JP2002133205A - System and method for joint purchase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a joint purchase system that uses the Internet and, in spite of the joint purchase, lightens a representative's burden for managing payment by entrusting payment procedures to each individual. SOLUTION: Purchaser's terminals 1, 1a and 1b are the terminals for them to purchase commodities. Joint purchase representative's terminal 3 notifies purchasers of commodities to be purchased, a term of validity or the like, adds up request of purchase from the purchasers and places an order collectively. Servicing company's terminal 4 carries out services for the joint purchase. The Internet network 2 connects purchasers' terminals 1, 1a and 1b, joint purchase representative's terminal 3 and servicing company's terminal 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a joint purchase system and method, and more particularly, to a joint purchase system and method for jointly purchasing goods using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent development of the Internet technology, forms of selling and purchasing goods on the Internet using the technology are increasing.

[0003] As an example of such a purchase system using a network, for example, a "purchase mediation system using a network" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-282367 is known.

[0004] In this publication, there is provided a purchase mediator for mediating purchases to members, a virtual shop, and a financial institution in which the member has an account. For settlement, apply for product reimbursement from the account of the purchase broker to the account of the virtual shop, and when the reimbursement is completed, the purchase broker bills the member for the product by e-mail and transfer or debit from the member to the financial institution It describes a technology in which a financial institution transfers money to the broker's account after the data transmission is completed.

[0005] As described above, the conventional joint purchase system and its method are performed only by individuals or representatives. Therefore, in the case of joint purchase, the financial burden of the joint purchase representative is large.

[0006] Further, under the present circumstances, since a standard purchase method for joint purchase is not recognized, it is difficult to discover potential needs of customers' products and to expect sales expansion.

[0007]

In the conventional joint purchase system and method described above, since the purchased goods are settled only by the individual or the representative, in the case of the joint purchase, the joint purchase representative needs to pay for the goods. It has the disadvantage that the management burden is large.

[0008] Further, since a standard purchase method for joint purchase is not recognized, there is a disadvantage that the latent needs of the customer for the product cannot be grasped as information.

[0009] The object of the present invention is to use the Internet to entrust each individual to the payment procedure despite joint purchase,
An object of the present invention is to provide a joint purchase system and a method thereof that reduce the burden of managing the settlement of the joint purchase representative.

[0010]

According to the joint purchasing system and method of the present invention, a joint purchasing representative of goods sends purchase information of goods and expiration dates to a plurality of purchasers via a service company by using the Internet. When the joint purchase representative receives the completion of the joint purchase procedure including the number of product orders and the financial institution information of the plurality of buyers from the service company, the service company performs electronic settlement of the joint purchase. It is characterized by:

[0011] A plurality of purchaser terminals for purchasing a product, a joint purchase representative terminal for notifying purchase information and totalizing and ordering the products desired for purchase, and a service company terminal for performing a joint purchase service for the products. An internet network for connecting and connecting these terminals, wherein the joint purchase representative terminal registers the product, the joint purchaser, and the expiration date with the service company terminal via the internet network; A company terminal notifies the plurality of pre-registered purchaser terminals of a request for an application procedure for product purchase from the joint purchase representative terminal via the Internet network; The plurality of purchaser terminals browse the website provided by the service company terminal shown on the terminal screen, and make a request for a joint purchase application. Whether or not to make a joint purchase for the purchaser, and in the case of the joint purchase, register the financial institution information of the purchaser necessary for electronic settlement in the service company terminal via the Internet network; The contents registered by the purchaser terminal are sequentially transmitted to the joint purchase representative terminal via the Internet network, and when the purchase registration by the plurality of purchaser terminals registered in advance by the expiration date is not performed, Automatically informs the joint purchase representative terminal of the fact that all the purchase registrations have not been made; the joint purchase representative terminal reviews the joint purchase conditions, and The company terminal was re-registered from the web for the extension of the expiration date or the change of the joint purchase condition via the Internet network, and registered in advance by the expiration date. When the purchase registration by the plurality of purchaser terminals is performed, the service company terminal automatically notifies the joint purchase representative terminal and the plurality of purchaser terminals via the Internet network to that effect. The electronic settlement is performed based on the financial institution information of the purchaser necessary for the electronic settlement set in advance.

