JP2002157462A - Electronic store and electronic merchandise sales method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic store and an electronic merchandise sales method for facilitating the selection of merchandise desired to be purchased for a purchaser. SOLUTION: This electronic store is provided with an input part for receiving and storing merchandise purchase information including at least delivery date information and the priority of each information in the merchandise purchase information, a merchandise provision information storage part storing merchandise provision information including at least a merchandise provision site name and a merchandise delivery date provided from respective merchandise provision sites, a priority retrieval and decision part for rearranging the merchandise provision information in the descending order of the priority based on the merchandise purchase information and the priority stored in the input part from the stored merchandise provision information, a display part for displaying the merchandise provision information rearranged in the priority retrieval and decision part and urging a user to select the merchandise provision site to purchase the merchandise and an output part for receiving merchandise purchase selection information from the merchandise provision information displayed at the display part and outputting a purchase instruction and a delivery instruction to the respective merchandise provision sites.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic store and an electronic merchandise selling method using electronic commerce. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electronic store and an electronic merchandise selling method in which merchandise information to be purchased is arranged and displayed based on a priority order desired by the purchaser, thereby facilitating selection of the purchaser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when purchasing a product on the Internet, a user who wishes to select and specify a desired product from the products displayed on the Web and purchase the product is connected to the Internet via the Internet. Was transmitted to the store. Also, when selecting a product, enter the conditions such as the manufacturer and price individually, and display the product information that meets the conditions on the WEB,
Some websites are designed to make it easier for buyers to select products.

[0003]

However, in the conventional product purchase using the Internet, various kinds of information on a specific product, for example, a provider of the product, a delivery date of the product, a price, and the like are arranged and displayed in no particular order. Therefore, the purchaser needs to scroll the entire page displayed on the WEB in order to identify the provider of the product that satisfies the purchaser with the desired conditions, particularly the delivery date. was there.

[0004] In view of such circumstances, the present invention makes it possible for a purchaser to receive information in a state where priorities are assigned to particularly important information when specifying a store to which the product is to be provided, thereby facilitating product purchase. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic store and an electronic merchandise selling method that can be purchased.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic store and an electronic merchandise selling method capable of easily and desirably specifying a desired merchandise purchaser.

According to the present invention, there is provided an input unit for receiving and storing at least merchandise purchase information including delivery date information and the priority of each information in the merchandise purchase information, and at least the merchandise providing site name and merchandise provided by each merchandise providing site. A product provision information storage unit that stores product provision information including the delivery date of the product, and from the stored product provision information, based on the product purchase information and the priority stored in the input unit, in the order of higher priority. A priority search determination unit for rearranging the product provision information; and a display unit for displaying the product provision information rearranged by the priority search determination unit and prompting a user to select a product provision site from which to purchase the product. An output unit that receives product purchase selection information from the product provision information displayed on the display unit and outputs a purchase instruction and a delivery instruction to each product provision site. An object of the present invention is to provide a shop.

The present invention further provides a step of receiving and storing merchandise purchase information including at least delivery date information and the priority of each piece of information in the merchandise purchase information, and at least a merchandise providing site provided by each merchandise providing site. From the product providing information including the name and the delivery date of the product, based on the product purchasing information and the priority stored in the previous input step, a priority search determining step of rearranging the product providing information in descending order of priority, In the display step of displaying the product providing information sorted in the previous priority search determination step and prompting the user to select a product providing site to purchase the product, and the product providing information displayed in the previous display step An electronic merchandise sales method, comprising the steps of receiving merchandise purchase selection information from a purchaser, and outputting a purchase instruction and a delivery instruction to each merchandise providing site. .

With the above arrangement, in the electronic store and the electronic store purchase method of the present invention, the product information including the delivery date and the like, which is particularly important at the time of purchase, is received from the product providing site that provides the product, stored, and stored. The display order is determined and displayed based on the desired priority order, so that the purchaser can easily decide the purchase of the product, and an effect of promoting the distribution of the product can be obtained.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a business model to which the present invention is applied is one in which an e-commerce, in particular, a purchaser specifies a desired product as quickly and accurately as possible and realizes the purchase of an appropriate product. . In this business model,
Stores where electronic transactions can be performed are arranged at various places, and the stores are electronically connected to merchandise providers that provide merchandise. Product information including at least the delivery date of the product is transmitted from each product provider to the store and stored. When a purchaser selects a product at each store, along with the identification information of the purchaser, product information including the delivery date of the product desired to be purchased and the priority order of the product information, for example, the delivery date is given the highest priority, If you enter the priority in 1 and the price in the second rank, etc., each store transmits the input buyer identification information to an external bank, credit company, etc.,
In addition to determining the eligibility of the purchaser, based on the input product information of the purchase request, search for stored product information from the product provider, and based on the priority, the product information is sorted in the priority order Arrange and provide to buyer. Then, the purchaser specifies a product, selects a provider of the product, and purchases the product based on the information provided in the order of the provided priorities. Then, the store receiving the purchase information transmits the purchaser information and the purchase / delivery instruction to the provider of the selected product. Upon receiving the purchaser information and the purchase / delivery instruction, the merchandise provider checks the contents. If the contents are appropriate, the order provider sends order confirmation data to the store, and the store receiving the order confirmation data. Outputs a purchase statement from an output device provided in the store, and the purchaser can receive the statement and confirm the purchase. With this configuration, the purchaser can not only purchase the product without actually going to the product provider, but also can select the product easily because the product information is provided based on the priority order desired by the purchaser. And motivation to purchase is promoted.

