unit 614, and the network communication control unit 61.
3 is realized.

The data processing device 611 includes an electronic tag obtaining unit 619 and a Web service using unit 621 having a browser (WWW browser) 620. The electronic tag acquisition unit 619 communicates with the portable user terminal 5 via the local communication control unit 614, and
Then, a process of receiving the electronic tag from the electronic tag storage unit 618 is performed. At this time, the user ID is also acquired from the portable user terminal 5 and stored in the user ID storage unit 617.
The Web service using unit 621 includes an electronic tag storage unit 618.
Is automatically connected to the Web service of the service center 1 through the network communication control unit 613 in accordance with the electronic tag stored in the storage device 1, and the product information and the like sent from the service center 1 are displayed on the display device 616 using the browser 620. It has a function to perform electronic commerce.

The stationary user terminal 6 is specifically realized by a desktop personal computer, STB or TV having an Internet connection function.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by both terminals when an electronic tag is transferred from the portable user terminal 5 to the stationary user terminal 6. First, the local communication control unit 61 between the electronic tag acquisition unit 619 of the stationary user terminal 6 and the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 of the portable user terminal 5.
Then, a state is established in which mutual local communication can be performed via steps 4 and 514 (steps S511 and S601). For example, in the case of a wired communication system, the stationary user terminal 6 and the portable user terminal 5 are connected by a predetermined communication cable. Also, in the case of the wireless communication system, a call signal is transmitted from the electronic tag acquisition unit 519 of the portable user terminal 5 to the stationary user terminal 6 via the local communication control unit 514 by designating its own communication address. The call signal is transmitted to the local communication control unit 61
The electronic tag acquisition unit 619 of the stationary user terminal 6 that has received the communication signal through the communication terminal 4 transmits a response signal specifying its own communication address, and sets a logical communication path between the two.

Next, the user 4 causes the display device 516 to display the electronic tags stored in the electronic tag storage unit 518 through the electronic tag acquisition unit 519, and selects one or more electronic tags to be transferred to the stationary user terminal 6 from among them. Select (Step S51)
2). When transmission is instructed from the input device 515,
The electronic tag acquisition unit 519 displays the selected electronic tag and the user I
The user ID in the D storage unit 517 is transmitted to the electronic tag acquisition unit 619 of the stationary user terminal 6 by local communication (step S513). The electronic tag acquisition unit 619 of the stationary user terminal 6 stores the received electronic tag in the electronic tag storage unit 6.
18 and the received user ID is stored in the user ID storage unit 617 (step S602).

In the above description, the electronic tag and the user ID have been passed from the portable user terminal 5 to the stationary user terminal 6 by local communication. It is also possible to transmit the electronic tag from the portable user terminal 5 to the stationary user terminal 6 in an electronic mail. In addition, the electronic tag stored in the portable user terminal 5 and the user I
D is displayed on the display device 516, and the user 4 himself inputs manually from the input device 615 of the stationary user terminal 6 while watching the display. It is also possible to transfer the user ID.

Referring to FIG. 10, service center 1
Is composed of a data processing device 111 configured by a CPU or the like that operates under program control, a storage device 112 configured by a main storage or a secondary storage, and a network communication control unit 113 for communicating via the network 8. . The network communication control unit 113 uses wired communication via an ISDN line or the like, but may employ a wireless communication method. The service center 1
Can be realized by a machine-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, etc.) that records a computer and a service center program. In this case, the service center program is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 111 and each storage unit in the storage device 112 shown in FIG. Unit and Network Communication Control Unit 11
3 is realized.

The storage device 112 includes an electronic tag information storage unit 114, a facility information storage unit 115, a Web product information storage unit 116, a feature comparison information storage unit 117, and a payment information storage unit 1.
18 and a Web customer information storage unit 119 are provided.

The electronic tag information storage section 114 is a section for storing the electronic tag information transmitted from the facility apparatus 3. As shown in FIG. 11, one electronic tag information 120
Are the product code 121, the tag issuer code 122, the tag issue number 123, the user ID 124, and the settlement flag 1
25.

The equipment information storage unit 115 stores equipment information for each equipment 3 in advance. As shown in FIG. 11, one piece of equipment information 126 includes a tag issuer code 127, a seller code 128, and an equipment name 129. At the store where the equipment-side device 3 is installed, W
If the seller of the product sold in the eb service and the tag issuer are the same entity, the tag issuer code 127 and the seller code 1
28 will be the same, and if the seller and the tag issuer are different entities, they will be different. As an example of the former, there is a case where the store manager himself serves as both a seller and a tag issuer of a product sold in the Web service (in this case, as described later, when the product is sold in the Web service, the seller is notified to the seller). Both the amount allocated to the store and the amount allocated to the tag issuer are paid to the store owner.) On the other hand, as an example of the latter, a seller of a product sold in the Web service is a person other than the store manager (for example, a manager of the service center 1), and the store manager requests the person to perform the tag issuing business. (In this case, as described later, when a product is sold through the Web service, the amount allocated to the tag issuer is paid to the store manager).

The Web merchandise information storage section 116 stores in advance merchandise information for each merchandise sold by each seller selling in the Web service. As shown in FIG. 11, product information 130 of a certain product sold by the Web service includes a seller code 131, a product name 132, and a product code 13 of the product.
3, a product description 134 by text, a product image 135 by image, a web stock quantity 136, a selling price 137 on the web, and a product feature 138. The product feature 138 includes a plurality of feature items 139 such as a product type such as a sweater or a shirt, a color, and a form. For example, for a white round neck silk sweater, characteristic item values such as sweater, white, round neck, silk, and casual are set. The product information 130 is initially set by the product information sent from the product management device 2, and thereafter, in response to the sales status in the Web service and the change notification of the stock quantity from the product management device 2,
b The stock quantity 136 is updated.

The feature comparison information storage unit 117 includes, as basic information for calculating the degree of similarity of a product sold in the Web service, a feature including a feature comparison value for each feature category of the product and two feature item values. The comparison information is stored in advance. As shown in FIG. 11, one piece of feature comparison information 14
0 includes a feature category 141, two feature item values 142 and 143 to be compared, and a feature comparison value 144 thereof. For example, the feature category 141 is “sweater color”, the feature item value 142 is “white”, and the feature item value 143.
Is set to “beige”, and the feature comparison value 144 is set to “point” according to the similarity between white and beige colors. The score is set to a smaller value as the similarity is higher.

The payment information storage unit 118 stores payment information relating to a product settled on the Web. As shown in FIG. 12, one piece of payment information 145
146, the seller code 147 of the settled product, the settled amount 148, W
Consists of a tag issuer code 149 that issued an electronic tag used when the user purchased the product on the eb, and a feature comparison value (similarity) 150 between the product that acquired the electronic tag and the settled product Is done.

The Web customer information storage unit 119 is a storage unit for customer management in the service center 1 and stores customer information for each customer. As shown in FIG. 12, customer information 151 corresponding to a certain customer includes a Web service member number 152 and a customer name 15 assigned to the customer.
3. User ID 154, contact information 1 such as telephone number and address
55, personal information 156 such as age, gender, hobby, etc., W
It consists of a purchase history 157 in the eb service. Web
The registration of the customer information 151 in the customer information storage unit 119 is performed when the user becomes a member of the Web service or purchases a product through the Web service. Already customer information 1
If the user registered with 51 has purchased the product again through the Web service, the customer information 15 corresponding to the user
The purchase history 157 in 1 is updated.

Data processing device 111 of service center 1
Includes a Web service control unit 161, an authentication unit 162, a product information search unit 163, a feature comparison unit 164, a payment information processing unit 165, an inventory management unit 166, and a customer management unit 167.

The authentication unit 162 includes a tag issuer code, a product code, a tag issue number, and a user ID sent from the user terminal 5 or 6, and the electronic tag information storage unit 114.
By verifying the information transmitted this time with the electronic tag information stored in the storage device, authentication of whether or not the information transmitted this time is valid information is performed.

The product information search unit 163 provides the user with reference to the facility information storage unit 115 and the Web product information storage unit 116 based on the tag issuer code and the product code sent from the user terminal 5 or 6. Search the product information of the product to be provided.

The settlement information processing unit 165 is provided for the user
When a product is purchased and settled by the service, a process of creating payment information, storing the payment information in the payment information storage unit 118, and transmitting the payment information to the payment apparatus 7 via the network 8 is performed.

The feature comparison unit 164 is provided by the product information search unit 16
3 or based on a request from the payment information processing unit 165,
With reference to the feature comparison information storage unit 117, a process of comparing the features of the two products to be compared and returning the result is performed.

The stock management unit 166 stores the product information sent from the product management device 2 via the network 8 in the Web product information storage unit 116, and stores the sales status in the Web service and the inventory in the product management device 2. Processing such as updating the Web inventory quantity of the Web merchandise information storage unit 116 in accordance with a change in the situation is performed.

The customer management unit 167 creates Web customer information and stores it in the Web customer information storage unit 119, updates the purchase history of each customer according to each customer's purchase in the Web service, A process of transmitting a settlement notice and customer information to the side device 3 is performed.

Next, the operation on the user terminal side when using the Web service of the service center 1 and the service center 1
The operation on the side will be described. Note that the Web service using unit 521 of the portable user terminal 615 and the W
Since the processing of the web service using unit 621 is almost the same, the user 4 uses the stationary user terminal 6 to
Take the case of using the service as an example. The stationary user terminal 6 is simply referred to as a user terminal 6.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the Web service using unit 621 of the user terminal 6. We
When activated by the operation of the input device 5, the service use unit 621 first displays one or more electronic tags stored in the electronic tag storage unit 618 on the display device 616, and displays the electronic tag to be used by the user 4. (Step S61)
1). When the user 4 selects one of the electronic tags by operating the input device 615, the Web service using unit 621
Calls the access point of the nearest service center 1 according to the dial-up network information set in advance, executes necessary operations such as transmission of a password or the like, and executes the service center via the network 8 through the network communication control unit 613. 1 and line connection (step S
612).

Next, the browser 620 is started (step S613), the Web address (URI) of the service center 1 in the electronic tag selected by the user 4 is input to the browser 620, and the service center corresponding to the Web address is entered. The first Web service is accessed (step S614). On the service center 1 side, the Web service control unit 161 is activated, and for example, a user ID input field 181, a product code input field 182,
Tag issue number input field 183, tag issuer code input field 1
Since a predetermined home page displaying 84 and the send button 185 is transmitted to the user terminal 6, the user terminal 6
The browser 620 receives this and displays it on the display device 616 (step S615), and at the same time, the tag issuer code in the electronic tag, the product code, the tag issue number, and the user stored in the user ID storage unit 617. ID
Is automatically set in the corresponding input fields 181 to 184 of the home page, and the transmission button 185 is automatically operated, so that the information is transmitted to the W through the browser 621.
The data is sent to the eb service (step S616). Here, the positions of the input fields 181 to 184 and the transmission button 185 on the homepage are determined by the Web service utilization unit 6.
21 is set in advance. Next, service center 1
Then, as will be described later, if the user is authenticated and the authentication is successful, a home page including information on the product is transmitted.
16 is displayed (step S617).

After that, the user 4 decides whether or not to make a purchase based on the information on the product described on the homepage, and when making a purchase, inputs data necessary for online payment and makes a payment (step S618). Online payment methods include, for example, credit card payment,
Arbitrary methods such as payment with a David Card can be used. When the settlement processing is completed, the Web service using unit 62
1 stops the browser 620 (step S619) and disconnects the line with the service center 1 (step S62).
0), and the process ends.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the Web service control unit 161 of the service center 1.
As described above, the user terminal 6 is connected to the service center 1
When the address b is transmitted, the service center 1
The eb service control unit 161 is activated. After transmitting the home page illustrated in FIG. 14 (step S100), the Web service control unit 161 receives the product code, the tag issuer code, the tag issue number, and the user ID from the user terminal 6 (step S101), These are passed to the authentication unit 162 to perform an authentication process (step S1).
02). In the authentication unit 162, the electronic tag information 120 including the same as the passed product code, tag issuer code, tag issue number, and user ID is stored in the electronic tag information storage unit 11.
4 is returned to the Web service control unit 161 if it is stored, and if it is stored, the authentication success is returned. If it is not stored, the authentication failure is returned to the Web service control unit 161. If the authentication has failed (NO in step S103), the Web service control unit 161 ends the processing in FIG. As a subsequent process, a general homepage (for example, a homepage for selecting a desired product from all the products and browsing product information or conducting business transactions) is transmitted to the user terminal 6 instead of a screen different for each user. . The use of the Web service by the user terminal 6 may be rejected.

