JP2001306912A - System and method for selling gift with electronic gift certificate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for selling a gift for allowing a gift receiver to select his or her desired gift in a system for selling gifts through an Internet. SOLUTION: This system is constituted of a giver's terminal 1 owned by a giver, a gift receiver's terminal 2 owned by a gift receiver, a settlement organization 3, a gift selling computer 4, a network 13 connected to those terminals and computer, and a gift supplying/delivering means 12. The gift selling computer 4 prepares electronic gift certificate identifiers based on purchase requests for electronic gift certificates from the giver's terminal 1 through the network 13, and instructs the settlement organization 3 to execute settlement, and issues the electronic gift certificates, and transmits the electronic gift certificate identifiers through the network 13 to the gift receiver, and executes the exchange processing of the electronic gift certificate identifiers with the gifts based on the access from the gift receiver, and instructs the gift supplying/ delivering means 12 to execute the gift delivery.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for selling gifts via a network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional gift selling system for selling gifts using a network such as the Internet,
The presenter selected and purchased a gift and sent it to the recipient.

On the other hand, in the gift distribution industry, gift certificates printed on paper have been issued and given as gifts.

[0004]

However, in the present gift selling system, there is a problem that the gift recipient cannot select the gift.

[0005] In addition, the latter has a problem that a certain cost is required when a gift certificate is issued and dispatched.

[0006] An object of the present invention for solving such a problem is to provide a gift selling system and a gift selling method that allow a gift recipient to select a desired gift.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a gift selling system and method which can reduce the cost of issuing and sending out gift certificates.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a gift selling system and method according to the present invention mainly use an electronic gift certificate that can be exchanged for a gift for the gift amount. And

[0009] That is, the present invention provides a gift receiver terminal possessed by a gift presenter, a gift recipient terminal possessed by a gift recipient,
A settlement institution, a gift selling computer, a network connected to the presenter terminal, the gift receiving terminal, the settlement institution, the gift selling computer, and a gift supply / delivery means; The product sales computer creates an electronic gift certificate identifier based on the purchase request for the electronic gift certificate from the presenter terminal via the network,
Instructs the settlement institution to issue a payment, issues an electronic gift certificate, sends the gift certificate identifier to the gift recipient via the network, and, based on the access from the gift recipient, the electronic gift certificate identifier and the gift. The present invention is characterized in that a gift delivery instruction is given to the gift supply / delivery means.

With the above arrangement, the presenter presents a unique identifier in the system as an electronic gift certificate to the gift receiver via the network, and the gift receiver uses the identifier to exchange the desired gift. can do.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a gift selling system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a gift-selling system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a gift-presenter terminal 1, a gift-receiver terminal 2, a settlement institution 3, a gift supply / delivery means 12, The product sales computer 4 includes a network 13.

The gift gift selling computer 4 includes electronic gift certificate selling means 9, electronic gift certificate issuing means 10, gift gift exchange means 11, electronic gift certificate information file 5, gift presenter information file 6, Gift recipient information file 7
And a gift information file 8.

The outline of the operation of the gift selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

Here, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the gift selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the presenter terminal 1 displays gift information transmitted from the gift selling computer 4 via the network 13 (step 1). The presenter inputs information for purchasing an electronic gift certificate, and transmits the electronic gift certificate purchase information from the presenter terminal 1 to the gift selling computer 4 via the network 13 (step 2).

Upon receiving the electronic gift certificate purchase information, the gift gift computer 4 transmits a settlement instruction to the settlement institution 3 via the network 13 (step 4), and creates an electronic gift certificate identifier (step 5). The electronic gift certificate information is transmitted to the gift receiver terminal 2 via the network 13 (step 6).

The gift receiver receiving the electronic gift certificate information selects the desired gift and transmits the gift exchange information to the gift selling computer 4 (step 3).

Upon receiving the gift exchange information, the gift sale computer 4 sends the delivery information for delivering the selected gift to the gift supply / delivery means 12, and instructs delivery (step 7).

The gift supply / delivery means 12 delivers the designated gift to the designated gift receiver based on the received gift delivery information (step 8).

