JP2002007794A - Electronic shopping method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic shopping method and system thereof, capable of reducing cost through mass production of a certain degree in spite of its being product development, led by a user with respect to the so-called order- made product for a single user. SOLUTION: A server in an electronic shopping site transmits information about a merchandise to be completed, by selecting prescribed parts from plural parts to a user terminal, receives selection information for selecting the prescribed parts from among the plural parts from the user terminal, judges whether the selected parts amount to the smallest quantity and transmits information that the merchandise consisting of the selected parts can be purchased to the user terminal, when it is judged that the selected parts amount reaches the smallest quantity.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic shopping method and an electronic shopping system using a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a user purchases a product, a seller predicts a trend of the user's taste, and provides the user with a plurality of products created in accordance with the prediction, and provides a plurality of provided products. It was usual for the user to select and purchase from among the products. In addition, with the development of communication technologies using networks such as the Internet, the exchange of information between sellers and users has been simplified and facilitated, and sellers have been asked what kind of merchandise they liked. It became easier to obtain information on whether or not. In addition, the user can easily assert to the seller what kind of product matches his / her taste. Especially in the apparel industry, which deals with clothing, etc.,
User-driven product development has become desirable.

[0003]

However, there is a problem that it is costly and cannot be provided at a low price if a product that completely matches the taste of one user is created for each user and provided to the user. Therefore, the present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic shopping method and an electronic shopping system in which, unlike so-called order products for one user, the cost can be reduced by mass-producing the product to a certain extent, while developing the product led by the user.

[0004] Further, the present invention provides an electronic shopping method and an electronic shopping system in which a product conforming to the user's preference is developed on a homepage using the Internet or the like, and the developed product is mass-produced to realize a low price. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in an electronic shopping method according to the present invention, a server in an electronic shopping site is completed by selecting a predetermined part from a plurality of parts. Transmits information about the product to the user terminal, receives selection information for selecting a predetermined part from a plurality of parts from the user terminal, determines whether the selected part has reached the minimum quantity, and selects the selected part. Is determined to have reached the minimum quantity, information is transmitted to the user terminal indicating that a product composed of the selected parts is available for purchase.

[0006] Even if mass-produced, a product composed of parts that have reached the minimum quantity is likely to be purchased by many users, the cost merit of mass production can be enjoyed, and the user can select the product independently. The commodities composed of the selected parts are more suitable for the user's preference than the ready-made products. Further, the plurality of parts are preferably classified into a plurality of items, and one part is preferably selected for each of the plurality of items.

Further, it is preferable that the minimum quantity corresponds to a production unit of the selected part. Further, it is preferable that the determination as to whether or not the minimum quantity has been reached is made based on the total of the selection information received from the plurality of user terminals by the server. Furthermore, when it is determined that the selected parts do not reach the minimum quantity, the server of the electronic shopping site preferably transmits parts other than the selected parts so as to reach the minimum quantity to the user terminal.

[0008] Further, the commodity is preferably a clothing, and the plurality of parts are preferably various parts constituting the clothing. Further, in order to achieve the above object, in the electronic shopping system according to the present invention, a means for transmitting information on a product completed by selecting a predetermined part from a plurality of parts to a user terminal, Means for receiving selection information for selecting a predetermined part from a plurality of parts, Means for determining whether or not the selected part has reached the minimum quantity, Determination that the selected part has reached the minimum quantity In this case, the apparatus further comprises means for transmitting to the user terminal information indicating that a product composed of the selected parts is available for purchase.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a network (an EDI (electronic data exchange) system or the Internet), reference numeral 20 denotes a headquarter server for operating an electronic shopping site, reference numeral 30 denotes a maker terminal arranged at a maker that supplies jeans materials, and
0 is a provider, 60 is a router serving as a gateway to the network 10, and 80 is a production factory terminal arranged in a production factory for producing jeans. The headquarters server 20, maker terminal 30, provider 40, router 60 and production factory terminal 80 are connected to the network 10 so as to be mutually accessible. Further, a plurality of user terminals 50 are connected to the provider 30 using a telephone line or the like so as to be accessible, and a plurality of store terminals 70 are connected to the network 10 via the router 60 so as to be accessible. Here, the user terminal 50 is a PC (personal computer), a mobile phone capable of accessing the Internet, or the like.