If the authentication is successful (YES in step S103), the Web service control unit 161 passes the product code and the tag issuer code received from the user terminal 6 to the product information search unit 163 and provides them to the user terminal 6. A request is made to search for product information to be obtained (step S104).

FIG. 16 shows a processing example of the product information search unit 163. The product information search unit 163 first stores the equipment information 126 having the received tag issuer code in the equipment information storage unit 11.
5, the seller code 12 in the equipment information 126 is searched.
8 (step S121). Next, the merchandise information 130 having the acquired seller code and the merchandise code received from the Web service control unit 161 is retrieved and acquired from the Web merchandise information storage unit 116 (step S1).
22). The acquired product information is used as main product information. This main product information is product information on the product for which the user 4 has acquired the electronic tag.

Next, the merchandise information search unit 163 searches the Web merchandise information storage unit 116 for merchandise information whose seller code is different from that of the main merchandise information but matches the merchandise code, and if so, acquires it as sub-merchandise information. (Step S1
23). This sub-product information is the same product as the product from which the user 4 has acquired the electronic tag, but is product information on a product sold by another seller through the Web service. It is optional how many sub-product information items are acquired, and a predetermined number may be acquired, or all may be acquired.

Next, the merchandise information search unit 163 searches the Web merchandise information storage unit 116 for merchandise information of merchandise having similar characteristics to the merchandise of the main merchandise information, and if so, acquires it as similar merchandise information (step). S124). At this time,
The product information search unit 163 sends each feature item value 139 of the product feature 138 in the main product information to the feature comparison unit 164 as a reference feature, and stores the main product information and the sub-product information stored in the Web product information storage unit 116. For each piece of product information other than, the feature item value 139 of the product feature 138 in the product information is sent to the feature comparison unit 164 as a comparison feature, and the degree of similarity (sum of feature comparison values) is calculated. Product information having a comparison feature equal to or smaller than the threshold is selected as similar product information. The number of similar product information items to be selected is arbitrary, and a predetermined number may be obtained as a limit, or all the product information items having comparison characteristics equal to or less than a threshold value may be obtained.

Then, the product information search unit 163 returns the main product information and, if it exists, the sub-product information and similar product information to the Web service control unit 161 (step S125).

Upon receiving the merchandise information from the merchandise information search unit 163, the Web service control unit 161 creates a merchandise information providing screen based on the received merchandise information and transmits it to the user terminal 6 via the network 8 through the network communication control unit 113 ( Step S105). As a result, the product information providing screen is displayed on the display device 616 of the user terminal 6. 17 to 19 show examples of the product information providing screen.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a product information providing screen based on the main product information.
5, a product description based on the description 134 of the product, a Web sales price based on the Web sales price 137, a display of “stock ants” based on the Web inventory quantity 136, and a payment to be operated when purchasing and performing payment. Button is displayed. Also, the seller code 1 in the main product information
The facility name 129 corresponding to 31 is acquired from the facility information 126 and displayed as the shop name A, and the tag issue number of the used electronic tag is also displayed.

FIG. 18 shows an example of a product information providing screen based on the main product information and the sub-product information. The same information as the main product information shown in FIG. "Inventory" is displayed based on the selling price and the Web inventory quantity 136, and a settlement button to be operated when purchasing and making a settlement is displayed.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a product information providing screen based on the main product information and similar product information, in which information similar to that of FIG. 17 is displayed for the main product information, and a product image based on the product image 135 of the similar product information. , Product description based on product description 134, Web selling price 1
37, a web sales price based on the number 37, a display of “stock ants” based on the web stock quantity 136, and a settlement button to be operated when purchasing and making a settlement are displayed.

In the product information providing screen based on the main product information, the sub-product information, and the similar product information, FIG.
A display portion based on similar product information is added to the screen of FIG.

Next, if the settlement button is operated on the user terminal 6, the Web service control section 161 proceeds to the settlement processing, and otherwise, terminates the processing (step S106). When the payment button is operated, the Web service control unit 161 determines which merchant has purchased which merchandise based on which payment button on the screen has been operated, and displays the payment screen on the user terminal 6. To make the user 4 enter information necessary for online payment, such as a user name and a credit card number, to perform payment (step S
107). At this time, in the case of a user who is not a member of the Web service, the user is required to input contact information and personal information.

When the online payment processing with the user is completed, the Web service control unit 161 sets the amount of payment,
The seller code of the product purchased by the user, the tag issuer code of the electronic tag used by the user, and the product feature 138 in the main product information and the product in the similar product information if the product to be settled is a product related to similar product information The feature 138 is passed to the settlement information processing unit 165, and a process is requested (step S10).
8).

FIG. 20 shows a processing example of the settlement information processing section 165. Based on the information received from the Web service control unit 161, the payment information processing unit 165 determines the payment number 146, the seller code 147, the payment amount 148, the tag issuer code 149, and the feature comparison value 15 as shown in FIG.
Payment information having 0 is created and stored in the payment information storage unit 118 (step S131). Further, the created payment information is transmitted to the payment device 7 via the network 8 through the network communication control unit 113 (step S132).
Here, when the product to be settled is a product according to similar product information, each feature item value 139 of the product feature 138 in the main product information is used as a reference feature, and each feature item of the product feature 138 in the similar product information is used. The value 139 is sent to the feature comparison unit 164 as a comparison feature, and the similarity (sum of the feature comparison values) of the two is calculated, and the calculation result is set as the feature comparison value 150 in the settlement information. If the product to be settled is a product according to the main product information and the sub-product information, the feature comparison value 150 is set to the minimum value. The processing of the payment device 7 when receiving the payment information will be described later.

When the processing of the settlement information is completed, the Web
The service control unit 161 passes the product code of the product purchased by the user and the seller code to the inventory management unit 166, and requests processing (step S109).

FIG. 21 shows a processing example of the inventory management unit 166. The inventory management unit 166 searches the Web product information storage unit 116 for the product information 130 having the passed product code and seller code, and reduces the Web inventory quantity by the number of sales (step S141). Also, the product code is specified to the product management device 2 corresponding to the seller code via the network 8 via the network communication control unit 113 to notify the sales amount of the Web service at this time (step S142). The processing of the product management device 2 receiving this notification will be described later.

Next, the Web service control unit 161 inputs the user ID, the tag issuer code and the tag issue number in the electronic tag used by the user, the product code and the seller code of the product purchased by the user, and inputs at the time of settlement. Username and
If the personal information has been obtained, the personal information and the personal information are transferred to the customer management unit 167, and a process is requested (step S110).

FIG. 22 shows the customer management unit 167 and the equipment-side device 3
An example of the processing will be described. The customer management unit 167 searches the electronic tag information storage unit 114 for electronic tag information 120 having the same tag issuer code and tag issue number as those passed from the Web service control unit 161 and sets the settlement flag 125 thereof. (Step S151). Then, a settlement notice specifying the tag issue number is transmitted to the equipment-side device 3 corresponding to the tag issuer code via the network 8 (step S152). Information update unit 34 of equipment 3
0, upon receiving the payment notification via the network 8, searches the tag issuance history having the same tag issuance number from the tag issuance history storage unit 317 and sets the payment flag 330 (step S311).

Next, the customer management section 167 searches the Web customer information storage section 119 for customer information 151 having the user name and user ID passed from the Web service control section 161 (step S153). If there is (Step S1
YES at 54), purchase history 15 of the Web service
7, the product code of the product purchased this time, the seller code, the date and time, etc. are added (step S155), and the user ID is specified to the equipment-side device 3 corresponding to the tag issuer code passed from the Web service control unit 161. Then, the purchase history information added this time is transmitted via the network 8 (step S156). The information updating unit 340 of the equipment-side device 3 searches the customer information storage unit 318 with the received user ID, and adds the received purchase history information to the purchase history 337 in the customer information having the user ID (step S312). .

On the other hand, if the corresponding customer information does not exist (NO in step S154), the customer information 151 for the current user is generated and stored in the Web customer information storage unit 119 (step S157). In the Web service member number 152 of the customer information 151 stored at this time, the newly numbered number includes the customer name 153 and the user ID 15.
4. The contact name 155 and the personal information 156 include the user name and user I passed from the web service control unit 161.
D, contact information, and personal information are set. Also, We
In the purchase history 157 of the service b, a product code, a seller code, date and time, and the like of the product purchased this time are set. Then, the created customer information is transmitted via the network 8 to the equipment-side device 3 corresponding to the tag issuer code passed from the Web service control unit 161 (Step S).
158). The information updating unit 340 of the equipment side device 3 searches the customer information storage unit 318 with the user ID in the received customer information, and stores the Web in the received customer information in the purchase history 337 in the customer information 331 having the user ID. The purchase history 157 of the service is added. At this time, the customer information 33
If the first customer name 333, contact information 335 and personal information 336 have not been set, the customer name, contact information and personal information in the received customer information are set (step S313).

Referring to FIG. 23, settlement apparatus 7 includes a data processing device 711 composed of a CPU or the like operated under program control, a storage device 712 composed of a main memory, a secondary memory, and the like, and a communication device via network 8. And a network communication control unit 713 for performing the communication. The network communication control unit 713 uses wired communication via an ISDN line or the like, but may employ a wireless communication method. The payment device 7 can be realized by a computer and a machine-readable recording medium (a CD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, or the like) that stores a program for the payment device. In this case, the payment device program is read by the computer,
By controlling the operation of the computer, the data processing device 711 shown in FIG.
Each of the function units in the storage device 712 and the storage unit in the storage device 712 and the network communication control unit 713 are realized.

The storage device 712 includes a settlement processing information storage unit 714, an allocation calculation rule storage unit 715, and an allocation amount information storage unit 716.

The settlement processing information storage section 714 is a section for storing the settlement processing information including the settlement information sent from the settlement information processing section 165 of the service center 1 and the processing result. As shown in FIG. 24, one set of payment processing information 71
7 is a settlement number 718, a seller code 719, a settlement amount 720, a tag issuer code 721, and a feature comparison value 722.
(The above corresponds to the payment information sent from the payment information processing unit 165), the distribution amount 723 to the service center 1, the distribution amount 724 to the tag issuer, the distribution amount 725 to the seller, and the processed flag 726. Is done.

FIG. 24 shows the distribution calculation rule storage unit 715.
As shown in (1), rules 727 to 729 for calculating how to distribute the sales amount of the goods settled at the service center 1 among the service center 1, the tag issuer, and the seller are stored in advance. The calculation rule 727 stores the calculation rule of the amount allocated to the service center. The calculation rules include a fixed amount such as 200 yen or 3% of the sales amount.
Is set. The calculation rule 728 stores a calculation rule of the distribution amount to the tag issuer. As the calculation rule, for example, a fixed amount such as 200 yen or a rule such as 3% of the sales amount is set. The calculation rule 729 stores the calculation rule of the distribution amount to the seller. As the calculation rule, a rule is set such as the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the distribution amount to the service center and the tag issuer from the sales amount.

The distribution amount information storage unit 716 stores distribution amount information for each code of each seller, each tag issuer, and the service center 1. As shown in FIG. 24, the distribution amount information 730 corresponding to one code includes a code 731 and a name 73.
2. It is composed of a transfer account number 733 and one or more details 734. The code 731 is one of a seller code, a tag issuer code, and a code assigned to the service center 1. If a certain person is both a seller and a tag issuer, the seller code and the tag issuer code of that person are the same code, which is set in the code 731. When the service center 1 is also a seller, the code of the service center 1 is the same as the seller code,
The code is set in the code 731. Name 73
2 is the name of the person having the code 731. The transfer account number 733 is an account number to which the distribution amount is to be transferred to the person having the code 731 and includes information such as a bank name, an account type, and an account name. In each statement 734, when a distribution amount is paid to a person having the code based on certain settlement information, the distribution amount and the type are set. There are three types: service center fee, tag issue fee, and sales fee.

The data processing device 711 is provided with a settlement processing information storage section 741, a distribution amount calculation section 742, and a bank transfer data creation section 743. Note that reference numeral 744 denotes bank transfer data created and output by the bank transfer data creation unit 743.

