JP2002092349A - Parts sales system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parts sales system capable of providing parts information through a communication means so that a purchaser can properly select the parts in order to properly design an equipment or machinery. SOLUTION: This parts sales system 1 has a parts information DB 200 storing parts information, a parts selecting means to expedite selection of parts to be ordered by providing the parts information to an information terminal T, an order receiving means to receive the order of the selected parts through the information terminal T, a CAD DB storing CAD data for every part, and another parts selecting means to provide CAD data in response to a requirement for downloading from a purchaser making a purchase selection of the parts though the information terminal T. The CAD data is formed into a DXF format. This system also has the order history DB 300 of the purchaser and an order history page to provide the order history in response to the requirements through the information terminal T and to receive the order from the information terminal T by making reference to the order history. In addition, this system also provides a test report.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parts sales system which enables a purchaser to select and purchase a desired part based on parts information provided via communication means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, parts used by being incorporated into an apparatus machine are sold by a sales person carrying a catalog or a sample product, or the sales company places a showroom or the like in a place where transportation is convenient. A shop is set up to display and sell parts.

[0003] Such a sales form requires a large amount of personnel costs for sales staff and equipment costs for showrooms and stores. In addition, the distribution channel becomes complicated, such as the presence of a general agency or agency between the seller and the purchaser, and the price of parts increases due to various costs added at each distribution stage, It may take many days to reach the buyer. For this reason, in order to reduce labor costs and equipment costs and simplify distribution channels, for example, Internet sales such as BtoB and BtoC are performed on the Internet (B; Business, C; Consumer).

[0004] In online sales, a purchaser accesses a sales site on the Internet established by a sales company using an information terminal such as a personal computer, and obtains information and specifications regarding parts specifications displayed on the screen of the information terminal. The purchaser selects a part based on image information such as a photograph or a picture, and places an order by electronic ordering means prepared at a sales site. When the order is placed, the parts related to the order are delivered to the purchaser for a while.
The buyer incorporates the parts obtained in this way,
Complete the equipment machine. With such online sales,
Sales operators can benefit from savings in labor and equipment costs and simplification of distribution channels. In addition, the sales company can obtain valuable information such as valuable information of a purchaser who is an end user, and can perform various sales activities such as being able to carry out sales activities for the world. On the other hand, the purchaser can obtain profits such as simplification of the distribution channel and profits such as ordering regardless of the business hours of the sales company.

[0005]

However, the part selected and purchased by the information terminal is larger than expected and interferes with the machine, so that the part cannot be incorporated or the part is incorporated. As a result, other components may not be incorporated, or the design may be changed. Conversely, the parts may be smaller than expected and a separate mounting jig may be required, or useless space may be created. Even if the dimensions are described in the information on the specifications of the metaphor parts, it is often not possible to correctly read the size of the parts that do not appear in the dimensions. For this reason, the purchaser may have to reorder parts, take unexpected time and effort to complete the machine, or the completed machine may be incomplete. On the other hand, sales companies often have to deal with returns and the like. Therefore, there is a need for a measure that allows the purchaser to correctly recognize the size of the component at the purchase selection stage with respect to the online sale of the component. Furthermore, in recent years, the design of equipment and machines using computers (design)
Is performed, but it is convenient for the purchaser to be able to appropriately reflect the information on the parts in the design at the design stage. This is extremely convenient especially when the parts are diverse and the appearance and shape are different. Therefore, there is a need for a measure that can satisfy the convenience of the purchaser with regard to online sales.

[0006] In addition, from the viewpoint of ensuring safety and the like, in many cases, the use of completed equipment is required to be submitted by a government office or the like to an application for permission to install the equipment. Such applications often require the attachment of a test report for each component used. The test report proves the quality of the product part. Therefore, regardless of the application form,
In many cases, buyers request a test report upon delivery. With regard to this test report, in the conventional general sales, a sales representative checks whether or not a test report is necessary each time an order is received, and if necessary, the test report is attached and shipped when parts are delivered. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can provide a test report to a purchaser at an appropriate time without the hassle of a sales business operator.

Therefore, the present invention provides a parts sales system that allows a purchaser to appropriately select parts and appropriately design an apparatus machine by providing parts information via communication means, and a parts sales system. The main object is to provide a parts sales system that can provide a test report to a purchaser at the appropriate time without the hassle of a sales company.

[0008]

The parts sales system according to the first aspect of the present invention which solves the above problems provides (1) CAD data based on information provided through communication means. This is a parts sales system that enables a purchaser to select and purchase desired parts from an information terminal. A part information storage unit that stores at least the specification of the part as part information; and a part selection unit that provides the part information to the information terminal and prompts selection of a part to be ordered. And CAD receiving means for receiving an order for the selected part via the information terminal, storing CAD data for each part, and a purchaser who selects and purchases the part. The system has a CAD data providing means for providing the CAD data in response to a download request via the information terminal.

The communication means is the Internet or a direct line (two-point dial-up connection). Further, since the present parts sales system allows a purchaser to select and purchase a desired part, the parts information database and the CAD database store a plurality of parts information intended for sale and corresponding parts information. A plurality of CAD data are stored. Parts include materials, but do not include those that do not have a certain shape or those that are used after the purchaser has processed or deformed the outer shape or the like. However, a component whose shape at the time of deployment, such as an airbag for protecting an occupant, can be grasped even if its shape changes, corresponds to the component according to the present invention. In addition, those used for hobbies and displays, such as figures and models, also correspond to the parts referred to in the present invention. Incidentally, a part is a part for a purchaser, and a part is a product for a seller. In this configuration, the purchaser accesses the parts sales system using an information terminal such as a personal computer, and selects and purchases a part based on the provided parts information. At the time of this purchase selection, a CAD (Computer Aided Design) is sent from the parts sales system according to the purchaser's request.
The data is downloaded. Generally, the design (design) of an equipment machine is often performed using CAD,
The downloaded CAD data can be taken into the CAD data of the device machine in which the part is incorporated. Therefore, it is possible to design an appropriate machine in consideration of the shape of a component to be incorporated. CAD data is
It includes not only vector format but also file format such as raster format. Further, the CAD data does not matter whether it is two-dimensional CAD data or three-dimensional CAD data.

The parts sales system according to claim 2 is the parts sales system according to claim 1, wherein
The configuration was such that the data file format was the DXF format.

The file format of CAD data is ACX
Format, ADF format, DVT format, DRW format, DWF format, DWG format, JWC format, MPP format, etc.
There are various things depending on the AD software. on the other hand,
The DXF format is used as a file format for ensuring compatibility between CAD software.
Most AD software supports it. For this reason, if CAD data is downloaded in the DXF format, most CAD users will find that the C
AD data can be used. Further, there is no need to store CAD data in various file formats in the CAD data storage means of the parts sales system.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the parts sales system according to the first or second aspect, there is provided an order history storing means for storing an order history of the purchaser, and Order assist means for providing an order history of the purchaser in response to a request via the information terminal and receiving an order from the information terminal with reference to the order history.

