JP2001338165A - Purchase system utilizing communication network and purchasing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To observe, touch and purchase merchandise which is hardly obtainable due to its locality and restriction on the number of merchandise to be manufactured in cash at ease at a store similarly as in the case of a normal mass-produced product. SOLUTION: When a requester who desires browsing/purchase of the merchandise inputs identification information of the merchandise in a requester terminal 30, a request message is transmitted to a manager terminal 20 for the manager of the system via a network 10. The browsing by the requester is enabled by executing distribution of the applicable merchandise from a manufacturer to the seller, exhibition and storage of the merchandise at a workshop of the seller by transmitting a distribution instruction message M24 from the manager terminal to a terminal 50 for the manufacturer via the network and transmitting a reception instruction message M23 of the merchandise to a seller terminal 40 for the seller. The requester only have to purchase the applicable merchandise only when purchase is desired. A third party can purchase the merchandise when no requester purchases it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a commodity purchase system using a communication network and a purchase method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When purchasing merchandise, items that are difficult to obtain have to go to a specialty store to search for them, or to request an order from a manufacturer at a store.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When going to a specialty shopping district, if there is no residence of a purchase applicant near the specialty shopping district,
It takes time and fares. When requesting an order at a store, it is usually necessary to order the product on the premise of purchase.

[0004] As a method of purchasing goods even at home, there is a method using a computer network.
After all, you can't buy it if you like it. In other words, it is possible to make a transfer or transfer request to a financial institution via a network, but since it is based on a network (especially through the Internet), there is always the danger of cracking (information tampering or eavesdropping of information). Have been exposed to

[0005]

A purchasing system using a communication network according to the present invention comprises an administrator terminal connected to the communication network and used by a system administrator, and a requester used by a product requester. A terminal, a seller terminal used by the seller of the product, and a manufacturer terminal used by the manufacturer of the product, wherein the requester terminal transmits identification information of the product to be viewed / purchased from the requester. Upon receiving the input, a third message is transmitted to the administrator terminal as a request message, and indicates whether the corresponding product can be viewed / purchased from the administrator terminal.
Is received, the seller terminal receives a first application message indicating an application for exhibit / storage of a product from the manager terminal, and receives an acknowledgment response from the seller. Send to the manager terminal as a reception message, receive a reception instruction message from the manager terminal to instruct reception from the manufacturer of the product and display and storage at the sales floor of the seller, the manufacturer terminal, A second application message indicating a request for confirmation of the stock of the product is received from the administrator terminal, and when an acknowledgment is received from the seller, the second application message is transmitted to the administrator terminal as a second reception message. Receiving a delivery instruction message instructing delivery of the product to the seller from the client terminal and receiving the request message from the requester terminal by the manager terminal, And sends the application message and the second application message to the seller terminal and the manufacturer terminal, respectively, and the first reception message and the second reception message from the seller terminal and the manufacturer terminal. When each is received, the requester of the corresponding product recognizes that browsing / purchasing is possible, the receiving instruction message to the seller terminal, the delivery instruction message to the manufacturer terminal, the requester terminal to the requester terminal. The configuration is such that the third reception message is transmitted.

[0006] In the above configuration, there is provided a carrier terminal connected to the communication network and used by a carrier for carrying the goods between a manufacturer and a seller, and the manager terminal transmits the delivery instruction message. When transmitting to the said manufacturer terminal, it can be set as the structure which also transmits to the said carrier terminal.

[0007] Furthermore, a server connected to the communication network and storing product list information is provided, wherein the requester terminal reads out the product list information from the server and enables the requester to select a product. The configuration can be as follows.

Further, the requester terminal outputs, on the basis of the received third reception message, a voucher in which various information necessary for purchasing the product requested by the seller from the seller is printed. It can be.

[0009] In the purchase method using the communication network of the present invention, when the requester terminal receives identification information of a product to be viewed / purchased from a requester who wants to browse / purchase the product, the requester terminal receives the identification information as a request message. To the administrator terminal used by the system administrator via the system, and the delivery of the product from the administrator terminal receiving the request message to the manufacturer terminal used by the manufacturer of the corresponding product via the communication network By transmitting an instruction message and transmitting a product reception instruction message to a seller terminal used by the seller of the corresponding product, delivery of the corresponding product from the manufacturer to the seller, and Display and storage at the sales floor and browsing by the requester are possible, and the seller pays the price only when the requester desires to purchase. Purchases a product that, when you do not wish to purchase a step that was so it is not necessary to purchase the relevant goods.

