JP2002318928A - Commerce information presentation method, commerce method, and commerce management server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commerce information presentation method, commerce management server and commerce method capable of improving the convenience and safety of a consumer in use. SOLUTION: A plurality of net prices is acquired from a plurality of distributors A-C on every object to be sold, and the sales price is determined on every object to be sold based on the lowest net price of the acquired net prices. Sales information including the sales price is presented to the consumer terminal 20 of the consumer, and various pieces of processing related to sales are performed according to the purchase procedure information transmitted from the consumer terminal 20. Since the consumer can regularly purchase a commodity or the like by performing a payment only to the manager (sales company) of a commerce management server 10, the consumer's load related to the purchase procedure can be reduced. Further, since the disclosure of personal information to a plurality of sellers is not required, the fear for the leak of personal information can be solved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commercial transaction information presentation method, a commercial transaction management server, and a commercial transaction method for presenting information relating to a commercial transaction to a consumer via a communication network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of communication networks such as the Internet, commerce (electronic commerce) via communication networks has been actively performed. According to this e-commerce, the consumer
Using a terminal device such as a general-purpose personal computer, it is possible to freely purchase various products and services (hereinafter, simply referred to as “products”) while staying at home. Today, with the spread of electronic commerce, there is a demand for further improvement in convenience when using electronic commerce.

[0003]

However, in the conventional electronic commerce, there is a problem that the convenience and security of the consumer at the time of use are not sufficient for the following reasons.

[0004] In other words, a reverse auction disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,794,207, for example, is known as an electronic commerce that can realize a consumer's desire to purchase an arbitrary product at a lower price. In this reverse auction, when a purchase condition (desired selling price) related to the purchase of an arbitrary product or the like is mainly transmitted from a consumer (buyer) to a mediator, the purchase condition is transmitted from the mediator to a plurality of mediators. Transferred to seller (seller). Then, when a reply (estimate) to the purchase condition is transmitted from a plurality of sellers to the mediator, the quotes are compared by the mediator based on the purchase condition, and the purchase condition is satisfied from the plurality of quotes. After a particular quote has been selected, the contents of this particular quote are sent from the intermediary to the consumer. In this reverse auction, the mediator mainly plays an intermediary role between the consumer and the seller, such as sending and receiving various kinds of information related to the purchase of the product, etc., and the settlement related to the purchase of the product, etc. Is conducted between the consumer and the seller. According to the reverse auction, since the selling price is determined based on the purchase condition presented by the consumer, electronic commerce can be performed according to the demand of the consumer.

[0005] However, when using the reverse auction, there is a possibility that the seller is different every time a product or the like is purchased. In such a case, the consumer has to settle with a different seller every time the purchase is made, which places a heavy burden on the consumer involved in the purchase procedure. In addition, when purchasing a product or the like using a reverse auction, the consumer needs to disclose personal information such as his / her own bank account number and credit card number to the seller as information required for settlement. If the seller is different for each purchase, these personal information will be known to a plurality of sellers, and the safety of the consumer will not be sufficiently secured in terms of leakage of the personal information to a third party. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a commercial transaction information presentation method, a commercial transaction management server, and a commercial transaction method capable of improving the convenience and security of a consumer during use. Is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A commercial transaction information presenting method of the present invention is a method for presenting information relating to a commercial transaction from a server of a seller to a terminal of a consumer via a communication network. An obtaining step of obtaining at least a plurality of wholesale prices from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target; and selecting at least one wholesale price from the plurality of wholesale prices based on the at least plurality of wholesale prices. A selecting step, a determining step of determining a selling price for each sales target based on at least one selected wholesale price, and demanding sales information including the selling price determined for each sales target via a communication network. And a presenting step of presenting the information to the terminal device of the user.

[0008] The commercial transaction management server of the present invention presents information relating to commercial transactions to a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network, and acquires at least a plurality of wholesale prices from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target. Acquiring means for selecting, and selecting means for selecting at least one wholesale price from among the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least a plurality of wholesale prices; and selling means based on at least one selected wholesale price. Determining means for determining a selling price, presenting means for presenting sales information including a selling price determined for each sales target to a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network, and a terminal in accordance with the presentation of the selling information. A sales processing means for performing a predetermined process related to sales when a purchase request is made from the device.

A commercial transaction method according to the present invention is a method for conducting a commercial transaction between a server of a seller and a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network. An acquiring step of acquiring a wholesale price, a selecting step of selecting at least one wholesale price from among the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least a plurality of wholesale prices acquired for each sales target, A determining step of determining a selling price for each sales target based on one wholesale price, and a presentation of presenting sales information including the selling price determined for each sales target to a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network; And a sales processing step of performing a predetermined process related to sales when a purchase request is made from the terminal device to the server in response to the presentation of the sales information.

[0010] In the method for presenting commercial transaction information of the present invention, in the server of the seller, first, in the obtaining step, at least a plurality of wholesale prices are obtained from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target. Subsequently, in the selecting step, at least one wholesale price is selected from the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least the plurality of wholesale prices. Subsequently, in a determining step, a selling price is determined for each sales target based on at least one selected wholesale price.
Finally, in the presentation step, sales information including the sales price determined for each sales target is presented to the consumer terminal device via the communication network. Thereby, the sales information including the optimum sales price determined by the seller by aggregating and analyzing the plurality of wholesale prices from the plurality of wholesalers is provided to the consumer.