The payment processing information storage unit 741 creates payment processing information 717 as shown in FIG. 24 from the payment information received from the payment information processing unit 165 of the service center 1 via the network 8 via the network communication control unit 713. , In the settlement processing information storage unit 714. At the time of storage, the service center distribution amount 723, the tag issuer distribution amount 724, and the seller distribution amount 725 are NULL, and the processed flag 726 is reset.

The distribution amount calculation unit 742 sets the payment processing information storage unit 741 to store new payment processing information in the payment processing information storage unit 7.
14, or each time a predetermined time or a certain period arrives, the processing flag 726 is set in the distribution calculation rule storage unit 715 based on the unprocessed settlement processing information 717 in the reset state. , The distribution amount is calculated, the result is stored in the distribution amount information storage unit 716, and processing such as setting the processed flag 726 of the processed payment processing information 717 is performed.

FIG. 25 shows a processing example of the distribution amount calculation unit 742 per payment processing information. First, the allocation amount X to the service center 1 is calculated by referring to the calculation rule 727 from the allocation calculation rule storage unit 715 (step S70).
1). For example, if the calculation rule 727 is a rule in which a fixed amount of 200 yen is allocated to the service center 1, X is 2
It will be 00 yen. Further, in the case of a rule that defines 3% of the sales amount, 3% of the amount 720 in the payment processing information 717 is X
Becomes Next, the distribution amount Y to the tag issuer is calculated with reference to the calculation rule 728 (step S702). For example, when the calculation rule 728 is a rule in which the fixed amount of 200 yen is set as the distribution amount of the tag issuer, Y is 200 yen. In the case of a rule that defines 3% of the sales amount, 3% of the amount 720 in the payment processing information 717 is Y. Then, referring to the calculation rule 729, the distribution amount Z to the seller is calculated (step S703). In this case, X +
The amount obtained by subtracting Y becomes Z. Note that it is also possible to set a rule in which the distribution amount Y to the tag issuer is the total sales amount.

Next, the distribution amount information 730 having the same code as the code of the service center 1 is stored in the distribution amount information storage section 716.
Then, a description 734 of the distribution amount X and the type “service center fee” is added to the distribution amount information 730 (step S704). Further, the distribution amount information 730 having the same code as the tag issuer code 721 in the settlement processing information 717 is searched from the distribution amount information storage unit 716, and the distribution amount information
30, the details 734 of the distribution amount Y and the type “tag issuance fee” are added (step S705). Further, the distribution amount information 730 having the same code as the seller code 719 in the settlement processing information 717 is searched from the distribution amount information storage unit 716, and the distribution amount information 730 includes the distribution amount Z and the details 734 of the type “sales”. Is added (step S706).

Next, X, Y, and Z are set for the service center distribution amount 723, the tag issuer distribution amount 724, and the seller distribution amount 725 of the settlement processing information 717, and the processed flag 736 is set.
Is set (step S707).

The bank transfer data creation unit 743 inputs the allocation amount information 730 stored in the allocation amount information storage unit 716, generates bank transfer data 744 for each of the service center 1, the tag issuer, and the seller, and outputs it. I do. This bank transfer data creation unit 743 operates at a predetermined date and time such as the end of the month.

FIG. 26 shows a processing example of the bank transfer data creation unit 743 per one piece of distribution amount information 730. First, the specification 734 of the distribution amount information 730 is classified by its type (service center fee, tag issue fee, sales fee), and the total distribution amount is calculated for each type (step S711). next,
For each type, code 731 using transfer account number 733
Then, bank transfer data 744 for transferring the distribution amount to a person having the above is created and output from a storage device or a printer (not shown) (step S712). Here, the sum of the distribution amount for each type and the bank transfer data is created
In order to clarify the distribution amount for each type at the payee, the total amount of all types may be obtained, and bank transfer data for transferring this total amount may be created. May be sent separately.

Referring to FIG. 27, a merchandise management device 2 provided for each seller includes a data processing device 211 composed of a CPU and the like operated by program control, and a storage device composed of a main memory and a secondary memory. 212, a network communication control unit 213 for communicating via the network 8. Network communication control unit 213
For this, wired communication via an ISDN line or the like is used, but a method using wireless communication can also be adopted. The product management device 2 is a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM) that stores a computer and a product management program.
ROM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, etc.). In this case, the product management program is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 211 and each storage unit in the storage device 212 shown in FIG. And a network communication control unit 213.

The storage device 212 stores the seller information storage unit 21
4 and a Web product information storage unit 215 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 28, the seller information storage unit 214 stores the name 216 of the seller associated with the product management apparatus 2.
And seller information 218 comprising the seller code 217
Is stored in advance.

The Web merchandise information storage unit 215 stores merchandise information for each merchandise sold by the seller on the Web. As shown in FIG. 28, the product information 219 of one product
Is a product name 220, a product code 221, a text description 222 of the product in text, a product image 223 in an image,
It comprises a Web inventory quantity 224, a Web sales price 225, and a product feature 226. The product feature 226 is composed of a plurality of feature item values 227. This product information 2
19 has the same contents as the product information 130 shown in FIG. 11 (however, there is no portion corresponding to the seller code 131).

On the other hand, the data processing device 211 includes a product management unit 231 and is connected to a terminal 232 having an input device such as a keyboard and a display device. The administrator of the merchandise management device 2 assigns a certain merchandise to the service center 1
In the case of selling by the service b, product information 219 as shown in FIG. 11 is created on the terminal 232 for the product,
It instructs the product management unit 231 to register and transmit. The product management unit 231 registers the created product information 219 in the Web product information storage unit 215, adds the seller code 217 in the seller information storage unit 214 to the product information 219, and sends the product information 219 through the network communication control unit 213. The data is transmitted to the service center 1 via the network 8. In the service center 1, this information is sent to the inventory management unit 166 through the network communication control unit 113, and the inventory management unit 166
Stores this in the Web product information storage unit 116.

If the seller has an increase or decrease in the inventory of merchandise that can be sold through the Web service, the administrator specifies the merchandise code from the terminal 232 and inputs the increase / decrease stock quantity to the merchandise management section 231 and updates the inventory. Instruct. The merchandise management unit 231 searches the Web merchandise information storage unit 215 with the specified merchandise code, and searches the Web of the corresponding merchandise information 219.
The stock quantity 224 is increased or decreased by the designated stock quantity. At the same time, the merchandise management section 231 sends a stock amount change notification including the seller code, the merchandise code, and the increased / decreased stock quantity via the network 8 via the network communication control section 213 to the service center 1.
Send to In the service center 1, the inventory amount change notification is given to the inventory management unit 166 through the network communication control unit 113, and the inventory management unit 166 transmits the product information 130 having the seller code and the product code specified in the inventory amount change notification. Searched from the Web product information storage unit 116,
The Web stock quantity 136 is increased or decreased by the designated quantity.

On the other hand, as described above, when the inventory management unit 166 notifies the product management device 2 of the sales amount specifying the product code with the sale at the service center 1, the Web product is designated by the specified product code. The information storage unit 215 is searched, and the Web stock quantity 224 of the corresponding product information 219 is reduced by the sales amount.

According to the product information providing system according to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

If a user who visits a store and is interested in a certain product acquires the electronic tag, the user can easily access information related to the product at the store later by using the electronic tag. it can. The reason is that, since the Web address of the service center is included in the obtained electronic tag, it is necessary to separately check and input the Web address, or to search the Web address from the store name or the product name using the search service. Because there is no. Also, the product code of the product of interest is included in the electronic tag, and information on the product is immediately provided from the service center.

If a user who visits a store and is interested in a certain product acquires an electronic tag, the user can use the electronic tag to obtain not only information related to the product at the store but also another seller. You can also get information about the same products sold by. The reason is that service center 1
Checks whether another seller sells the same product as the product for which the user has acquired the electronic tag on the Web, and if so, also provides information on the product related to another seller. It is. And in this case, even if the product purchased by the user is a product belonging to a different seller from the product that has acquired the electronic tag, the store where the user has acquired the electronic tag, that is, all or part of the profit to the tag issuer Can be reduced. The reason is that the settlement apparatus 7 distributes all or a part of the sales amount of the product to the tag issuer.

If a user who visits a store and is interested in a certain product obtains an electronic tag, the user can use the electronic tag to obtain not only information related to the product at the store but also similarity in characteristics. You can also get information about other products you do. The reason is that the service center 1 automatically searches for another product having a feature similar to the feature of the product from which the user has acquired the electronic tag, and also provides information on this other product. In this case, even if the product purchased by the user is a similar product belonging to a different seller than the product that has acquired the electronic tag, the store where the user has acquired the electronic tag, that is, the tag issuer has all or one of the profits. Parts can be reduced. The reason is that the settlement apparatus 7 distributes all or a part of the sales amount of the product to the electronic tag issuer.

A store that has issued an electronic tag to a user who has visited the store and has become interested in a certain product has a W
When a product is purchased through the eb service, the service center notifies the user of the purchase and the user's personal information. Therefore, a system in which the store and the service center are more integrated can be realized.

Although the service center 1 and the settlement apparatus 7 are connected via the network 8 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, they may be connected via a dedicated line. Similarly, a network 8 connects the service center 1 and each equipment 3
Although they were connected via a network, they may be connected via a dedicated line. In addition, the function of the settlement apparatus 7 is
May be provided. Further, from the user terminal, W
When a web service corresponding to the web address is accessed, a home page as illustrated in FIG.
b, a user ID, a product code, a tag issuer number, and a tag issuer code are input on the homepage and transmitted to the web service. However, the user terminal transmits the W code corresponding to the web address.
When the web service is accessed, a data transmission request is transmitted instead of transmitting a home page from the web service to the user terminal, and the web service using unit of the user terminal receiving the request transmits a user ID as a response.
D, the product code, the tag issuer number, and the tag issuer code may be transmitted.

Also, the example in which the equipment side device 3 is installed in a store has been described, but the product tag code of the product is printed on a hanging advertisement of a certain product in the train, and the equipment side device 3 is provided for each train car. 3 or installed in a street corner, the product tag code of the product is described in the advertisement of the product, and the equipment side device 3 is installed in the street corner. It is possible.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 29, the product information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a product tag 19
And a product tag providing means 20 for providing the product 14 to the user 14, and accepting the registration of the product tag 19 from the user 14, and thereafter, when accessed by the user 14, provides product information through an Internet homepage and conducts electronic commerce of the product. A service center (Web server) 11 which is a center terminal for providing a Web service, and a merchandise management device 12 for each seller who sells own merchandise on the Web service
And the tag issuer device 13 for each tag issuer that issues the product tag 19, and the portable user terminal 1 used by the user 14.
5 and the stationary user terminal 16 and the sales amount when the user 14 purchases a product in the Web service provided by the service center 11, the seller of the product, the product tag 1
9 and a settlement device 17 for distributing to the service center 11, which are connected to a network (Internet) 18. Although only one user 14 is shown in FIG. 29, there are generally many users.

The product information providing system according to the present embodiment thus configured generally functions as follows.

The merchandise management device 12 is provided for each seller such as a maker or a retail store. For each merchandise sold by the Web service of the service center 11, a merchandise code for uniquely identifying the merchandise, a merchandise code of the merchandise, It manages images, product descriptions, stock quantities and sales prices for Web services, and the features of the products. Each product management device 12
Is transmitted to the service center 11 via the network 18 in advance, and similar information is stored in the service center 11 for each product ((11) in FIG. 29). The service center 11 provides merchandise information on an Internet homepage while referring to the stored merchandise information, and performs electronic commerce. When different sellers sell products with the same product code, the product information of the same product code is managed by the product management device 12 of each seller. In this case, the inventory quantity and the selling price for the Web service are individually set by each seller.

The tag issuer device 13 for each tag issuer determines whether or not the user 14 has purchased the product on the Web service of the service center 11 by using the product tag 19 issued by the tag issuer. This is a device that manages customer information of the user 14 on the tag issuer side. The means 20 for providing the product tag 19 includes a tag issuer code for uniquely identifying the tag issuer and a product for uniquely identifying a certain product from all the products for which the tag issuer has issued the product tag. A product tag code, a product description, a product brochure, a product advertisement, and the like. As the product tag code, the product code itself can be used.

