JP2002245348A - Gift order receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gift order receiving device which can give a catalog choice gift and which makes commodities easily changeable. SOLUTION: The gift order receiving device uses a network to receive an order for a catalog choice gift and is provided with a commodity database of commodities handled as the catalog choice gift, a first retrieval means which extracts commodities from the commodity database in response to a request from a presenter, a display device of a gift catalog for the presenter which displays a list of the extracted commodities for the presenter, an order receiving means which receives an order for a gift from the presenter for which the gift catalog for the presenter has been displayed, a gift report means which informs a presentee that a gift will be given, a second retrieval means which extracts a lot of commodities which can be selected by the presentee, a display means of a gift catalog for the presentee which displays the list of commodities which can be selected by the presentee to the presentee, and a commodity specifying means which specifies a commodity selected by the presentee from the gift catalog for the presentee, as a gift commodity to the presentee.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gift order receiving device, and more particularly to a gift receiving device for receiving a catalog choice gift from a giver using a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a catalog-choice type gift system in which a gift recipient selects a desired product from products listed in a presented catalog. In this system, the sender decides the amount of the gift to be given to the recipient by referring to the gift catalog for the recipient that contains the product and its price, and orders the gift from the gift dealer. I do. The gift trader who has received the order sends out a gift catalog for the receiver, in which a plurality of products corresponding to the amount of the gift received by the receiver are listed without the price, for each receiver. The recipient who has received the gift catalog for the recipient selects a desired product from a plurality of products listed in the gift catalog, places an order with a gift dealer, and receives the product.

[0003]

However, in the above-described system, since the gift catalog for the sender and the gift catalog for the recipient are printed matter, the merchandise listed in these catalogs is changed in order to change the merchandise. When making additions or changes, everything must be reprinted,
It took a lot of effort and cost.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a gift order receiving apparatus which enables a catalog choice gift which does not cause such a problem.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a gift order receiving apparatus for receiving a catalog choice gift from a giver using a network, wherein a product name and a selling price of a product handled by the catalog choice gift are determined. In response to a search request from the giver inputted through the network, the product database matching the search condition included in the search request is extracted from the product database stored in association with the product database. A first search means, a gift catalog display device for a giver for displaying the list including the product names of the extracted products and their selling prices to the giver through the network as a gift catalog for the giver, and the gift The sender of the gift catalog displays the recipient's address including the network address and the recipient's address. Order receiving means for receiving a gift order including a gift amount to be sent mainly through a network, gift notifying means for notifying the recipient that a gift is to be given via the network using the destination, and the recipient can be selected A second search unit for extracting a plurality of products from the product database based on the gift amount sent by the recipient, and a recipient in response to a retrieval request from the recipient input through the network. A list of products that can be selected as a gift catalog for the recipient, a gift catalog display means for the recipient to display to the recipient through the network, and a gift catalog for the recipient displayed to the recipient. The product selected by the recipient from the listed products through the network is specified as a gift product for the recipient. Gift order processing apparatus is provided which is characterized in that it comprises a, a commodity specifying means for.

According to the present invention having such a configuration,
Since the catalog of the products to be gifted is collectively managed in the gift order receiving device, it is extremely easy to add or delete a product.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the gift catalog for the giver is a product list having the same selling price or a product list belonging to the same genre.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a shipping instruction means for instructing, via a network, a company handling the product to send the specified product to the recipient. According to such a configuration, the product is quickly dispatched.

[0009] According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, a coupon issuing means for issuing a predetermined number of coupons to the giver in response to an order from the giver, and a gift to which the issued coupon is put in and out. A coupon database storing coupon accounts for each master, coupon addition means for adding the number of coupons issued to the giver to the balance of the giver's coupon account, and the giver using the coupon In response to a request from the partner, the balance inquiring unit checks the balance of the coupon account of the giver to the coupon database, and sends a check result to the partner, and the partnership in which the giver uses the coupon. A coupon subtracting means for subtracting the number of coupons used by the partner from the coupon account of the giver in response to the notification from the partner. To have.

[0010] According to such a configuration, a coupon is issued in response to an order, so that a gift giver as a customer can be sucked into this catalog gift.

