JP2002150023A - Flower market information providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information providing device for providing an individually tailored information for the individual such as a producer or a buyer in a flower market. SOLUTION: The information providing device for providing information for each producer or buyer in a flower market is provided. The device has a communication means for communicating with a terminal of a producer or buyer via a network, an accumulating means for extracting to accumulate data associated with a preliminarily registered producer or buyer from a business server accumulating transaction data in the flower market, an authentication means for authenticating whether the producer or buyer requesting access is the preliminary registered producer or buyer or not, a collecting means for displaying a menu item depending on the access from the terminal of the producer or buyer authenticated by the authentication means, collecting the data regarding the producer or the buyer from the accumulated data in the accumulating means depending on the menu item selected by the producer or the buyer, and outputting the results of the collection to the terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus for providing transaction information in a flower market for each producer or buyer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, market data has been provided for an entire fresh flower market. The market condition data includes, for example, the average selling price of flowers. For this purpose, the producer sends the product name, number, unit price, etc. of the flowers to be put out to the auction by facsimile or the like to the fresh flower market, and in the fresh flower market, inputs the data into the business system, and performs the selling, and the result of the selling Input to the business system and accumulate them.
The entire market data could be obtained by extracting the accumulated data as needed.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional technique, although it is possible to grasp the trend of the entire market, it is not possible to obtain information specialized for a specific producer or buyer. . Therefore, even if you can grasp the trends of the entire market, you can immediately obtain information that producers really need, such as who buys their flowers and how much the price changes over time. I couldn't do that. For buyers (florists and others who purchase flowers at the fresh flower market), purchases can be made efficiently by examining future purchase methods according to past purchase history and the like. , Could not get such data immediately. The above-mentioned data can be obtained by the producer and the purchaser keeping their own sales and purchase records, but there is a problem that it takes a lot of trouble and cost.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an information providing apparatus for providing information specialized for individuals, such as producers and buyers, participating in the flower arrangement market. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention can be configured as follows.

[0006] The invention according to claim 1 is an information providing apparatus for providing information for each producer or buyer in a flower market, and is a communication device that communicates with a terminal of the producer or buyer via a network. Means and a storage means for extracting and storing data relating to a pre-registered producer or buyer from a business server storing transaction data in the fresh flower market, and a producer requesting access Or an authentication means for authenticating whether the buyer is a pre-registered producer or buyer, and a menu item according to access from a terminal of the producer or buyer authenticated by the authentication means. Is displayed, and in accordance with the menu item selected by the producer or the buyer, data relating to the producer or the buyer is tabulated from the data stored in the storage means, and the tabulation result is displayed as the Total output to terminal And a stage.

According to the present invention, only data relating to an individual such as a producer can be extracted, edited, and displayed. Therefore, the producer can edit his or her own sales history without having to edit it. It is possible to immediately refer to self-history data and the like without referring to own data by other producers. This makes it possible to more appropriately and promptly reflect market data in a production plan as compared to a producer who does not use the information providing device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the counting means displays only one of the products which have been handled by the producer or the buyer as one of the selection items on the terminal. I do.

According to the present invention, even in the case of an item having many types, only the type having a track record is displayed, so that the operability in the terminal is improved.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the totaling means is configured to determine the number of units sold and the unit price of the product selected by the producer or the buyer, or the time unit of the sales amount. The transition is displayed on the terminal. According to the present invention, for example, changes in the number of units and the unit price per year can be grasped every month.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the counting means ranks the varieties included in the item selected by the producer or the buyer based on the number or unit price. And displays it on the terminal. According to the present invention, the number of flowers produced or purchased and the order of unit prices can be grasped, so that the value of the flowers can be grasped.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the counting means ranks the buyers of the commodity selected by the producer based on the number of purchases or the purchase unit price. Display on the terminal. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to grasp | ascertain a buyer who buys many. In addition, it is possible to identify buyers who have high purchase prices.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the counting means ranks the producers of the commodities selected by the buyer based on the number of units sold or the unit sales price. Display on the terminal. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the purchaser who purchases many can be grasped | ascertained. In addition, the unit price of each producer can be compared.