[0011] In the commercial transaction management server of the present invention, at least a plurality of wholesale prices are acquired from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target by the acquiring means. Subsequently, the selecting means selects at least one wholesale price from the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least the plurality of wholesale prices. Subsequently, the selling price is determined for each sales target by the determining means based on at least one selected wholesale price. Subsequently, the sales information including the sales price determined for each sales target is presented to the consumer terminal device via the communication network by manual means. Finally, when the sales processing means makes a purchase request from the terminal device in response to the presentation of the sales information, predetermined processing related to sales is performed. As a result, the consumer can purchase a product or the like by performing settlement only with the commercial transaction management server, so that the burden on the consumer involved in the purchase procedure is reduced,
Concerns such as leakage of personal information are resolved.

In the commercial transaction method according to the present invention, first, in the acquiring step, at least a plurality of wholesale prices are acquired from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target. Subsequently, in the selecting step, at least one wholesale price is selected from the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least the plurality of wholesale prices. Subsequently, in a determining step, a selling price is determined for each sales target based on at least one selected wholesale price. Subsequently, in a presentation step, sales information including a sales price determined for each sales target is presented to a consumer terminal device via a communication network. Finally, in the sales processing step, when a purchase request is made from the terminal device to the server in response to the presentation of the sales information, a predetermined process related to sales is performed. As a result, the consumer can purchase a product or the like by performing settlement only with the server of the seller, so that the burden on the consumer involved in the purchase procedure can be reduced and personal information can be collected. Concerns such as leakage are eliminated.

[0013]

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

[First Embodiment] <Configuration of Commerce Management System> First, a configuration of a Commerce Management System according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration of a commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration of a commercial transaction management server, FIG.
FIG. 4 shows the contents of the sales price database. The “commerce management server” of the present invention is one of the components of the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment, and the “commerce information presentation method” and “commerce method” of the present invention are Since it is embodied by the commercial transaction management system according to the embodiment, it is also described below.

This commercial transaction management system is a system relating to electronic commerce using, for example, the Internet 50. For example, information on consumers and products relating to purchase of golf equipment (products) and reservation (service) of golf course use are provided. A commercial transaction management server 10 for managing information related to the provision of
Consumer terminal device 20 for consumers to send and receive various information, and multiple (for example, three) wholesalers terminal devices 31, 32, and 33 for multiple wholesalers to send and receive various information.
(See FIG. 1). These terminal devices 31, 32, 33 for wholesalers are, for example, wholesalers A,
B and C are respectively operable. Each unit (commerce transaction management server 1) constituting the transaction management system
0, consumer terminal device 20, wholesaler terminal device 31 to 3
3) is connected to the Internet 50 via the communication line 40, for example. Thereby, the commercial transaction management server 10 can mutually communicate with the consumer terminal device 20 and the wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 33 independently of each other. Here, the consumer terminal device 20 corresponds to a specific example of the “terminal device” in the present invention, and the Internet 50 corresponds to a specific example of the “communication network” in the present invention.

<< Structure of Commercial Transaction Management Server >> The commercial transaction management server 10 is a database server that accumulates and collectively manages various information related to commercial transactions.
A plurality of databases, for example, a wholesale price database 11, a sales price database 12, an order receiving database 13, and a control unit 14 for controlling the entire commercial transaction management server 10 are provided based on various types of information registered in "0". (See FIG. 2). This commercial transaction management server 10, for example,
It manages various information related to commercial transactions and is operated by a sales company or the like to which a person (seller) who sells products or the like wholesaled from a wholesaler to a consumer belongs.

In the wholesale price database 11, for example, a plurality of wholesale prices registered by wholesalers A to C are stored for each sales target (product, service, etc.) (see FIG. 3). The “wholesale price” is, for example, a selling price presented by each wholesaler when a plurality of wholesalers who have contracted with the sales company (seller) wholesale products and the like to the sales company.
In FIG. 3, for example, goods I to I by wholesalers A to C are shown.
2 shows several wholesale prices offered for II. Here, the wholesale price database 11 corresponds to a specific example of “accumulation means” in the present invention.

The sales price database 12 stores, for example, sales prices for consumers for each sales target (see FIG. 4). The “sale price” is a sale price presented by a sales company (seller) when selling a product or the like to a consumer. In principle, the wholesale price stored in the wholesale price database 11 and the profit of the sales company And a profit coefficient set in advance in consideration of In addition, the selling price determined based on the wholesale price and the profit coefficient may be compared with a preset upper limit price, and may be corrected to the upper limit price as needed. This "maximum price"
Is the upper limit of the price set by the seller himself, taking into account, for example, the distribution status of the market and the purchase status of the consumer. Details regarding the determination and correction of the selling price will be described later. FIG. 4 shows, for example, a plurality of sales prices (including profit coefficients) determined for the products I to III and the upper limit price set for each of the products I to III.

The order database 13 stores, for example, history information including the status of orders received from customers using the commercial transaction management system, that is, purchase items, the number of purchases, and the total amount of purchases, as well as the name, age, and address of the customers. , Telephone numbers, and personal information including an ID (Identification) number (including a password) described later (including a password).

The control unit 14 controls the entire commercial transaction management server 10 by executing, for example, various functions as described below, and includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing).
Unit; central processing unit).

