JP2002259779A - Commodity reservation purchase system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a purchase reserver to forecast a purchase price to some extent and to prevent selling of a commodity at a price higher than the forecasted price of the purchase reserver. SOLUTION: Commodity information of a commodity price or the like is displayed (step S101). Purchase applicants are accepted for a certain period at different price conditions by each purchaser terminal by the display (step S103). After the end of the application period, purchase applicants are tabulated and a selling price is determined from a tabulation result (step S105). The number of purchase applicants is narrowed down to the number of purchase applicants setting the price conditions higher than the determined selling price, a new selling price by the narrowed down number of purchase applicants is determined, and when the narrowed down number of purchase applicants of this time is within a head count range of determining a selling price of the last time after updating the selling price following several times of narrowing down the number of purchase applicants, the selling price corresponding to the head count range is determined as a conclusive selling price (step S7). Purchasers are determined on the basis of the conclusive selling price (step S9).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commodity reservation and purchase system in electronic commerce.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional purchasing system in electronic commerce employs a so-called joint purchasing system in which the price of a product is gradually decreased according to the number of people who actually purchase the product.

[0003]

When purchasing a product at a shopping site employing such a joint purchase method, it is difficult for a purchaser to predict at the time of purchase how much the actual purchase price will ultimately fall. It is. Some shopping sites incorporate a method of displaying a product price depending on the number of people who have purchased the product at the time of purchase. However, even with such a method, the actual purchase price cannot be known unless the number of purchasers is finally determined. In such sites, the purchase price is ultimately determined by the number of buyers at the time of the purchase application deadline.

[0004] Under the circumstances described above, there are many cases in which purchase applicants give up the purchase because they cannot predict the actual price even if they want to purchase the product.
As a result, the merchandise seller will miss business opportunities.

[0005] When a product is reserved for purchase but the product is not very popular or the number of people who use the shopping site is small, the price of the product naturally rises as the number of pre-order purchases decreases, and the user actually purchases the product. If the purchase price is higher than the expected price, the person will be dissatisfied and will not want to use this shopping site next time, and the shopping site will be disadvantaged by leaving customers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. A purchaser can predict a purchase price to a certain extent, and can purchase a product at a higher price than the expected price. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product reservation and purchase system that can prevent inevitable purchases.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise reservation and purchase system according to the number of purchase applicants in electronic commerce in which provisional purchase of merchandise is applied from a purchaser terminal to a center via a communication network. At the time of price determination, the purchaser is determined based on the condition price at the time of the temporary purchase.

As shown in the schematic flowchart of FIG. 1, the commodity reservation / purchase system according to the second aspect of the present invention displays commodity information such as commodity prices on the home page of the center together with the introduction of the commodity (step S101). Under a different price condition than each purchaser terminal, the center side accepts the purchase applicant for a certain period (step S1).
03), after the reception period, the center side totals the purchase applicants, determines the sales price from the total result (step S105), and purchases the number of purchase applicants by setting a higher price condition than the determined sales price. Narrow down to the number of applicants,
Further, a new selling price is determined from the number of purchase applicants narrowed down, and after the sales price is updated in accordance with several narrowing downs of the number of purchase applicants, the number of purchase applicants narrowed down is the previous sales price. When the number falls within the determined number range, the selling price corresponding to this number range is determined as the final selling price (step S7), and the purchase applicant having set the price condition equal to or higher than the selling price is determined as the purchase determinant. (Step S9).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, after a purchaser is determined, a purchase rejection person is notified of the next product sale via a communication network, and the purchaser is notified of a payment method and shipping. A guide to the purchase procedure including the previous confirmation is provided (step S111), and the goods are sent out after payment (step S111).
113, S115).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a commodity reservation and purchase system, wherein the purchaser determination method comprises the steps of: First, the first price is determined by comparing the first total number of provisional applicants who have made reservations to purchase the product at each price with the set number of people, based on the table in which the prices at which the prices increase in value are listed. The number of temporary applicants having a price lower than the first price is subtracted from the first total number to calculate a second total number, and the second total number is compared with the number of persons to determine a second price. A third total number is calculated by subtracting the number of provisional applicants with lower prices from the second total number, and when the third total number falls within the range of the number of persons determining the second price, the selling price is set to the second price. Determined, and if the third total number is less than the number of persons range, the third Determine the rating.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity reservation and purchase system, the number of regular applicants who purchase the commodity at any price is added to the first total number.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1, 3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the processing of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of a system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an algorithm for determining a selling price according to the present embodiment. Are respectively shown.