[0014] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the counting means determines the number of varieties contained in the item selected by the producer or the buyer for each sales method or purchase method. And the unit price are displayed on the terminal. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the difference in the number and unit price by the difference in sales and purchase method can be grasped.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the tallying unit changes over time in the unit price or the number of the commodities selected by the producer or the buyer in the entire flower market. And the time change of the unit price or the number of the producer or the buyer in the product are displayed on the terminal at the same time. According to the present invention, comparison with the whole can be easily performed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the counting means determines the number of bidders and the unit price when a commodity selected by the producer or the buyer is sold off. Display on terminal. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, popularity of a flower can be grasped | ascertained and it becomes possible to utilize for a production plan and a sales plan.

[0017]

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system of the present invention has a configuration in which a business server 1, an information providing device 2, a producer terminal 3, and a buyer terminal 4 in the fresh flower market are connected to a network 5. Further, the authentication server 6 is used to authenticate a member.

The business server 1 receives product information from a producer in the fresh flower market, information on auction results, and the like. The information providing device 2 acquires business data from the business server 1 and accumulates the business data. The information providing device 2 performs a tally as described below in response to an access from the producer terminal 3 or the buyer terminal 4, and obtains the producer or purchase Provide information for each person.

The network 3 is a network composed of, for example, the Internet and a LAN. When the Internet is used, the information providing device 2 has a Web server function, and the producer terminal 3 and the buyer terminal 4 can view information provided by the information providing device 2 using a Web browser.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the information providing apparatus 2. The information providing device 2 includes a database server (DB server) 7 for storing data from the business server 1 and a DB
It has an application server (AP server) 8 that performs tallying based on data stored in the server 7. In addition, DB
The server 7 and the AP server 8 may be set apart from each other via the network 5, or the DB server 7 and the A server
The P server 8 may be configured as one computer.

Next, the operation of the information providing system of the present invention will be described in detail.

The business server 1 is provided with business data of the auction in the fresh flower market (market data of the day) on-line for each transaction in the market. Entered automatically. The business data includes, for example, the number, unit price, producer, buyer, and the like for each flower variety. It should be noted that the business server can use the one in the prior art.

In the present invention, business data is extracted from the business server and totalized. Hereinafter, an outline of the processing from the point of extracting data from the business server 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, data on the current day relating to members is extracted from the business server and stored in the DB server (step 1). Note that a member refers to a person who receives information provision of the present invention, and is registered according to a flow described later. When the member is changed or newly registered, the master data is also stored in the information providing device.

FIG. 4 shows a part of an example of data items to be stored. The amount of data to be stored is the amount of business data, DB
It is determined according to the server capacity, etc., but can be stored for several years or more. In addition, the items of the master data are data (ID, name, address, flower item / varieties handled, etc.) relating to the member, flower classification, item, variety (name / code), and the like. Is a predetermined period from that day (for example, 1
5 months) The data for the predetermined period from the date of going back is D
Stored in server B. That is, the information providing device includes:
The market condition data on each member is stored for a certain period (for example, 15 months), and the data is sequentially replaced from old data.

Next, the producer or the like uses the information providing device 2 from the terminal.
And log in (step 2). When logging in, enter your membership code and password. For example, a screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the terminal. The items shown in FIG. 5 are display items for producers, and details of each item will be described later. Since login is required for each member, members cannot see data of other members, and security is ensured.

Then, the accessed producer selects an item he or she needs, and inputs or selects a totaling period, an item, and the like (step 3). Since there are a large number of flower items and varieties, this system displays only the items and varieties related to the accessed member and allows the member to select from them. That is, if the accessed member is a producer, only the flowers that have been shipped by the producer are displayed. This can be realized by referring to the master data.

After that, the AP server tallies the data relating to the accessed member among the data stored in the DB server and displays the data on the terminal (steps 4 and 5).

Next, processing for registering a new member,
The processing from the login of the member to the display of the desired data on the terminal of the member will be described in detail with reference to the sequence charts of FIGS.

First, processing for registering a new member will be described with reference to FIG.

When a user who wishes to register makes a membership application to the business server by e-mail from the terminal (step 11), the business server performs registration examination (step 1).
2). The registration examination here is similar to an individual credit check. Next, the business server sends an acceptance completion by e-mail (step 13).

