JP2001331744A - Online shopping system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a consumer to more easily and quickly utilize provision, demands, etc., of commodities, services, and materials published in the advertisement media by using a communication means. SOLUTION: An online shopping private code issue and order management server and a database server are provided on the Internet, and data input devices which the service provider side and consumers use are connected to them.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an online shopping system, and more particularly, to an online shopping system using a code exclusively for online shopping, which directly connects the process from purchase of information or goods to services on the advertisement media. Related to a shopping system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional online shopping system will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional online shopping system. The online shopping server 8 is a server that provides services related to online shopping, and stores a store / electronic catalog 8b. Store / electronic catalog 8b
Is W as a service of the online shopping server 8
It has a function for storing information on a store or a product for creating an eb page for each store or each product, and for allowing a consumer to browse as a page on the online shopping server via the Internet.

[0004] The store / product catalog 8b receives an order from a consumer by the online shopping system for each store or each product.

[0005] On the other hand, a maker or a store that opens a store on the online shopping server 8 or exhibits a product or exhibits a service requires a data input device having an Internet access function typified by a personal computer in the request response means 8a. Access using 6,
Open a store or register a product or service.

On the other hand, the consumer accesses the request responding means 8c using the data input device 7 having an Internet access function represented by a personal computer,
The product desired to be purchased is searched in the store / electronic catalog 8b and an order is placed.

[0007]

When a merchandise seller or a service provider provides an online shopping service place, a store is separately established on a homepage that provides an online shopping service for each manufacturer or each store, or Unless a new homepage providing an online shopping service is established, online shopping via the Internet cannot be performed. In other words, there is a problem that the provision of goods or services that can be used for online shopping is not easy and simple.

[0008] On the other hand, even if the consumer finds a desired product or the like from various advertisement media such as newspapers, magazines, TVs, and poster signs as information obtaining means, the purchase process performed through the Internet or the like, Since there is no means for directly connecting to the media, it has been difficult to use online shopping.

That is, in the conventional online shopping system, the consumer searches the Internet or a homepage for providing an online shopping service of the Internet for a store providing the product or the like to be purchased or the name of the product to be purchased. Alternatively, the user purchases a desired product or the like from an electronic catalog in which the desired product or the like is posted and purchases the product or uses the service, and cannot specify the desired product itself. Such a search using the store name or the product name has a large number of hits, and it takes time and effort to reach the desired product itself.

[0010] In this case, not only the advantage of being able to purchase goods quickly and easily, regardless of time and place, which is a feature of online shopping, is not fully exhibited, but also the online shopping itself becomes tired at the search stage. The result is to give up.

[0011] Therefore, in the present invention, a product or service is specified by assigning a code for exclusive use of online shopping to a product or service, so that quick and simple purchase of a product or the like which is an inherent advantage of online shopping is enabled. It is for the purpose.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided an online shopping code issuing / order management server and a database server on the Internet, and the server and data used by a product or service provider. Connect the input device with the data input device used by the consumer, and use the online shopping code to receive and place orders for goods or services.
Providing, requesting and managing documents.

[0013]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an online shopping method according to the present invention.

An online shopping code issuing / order management server 2 and a database server 3 provided on the Internet, a data input device 1 used by each manufacturer represented by a personal computer, and a data input device 5a used by consumers. And an Internet-compatible portable telephone 5b and an Internet-compatible portable information terminal 5c as other data input means. Manufacturer-side data input device 1, Consumer-side data input device 5
The types of a, 5b, and 5c are not limited to these, and the number thereof is not limited.

[0016] Code for exclusive use of online shopping
The order management server 2 includes a request responding means 2a for processing a request from each manufacturer, a request responding means 2c for processing a request from a consumer, an online shopping exclusive code issuing means 2b, and an order managing means 2d.

The various advertisement media 4 carry all information on goods and services, as well as an online shopping code issued by the system according to the present invention. The consumer uses the online shopping code to place an order for a product or the like, and the request responding means 2c processes these inputs and outputs on the homepage.

The database server 3 is a database server that stores not only a code dedicated to online shopping, but also all kinds of information on products and services provided by each maker, as well as consumer order data.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the online shopping code issuing means 2b.