[0011] According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the coupon issuing means issues a coupon of a number corresponding to a gift order amount from the giver. According to such a configuration, it is possible to increase the gift order amount.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the coupon issuing means issues a coupon having a score corresponding to a difference between a selling price and a cost of the commodity selected by the receiver. According to such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately return profits to the giver.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises balance notifying means for notifying the balance of the coupon account through the network in response to a request from the giver.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, gift history storage means for storing the contents of the order as a gift history for each giver, and in response to an inquiry from the giver through the network, History display means for displaying, via the network, a gift history including the address of the gift given by the gift giver in the past and the amount of the gift to the giver based on the contents stored in the gift history storage means. . According to such a configuration, the giver can
You can easily see how many gifts you have given in the past and use this as a reference for your next gift.

[0015] According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the gift history includes a product type selected by each recipient. According to such a configuration, the gift giver can select the gift amount by referring to the merchandise selected by the receiver in the past.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, a link means for enabling access to the catalog display means is provided on the partner site. According to such a configuration, it is also possible to acquire customers through the partner site.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the order receiving means includes an estimating means for presenting an estimated price prior to confirmation of the order. According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the handling company is the partner.

[0018]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system for executing a catalog choice gift using a network. The network 1 is an existing network such as a public line network or the Internet. As shown in FIG. 1, the network 1 includes a giver terminal 2, a gift server 3, and a receiver 1.
.. N are connected to the terminals 4-1 and 4-2,... 4-n, and the server 5 of the partner company.

The giver terminal 2 is a giver-side terminal that gives a gift, and is, for example, a giver personal computer or a portable terminal that can be connected to the network 1. Note that the giver terminal 2 may be a client terminal installed in a convenience store or the like. Recipients (1), (2)
... (N) terminals 4-1 and 4-2... 4-n are terminals that receive gifts, and are, for example, personal computers and mobile terminals that can be connected to the network 1.

The gift server 3 is a server of a trader who handles catalog choice gifts. This gift server 3
Has a product database of products related to a plurality of products handled by the catalog choice gift. This product database classifies, for each product, a product name, a selling price, an image, detailed information such as the material of the product, and other data, as shown in FIG. 2, by selling price and genre. And stored. The stored data is
It is changed at any time according to changes in the type, contents, etc. of the products handled by the catalog choice gift. The selling price of the product is, for example, “1000 yen”, “2000 yen”, “3
000 yen "," 4000 yen ", or" 5000 yen ".

The gift server 3 retrieves and extracts a product name, a selling price, an image, and the like of each product stored in the product database in response to a request from a giver via a network, and genre to which the product belongs. (Eg stationery, home appliances,
The table is configured to be displayed as a gift catalog for a sender through a network so as to be viewable by the sender for each tableware or the like or for each selling price of the product.

In addition, the gift server 3 responds to a request from the recipient via the network and, from among the products stored in the product database, corresponds to the amount of the gift given to the recipient from the giver. For example, data such as a product name and an image of a product to be received is displayed through a network so that the recipient can browse as a gift catalog for the recipient for each genre of stationery, home appliances, tableware, etc. to which the recipient receives the product. It is configured to be able to.

Further, the gift server 3 specifies a product selected by the recipient from among a plurality of products listed in the recipient's gift catalog displayed for the recipient as a gift product for the recipient. And a shipping instruction means for instructing a trader handling the product to send the specified product to the recipient. This dispatch instruction is performed through the network in the present embodiment, or may be performed without passing through the network.

The gift server 3 further includes a coupon issuing means for issuing a coupon of a number corresponding to the gift order amount from the giver to the giver, and a gift server for each giver to whom the issued coupon is put in and out. A coupon database storing a coupon account, coupon addition means for adding the number of coupons issued to the giver to the giver's coupon account, and the giver transacts using the coupon In response to a request from the partner, the balance of the coupon account of the giver is referred to the coupon database and the result of the check is sent to the partner. In response to the notification of, the sender's coupon account,
It also functions as a coupon subtracting means for subtracting the number of used coupons.

The giver terminal 2, the gift server 3, the receiver terminals 4-1... 4-n, and the server 5 of the partner company have a communication function and communicate with each other via the network 1. Each server runs a web server program,
Each terminal runs a web browser program.

Next, the operation of receiving an order for a catalog choice gift by the gift server 3 which is an order receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the giver of the catalog choice gift inputs the URL of the gift server 3 at the giver terminal 2, and the giver terminal 2 accesses the gift server 3 through the network 1 (step S1). The gift server 3 displays, to the giver, a screen for searching for a gift catalog for the giver (FIG. 4) in which the products handled by the catalog choice gift trader are posted in a format that can be viewed by the giver terminal 2 side. (Step S2). On this search screen, a selection menu 10 for each amount of money and a selection menu 12 for each genre are displayed. The gift amount desired by the giver from the amount-specific selection menu 10, for example, “20
Click "00 yen" and select a genre of the desired product from the genre selection menu 12, for example, "Clothing".
Is clicked to request a search for clothing with a selling price of 2,000 yen, and the product name and image of the clothing with a selling price of 2,000 yen among the products handled by the catalog choice gift trader are extracted from the database. The list (center in FIG. 4) is displayed on the sender terminal 2 as a gift catalog for the sender.