In the above process, when the manager terminal receives a request message from the requester terminal, the seller terminal transmits the delivery instruction message and the reception instruction message from the manager terminal. A first application message indicating an application for exhibit / storage of the corresponding product is transmitted to the terminal, and a second application message indicating a request to confirm whether the corresponding product is in stock is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal. The delivery instruction message and the reception instruction message are transmitted only when both the first reception message indicating the acknowledgment from the seller and the second reception message indicating the acknowledgment from the manufacturer are received. And transmitting a third reception message to the requester terminal indicating that the pertinent product can be viewed / purchased.

Further, when the requester terminal receives the third reception message, based on the contents thereof, the requester prints various kinds of information necessary for purchasing the product requested by the seller, and exchanges the information. May be output, and when the requester purchases the corresponding product, the seller confirms that the purchaser of the corresponding product is a legitimate requester by using the exchange certificate.

Further, when the requester does not purchase the corresponding product, the purchaser can permit the purchase by a third party, and display and store the product on the sales floor of the seller without purchase by the requester and the third party. The method may include a step of returning the product to the manufacturer when the period of time exceeds a predetermined period.

Further, when the manager terminal sends the delivery instruction message to the manufacturer terminal, the manager terminal also sends the delivery instruction message to a carrier terminal used by a carrier who transports the goods via the communication network, The method may include a step of transporting the merchandise from the manufacturer to the seller by a carrier.

[0014] Further, the requester terminal is connected via the communication network to a server storing the product list information, and the product list information is read out to the requester terminal.
The method may include a step of enabling the requester to select a product.

Further, when there are a plurality of sales floors of the seller, the identification information of the sales floor arbitrarily selected by the requester is included in the request message and transmitted from the requester terminal to the manager terminal, The method may include a step of transmitting a delivery instruction message and a reception instruction message corresponding to the corresponding counter by the administrator terminal.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the outline of the present invention will be described.
The present invention relates to a system and method for actually applying for a product by using a computer network, where the user actually sees, touches, and likes the product at the sales floor of a store. When the requester uses a computer to place an order, the exhibit or product arrives at the registered store. The requester may or may not purchase the product. When purchasing, pay for the goods to the retailer. Further, the purchaser of the product may be a third party who is not the requester. The goods delivered to the store are displayed or stored in the store for a certain period of time, and are returned to the maker (manufacturer) again when the period is exceeded without being purchased by anyone.

The manufacturer, the seller, and the requester can pay a fee to a provider (administrator) of this system periodically or according to the usage amount.

According to the present invention, a product which is sold only in a specific area or a product which is difficult to obtain due to a small number of productions can be viewed at a store in a free time zone in the same manner as a normal mass-market product. That you can touch, and you can buy cash with confidence for the actual product.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a purchasing system using a communication network according to the present embodiment includes an administrator terminal 20 used by an administrator of the system and a requester 3 who wishes to browse and purchase a product 70 on a network 10 including the Internet.
1, a requester terminal 30 used by a seller, a seller terminal 40 used by a seller who provides a sales floor 41 and sells a product 70,
A manufacturer terminal 50 used by a manufacturer who owns a storage warehouse 51 for the product 70 and manufactures the product 70 is connected.

The administrator terminal 20 has all the information necessary for operating the system,
Are connected to the requester terminal 30, the seller terminal 40, and the manufacturer terminal 50. In the administrator terminal 20,
The administrator is notified of a request message M31 from the requester terminal 30, a first reception message M41 from the seller terminal 40, and a second reception message M42 from the manufacturer terminal 50. A third reception message M25 is transmitted to the seller terminal 40, and a first application message M21 and a product reception instruction message M23 are sent to the seller terminal 40.
, And a second application message M22 and a delivery instruction message M24 can be transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 50.

The requester terminal 30 inputs a product request on the computer and transmits it as a request message M31 to the administrator terminal 20. If the request is made normally, a third reception message is sent from the administrator terminal 20. M25 can be received. In addition, the requester terminal 30 can output a voucher in which various information necessary for purchasing the product requested by the seller from the seller is printed based on the received third reception message M25.

The seller terminal 40 notifies the seller that the first application message M21 from the manager terminal 20 has been received, and the seller checks the sales floor 41 and the like. Message M41 of the administrator terminal 20
Can be sent to

The manufacturer terminal 50 notifies the manufacturer that the second application message M22 has been received,
If the product 70 is in stock, a second reception message M2
2 can be transmitted to the administrator terminal 20.

Next, a purchasing method using the system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. 2 together with FIG.