The online shopping dedicated code issuing means 2b comprises a dedicated code inquiry function 21a, a dedicated code validity checking function 21b, and a dedicated code registration / issuing function 21c. Dedicated code inquiry function 2
1a is an online shopping code issuing means 2b
Is a program interface. When a request for issuance of a dedicated online shopping code is received from the manufacturer, information is transmitted to the dedicated code registration / issuing function 21c, and the dedicated online shopping code issued by the dedicated code registration / issuing function 21c is returned to the request source. .

The exclusive code registering / issuing function 21c accesses the database server 3 to acquire a valid online shopping exclusive code, and stores the acquired exclusive code in the database server 3.

The exclusive code validity check function 21b accesses the database server 3 and determines whether the code is a valid online shopping exclusive code. This function is called by the dedicated code registration / issuing function 21c.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the order management means 2d.

The order management means 2d includes an order inquiry function 22a, an order registration function 22b, and an order product etc. code analysis function 22c.

The order inquiry function 22a is a program interface of the order management means 2d. When a request for an order is received, information is transmitted to the order registration function 22b, and the registration result status is returned to the request source from the order registration function 22b.

The order registering function 22b stores order information in the database server 3.

The order product etc. analysis function 22c is a function for accessing the database server 3 and searching for order information. This function is called by the order inquiry function 21a and the order registration function 22b.

When each maker or each company that provides an online shopping service accesses the online shopping dedicated code issuing / order management server 2 using the data input device 1 via the Internet, the dedicated code issuing means 2b becomes the request responding means 2a. A dedicated code issuance process is performed through the server, and the issued dedicated code is stored in the database server 3.

Also, the online shopping service providing side uses the data input device 1 in the same way, and
It becomes possible to access the database server 3 by the order management means 2d via a to confirm and manage the order. Information relating to this is stored in the database server 3 by the order management means 2d.

The online shopping exclusive code issued by the online shopping exclusive code issuing means 2b is posted on various advertisement media 4, and when the consumer obtains the exclusive code together with information such as products, the data input devices 5a, 5b and 5c, the online shopping code issuing / order management server 2 is accessed via the Internet, and an order is made using the special code. The order is received by the order management means 2d via the request response means 2c and stored in the database server 3.

A method is also possible in which the online shopping exclusive code issuing means and the order management means are installed as a separate server from the server that provides online shopping, and the two are connected online.

It is also possible to collect and manage marketing-effective data such as consumer purchase process information by arbitrarily adding a marketing-effective identification code to the online shopping exclusive code.

Further, when an order for purchasing a product or the like is received from a consumer using a code exclusive for online shopping,
It is also possible to send an order notification by e-mail to the manufacturer of the sales agency.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing an online shopping code issuing / order management server on the Internet, consumers can purchase or sell products or products using the online shopping code posted on the advertisement media together with the products. It becomes possible to specify the desired service and place an order. That is, it is not necessary to perform a search operation for a product or the like that has been performed by opening an online shopping providing homepage or the like, and it is possible to easily and quickly order products and services and request a document, which is the greatest merit of online shopping.

On the other hand, on the online shopping service provider side, the cost and labor for separately establishing an online shopping service providing homepage or store can be saved,
This has the effect of expanding the online shopping market.

Further, the code for exclusive use of online shopping makes it easy to manage products such as inventory management, can reduce floating expenses to discounts on products, etc., and can provide cheaper products or services and has strong competitiveness. Become like

The use of the online shopping exclusive code directly links the process from the information from the advertisement media to the order of the desired product, so that the importance of the advertisement media is increased and the sales can be increased. It is possible to demonstrate.

As described above, the present invention can greatly contribute to the development and enhancement of the advertising media, the expansion of the online shopping market by simple and quick ordering of online shopping, and the increase of the distribution of products, and thus the recovery and revitalization of the economy. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an online shopping system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of online shopping code issuing means.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of order management means.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional online shopping system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 5, data input device 2, online shopping dedicated code issuing / order management server 21a, dedicated code inquiry function 21b, dedicated code validity checking function 21c, dedicated code registration / issuing function 2a, 2c, request handling means 2b, dedicated Code issuing means 2d, order management means 22a, order inquiry function 22b, order registration function 22c, order product etc. code analysis function 3, database server 4, advertising media

Claims (1)

[Claims] An online shopping code issuing / order management server and a database server are provided on the Internet, and the server is connected to a data input device used by a product or service provider and a data input device used by a consumer. An online shopping system characterized by using a dedicated online shopping code to perform order / order, supply, billing, and management of goods or services.