A "view product details" area is displayed with a hyperlink to a screen displaying detailed information of the product attached to each product name, and when this area is clicked, the area shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. Is displayed on a screen that displays detailed information such as the material, dimensions, and weight of the product.

With reference to the gift catalog for the presenter displayed as described above, the presenter may, for example, give the receiver (1) a gift of “2000 yen course” and the receiver (2) “3000 yen”. Course Gifts and Recipients (3)
000 yen course ”gift, the recipient (4) will receive“ 500
The order of the gift is sent to the gift server 3 by determining to which recipient the gift of the course is to be given, such as the gift of the "0 yen course" (step S3).

The ordered amounts of gifts are tabulated in a course list, for example, in the format shown in the upper part of FIG. At the time of ordering, the name of the recipient may be specified, and may be configured to be displayed in the first column of the list,
Further, the X column, the Y column, and the like may be used for displaying other information or the like regarding the recipient. .

At the time of ordering, the giver selects, for example, a receiver from the course list and uses a destination information input format as shown in the lower part of FIG. The gift server stores the address, name, e-mail address such as e-mail address of each recipient for accessing the recipient via the network, or recipient information such as a mobile phone number on the network. 3 to provide. In addition, celebration of pleasure,
The purpose of the gift, such as a congratulatory gift, is selected and input is possible.

For a gift owner who has used this catalog choice gift in the past, the gift server 3 refers to the past gift history and refers to the address, name, and name of the recipient to whom the gift was given in the past. Orders and destinations may be specified by a method in which recipient information such as addresses is presented as a list, and the sender selects recipients from the presented information.

Further, the gift server 3 displays a screen for inputting the giver information such as the giver's address and name as shown in FIG. 7 to the giver. On the other hand, the giver inputs his / her own address, name, address on the network, credit card number used for settlement of payment, use ID, password and the like.

Next, the gift server 3 issues an access authentication number for each recipient determined to give the gift, and stores the authentication number in the customer database in association with each recipient. Furthermore, the gift server 3 extracts a product corresponding to the gift amount determined by the giver from the product database, and the recipient's gift in which information such as the product name of the product is posted in a state where the selling price is increased. A catalog and a URL for accessing the recipient gift catalog are generated for each recipient. Then
Via a network, for example, by E-Mail, the fact that the gift has been given is notified by an authentication number and URL for access.
At the same time, each recipient is notified (step S4).

The notified recipient accesses the gift server 3 from the recipient terminal via the network 1 using the notified access URL, and is a valid recipient based on the notified access authentication number. (Step S5). The gift server 3 that has received the access refers to the customer database, confirms the identity of the accessing recipient based on the authentication number, and then receives the product with the amount of money given to the recipient. The main gift catalog search screen (FIG. 8) is displayed in a format that can be browsed on the recipient terminal side (step S6). That is, if the giver has selected "2000 yen course" as the gift amount for the receiver, a search screen for searching for a product with a sales price of 2000 yen is presented. The screen for searching the gift catalog for the recipient is similar to the screen for searching the gift catalog for the sender in FIG. 4, but the screen for searching the gift catalog for the sender is not provided with the amount selection menu. And different.

When the recipient clicks on the genre of the desired product from the genre selection menu 12, for example, "Clothing", the garment whose selling price is 2,000 yen is selected from the products handled by the catalog choice gift trader. Is extracted from the recipient's gift catalog for the recipient, and the list (center in FIG. 8) is used as the recipient's gift catalog for the recipient terminal. Is displayed.

Also on this screen, a "view product details" area is displayed with a hyperlink to a screen displaying detailed information of the product attached to each product name, and when this area is clicked, As shown in FIG.
A hyperlink is provided to a screen that displays detailed information such as the material, dimensions, and weight of the product.

The receiver searches for a product desired by himself / herself by referring to screens of other genres as necessary, and when the desired product is determined, for example, "Receiver" arranged on the detailed information screen is displayed. Click on the product determination area with "Get this product" to determine the product to be received (step S
7). In response to the decision, the gift server instructs a merchandise handling company to dispatch the decided commodity to the recipient (step S8), and the recipient receives the dispatched desired commodity (step S8). S9).