(1) Database Construction Function When various information is registered in the commercial transaction management server 10, the control section 14 constructs a series of databases by accumulating the various information. That is, the control unit 14
Are, for example, from the wholesalers A to C to the wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 31.
When information including a plurality of wholesale prices is transmitted (registered) through 33, this information is received, and a plurality of wholesale prices are stored in the wholesale price database 11 for each sales target. Further, for example, the control unit 14 determines a selling price for each sales target by a (2) selling price determining function described below based on a plurality of wholesale prices stored in the wholesale price database 11,
This sales price is stored in the sales price database 12. Note that a series of operations related to the determination of the selling price described above is performed for each sales target. Further, the control unit 14
For example, when a purchase procedure is performed by the consumer through the consumer terminal device 20, history information such as purchased items and personal information such as the name of the consumer are stored in the order database 13 based on the purchase procedure at this time. . Here, the control unit 14
Corresponds to a specific example of “acquiring means” and “accumulating means” in the present invention.

(2) Sales Price Determination Function For example, when a plurality of wholesale prices are stored in the wholesale price database 11, the control unit 14 selects the cheapest wholesale price from among the plurality of wholesale prices, By multiplying the lowest wholesale price by a profit coefficient, a sales price (= lowest wholesale price × profit coefficient) is determined for each sales target. Specifically, for example, the selling price of the product III is calculated based on a plurality of wholesale prices (11000 yen,
By multiplying the lowest wholesale price (10400 yen) of 10400 yen and 10600 yen; see FIG. 3) by the profit coefficient (1.10; see FIG. 4) set for the product III, 11440 yen ( = 10400 yen x 1.10). The above-described series of operations for determining the selling price is performed, for example, every time the wholesale price is updated. Here, the control unit 14 corresponds to a specific example of “selecting means” and “determining means” in the present invention.

(3) Selling Price Correcting Function The control unit 14 determines whether the selling price is equal to or less than a preset upper limit price, for example, after determining the selling price by the above (2) selling price determining function. Is determined.
When the selling price is equal to or less than the upper limit price (selling price ≦ upper limit price), the controller 14 uses the selling price as it is for the subsequent processing, and when the selling price is higher than the upper limit price (sale price). For <> upper limit price), the sales price is corrected to the upper limit price, and the corrected sales price is used for the subsequent processing. Specifically, for example, (2) the selling price of the product III determined by the selling price determining function (11440)
4 is less than or equal to the upper limit price (12,000 yen), and is used as it is.
2 yen) is more than the maximum price (2200 yen)
The selling price of II is revised to match the maximum price.
Thus, the selling price of the product II is 2200 yen.

(4) Sales information presentation function The control unit 14 is, for example, a
When a purchase of a product or the like (for example, a product III) is requested through 0, the sales price (11440 yen; see FIG. 4) of the product III is selected using the sales price database 12, and then,
The sales information including the sales price is transmitted to the consumer terminal device 20. In addition to the selling price, the sales information includes, for example, a detailed description of the product III, a payment method (purchase, division, etc.) related to the purchase, a payment period, and a shipping status (the expected date of receiving the product III by the consumer). Information is included. Here, the control unit 14 corresponds to a specific example of “presenting means” in the present invention.

(5) Sales Processing Function When the purchase procedure is performed by the consumer through the consumer terminal device 20, the control unit 14 executes, for example, a wholesaler for receiving an order for goods and the like, that is, the above-mentioned (2) selling price determination function. It performs various processes related to sales, such as contacting the wholesaler who has indicated the selected lowest wholesale price, arranging the delivery of goods, and transmitting procedure information relating to settlement of consumers. Here, the control unit 14 corresponds to a specific example of “sales processing means” in the present invention.

(6) Member Registration Function The above-described (4) sales information presentation function is performed, for example, for a registered customer. The control unit 14 includes, for example, a request to present personal information (such as the name of the customer) to be registered in the order database 13 when a purchase request is made by a customer who uses the commercial transaction management system for the first time. After transmitting the information to the consumer terminal device 20, the contents of the reply at this time are stored in the order database 13.
This completes the membership registration of the consumer as a new customer using the commercial transaction management system. At the time of member registration, for example, an ID number for certifying that the user is a registered member in the subsequent purchase procedure is provided to the consumer.

<< Configuration of Consumer Terminal Device >> The consumer terminal device 20 has, for example, a communication function capable of transmitting and receiving various kinds of information to and from the outside (for example, the commercial transaction management server 10) via the Internet 50. It is a general-purpose personal computer. Consumer terminal device 20 by consumer
Can be easily performed using, for example, a mouse or the like. The consumer can check information transmitted and received between the consumer terminal device 20 and the commercial transaction management server 10 through, for example, a monitor mounted on the consumer terminal device 20.

When a consumer accesses the commercial transaction management server 10 using the consumer terminal device 20 in order to perform a purchase procedure using the commercial transaction management system, basic information on electronic commerce (information on electronic commerce, etc.) Is displayed on the monitor. When a consumer desires to perform a purchase procedure using a service with a lower selling price, for example, the user inputs an ID number and a password while basic information related to electronic commerce is displayed on a monitor. Log in to the commercial transaction management server 10. In response to this login, the consumer can obtain sales information from the commercial transaction management server 10. The consumer can use the sales information displayed on the monitor or the like to check the content of the product or the like to be purchased and the selling price, and then operate the consumer terminal device 20 to purchase the product or the like. It has become. The specific operation of the consumer terminal device 20 by the consumer when conducting a commercial transaction using the commercial transaction management system will be described later (see FIGS. 9 to 12).