First, an overall configuration diagram of the commodity reservation and purchase system according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The merchandise reservation and purchase system according to the present embodiment collects and manages merchandise information sent from the shipper client 13, temporary application information sent from the buyer client 12, or regular application information without the provisional application. The e-commerce server (WEB server) 11 which determines the purchase price deciding person and the purchase rejection person based on the sales price determined based on the number of applicants and the determined sales price and notifies them by e-mail, and purchase reservations for the e-commerce server 11 Is a system in which a plurality of purchaser clients 12 and a shipper client 13 for providing information on products to be sold to the e-commerce server 11 are connected by a communication network 14.

The communication network 14 can use a LAN, the Internet, a personal computer communication network via a public line, or any other wired or wireless network. The e-commerce server 11 includes an input device 112 such as a keypad and a pointing device (mouse, pen, etc.) for an operator to input information, an output device 113 for visually displaying registered product information on a screen or a paper medium, For example, a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a printer device, or the like is used. Computer 1 as the storage device 114
A device 11 stores programs to be executed and a large amount of data files, and includes a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory. The storage device of the electronic commerce server 11 has a user database 114a,
A joint purchase applicant database 114b and a purchase history database 114c are constructed.

The communication cable 115 is for transmitting information like a telephone line, and is desirably a cable for transmitting a large amount of data at a high speed like an optical cable. In this case, in a case where data is transmitted and received to and from the communication network 14 using a wireless communication line, a wireless communication line interface is provided instead of the communication cable 115.

The e-commerce server 11 is a high-speed and large-capacity computer, workstation, personal computer, etc., for simultaneously providing merchandise information in a storage device to a number of other systems and accepting purchase application information. It is good to use.

As an apparatus configuration of the purchaser client 12, a shopping site of the electronic commerce server 11 is opened to display merchandise information, a purchase reservation is made based on the merchandise information, and an e-mail from the electronic commerce server 11 is received. Computer 121, an input device 122 for inputting registration information and purchase reservation information of a person who uses a shopping site for the first time to the electronic commerce server 11 via the communication network 14, processing information, and input information ( An output device 123 for displaying a screen of a homepage of the electronic commerce server 11, mail, etc.) is provided.
The buyer client 12 and the communication network 14 are connected by a communication cable 125.

The equipment configuration of the shipper client 13 includes an electronic computer 131 for sending shipping information and the like to the electronic commerce server 11 via the communication network 14, an input device 135 for inputting shipping information to the electronic computer 131, and storing merchandise information and shipping information. Storage device 134, and an output device 133 for displaying processing information and input information on a screen. The shipment client 13 and the communication network 14 are connected by a communication cable 135.

In the system configuration as described above, first, the shipper client 13 registers information on the merchandise to be shipped in the electronic commerce server 11 through the communication network 14. For this product information, as shown in FIG. 6, the selling price is changed stepwise for each range of the number of purchasers. Here, the selling price is set to be higher as the number of purchasers is smaller, and to be lower as the number of purchasers is larger.

The e-commerce server 11 introduces the products to be sold on the home page along with photographs and the like, and also lists each purchase number range shown in FIG. 6 and prices that vary according to this purchase number range, and WWW (World Wide Web). It informs the purchaser client 12 by using the above. The purchaser client 12 makes a purchase reservation for a product by looking at the homepage. When making a purchase reservation, the computer 121
When the reservation procedure is started via the communication network 14, the e-commerce server 11 performs the reservation procedure processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.

First, a user (purchase client) is accepted for user registration at a predetermined address (URL) on the Internet (step S301). The user inputs a name, an address, and other user information (step S303). If user information is entered, user I
D. Issue a password and notify the user by e-mail (step S305).

The user information is recorded in the user database 14a (step S307). If the user who wants to purchase the product inputs the user ID and the password (step S309), a temporary purchase page is displayed on the output device (CRT screen) 123 of the user.

The user is made to make a purchase reservation on the displayed temporary purchase page through the input device 122 under the condition that "the item is purchased when the commodity price becomes XX yen" (step S311). On the temporary purchase page, each purchase number range shown in FIG. 6 and the price that changes according to this purchase number range are displayed. After the purchase reservation is taken into the computer 111 of the electronic commerce server 11 through the communication network 14, the purchaser client 12 sends the purchase reservation to the communication network 14.
You will be notified by e-mail of the contents of the temporary purchase application.
At the same time, the content of the provisional purchase application is recorded in the joint purchase applicant database 14b (step S315).

When the purchase reservation of the commodity is completed,
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the electronic commerce server 11 periodically or automatically or manually starts a program for confirming whether a reservation deadline has been reached for each product (step S401). For products whose reservation deadline has passed, delete the temporary purchase page from the homepage,
Close the application for reservation purchase of the product (step S
403).