Although some purchasers place orders for parts regardless of the past order history, many purchasers re-purchase parts purchased in the past, For example, the user purchases a different part from the part purchased. According to the configuration of the parts sales system according to the third aspect, an order can be made with reference to the order history, so that the purchaser can easily place an order.

In the embodiment of the present invention described below, the order assist means of claim 3 provides an order history (list) for each purchaser to the information terminal of the purchaser, and includes the purchase history in the order history list. A button for inserting parts into the shopping basket is provided by the selection of the user. In other words, the order history list is configured to add a means for selecting an intended part with one click (two clicks may be used). As a result, the purchaser can greatly easily select a part and can more reliably place an order. Note that this button may be a button for placing an order instead of a button for putting parts in a shopping cart. This is because, even with this configuration, the purchaser can greatly easily select parts and can reliably place an order.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the parts sales system according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the CAD data is downloaded, the parts related to the download are downloaded. If there is no order at the time of access, order candidate storage means for storing parts related to the download as order candidates of the purchaser who performed the download, and an information terminal of the purchaser who accesses the parts sales system again. On the other hand, an order candidate providing means for providing the order candidate is provided.

The purchaser who downloads the CAD data imports the CAD data into his / her own CAD, and determines, for example, how the parts are to be stored in the device machine or how much the interference has occurred.
Various studies are made using D. For this reason, it may take some time from download to order (a few days to several months). In this case, the order is to cancel the connection (access cancellation) between the parts sales system and the information terminal, and
It is highly likely that the selection will be performed in the procedure of selecting a part in D and accessing the parts sales system again. In other words,
The fact that the CAD data has been downloaded but there is no order at the time of the access means that the purchaser has selected the purchase of parts based on the CAD data. Then, when the purchaser accesses again, there is a high possibility that the parts related to the download are ordered. Based on this idea, the parts sales system is configured as claimed in claim 4.
According to the configuration of the fourth aspect, when a part is accessed by accessing the parts sales system and downloaded and there is no order at the time of the access, the part related to the download is stored as an order candidate of the purchaser. . Then, when the purchaser accesses the parts sales system again, an order candidate is provided to the purchaser. This ensures that the purchaser selects the part when ordering.

[0017] Claim 4 "Provide order candidates"
Regarding (1), there is a case where (1) the order candidate providing means provides the order candidate in response to the purchaser's request, and (2) the order candidate providing means automatically determines and provides the order candidate. The order candidates to be provided are specified based on, for example, an ID (customer number) input at the time of personal authentication,
For example, it is specified based on an identifier for identifying the information terminal such as a cookie. The cookie is cipher data sent from a WWW (World Wide Web) server to an information terminal (browser [Browser]), and is used by the server to manage the information terminal.

Regarding the item "store as order candidate" in claim 4, for example, it is assumed that the purchaser has downloaded two pieces of CAD data of a part a and a part b. In this case, it is preferable to store both parts a and b as order candidates when there is no order for the two downloaded parts a and b at the time of the access. In other words, when there is an order for either one of the two parts a and b that have been downloaded, it is determined that the purchase selection by the purchaser has been completed, and it is preferable that both of them are not stored as order candidates (ie, one Has been ordered this time, so there is no need to store it as an order candidate for the next, and the other is unnecessary and needless to be an order candidate). By doing so, an appropriate part order can be realized by narrowing down the number of order candidates, and the storage capacity of the storage device can be saved. Incidentally, in an embodiment of the present invention described later, an order candidate is stored in this manner in an order candidate database (order candidate D).
B). Of course, if it is not necessary to save the storage capacity, or if means for narrowing down and organizing order candidates are provided separately, all of the downloaded parts may be stored as order candidates. Note that “store as an order candidate” means to store at least until next access.

It should be noted that, in the invention of claim 4, an order candidate (list) for each purchaser is provided as in the embodiment of the invention described later.
Is more preferably provided to the information terminal of the purchaser, and a button or the like for adding parts to the shopping basket by selecting the purchaser is provided in the order candidate list. That is, it is more preferable to add a means for selecting an intended component with one click or two clicks to the order candidate list. This is because the purchaser can greatly easily select parts and can place orders more reliably. Also, this button is not a button to put parts into the shopping basket,
It may be configured as a button for issuing an order. This is because, even with this configuration, the purchaser can greatly easily select parts and can reliably place an order.

(2) In the parts sales system according to the fifth aspect, which provides a test report, the purchaser selects a desired part from the information terminal based on information provided via the communication means. This is a parts sales system that can be purchased. The component sales system includes a component information storage unit that stores at least the specifications of the component as component information, and a component selection unit that provides the component information to the information terminal and prompts the user to select a component to be ordered. A test report providing request receiving means for receiving, via the information terminal, an order for the selected component, and a request for providing a test report of the component related to the order via the information terminal. And a test report providing means for providing a test report of the part created based on the request for providing the test report in conjunction with the shipment of the part.

According to this configuration, the purchaser can obtain a test report of the part as needed. Here, "linked with the shipment of parts" means, for example, that a test report is attached to a notification of shipping guidance by e-mail. Also, due to the nature of the test report,
"Accepting a test report provision request" is from the time of ordering a part to the time before the part is shipped. In an embodiment of the invention described below, a test report providing request is received at the time of ordering. Communication means,
The parts, the parts information storage means, the parts selection means, the order receiving means, and the like are the same as those in the parts sales system of the above-described embodiment for providing CAD data.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the parts sales system according to the fifth aspect, wherein the parts sales system comprises: an order history storing means for storing the order history of the purchaser; Test report storage means for storing a report; providing an order history of the purchaser in response to a request via the information terminal; and providing the test report providing request with reference to the order history to the information terminal. And a second test report providing means for receiving and providing the test report.

According to this configuration, the test report is stored in the test report storing means, and the test report is associated with the order history, and the test report by the purchaser with reference to the order history provided to the information terminal. Enables provision requests. Then, a test report is provided based on the provision request. Therefore, when the purchaser requests provision of the test report again, it can be suitably used.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the parts sales system according to the fifth or sixth aspect, an individual number is described in the test report, and the number is associated with the parts. The configuration includes a component management unit that can individually manage the components on the purchaser side.

According to this configuration, the parts can be individually managed on the purchaser side, which is convenient. The “individual number” is a unique device number (serial No.) for each component in the embodiment of the invention described later.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a parts sales system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a parts sales system according to an embodiment and a connection relationship with an information terminal.

An outline of the parts sales system 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the parts sales system 1 of the present embodiment
This is a system centered on the parts sales management server SV of the sales company, and sells parts with the information terminal T of the purchaser via the Internet. For this reason, the parts sales system 1 (sales company) has established a homepage called an Internet store. The purchaser accesses the Internet store (parts sales management server SV) using the information terminal T, determines the specification of the part based on the provided information, and selects the part having the corresponding specification at the will of the purchaser. And
Then place the order. In the present embodiment, once the specification of the part is determined, the CAD data of the part can be downloaded. By purchasing the CAD data, the purchaser can order parts after conducting various studies on the CAD. In addition, when a test report provision request is made at the time of ordering parts, a test report as a result of inspecting the parts related to the order can be obtained via the Internet.