<< Configuration of Wholesaler Terminal Device >> The wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 33 are, for example, general-purpose personal computers having the same functions as the consumer terminal device 20. The wholesalers A to C, for example, at a predetermined period designated by the sales company (seller), the wholesaler terminal device 31
33, the information including the wholesale price can be transmitted to the commercial transaction management server 10. This "predetermined period"
For example, it is an update period in which wholesalers A to C can update the wholesale price registered in the commercial transaction management server 10.

<Operation of Commercial Transaction Management System> Next, FIG.
An example of the operation of the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment and a purchase procedure by a consumer will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 show the commercial transaction management server 10.
7 shows the operation of the (control unit 14), and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the consumer terminal device 20 and FIG. 9 to 12 show an example of a screen (sales information) displayed on the monitor of the consumer terminal device 20 when the consumer performs a purchase procedure using the commercial transaction management system. To explain the purchase procedure. FIG. 9 is a “search screen” for products and the like, FIG.
Shows a "product list screen" after the search, FIG. 11 shows a "product details screen" for the product desired to be purchased, and FIG. 12 shows a "basket details screen" for purchasing the product. In the following, mainly, the consumer logs in to the commercial transaction management server 10 through the consumer terminal device 20, and the commodity III
The case of purchasing one (driver) will be described in order.

<< 1. Construction of database by commercial transaction management server, registration of wholesale price by wholesaler> In this commercial transaction management system, first, as a preparation for presenting sales information from the commercial transaction management server 10 to the demander, a series of operations are performed in the commercial transaction management server 10. A database is constructed (database construction function). In other words, after the commerce management server 10 starts operating, if a plurality of wholesale prices are registered from the wholesalers A to C via the wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 33 (FIG. 7; step S201), the plurality of After acquiring the wholesale price (FIG. 5; step S101), the wholesale price database 11 (see FIG. 3) is stored by accumulating the plurality of wholesale prices for each sales target.
Is constructed (FIG. 5; step S102).

Subsequently, the lowest wholesale price is selected from a plurality of wholesale prices stored in the wholesale price database 11 (FIG. 5; step S103), and the lowest wholesale price is multiplied by a profit coefficient. Selling price (= cheapest wholesale price x
Profit coefficient; see FIG. 4) (sales price determination function,
(FIG. 5; step S104).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the selling price is equal to or less than a preset upper limit price (FIG. 5; step S).
105). At this time, when the sales price is equal to or less than the upper limit price (sale price ≦ upper limit price, FIG. 5; step S105Y)
To accumulate the selling price. On the other hand, when the selling price is larger than the upper limit price (sale price> upper limit price, FIG. 5; step S105N), the selling price is corrected so as to match the upper limit price (FIG. 5; step S106), and this correction is made. Accumulate sales prices. In this way, the sales price database 12 is constructed (FIG. 5; step S1).
07). The above-described series of operations for determining and correcting the selling price are performed every time the wholesale price is updated.

Subsequently, when the purchase procedure is performed by the consumer, the order database 13 is constructed by accumulating the history information of the purchased items and the like based on the purchase procedure at this time (FIG. 6; step S108). Note that information for prompting membership registration is presented to a consumer who uses the commercial transaction management system for the first time, and when the consumer performs a procedure related to membership registration through the consumer terminal device 20 (FIG. 8:
Step S301), personal information including the name and the like of the customer included in the information relating to this procedure is also stored in the order database 13 (member registration function). The ID number required to prove that the customer is a registered member (to log in to the commercial transaction management server 10 in the future) is provided to the registered user.

<< 2. Purchase of Product III by Consumer >><< 2-1. Login by Consumer Terminal> When purchasing the commodity III using the commercial transaction management system, first, the consumer terminal 20 accesses the commercial transaction management server 10 in accordance with the operation of the consumer (FIG. 8; Step 302). In response to this access, the consumer can check basic information related to electronic commerce through the monitor. Subsequently, when the consumer inputs the ID number and the password to the consumer terminal device 20, the user logs in to the commercial transaction management server 10 (FIG. 8; step S303).

<< 2-2. Consumer purchase procedure, presentation of sales information by commercial transaction management server >> Consumer terminal device 2
When the user logs in from 0, the commercial transaction management server 10 is ready to sell to the consumer. In this state, the consumer purchases the product III through the consumer terminal device 20 in the following procedure. That is, when the user first logs in to the commercial transaction management server 10, a search screen (see FIG. 9) is displayed on the monitor. On this search screen, search for "tools (driver, wood, iron, etc.)", "manufacturers (B, C, D, etc.)", "player type (gender, age, proficiency, dominant hand, etc.)" It is possible to search for a desired product or the like for each item R1. The item R1 may include a “budget” that can be prepared at the time of purchase in addition to the “tool” described above.

Then, using a mouse or the like, a mouse pointer (hereinafter simply referred to as "pointer") P is used to enter the item R1.
When ("driver") is clicked, a product list screen (see FIG. 10) is displayed.