Prior to using the system, the requester 31 (plurality) requests a system administrator for use permission, registers necessary information, and has a unique requester identifier assigned (by mail or the like). notification). In addition, each of the seller (s) and the manufacturer (s) also applies for use permission to the system administrator, registers necessary information, and registers unique identifiers (seller identifier, manufacturer identifier). Have each assigned.

With these identifiers, it is possible to identify and confirm the sender and receiver of various messages transmitted and received among the terminals (the manager terminal 20, the requester terminal 30, the seller terminal 40, and the manufacturer terminal 50). It is. Each terminal is assigned an address on the network 10, and messages are transmitted and received via the network 10 according to the address. Information on identifiers and terminal addresses of all system users (requesters, sellers, manufacturers) is registered in the administrator terminal 20 of the system administrator. The address of the administrator terminal 20 is notified to each user.

The requester 31 accesses a homepage on a server (not shown) prepared by the administrator via the network 10 with the computer (requester terminal 30),
Alternatively, a catalog distributed in advance by a manager is browsed, and a product of interest (for example, product 70) and its product identification information (product name, product number, etc., here, product number, are selected from the product list information. ), And input a requester identifier, a product number, and other necessary information (a quantity, a desired date and time, etc.) as a product browsing and purchase request at the requester terminal 30.

If there are a plurality of sellers (the sales floors) for browsing and purchasing the product, and the requester can arbitrarily specify the sales floors, the sales floor identification information for specifying the sales floor is also input. The requester terminal 30 creates a request message M31 according to these inputs, and transmits the request message M31 to the administrator terminal 20 through the network 10.

The items of the product list information described in the product selection homepage and catalog include the product name, product size / weight, photograph (including illustrations), expiration date (for food, etc.) for each product. ), Product number, price, payment method, manufacturer name, seller name (sales floor name, sales floor location), exhibition period, and the like.

In the administrator terminal 20, a request message M3
Receiving 1, the administrator is notified that the product number (including required information such as a requester identifier, sales floor identification information, and other date and time information) has been input. The administrator who receives the notification manually operates, or sets an automatic response by the administrator terminal 20, the manufacturer corresponding to the notified product number based on the data registered in advance, The seller (the sales floor) is specified (specified by the manufacturer identifier, the seller identifier, and the sales floor identification information), and the product number and the sales information are transmitted from the manager terminal 20 to the seller terminal 40 corresponding to the specified seller (the sales floor). A first application message M21 including other necessary information is transmitted, and a first application is performed. At the same time, the manufacturer terminal 5 corresponding to the specified manufacturer
A second application message M22 containing the product number and other necessary information in 0 is transmitted, and a second application is performed.

The first application message M21 is received by the seller terminal 40, and the seller is notified of the first application. The seller, if the product 70 can be installed in the counter 41,
A first reception message M41 indicating acceptance approval is transmitted from the seller terminal 40 to the administrator terminal 20. If installation is not possible, a message indicating acceptance rejection is transmitted to the administrator terminal 20, or no message is transmitted.

The second application message M22 is received by the manufacturer terminal 50, and the manufacturer is notified of the second application. The manufacturer checks whether or not the product 70 is in stock, and if the product is in stock and can be dispatched, sends a second reception message M51 indicating acceptance of acceptance from the manufacturer terminal 50 to the administrator terminal 20.
Send to If it cannot be sent, a message indicating refusal to accept is transmitted to the administrator terminal 20, or no message is transmitted.

When the administrator terminal 20 receives the first reception message M41, the second reception message M51, and other messages, it notifies the administrator. It is determined by the administrator who has received the notification or the administrator terminal 20 to which the automatic response has been set whether delivery and exhibition of the product 70 to the counter 41 are possible.

That is, after transmitting the first application message M21 and the second application message M22, only when both the first reception message M41 and the second reception message M51 can be received within a predetermined time, delivery, It is determined that the exhibition is possible. If either one of the first reception message M41 and the second reception message M51 cannot be received or a message indicating rejection of reception has been received,
It is determined that delivery and exhibition are not possible.

If it is determined that the product 70 can be delivered to the sales floor 41 and displayed, the administrator can manually operate the terminal or set an automatic response so that the administrator terminal 2
0, the reception instruction message M23 is sent to the seller terminal 40,
A delivery instruction message M24 is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 50. At the same time, a third reception message M25 indicating that the product 70 can be browsed and purchased at the counter 41 is transmitted to the requester terminal 30. Each of these messages includes the requester identifier, product number, price, delivery date and time,
Information such as the expiration date of purchase and the expiration date is included.