The gift server 3 receives an order for a gift from the giver in step S3, and then issues a coupon to the giver according to the order received from the giver (step S3).
10). The gift server 3 adds the issued coupon to the giver's coupon account provided in the coupon database provided in the gift server 3 and displays a message screen as shown in FIG. To notify that the coupon has been issued and the balance (point) of the coupon account (step S10).
In this message screen, an area (here) linked to a screen displaying a coupon usage method, an available partner, and the like is set.

This coupon is provided by the gift company that operates this catalog choice gift, or its affiliates, etc.
It is a privilege that allows you to receive discounts, services, etc. according to the points. In this embodiment, the number of issued coupons is issued according to the selling price of the gift ordered by the giver, for example, 10 points per 10,000 yen of gift.

At the time of using the coupon, the giver proposes that he / she wants to use the coupon obtained by the catalog choice gift at a partner store or the like where the coupon can be used. The partner who has received the offer accesses the coupon database of the gift server 3 from the partner terminal via the network, and performs the balance inquiry of the coupon account of the offerer who has made the offer (step S12). Upon receiving the inquiry, the gift server sends a balance confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 11 to the partner terminal, and displays the URL of the partner and the "use ID" and / or the "use ID" of the giver who offered to use the coupon. By inputting an authentication number such as a "password", the identity of the partner and the giver are confirmed, and if the partner and the giver are determined to be valid, the point balance of the coupon account of the giver is converted to the partner First (step S1
3).

At the partner, the coupon is used (step S14) by giving a benefit within the balance of the coupon to the giver through a service such as discounting the product (step S14), and the transaction with the giver is completed (step S1).
5).

The partner notifies the gift server of the number of used coupons (step S16). In response to the notification, the gift server 3 reduces the number of coupons used from the coupon account of the giver (step S1).
7), the use of the coupon is completed. Payment from the giver to the gift merchant is made at an appropriate time by cash, money transfer, settlement on a network, or the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the matters described in the claims. For example, in the above gift receiving apparatus, the gift giver directly accesses the gift server of the gift trader, but the website provided by the server of the partner company 5 that can use the coupon (left side in FIG. 12). An area 110 linked to the web of the gift server is provided, and a giver who accesses the website of the partner company clicks on the area 110 to obtain a catalog choice gift provided by the gift server 3. May be configured so as to hyperlink to the website. With such a configuration, it is possible to collect more givers.

In the above embodiment, the presenter selects only the amount of the gift to be given to the receiver. However, the present invention may be configured to select the genre and the like in addition to the amount. According to such a configuration, a gift reflecting the intention of the giver can be given. Further, a configuration in which the gifter specifies a gift price and a specific product name as an option for each receiver, and a gift catalog for the receiver may be generated based on this.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the number of coupons issued is determined according to the selling price of the gift ordered by the giver, for example, 10 points per 10,000 yen of the gift amount. May be configured to issue coupons of points according to the difference between the sales price of the selected product on the catalog and the cost of the product.

That is, as described above, in the catalog choice gift, the selling price of a product is 1000 yen, 2000 yen.
For example, a difference between the selling price and the cost of the product is generated for each product due to a reasonably large amount such as a yen. Therefore, coupons may be issued according to the difference or in consideration of the difference.
In such an embodiment, the coupon is issued after all the recipients determine the goods to be received.

The issuance of such a coupon is described as “5000
Order to give 3 units of “Yen course” to recipients A, B and C, and 1 unit of “2000 yen course” to recipient D,
Recipient A selects product a with cost 3300 yen, recipient B selects product b with cost 2500 yen, recipient C selects product c with cost 3000 yen, and recipient D selects product d with cost 1100 yen. This will be described in more detail, taking the case as an example.

At this time, the total selling price (nominal selling price) of the gift is 5000 yen × 3 units + 2000 yen × 1 unit, which is 17000 yen. On the other hand, the cost of goods a, b, c, and d selected by each recipient is multiplied by a coefficient 1.334 in consideration of a specified profit rate, and the delivery cost 350
When the actual selling price calculated by adding the yen is calculated, the actual selling price of the product a is 4752.2 yen, and the actual selling price of the product b is 3685.
The actual selling price of the yen and the product c is 4352 yen, the actual selling price of the product d is 1817.4 yen, and the total of these actual selling prices is
It is 14506.6 yen. Then, a coupon of 2493 points is issued as a coupon for 2493 yen, which is the difference between the total of 17000 yen of the nominal selling price and the total of 14506.6 yen of the actual selling price. It should be noted that the method of calculating the points of the coupon may be another calculation method.