The headquarters server 20 is composed of a display and the like, a display unit 21 capable of displaying various data, a CPU
, A processing unit 22 having various communication functions and data processing functions, a keyboard and a mouse, etc., an input unit 23 capable of inputting various data, a printer, etc., and a printout of various data. The storage unit 25 includes a possible output unit 24, a memory, and the like, and can store various data. The storage unit 25 stores a main program, a questionnaire database 26 (hereinafter, referred to as a “questionnaire DB”) in which data on the contents of the questionnaire and the results of the questionnaire are recorded, and data on products such as jeans to be surveyed and ordered. Stored product database 27 (hereinafter "product DB")
Is stored).

In such a system, the headquarters server 20 receives information on materials from the maker terminal 30, creates a questionnaire based on the received information, and publishes it on a site operated by itself. The user accesses the site operated by the headquarters server from the user terminal and answers a questionnaire as to what kind of product he wants to purchase. Further, if the product answered in the questionnaire is temporarily released, the user answers whether or not he / she wants to purchase the product in the form of a temporary order. The headquarters server accumulates the number of tentative orders from the user, and when a specific product exceeds a predetermined minimum quantity, to start production of the corresponding product,
The production start terminal is instructed to start production.

Hereinafter, the questionnaire and the subsequent processing will be described using jeans pants as an example. However, the product is not limited to jeans pants, and the system of the present invention can be applied to various clothing items. It is possible. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the electronic shopping method and system according to the present invention. The procedure of FIG. 2 is performed in the headquarters server 20 by the storage unit 25 of the headquarters server 20.
Processing unit 22 according to the main program stored in
Will be executed.

First, the user terminal 50 is connected to the provider 40
In order to access the headquarters server 20 via the network 10, a user ID or the like is transmitted,
Receives the user ID and the like (step 202). It is assumed that the user ID is given in advance according to a procedure not shown. Next, the headquarters server 20 receives the user I
After confirming that it matches the user ID registered in advance based on D, a questionnaire screen as shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted to the user terminal 50 (step 20).
3). Here, the headquarters server 20 performs the user registration in advance and transmits the questionnaire screen only to the user terminal 50 having the user ID, but transmits the questionnaire screen to all the user terminals that have accessed. You may do it.

The questionnaire screen will be described with reference to FIG. The questionnaire screen is configured so that when the user selects a favorite part for each of the plurality of items, the jeans pants preferred by the user are completed. FIG.
The item that corresponds to the item is jeans style 31
0, button 320, pocket 330, sewing type 340
There are four types. Further, each item is composed of 1 to 3 parts. For example, for each item, the user clicks a number corresponding to a favorite part to select the part, and a complete expected view of jeans pants using the part is displayed as 301.
In addition, the expected completion back surface is displayed at 302. For example, in the style 310, since three parts 311 to 313 are displayed, one that best matches the user's preference is selected, and the corresponding part 314 to 314 is selected.
By clicking one of the 16 buttons, one part of the style 310 item is selected.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which four items and three parts are displayed for each item. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and more items and parts are displayed, and the user is prompted from among them. It is possible to have them select. Further, it is preferable that the anticipated completion views displayed on 301 and 302 are not limited to plan views, but are made into a three-dimensional drawing using known software so that the image of the completed product can be easily transmitted to the user.

Each part of each item is stored in the head office server 2.
Although it is designed in advance by the 0-side designer, the present invention is not limited to this. The headquarters server 20 may receive from the user terminal 50 and display a design that the user originally designed. Reference numeral 317 indicates the number of users who have selected and provisionally ordered each part up to the present time (details will be described later), and reference numeral 318 indicates the minimum quantity required for actually ordering the part. And
Numeral 319 indicates the amount of money required for selecting the part. For example, part 1 of style item 310
As of now, 125 people have tentatively placed orders, the minimum quantity is 3000, and the price is 6,000 yen.

Here, the "minimum quantity" is a value corresponding to a production unit serving as a reference when each part is actually produced. For example, jeans fabric is 80cm wide x 3000
Traded in m units. The part 1 of the style item 310 is a short pants type, but the short pants type requires 1 m of cloth per one pants. Therefore, the minimum quantity is 3000m ÷ 1m = 3000 pieces. Similarly, for the slim type part 2, 1.5m per piece,
For the wide type of part 3, the minimum quantity is determined as 3 m of cloth is required for each part. Button item 32
The minimum quantity of each of the item 0, the pocket item 330, and the sewing item 340 is determined based on the quantity per lot or the like. Note that the minimum quantity posted on the questionnaire screen may be a numerical value obtained by adding a predetermined ratio to the actual minimum quantity in consideration of past data and the like on the headquarters server 20 side. For example, if there is past data indicating that about 50% of the users who have provisionally ordered have actually purchased the product, a value obtained by doubling the actual minimum quantity is displayed on the questionnaire screen as the minimum quantity. What should I do?