Subsequently, after confirming a series of information (manufacturer name, product name, material) displayed on the product list screen,
When the item R2 corresponding to the product III is clicked by the pointer P, the sales information including the sales price of the product III is transmitted from the commercial transaction management server 10 to the consumer terminal device 20 (FIG. 6; step S109), and the product details A screen (see FIG. 11) is displayed. At this time, the selling price of the product III is displayed as a selling price U (for example, 11440 yen; see FIG. 4). On this product detail screen, detailed information on the product III (specification table, options, etc.) is displayed.
In the "option" column, it is possible to input a purchase request (a purchase quantity, a driver specification, a dominant hand, etc.) of a consumer required for the purchase. The purchase of a product or the like by the consumer is performed by sequentially securing desired products or the like in a fictitious basket in the commercial transaction management server 10.

Subsequently, a purchase request is input and the pointer P
When the item R3 corresponding to "add basket" is clicked, a basket details screen (see FIG. 12) is displayed. On the basket details screen, it is displayed that the product III has been secured in the basket. If only the product III is purchased, the item R4 corresponding to the “order” is displayed. In the case where the item R5 corresponding to "Continue" is deleted once and the product or the like secured in the basket is deleted, and the selection of the purchased product is restarted from the beginning, the item R6 corresponding to "Delete all" is selected. Finally, when the item R4 corresponding to "order" is clicked by the pointer P, the purchase procedure of the commodity III by the consumer is completed. The purchase procedure information including a request to purchase the product III is transmitted from the consumer terminal device 20 to the commercial transaction management server 10 (FIG. 8; step S304).

<< 3. Orders Received by Commerce Management Server >> Finally, after receiving the purchase procedure information transmitted from the customer terminal device 20 in the commercial transaction management server 10 (FIG. 6; step S110), various processes related to sales (product II)
(I.e., contact the wholesaler B for the order I, arrange the delivery, and send the procedural information on the settlement to the consumer). Thereby, the purchase request of the commodity III by the consumer is completed. Thereafter, for example, when the customer makes a payment corresponding to the selling price of the product III, the wholesaler B sends the product to the customer.
III is delivered.

In the course of operating the commercial transaction management system through the above-described series of procedures, for example, the selling price determined for each sales target, the lowest wholesale price selected when determining this selling price, Information such as the name of the wholesaler who registered the lowest wholesale price and the sales tendency of the product is disclosed from the commercial transaction management server 10 to the wholesalers A to C through the wholesaler terminals 31 to 33 at any time. As a result, price competition regarding the wholesale price among the wholesalers A to C is promoted, and the selling price tends to be set lower.

<Operation and Effect of the Commercial Transaction Management System According to the First Embodiment> As described above, according to the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment, a plurality of wholesalers A to C provide a plurality of wholesalers. After obtaining the price for each sales target, determining the sales price for each sales target based on the lowest wholesale price among the obtained wholesale prices, the sales information including this sales price is Presenting to the terminal device 20 and performing various processes related to sales in accordance with the purchase procedure information transmitted from the consumer terminal device 20, the consumer can:
By performing settlement only with the operator (sales company) of the commercial transaction management server 10, it becomes possible to purchase products and the like. As a result, unlike the case of using a conventional reverse auction, the seller does not differ for each purchase of a product or the like, and the consumer does not need to settle for a different seller for each purchase. Thus, the burden on the consumer involved in the purchase procedure is reduced, and the convenience of the consumer at the time of purchase can be improved. In addition, since the payment destination is limited to the sales company, there is no need to disclose personal information such as its own bank account number to a plurality of sellers. Concerns such as leakage can be resolved, and the safety of consumers can be improved. By performing electronic commerce by the commercial transaction management system having the above effects, the trust of the consumer with respect to the sales company (seller) is increased, and the electronic commerce is performed stably.

In the present embodiment, one wholesale price is selected from a plurality of wholesale prices. At this time, the sales price is determined for each sales target based on the selected wholesale price. Since the sales information including the determined sales price is presented to the consumer terminal device 20 of the consumer, the optimal information determined by the seller by aggregating and analyzing a plurality of wholesale prices from a plurality of wholesalers. Sales information including the selling price is provided to the consumer, and the convenience of the consumer can be improved.

In particular, in this embodiment, for example, when one wholesale price is selected from a plurality of wholesale prices, the lowest wholesale price is selected. Prices may be determined cheaper than in a traditional reverse auction. That is, in the conventional reverse auction, since the selling price is determined based on the purchase condition presented by the consumer, the determined selling price may be higher than the actual market price. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the selling price is determined based on the lowest price among the wholesale prices presented by the plurality of wholesalers, the selling price at this time is smaller than in the case of the reverse auction. It can be determined cheaply. Therefore, the consumer can obtain an optimal price when purchasing a product or the like, that is, a lower selling price.

Further, in this embodiment, when the selling price is higher than the upper limit price, the selling price is corrected so as to match the upper limit price. Even if the selling price is determined to be high, the selling price at this time is automatically corrected in accordance with the seller's intention (upper limit price) in consideration of market trends. As a result, it is possible to suppress the purchase restraint of the consumer due to the increase in the selling price, and to activate the electronic commerce.

