JP2002109265A - Net shopping system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology for purchasing an article without inputting personal data in net shopping. SOLUTION: When the user (consumer) of terminal equipment 102 of the consumer, who performs member registration by inputting the personal data such as name, address, card company name or card number, connects that terminal equipment and orders an article by inputting information such as the URL of a server 103 of a seller presenting the article or article number specifying that article, a server 104 of an agent orders that article by a connection with the server 103 of that seller. The payment of the price and charges is demanded to the user of the terminal equipment 102 of the consumer and the payment of the price to the side of the server 103 of the seller is performed in place of the user. The article is temporarily received on the side of the server 104 of the agent and delivered to the user later.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for a user of a terminal device to perform shopping via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the Internet has rapidly spread,
The number of users is increasing rapidly. For this reason, a business targeting the user has been attracting much attention. For example, in shopping, many sites (hereinafter, referred to as sales sites) for displaying and selling products to visitors have been opened, and the number of users (consumers) has been rapidly increasing. For shopping using the Internet (net shopping), there is no need to actually set up a store,
There is also a great advantage for the sales side, such as being able to secure an unprecedented sales channel. From these facts, it is thought that the number of sales sites will increase further in the future.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the flow of conventional Internet shopping. Conventionally, a consumer accesses a sales site, browses products posted there, and designates a desired product from among them to place an order. At the time of ordering, personal data such as a delivery destination of a product and a credit card number is input (sequence S51). The sales site sends the purchase information (transaction details) of the product to the card company based on the input personal data, and requests payment of the price (sequence S52). When the payment is charged, the card company requests the consumer to pay the payment on a predetermined date (sequence S53).

On the sales site side, the card company is requested to pay for the payment, and the specified product is delivered to the specified delivery destination (sequence S54). The card company pays the price charged in sequence S52 to the sales site (sequence S55), and collects the price from the consumer by debiting the price from a designated bank account or the like (step S55). Sequence S56).

[0005]

In the conventional Internet shopping as described above, every time a product is ordered, personal data such as a card number must be input. For this reason, there was a problem that the probability that a third party could see it was high.

[0006] It is not always the case that a third party who looks at personal data does not abuse it. For this reason, due to the problem, it is a fact that many people take measures such as not placing an order for a product or refraining from placing an order. This means that if such people start to order products, sales can be expected to increase significantly. Therefore, it has been strongly desired to avoid the problem.

[0007] The present invention provides a method for online shopping,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology for enabling a user to purchase a product without inputting personal data to a product sales site.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first net shopping system of the present invention comprises a consumer terminal device, a first server of a seller who sells goods, and an agent who performs agent purchase of goods and compensation service. In the Internet shopping system in which the second server is configured to be able to communicate via a network, after the personal data relating to the consumer is registered in the second server from the terminal device of the consumer, the second server Is characterized in that, on the basis of the personal data, a product order and payment for the first server are performed on behalf of the consumer.

[0009] Alternatively, the second online shopping system of the present invention comprises a consumer's terminal device, a first server of a seller who sells merchandise, and a second server of a surrogate agent which performs merchandise purchase and compensation services. Is configured to be able to communicate via a network, after personal data relating to the consumer is registered in the second server from the terminal device of the consumer, and After the product is delivered to the second server, the second server orders the product and pays the price with the consumer based on the personal data.

In the present invention, a consumer (a person who wants to purchase a product)
In order to receive a request for product purchase from the terminal device of the second, the agent of the second server that has registered personal data on the consumer is acting as the agent of the purchase to the first server of the seller who posted the product. I do. Thereafter, the merchandise is delivered to the consumer, and settlement with the consumer is performed based on personal data stored (registered) in advance. This avoids the need for the consumer to send personal data to the seller when purchasing a product in online shopping, and also avoids the possibility of the data being misused by a third party.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an online shopping system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the Internet shopping system according to the present embodiment
A consumer terminal device 102, for example, a personal computer or a mobile phone, a server 103 of a seller that provides a place for online shopping, and a server 104 of an agent that performs online shopping are connected to each other. Have been built. The server 104 is connected to a card company server 106 installed in a credit card company 105 by a dedicated line 107.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. The consumer terminal device 102 includes a server 103 of a seller,
Alternatively, an ISP (Internet Service) that provides a connection service with the Internet 101 via a public line by dial-up, for example,
Provider), and then connect to the URL (Uniform Res
It is connected to it by designating ource Locator). The dealer's server 103 is installed to open a sales site. For this reason, the user of the consumer terminal device 102 can perform normal Internet shopping by connecting to the terminal device 102.

The other agent's server 104 is installed by an agent who provides services to perform online shopping on behalf of the terminal device 102 of the consumer who has registered as a member and to compensate the merchandise. The following service is provided to the user (consumer) of the consumer terminal device 102 connected thereto. This will be described in detail with reference to the explanatory diagram shown in FIG.

The agency server 104 transmits a top page (HTML data) in which various selection items (link buttons) are arranged to the connected consumer terminal device 102, and provides the user with desired selection items. Let me choose. When the user selects "member registration" on the top page,
By transmitting the data indicating that, the agency 104 stores the member registration page on the consumer terminal device 10.
Send to 2. On that page, you ’ll find the name, address (shipping address),
After inputting personal data such as a credit card company name and a card number, clicking the "Send" button causes the input personal data to be transferred to the agent server 1
04. Based on the received data, the server 104 of the agency provides the server 106 of the card company 105
Inquiring whether the correspondence between the card number of the credit card and the name of the person who issued the card is correct, the received data can be The data is stored and stored in the illustrated hard disk device. On the other hand, a user ID and a password are issued and transmitted to the consumer terminal device 102. Member registration is performed in this manner (sequence S21).

