JP2002007611A - Providing service for shopping information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that it is necessary for the conventional method of shopping to spend a long time or much labor or problem of the low speed or cost of information on advertising leaflets. SOLUTION: This system is constructed for providing the customized shopping information of plural stores through a network such as the Internet to a consumer. In this case, as shopping information, any information is available concerning shopping such as the prices, the number of articles, limits to use, limits to taste of all articles on sale in a supermarket or the like, the place, opening time, closing time and selling site of the store.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service for customizing shopping information of a plurality of shops in real time through a network such as the Internet and delivering the information to consumers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, when shopping for one or a plurality of products, it has been practiced to go to a plurality of stores, compare the prices of products, and shop at a cheap store.

[0003] In some cases, referring to a flyer advertisement or the like printed on paper, a limited number of commodities to be posted on a flyer are purchased at a specific shop.

[0004] Further, there is a service that provides shopping information of one shop via the Internet, but in this case, it is necessary to visit a plurality of sites.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves problems such as the fact that conventional shopping methods require consuming a lot of time and labor, and the slowness and cost of information in flyer advertisements. It is an issue.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a system for providing customized shopping information of a plurality of shops to consumers by a network such as the Internet has been constructed. Here, the shopping information may be any information relating to shopping, such as the prices of all products sold in supermarkets, the number of products, expiration dates, expiration dates, store locations, opening hours, closing hours, sales floors, and the like.

[0007] Consumers go shopping at each supermarket based on this information.
By using this system from mobile terminals such as mode, more reasonable shopping becomes possible.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows a flow of a system for providing shopping information of a plurality of shops to consumers through a network such as the Internet.

As shown in FIG. 1, the procedure for providing information is as follows. First, the provider 4 who has made a contract with each supermarket receives the shopping information from the supermarkets 1, 2, and 3 in real time and customizes it.

[0010] Consumers 5 and 6 access the homepage of provider 4. Here, the consumer inputs a plurality of places where he / she lives, a store where he / she is going to go shopping, and further inputs a name and number of products which he / she wants to buy.

Then, the provider 4 compares the shopping information of a plurality of shops, calculates the price of the shop where it is cheaper to buy what and how many as shown in FIG. 2, and calculates and displays the price. FIG. 2 shows an example of the display.

If necessary, photographs of products, expiration dates, expiration dates, maps of stores and detailed information on sales floors, opening hours and closing times may be provided.

[0013] Alternatively, the user may automatically search for the cheapest store in a nearby store without inputting the store where he / she is going to go shopping. For the second use, it would be convenient if you could shorten the input time by entering the password etc. given the first time.

Here, the case where information is transmitted and received through a homepage is described. However, any means capable of exchanging information, such as e-mail and facsimile, can be applied. In addition to providing information, consumers can also place orders and providers Communicate online that the order has been placed in the supermarket. The supermarket that receives the order will deliver the goods to each household.

Although the present invention has been described by taking a supermarket as an example, the present invention is not limited to a supermarket, but a discount store, a drug store, a department store, a mass store, a retail store, and the like are also based on claim 1.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention can prevent the conventional shopping method from consuming a lot of time and labor. In addition, you can receive information anytime, anywhere by using the Internet.

[0017] As a shop, it is possible to save the cost of flyer advertisements and obtain information on other shops, so that price competition becomes active and consumers can purchase products at lower prices. become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an information flow of a system for providing shopping information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen for providing information to a consumer in a system for providing shopping information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Supermarket A 2 Supermarket B 3 Supermarket C 4 Provider 5 Consumer A 6 Consumer B

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A service for providing shopping information of a plurality of shops in real time through a network such as the Internet.