When the user 14 who visits a store or the like wants to refer to or purchase product information on a product of interest later on the Web service, the user 14 writes the contents of the product tag 19 of the product and his own user ID into a portable form. The data is transmitted to the service center 11 using the user terminal 5 ((12) in FIG. 29).
The service center 1 registers the content of the received product tag 19 in association with the received user ID. At this time, the service center 11 notifies the tag issuer device 13 corresponding to the tag issuer code in the product tag 19 of the information of the product tag 19 registered this time ((13) in FIG. 29).
As a result, the tag issuer device 13 can manage which of the product tags 19 issued by the tag issuer device 13 has been used by the user 14.

At any time thereafter, the user 1
By specifying its own user ID, the user 4 can retrieve information on the product related to the registered product tag 19 from the Web service of the service center 11, and can perform electronic commerce on the product. ((14) in FIG. 29). The web service connects the portable user terminal 15 to the network 18 as shown in FIG.
Can be used by connecting to the service center 11 through the network 18 from the stationary user terminal 16.

When the user 14 accesses the Web service of the service center 11 using the portable user terminal 15 or the stationary user terminal 16 (both are collectively referred to as a user terminal) and sends out the user ID, In the service center 11, based on the product tag code in the product tag 19 registered corresponding to the received user ID, the image or description of the product for which the user has obtained the product tag, W
Provide information such as eb sales price and seller. In addition, the user checks whether or not another seller sells the same product as the product for which the product tag 19 has been acquired on the Web, and if so, also provides information on the product related to another seller. . Further, the user automatically searches for another product having a feature similar to the feature of the product from which the product tag 19 has been acquired, and also provides information on this other product.

When the user 14 decides to purchase a certain product of a certain seller based on the provided information, the service center 11 makes a payment on the Web, and setstles the amount settled and a seller code for uniquely identifying the seller. The payment information including the tag issuer code for uniquely identifying the tag issuer, the similarity between the purchased product and the product from which the product tag 19 is obtained, and the like are transmitted to the payment device 17 via the network 18 (FIG. 29). (15)). Further, it notifies the product management device 12 that manages the purchased product of the change in the stock quantity accompanying the purchase ((16) in FIG. 29), and further, the tag issuer device corresponding to the tag issuer code. 13, the user 14 that has acquired the product tag 19 is notified that the payment has been made on the Web, and the personal information of the user obtained from the user 14 at the time of payment on the Web is provided ((17) in FIG. 29). ).
As a result, the tag issuer device 13 can recognize which product tag among the product tags used by the user 14 has led to the purchase of the product, and can obtain personal information of the user 14 who has purchased the product tag.

The settlement device 17 accumulates settlement information sent from the service center 11 and distributes the sales amount of the product to the seller, the electronic tag issuer, and the service center 11 according to a predetermined distribution calculation rule.

Next, a more detailed configuration and operation of this embodiment will be described.

Referring to FIG. 30A, one product tag 19 issued by the tag issuer has a tag issuer code 13
03 and the product tag code 1304 are included. The tag issuer code 1303 is a code for uniquely identifying the tag issuer, and the product tag code 1304 is a code for uniquely identifying a certain product from all the products for which the tag issuer has issued the product tag 19. It is. Product tag 1
Numeral 9 is printed on a label 1302 made of paper or the like as shown in FIG. 30 (b) and affixed directly to a product displayed at a store or on a product installation table, or a product brochure or product list. It is printed on paper such as a table. Further, a product tag of a certain product can be printed on a hanging advertisement of a certain product on a train, or a product tag of the product can be described in an advertisement of a certain product installed on a street corner. The tag issuer code 1303 and the product tag code 1304 need not be separated so that the user 14 can distinguish between them, and may be integrated. For example, the first few characters may indicate the tag issuer code 1303 and the remaining characters may indicate the product tag code 1304 continuously. Further, the code may be described by letters or numbers, or may be described in a form of a bar code or the like.

Referring to FIG. 31, portable user terminal 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a data processing device 1511 configured by a CPU or the like that operates under program control, a storage device 1512 configured by a main storage, a secondary storage, and the like;
Network communication control unit 151 for communicating via
3, input devices 1515 such as a keyboard and a scanner,
It comprises a display device 1516 such as an LCD. The network communication control unit 1513 generally uses a wireless communication method, but may use a wired communication method via an ISDN line or the like. Note that the portable user terminal 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a machine-readable recording medium (CD-R) storing a program for a portable computer and a portable user terminal.
OM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, etc.). In this case, the program for the portable user terminal is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, the various functional units in the data processing device 1511 shown in FIG. Each storage unit and the network communication control unit 1513 are realized.

The storage device 1512 is provided with a user ID storage unit 1517. The user ID is stored in the user ID storage unit 1517 in advance. As the user ID, any ID can be used as long as it can uniquely identify the user 14 of the portable user terminal 15. For example, a user name and a unique number or symbol (for example, a telephone number) for specifying the user terminal 15 can be used. Etc.).

The data processing device 1511 has a browser (W
A Web service utilization unit 1521 having a (WW browser) 1520 is included. This Web service using unit 15
Reference numeral 21 denotes a function for connecting to a Web service of the service center 11 through the network communication control unit 1513 according to the Web address of the service center 11 input from the user 14 through the input device 1515;
5 (the tag issuer code and the product tag code) and the user ID storage unit 1517
Transmitting the user ID stored in the user ID to the service center 11; transmitting the user ID stored in the user ID storage unit 1517 to the service center 11;
1 has a function of displaying the product information and the like sent from 1 on the display device 1516 using the browser 1520 and performing electronic commerce.

Referring to FIG. 32, stationary user terminal 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a data processing device 1611 composed of a CPU or the like operated by program control, a storage device 1612 composed of a main memory, a secondary memory, and the like,
Network communication control unit 161 for communicating via
3. An input device 1615 such as a keyboard and a display device 1616 such as an LCD. Network communication control unit 1
For 613, wired communication via an ISDN line or the like is used, but a method using wireless communication can also be adopted.
The storage device 1612 is provided with a user ID storage unit 1617. The stationary user terminal 16 can be realized by a stationary computer and a machine-readable recording medium (a CD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, or the like) that records a stationary user terminal program.
In this case, the program for the stationary user terminal is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, the respective functional units in the data processing device 1611 shown in FIG. Each storage unit and network communication control unit 1
613 is realized.

The data processing device 1611 includes a user ID registration unit 1619 and a browser (WWW browser) 1620.
And a Web service utilization unit 1621 having The user ID registration unit 1619 stores the user ID input from the user 14 through the input device 1615 into the user I
This is a means for registration in the D storage unit 1617. The Web service use unit 1621 has a function of connecting to the Web service of the service center 11 through the network communication control unit 1613 according to the Web address of the service center 11 input from the user 14 through the input device 1615, and is stored in the user ID storage unit 1517. It has a function of transmitting a user ID to the service center 11, displaying product information and the like sent from the service center 11 on the display device 1516 using the browser 1520, and performing electronic commerce.

The stationary user terminal 16 is specifically realized by a desktop personal computer, an STB or TV having an Internet connection function.

Referring to FIG. 33, service center 11
Is composed of a data processing device 1111 composed of a CPU or the like that operates under program control, a storage device 1112 composed of a main memory, a secondary memory, and the like, and a network communication control unit 1113 for communicating via the network 18. . The network communication control unit 1113 uses the IS
Wired communication via a DN line or the like is used, but a method based on wireless communication may be employed. The service center 11 is a computer-readable recording medium (CD-R) storing a computer and a service center program.
OM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, etc.). In this case, the service center program is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 1111 and each storage unit in the storage device 1112 shown in FIG. And a network communication control unit 1113.

The storage device 1112 includes a product tag information storage unit 1114, a tag issuer information storage unit 1115, a Web product information storage unit 1116, a feature comparison information storage unit 1117,
Payment information storage unit 1118, Web customer information storage unit 111
9 and a tag code information storage unit 1171 are provided.

The product tag information storage unit 1114 is a part for storing the content of the product tag 19 transmitted from the portable user terminal 15 in association with the user ID. As shown in FIG. 34, one product tag information 1120 includes a product tag code 1121, a tag issuer code 1122, a tag registration number 1123, and a user ID 1124. Here, the tag registration number 1123 is a code assigned to uniquely identify the product tag information.

The tag issuer information storage unit 1115 stores information for each tag issuer device 13 in advance. As shown in FIG. 34, one tag issuer information 112
6 is a tag issuer code 1127 and a seller code 1128
And the tag issuer device name 1129. We
b If the seller of a certain product sold by the service and the tag issuer of the product are the same entity, the tag issuer code 1127
And the seller code 1128 are the same. If the seller and the tag issuer are different entities, they are different. As an example of the former, there is a case where the store manager himself serves as both a seller and a tag issuer of a product sold in the Web service (in this case, as described later, when the product is sold in the Web service, the seller is notified to the seller). Both the amount allocated to the store and the amount allocated to the tag issuer are paid to the store owner.) On the other hand, as an example of the latter,
The seller of the product sold in the Web service is a person other than the store manager (for example, a manager of the service center 1),
There is a case where the store manager is performing tag issuing work upon request from the person (in this case, as described later, when a product is sold through the Web service, the amount allocated to the tag issuer is paid to the store manager. Is done).

The Web product information storage unit 1116 stores the Web
The merchandise information of each merchandise sold by the service is stored in advance. As shown in FIG. 34, the merchandise information 1130 of a certain merchandise sold in the Web service includes a seller code 1131 of the merchandise, a merchandise name 1132, a merchandise code 1133, a merchandise description 1134 in text, and a merchandise image 1135 in image. , Web inventory 113
6. Web sales price 1137 and product features 113
8. The product feature 1138 includes a plurality of feature item values 1139 such as a product type such as a sweater or a shirt, a color, and a form. For example, for a white round neck silk sweater, a sweater, white, round neck,
Characteristic item values such as silk and casual are set. The product information 1130 is initially set by the product information sent from the product management device 12, and thereafter, is set on the Web.
The web inventory quantity 1136 according to the sales situation in the service and the inventory quantity change notification from the product management device 12.
Is updated.

The feature comparison information storage unit 1117 stores the Web
As basic information for calculating the degree of similarity of a product sold by the service, feature comparison information including a feature comparison value for each feature category of the product and two feature item values is stored in advance. As shown in FIG. 34, one piece of feature comparison information 1
140 is a feature category 1141, two feature item values 1142 and 1143 to be compared, and a feature comparison value 1
144. For example, feature category 1141
Indicates “sweater color”, the feature item value 1142 indicates “white”,
The feature item value 1143 is “beige” and the feature comparison value 11
In “44”, “score” according to the similarity between white and beige colors is set. The score is set to a smaller value as the similarity is higher.

[0144] The settlement information storage unit 1118 stores settlement information on commodities settled on the Web. FIG.
As shown in the figure, one piece of payment information 1145 includes payment information 1
Payment number 11 for distinguishing 145 from other payment information
46, the seller code 1147 of the settled product, the settled amount 1148, and the tag issuer code 114 that issued the product tag used when the user purchased the product on the Web
9 and a feature comparison value (similarity) 1150 between the product for which the product tag was acquired and the product that was settled.

The Web customer information storage unit 1119 is a storage unit for customer management in the service center 11, and stores customer information for each customer. As shown in FIG. 35, customer information 1151 corresponding to a certain customer includes a Web service member number 1152 assigned to the customer, a customer name 1153, a user ID 1154, a contact 1155 such as a telephone number and an address, an age. , Personal information 1156 such as gender and hobbies, and a purchase history 1157 in the Web service. The registration of the customer information 1151 in the Web customer information storage unit 1119 is performed when the user becomes a member of the Web service or purchases a product through the Web service. When a user whose customer information 1151 has already been registered purchases a product again through the Web service, the purchase history 1157 in the customer information 1151 corresponding to the user is updated.

The tag code information storage unit 1171 stores in advance information related to a product for each product tag code issued by each tag issuer. As shown in FIG. 35, one piece of tag code information 1172 includes a product name 1173 and a product code 11
74 and a product tag code 1175.

Data processing device 11 of service center 11
Reference numeral 11 denotes a Web service control unit 1161, a product tag registration unit 1162, a product information search unit 1163, and a feature comparison unit 11.
64, settlement information processing unit 1165, inventory management unit 1166,
It includes a customer management unit 1167 and a product tag search unit 1176.