[0012] When the purchase of the product is stopped, the joint purchase representative terminal notifies all the purchasers of the stop of the joint purchase procedure to the service company terminal and the plurality of purchaser terminals via the Internet network. It is characterized by:

[0013] If the expiration date is not extended, the joint purchase representative terminal performs a procedure for canceling the product purchase to the service company terminal via the Internet network, and the service company terminal issues a registration cancellation notice. Is notified to the plurality of purchaser terminals via the Internet network.

Also, a plurality of purchaser terminals for purchasing a product, a joint purchase representative terminal for notifying purchase information, totalizing desired products, and ordering in a lump, and a service company for providing a joint purchase service for the products A terminal, and an Internet network for communication-connecting the terminals, wherein the joint purchase representative terminal registers the product, the joint purchaser, and the expiration date with the service company terminal via the Internet network. A purchase representative registration step; wherein the service company terminal sends a request for an application procedure for product purchase from the joint purchase representative terminal to the plurality of pre-registered purchaser terminals via the Internet network. An application procedure step of notifying by e-mail; and the plurality of purchaser terminals requested by the e-mail are displayed on the terminal screen. Service provider's terminal to browse the website provided by the service company terminal and determine whether or not to make a joint purchase for the product for which the joint purchase request has been made. A purchaser registration step of registering with the service company terminal by e-mail via a network; the service company terminal displays the contents registered by the plurality of purchaser terminals by e-mail via the Internet network, A transmission step of sequentially transmitting to the purchaser terminal; if purchase registration is not performed by the plurality of purchaser terminals registered in advance by the expiration date, it is determined that purchase registration has not been performed for all members, and the joint purchase is performed. A non-purchase notifying step of automatically notifying the representative terminal of the fact; the joint purchase representative terminal reviews the joint purchase conditions. Re-registering the service company terminal via the Internet to extend the expiration date or re-register the change of the joint purchase condition from the web; and the plurality of purchases registered before the expiration date. When purchase registration is performed by the purchaser terminal, the service company terminal automatically notifies the joint purchase representative terminal and all of the plurality of purchaser terminals by an e-mail via the Internet network to that effect, An electronic settlement step of performing an electronic settlement based on the financial institution information of the purchaser required by the electronic settlement registered in advance by the purchaser registration step.

[0015] When the purchase of the goods is stopped in the re-registration step, a notification to the effect that the purchase procedure has been stopped is sent to all of the buyer terminals via the service company terminal and the Internet network. The method is characterized.

If the expiration date is not extended, the procedure for canceling the product purchase is performed for the service company terminal via the Internet network, and the service company terminal sends a registration stop notice electronically via the Internet network. The method is characterized by a joint purchase method including a registration stop notification step of notifying the plurality of purchaser terminals by e-mail.

[0017]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a joint purchasing system and method according to the present invention.

In this embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the purchaser terminals 1, 1a, 1b for the purchaser to purchase the goods, the purchased goods, the expiration date and the like are notified, and the purchase requests from the purchasers are totaled. It is composed of a joint purchase representative terminal 3 for batch ordering, a service company terminal 4 for joint purchase service of purchased goods, and an Internet network 2 for connecting these.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the joint purchasing system and method of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, components corresponding to those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals or symbols, and description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

The joint purchase representative terminal 3 registers a purchased article such as a product, a joint purchaser, and an expiration date with the service company terminal 4 via the Internet 2 (step 1: C1). The service company terminal 4 requests the pre-registered purchaser terminals 1, 1a, and 1b to apply for a joint purchase of the goods from the joint purchase representative terminal 3, and determines what kind of goods are purchased and joint purchase. The user is notified by e-mail via the Internet 2 of a request for an application procedure for the purchase of a product, which is the expiration date of the application and by whom (step 2: C2).