On the other hand, since the merchandise information stored in each store is rewritten from time to time by the merchandise provider, the merchandise information provided to the purchaser is always the latest information, especially the delivery date,
Inventory is up-to-date, and there is little dissatisfaction with the delivery date after purchase.

Although the above description has been made as a store, a so-called portable terminal such as a mobile phone can be used as a mobile store with this store function.

Hereinafter, a system configuration for realizing the business model will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an electronic store which is an embodiment according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic store 1 includes an input unit 2 for a purchaser to input personal identification information, a desired product to be purchased, and a priority order at the time of purchase.
For example, merchandise information from a store such as a discount shop, a department store, or an electronic mall, for example, a merchandise model number, a provided price, a merchandise inventory status, a merchandise delivery date, and the like are received and stored together with information specifying the merchandise provider. The product providing information server 3 and the product providing information server 3 are searched on the basis of the information input from the input unit 2, and a priority search determination for determining information on the input product according to the input priority. And a display unit 5 for displaying the content determined by the priority search determination unit 4 to the purchaser.
And The input unit 2 is connected to the display unit 5
Based on the prioritized information shown in,
It is also used to specify the product information desired for purchase. Then, the electronic store 1 stores the purchase request information input from the input unit 2 together with the identification information of the purchaser along with the server 10, 20, 30 is further provided with an input / output unit 6 for outputting.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic store 1 is connected to servers 10, 20, 30, etc. of a plurality of merchandise providers via a communication line such as the Internet.
Product information within each product provider, specifically sales prices,
The delivery date information and service information (such as free shipping or some points are added when purchasing) are transmitted to the electronic store 1 and the information in the product providing information server 3 is updated.
It operates so that the latest product information is always stored in the product provision information server 3.

Further, the electronic store 1 is also connected to a server 40 of a bank / credit company via a communication line such as the Internet, and the electronic store 1 is included in the personal identification information input by the purchaser at the electronic store 1. Inspects passwords, account information, and credit information, and if the personal information is correct, specifically, if it is not listed in a blacklist or the like and is deemed to be payable, respond To the online shopping mall 1.

Further, it is preferable that the electronic store 1 includes a printer 8 for printing out purchase confirmation information when the purchaser has completed the purchase.

The structure and operation of the electronic store and the system to which the business model is applied will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. FIG.

FIG. 2 shows the data structure of the product providing information database 3 in the electronic store 1, the data structure of the product information transmitted from each of the product providers A, B, and C. 3 shows a configuration of data displayed on the display unit 5.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts for explaining the interoperation between the electronic store 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the purchaser, the merchandise provider, and the settlement organization.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show display states displayed on the display unit of the online store 1. FIG. 5 is a screen for inputting purchaser identification information of the purchaser, and FIG. FIG. 7 shows a product purchase information input screen, and FIG. 7 shows a purchase selection screen of the purchaser.

First, the purchaser inserts a credit card or a debit card into a reading device provided in the input unit 2 provided in the electronic store 1. Thus, the information of the credit card or the debit card is stored in the storage unit of the input unit 2.

Here, the input and stored data is
It is displayed on the display unit 5 (see FIG. 6).

Further, after confirming the data displayed here, the purchaser inputs a pin code (such as a password) (see FIG. 5). The input pin code is transmitted to a settlement institution 40 such as a credit company or a bank together with ID information of a credit card or the like stored in the input unit 1 (see FIG. 1). The settlement institution 40 receiving the information authenticates the credit card or the like, examines the available amount such as the balance, and if applicable, sends the available amount together with the approval number to the electronic store 1. Send.

Next, the approved buyer inputs purchase information, specifically, product name, product category, desired price range of the product, delivery date of the product, and other conditions.
The delivery date, category, and other priorities are also input (see FIG. 6).

The electronic store 1 searches the product providing information database 3 based on the input purchase information, determines the display order based on the priority order by the priority order search determination unit 4, and determines the priority order. , Stored in the memory within the priority search determination unit 4.