[0148] The product tag registration section 1162 stores the user terminal 1
5. The process of registering the content (tag issuer code and product tag code) of the product tag 19 sent from the user ID in the product tag information storage unit 1114 in association with the user ID, and storing the registered product tag information of the tag issuer A process of transmitting to the tag issuer device 13 via the network 18 via the network communication control unit 1113 is performed.

[0149] The product tag search unit 1176 is the user terminal 1
A process is performed in which the product tag information corresponding to the user ID sent from 5 or 16 is searched for and obtained from the product tag information storage unit 1114.

The product information search unit 1163 refers to the tag issuer information storage unit 1115 and the Web product information storage unit 1116 based on the tag issuer code and the product code in the product tag information acquired by the product tag search unit 1176. Then, the product information of the product to be provided to the user is searched.

The payment information processing unit 1165 determines that the user
When the product is purchased and settled by the service b, the settlement information is created and stored in the settlement information storage unit 1118 and transmitted to the settlement apparatus 17 via the network 18.

The feature comparison unit 1164 is the product information search unit 1
Based on the request from the payment information processing unit 163 or the payment information processing unit 1165, the process compares the characteristics of the two commodities to be compared with reference to the characteristic comparison information storage unit 1117, and returns the result.

The inventory management unit 1166 is connected to the network 18
Product information sent from the product management device 12 via W
Processing such as storing in the web product information storage unit 1116 and updating the web inventory quantity of the web product information storage unit 1116 according to a change in the sales situation in the web service or the stock situation in the product management device 12 is performed.

The customer management unit 1167 creates Web customer information and stores it in the Web customer information storage unit 1119,
In accordance with each customer's purchase in the Web service, the customer updates the purchase history and the like of the customer, performs processing for transmitting a settlement notice and customer information to the tag issuer device 13, and the like.

Next, the product tag 19 is stored in the service center 11.
The operation on the user terminal side and the operation on the service center 11 side when registering in association with the user ID will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

When the user 14 inputs the Web from the input device 1515
When the service use unit 1521 is instructed to start registration of the product tag 19, the Web service use unit 1521 calls the access point of the nearest service center 11 in accordance with the dial-up network information set in advance, and transmits a password or the like. A necessary operation such as transmission is executed and the network 1 is transmitted through the network communication control unit 1113.
8 to the service center 11 (step S
1501), and activates the browser 1520 (Step S)
1502). Next, when the user 14 inputs the Web address (URI) of the service center 11 on the browser screen displayed on the display device 1516, the browser 1520 transmits the Web address of the service center 11 corresponding to the Web address.
Access the service b (step S1503).

On the service center 11 side, the Web service control unit 1161 is activated and transmits a home page as shown in FIG. 37 to the user terminal 15 (step S).
1101), the browser 1520 of the user terminal 15 receives this and displays it on the display device 1516 (step S1).
504). In the homepage illustrated in FIG. 37, a product tag registration request column 1181 and a product information browsing request column 1187 are provided.
And are displayed. Of these, product tag registration request column 1
Reference numeral 181 includes a product tag input field 1182, a user ID input field 1183, and a send button 1184, which are used when registering a product tag. On the other hand, the product information browsing request column 1187 has a user ID input column 1185 and a send button 1186, and is used when browsing information of a product related to a registered product tag (this will be described later). The user 14 inputs the contents of the product tag 19 (the tag issuer code and the product tag code) into the input column 1182 of the product tag registration request column 1181, and inputs the user ID stored in the user ID storage unit 1517 into the input column 1183. When the user inputs and operates the send button 1184, the browser 1520 displays the content of the product tag input in the input field 1182 and the input field 1183.
Is transmitted to the Web service (step S1505).

In the case of product tag registration, the Web service control unit 1161 passes the contents of the product tag and the user ID sent from the user terminal 15 to the product tag registration unit 1162 and requests processing (step S1102). The product tag registration unit 1162 adds the tag registration number to the content of the passed product tag and the user ID to create product tag information 1120 as shown in FIG.
Register to 14. Also, the payment flag set to the reset state is added to the created product tag information, and the network 1
8 to the tag issuer device 13 corresponding to the tag issuer code in the product tag information.

The registration process of the product tag is completed as described above. The user 14 can immediately view the information on the product related to the registered product tag immediately, but can also view the information at an arbitrary time after the connection with the service center 11 is temporarily disconnected. In the following, the processing at the time of browsing will be described, taking as an example the case of browsing after temporarily disconnecting the connection with the service center 11. Note that the processing at the time of browsing is almost the same in the Web service using unit 1521 of the portable user terminal 15 and the Web service using unit 1621 of the stationary user terminal 16, so that the user 14 using the stationary user terminal 16 An example of browsing product information from a service will be described. The stationary user terminal 16 is simply referred to as a user terminal 16.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the Web service using unit 1621 of the user terminal 16.
When the user 14 instructs the Web service using unit 1621 to start referencing the product information from the input device 1615,
The web service using unit 1621 calls the access point of the nearest service center 11 in accordance with the dial-up network information set in advance, executes necessary operations such as transmission of a password and the like, and performs network operation through the network communication control unit 1613. A line is connected to the service center 11 via the server 18 (step S1611), and the browser 1620 is started (step S1612). Next, the user 14 displays the Web address (URI) of the service center 11 on the browser screen displayed on the display device 1616.
Is input, the browser 1620 accesses the Web service of the service center 11 corresponding to the Web address (step S1613).

On the service center 11 side, the Web service control section 1161 is activated and transmits a home page as shown in FIG. 37 to the user terminal 16, and the browser 1620 of the user terminal 16 receives and displays the home page. It is displayed on the device 1616 (step S1614). Next, the user 14 enters the input column 11 of the product information browsing request column 1187.
The user I stored in the user ID storage unit 1617 at 85
When the user inputs D and operates the send button 1186, the browser 1620 displays the user ID input in the input field 1185.
D to the Web service (step S161)
5). In the Web service of the service center 11, since a home page including information on products is transmitted as described later, the browser 1620 receives this and displays it on the display device 1616 (step S1616).

Thereafter, the user 14 decides whether or not to make a purchase based on the information on the product described on the homepage, and when making a purchase, inputs data necessary for online payment and makes a payment (step S1617). As the online payment method, for example, any method such as payment with a credit card, payment with a David card, and the like can be used. When the settlement processing is completed, the Web service using unit 1
621 stops the browser 1620 (step S161).
8) Then, the line with the service center 11 is disconnected (step S1619), and the process ends.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart showing a processing example of the Web service control section 1161 of the service center 11, and after transmitting a home page as shown in FIG. 37,
This shows the processing after the user ID is transmitted from the user terminal 16. When receiving the user ID from the user terminal 16 (step S11)
11), this is passed to the product tag search unit 1176 to be processed (step S1112). Product tag search unit 117
6 retrieves all the product tag information having the passed user ID from the product tag information storage unit 1114 and returns the result to the Web
Returned to service control section 1161. If no product tag information is found (NO in step S1113), the Web service control unit 1161 displays an error message indicating that there is no registered product tag on the user terminal 16 and ends the process. .

When one or more product tag information is found (YES in step S1113), Web service control unit 1116 passes the found product tag information to product information search unit 1163 and provides it to user terminal 16. A search for the desired product information is requested (step S1115).

FIG. 40 shows a processing example of the product information search unit 1163 per product tag information. Product information search section 1
163 first stores the tag code information 1172 having the product tag code in the product tag information in the tag code information storage unit 117.
1 is obtained, and the product code 1174 is obtained (step S1120). Further, the tag issuer information having the tag issuer code in the product tag information is searched from the tag issuer information storage unit 1115, and the seller code 1128 in the tag issuer information is searched.
Is acquired (step S1121). Next, step S
1120, the product information 1130 having the product code and the seller code acquired in S1121 is retrieved from the Web product information storage unit 1116 and acquired (step S112).
2). The acquired product information is used as main product information.
This main product information is product information on the product for which the user 14 has obtained the product tag.

Next, the merchandise information search unit 1163 searches the Web merchandise information storage unit 1116 for merchandise information whose seller code is different from that of the main merchandise information but matches the merchandise code. (Step S1123). This sub-product information is the same product as the product for which the user 14 has obtained the product tag, but is product information on a product sold by another seller through the Web service. It is optional how many sub-product information items are acquired, and a predetermined number may be acquired, or all may be acquired.

Next, the merchandise information search section 1163 retrieves merchandise information of merchandise having characteristics similar to those of the main merchandise information on the Web.
A search is made from the product information storage unit 1116, and if so, it is obtained as similar product information (step S1124). At this time, the product information search unit 1163 sends each feature item value 1139 of the product feature 1138 in the main product information to the feature comparison unit 1164 as a reference feature, and outputs the main product information stored in the Web product information storage unit 1116 and For each piece of product information other than the sub-product information, each feature item value 1139 of the product feature 1138 in the product information is sent to the feature comparison unit 1164 as a comparison feature, and the similarity (sum of feature comparison values) of both is calculated. Then, product information having a comparison feature equal to or less than a certain threshold is selected as similar product information. The number of similar product information items to be selected is arbitrary, and a predetermined number may be obtained as a limit, or all the product information items having comparison characteristics equal to or less than a threshold value may be obtained.

Then, the product information search unit 1163 returns the main product information and, if present, the sub-product information and similar product information to the Web service control unit 1161 (step S1125).

Upon receiving the product information from the product information search unit 1163, the Web service control unit 1161 creates a product information provision screen based on the received product information, and transmits it to the user terminal 16 via the network 18 via the network communication control unit 1113 ( Step S1115). Thereby, the product information providing screen is displayed on the display device 16 of the user terminal 16.
16 will be displayed. Product tag information search unit 11
FIGS. 41 to 43 show examples of the product information providing screen in a case where the product tag information searched by one is one.

FIG. 41 shows an example of a product information providing screen based on the main product information, and the product image 11 in the main product information.
35, a product description based on the description 1134 of the product, and a web based on the web selling price 1137.
The display of “stock ants” based on the selling price and the web stock quantity 1136, and a settlement button to be operated when purchasing and making a settlement are displayed. Also, the tag issuer device name 1129 corresponding to the seller code 1131 in the main product information is acquired from the tag issuer information 1126 and is displayed as the store name A.

FIG. 42 shows an example of a product information providing screen based on the main product information and the sub-product information. The same information as that of FIG. 41 is displayed on the main product information, and the Web based on the Web sales price 1137 of the sub-product information. The display of “stock ants” based on the selling price and the web stock quantity 1136, and a settlement button to be operated when purchasing and making a settlement are displayed.

FIG. 43 shows an example of a product information providing screen based on the main product information and similar product information, in which the same information as in FIG. 41 is displayed for the main product information, and a product image based on the product image 1135 of the similar product information. ,
Product description based on product description 1134, Web sales price based on Web sales price 1137, Web inventory quantity 1
The display of “stock ant” based on 136 and a settlement button to be operated when purchasing and making a settlement are displayed.

In the product information providing screen based on the main product information, the sub-product information and the similar product information, FIG.
A display portion based on the similar product information is added to the screen of FIG.

Next, the Web service control unit 1161
When the payment button is operated on the user terminal 16, the process proceeds to the payment process, otherwise, the process ends (step S1116). When the payment button is operated, We
b The service control unit 1161 determines which merchant has purchased which merchandise based on which payment button on the screen has been operated, and sends a payment screen to the user terminal 16 to provide the user 14 with the user name Information required for online payment, such as a credit card number and a credit card number, is input and payment is made (step S1117). At this time, in the case of a user who is not a member of the Web service, the user is required to input contact information and personal information.

When the online payment processing with the user is completed, the Web service control unit 1161 executes the payment, the seller code of the product purchased by the user, the tag issuer code of the electronic tag used by the user, and the payment. If the product is a product related to similar product information, the product feature 1138 in the main product information and the product feature 1138 in the similar product information are passed to the settlement information processing unit 1165, and a process is requested (step S1118).

FIG. 44 shows a processing example of the settlement information processing section 1165. The settlement information processing unit 1165, based on the information received from the Web service control unit 1161, sets the settlement number 1146, the seller code 1147, and the like as shown in FIG.
The settlement information having the settled amount 1148, the tag issuer code 1149, and the feature comparison value 1150 is created and stored in the settlement information storage unit 1118 (step S1131). Further, the created payment information is transmitted to the network communication control unit 111.
3 to the settlement apparatus 17 via the network 18 (step S1132). Here, when the product to be settled is a product according to similar product information, each feature item value 1139 of the product feature 1138 in the main product information is used as a reference feature, and each feature item of the product feature 1138 in the similar product information is used. The value 1139 is sent to the feature comparison unit 1164 as a comparison feature, and the similarity (sum of the feature comparison values) of the two is calculated, and the calculation result is set as the feature comparison value 1150 in the settlement information. If the product to be settled is a product related to the main product information and the sub-product information, the feature comparison value 1150 is set to the minimum value. The processing of the payment device 17 when receiving the payment information will be described later.