Subsequently, the business server makes a temporary registration with the user authentication server (step 14), and the user authentication server makes a temporary registration of the member and a notification of the completion of the temporary registration (step 15,
16). Further, the user authentication server performs a user registration request notification by transmitting the user authentication server ID, the password, and the user authentication server confirmation number to the terminal (step 17). In response to this, the user inputs information such as a name and performs user registration (step 18). Then, the user authentication server sends a user registration completion notification to the user terminal and the business server (steps 19 and 20).

The business server performs data registration, and a predetermined period related to the user (for the past 15 months, for example)
Is transferred to the information providing device (step 21).

Next, the user logs in to the information providing apparatus by inputting a user ID and a password from the terminal (step 22). The information providing device requests authentication from the user authentication server (step 23), and if the authentication is successful, the user authentication server sends a message to that effect to the information providing server (step 24). Thereafter, the information providing apparatus displays a right purchase screen on the user terminal (step 25).

The user who sees the screen inputs the user authentication server member ID, password, card company, card number, expiration date, etc., and transmits the same to the user authentication server to purchase the right (step 26). Note that the user authentication server also performs a payment process such as fee collection using the card number and the like.

The user authentication server performs the above-described information authentication process, and if the authentication is successful, notifies the information providing device of the success (step 27), and the information providing device displays an information providing service screen on the user terminal. It is displayed (step 28).

Next, processing of a member who has already joined will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user logs in to the information providing apparatus by inputting a user ID and a password from the terminal (step 31), the information providing apparatus requests authentication from the user authentication server (step 32). If the authentication is successful, the user authentication server notifies the information providing device of the success (step 33). The information providing apparatus extracts and edits necessary data, and displays a personal screen (menu screen) on the user terminal (step 34).

When the user selects a menu, the user information stored in the terminal is authenticated (steps 35 to 3).
7), the information providing device extracts and edits necessary data, and displays a screen on the terminal (step 38).

Next, the contents of the tally will be specifically described along the display items of the personal data in FIG. In this embodiment, display items for producers will be described.

(1) The partition data is data indicating all information on the results of individual selling, such as how many and how many buyers bought for each flower item and variety of the producer. It is possible to display data up to a predetermined period from the current day.

(2) The sales data transition indicates the temporal transition of the number of flowers produced and the price (unit price and price). FIG. 8 shows a display example of the annual transition of the number and unit price, and FIG. 9 shows a display example of the annual transition of the sales amount. This data can be generated by totaling the data on a monthly basis from the data stored in the DB server. As shown in FIG. 8, since the number and the unit price can be grasped, the producer can use this data for an annual production plan and the like. Note that the transitions shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 can be displayed over several years in accordance with the period designated by the member, thereby making it possible to perform yearly comparison.

(3) The product type ranking is to display the product types selected by the members by ranking the product types based on predetermined items. The prescribed items include the number, amount,
Unit price, case unit price, etc. can be used. FIG. 10 shows a display example when the number is selected. By this display, it is possible to grasp which kind of item among the items produced by the producer sells well (sellable merchandise). On the other hand, it is possible to grasp the varieties that cannot be sold (death products). This makes it easy to determine which varieties should be increased or decreased in production. Further, since the unit price for each variety can be ascertained, the value of the flower can be ascertained.

(4) The customer information is to display the flowers selected by the member in accordance with the order of purchasers and how much. As the items to be ranked, the number, amount, unit price, case unit price, and the like can be used. FIG. 11 shows a display example when the number is selected. As a result, it is possible to know the florists and the like who buy a lot.

(5) Sales method-specific sales data means the amount and number of products for each product type for each sales method such as relative (pre-sell transaction), relative (ordered item), and auction according to the item selected by the member. ,
The unit price and case unit price are displayed. FIG. 12 shows a display example. With this display, sales can be grasped for each sales method, and can be used for future sales planning.

(6) The comparison with the whole displays both the data of the whole fresh flower market and the data of the producer who has accessed. FIG. 13 shows a display example of a comparison transition of the unit price of the specific type when the member selects a specific type,
FIG. 14 shows a display example of the comparison transition of the number of shipments. FIG.
You can grasp the change of unit price as shown in the figure while comparing it with the whole, so you can grasp whether your flower is selling high or cheap, and use it for future sales planning It becomes possible.