Next, the operation of selling and issuing an electronic gift certificate in the gift gift sales system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the gift item selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the following description, the network 13
Is the Internet.

The presenter causes the presenter terminal 1 to display gift information transmitted by the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 via the network 13 (step 101). The gift information transmitted by the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 is information registered in the gift information 82 of the gift information file 8.

The presenter determines the amount of the electronic gift certificate to be given with reference to the gift information. When the gift amount is determined, the presenter sends an electronic gift certificate purchase request to the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 from the giver terminal 1 via the network 13 (step 102).

When receiving the electronic gift certificate purchase request from the presenter terminal 1, the electronic gift certificate selling means 9
Then, a predetermined input request is transmitted to the presenter terminal 1 via (step 103). Here, the predetermined input request includes a presenter identifier, a presenter's name, a presenter's e-mail address, an action at the time of changing the address, a present amount, a present address of the present, a present's name, a present receiver's electronic address. Email address is included.

Here, the presenter identifier is an identifier that has been previously transmitted to a presenter who has used the system.
By transmitting the presenter identifier to the electronic gift certificate selling means 9, the presenter can omit the input of information on the presenter and the gift recipient.

On the other hand, with regard to the gift recipient address, either the presenter or the gift recipient inputs. That is, the presenter can make an input at this stage, or the gift receiver can make an input later. When the presenter makes an input, as described later, when the presenter changes the presenter's address, the registered address change action is executed.

The registered address change action is to send information indicating that the gift recipient address has been changed to the presenter's e-mail address, and to present information indicating that the gift recipient address has been changed. The delivery of the gift until the presenter confirms the delivery of the gift, suspends the delivery of the gift, or does nothing.

The presenter receiving the input request determines whether or not the presenter has the presenter identifier (step 104). (A) If the presenter has the presenter identifier, the presenter is sent from the presenter terminal 1 to the presenter. An identifier is input and transmitted to the electronic gift certificate sales means 9 via the network 13 (step 10).
5).

(B) On the other hand, when the presenter does not have the presenter identifier, the presenter terminal 1 sends the presenter's name, the presenter's e-mail address, the action at the time of changing the address, the present amount, the present address of the present. Enter the name of the gift recipient, the e-mail address of the gift recipient, and enter
The electronic gift certificate is transmitted to the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 through the step 3 (step 106).

The electronic gift certificate selling means 9 includes: (A1) When a gift presenter identifier is transmitted from the gift presenter terminal 1, in order to request the presenter for correction or confirmation, the gift presenter information file is created based on the presenter identifier. The information registered in the presenter's name 62 and the presenter's e-mail address 63 is extracted and transmitted to the presenter terminal 1 via the network 13.

Similarly, regarding the gift recipient information,
Based on the presenter identifier, information registered in the gift recipient identifier 55 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 is extracted,
Based on the extracted gift recipient identifier, information registered in the gift recipient name 72, the gift recipient email address 73, and the gift recipient address 74 of the gift recipient information file 7 is extracted. Then, the data is transmitted to the presenter terminal 1 via the network 13.

Further, the gift amount and the action at the time of address change are as follows: the gift amount 52 and the information registered in the address change action 56 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 are extracted based on the presenter identifier. It transmits to the presenter terminal 1 via the network 13 (step 107).

The presenter confirms the information such as the gift recipient received by the presenter terminal 1 (step 108), and if necessary, sends the correction information from the presenter terminal 1 via the network 13 to the electronic gift certificate sales. To the means 9 (step 10
9).

(B1) When there is no transmission of the presenter identifier from the presenter terminal 1, the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 transmits the information of the presenter received from the presenter terminal 1 to the presenter information file 6
In the presenter's name 62 and the presenter's e-mail address 63.

The electronic gift certificate selling means 9 creates an identifier that can uniquely identify the presenter in the system, and provides the presenter identifier 61 of the presenter information file 6 and the presenter identifier 54 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5. And transmits the registered presenter identifier to the presenter's e-mail address via the network 13.