The user who wants to shop online connects the terminal device 102 of the consumer to the server 103 of the dealer, browses the posted product, and determines the desired product (sequence S22). If the user wishes to act for the purchase of the determined product, the user can use the terminal device 10 of the consumer.
2 is connected to the agent's server 104, and "Product Purchase" is clicked on the top page. By clicking on it, the agent server 104 transmits a page for inputting a user ID and a password. When the user clicks an "OK" button after inputting the data on the page, the data is transmitted to the agency server 104, and authentication for confirming the membership is performed. As a result of the authentication, if it is confirmed that the user is a member, the agent server 1
04 transmits an order screen for accepting an order for a product to the consumer's terminal device 102, and requests data input to items provided on the screen. After inputting the data, the user of the consumer's terminal device 102 places an order for a product by clicking on a “send” button (the above,
Sequence S23). In addition, on the order screen, for example, it is requested to input information (product information) for specifying a product such as a URL of a sales site displaying a desired product and a product number.

The server 104 of the agent receiving the order for the product from the user of the terminal device 102 of the consumer, based on the data input on the order screen, the sales site (server 10).
Access is made to 3), and it is confirmed whether or not the product for which the order has been received exists (sequence S24). As a result, when it is confirmed that the merchandise exists, the user (consumer) of the consumer terminal device 102 is notified that a charge for the merchandise and a fee will be charged, and the card company 105 purchases the merchandise. The information is sent and a payment is requested (sequence S25). As a result, the card company 105 withdraws the amount charged from the agent server 104 (agent, compensation service agent) from the bank account or the like on the predetermined date (sequence S26).

On the other hand, the agent's server 104 operates in accordance with the data input on the order screen.
An order for a product is made in No. 3 (sequence S27). The order is made without using the personal data input by the user of the consumer terminal device 102. As a result, the credit card held by the user can be transferred to a third party via the Internet
Abuses above are definitely avoided. As a result, users can enjoy online shopping with confidence.

The distributor server 103 requests the agent server 104 to pay for the goods. On the other hand, the staff delivers the ordered product (sequence S28). The agency server 104 pays the price charged in the sequence S28 by, for example, electronic money (sequence S29). On the other hand, acting,
The staff of the compensation service provider delivers the delivered product to the address entered at the time of member registration (sequence S30). By performing the delivery, the response of the trader on receiving the order for the product is completed.

The reason why the merchandise is once received from the net shop where the server 103 of the dealer is installed and is delivered to the consumer (the user of the terminal device 102) is to confirm that the net shop has delivered the merchandise. Based on the confirmation, the company conducts compensation work to monitor the goods so that they can reach consumers safely. If the product is checked to see if it is defective (including damage during transportation), non-defective products can be reliably delivered to consumers. . In addition, since the trader can grasp all the flows of goods and payments, it is possible to promptly respond to inquiries from consumers and to provide more detailed services.

In this embodiment, an order is received from the consumer (the user of the terminal device 102 of the consumer who has registered as a member) and then the merchandise is ordered from the server 103 of the seller. As shown in (1), the merchandise may be previously ordered and secured and stored in the server 103 of the distributor, and the consumer who has ordered the secured and stored merchandise may be provided with the merchandise. In that case, consumers will be able to respond more quickly. Alternatively, the merchandise may be sent directly to the consumer from the online shop. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the sequence S27, S2 in FIG.
The sequence may be realized by executing the sequences S41 to S43 instead of the sequence S8. In sequence S40, the agency server 104 requests the server 103 of the seller to deliver the product with the address input at the time of member registration as the delivery destination. In sequence S41, the product is delivered to the address. In the sequence S42, the merchant server 103 pays the price for the product to the agent server 104. In the sequence S43, the agent 104 of the agent
Is confirming that the product has been delivered through the delivery company. In that way, the products are sent directly to consumers. The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment or its modifications, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical concept thereof.

The agent server 104 as described above,
Alternatively, a program for realizing the operation of the modified example is a CD-ROM, a floppy (registered trademark) disk,
Alternatively, it may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk and distributed. Alternatively, part or all of the program may be distributed using a communication line such as a public network. In such a case, the user (trader) obtains the program and loads it into a data processing device such as a computer, so that the data processing device and further a system in which a plurality of terminal devices are connected to the data processing device via a network. The present invention can be applied. For this reason, the recording medium may be one that can be accessed by an apparatus that distributes the program.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, in order to receive a request for purchase of a product from a terminal device of a consumer (a purchaser of a product), personal data relating to the consumer is registered. The agent acting as a server substitutes the purchase for the first server of the seller who posted the product. Thereafter, the merchandise is delivered to the consumer, and settlement with the consumer is performed based on personal data stored (registered) in advance. For this reason, in online shopping, consumers can purchase desired products without sending personal data to a seller when purchasing products, and the data may be misused by a third party. Can also be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the flow of online shopping.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a flow of online shopping (Modification 1).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a flow of online shopping (Modification 2).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the flow of conventional Internet shopping.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Internet 102 Consumer terminal device 103 Seller server 104 Agency server 105 Card company

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device of a consumer, a first server of a sales company that sells goods, and a second server of a sales company that performs agent purchase and compensation services are configured to be communicable via a network. In the online shopping system, after personal data relating to the consumer is registered in the second server from the consumer terminal device, the second server responds to the first server based on the personal data. An online shopping system, wherein an order for a product and payment of the price are performed on behalf of the consumer. 2. A terminal device of a consumer, a first server of a seller who sells goods, and a second server of an agent who performs agency and purchase of goods and compensation service are configured to be communicable via a network. In the online shopping system, after the personal data relating to the consumer is registered in the second server from the terminal device of the consumer, and the goods are delivered from the first server to the second server. Thereafter, the second server makes an order for a product and pays for the price with the consumer based on the personal data.