[0177] When the processing of the payment information is completed, the Web
The service control unit 1161 passes the product code of the product purchased by the user and the seller code to the inventory management unit 1166, and requests processing (step S1119).

FIG. 45 shows a processing example of the inventory management unit 1166. The inventory management unit 1166 searches the Web product information storage unit 1116 for product information 1130 having the same product code and seller code as the passed product code and seller code, and reduces the Web inventory quantity by the number of sales (step S1141). ). Also, the network communication control unit 1
The product code is designated and the current sales amount of the Web service is notified to the product management device 12 corresponding to the seller code via the network 18 via the network 113 (step S1142). The processing of the product management device 2 receiving this notification will be described later.

Next, the Web service control unit 1161 determines the user ID, the tag issuer code in the product tag used by the user, the tag registration number 1123 of the product tag, the product code of the product purchased by the user, and the seller. The code, the user name input at the time of settlement, and the personal information if the personal information has been obtained, are stored in the customer management unit 1167.
And request processing (step S110).

FIG. 46 shows a processing example of the customer management unit 1167. The customer management unit 1167 stores the Web service control unit 16
1 to the tag issuer device 13 corresponding to the tag issuer code passed from the network 1 by sending a payment notification specifying the tag registration number passed from the Web service control unit 161 to the network 1.
8 (step S1152). The processing of the tag issuer device 13 at this time will be described later.

Next, the customer management unit 1167 stores the user name and the user ID passed from the web service control unit 1161.
The customer information 1151 having the same customer name 1153 and user ID 1154 as D is retrieved from the Web customer information storage unit 1119 (step S1153). If there is (Step S
(YES in 1154), add the product code, seller code, date and time, etc. of the product purchased this time to the purchase history 1157 in the Web service (step S1155), and correspond to the tag issuer code passed from Web service control unit 1161. The purchase history information added this time is transmitted via the network 18 by specifying the user name and the user ID to the tag issuer device 13 to be executed (step S1156). The processing of the tag issuer device 13 at this time will be described later.

On the other hand, if the corresponding customer information does not exist (NO in step S1154), customer information 1151 for the current user is generated, and the web customer information storage unit 1119 is generated.
To be stored. W of the customer information 1151 stored at this time
The new number assigned to the web service member number 1152 is the customer name 1153, user ID 1154, contact information 1155, and the personal information 1156 is the user name, user ID, contact information passed from the web service control unit 161. Personal information is set. In the purchase history 1157 of the Web service, a product code, a seller code, a date, and the like of the product purchased this time are set. And W
The created customer information is transmitted via the network 18 to the tag issuer device 13 corresponding to the tag issuer code passed from the eb service control unit 1161 (step S1158). The operation of the tag issuer device 13 at this time will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 47, the settlement apparatus 17 includes a data processing apparatus 1711 constituted by a CPU or the like operated by program control, a storage apparatus 1712 constituted by a main memory, a secondary memory, and the like; And a network communication control unit 1713 for performing the communication. The network communication control unit 1713 uses wired communication via an ISDN line or the like, but may employ a wireless communication method. Note that the payment device 17
Can be realized by a machine-readable recording medium (a CD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, or the like) that records a computer and a payment device program. In this case, the settlement apparatus program is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 1711 and each storage unit in the storage device 1712 shown in FIG. And a network communication control unit 1713.

The storage device 1712 is provided with a settlement processing information storage unit 1714, a distribution calculation rule storage unit 1715, and a distribution amount information storage unit 1716.

The settlement processing information storage section 1714 is a section for storing the settlement processing information including the settlement information sent from the settlement information processing section 1165 of the service center 1 and the processing result. As shown in FIG. 48, one piece of payment processing information 1717 includes a payment number 1718, a seller code 171
9, Settlement amount 1720, Tag issuer code 1721,
Feature comparison value 1722 (the above is equivalent to payment information sent from payment information processing unit 1165), service center 11
To the tag issuer 1723, to the tag issuer 1724,
It comprises a distribution amount 1725 to the seller and a processed flag 1726.

The allocation calculation rule storage unit 1715 stores FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, rules 1727-1 to calculate how to distribute the sales amount of goods settled at the service center 11 among the service center 11, the tag issuer, and the seller.
729 is stored in advance. The calculation rule 1727 stores a calculation rule of the distribution amount to the service center. The calculation rules include a fixed amount such as 200 yen,
A rule such as 3% of the sales amount is set. The calculation rule 1728 stores the calculation rule of the distribution amount to the tag issuer. As the calculation rule, for example, a fixed amount such as 200 yen or a rule such as 3% of the sales amount is set. The calculation rule 1729 stores the calculation rule of the distribution amount to the seller. As the calculation rule, a rule is set such as the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the distribution amount to the service center and the tag issuer from the sales amount.

The distribution amount information storage unit 1716 stores each seller,
The distribution information for each tag issuer and the code of the service center 11 is stored. As shown in FIG. 48, the distribution amount information 1730 corresponding to one code includes a code 1731, a name 1732, a transfer account number 1733, and one or more details 1734. The code 1731 is one of a seller code, a tag issuer code, and a code assigned to the service center 1. If a person is both a seller and a tag issuer, that person's seller code and tag issuer code will be the same code, which is code 17
31 is set. When the service center 11 is also a seller, the code of the service center 11 is the same as the seller code, and the code is set in the code 1731. The name 1732 is the name of the person having the code 1731. The transfer account number 1733 is an account number to which the distribution amount is to be transferred to the person having the code 1731, and includes information such as a bank name, an account type, and an account name. In each item 1734, when a distribution amount is paid to a person having the code based on certain settlement information, the distribution amount and the type are set. There are three types: service center fee, tag issue fee, and sales fee.

The data processing device 1711 is provided with a settlement processing information storage unit 1741, a distribution amount calculation unit 1742, and a bank transfer data creation unit 1743. In addition, 1
Reference numeral 744 denotes bank transfer data created and output by the bank transfer data creation unit 1743.

The settlement processing information storage unit 1741 creates the settlement processing information 1717 as shown in FIG. 48 from the settlement information received from the settlement information processing unit 1165 of the service center 11 via the network 18 via the network communication control unit 1713. , Stored in the payment processing information storage unit 1714. At the time of storage, the service center distribution amount 1723,
Tag issuer distribution amount 1724, seller distribution amount 1725 is NU
LL, and the processed flag 1726 has been reset.

Each time the payment processing information storage section 1741 stores new payment processing information in the payment processing information storage section 1714, or every time a predetermined time or a fixed period arrives, the distribution amount calculation section 1742 executes the processing. Based on the unprocessed settlement processing information 1717 in which the completed flag 1726 is reset, the allocation amount is calculated with reference to the calculation rule in the allocation calculation rule storage unit 1715, and the result is stored in the allocation amount information storage unit 1716. Payment processing information 17 processed with
Processing such as setting the processed flag 1726 of 17 is performed.

FIG. 49 shows a processing example of the distribution amount calculation unit 1742 per payment processing information. First, the allocation amount X to the service center 11 is calculated with reference to the calculation rule 1727 from the allocation calculation rule storage unit 1715 (Step S).
1701). For example, if the calculation rule 1727 is a rule in which a fixed amount of 200 yen is allocated to the service center 11, X is 200 yen. Also, in the case of a rule that defines 3% of the sales amount, the amount 17
X is 3% of 20. Next, the distribution amount Y to the tag issuer is calculated with reference to the calculation rule 1728 (step S
1702). For example, when the calculation rule 1728 is a rule in which the fixed amount of 200 yen is set as the distribution amount of the tag issuer, Y is 200 yen. Further, in the case of a rule that defines 3% of the sales amount, 3% of the amount 720 in the settlement processing information 1717 is used.
Becomes Y. The distribution amount Z to the seller is calculated with reference to the calculation rule 1729 (step S1703). In this case, the amount obtained by subtracting X + Y from the amount 1720 is Z.

Next, the distribution amount information 1730 having the same code as that of the service center 11 is stored in the distribution amount information storage unit 1.
A search is made from 716, and the allocation amount information 1730 and the details 1734 of the allocation amount X and the type “service center fee” are added (step S1704). In addition, the payment processing information 171
7, the distribution amount information 1730 having the same code as the tag issuer code 1721 is retrieved from the distribution amount information storage unit 1716, and the distribution amount Y and the details 1734 of the type “tag issue fee” are added to the distribution amount information 1730. Yes (Step S170)
5). Further, the seller code 1 in the payment processing information 1717
The distribution amount information 1730 having the same code as the code 719 is searched from the distribution amount information storage unit 1716, and the distribution amount information 173 is retrieved.
A description 1734 of the distribution amount Z and the type “sales” is added to 0 (step S1706).

Next, the service center distribution amount 1723, tag issuer distribution amount 1724,
X, Y, and Z are set in the seller distribution amount 1725, and the processed flag 1736 is set (step S1707).

The bank transfer data creation unit 1743 receives the allocation amount information 1730 stored in the allocation amount information storage unit 1716, and generates and outputs bank transfer data 1744 for each of the service center 11, the tag issuer, and the seller. I do. This bank transfer data creation unit 1743 operates at a predetermined date and time such as the end of the month.

FIG. 50 shows a processing example of the bank transfer data creation unit 1743 per one piece of distribution amount information 1730. First, the details 1734 of the distribution amount information 1730 are classified by their types (service center fee, tag issue fee, sales fee),
The total of the distribution amounts is calculated for each type (step S171)
1). Next, bank transfer data 1744 for transferring the distribution amount to the person having the code 1731 is created for each type using the transfer account number 1733, and output from a storage device, a printer, or the like (not shown) (step S171).
2). Here, the amount of distribution for each type is totaled and the bank transfer data is created in order to make the distribution amount for each type clear at the payee. And the bank transfer data for transferring the total amount may be created, or a list of the details 1734 of the distribution amount information 1730 may be sent separately.

Referring to FIG. 51, a merchandise management device 12 provided for each seller includes a data processing device 1211 composed of a CPU or the like operated by program control, and a storage device composed of a main memory or a secondary memory. 1212,
It is configured by a network communication control unit 1213 for communicating via the network 18. The network communication control unit 1213 uses wired communication via an ISDN line or the like, but may employ a wireless communication method. The product management device 12 is a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, or the like) storing a computer and a product management program.
It can be realized by. In this case, the product management program is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 1211 and each storage unit in the storage device 1212 shown in FIG. And a network communication control unit 1213.

The storage device 1212 has a seller information storage unit 1
214 and a Web product information storage unit 1215 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 52, the seller information storage unit 1214 stores the name of the seller 1
Seller information 1218 composed of 216 and seller code 1217 is stored in advance.

The Web merchandise information storage unit 1215 stores merchandise information for each merchandise sold by the seller on the Web. As shown in FIG. 52, the product information 121 of one product
Reference numeral 9 denotes a product name 1220, a product code 1221, a description 1222 of the product in text, a product image 1223 in an image, a Web inventory quantity 1224, and a Web selling price of 1
225 and product features 1226. Also,
The product feature 1226 includes a plurality of feature item values 1227. This product information 1219 has the same contents as the product information 1130 shown in FIG. 34 (however, there is no portion corresponding to the seller code 1131).

On the other hand, the data processing device 1211 includes a merchandise management unit 1231 and is connected to a terminal 1232 having an input device such as a keyboard and a display device. When the manager of the product management apparatus 12 sells a certain product through the Web service of the service center 11, the product information 1219 as shown in FIG.
2 and instructs the product management unit 1231 to register and transmit. The product management unit 1231 stores the created product information 12
19 is registered in the Web merchandise information storage unit 1215, the merchandise information 1219 is added with the seller code 1217 in the seller information storage unit 1214, and transmitted to the service center 11 via the network 18 through the network communication control unit 1213. In the service center 11, this information is sent to the inventory management unit 1166 through the network communication control unit 1113, and the inventory management unit 1166 stores the information in the Web product information storage unit 1116.