Information on each part is stored in the product DB 27. An example of the product DB 27 is shown in FIG. The item DB 27 shown in FIG.
2. Part number 903, number of temporary orderers 904 for the corresponding parts, minimum quantity 905 for the corresponding parts, amount 906 of the corresponding parts, and delivery date (day) required for the corresponding parts to arrive at the production factory (Unit) 907
And data items. The questionnaire screen and the like shown in FIG. 3 are created by the processing unit 22 from the data and the like stored in the product DB 27. Product D
B27 data items 901 to 903 and 905 to 907
It is preferable that the data relating to each part is transmitted from the maker terminal that delivers each part to the headquarters server 20, and is automatically stored in the product DB 27.

Next, the user selects, on the user terminal 50, from the parts of the respective items (310 to 340 in FIG. 3) that best matches only the user's preference, and then clicks the send button 370. Then, the questionnaire information on the selected part is received by the headquarters server 20 (step 204). Next, the headquarters server 20 creates a temporary order screen as shown in FIG. 4 based on the received questionnaire information and transmits it to the user terminal 50 (step 205). The provisional order is for asking whether or not the jeans pants completed by the parts selected by the user are willing to purchase if the pants are actually sold.

In FIG. 4, the parts selected on the questionnaire screen are displayed at 401 to 404. In this case, in the style item 310, the part 2 is replaced with the button item 3
20 is part 1 and pocket item 330 is part 1.
However, in the sewing item 340, it is assumed that part 1 is selected. Each amount and the predetermined fee 3,
The sum total of 000 yen is automatically calculated and 405
Is displayed in. Also, a front view and a rear view of the expected completion are displayed at 406 and 407. If there is a will to place a provisional order, the user clicks 408, and if there is no will, he clicks 409. When the user clicks on 408 or 409, the data is stored in the headquarter server 20.
Will be sent to

Next, at step 206, it is determined in the headquarters server 20 whether or not the user has tentatively placed an order. If you click tentative order not (409 in FIG. 4),
A questionnaire end report to end the questionnaire is transmitted to the user terminal 50 (step 213), and a series of processing ends (step 215). Temporary order (4 in Fig. 4)
If 08) is clicked, the process proceeds to step 207.

In step 207, it is determined whether or not each of the selected parts received as the questionnaire information exceeds a predetermined minimum quantity (see 905 in FIG. 9). If any of the parts does not exceed the minimum quantity, the process proceeds to step 214, and a temporary order report screen described later is transmitted from the head office server 20 to the user terminal 50.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user selects the part 2 and the button item 32 in the style item 310.
Assuming that part 1 is selected at 0, part 1 is selected at the pocket item 330, and part 1 is selected at the sewing item 340, the number of temporary orderers is larger than the minimum quantity for all parts. It will proceed. However, for example, if the part 1 is selected in the style item 310, the temporary orderer 125
Since the minimum quantity is 3000 for a person, it is determined that the minimum quantity is not exceeded.

Next, at step 208, the head office server 2
0 transmits an order screen as shown in FIG. 5 to the user terminal 50. Jeans pants that are completed with the parts selected by the user, because each part exceeds the minimum quantity,
This is because even if the process shifts to production, the cost merit of mass production can be used, and since many users already support it, sales of the produced quantity can be expected to some extent. Therefore, the user is informed that he can purchase jeans pants completed with the parts selected by the user.

In FIG. 5, the parts selected by the user in the questionnaire are displayed in 501 to 504, the price of jeans pants completed by the selected parts is displayed in 505, and the expected front view of the completed parts is displayed in 506. A back view is displayed at 507. Reference numerals 508 to 510 denote input units for allowing the user to input information required on the headquarters server 20 side when actually placing an order. Here, the user's telephone number 508, credit card type 509, and credit card number 510 are specified to be input, but the present invention is not limited to this. Reference numeral 511 denotes a button for clicking when actually placing an order for the above-mentioned product, and 512 for clicking when not actually placing an order for the above-mentioned product. When any button is clicked, the data is transmitted as order information and received by the head office server 20 (step 20).
9).

Next, the headquarters server 20 determines from the received order information whether the user desires an order (step 210). If the received order information is data indicating that the user does not place an order, a questionnaire end report to end the questionnaire is transmitted to the user terminal 50 (step 213), and a series of processing ends (step 213). 215). If the received order information is data indicating that the user places an order, the process proceeds to step 211.