In this embodiment, a plurality of wholesalers A
To multiple wholesale prices obtained from C
1 is stored for each sales target, so that a plurality of wholesale prices are stored in the commercial transaction management server 10 (the wholesale price database 1).
1) is held. In such a case, unlike the case where the wholesale price is not accumulated, it is not necessary to inquire the wholesale price to a plurality of wholesalers A to C every time a purchase request is made by the consumer, so only the time required for this inquiry is required. In addition, the time required for determining the selling price is shortened. Therefore, the sales information can be promptly presented from the commercial transaction management server 10 to the consumer terminal device 20 in response to an inquiry from the consumer.

In the present embodiment, the sales information is disclosed in accordance with the login (input of the ID number and the password) from the consumer terminal device 20.
It is possible to prevent a third party other than the member from performing the purchase procedure and prevent the leakage of sales information to the third party.

<Modification of Commerce Management System According to First Embodiment> In this embodiment, a plurality of wholesale prices obtained from a plurality of wholesalers A to C are stored in the wholesale price database 11. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the wholesale price may not be accumulated, and the wholesale price may be inquired to a plurality of wholesalers A to C each time a purchase request is made by a consumer. Even in such a case, similar to the case of the above-described embodiment, it is possible to obtain an effect related to improvement in convenience and safety of the consumer. However, when the wholesale price is not accumulated, the determination of the sales price or the like is prolonged by the time required for the inquiry, so that the sales information is promptly presented from the commercial transaction management server 10 to the consumer terminal device 20. If it is necessary to do so, it is preferable to accumulate the wholesale price.

In this embodiment, the profit coefficient is set for each sales target (for each product) in the sales price determination function of the commercial transaction management server 10 (control unit 14). It is not limited,
For example, it may be set for each genre including the items (golf tools, maker, player type, etc.) shown in FIG. In such a case, the number of set profit coefficients is smaller than in the case where profit coefficients are set for all products handled by the commercial transaction management server 10.
In addition to the above-described effect of presenting the lowest selling price and speeding up the purchase procedure, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operation of the commercial transaction management server 10.

In this embodiment, the commercial transaction management server 10 has three databases (the wholesale price database 1).
1, Sales price database 12, Order database 1
Although 3) is provided, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and various other databases other than the above may be provided. The “other various databases” include, for example, a sales tendency database that stores data on sales trends and the like for each sales target (for each tool, each manufacturer, etc.).

Further, in the present embodiment, the Internet 50 is used as a “communication network” for connecting the units constituting the commercial transaction management system. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, for example, an intranet or an extranet may be used. In addition to the above-described communication network, a wired telephone line (for example, an analog line and an ISDN line) and a general-purpose mobile telephone line (for example, i-line)
Mode communication) and a communication medium such as a PHS line may be used. Of course, a plurality of communication networks (for example, the Internet and an intranet) may be used in combination. Regardless of which communication network is used, the same effect as that obtained when the Internet 50 is used can be obtained.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described.

The commercial transaction management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in which the selling price is determined based only on the wholesale price, and the merchandise is managed together with the low wholesale price. And so on. In the following, a process of selecting one wholesale price for determining a selling price will be mainly referred to while appropriately using the diagram described in the first embodiment.

<Commercial Transaction Management System Configuration> First, FIG.
With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 14, an outline of the configuration of the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment will be described. 13 and 14 show the contents of the wholesale price database 11 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) in the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 shows the contents of the wholesale price, and FIG. Is shown. The wholesale price database 11 includes a plurality of wholesale prices (see FIG. 13) described in the first embodiment and a plurality of wholesale prices registered by the wholesalers A to C corresponding to the plurality of wholesale prices. Delivery dates (see FIG. 14) are accumulated for each sales target (for example, products I to III). The wholesale price database 11 contains
In addition to the plurality of wholesale prices and delivery dates described above, for example, a “base wholesale price” and a “base delivery date” that are indicators for selecting one wholesale price from a plurality of wholesale prices are set for each sales target. ing. The reference wholesale price and the reference delivery date are, for example, the upper limit values of the wholesale price and the delivery date set by the seller himself in consideration of the desired selling price and the status of service to the consumer.

In this commercial transaction management system, the control unit 14 sends the wholesaler terminals A to C from the wholesalers A to C.
When information including a plurality of wholesale prices and a plurality of delivery dates corresponding thereto is transmitted (registered) through the system, this information is received, and a plurality of wholesale prices and a plurality of delivery dates are stored in the wholesale price database 11 for each sales target. It is stored (database construction function; see FIGS. 13 and 14). When a plurality of wholesale prices and a plurality of delivery dates are accumulated in the wholesale price database 11, the control unit 14 selects one wholesale price from the plurality of wholesale prices based on the wholesale price and the delivery date. The selling price is determined based on the wholesale price selected at this time (sales price determining function).

The wholesalers A to C can transmit information including the wholesale price and the delivery date to the commercial transaction management server 10 through, for example, the terminal devices 31 to 33 for the wholesalers.

The configuration other than the above in the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment is the same as, for example, the case of the first embodiment.

<Operation of Commercial Transaction Management System> Next, FIG.
An example of the operation of the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is a main part of the operation of the commercial transaction management server 10 (control unit 14).
Is a flowchart showing the operation of the wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 33. In the following, for example, assuming that the consumer purchases the product III, the operation of the commercial transaction management server 10 (control unit 14) mainly when selecting one wholesale price from among a plurality of wholesale prices and the related operation The operation will be described with reference to the operations of the wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 33.