If it is determined that the delivery and display of the product 70 to the sales floor 41 are impossible, similarly, it is determined that the browsing / purchasing of the product 70 from the manager terminal 20 to the requester terminal 30 is impossible. Send the message indicated.

The manufacturer delivers the product 70 to the seller (the sales floor 41) based on the delivery instruction message M24.

The seller secures the sales floor 41 based on the receiving instruction message M23 and prepares to receive the commodity 70. When the product 70 reaches the seller, the seller displays, displays, or stores the product 70 in the counter 41.

The requester 31 uses the requester terminal 30 to store the product 70
When the third reception message M25 indicating that the user can browse and purchase the product 70 is received, the user goes to the sales floor 41 on a convenient day after the arrival date notified by the message and before the purchase deadline, and browses the product 70. If you like, you can buy it from the seller. If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it.

When the requester terminal 30 receives the third reception message M25, its contents (requester identifier, product number, price, etc.) are printed out and used as a voucher for purchase. You can do so. The seller can confirm from the exchange certificate that the purchaser of the product 70 is the legitimate requester 31. The requester 31 has the product 70
When purchasing, the price is paid to the seller in cash. Eavesdropping without passing through the network 10 including the Internet
If only a network with security measures against tampering can be used, payment can be made with a credit card or the like.

When the requester 31 determines that the goods 7
If 0 is not purchased, a third party can purchase it instead. If the predetermined exhibition and storage period has passed without purchase by a third party, the merchandise 70 is returned from the seller (sales floor 41) to the manufacturer (warehouse 51).

Various methods are conceivable as a settlement method between the companies for the price of the product 70. First, the seller
There is a method of receiving the payment for the product 70 from the requester 31 or a third party, subtracting the fee of the customer from the payment, and directly passing the rest to the manufacturer. Alternatively, there is a method in which the seller passes the remaining amount after subtracting his fee to the manager, and transfers the received amount from the manager to the manufacturer.

Various methods are also conceivable for each user (requester, seller, manufacturer) who uses this system to collect a usage fee for the system to be paid to the administrator who provides the system. For example, each user registers in advance an automatic debit (transfer / transfer) from his or her account to an administrator's account by a financial institution such as a bank. The administrator can collect a predetermined fee from each user periodically (for example, every month) or can collect a predetermined fee from each user on a metered basis (every time a product is purchased). Alternatively, both the regular and metered amounts may be used. Note that these predetermined charges can be different for each user, and depending on the user (for example, the requester),
Can be free.

As an extension of the above-described embodiment, a system in which a shipping company (carrier) is added to this system for delivery of goods from a manufacturer to a seller is also conceivable. Prior to using the system, the carrier who transports the goods applies to the system administrator for permission to use the system, registers the necessary information (including the address of the terminal itself), and assigns a unique requester identifier, The notification is received together with the address information of the administrator terminal.

In this embodiment, a carrier terminal (not shown) used by the carrier is connected to the network 10.
The administrator operates the first reception message M4 on the administrator terminal 20.
1. When receiving the second reception message M51 and recognizing that the product 70 can be delivered, the delivery instruction message M24 is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 50 and also to the carrier terminal. The carrier that has received the delivery instruction message transmits a reception message from the carrier terminal to the administrator terminal 20, and delivers the product 70 from the manufacturer's warehouse 51 to the seller's sales floor 41. When the product 70 is returned, it is transported by the reverse route. Acquisition of the carrier's own commission and payment of the system usage fee to the administrator can be performed in the same manner as in the above embodiment.

[0047]

According to the present invention, a requester who lives in an area where a product is not sold can apply for an application via a network and actually browse the product at a store near his / her desired home. You can then decide whether to buy. Even when purchasing, it is only necessary to pay for the merchandise to the retailer, so that electronic data that may occur when information related to a financial institution is input through a network (especially the Internet) as in the prior art. The risk of wiretapping and tampering can be avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an operation procedure of the system of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 10 Network 20 Administrator terminal 31 Requester 30 Requester terminal 41 Sales floor 40 Seller terminal 50 Manufacturer terminal 70 Product