By accumulating business data as in the present invention, various displays other than the above-described display examples can be performed.

For example, by displaying the number of bidders at the time when a certain flower is dropped in combination with the unit price, the popularity of the flower can be grasped, and the production plan can be grasped. The number of bidders is automatically input to the business server and can be obtained therefrom.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the claims. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which data for producers is displayed has been described. However, various displays can be performed for buyers by totalizing the data stored in the DB server. For example, in each of the display methods described above, if the producer and the buyer are exchanged, and the purchase data of the buyer is displayed instead of the sales data of the producer, the display for the buyer can be performed. For example, the above-mentioned sales data transition is the purchase data transition, and the ranking of the purchased flowers can be displayed in the ranking. Thus, the buyer can use the information for a purchase plan and the like.

In this embodiment, the information providing apparatus is provided in addition to the business server. However, the function of the information providing apparatus may be added to the business server to provide information to members. is there. However, by providing the information providing device, the service can be provided with less influence on the existing system.

[0051]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide information specialized for an individual who participates in the flower arrangement market, such as a producer or a purchaser. Participants can grasp their own sales history and purchase history without having to perform data aggregation on their own. Furthermore, comparison with data of the entire market can be performed. As a result, the producer can make an appropriate production plan, and can reduce defective stock. Further, the buyer can efficiently purchase flowers by referring to the past purchase history.

[0052]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an information providing device 2.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of data items stored in a DB server.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a terminal of a producer.

FIG. 6 is a sequence chart showing a process for registering a new member.

FIG. 7 is a sequence chart showing a process from when a member logs in to when desired data is displayed on the member's terminal.

FIG. 8 is an example of a sales data transition screen (number of units, unit price annual transition).

FIG. 9 is an example of a sales data transition screen (annual transition of sales amount).

FIG. 10 is an example of a product type ranking screen (when the number is selected).

FIG. 11 is an example of a customer information screen (when the number is selected).

FIG. 12 is an example of a sales data screen by sales method.

FIG. 13 is an example of a comparison screen with the whole (unit price comparison transition).

FIG. 14 shows an example of a comparison screen with the whole (comparison transition of the number of shipments).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Business server 2 Information providing device 3 Producer terminal 4 Buyer terminal 5 Network 6 User authentication server 7 DB server 8 AP server

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information providing device for providing information for each producer or buyer in a flower market, a communication means for communicating with a terminal of the producer or buyer via a network, and a transaction in the flower market A storage means for extracting and storing data related to a previously registered producer or buyer from a business server storing data, and a producer or buyer requesting access are registered in advance. Means for authenticating whether or not the producer or buyer has been authenticated, and displaying a menu item in response to access from the terminal of the producer or buyer authenticated by the authentication means, Or a counting means for counting data on the producer or the buyer from data stored in the storage means in accordance with the menu item selected by the buyer, and outputting the counting result to the terminal. To have Information providing apparatus for the butterflies. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the counting means displays only products that have been handled by the producer or the buyer as one of selection items on the terminal.
Information providing device according to the item. 3. The information according to claim 1, wherein the tallying unit displays, on the terminal, the number of units sold and the unit price of the product selected by the producer or the buyer or a temporal change in the sales amount. Providing device. 4. The information according to claim 1, wherein the counting means ranks the varieties included in the item selected by the producer or the buyer based on the number or unit price and displays the varieties on the terminal. Providing device. 5. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the totaling unit displays the buyers of the commodities selected by the producer based on the number of purchases or the purchase unit price on the terminal. . 6. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the totaling unit displays the producers of the products selected by the buyer based on the number of units sold or the unit sales price on the terminal. . 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the counting means displays, on the terminal, the number and unit price of each kind included in the item selected by the producer or the buyer for each sales method or purchase method. Information providing device. 8. The tallying means, for a commodity selected by the producer or the buyer, a temporal change of a unit price or the number of the whole flower market,
2. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unit price or the number of units over time of the product of the producer or the buyer are displayed on the terminal at the same time. 9. The totalizing means displays on the terminal the number of bidders and the unit price when a commodity selected by the producer or the buyer is sold off.
Information providing device according to the item.