[0028] Incidentally, the sales company has a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the homepage of the Internet store.
or) is published in catalogs and company information of sales companies, various magazines, etc., and is linked to websites of related organizations and companies that have business alliances, making it easier for buyers to access the Internet store. I have to.

The parts to be sold in this embodiment include a cyclo reducer manufactured and sold by a sales company,
These are variable speed reducers such as Bayer continuously variable transmissions, Paramax speed reducers, Altax gear motors, and hyponic speed reducers. Purchasers use these variable speed reducers by incorporating them into various equipment such as elevators and escalators. I do. Various types of variable speed reducers having different shapes and performances are provided by sales companies, and the purchaser selects and purchases as appropriate.
Here, "Cyclo", "Bayer", "Paramax", "Altax" and "Hyponic reducer"
Is a registered trademark of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

[Hardware] The parts sales system 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the parts sales management server SV includes a main control device SV1, a storage device SV2, an input / output device SV3, a communication control device SV4, and the like.
It has a configuration connected to V5. Incidentally, the Internet store is a virtual store existing in the parts sales management server SV.

The main control unit SV1 is an MPU (Micro Proc
ESS and a random access memory (RAM), and controls the parts sales management server SV as a whole. The main control unit SV1 includes a WWW server program, component selection means (including CAD data providing means),
Order receiving means, order assist means, DB management means, authentication means, and the like have been activated. DB is an abbreviation of database (the same applies hereinafter).

The storage device SV2 comprises a hard disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, and the like. The storage device SV2 includes a purchaser DB 100, a component information DB 200, a C
AD_DB, homepage data, order history DB30
0, order candidate DB, etc. are stored in a searchable manner.

A keyboard, a mouse, a display device, and the like are connected to the input / output device SV3 via an I / O device. Further, the communication control device SV4 includes a modem and a DSU (Di
digital service unit) to transmit and receive information via the Internet.

[Programs] Various programs running on the main control unit SV1 will be described. The WWW server program is a basic program that provides various information to a server or a client (information terminal T) on the Internet and obtains various information by HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

The parts selection means selects parts to be ordered based on a request transmitted from the information terminal T of the purchaser, and selects the parts to be described later on the basis of the will of the purchaser (see FIG. 5). See). The selection of parts is performed through a specification selection form (see FIG. 4B) described later. Further, the part selecting means is configured to perform CAD of the selected part in response to a request from the information terminal T.
It has a function of acquiring data from the CAD_DB and downloading it to the information terminal T that has made the request (CAD data providing means).

The order receiving means is a program for receiving an order (order information) from the information terminal T via a shopping cart. The order receiving means has a function of calculating the price of parts put in the shopping basket, a function of emptying the shopping basket, and the like. The order receiving means outputs an order receiving slip and prompts the sales company to deliver the parts related to the order. Also, an order acceptance notification is sent to the purchaser by e-mail.

The order assisting means is a program for facilitating ordering of parts. Specifically, (1) the order assist means has a function of creating and providing an order history list of the purchaser in response to a request from the purchaser. In addition, it has a function that allows the purchaser to directly insert predetermined parts into the shopping basket by selecting the purchaser from the order history (see FIG. 6A). Further, (2) the order assisting means, when the purchaser downloads the CAD data, and when there is no order for the part related to the download at the time of the access, the part related to the download is
It has a function of storing as an order candidate of the purchaser who has performed the download (order candidate storage means). Then, the next time the same buyer accesses the Internet store, the buyer is specified based on the input buyer ID,
If there is an order candidate for the purchaser, provide the order candidate in response to the purchaser's request (order candidate providing means)
Then, it has a function of directly putting parts into the shopping basket from the order candidates (see FIG. 6B). The order assisting means in the present embodiment has a function of placing parts in a shopping cart, but may have a function of directly placing an order.

The test report providing means (also serving as a test report providing request receiving means) is a program for providing a test report to a purchaser. Specifically, (1) the test report providing means obtains the test report data of the parts pertaining to the purchaser's order from the test report DB in response to the test report provision request of the purchaser (see FIG. 5). It has a function to attach it to the shipping guide notice by e-mail. Further, (2) the test report providing means responds to the request for providing the test report again by the purchaser (FIG. 6).
(See (a)), a function of acquiring test report data from the test report DB and downloading it to the requested information terminal T in the same manner as the CAD data providing means described above (second test report providing means). ). In addition,
The test report providing means also has a function of receiving a test report providing request and prompting the sales company to create a test report. However, due to the nature of the test report, a new test report for the part is not created after the part is shipped (after leaving the sales company).

The purchaser management means is a program for managing purchasers. The purchaser management means has a function of registering a new purchaser when receiving purchaser registration information described later. Further, upon receiving the purchaser registration information, the purchaser management means generates a unique purchaser ID and password,
It has a function of distributing this as a purchaser registration notification to the purchaser who transmitted the purchaser registration information. Further, the purchaser management means has a function of authenticating the registered purchaser based on the purchaser ID and the password. The purpose of certification is to prevent mischievous ordering of parts. Incidentally, the transmission of the purchaser registration information is performed via a purchaser registration form (see FIG. 3B). The management of the purchaser may be manually performed as appropriate, for example, the purchaser registration notification is manually performed using mail or the like.

The DB management means is a program for registering and updating data in each DB when there is a request to register data in each DB and a request to update data already registered in each DB. For example, registration of data in the purchaser DB 100 when a new purchaser is registered is performed via this DB management means. Note that registration / update to each DB may be performed manually using a keyboard.

[DB] The DB and the like of the storage device SV2 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (see FIG. 1 as appropriate). Here, (a) of FIG. 2 is a logical configuration diagram of the purchaser DB,
(B) is a logical configuration diagram of the parts information DB, and (c) is a logical configuration diagram of the order history DB.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the purchaser DB 10
0 has items (fields) of a purchaser code, a company name, an address, a person in charge, a telephone number, an e-mail address, a purchaser ID, and a password. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. Among these, the purchaser code is unique for each purchaser, and is automatically assigned and assigned by the purchaser management means at the time of purchaser registration. The address is where the ordered parts are delivered. The purchaser ID is an ID for authentication distributed to the purchaser, and is generated together with the password by the purchaser management unit at the time of purchaser registration. The purchaser DB 100 is necessary for the parts sales system 1 to manage purchasers. In the present embodiment, the address in the purchaser DB 100 is the delivery destination of the part. However, the delivery destination may be separately specified when placing an order.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the component information DB2
00 (part information storage means) has items (fields) of a part code, a motor type, a model, a voltage, an installation location, a brake, an axis extension direction, a motor capacity, a reduction ratio, a file name, and a store price. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. Among them, the component code is unique for each component. Motor types are single-phase, three-phase,
Indicates another type such as an inverter. The model indicates a different type such as a quadrature shaft gear motor, a parallel shaft gear motor, or the like. The file name is a file name of the CAD data. The store price is
This is the unit sales price of parts in the Internet store.
The type and model of the motor are categories in this part, and the range from the voltage to the reduction ratio is the specification in this part. This parts information DB 200 is used for the parts sales system 1
However, it is necessary for managing parts to be sold and for facilitating purchase selection for a purchaser.