When the seller has an increase or decrease in the inventory of the products that can be sold by the Web service, the manager specifies the product code from the terminal 1232 and inputs the increase / decrease stock quantity to the product management unit 1231 to update the inventory. Instruct. The product management unit 1231 searches the Web product information storage unit 1215 with the specified product code, and finds the corresponding product information 121
9 is increased or decreased by the designated inventory quantity. At the same time, the merchandise management unit 1231 transmits a stock amount change notification including the seller code, the merchandise code, and the increased / decreased stock number to the service center 11 via the network 18 via the network communication control unit 1213. Service center 11
Then, this inventory amount change notification is sent to the network communication control unit 1
The information is provided to the inventory management unit 1166 through 113, and the inventory management unit 1166 searches the Web product information storage unit 1116 for product information 1130 having the seller code and the product code specified in the inventory amount change notification, and the Web inventory quantity 1136. Is increased or decreased by the specified quantity.

On the other hand, as described above, the service center 11
When the inventory management unit 1166 notifies the product management device 12 of the sales amount that specifies the product code along with the sales in the Web site, the Web product information storage unit 12 uses the specified product code.
15 is searched, and the Web stock quantity 1224 of the corresponding product information 1219 is reduced by the sales amount.

Referring to FIG. 53, the tag issuer device 13
Is a data processing device 1311 composed of a CPU or the like that operates under program control, a storage device 1312 composed of a main memory or a secondary memory, a network communication control unit 1313 for communicating via the network 18,
The terminal 1339 includes a keyboard, a display device, and the like. The network communication control unit 1313
Wired communication via a DN line or the like is used, but a method based on wireless communication may be employed. The tag issuer device 13 is a machine-readable recording medium (CD-R) that records a computer and a program for the tag issuer device.
OM, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk device, etc.). In this case, the program for the tag issuer device is read by the computer, and by controlling the operation of the computer, each function unit in the data processing device 1311 shown in FIG. Each storage unit and the network communication control unit 1313 are realized.

[0204] The storage device 1312 is provided with a product tag information storage unit 1317 and a customer information storage unit 1318.

The product tag information storage unit 1317 stores the user 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a part for storing the product tag information sent from the service center 11 when the registration of the product tag is performed at the service center 11. As shown in FIG. 54, one product tag information 1326 includes a product tag code 1327, a tag issuer code 1328, a tag registration number 1329, and a user ID.
1330 and a settlement flag 1331.

The customer information storage unit 1318 is a storage unit for customer management, and stores customer information for each customer. As shown in FIG. 54, customer information 133 corresponding to a certain customer
2 includes a customer number 1333, a customer name 1334, a user ID 1335, contact information 1336 such as a telephone number and an address, personal information 1337 such as age, gender, and hobbies, and a purchase history 1338 assigned to the customer. Additional registration, update, and reference of the customer information 1332 in the customer information storage unit 1318 are performed from a terminal 1339 provided in the tag issuer device 13. That is, when a user who visits a store managed by the tag issuer becomes a member of the store or directly purchases a product, customer information 1332 for the user is stored in the terminal 1 according to the content heard from the user.
From 339, it is additionally registered in the customer information storage unit 1318.
When a user whose customer information 1332 is already registered visits the store again and directly purchases a product, the terminal 133
From 9 the purchase history in the customer information 1332 corresponding to the user is updated. Further, the additional registration and update of the customer information 1332 in the customer information storage unit 1318 are automatically performed by the data processing device 1311 based on the customer information sent from the service center 11 as described above.

[0207] The data processing device 1311
340. The information updating unit 1340 updates the product tag information storage unit 1317 and the customer information storage unit 1318 based on the product tag information, the settlement notification, and the customer information sent from the service center 11 through the network communication control unit 1313. I do. That is, the information updating unit 1340 of the tag issuer device 13 that has received the product tag information transmitted from the product tag registration unit 1162 of the service center 11 via the network stores the product tag information in the product tag information storage unit 1317. I do. Also, the information updating unit 1340 of the tag issuer device 13 that has received the settlement notification transmitted in step S1152 of FIG. 46 of the service center 11 stores the tag registration number 1 specified in the settlement notification.
The product tag information 1326 having 329 is searched from the product tag information storage unit 1317, and the settlement flag 1331 is set. Further, the information updating unit 1340 of the tag issuer device 13 that has received the purchase history transmitted in step S1156 of FIG. 46 searches the customer information storage unit 1318 with the received user name and user ID, and
37, the received purchase history information is added. Further, the information updating unit 1340 of the tag issuer device 13 having received the customer information transmitted in step S1158 of FIG. 46 searches the customer information storage unit 1318 with the user name and the user ID in the received customer information, If there is the corresponding customer information 1332, the purchase history of the Web service in the received customer information is added to the purchase history 1338. If not, the received customer information is added to the customer information storage unit 1318.

According to the merchandise information providing system according to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

A user who visits a store or the like and is interested in a certain product can obtain a product tag and register it in the service center 11 together with his / her own user ID. By simply specifying the center, information on the product with the registered product tag can be easily accessed.

A user who visits a store and is interested in a certain product can obtain a product tag and register it in the service center 11 together with his / her own user ID. , Not only information related to the product with a registered product tag,
Information about the same product sold by another seller can also be obtained. The reason is that the service center 11
Checks whether another seller sells the same product as the product for which the user has obtained the product tag on the Web, and if so, also provides information on the product related to another seller. It is. Then, in this case, even if the product purchased by the user is a product belonging to a seller different from the product from which the product tag was acquired, it is possible to return all or a part of the profit to the tag issuer. The reason is that the settlement apparatus 17 distributes all or a part of the sales amount of the product to the tag issuer.

[0211] A user who visits the store and takes an interest in a certain product can acquire the product tag and register it with the user ID in the service center 11 so that the user ID can be entered at any later point in the service center. , Not only information related to the product with a registered product tag,
Information on another product with similar characteristics can also be obtained. The reason is that the service center 11 automatically searches for another product having a feature similar to the feature of the product for which the user has obtained the product tag, and also provides information on this other product. Then, in this case, even if the product purchased by the user is a similar product belonging to a different seller from the product that acquired the product tag, it is possible to return all or part of the profit to the tag issuer. . The reason is,
This is because the settlement apparatus 17 distributes all or part of the sales amount of the product to the electronic tag issuer.

When a user who visits a store or the like and is interested in a certain product acquires the product tag and registers it in the service service 11, and when the user purchases a product through the Web service, the service center 11 This is notified to the tag issuer device 13 and the personal information of the user is notified, so that a system in which the tag issuer device and the service center are more integrated can be realized.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 29, service center 11 and settlement apparatus 17 are connected to network 18
Although they were connected via a network, they may be connected via a dedicated line. Similarly, the service center 11 and each tag issuer device 13
Are connected via the network 18, but they may be connected via a dedicated line. Further, the service center 11 may have some or all of the functions of the settlement apparatus 17. Furthermore, the method of deleting the product tag information stored in the product tag information storage unit 1114 of the service center 11 includes, for example, (a) when the product tag registration unit 1162 registers the product tag information in the product tag information storage unit 1114. , The current time is added to the product tag information, and the product tag registration unit 1162 automatically deletes the product tag information for which a predetermined period (for example, one week) has elapsed, (b)
Product tag and user ID are displayed on the homepage screen of FIG.
Is added, and a product tag information deletion request field including a transmission button is added. When a user makes a product tag information deletion request, the product tag registration unit 1162 of the service center 11 stores the requested user ID and product tag. (C) delete at the time of online settlement (for example, the product tag having the tag registration number passed from the web service control unit 1161 by the customer management unit 1167 of the service center 11) Information is retrieved from the product tag information storage unit 1114 and deleted), or any combination thereof.

[0214]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

For a product that the user is interested in at a store or the like, a tag issuer providing the user with a product code for browsing the information from the Web service is provided to
By realizing a mechanism that returns all or part of the sales proceeds and provides user information, the actual store manager that handles the same products as the Web service becomes the tag issuer, and in fact the Web service Useless sales activities that provided product explanations that did not benefit users who purchase products at
On the other hand, for sellers who sell their products through the Web service, the increase in the number of users who use the Web service can be achieved by the cooperation of physical stores and the creation of a new business that specializes in tag issuance. Becomes possible.

A user who visits an actual store or the like and is interested in a certain product can obtain a code of the product from the tag issuer, and can perform a keyword search or the like from a large number of product groups sold by the Web service. Without the trouble of selecting a product, information on the product can be immediately obtained from the Web service.

A user who visits an actual store or the like and is interested in a certain product can obtain not only information on the product from the Web service but also information on another seller selling the same product or information on a similar product. Since it can be obtained from the service, the selling price of each seller and each product can be easily compared.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a product information providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic tag issued from a facility-side device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a facility-side device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of the equipment-side device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a portable user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by the portable user terminal and the facility-side device when acquiring an electronic tag according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the portable user terminal at the time of acquiring an electronic tag according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a stationary user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of both terminals performed when the electronic tag is transferred from the portable user terminal to the stationary user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a service center according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of a service center according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of a service center according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a Web service using unit of the stationary user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a Web service control unit of a service center according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a product information search unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information providing screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information providing screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information providing screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a payment information processing unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a stock management unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a customer management unit and a facility-side device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram of a settlement apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of the settlement apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a distribution amount calculation unit per payment processing information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a bank transfer data creation unit per one piece of distribution amount information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram of a product management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of the product management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram of a product information providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a product tag according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a portable user terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a stationary user terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 33 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a service center according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of a service center according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of a service center according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing an operation example on the user terminal side and the service center side when registering a product tag in the service center in association with the user ID in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a Web service using unit of the stationary user terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a Web service control unit of a service center according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a product information search unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of a product information provision screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 42 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information providing screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an example of a product information provision screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a payment information processing unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of an inventory management unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 46 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a customer management unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 47 is a block diagram of a settlement apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 48 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of a settlement apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 49 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a distribution amount calculation unit per payment processing information according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a bank transfer data creation unit per one piece of distribution amount information according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 51 is a block diagram of a product management device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 52 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of the product management device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 53 is a block diagram of a tag issuer device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 54 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in a storage device of the tag issuer device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (35)