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An administrator terminal used by a system administrator, a requester terminal used by a product requester, a seller terminal used by a product seller, and a product terminal connected to a communication network. A manufacturer terminal used by the manufacturer, the requester terminal transmits to the administrator terminal as a request message when receiving input of identification information of a product to be viewed / purchased from the requester, A third reception message indicating whether the corresponding product can be viewed / purchased is received from an administrator terminal, and the seller terminal receives a first application message indicating an application for exhibit / storage of the product from the administrator terminal. When a confirmation response is received from the seller, the acknowledgment is transmitted to the manager terminal as a first reception message, and is received from the manufacturer of the product from the manager terminal and displayed / stored on the sales floor of the seller. The manufacturer terminal receives a second application message indicating a request for confirmation of the presence or absence of the stock of the product from the manager terminal, and receives an input of a confirmation response from the seller. And a second reception message is transmitted to the administrator terminal, and a delivery instruction message for instructing delivery of the product to the seller is received from the administrator terminal, and the administrator terminal receives the request from the requester terminal. Upon receiving the message, the first application message and the second application message of the corresponding product are created and transmitted to the seller terminal and the manufacturer terminal, respectively, and the seller terminal and the manufacturer terminal transmit the second application message from the manufacturer terminal. When receiving the first reception message and the second reception message,
Recognizing that it is possible for the requester to browse and purchase the applicable product, the receipt instruction message to the seller terminal,
A purchase system using a communication network, wherein the delivery instruction message is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal and the third reception message is transmitted to the requester terminal. 2. A carrier terminal connected to the communication network, the carrier terminal being used by a carrier for carrying between a manufacturer and a seller of a product, wherein the manager terminal transmits the delivery instruction message to the manufacturer terminal. The system according to claim 1, wherein when transmitting to the carrier terminal, the transmission is also transmitted to the carrier terminal. 3. A server connected to the communication network and storing product list information, wherein the requester terminal reads the product list information from the server and enables the requester to select a product. 2. A purchasing system using a communication network according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The requester terminal outputs, on the basis of the received third reception message, a voucher that prints various information required when the requester purchases a product requested by a seller. The purchase system using the communication network according to claim 1, characterized in that: 5. When a requester terminal receives identification information of a product to be viewed / purchased from a requester who wishes to browse / purchase the product, the system administrator uses the request message as a request message via a communication network. Send to the administrator terminal,
Upon receiving the request message, the manager terminal transmits a product delivery instruction message to the manufacturer terminal used by the manufacturer of the corresponding product via the communication network and the seller used by the seller of the corresponding product By transmitting a product receiving instruction message to the terminal, delivery of the relevant product from the manufacturer to the seller, and display / storage at the sales floor of the seller and browsing by the requester are enabled, Communication wherein the requester pays the seller for the purchase only when he / she wants to purchase the relevant product, and does not have to purchase the relevant product when he / she does not wish to purchase. How to purchase using the network. 6. When the manager terminal receives a request message from the requester terminal, the manager terminal corresponds to the seller terminal before transmitting the delivery instruction message and the reception instruction message from the administrator terminal. A first application message indicating an application for exhibit / storage of a product is transmitted, and a second application message indicating a request for confirming whether or not the corresponding product is in stock is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal. Only when both the first reception message indicating the confirmation response and the second reception message indicating the confirmation response from the manufacturer are received, the delivery instruction message and the reception instruction message are transmitted. 6. The communication network according to claim 5, wherein a third reception message is transmitted to the requester terminal, indicating that the corresponding product can be viewed / purchased. Purchase method used. 7. When the requester terminal receives the third reception message, a voucher that prints various information required when the requester purchases a product requested by the seller based on the content of the third reception message. 7. The communication network according to claim 6, wherein the seller confirms that the purchaser of the corresponding product is a legitimate requester by the exchange certificate when the requester purchases the relevant product. Purchase method using. 8. If the requester does not purchase the corresponding product, the purchaser can permit the purchase by a third party, and exhibits and keeps the product on the sales floor of the seller without purchase by the requester and the third party. The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein when the time period exceeds a predetermined period, the corresponding product is returned to the manufacturer. 9. When the manager terminal transmits the delivery instruction message to the manufacturer terminal, the manager terminal also transmits the delivery instruction message to a carrier terminal used by a carrier who transports the goods via the communication network, 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein a carrier transports the product from the manufacturer to the seller. 10. The requester terminal is connected via the communication network to a server storing product list information,
7. The purchasing method using a communication network according to claim 5, wherein the product list information is read to the requester terminal, and the requester can select a product. 11. When there are a plurality of sales floors of the seller, the identification information of the sales floor arbitrarily selected by the requester is included in the request message and transmitted from the requester terminal to the manager terminal, 7. The purchasing method using a communication network according to claim 5, wherein the administrator terminal transmits a delivery instruction message and a reception instruction message corresponding to the corresponding counter.