CAD_DB (CAD data storage means)
Stores CAD data of each part stored in the DXF format. The file name of the CAD data is managed by the component information DB 200. This CAD_DB is necessary for the parts sales system 1 to facilitate purchase selection of parts for the purchaser.

The test report DB (test report storage means) stores test report data in PDF
(Portable Document Format) format. The file name of the test report data is managed by the order history DB 300. The test report is created by inspecting a part for which a test report provision request has been made after the completion of the part. For this reason, the test report DB stores only the test report data of the component for which the test report provision request has been made. Incidentally, the PDF format has a feature that the file size is small, any information terminal T can handle it, and the image intended by the creator can be faithfully reproduced. The test report is a document that certifies that the part has passed the specified inspection. The name of the part, inspection items, standards and judgment criteria, inspection result, signature of the inspector, etc. are written on A4 size paper. ing. The purchaser obtains this as electronic information in PDF format, prints it, attaches it to a document such as an application form, and submits it to a government agency or the like.

The homepage data is various data necessary for realizing an Internet store by a homepage on the Internet. The homepage data is created in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the order history DB3
00 has items of purchaser code, order date, order number, part code, unit price, order quantity, test report, file name, and shipping date. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. Of these, the purchaser code is the purchaser DB
100 is the same as the purchaser code. The test report is a flag indicating whether or not the test report has already been provided to the purchaser and whether or not there has been a test report provision request. The file name is the file name of the test report data. This order history DB300
Will provide buyers with past order history,
It is used to facilitate purchase selection of parts by a purchaser. The order history data stored in the order history DB 300 is an order history list (see FIG. 6A).
Is provided to the purchaser by the order assisting means.

The order candidate DB stores information on parts that are likely to be ordered when the purchaser accesses the Internet store again, as described above, for each purchaser. This order candidate is a list of order candidates (see Fig. 6 (b)).
Is provided to the purchaser by the order assisting means.
This facilitates the purchase selection of the purchaser. In this embodiment, the order candidate DB is configured integrally with the order history DB 300 shown in FIG. Incidentally, in FIG. 2C, the order number, the order quantity, the test report, and the shipping date are "-" in the order candidate data.

[Homepage] Each page of the Internet store will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 (see FIGS. 1 and 2 as appropriate). Here, FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a homepage of the Internet store of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a purchaser registration page. FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a part selection / order entry page, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a specification selection page. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a shopping cart page. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an order history list page, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an order candidate list page.

[0050] As shown in FIG.
00 is "Information for the first time" column, agree button, disagree button, "Purchaser ID holder"
It consists of fields, an authentication button, a purchaser registration button, a return button, and the like. The "Information for first time" column,
It contains a greeting from the seller who opens the Internet store and notes on how to use the Internet store. The consent button is a button that is clicked by a mouse when a visitor to the Internet store agrees with the purpose of the store, and is linked to a parts selection / order entry page 520 in FIG. By clicking this button with a mouse, a visitor to the Internet store becomes a purchaser who can select parts and download CAD data without having a purchaser ID. On the other hand, the disagree button is a button that is clicked with a mouse when a visitor to this Internet store does not agree with the purpose of the store (or visits by mistake). For example, a link to a homepage such as an appropriate search engine is set. Have been.

The column “Purchased by purchaser ID” indicates that the purchaser having (distributed) the purchaser ID is the purchaser I.
This is a field for inputting D and a password. The authentication button is a button for transmitting the input purchaser ID and password as authentication information to the parts sales management server SV for authentication. Incidentally, when the user is authenticated, a part selection / order entry page 520 (see FIG. 4A) is displayed. The purchaser registration button is a button for a purchaser who has not registered in the Internet store to register in the Internet store and to receive a distribution of the purchaser ID and the password. ing. The return button is a button for returning to a previous screen, that is, a screen before visiting the homepage 500 of the Internet store.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the purchaser registration page 510 includes a purchaser registration form, a send button, a return button, and the like. The buyer registration form
This is an input form for creating purchaser registration information and transmitting it to the parts sales management server SV, and is configured to input a company name, an address, a person in charge, a telephone number, and an e-mail address. The transmission button is a button for transmitting information input to the purchaser registration form to the parts sales management server SV as purchaser registration information. When the parts sales management server SV receives the purchaser registration information, the parts sales management server SV
A new purchaser is registered in 100, and a purchaser ID and a password are distributed as a purchaser registration notice. The distributed purchaser ID and the like are displayed on the screen of the information terminal T of the purchaser. The back button is the previous page, ie, the homepage 500 of the Internet store.
Return to button.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the parts selection / order entry page 520 includes "1. Select a new part" and "2. Reorder parts previously ordered (see the order history). )), And “3. Order parts downloaded last time”. A link is set in the first heading. If you want to select a new part, click the mouse to select the motor type (three-phase, single-phase, ...) and model (orthogonal axis ..., parallel axis ..., ...) A category selection page (not shown) for selecting ()) is displayed. A link is also set in the second heading. When ordering parts ordered in the past (when order history is to be viewed), clicking on the mouse displays an order history list page 550 in FIG. 6A. It has become.
A link is also set to the third heading, and if there is an order candidate, an order candidate list page 560 of FIG. 6B is displayed. If there is no order candidate, a message indicating that there is no order candidate is displayed (in this case, there is no page movement). If the purchaser ID and the password are not authenticated by inputting the purchaser ID and the password, the second heading and the third heading can be clicked on with the mouse to order history list page 55 described later.
0 and the order candidate list page 560 are not displayed. This is because the purchaser cannot be identified.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the specification selection page 530 is composed of a specification selection form, a display column for selected parts, a button for entering a shopping cart, a clear button, a return button, and the like. The specification selection form is an input form for creating specification selection information and transmitting it to the parts sales management server SV, and includes a voltage (100/200), an installation location (indoor / outdoor), a brake (with / without), and a shaft. It consists of input items for exit direction (right / left / both sides), capacity, reduction ratio, and selection button. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. Among them, the voltage, the installation location, the brake, and the axis extension direction can be selected by radio buttons. In addition, the capacity and the reduction ratio can be selected from a pull-down menu. The specification selection form (specification selection page 530) is linked to a category selection screen (not shown) for selecting a category such as a motor type and a model. In other words, the specification selection form is an input form for determining more detailed specifications and selecting parts for the parts after selecting the motor type and model (that is, category). The selection button is a button for transmitting information input to the specification selection form to the parts sales management server SV as specification selection information.