Next, the headquarters server 20 executes step 211
Then, order processing is performed. The order processing refers to, for example, requesting the production factory terminal 80 to produce the product shown in FIG. 5 to which the user wants to place an order, and taking a procedure for sending the product to the user of the user terminal 50. Next, the headquarters server 20 transmits an order processing report screen as shown in FIG. 6 to the user terminal 50 (step 212), and ends a series of processing (step 21).
5). The order processing report screen is displayed as shown in FIG.
６０ 607 are displayed so that the ordered products can be confirmed again, and further notify the shipping date data 608 of the products. The shipping date data 608 of the product is automatically calculated based on the date on which the order information is received, by adding the 60 days required for sewing to the latest of all the delivery dates of each part selected by the user. Is calculated. The delivery date of each part is Product D
The determination is made based on the delivery date 907 of B27.

If it is determined in step 207 that the quantity is less than the minimum quantity, the process proceeds to step 214, where a temporary order report screen as shown in FIG. 7 or 8 is transmitted to the user terminal 50. The tentative order report screen shown in FIG. 7 displays on the user terminal 50 that the tentatively ordered product is less than the minimum quantity, and that no product is produced. here,
The number of users who have selected the product selected by the user up to that point is indicated by 708, and the minimum quantity is indicated by 709.

FIG. 8 shows another temporary order report screen. In FIG. 8, as in FIG. 7, the fact that the temporarily ordered product is less than the minimum quantity, the fact that the product will not be manufactured is displayed on the user terminal 50, and the combination of the selected parts is displayed. If changed, it indicates that a product can be ordered. Here, it is shown that an order can be placed by changing the pocket item selected by the user from 3 (see 803) to 1 (see 813). The total amount in that case is displayed at 815. If it is desired to confirm the combination of the parts again, the user can click the button 816 to return to the questionnaire screen. If the user clicks the button 817, the questionnaire can be ended as it is.

When a certain user accesses the headquarters server 20, selects a predetermined part, and places a tentative order, the quantity has not reached the minimum quantity at that time, and the production could not be started at that time. Shall be. However, after that, the popularity of jeans pants with the same parts became more popular, and if the production became possible beyond the minimum quantity,
It is preferable to notify the user who has made the provisional order before that, that the production has become possible using e-mail or the like.

In the above description, the description has been made focusing on the relationship between the user terminal 50 and the headquarters server 20. However, a terminal is installed in a store, and a questionnaire response, provisional ordering, and It is preferable to be able to place an order.

[0032]

The electronic shopping method and the electronic shopping system of the present invention provide products at low cost by being mass-produced so as to take advantage of the cost merit, even though they are user-driven products in accordance with the results of questionnaires from users. It is possible to do.

Further, the electronic shopping method and the electronic shopping system of the present invention actually commercialize a product that matches the user's preference, so that the user's awareness of participation can be improved and new demand can be created.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the electronic shopping system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a questionnaire screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporary order screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an order screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an order processing report screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a temporary order report screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of a temporary order report screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product DB.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Network 20 ... Headquarters server 30 ... Manufacturer terminal 40 ... Provider 50 ... User terminal 60 ... Router 70 ... Store terminal terminal 80 ... Production factory terminal

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A server in an electronic shopping site transmits information on a product completed by selecting a predetermined part from a plurality of parts to a user terminal, and from the user terminal, a predetermined part from the plurality of parts Receiving the selection information for selecting, and determining whether the selected parts have reached the minimum quantity. If it is determined that the selected parts have reached the minimum quantity, the user An electronic shopping method, comprising transmitting information indicating that a product composed of the selected parts is available for purchase to a terminal. 2. The electronic shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of parts are classified into a plurality of items, and one part is selected for each of the plurality of items. 3. The electronic shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the minimum quantity corresponds to a unit of production of the selected part. 4. The determination as to whether the minimum quantity has been reached,
The electronic shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the determination is performed based on a total of the selection information received from the plurality of user terminals by the server. 5. The server of the electronic shopping site, if it is determined that the selected parts do not reach the minimum quantity, the server stores the parts other than the selected parts so as to reach the minimum quantity. The electronic shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic shopping method is transmitted to a user terminal. 6. The electronic shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the commodity is clothing. 7. The electronic shopping method according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of parts are various parts constituting the clothing item. 8. A means for transmitting, to a user terminal, information on a product to be completed by selecting a predetermined part from a plurality of parts, and selecting information for selecting a predetermined part from the plurality of parts from the user terminal. Means for receiving, means for determining whether the selected parts have reached a minimum quantity, and when it is determined that the selected parts have reached the minimum quantity, the selection is made to the user terminal. An electronic shopping system comprising means for transmitting information indicating that a product composed of selected parts is available for purchase.