Then, the electronic store 1 outputs the information stored in the memory in the priority inspection determination section 4 to the display section 5 to urge the purchaser to select which product to purchase (FIG. 7).

The purchaser specifies the product to be purchased in consideration of the contents of the selection display. In FIG. 7, the product provided by the product provider B shown in FIG. 1 is selected. By this specific operation, the online shopping mall 1 sends the purchase instruction, the ID information of the card or the like stored in the input unit 2, the approval number received from the settlement institution 40, and the purchase And send a delivery instruction for the product. The server 20 of the merchandise provider that has received the purchase request information returns the purchase confirmation to the electronic store 1, and the electronic store 1 prints the returned purchase confirmation from the printer 7 provided therein. , Provide purchase confirmation to buyer.

As shown in FIG. 2, the merchandise information provided from each merchandise provider is accumulated in the merchandise information database 3 in the electronic store 1, and the accumulated merchandise information is stored at any time. , Is updated according to an instruction from each merchandise provider, and is always updated on the server data of each merchandise provider (FIG.
(See).

By performing such a configuration and operation, a purchaser using the above-mentioned electronic store can easily select a desired purchased product.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the settlement institution is provided in parallel with the merchandise provider, and the electronic store is configured to directly exchange information with the merchandise provider. In addition, the electronic store and the product provider,
It is also possible to configure to exchange information via a settlement institution.

It should be noted that the electronic store and the electronic merchandise purchase method of the present invention are not limited to the above-described illustrated examples, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide the purchaser with simple and desired product information, thereby promoting consumption expansion and economic revitalization.

On the other hand, on the side of managing an electronic store, it is possible to provide information of many products with a simple configuration, and to easily select products even in an area where a large store, department store, or the like is not provided. Has the effect of enabling purchases and helping to revitalize the region.

Further, the merchandise provider can provide information on the merchandise held by the merchandise provider according to the wishes of the purchaser, thereby facilitating the purchaser's purchase.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

2 is a diagram showing a product provision information database in the electronic store shown in FIG. 1, a data structure of product information provided by a server of each product provider, and a display on a display unit output from a priority order determination unit of the electronic store shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure used for (1).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a first part of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the electronic shopping mall system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a latter part of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the electronic shopping mall system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a state displayed on a display unit of the electronic store shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state displayed on a display unit of the online shopping mall illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a state displayed on the display unit of the online shopping mall shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic store 2 Buyer input part 3 Merchandise provision information database 4 Priority search determination part 5 Display part 6 Data input / output part 7 Printer 10, 20, 30 Merchandise provider 40 Payment institution

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for receiving and storing at least merchandise purchase information including delivery date information and a priority order of each piece of information in the merchandise purchase information; at least a merchandise providing site name and a merchandise delivery date provided by each merchandise providing site. A product provision information storage unit that stores product provision information including: a product from the stored product provision information in descending order of priority based on the product purchase information and the priority stored in the input unit; A priority search determining unit that rearranges the provided information; a display unit that displays the product providing information rearranged by the priority search determining unit and prompts a user to select a product providing site from which to purchase the product; An output unit that receives product purchase selection information from the product provision information displayed on the display unit, and outputs a purchase instruction and a delivery instruction to each product provision site. Electronic store. 2. The electronic store according to claim 1, wherein the product provision information in the product provision information storage unit is updated at any time according to an instruction of at least one of the product provision site and the electronic store. And an electronic store. 3. The electronic store according to claim 1, wherein the input unit further receives the purchaser information, outputs the purchaser information to a certification organization, and confirms the eligibility of the purchaser. An electronic store characterized by the following. 4. The electronic store according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs the purchase instruction and the delivery instruction only when the eligibility of the purchaser is valid. Store. 5. A step of receiving and storing at least merchandise purchase information including delivery date information and a priority order of each information in the merchandise purchase information; at least a merchandise providing site name and a merchandise delivery date provided by each merchandise providing site. A priority search determination step of rearranging the product provision information in descending order of priority based on the product purchase information and the priority stored in the input step, from the product provision information including; A display step of displaying the sorted product provision information and prompting a user to select a product provision site from which to purchase the product; and a request from the purchaser based on the product provision information displayed in the display step. And an output step of receiving purchase selection information and outputting a purchase instruction and a delivery instruction to each product providing site. 6. The electronic merchandise selling method according to claim 5, wherein the merchandise providing information is updated at any time according to an instruction of at least one of the merchandise providing site and an electronic store. 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein
An electronic merchandise selling method comprising receiving purchaser information, outputting the purchaser information to a certification organization, and confirming the eligibility of the purchaser. 8. The electronic merchandise selling method according to claim 7, wherein a purchase instruction and a delivery instruction are output to an article providing site only when the eligibility of the purchaser is valid.