In the selected component display column, the category and specification of the selected component, the component code, and the store price are displayed. In addition, a download button for downloading CAD data is provided in the display field of the selected component. This display is obtained by the parts sales management server SV searching the parts information DB 200 for the specification selection information from the information terminal T based on the specification selection form, and transmitting the corresponding parts information to the information terminal T as a selection response. Is displayed. In the download button, a download request for the CAD data of the corresponding component is set. By the way, the download is performed in the same manner as the download seen on the normal Internet, but in the present embodiment, the CAD data is a compressed file (.... ex).
It is downloaded as e) and is used by the purchaser after decompressing the data to make CAD data in DXF format.

The specification selection page 530 is provided with a button for entering a shopping basket, a clear button, and a return button. The button to put in the shopping cart is a button for putting the parts displayed in the display column of the selected parts into the shopping basket (see FIG. 5). When this button is clicked with a mouse, a cart input request for the part is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV, and the part is put in the shopping cart. The clear button is a button for clearing (erasing) the contents of the display field of the selected component. The return button is a button for returning to a previous page, that is, a category selection screen (not shown) for selecting a motor type and a model.

As shown in FIG. 5, shopping cart page 5
Reference numeral 40 denotes a shopping basket, a button for emptying the shopping basket, a recalculation button, an order button, and the like. The shopping cart has the following items: part name, store price, quantity, amount, cancellation, test report, and total. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. The parts included in the shopping basket are parts to be ordered in the Internet store. Incidentally, the parts in the shopping basket are those whose category is selected on the category selection screen (not shown), the specification is selected on the specification selection form, and the button for entering the shopping basket. Note that, among the items of the shopping cart, the number is an item that is input by the purchaser. The price is the store price multiplied by the number. The cancel button is a button for canceling a part in the shopping basket for each part and removing the part from the order target. The check box of the item of the test report is for asking whether the test report is necessary, and the purchaser checks with the mouse when the test report is required. A part with a check mark in this check box is accepted as a test report provision request, and a test report of the part is attached to an e-mail of a shipping guidance notice issued to a purchaser when the part is shipped. The sum displays the sum of the amounts.
A plurality of parts having different categories and specifications can be put in this shopping cart. By the way, the purchaser examines whether or not to order a part based on CAD data of the part before putting the part into the shopping basket. The shopping cart page 540 is displayed when a button for entering a shopping cart or an entering button described later is clicked with a mouse. However, in this embodiment, only one shopping cart is displayed. The number of rows in the shopping basket increases with a mouse click such as a second insertion button, and it is possible to order different parts such as categories.

The button for emptying the shopping basket is a button for removing all the parts contained in the shopping basket from the order. If you click this button with your mouse, the shopping basket will be empty. The recalculation button is a button for recalculating the amount and the total. For example, if the purchaser inputs the number of parts in the number field of the shopping cart and then clicks the button with the mouse, the recalculated amount and total are displayed on the shopping basket. The order button is a button for ordering parts in the shopping basket. When this button is clicked with the mouse, the information terminal T
Sends order information to the parts sales management server SV. The order information describes information for identifying a purchaser, a part code corresponding to a shopping cart, and the number of parts. It should be noted that the shopping page 540 is provided with a data form for enabling designation of the desired delivery date and change of the delivery location. If there is no entry of the desired delivery date, the seller determines the delivery date and notifies the purchaser of the expected delivery date by e-mail or the like (either in the form of notification as a shipping guide notification or in a separate notification form). . The delivery location after the change is entered only when the delivery location registered in advance is changed. Of course, the designation of the desired delivery date and the change of the delivery location may be performed for each part.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the order history list page 550 includes a purchaser's order history list and a return button. The order history list is created based on the order history DB 300 of FIG. 2C, and includes items of an order date, an order number, an order part name, a store price, a shopping cart, and a test report. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. Among these, the ordered part name describes the name of the previously ordered part together with the part code. Quantities are as previously ordered. The button for entering items to the shopping cart is the specification selection page 5 described above.
A function of transmitting a cart input request in the same manner as the button for adding to the shopping cart in 30 and adding the part to the shopping cart is provided. The download button of the item of the test report is associated with the item of the test report (and the file name) of the order history DB 300, and when the item of the test report is “provided”, the test of the order history list is performed. The download button can be pasted on the report item. Incidentally, the test report item of the order history DB 300 becomes “provided” because an order is placed in a state where the check box of the test report item of the shopping cart (see FIG. 5) is checked, and This is after the test report of the parts related to the order is attached to the shipping guidance notice and issued to the purchaser as e-mail. Thus, order history list page 5
The reason for pasting the button to download the test report to 50 is based on the conventional experience that, for the parts for which the test report was provided, the test report for the same part is often required thereafter. It is. The return button on the order list page 550 is a button for returning to the previous page, that is, the part selection / order entry page 520 in FIG.
The order history list page 550 facilitates selection and ordering of parts by the purchaser.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the order candidate list page 560 includes a purchaser's order candidate list, a return button, a delete execution button, and the like. The order candidate list is also an order history DB3 that also serves as the order candidate DB in FIG.
00, and includes items for download date, download component name, store price, shopping cart, and delete. This item can be increased or decreased as needed. Among them, the download part name describes the category and specification of the part of the order candidate together with the part code. The button for entering an item to the shopping cart has the same function as the button for entering the order history list described above. The check box of the item for deletion is for organizing the order candidate list, and the purchaser checks with the mouse when deleting the order candidate data that is determined to be unnecessary.
Order candidate data for which this check box is checked is to be deleted. Then, the return button on the order candidate list page 560 is a button for returning to the previous page, that is, the parts selection / order entry page 520 in FIG. The delete execution button is a button for executing deletion of the order candidate data with a check mark in the check box of the item of deletion. The order candidate list page 560 facilitates the purchaser ordering parts by re-accessing the Internet store.

Incidentally, in addition to the above, the Internet store has a page for updating the contents of the purchaser registration and the like.

The information terminal T of the purchaser (see FIG. 1)
Is a personal computer installed in the purchaser's company or the like. The information terminal T is a parts sales management server S
Since it has the same hardware configuration as V, its description is omitted. At least a WWW browser program is running on the information terminal T, and various information on the Internet can be browsed. The purchaser uses this information terminal T to make purchase selections and orders for parts.

Next, the parts sales system 1 described above
The operation of the (Internet store) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of parts sales in the Internet store based on the operation of the purchaser. FIG. 8 is a sequence chart when registering a purchaser in the Internet store.
FIG. 9 is a sequence chart when a purchaser registered as a purchaser selects a part and downloads CAD data from the Internet store. FIG. 10 is a sequence chart when ordering parts using the order candidate list page.