Further, in response to an inquiry from the giver through the network, history display means for displaying, to the giver, a gift history including the address of the gift given by the giver in the past and the amount of the gift. May be provided in the gift server. In such an embodiment, the customer database or the like stores a gift history for each giver and displays this history to the giver prior to the next order. Further, information about which merchandise each recipient has selected in the past may be added to the gift history.

Further, the system may be provided with a balance notifying means for notifying the giver of the balance of the coupon account and an estimating means for presenting an estimated price prior to confirmation of the order.

In the above-described embodiment, the coupon is made at the partner store. However, the coupon may be used in a gift order to a gift trader. Further, the partner may be a company that handles gift products.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system for executing a catalog choice gift using a network.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a product database of a gift server.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a screen of a gift catalog for a giver.

FIG. 5 is an example of a screen of a gift catalog for a giver showing detailed information of a product.

FIG. 6 is an example of a receiver information input screen of the ordering screen.

FIG. 7 is an example of a screen for inputting sender information of an order screen.

FIG. 8 is an example of a screen for a recipient gift catalog.

FIG. 9 is an example of a recipient gift catalog screen showing detailed information of a product.

FIG. 10 is an example of a screen for notifying a giver of issuance of a coupon.

FIG. 11 is an example of a coupon account balance confirmation screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a link with a partner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Network 2: Presenter terminal 3: Gift server 4-1 4-2,... 4-n: Recipient terminal 5: Partner company server

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A gift order receiving device for receiving a catalog choice gift from a giver using a network, wherein a product name handled by the catalog choice gift;
A merchandise database storing sales prices in association with each other; and in response to a search request from the giver input through the network, merchandise matching the search conditions included in the search request from the merchandise database. A first search means for extracting a name of the extracted product and a list including the selling price of the extracted product as a gift catalog for the giver to the giver through the network; , From the presenter who displayed the gift catalog for the giver,
Order receiving means for receiving a gift order including a destination of a recipient including an address on a network and a gift amount to be sent to the recipient through a network; and using the destination to notify a gift to the recipient to the recipient through the network. Gift notifying means for notifying, a second searching means for extracting a plurality of products selectable by the recipient from the product database based on the gift amount sent by the recipient, and input through the network A gift catalog display unit for the recipient for displaying a list of products selectable by the recipient as a gift catalog for the recipient to the recipient through the network in response to a search request from the recipient; From the products listed in the recipient's gift catalog displayed to the recipient, And a product specifying means for specifying the selected product as a gift product for the recipient. 2. The gift order receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the gift catalog for the giver is a product list having the same selling price. 3. The gift order receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the gift catalog for the giver is a product list belonging to the same genre. 4. A shipping instruction unit according to claim 1, further comprising a shipping instruction means for instructing, via a network, a dealer handling the product to send the specified product to the recipient. Gift ordering equipment. 5. A coupon issuing means for issuing a predetermined number of coupons to the giver in response to an order from the giver, and storing a coupon account for each giver to which the issued coupon is put in and out. A coupon database, coupon addition means for adding the number of coupons issued to the giver to the balance of the coupon account of the giver, and in response to a request from a partner using the coupon, Inquiring the balance of the coupon account of the giver to the coupon database, balance inquiring means for sending the collation result to the partner, and responding to the notice from the partner using the coupon by the giver, The coupon subtracting means for subtracting the number of coupons used at the partner from the coupon account of the giver, further comprising: Re or gift order processing apparatus as set forth in (1). 6. The gift order receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the coupon issuing means issues a coupon of a number corresponding to a gift order amount from the giver to the giver. 7. The gift order receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said coupon issuing means issues a coupon of a score according to a difference between a selling price and a cost of a commodity selected by said receiver. 8. The balance according to claim 5, further comprising balance notifying means for notifying a balance of said coupon account through said network in response to a request from said giver. Gift order receiving device. 9. A gift history storage means for storing the contents of the order as a gift history for each giver, and in response to an inquiry from the giver through the network, the gift history storage means On the basis of,
History display means for displaying a gift history including the address to which the giver has given a gift in the past and the amount of the gift to the giver through the network,
A gift order receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. 10. The gift order receiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the gift history includes a type of a product selected by each recipient. 11. The gift order receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a link means for enabling access to said catalog display means on said partner site. 12. The order receiving means includes an estimating means for presenting an estimated price prior to confirmation of an order,
The order receiving device according to claim 1. 13. The business partner is the partner.
The order receiving device according to claim 2.