Then, for the commodity for which the reservation has been closed, a purchaser that matches the sales price and the sales conditions is determined from the number of purchase applicants (step S405).

Next, an algorithm for determining the selling price and the purchaser from the number of purchase applicants will be described with reference to FIG.
It is clear from FIG. 6 that the price decreases as the number of purchasers increases. In this case, the person who makes a purchase application by looking at the product and price on the homepage without performing the provisional application procedure is the regular applicant _nr , and if the product price becomes XX yen, it will be △△ pieces (these conditions will depend on the purchaser different) applicant number _{(n t1 + n t2 + ····} n tk ·· ntm) as the temporary purchase applicant number to purchase.

As a result, the first total number of applicants AS1 is the number of regular applicants _nr plus the total number of temporary purchase applicants at the time of the application deadline. First Total Number of Applicants AS1
Is to find out which of the number of purchasers falls within the price setting. Purchase the number range, but the price will be V _m in the case, for example, of (n _m1 ~n _m2). Therefore the temporary purchase applicants set number of the lower price condition than V _m price among the first total applicant number AS1 is subtracted from the total applicants number AS1, to the subtraction result and a second full applicant number AS2 . This second total number of purchase applicants A
Price V If the S2 to enter the purchase number range (n _l1 ~n _l2)
and _l, the provisional purchase applicants number of set lower than the price conditions this price V _l is subtracted from the second total subscriber number AS2, the result of the subtraction and the third all applicants number AS3. The third case in which all purchase applicant number AS3 to enter the purchase number range (n _k1 ~n _k2) is the price V _k, the provisional purchase applicants number of set lower than the price conditions this price V _k third all application Subtracted from AS3
The result of this subtraction is referred to as a fourth total number of applicants AS4.

Here, if the range of the number of purchasers including the fourth total number of applicants AS4 falls within the price V _k (n _{k1 to} n _k2 ), the selling price is determined as the price V _k and the purchaser is determined. To determine. Purchase makers = Regular Applicant (n _r) + number of tentative purchase applicant _{(n t1 + n t2 ··· +} n tk) However fourth total applicant number AS4 is included in the purchase number range (n _k1 ~n _k2) If the number is smaller, the purchase number range (n _j1-
n _j2 ), the total number of applicants AS is updated based on the number of temporary purchase applicants corresponding to the price V _j determined by n _j2 ), and the price is determined while checking which purchase person range is included. In other words, the total application number AS _N after the current update to the total application number AS _N-1 of the last time
Is included in the same purchase number range, the price V determined by the purchase number range including the previous total application number AS _N-1 is set as the final selling price.

To the applicant who has entered the purchase decision maker, the purport of the purchase decision and the URL of the purchase application destination are sent by e-mail (step S409). However, among the temporary purchase applicants, those who have applied for the temporary purchase at a price lower than the determined price are regarded as purchase rejected persons, and will be notified of the next use of the shopping site by e-mail (step S411).

[0030] The purchase decision maker is provided on the purchase application page,
The payment method (bank transfer, postal transfer, credit card, etc.), the shipping destination of the product, etc. are input (step S5).
01). Further, the purchase contents are sent to the purchaser by e-mail for confirmation (step S503), and the input information is simultaneously recorded in the purchase history database 14c. Thus, the purchase procedure of the product is completed (step S507). The e-commerce server sends the goods to the purchaser after confirming the payment by the method described in the payment method (step S).
509, 511).

As described above, according to this embodiment, a potential user who wants to purchase a product through a shopping site that adopts the conventional joint purchase method but cannot predict the final price and hesitates to apply for a purchase. Can be made to participate in the shopping site, and the demand for the shopping site can be remarkably increased to obtain profit. The purchaser can also be satisfied with the fact that he / she has purchased the product at the desired price, and will be willing to use the product next time, so that customers of the shopping site can be retained.

In addition, I think that the applicant who has rejected the purchase did not have to do expensive shopping, and he will use the shopping site again next time to study the setting of price conditions and find a price that is satisfactory to him. As a result, it is possible to prevent the shopping site from leaving customers. Accordingly, a shopping site incorporating this system can maintain business customers and prevent customer churn, thereby increasing business profits.

[0033]

According to the invention of claim 1, in electronic commerce in which a purchaser terminal makes a provisional purchase of goods to a center via a communication network, the selling price is varied according to the number of purchase applicants. At the time of determining the price, by determining the temporary purchaser based on the condition price at the time of the temporary purchase, there is an effect that the purchaser can purchase the product at the desired price.