The gift recipient information transmitted from the gift presenter terminal 1 is registered in the gift recipient name 72, the gift recipient electronic mail address 73, and the gift recipient address 74 in the gift recipient file 7. I do.

Further, the system creates an identifier for uniquely identifying the gift receiver, and creates a gift receiver information file 7.
Of the gift-receiver identifier 71 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 and the gift-receiver identifier 55 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5.

The gift amount transmitted from the presenter terminal 1 is
It is registered in the gift amount 52 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 (step 110).

(Creation of Electronic Gift Certificate Identifier) As described above, when the information registration of the presenter and the gift receiver is completed, the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 sets the present gift receiver and the presenter in combination. Then, the system creates an identifier that uniquely identifies the electronic gift certificate, and registers the identifier in the electronic gift certificate identifier 51 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5.

The action executed when the gift receiver changes the address of the gift receiver registered by the presenter is:
It is registered in the action 56 when the address is changed. Further, the date on which the electronic gift certificate identifier (electronic gift certificate) is registered is registered in the date 53 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 (step 11).
1).

(Payment) Next, the electronic gift certificate selling means 9
An input request for information for settlement is transmitted to the presenter terminal 1 via the network 13.

The presenter receives the input request for information for settlement received by the presenter terminal 1, inputs the requested information, and converts the information requested by the presenter terminal 1 via the network 13 into an electronic product. It is transmitted to the ticket sales means 9.

The electronic gift certificate selling means 9 transmits the information for settlement received from the presenter terminal 1 to the settlement institution 3 via the network 13 and instructs settlement (step 11).
2).

(Issuance of Electronic Gift Certificate) Next, the electronic gift certificate selling means 9 sends the electronic gift certificate issuing means 10 with the information of the electronic gift certificate identifier, the gift recipient electronic mail address, the gift amount, and the name of the giver. To issue an electronic gift certificate.

The electronic gift certificate issuing means 10 having received the instruction for issuing the electronic gift certificate receives the gift e-mail address (gift gift receiving) via the network 13 based on the information from the electronic gift certificate selling means 9. Electronic gift certificate identifier, the amount of the gift, the name of the presenter, and the gift exchange means 11
And an access method to the server (step 113).

The gift receiver receives the gift exchange information received by the gift receiver terminal 2.

Next, the operation of gift exchange in the gift selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the operation of the gift selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the gift receiver receives the gift gift terminal 2 from the gift receiver terminal 2 via the network 13 according to the access method to the gift exchange means 11 received from the electronic gift certificate issuing means 10 by the gift receiver terminal 2. The electronic gift certificate exchange means 11 is accessed (step 201).

The gift exchange means 11 sends the information registered in the gift information 82 of the gift information file 8 and the input request for the electronic gift certificate identifier to the gift receiver terminal 2 via the network 13. Transmit (step 202).

The gift receiver receives the electronic gift certificate identifier used for gift exchange from the gift receiver terminal 2 to the electronic gift certificate exchange means 11 via the network 13.

Here, a plurality of electronic gift certificate identifiers input by the gift recipient can be input (step 20).
3) The amount that the gift recipient can use to exchange the gift is the sum of the gift amounts registered in the gift amount 52 extracted from the electronic gift certificate information file 5 based on the electronic gift certificate identifier. .

The electronic gift certificate exchange means 11 extracts information registered in the gift amount 52 from the electronic gift certificate information file 5 based on the received electronic gift certificate identifier, and receives the gift via the network 13. Is transmitted to the user terminal 2 (step 204). If there are multiple electronic gift certificate identifiers,
Add all the gift amounts registered in the gift amount 52,
The information is transmitted to the gift receiving terminal 2 (step 2).
05).

The gift receiver selects a desired gift that can be exchanged within the gift amount received by the gift receiver terminal 2,
The information of the selected gift is transmitted from the gift recipient terminal 2 to the gift exchange means 11 via the network 13 (step 206).

When the gift exchange means 11 receives the information of the selected gift from the gift receiver terminal 2, the gift exchange means 11 selects the gift from the gift amount registered in the gift amount 52 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5. The amount of the gift is subtracted (step 207).