Buyer terminal 1 requested by e-mail
1a and 1b are service company terminals 4 shown on the terminal screen.
Website provided by (hereinafter referred to as “Website”)
Whether or not to make a joint purchase for a product for which a joint purchase request has been made. In the case of joint purchase, the financial institution information (account number, etc.) of the purchaser required in the electronic settlement of accounts is sent via the Internet network 2. Is registered in the service company terminal 4 by e-mail (step 3: C3). The service company terminal 4
The contents registered by the purchaser terminals 1, 1a, 1b are sequentially transmitted to the joint purchase representative terminal 3 by e-mail via the Internet network 2 (step 4: C4).

If the purchase registration is not performed by the pre-registered purchaser terminals 1, 1a, 1b by the expiration date, the service company terminal 4 determines that all the purchase registrations have not been performed, This is automatically notified to the representative terminal 3 (step 5: C5).

The joint purchase representative terminal 3 reexamines the joint purchase conditions, and re-registers the extension of the expiration date or the change of the joint purchase conditions to the service company terminal 4 via the Internet 2 from the Web ( Step 6: C6).

If the purchase of the product is stopped in step 6, the purchaser terminals 1, 1a, and 1b are notified to all the purchasers via the service company terminal 4 and the Internet network 2 that the joint purchase procedure has been stopped. .

If the extension is not to be extended, the procedure for canceling the purchase of the product for the real property is performed by the service company terminal 4.
Via the Internet network 2, and the service company terminal 4 notifies the purchaser terminals 1, 1a, and 1b of the registration stop notification by e-mail via the Internet network 2 (step 7: C7).

When the purchase registration is performed by the pre-registered purchaser terminals 1, 1a, 1b by the expiration date, the service company terminal 4 automatically causes the joint purchase representative terminal 3 and the purchaser terminals 1, 1a, 1a, 1b. 1b is notified by e-mail via the Internet network 2 to that effect, and the electronic settlement is performed based on the financial institution information (account number, etc.) of the purchaser necessary for the electronic settlement registered in advance in step 3. (Step 8: C8).

As described above, the present invention relates to the Internet network 2
Since it is mail-order sales on the Internet using, the joint purchase (joint purchase representative, purchaser) can be easily performed through the Internet network 2 and the joint purchase is managed by the purchaser himself. There is no need to manage payments for individual buyers, and the effort can be significantly reduced.

That is, the joint purchase representative of the goods notifies the plurality of purchasers of the goods and the expiration date via the service company to the plurality of purchasers via the Internet. Upon receiving the completion of the joint purchase procedure including the number of product orders and financial institution information from the service company, the service company performs electronic settlement of the joint purchase.

Further, the service company terminal 4 as a service providing company provides a new service called a joint purchase, so that the user can purchase at a low cost through the joint purchase.
Since the purchase procedure is simplified, the joint purchase can be easily performed, so that it is possible to stimulate the customer's willingness to purchase the product and increase the sales of the product.

In particular, the present invention is particularly effective for a product that can be expected to lower the price of a purchased article by mass purchase.

[0034]

As described above, the joint purchase system and method according to the present invention can delegate the payment procedure to each individual irrespective of joint purchase using the Internet. Has the effect that the procedure of joint purchase can be easily performed, and management work of joint purchase such as money transfer is remarkably reduced.

Further, since the service provider can easily perform the joint purchase by providing a new service called the joint purchase, there is an effect that the desire to purchase the potential product can be stimulated and the sales of the product can be expected to increase. ing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a joint purchasing system and method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the joint purchasing system and method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1a, 1b Buyer terminal 2 Internet network 3 Joint purchase representative terminal 4 Service company terminal