According to the invention of claim 2, product information such as a product price is displayed together with the product introduction on the home page of the center, and the purchase applicant is fixed on the center side under different price conditions from each purchaser terminal through this home page. After receiving the period, the center side counts the purchase applicants after the end of the reception period, determines the sales price from the result of the aggregation, and reduces the number of purchase applicants to the number of purchase applicants who set price conditions higher than the determined sale price. After narrowing down and further determining the new sales price from the number of purchase applicants narrowed down, and after updating the sales price as a result of narrowing down the number of purchase applicants several times, the previous and current number of purchase applicants narrowed down If the price falls within the number range, the sales price corresponding to this number range is determined as the final sales price, and the purchase is set with a price condition higher than the sales price. By the purchase decision-makers the write's,
Potential customers who are hesitant to join the shopping site because they do not know the price can easily join the site, so that the site can also increase business profits.

According to the invention of claim 3, after the purchaser is determined,
The purchaser is notified of the next product sale via the communication network, the purchaser is notified of the purchase procedure including the payment method and confirmation of the shipping destination, etc. The rejected applicant thinks that he / she will not have to do expensive shopping, and he / she wants to use the shopping site next time, so that it is possible to prevent the shopping site from leaving customers.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the purchaser determination method, the purchaser determination method associates a plurality of person ranges displayed on a homepage with numerical values gradually decreasing and the respective person ranges. First, the first price is determined by comparing the first total number of provisional applicants who have made reservations to purchase the product at each price with the set number of people, based on a table in which the prices that gradually increase in value are described. The second total number is calculated by subtracting the number of temporary applicants having a price lower than the first price from the first total number, and comparing the second total number with the number of persons to determine a second price. A third total number is calculated by subtracting the number of provisional applicants having a price lower than the second price from the second total number, and when the third total number falls within the range of the number of persons determining the second price, the selling price is reduced to the second total number. If the price is determined to be 2 and the third total number is less than the number of people, By determining the price, there is an effect that the customers of the shopping site because it can provide results also satisfactory to also purchase rejected person for the purchase decision-makers can be maintained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by adding the number of regular applicants who purchase a product at any price to the first total number, the range of the number of purchasers does not affect the price increase. Provisional applicants who can purchase products at the desired price can be given to temporary applicants whose price conditions have been set to a certain extent and the price has been set to a somewhat low level depending on the number of buyers. There is an effect that profit can be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a basic process of a commodity reservation and purchase system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of a commodity reservation and purchase system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a commodity purchase reservation process according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a purchase closing process of a product according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a merchandise purchase procedure according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm for determining a purchaser.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 e-commerce server 12 buyer client 13 shipper client 14 communication network

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In electronic commerce in which a purchaser terminal makes a provisional purchase of goods to a center via a communication network, a selling price is varied according to the number of purchase applicants, and a price condition at the time of the provisional purchase is determined. A product reservation and purchase system characterized by determining a temporary purchaser higher than a set price as a purchaser. 2. A center homepage displays product information such as a product price together with a product introduction. Through this homepage, the center side accepts a purchase applicant for a certain period under different price conditions from each purchaser terminal. After the reception period, the purchase applicants are totaled, the sales price is determined from the totaled result, the number of purchase applicants is narrowed down to the number of purchase applicants who set price conditions higher than the determined sales price, and the purchase applicant is further reduced. After determining the new selling price from the number of narrowed down numbers and updating the selling price due to several narrowing down of the number of purchase applicants, the number of narrowing down of the number of purchase applicants this time is within the number of people who determines the previous selling price If you enter
A merchandise reservation and purchase system wherein a sales price corresponding to this number of people is determined as a final sales price, and a purchase applicant having set a price condition higher than the sales price is determined as a purchase decision maker. 3. After the purchaser is determined, the purchase rejector is notified of the next product sale via the communication network, and the purchaser is notified of the purchase procedure including the payment method and the shipping destination. 3. The goods are sent out after payment.
Product reservation purchase system described in. 4. The method of determining a buyer according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ranges of persons whose numerical values gradually decrease on a home page and a price that increases in a stepwise manner corresponding to each of the plurality of persons ranges are described in a table. The first price is first determined by comparing the first total number of provisional applicants who have made reservations to purchase the product at each price with the set number of people, and then the provisional applicants whose prices are lower than the first price are determined. The second number is calculated by subtracting the number from the first total number.
When a price is determined, a third total number is calculated by subtracting the number of provisional applicants having a price lower than the second price from the second total number, and the third total number falls within a range of the number of persons determining the second price. 4. The commodity reservation and purchase system according to claim 2, wherein the selling price is determined as the second price, and if the third total number is smaller than the number of persons, the third price is obtained. 5. The commodity reservation and purchase system according to claim 4, wherein the number of regular applicants who purchase the commodity at any price is added to the first total number.