[Outline of Parts Sales] Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 7, an outline of parts sales in the Internet store will be described by taking an example of an operation on the purchaser side. The purchaser shall use the Internet store for the first time. In addition,
Reference symbols S11 to S28 in the following description correspond to those in FIG.
3 shows each step in the flowchart of FIG. In the following description, FIGS. 1 to 6 will be referred to as appropriate.

First, the purchaser accesses the Internet store using the WWW browser program of the information terminal T (S11). At this time, the purchaser inputs the URL of the Internet store. Then, the home page 500 is displayed. The purchaser determines whether or not to agree with the contents of the Internet store (S12), and if so, clicks the agree button provided on the homepage 500 with the mouse. By agreeing, parts can be selected without registering the purchaser.

When the consent button is clicked with the mouse, a parts selection / order entry page 520 is displayed on the information terminal T. Subsequent component selection is performed via a category selection page and a specification selection page 530 (not shown). By the way, if the user does not agree with the contents of the Internet store, he or she clicks a disagreement button provided on the homepage 500 with the mouse. This allows you to leave the Internet store.

The purchaser selects a part from the information terminal T (S13). After selecting the parts, the specification selection page 5
The selected component is displayed in the 30 selected component display column. The purchaser determines whether or not the selection has been made satisfactorily, that is, whether or not the selected component is intended (S).
14). If the selected component is not the one intended, the process returns to step S13, and the component is selected again.
As shown in step S24, when it is desired to stop the selection of components and to end the process, for example, the specification selection page 530
Click the back button of the mouse.

If the purchaser has successfully selected the part, the purchaser determines whether to download the CAD data of the selected part (S15). When downloading, the download button on the specification selection page 530 is clicked with the mouse. Thereby, the CAD data of the selected component is downloaded to the information terminal T (S16). The purchaser makes various studies from the shape of the component based on the downloaded CAD data, for example, using CAD (S17). Alternatively, when the CAD data is not downloaded, the specifications of the parts and the like are similarly examined (S17). In the case where it takes several days for the examination, for example, the access is temporarily released and the order is made by accessing the Internet store again. The operation in such a case will be described later.

Then, the result of the examination is judged (S18),
If you want to order parts, go to the specification selection page 530
The mouse is clicked on the button to add to the shopping cart of, and the part is added to the shopping basket on the shopping cart page 540 (S19). As a result of the examination, when selecting a part again, the process returns to step S13, and the part is selected again. In addition,
As shown in step S25, when the user wants to stop selecting components and finish the process, for example, the user clicks a return button on the specification selection page 530 with a mouse.

After the parts are put into the shopping cart in step S19, it is determined whether or not there is an addition (S20). If there is an addition, the process shifts to step S13 to select a component for addition. If there is no addition, it is determined whether the contents of the order including the number of orders are good (S21), and if it is desired to correct the contents of the order, it is appropriately corrected by the number of shopping carts, a cancel button, or the like ( S26). By the way, if you want to empty the shopping basket, click the mouse button to empty the shopping basket.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a test report is necessary (S22). If so, a check mark is placed on a check box of a test report item in the shopping cart (test report provision request, S27). . The test report provision request can be made for each component. Finally, an order is made by clicking the order button on the shopping cart page 540 with the mouse (S23). Thereby, the order information is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV. Note that, at the time of ordering, the purchaser is required to register the purchaser in order to clarify the delivery destination of the parts, and the purchaser performs the purchaser registration.

The above is the outline of the parts sales. According to this, parts can be appropriately ordered. The ordered parts are manufactured, for example, after confirming the transfer of the price, and are delivered by a carrier or the like at a later date.

[Purchaser Registration] With reference to the sequence chart of FIG. 8, the operation of registering a purchaser in the Internet store will be described. In the following description, reference symbol S
Reference numerals 31 to S40 indicate each step in the sequence chart of FIG. In the following description, FIGS. 1 to 6 will be referred to as appropriate.

First, the purchaser makes an access request to the homepage 500 by inputting the URL of the Internet store from the information terminal T (S31). The parts sales management server SV transmits the homepage data to the information terminal T in response to the request (S32). Thereby, the home page 500 of the Internet store is displayed on the information terminal T (S33). The purchaser clicks a mouse on the purchaser registration button on the homepage 500 to perform purchaser registration. Then, a display request for the purchaser registration page 510 is made (S34). The parts sales management server SV transmits the purchaser registration page data to the information terminal T in response to this request (S35). Thereby, the purchaser registration page 510 is displayed on the information terminal T (S36).

The purchaser enters a company name, address, and the like in a purchaser registration form on the purchaser registration page 510. After inputting necessary items in the purchaser registration form, the purchaser clicks the send button with the mouse to receive purchaser registration.
Then, purchaser registration information is created based on the input items of the purchaser registration form, and the information is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV (S37).

Upon receiving the purchaser registration information, the parts sales management server SV converts the purchaser management means into a unique purchaser ID.
And a password is generated (S38). In addition, the DB management means responds to the registration request of the purchaser management means,
100, and the buyer is registered (S3
9). The parts sales management server SV (buyer management means)
When the purchaser registration is completed, a notice of purchaser registration is sent to the information terminal T (S40). The purchaser registration notification describes the purchaser registration, the purchaser ID and the password.

[Selection and Download of Parts] With reference to the sequence chart of FIG. 9, an operation when a purchaser who has registered as a purchaser selects parts and downloads CAD data from the Internet store will be described. Reference numerals S51 to S67 in the following description indicate each step in the sequence chart of FIG. In the following description, FIGS. 1 to 6 will be referred to as appropriate.

First, the purchaser accesses the Internet store. The home page 500 of the Internet store is displayed on the information terminal T (S51). The purchaser inputs the purchaser ID and the password from the column having the purchaser ID and clicks the authentication button with the mouse.
Thereby, the authentication information is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV (S52). The purchaser management means (authentication means) of the parts sales management server SV performs authentication (S53).

When the authentication is performed, the parts sales management server S
V is the information terminal T for the part selection / order entry page data.
(S54). Thereby, the parts selection / order entry page 520 is displayed on the information terminal T (S5).
5). The purchaser clicks the mouse on the first heading to select a new part. Then, a new selection request is made (S
56), the category selection page data is transmitted from the parts sales management server SV to the information terminal T (S57), and a category selection page (not shown) is displayed on the information terminal T (S5).
8). The purchaser selects a motor type and a model category. Then, the category selection information is transmitted to the parts sales management server S.
V (S59), and the parts sales management server SV transmits the specification selection page data to the information terminal T (S6).
0), a specification selection page 530 is displayed on the information terminal T (S61).

The specification selection form on the specification selection page 530 has a content corresponding to the category of the selected component, and the purchaser selects the specification of the component using the radio buttons and pull-down menu of the form. Then, when the purchaser mouse-clicks the selection button, the specification selection information is transmitted from the information terminal T to the parts sales management server SV (S62). The parts sales management server SV searches the parts DB and transmits the corresponding parts information to the information terminal T as a selection response (S63). The category and specification of the part selected based on the selection answer, the part code, and the store price are displayed in the selected part display field of the specification selection page 530 displayed on the information terminal T (S64). in addition,
A download request for the CAD data of the selected component is set in the download button in the component selection display column.