[Claims] In a product information providing system for providing product information via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product, a user who wishes to view the product information via the network receives a code specifying a product to be viewed and a code for specifying the code. Online payment related to product purchase was made via the network between the means for providing the product information via the network by inputting the tag issuer code provided to the user and the user terminal providing the product information via the network Means for allocating all or part of the sales to the tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code. 2. A merchandise information providing system for providing merchandise information via a network and performing e-commerce of merchandise, wherein a user who wishes to browse merchandise information via a network specifies a code specifying the merchandise to be viewed and the code. Online payment related to product purchase was made via the network between the means for providing the product information via the network by inputting the tag issuer code provided to the user and the user terminal providing the product information via the network Means for notifying a tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code of information of a user who has made online payment. 3. The product information providing system according to claim 1, wherein a means for providing a product tag including a product code and a code of a tag issuer to a user; Means for receiving a registration request including a code and a tag issuer code from a user terminal via a network, and registering a product code and a tag issuer code in the center in association with a user ID; and a browse request specifying the user ID. Means for receiving from a user terminal via a network, and transmitting information on a product corresponding to a product code registered in the center in association with the user ID to the user terminal via the network. 4. A product information providing system according to claim 1, wherein a means for providing a user with a product tag including a product code and a tag issuer code; Means for receiving a registration request including a code and a tag issuer code from a user terminal via a network, and registering a product code and a tag issuer code in the center in association with a user ID; and a browse request specifying the user ID. From the user terminal via the network, the information of the product corresponding to the code of the product registered in the center in association with the user ID, the information of the same product as the product and the product of a different seller and the product Means for transmitting at least one of information on similar products to a user terminal via a network. Tem. 5. The product information providing system according to claim 4, wherein when the user purchases a product similar to the product corresponding to the code of the product registered in the center in association with the user ID, the similarity is determined. A product information providing system that changes the amount allocated to the tag issuer according to the requirements. 6. The equipment information providing system according to claim 1, wherein a facility side apparatus for providing an electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code to a user terminal; Means for receiving a browsing request specifying a code and a tag issuer code from a user terminal via a network, and transmitting product information corresponding to the product code to the user terminal via the network. 7. The equipment information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a facility-side device for providing an electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code to a user terminal; A browsing request specifying the code and the tag issuer code is received from the user terminal via the network, and information on the product corresponding to the code of the product, information on the same product as the product but a different seller, and the product Means for transmitting at least one of product information similar to the above to a user terminal via a network. 8. The product information providing system according to claim 7, wherein when a user purchases a product similar to the product corresponding to the code of the product in the electronic tag, the tag issuer is notified to the tag issuer in accordance with the degree of similarity. A product information providing system that changes the allocation amount. 9. A product information providing method for providing product information to a user terminal via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product, wherein a product to be viewed is specified from a terminal of a user who wants to view the product information via the network. A first step of inputting the code of the tag issuer who provided the code and the code to the user, and providing the product information via the network; and Distributing all or a part of the sales to the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer when the online settlement for the purchase is performed. . 10. A product information providing method for providing product information to a user terminal via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product, wherein a product to be viewed is specified from a terminal of a user who wants to view the product information via the network. A first step of inputting the code of the tag issuer who provided the code and the code to the user, and providing the product information via the network; and A step of notifying the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer of the information of the user who made the online settlement when online settlement related to the purchase is performed. . 11. The method for providing commodity information according to claim 9, wherein the first step comprises: providing a commodity tag including a commodity code and a tag issuer code to a user; Receiving a registration request including a product code and a tag issuer code from the user terminal via a network in the product tag, and registering the product code and the tag issuer code in the center in association with the user ID; Receiving a browsing request specifying a user ID from a user terminal via a network, and transmitting product information corresponding to a product code registered in the center in association with the user ID to the user terminal via the network. How to provide product information. 12. The product information providing method according to claim 9, wherein the first step includes: providing a user with a product tag including a product code and a tag issuer code; Receiving a registration request including a product code in a product tag and a tag issuer code from a user terminal via a network, and registering the product code and the tag issuer code in a center in association with a user ID; A browsing request specifying an ID is received from a user terminal via a network, information of a product corresponding to a product code registered in a center in association with the user ID, and a product that is the same as the product but different in seller And / or at least one of product information similar to the product is transmitted to the user terminal via the network. Commodity information providing method including the steps. 13. The product information providing method according to claim 12, wherein when the user purchases a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code registered in the center in association with the user ID, the similarity is determined. A method for providing product information that changes the amount of distribution to the tag issuer according to the requirements. 14. The method for providing commodity information according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the first step comprises: transmitting an electronic tag including a commodity code and a tag issuer code from the equipment-side device to the user terminal; Accepting, via a network, a browsing request specifying a product code in the electronic tag and a tag issuer code from a user terminal, and transmitting product information corresponding to the product code to the user terminal via the network. How to provide product information. 15. The product information providing method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the first step includes: transmitting an electronic tag including a product code and a tag issuer code from the equipment-side device to the user terminal; A browsing request specifying the code of the product in the electronic tag and the code of the tag issuer is received from the user terminal via the network, and information of the product corresponding to the code of the product and the same product as the product but a different seller Transmitting at least one of product information and information of a product similar to the product to a user terminal via a network. 16. The product information providing method according to claim 15, wherein when a product similar to the product corresponding to the product code in the electronic tag is purchased by the user, the tag issuer is notified to the tag issuer in accordance with the degree of similarity. A product information providing method that changes the allocation amount. 17. Receiving a code transmitted from the user via the network for specifying a desired product and a code of a tag issuer providing the code to the user, and transmitting the product information to the user via the network. When online payment for the purchase of a product is made via the network between the means and the user who provided the product information,
Means for transmitting settlement information including the sales amount and the tag issuer code to a settlement apparatus that distributes all or a part of the sales amount to a tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code. Terminal. 18. A code for identifying a desired product for browsing transmitted by a user via a network and a code of a tag issuer providing the code to the user, and transmitting product information to the user via the network. When online payment for the purchase of a product is made via the network between the means and the user who provided the product information,
Means for allocating all or part of the proceeds to the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer. 19. Receiving a code identifying a desired product to be browsed transmitted by the user via the network and a code of a tag issuer providing the code to the user, and transmitting product information to the user via the network. When online payment for the purchase of a product is made via the network between the means and the user who provided the product information,
Means for notifying a tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code of information of a user who has made online payment. 20. Product information is transmitted to the user via the network based on a code that specifies the desired product for browsing transmitted by the user via the network and the code of the tag issuer that provided the code to the user; Means for inputting a code of the tag issuer and payment information including a sales amount related to the online payment when online payment related to purchase of a product is performed with a user; Means for allocating all or part of the code to the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer. 21. The settlement apparatus according to claim 20, wherein when a commodity similar to the browse desired commodity is purchased by a user, a distribution amount to the tag issuer is changed according to the degree of similarity. . 22. A means for receiving a user ID and a product tag code transmitted from a portable user terminal, a product code corresponding to the received product tag code, product information provided via a network, and electronic commerce of the product. Includes the URI of the Web service of the service center, the tag issue number, and the tag issuer code indicating the person who receives all or a part of the sales or the user information when the user purchases the product through the Web service. Means for transmitting an electronic tag to the portable user terminal; and means for recording a history of the transmitted electronic tag in a tag issue history storage unit and transmitting the history to the service center in association with the received user ID. Equipment side equipment. 23. A portable user terminal, comprising: an input device; a user ID storage device for storing a user ID; an electronic tag storage device for storing an electronic tag; and a product tag code input from the input device. Is transmitted to the equipment side device, the product code transmitted from the equipment side device, the URI of the Web service of the service center that provides the product information via the network and performs the electronic commerce of the product, the tag issue number, and the user Electronic tag obtaining means for storing in the electronic tag storage means an electronic tag including a tag issuer code indicating a person who receives all or a part of the sales proceeds or a user who receives user information when a product is purchased. User terminal equipped with. 24. A portable user terminal, comprising: an input device; a user ID storage device for storing a user ID; an electronic tag storage device for storing an electronic tag; and a product tag code input from the input device. Is transmitted to the equipment side device, the product code transmitted from the equipment side device, the URI of the Web service of the service center that provides the product information via the network and performs the electronic commerce of the product, the tag issue number, and the user Electronic tag obtaining means for storing in the electronic tag storage means an electronic tag including a tag issuer code indicating a person who receives all or a part of the sales proceeds or a user who receives user information when a product is purchased. Accessing the Web service based on the display device and the URI in the electronic tag stored in the electronic tag storage means, A user provided with a web service using means having a browser for transmitting a product code, a tag issue number, a tag issuer code, and the user ID, and displaying product information received from the web service on the display device in response to the user ID; Terminal. 25. A portable or stationary user terminal, comprising: an input device, a display device, a user ID storage means for storing a user ID, a product code, and a product code provided by providing product information via a network. Includes the URI of the Web service performing the commercial transaction, the tag issue number, and the tag issuer code indicating the person who receives all or part of the sales or the user information when the user purchases the product through the Web service. Electronic tag storage means for storing an electronic tag, and a product code, a tag issue number, and a tag issuer code in the electronic tag by accessing the Web service based on the URI in the electronic tag stored in the electronic tag storage means And a browser that transmits the product information received from the Web service as a response to the display on the display device. A user terminal comprising: a Web service using unit having: 26. A portable user terminal connectable to a service center that provides product information via a network and conducts electronic commerce of the product, comprising: an input device, a display device, and a user ID for storing a user ID. Storage means, a tag issuer indicating a product tag code input from the input device and a person who receives distribution of all or a part of the sales or user information when the user purchases a product through the Web service; A process of transmitting the content of the product tag including the code and the registration request of the user ID to the service center; and transmitting a browsing request specifying the user ID to the service center, and receiving the product from the service center as a response. A user terminal comprising: a web service using unit for performing a process of displaying information on the display device by a browser. . 27. A computer that constitutes a center terminal receives a code specifying a desired product for browsing transmitted by a user via a network and a code of a tag issuer that provides the code to the user. Means for transmitting product information via the network, when online payment for product purchase is made via the network with the user who provided the product information,
Means for transmitting settlement information including the sales amount and the tag issuer code to a settlement apparatus which distributes all or a part of the sales amount to the tag issuer corresponding to the tag issuer code. A machine-readable recording medium that records a program. 28. A computer that constitutes a center terminal receives a code specifying a desired product for browsing transmitted by a user via a network and a code of a tag issuer that provides the code to the user. Means for transmitting product information via the network, when online payment for product purchase is made via the network with the user who provided the product information,
Means for allocating all or a part of the proceeds to the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer. 29. A computer constituting the center terminal receives a code specifying a desired product to be viewed transmitted from the user via the network and a code of a tag issuer providing the code to the user. Means for transmitting product information via the network, when online payment for product purchase is made via the network with the user who provided the product information,
Means for notifying the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer of the information of the user who made the online payment. A machine-readable recording medium recording a program functioning as: 30. A computer that constitutes a settlement apparatus is provided to the user based on a code transmitted from the user through the network for specifying a desired product for browsing and a code of a tag issuer providing the code to the user. Means for inputting payment information including the code of the tag issuer and the amount of money for the online payment when online payment for the purchase of the product is performed between the user and the product information transmitted via the user. Means for distributing all or a part of the sales proceeds in the payment information to the tag issuer corresponding to the code of the tag issuer, a machine-readable recording medium recording a program functioning as: 31. A computer that constitutes the equipment-side device, comprising: a means for receiving a user ID and a product tag code transmitted from a portable user terminal; a product code corresponding to the received product tag code; and product information via a network. The URI of the Web service at the service center that provides electronic commerce for the provided goods, the tag issue number, and the person who receives all or part of the sales or user information when the user purchases the goods through the Web service Means for transmitting an electronic tag including a tag issuer code indicating the tag to the portable user terminal; and recording the history of the transmitted electronic tag in a tag issuance history storage unit in association with the received user ID and the service center. Means for transmitting to a machine, a machine-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program to function as 32. A computer constituting a portable user terminal, a user ID storage means for storing a user ID, an electronic tag storage means for storing an electronic tag, and a product tag code input from an input device to a facility-side device. Transmitting, the product code transmitted from the equipment side device,
The person who receives the URI of the Web service of the service center that provides product information via the network and performs electronic commerce of the product, the tag issue number, and all or a part of the sales revenue when the user purchases the product through the Web service Alternatively, a machine readable recording medium that records a program that functions as an electronic tag acquisition unit that stores an electronic tag including a tag issuer code indicating a person who receives user information in the electronic tag storage unit. 33. A computer constituting a portable user terminal, comprising: a user ID storage unit for storing a user ID; an electronic tag storage unit for storing an electronic tag; and a product tag code input from the input device. , A product code transmitted from the equipment side device, a URI of a Web service of a service center that provides product information via a network and performs electronic commerce of the product,
The electronic tag storage means stores an electronic tag including a tag issue number and a tag issuer code indicating a person who receives distribution of all or part of the sales amount or a user information when a user purchases a product through the Web service. Electronic tag obtaining means for storing in the electronic tag, URI in the electronic tag stored in the electronic tag storing means
And sends the product code, tag issue number, tag issuer code, and the user ID in the electronic tag, and returns the Web ID as a response thereto.
(b) a Web service using means having a browser for displaying the product information received from the service on the display device; 34. A computer constituting a portable user terminal, a user ID storage means for storing a user ID, a product code, a URI of a Web service for providing product information via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product, and a tag issuance. Electronic tag storage means for storing an electronic tag including a number and a tag issuer code indicating a person who receives distribution of all or a part of the sales amount or a user information when the user purchases a product through the Web service, Accessing the Web service based on the URI in the electronic tag stored in the electronic tag storage means, transmitting a product code, a tag issue number, a tag issuer code in the electronic tag, and the user ID, and responding As the Web
A web service using means having a browser for displaying product information received from a service on the display device; 35. A computer constituting a portable user terminal connectable to a service center for providing product information via a network and performing electronic commerce of the product, comprising: a user ID storage means for storing a user ID; The contents of the product tag including the input product tag code and the tag issuer code indicating the person who receives all or a part of the sales or the user information when the user purchases the product through the Web service; A request for registering the user ID is transmitted to the service center, a browse request specifying the user ID is transmitted to the service center, and in response to the request, the product information received from the service center is displayed on the display device by a browser. Web service utilization means, machine readable recording the program to function as Recording media.