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A joint purchase representative of a product notifies a plurality of purchasers of goods and an expiration date via a service company to a plurality of purchasers via the Internet, and the joint purchase representative expresses the plurality of purchasers. Receiving from the service company the completion of a joint purchase procedure including the number of product orders and financial institution information, the electronic settlement of the joint purchase is performed by the service company. 2. A plurality of purchaser terminals for purchasing a product, a joint purchase representative terminal for notifying purchase information, totalizing desired purchase products, and ordering in a lump, and a service company for providing a joint purchase service for the products. A terminal, and an Internet network for connecting and connecting these terminals, wherein the joint purchase representative terminal registers the product, the joint purchaser and the expiration date with the service company terminal via the Internet network; The service company terminal notifies the plurality of pre-registered purchaser terminals of a request for an application procedure for product purchase from the joint purchase representative terminal via the Internet network; The plurality of purchaser terminals having received the request browse the website provided by the service company terminal shown on the terminal screen, and make a request for a joint purchase application. Whether or not to make a joint purchase for, if the joint purchase, register the financial institution information of the buyer required in the electronic settlement in the service company terminal via the Internet network; When the contents registered by a plurality of purchaser terminals are sequentially transmitted to the joint purchase representative terminal via the Internet network, and the purchase registration by the plurality of purchaser terminals registered in advance by the expiration date is not performed. Automatically notifies the joint purchase representative terminal of the fact that all the purchase registrations have not been made;
The joint purchase representative terminal reviews the joint purchase conditions, re-registers the extension of the expiration date or the change of the joint purchase conditions to the service company terminal via the Internet network from the web, and When purchase registration by the plurality of purchaser terminals registered in advance by the deadline is performed, the service company terminal automatically automatically performs the joint purchase representative terminal and all of the plurality of purchaser terminals,
A joint purchase system for notifying the user via the Internet network and performing electronic settlement based on the financial institution information of a purchaser necessary for electronic settlement set in advance. 3. When the purchase of the product is stopped, the joint purchase representative terminal is informed to all the buyers by the joint purchase representative terminal via the Internet network to the service company terminal and the plurality of purchaser terminals. 3. The joint purchasing system according to claim 2, wherein a notice is given. 4. If the expiration date is not extended, the joint purchase representative terminal performs a procedure for canceling the product purchase to the service company terminal via the Internet network, and the service company terminal registers. 3. The joint purchase system according to claim 2, wherein a notice of cancellation is sent to said plurality of purchaser terminals via said Internet network. 5. A plurality of purchaser terminals for purchasing a product, a joint purchase representative terminal for notifying purchase information, totalizing desired purchases, and ordering in a batch, and a service company for providing a joint purchase service for the products. A terminal, and an Internet network for communication-connecting the terminals, wherein the joint purchase representative terminal registers the product, the joint purchaser, and the expiration date with the service company terminal via the Internet network. A purchase representative registration step; wherein the service company terminal sends a request for an application procedure for product purchase from the joint purchase representative terminal to the plurality of pre-registered purchaser terminals via the Internet network. An application procedure step of notifying by e-mail; and the plurality of purchaser terminals requested by the e-mail are connected to the server displayed on the terminal screen. Browsing the website provided by the company terminal and determining whether or not to make joint purchases for the product for which the joint purchase application has been requested. A purchaser registration step of registering with the service company terminal by e-mail via a network; the service company terminal displays the contents registered by the plurality of purchaser terminals by e-mail via the Internet network, A transmission step of sequentially transmitting to the purchaser terminal; if purchase registration is not performed by the plurality of purchaser terminals registered in advance by the expiration date, it is determined that purchase registration has not been performed for all members, and the joint purchase is performed. A non-purchase notifying step of automatically notifying the representative terminal of the fact; and the joint purchase representative terminal re-examines the joint purchase conditions. Re-registering the service company terminal via the Internet to extend the expiration date or re-register the change of the joint purchase condition from the Web; and the plurality of purchasers registered in advance by the expiration date. When purchase registration is performed by the terminal, the service company terminal automatically notifies the joint purchase representative terminal and all of the plurality of purchaser terminals by e-mail via the Internet network to that effect. An electronic settlement step of performing an electronic settlement based on the financial institution information of the purchaser required by the electronic settlement registered in the purchaser registration step. 6. When the purchase of goods is stopped in the re-registration step, all the purchasers are notified to the plurality of purchaser terminals via the service company terminal and the Internet network that all the purchasers have stopped. The method according to claim 5, wherein 7. If the expiration date is not extended, the procedure for canceling the product purchase is performed for the service company terminal via the Internet network, and the service company terminal sends a registration cancellation notice via the Internet network. 6. A registration stop notification step of notifying the plurality of purchaser terminals by e-mail.
The method of joint purchase described.