In this commercial transaction management system, wholesalers A to
When a plurality of wholesale prices and a plurality of delivery dates corresponding thereto are registered from C through the wholesaler terminal devices 31 to 33 (FIG. 16; step S501), the commercial transaction management server 10
After acquiring a plurality of wholesale prices and a plurality of delivery dates (FIG. 15; step S401), the plurality of wholesale prices and a plurality of delivery dates are accumulated for each sales target, thereby obtaining a wholesale price database 11 (FIG. 13, FIG. 14 (see FIG. 15; step S402).

Subsequently, for the product III, the suppliers A to C
It is sequentially determined whether or not a plurality of wholesale prices registered from are below the reference price (hereinafter, simply referred to as “reference price determination”, FIG. 15; step S403). At this time, if the wholesale price is less than or equal to the base price (wholesale price ≦ base price, FIG. 15;
In step S403Y), the wholesale price is adopted. On the other hand, when the wholesale price is larger than the base price (wholesale price> base price, FIG. 15; step S403N), the wholesale price is excluded from the subsequent processing. As a result, of the plurality of wholesale prices registered from suppliers A to C for product III,
Three wholesale prices (11,000 yen, 10400 yen, 10600 yen) corresponding to the base price (11000 yen) or less are adopted (see FIG. 13). In addition, by the same determination processing as the above-described reference price determination for the product III, two wholesale prices (1000 yen and 980 yen) for the product I and one wholesale price (2010 yen) for the product II are adopted. It will be.

Subsequently, 3 adopted by the reference price judgment
It is sequentially determined whether the delivery date corresponding to one wholesale price is less than or equal to the reference delivery date (hereinafter, simply referred to as “reference delivery date determination”, FIG. 15; step S404). At this time, if the delivery date is less than or equal to the reference delivery date (delivery date ≦ reference delivery date; FIG. 15: step S404Y), the wholesale price corresponding to the delivery date is adopted, while if the delivery date is greater than the reference delivery date (delivery date> reference) In the delivery date, FIG. 15; step S404N), the wholesale price corresponding to the delivery date is excluded from the subsequent processing. As a result, the item 3 adopted by the base price judgment for the product III
Of the wholesale prices, only one wholesale price (11,000 yen) corresponding to a delivery date that is equal to or less than the standard delivery date (10 days) is adopted. In addition, by the same judgment processing as the standard delivery date judgment for the commodity III, the commodity I has one wholesale price (1
000 yen) and one wholesale price (2010
Yen) will be adopted respectively.

The operation of the commercial transaction management server 10 (control unit 14) after adopting a specific wholesale price from the plurality of wholesale prices stored in the wholesale price database 11 through the reference price determination and the reference delivery date determination, In the first embodiment, “Step S10” shown in FIGS.
5 "and the subsequent steps.

<Effects According to Second Embodiment> In the commercial transaction management system according to the present embodiment, one wholesale price is selected from a plurality of wholesale prices in consideration of not only the low price but also the delivery date of a product or the like. After selecting the price, the selling price is determined based on the wholesale price selected at this time, so that when purchasing products etc., the consumer considers the optimal price considering both the low price and the short delivery time. The selling price can be obtained, and the convenience of the consumer can be further improved.

<Modification of the Second Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, a case has been described where wholesale prices satisfying both the criteria for determining the reference price and the criteria for determining the delivery date exist. One wholesale price having close conditions may be adopted, or a plurality of wholesale prices having similar conditions may be adopted. When employing a plurality of wholesale prices, a plurality of sales prices determined based on the plurality of wholesale prices may be presented to the consumer.

In this embodiment, when one wholesale price is selected from a plurality of wholesale prices stored in the wholesale price database 11, the reference delivery date determination is performed after the reference price determination is performed. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the reference price determination may be performed after the reference delivery date determination, or both the reference price determination and the reference delivery date determination may be performed simultaneously. In such a case, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

The configuration, operation, function, function, effect, modification, and the like of the commercial transaction system according to the present embodiment other than those described above are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to some embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to those described in the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. For example, the components constituting the commercial transaction management system and the functions thereof determine a selling price for each sales target based on at least a plurality of wholesale prices among a plurality of wholesale prices registered by a plurality of wholesalers A to C. After that, the sales information including the sales price can be freely changed as long as the sales information can be presented to the consumer terminal device 20 of the consumer. Also in this case, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the case where the commercial transaction management system is applied to the sale of goods such as golf equipment and the provision of services related to the use of golf courses has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. Instead, the present invention can be applied to the sale of various products other than the sale of golf equipment and the provision of services.

[0069]

As described above, according to the method for presenting commercial transaction information according to claim 1 or claim 4, at least one of a plurality of wholesale prices obtained from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target. After selecting one wholesale price and determining a sales price for each sales target based on at least one wholesale price selected at this time, sales information including the sales price determined for each sales target is transmitted to a terminal of the consumer. Since the information is presented to the device, the seller is provided with the sales information including the optimal sales price determined by aggregating and analyzing a plurality of wholesale prices from a plurality of wholesalers, and the convenience of the customer is provided. Performance can be improved. In particular, for example, when selecting one wholesale price from among a plurality of wholesale prices, if the lowest wholesale price is selected, the consumer will have the optimal price when purchasing products, etc. That is, information on a lower selling price can be obtained.