When the purchaser clicks the download button with the mouse, a download request is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV (S65). In response to this, the parts sales management server SV stores the parts requested to be downloaded as order candidates of the purchaser (S66). At the same time, the parts sales management server SV downloads the CAD data of the part to the information terminal T (S67). The buyer imports the CAD data into his / her own CAD and
Various studies are performed on AD. When there is an order for a part to be downloaded without releasing the access, the parts sales management server SV deletes the order candidate stored in step S66. When downloading CAD data by selecting another component, the process is performed after returning to step S61, for example. Of course, step S55
Alternatively, the process may be performed after returning to step S58.

As described above, by downloading the CAD data, the purchaser can perform various examinations on the CAD, so that the order is ensured.

[Order from Order Candidate List] With reference to the sequence chart of FIG. 10, the operation of ordering parts using the order candidate list page 560 of the Internet store will be described. By the way, the purchaser visited the Internet store last time and
Downloading D data. Then, at the time of this access (re-access), two of the three parts related to the download are ordered. In the following description, reference numerals S71 to S9
2 shows each step in the sequence chart of FIG. In the following description, FIGS. 1 to 6 will be referred to as appropriate.

Up to the display of the parts selection / order entry page 520 in step S75 is the same as the “parts selection / download” described with reference to FIG. 9, and a description thereof will be omitted. When the parts selection / order entry page 520 is displayed in step S75, the purchaser clicks the third heading with the mouse to place an order for the parts downloaded when accessing the Internet store last time. Then, an order candidate list page display request is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV (S76). Parts sales management server SV
Receives this request, retrieves the order candidate of the purchaser (S77), reads it out to the main control device SV1, and creates order candidate list page data. Then, the order candidate list page data is transmitted to the information terminal T (S78).
As a result, the order list page 560 is displayed on the information terminal T.
Is displayed (S79). The page 560 contains the previous C
The three parts for which the AD data has been downloaded are listed as order candidates.

The purchaser clicks the mouse on the insert button for the part in order to order the "inverter + parallel shaft gear motor ..." at the top. Then, the information terminal T
Sends a cart input request for the part to the parts sales management server SV (S80). Upon receiving this, the parts sales management server SV transmits shopping cart page data in a state where the parts are put in the shopping cart to the information terminal T (S81). Thereby, the shopping cart page 540 is displayed on the information terminal T (S82). Incidentally, the shopping cart page 540 is displayed at the bottom of the order candidate list screen 560.

The purchaser clicks the mouse on the insert button for the part in order to order “waterproof three-phase hyponic ...” in the middle of the order candidates on the order candidate list page 560. Then, a cart input request for the part is transmitted from the information terminal T to the parts sales management server SV (S83). Upon receiving this, the parts sales management server SV transmits the shopping cart page update data in which the part has been added and added to the shopping cart to the information terminal T (S84). Thereby, the shopping cart page 540 of the information terminal T is updated (S85).

The purchaser checks the contents of the shopping basket. In addition, the purchaser needs a test report for the component "inverter + parallel shaft gear motor ...". For this reason, the purchaser puts a check mark in the check box of the test report for the part in the shopping cart (S86). After the final confirmation, the order button on shopping cart page 540 is clicked with a mouse to order these two parts. Then, order information (including a test report provision request) specifying the purchaser and the parts to be ordered is transmitted to the parts sales management server SV (S8).
7). Upon receiving this information, the parts sales management server SV
(Order accepting means) accepts the order (S88), outputs an order slip, etc., and prompts the sales company to deliver the parts related to the order (and provide a test report) (see the dotted arrow). In addition, an order acceptance notification is sent to the information terminal T by e-mail to notify that the order has been accepted (S8).
9).

Thereafter, the parts sales management server SV updates the order history DB of the purchaser and deletes the order candidate data in the order candidate DB (S90). The order candidate data is deleted by a) ordering the number of order candidates as appropriate to facilitate ordering by referring to the order candidate list, b) saving storage capacity, and c) ordering parts. Is provided to the buyer as an order history list thereafter, and it is not necessary to be an order candidate.

By using the order candidate list as described above, the purchaser can save the trouble of selecting the parts again, and the order is greatly facilitated. In addition, even if a part (model, etc.) related to the download is forgotten, an order can be made without any trouble. On the other hand, sales companies will also receive more orders.

When the ordered parts are completed, the sales entrepreneur (also serving as the manufacturing entrepreneur) performs a predetermined inspection, creates a test report for the parts, and inputs this to the parts sales management server SV ( See dashed arrow). When the test report is input, the parts sales management server SV determines that the parts related to the test report are ready for shipment, updates the test report DB, and sends a shipping plan guide notification to the purchaser by e-mail. (S9
1, S92). The test report is provided to the purchaser by being attached to the e-mail. That is, the test report is provided to the buyer at an appropriate time in conjunction with the shipment. Then, the parts are shipped (delivered) to the purchaser by a carrier or the like. Note that, for the parts for which the test report has been provided to the purchaser, the item of the test report in the order history DB 300 (see FIG. 2C) becomes “provided” after shipment. And corresponding to this, the order history list page 5
It is possible to download a test report for the part from the reference numeral 50 (see FIG. 6A). By doing so, the purchaser can not only use the order history list as his / her purchase management ledger, but also easily re-output the already delivered test report later. Further, the seller can save time and effort in providing (submitting) the test report.

Note that the parts sales system 1 of the present embodiment
Can easily order parts from the order history list page 550 in the same manner as the order candidate list page 560. Since the operation at this time is in accordance with the sequence chart of FIG. 10, the description thereof is omitted. That is,
If the term “order candidate” in the sequence chart of FIG. 10 is read as “order history”, the sequence chart becomes a sequence chart for explaining the operation when ordering parts from the order history list.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be widely modified. For example, in the embodiment of the invention described above, the component selection unit searches the component from the component information storage unit based on the specification of the component, provides the corresponding component to the information terminal, and urges the purchaser to select the component. ,
Of course, a part selection unit that provides a list of parts to be sold to the information terminal and prompts the purchaser to select the part may be used. Also,
The order receiving means uses a shopping cart (shopping cart) in the embodiment of the invention described above, but is not limited to this. Further, the order history list and the order candidate list are displayed as separate tables, but they may be displayed together as the same table.
In this case as well, it is preferable to provide a means that allows the purchaser to delete the order candidate as in the above-described embodiment of the present invention from the viewpoint of enabling an appropriate order. . It is preferable that a test report provision request can be made not only at the time of ordering but also at the stage from ordering to shipping. This is because the user sometimes forgets to provide a test report when placing an order.