Here, if there are a plurality of electronic gift certificate identifiers, the gift amount is subtracted from the date registered in the date 53 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 in order from the oldest date (step 208).

Next, the gift exchange means 11 is registered in the gift recipient identifier 55 of the electronic gift certificate information file 5 based on the electronic gift certificate identifier to specify the delivery destination of the gift. The information registered in the gift recipient name 72 and the gift recipient address 74 in the gift recipient file 7 is extracted via the network 13 based on the extracted gift recipient identifier. To the gift receiving terminal 2 (step 209).

If the gift recipient address is not present in the information received by the gift recipient terminal 2, the gift recipient address is changed from the gift recipient terminal 2 to the gift recipient address. And sends the gift recipient address to the gift exchange means 11 via the network 13 (step 21).
0).

On the other hand, if the address of the gift receiver is present, it is confirmed. If the address of the gift receiver needs to be corrected, the correction information is input from the gift receiver terminal 2 and the network 13 (Step 211).

When receiving the correction information of the gift recipient address, the gift exchange means 11 re-registers the gift recipient address 74 in the gift recipient information file 7 and also registers the electronic gift certificate information file. Action 56 when changing the address of 5
Execute the action registered in (step 21)
2).

With such a configuration, according to the gift selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent misdelivery of gifts or theft of electronic gift certificate identifiers.

(Delivery of Gift) When the correction information of the address of the gift recipient is not received, the gift exchange means 11 selects the gift identifier of the selected gift, the name of the gift recipient, and the gift recipient. The gift recipient address and gift gift supply / delivery means 12
And instructs delivery (step 213).

The gift supply / delivery means 12, which has received the gift delivery instruction, delivers the designated gift to the designated gift recipient based on the received gift delivery information (step). 214).

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The gift recipient can select and receive a desired gift from a plurality of gifts. Further, a gift seller using the present gift sales system can reduce the cost of issuing a gift certificate as compared with a gift certificate printed on conventional paper. Furthermore, the presenter can reduce the cost of sending a gift certificate as compared with a conventional paper gift certificate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gift selling system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the gift item selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation of the gift item selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the gift selling system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a content configuration of an electronic gift certificate information file of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the content structure of a presenter information file of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a content structure of a gift recipient information file of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the content structure of a gift item information file of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 gift presenter terminal 2 gift presenter terminal 3 settlement institution 4 gift present sales computer 5 electronic gift certificate information file 6 presenter information file 7 gift presenter information file 8 gift present information file 9 electronic gift certificate selling means 10 electronic goods Certificate issuing means 11 Gift exchange means 12 Gift supply / delivery means 13 Network 51 Electronic gift certificate identifier 52 Gift amount 53 Date 54 Gifter identifier 55 Gift recipient identifier 56 Action when address is changed 61 Gifter identifier 62 Gifter Name 63 Gift E-mail Address 71 Gift Gift Recipient Identifier 72 Gift Gift Recipient Name 73 Gift Gift Recipient Email Address 74 Gift Gift Recipient Address 81 Gift Gift Identifier 82 Gift Gift Information

Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A presenter terminal of a presenter, a presenter terminal of a presenter, a settlement institution, a presenter selling computer, the presenter terminal, the presenter terminal An electronic gift certificate sales system having a network connected to the settlement institution, the gift selling computer, and a gift supply / delivery means, wherein the gift presenter terminal comprises: Means for receiving and displaying information transmitted by the gift-selling computer, and means for transmitting information for purchasing an electronic gift certificate to the gift-selling computer for the gift-receiver terminal. Means for receiving and displaying information including at least the electronic gift certificate identifier transmitted by the gift selling computer for gift exchange, and providing the information for gift exchange with the gift. Means for transmitting to the gift sales computer, the settlement institution has means for making a payment based on an instruction from the gift sales computer, and the gift supply / delivery means comprises the gift sales computer Means for receiving a gift and information about a gift recipient, and a means for supplying a designated gift and delivering it to the gift recipient. An electronic gift certificate selling means for receiving a purchase request for a gift certificate, creating an electronic gift certificate identifier, and instructing the clearing house to issue a settlement instruction, and an electronic product for transmitting the electronic gift certificate identifier to the gift receiving terminal. A ticket issuing means for exchanging the gift certificate with the electronic gift certificate identifier transmitted from the gift recipient terminal, and providing the gift supply / delivery means with a gift and a gift recipient. Gifts sales system by the electronic gift certificate which is characterized by having a gift exchange means for transmitting the broadcast. 2. When receiving a purchase request for an electronic gift certificate from the presenter terminal via a network, the electronic gift certificate selling means includes information for transmitting an electronic gift certificate identifier to the gift receiver terminal. , The information for identifying the presenter, the amount of the gift, and the electronic gift certificate identifier, which is a unique identifier in a system that can be exchanged for gifts, are registered in a file,
2. The gift selling system according to claim 1, further comprising means for instructing the clearing house to settle the sales amount. 3. The electronic gift certificate issuing means according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said electronic gift certificate issuing means includes means for transmitting said electronic gift certificate identifier used for gift exchange to said gift recipient terminal. Gift sales system. 4. The gift exchange means includes: information on a gift;
Sending a gift identifier input request used for gift exchange to the gift receiver terminal, receiving one or more electronic gift certificate identifiers transmitted from the gift receiver terminal, Based on the received electronic gift certificate identifier, the gift amount is extracted from the file, the gift amount and the gift selection request are transmitted to the gift receiver terminal, and the gift transmitted from the gift receiver terminal is transmitted. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for transmitting information for delivering a gift selected by a gift recipient to said gift supply / delivery means when receiving information for identifying the gift. Gift sales system according to any of the above. 5. The gift exchange means, when receiving the plurality of electronic gift certificate identifiers, extracts a plurality of gift amounts from a file based on the received electronic gift certificate identifiers,
The total amount of the gifts is transmitted to the gift receiver terminal, and the gift receiver can select a gift with the total amount of the gifts as an upper limit. Gift sales system according to any of the above. 6. The gift exchange means executes an action at the time of address change registered in a file when receiving the correction information of the gift recipient address transmitted from the gift recipient terminal. The gift selling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mis-delivery of the gift or the plagiarism of the electronic gift certificate identifier is prevented. 7. The gift selling system according to claim 1, wherein the network is the Internet. 8. A gift presenter terminal possessed by a presenter, a gift presenter terminal possessed by a gift presenter, a payment institution, a gift presenting computer, said presenter terminal, said gift presenter terminal, In a gift vending system using an electronic gift certificate having a settlement institution, a network connected to the gift selling computer, and gift giving / distributing means, information for purchasing the electronic gift certificate transmitted by the giver is provided. A step of receiving by the gift selling computer; a step of the gift selling computer creating an electronic gift certificate identifier; a step of the gift selling computer instructing a settlement institution to settle; Sending an electronic gift certificate identifier to the gift recipient; and selling the gift received by the gift recipient. A computer receiving the gift exchange information sent by the gift recipient; and the gift selling computer sending the gift and gift recipient information to the gift supply / delivery means. And a gift supply / delivery means for supplying a designated gift and delivering it to the gift recipient. 9. The gift sale computer, after the gift sale computer receives the information for purchasing the electronic gift certificate transmitted by the gift giver, sends the electronic gift certificate to the gift recipient terminal. Registering information for transmitting a ticket identifier, information for identifying a presenter, a gift amount, and an electronic gift certificate identifier that is a unique identifier in a system that can be exchanged for a gift, in a file. The method for selling gifts according to claim 8, wherein: 10. The gift receiving terminal, wherein the gift selling computer, which has been accessed by the gift receiving person, sends information of the gift and a request for input of a gift identifier used to exchange the gift. Sending the gift gift computer to the gift gift recipient, and receiving the one or more electronic gift certificate identifiers sent by the gift recipient, the gift gift computer sends the received electronic gift certificate identifier Extracting the gift amount from a file, the gift selling computer transmitting the gift amount and the gift selection request to the gift recipient, and the gift selling computer, Receiving gift identification information transmitted by the gift recipient to identify the gift. Method.