In particular, according to the method for presenting commercial transaction information according to the second aspect, at least one wholesale price is selected based on a plurality of delivery dates together with a plurality of wholesale prices. In doing so, it is possible to obtain an optimal selling price in consideration of both low price and short delivery time, and it is possible to further improve the convenience of the consumer.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the selling price is compared with the upper limit price, and the selling price is corrected to the upper limit price based on the comparison result at this time. It is possible to suppress the purchase restraint of the consumer caused by the increase of the price, and to activate the electronic commerce.

According to the method for presenting commercial transaction information according to the fourth aspect, since a plurality of wholesale prices acquired for each sales target are accumulated, a plurality of wholesale prices are stored in the server of the seller. In addition, the time required for determining the selling price is shortened. Therefore, in response to inquiries from consumers,
Sales information can be promptly presented from the server of the seller to the terminal device.

Further, according to the commercial transaction management server described in claim 5 and the commercial transaction method described in claim 6, based on at least a plurality of wholesale prices acquired for each sales target from a plurality of wholesalers, these plurality of wholesale prices can be obtained. After selecting one wholesale price from the wholesale prices, the sales information including the sales price determined for each sales target based on the selected wholesale price is presented to the terminal device of the consumer, and the purchase request is made from the terminal device. Since the predetermined processing related to sales is performed when is done,
A consumer can purchase a product or the like by performing settlement only with a seller through a server (commerce transaction management server). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the customer involved in the purchase procedure, to improve the convenience of the customer at the time of purchase, to eliminate concerns such as leakage of personal information, and to improve the safety of the customer. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a commercial transaction management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a commercial transaction management server.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the contents of a wholesale price database.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents of a selling price.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a commercial transaction management server in the commercial transaction management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the commercial transaction management server following FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the wholesaler terminal device in the commercial transaction management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the consumer terminal device in the commercial transaction management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search screen displayed on a monitor of a consumer terminal device during a purchase procedure.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product list screen displayed on a monitor of a consumer terminal device during a purchase procedure.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product detail screen displayed on a monitor of a consumer terminal device during a purchase procedure.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basket detail screen displayed on a monitor of a consumer terminal device during a purchase procedure.

FIG. 13 shows the contents (wholesale price) of a wholesale price database in the commercial transaction management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating contents (delivery date) of a wholesale price database in a commercial transaction management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a commercial transaction management server in a commercial transaction management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a wholesaler terminal device in the commercial transaction management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: commercial transaction management server, 11: wholesale price database,
12: Sales price database, 13: Order database, 14: Control unit, 20: Consumer terminal device, 31, 3
2, 33: terminal equipment for wholesalers, 40: communication line, 50: Internet, P: pointer, N, R1, R2, R3
R4, R5, R6 ... items, U ... selling price.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A commercial transaction information presentation method for presenting information relating to a commercial transaction from a server of a seller to a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network, wherein the processing in the server is performed for each sales target. An acquisition step of acquiring at least a plurality of wholesale prices from a plurality of wholesalers, and a selecting step of selecting at least one wholesale price from among the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least the plurality of wholesale prices, A determining step of determining a selling price for each sales target based on the selected at least one wholesale price; and demanding sales information including the selling price determined for each sales target via the communication network. Presenting the information to the terminal device of a user. 2. In the obtaining step, a plurality of delivery dates corresponding to the plurality of wholesale prices are obtained together with the plurality of wholesale prices, and in the selecting step, at least the one wholesale price is based on the plurality of delivery dates together with the plurality of wholesale prices. 2. The method for presenting commercial transaction information according to claim 1, wherein a price is selected. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining the selling price determined in the determining step between the determining step and the presenting step.
The commercial transaction information presentation according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a correction step of comparing the sales price to the upper limit price based on a result of comparison with a preset upper limit price. Method. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of storing at least the plurality of wholesale prices between the obtaining step and the selecting step. 5. A commercial transaction management server for presenting information relating to commercial transactions to a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network, wherein at least a plurality of wholesale prices are acquired from a plurality of wholesalers for each sales target. Acquiring means for selecting, at least based on the plurality of wholesale prices, selecting means for selecting at least one wholesale price from among the plurality of wholesale prices, and selling based on the selected at least one wholesale price. Determining means for determining a selling price for each object; presenting means for presenting sales information including the selling price determined for each selling object to the terminal device of a consumer via the communication network; A commercial transaction management server comprising: sales processing means for performing a predetermined process related to sales when a purchase request is made from the terminal device in response to presentation of information. 6. A commercial transaction method for conducting a commercial transaction between a server of a seller and a terminal device of a consumer via a communication network, wherein at least a plurality of wholesalers from a plurality of wholesalers are provided for each sales target. An acquisition step of acquiring a price; a selection step of selecting at least one wholesale price from among the plurality of wholesale prices based on at least the plurality of wholesale prices; and a selection step based on the selected at least one wholesale price. A determining step of determining a selling price for each selling target; and a presenting step of presenting sales information including the selling price determined for each selling target to the terminal device of a consumer via the communication network. A sales processing step of performing a predetermined process related to sales when a purchase request is made from the terminal device to the server in response to the presentation of the sales information. Commerce method.