Further, for example, when there is an order candidate for the order candidate, it may be notified at the time of authentication, or a list of order candidates may be displayed. Further, the information terminal T may be identified by a cookie or the like, and an order candidate may be displayed. Further, instead of a configuration in which the function of putting the product into the shopping basket directly from the order candidate list is added, a configuration in which the order candidate list is simply displayed may be used. Further, the parts sales management server SV may be installed in a foreign country. Regarding the settlement of the price, any means and method such as settlement by credit card, immediate settlement by electronic money, settlement by bank transfer, settlement by registered mail and the like are not limited. In addition, for delivery, such as delivery to the factory, delivery by a carrier, etc.
Regardless of the method. Notification to the purchaser such as a purchaser registration notification and registration work in the DB may be performed manually.

Furthermore, the part number (serial No.) of the part, which is an individual number, is described in the test report, and, for example, the item of the part number and other parts after sale are stored in the order history DB 300 shown in FIG. By adding items necessary for individual management (for example, parts installation location)
Various data, such as detailed specifications of parts and delivery destinations, can be searched by the purchaser using the machine number as a key (part management means). In addition, a test report can be downloaded as shown in an order history list (see FIG. 6A). In addition, by the operation of the buyer,
The final installation location of the parts and the like are configured to be freely searchable and registered in the parts sales system. By doing so, for example, it is assumed that the purchaser creates an apparatus machine incorporating parts purchased from the Internet store and sells it to the purchaser's customer with a test report. In this case, the purchaser can quickly respond to the inquiry about the part from the customer who clearly indicates the model number described in the test report based on the model number. In addition, for inquiries that do not specify the machine number, by requesting the clear description of the machine number described in the test report, the buyer can respond quickly to the inquiry based on the machine number. Become.
In addition, the purchaser can download the test report based on this device number. Therefore, the buyer
The parts sales system can also be conveniently used for inquiries and maintenance from the final delivery destination. of course,
The labor of the seller company is also greatly reduced.

[0095]

The present invention described above has various excellent effects. Hereinafter, examples of the effect will be described. (1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, by enabling the download of CAD data, the purchaser can perform various studies on CAD. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately select and order parts, and to appropriately design, for example, an apparatus machine. On the other hand, the seller can significantly reduce the return of parts because the purchaser can select and order an appropriate part. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the downloaded CAD data is in the DXF format, the downloaded CAD data can be read on many CAD softwares. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately select and order parts without depending on CAD software, and to appropriately design, for example, an apparatus machine. In addition, the sales company does not need to prepare various types of CAD data, which facilitates management. Also, the load on the hardware of the system can be reduced. According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to select and place an appropriate part by referring to the past order history. Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to reliably select and order the parts related to the download based on the order candidates. In particular, when selecting and ordering parts by accessing the parts sales system again, even if the purchaser forgets to download parts, the parts can be selected and ordered reliably. (2) According to the invention described in claim 5, the test report can be provided to the purchaser at an appropriate time linked to the shipping time without the trouble of the seller. Also,
According to the invention described in claim 6, the test report once created can be obtained again by referring to the purchase history, which is convenient for the purchaser. In addition, in conventional general sales, it is often required to submit a test report again, and various troubles have been taken on the part of the sales company, but this trouble is solved. According to the invention of claim 7, it is convenient that the purchaser can individually manage the parts based on the individual numbers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a parts sales system according to an embodiment and a connection relationship with an information terminal.

FIG. 2 (a) in the parts sales system of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a logical configuration diagram of a purchaser DB, and FIG.
4B is a logical configuration diagram of the order history DB, and FIG.

FIG. 3 (a) in the parts sales system of FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the homepage of an internet store, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a structure of a purchaser registration page.

FIG. 4 (a) in the parts sales system of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a parts selection / order entry page, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a specification selection page.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a shopping cart page in the parts sales system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 (a) in the parts sales system of FIG.
FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a configuration example of an order history list page, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an order candidate list page.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of parts sales in the Internet store according to the embodiment based on a purchaser's operation.

FIG. 8 is a sequence chart when registering a purchaser in the Internet store of the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a sequence chart when a purchaser registered as a purchaser of the present embodiment selects components and downloads CAD data from the Internet store.

FIG. 10 is a sequence chart when ordering parts using the order candidate list page of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... parts sales system SV ... parts sales management server T ... information terminal 100 ... buyer DB 200 ... parts information DB (parts information storage means) 300 ... order history DB (order history storage means) 530 ... specification selection page (parts selection) 540… shopping cart page (constituting a part of order receiving means) 550… order history list page (order assisting means,
Second test report providing means) 560… Order candidate list page (Order candidate providing means)

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shuichi Ishide 5-9-1-11 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (72) Inventor Tsuyoshi Samejima 5-9-1 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. 11 Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. F term (reference) 5B046 AA00 CA06 HA05 KA05 5B049 AA01 AA06 BB11 CC05 CC08 DD01 DD05

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A parts sales system which enables a purchaser to select and purchase a desired part from an information terminal based on information provided via a communication means, wherein at least a specification of the part is described in parts information. A component information storage unit, a component selection unit that provides the component information to the information terminal to prompt selection of a component to be ordered, and receives an order for the selected component via the information terminal. CAD data storage means for storing CAD data for each part, and a CAD data storage means for storing the CAD data for each part, in response to a download request via the information terminal from a purchaser who has selected and purchased the part. CAD
And a CAD data providing means for providing data. 2. The file format of the CAD data is D
The parts sales system according to claim 1, wherein the parts sales system is in an XF format. 3. The parts sales system provides order history storage means for storing the purchase history of the purchaser, and provides the purchase history of the purchaser in response to a request via the information terminal. 3. The parts sales system according to claim 1, further comprising an order assisting unit that receives an order from the information terminal with reference to the information terminal. 4. In the case where the CAD data has been downloaded, and there is no order for the component related to the download at the time of the access, an order candidate of a purchaser who has performed the download for the component related to the download. And an order candidate providing means for providing the order candidate to an information terminal of a purchaser who accesses the parts sales system again. 3
The parts sales system according to any one of the above. 5. A parts sales system which enables a purchaser to select and purchase a desired part from an information terminal based on information provided via a communication means, wherein at least a specification of the part is described in parts information. A component information storage unit, a component selection unit that provides the component information to the information terminal to prompt selection of a component to be ordered, and receives an order for the selected component via the information terminal. Test report providing request receiving means for receiving, via the information terminal, a request for providing a test report of the component related to the order, and the component created based on the request for providing the test report. And a test report providing means for providing the test report according to the shipment of the part. 6. The parts sales system, wherein: an order history storing means for storing the order history of the purchaser; a test report storing means for storing a test report of the parts; and a response to a request via the information terminal. Second test report providing means for providing the purchase history of the purchaser and receiving a request for providing the test report from the information terminal with reference to the order history. The parts sales system according to claim 5, wherein 7. A method according to claim 7, wherein said test report includes an individual number, and a part management means for associating said number with said part and enabling said purchaser to individually manage said part. The parts sales system according to claim 5 or 6.