JP2002351886A - Store search system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a store search system by which a customer can easily search a desirable store to use. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a store database 12 in which store data and residence indication data within the service deliverable area of the store are related each other and stored, a means urging customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D to input residence indication data which specify delivery destinations to where a customer desires a commodity to be delivered, a retrieval means 20 to extract by retrieval the store data of stores whose delivery destinations are included in the service deliverable area from the residence indication data for the delivery destinations received from the above customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, and a means to make the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D output and display lists of store data extracted in the above retrieval. By using this system, the customer can obtain a list of stores, which deliver commodities to the delivery destinations by inputting the delivery destinations.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store search system and a store search method capable of easily searching for a store desired by a customer via a computer network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, home-delivery pizza, home-delivery lunches, alcoholic beverages, and the like have been delivered by receiving orders from customers by telephone or the like. At this time, it is common for the customer to know the presence of the store from a flyer or a telephone directory of the store distributed by posting or the like. Then, the customer selects a store relatively close to the delivery destination of the home delivery product (often the customer's home or the like) from the address of the store described in the flyer or the like.

[0003]

However, since the deliverable area differs depending on the store, the customer is required to include the home, which is the delivery destination, in the deliverable area of the store only from the address of the store and the address such as the home. I do not know if it is. Therefore, it was necessary to finally confirm by telephone or the like whether or not the store was a store that could be delivered to oneself.

[0004] Further, as described above, a store needs to prepare a large number of flyers on which the order telephone number and the like of the store are printed, and notify the customer by posting and the like. On the other hand, the customer has to keep a telephone number for each store such as a home delivery pizza or home delivery lunch or keep a posted leaflet. When ordering, it is necessary to perform a complicated operation of searching for a telephone number and a flyer of a store to be ordered each time, and there is also a troublesome need to notify a telephone number and an address of each store.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a store search system and a method capable of easily searching for a store that a customer desires to use.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a store search system according to the present invention is a system for searching for a store via a computer network,
A store database in which store data and address display data in an area where the service of the store can be provided are stored in association with each other, and address display data for specifying the use place where the customer wants to use the service of the store for the customer terminal Means for prompting the user to input, and means for extracting, by searching, from the address display data of the place of use received from the customer terminal, store data of a store included in the area where the place of use can be provided, Means for outputting and displaying a list of store data extracted in step (1) to the customer terminal.

That is, the store search system of the present invention
A store database in which store data and address display data in an area where the service of the store can be provided are stored in association with each other, and address display data for specifying the use place where the customer wants to use the service of the store for the customer terminal Means for prompting the user to input, and means for extracting, by searching, from the address display data of the place of use received from the customer terminal, store data of a store included in the area where the place of use can be provided, Means for outputting and displaying a list of store data extracted in the above step to the customer terminal.

[0008] For this reason, by inputting the place of use of the service to the customer terminal, the customer can obtain a list of stores that can receive the service at the place of use. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm by telephone or the like whether or not the store is a store where the service can be used from one's own, as in the related art, and the store that the customer desires to use can be easily searched. In addition, the customer does not need to keep a record of the telephone number or store flyers, and does not need to perform a complicated operation such as searching for a telephone number or a flyer. In addition, the store does not need to post a flyer or the like on which the telephone number of the store or the like is printed, so that advertising expenses and the like can be significantly reduced.

[0009] In the store search system of the present invention, the area where the service of the store can be provided is an area where the store can deliver the goods, and the place where the customer wants to use the service of the store is the delivery place of the goods. In the case of, when a customer desires delivery of a product, it is possible to easily search for a store that delivers the product, and this is extremely advantageous and convenient when purchasing home delivery products or using mail order.

[0010] In the store search system of the present invention, the store database stores merchandise data handled in each store and purchase condition data when the customer purchases the merchandise in association with the store data. Means for prompting the customer to enter product data specifying the product he / she wants to purchase, and from the product data received from the customer terminal, store data of a store where the purchase conditions of the product are relatively advantageous to the customer. In the case where there is provided a means for extracting by search and a means for outputting and displaying the store data extracted by the search to the customer terminal, by inputting the product data of the product desired by the customer to the customer terminal , Stores that offer favorable purchase conditions when purchasing the product are searched and displayed. There is no need to look over time and,
Customers can make advantageous purchases.

[0011] In the store search system of the present invention, the purchase conditions that include the product delivery data and the product price data as the purchase conditions and that have a low sum of the product delivery fee and the product price are extracted by search. In particular, when a delivery fee such as a mail order is charged, it is possible to easily search for a store that presents advantageous conditions including the shipping fee, and to search for a store that can be purchased under the advantageous conditions with time. The customer can make advantageous purchases without having to search for the trouble.

In the store search system of the present invention, when a plurality of product data are received from the customer terminal, store data of stores whose purchase conditions are advantageous to the customer for each product are extracted by search. In this case, when a plurality of products are being considered for purchase, they can be purchased under advantageous conditions, so that the most advantageous shopping can be made in total.

In the store search system of the present invention, when a combination of stores whose purchase conditions are most advantageous to the customer is output and displayed on the customer terminal for the plurality of products, the customer can Combinations of stores that can be purchased under the most advantageous conditions can be easily known, and the most advantageous shopping can be made in total.

A store search method according to the present invention is a method for searching for a store via a computer network. The store search method associates store data with address display data in an area where the service of the store can be provided. And the step of prompting the customer terminal to input address display data that specifies the place of use where the customer wants to use the service of the store.From the address display data of the place of use received from the customer terminal, Extracting the store data of the store in which the use place is included in the area where the service can be provided by searching, and outputting and displaying a list of the store data extracted by the search to the customer terminal. The gist is to have prepared.

A store search program according to the present invention is a program for searching for a store via a computer network. The store search program associates store data with address display data in an area where the service of the store can be provided. And the procedure for prompting the customer terminal to input address display data specifying the location where the customer wants to use the service of the store, and the address display data of the location received from the customer terminal, The procedure of extracting the store data of the store included in the area where the use place can be provided by the search and the procedure of outputting and displaying the list of the store data extracted by the search to the customer terminal are described. The gist of the present invention is to make a computer device execute the program.

Further, the recording medium of the present invention is characterized in that the store search program according to claim 8 is recorded in a computer-readable manner.

[0017]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a peripheral structure of a store search system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a WWW server (hereinafter, referred to as a “server”) that is connected to the Internet 3 via a route control device and a telephone line, and stores a website including a web page for providing a shop search service to a customer by the present system. ").

2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are terminal devices. 2A is a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, 2B is a PD
A (Personal Digital Assist)
ant), 2C is a laptop computer,
2D is a desktop personal computer, each with a CRT
It has an input unit such as a keyboard, a mouse, a button, and a pen, as well as a display unit such as an LCD and an LCD. The terminal devices 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are connected to the Internet 3 respectively.
A WWW browser is provided for browsing web pages existing on various WWW servers existing above.

Then, each terminal device 2A, 2B, 2C, 2
D is connected to the Internet 3 in the same manner as the server 1. Each of the above terminal devices 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D
Can function as the customer terminal of the present invention. In the following description, each of the terminal devices 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D
Are described as customer terminals.

The server 1 has a store database 12 in which store information is stored. In this example, the data stored in the store database 12 mainly includes store-specific data such as a store name and a store telephone number,
The data includes data on products, address data of a deliverable area of each store, purchase condition data such as a shipping fee of products at each store, and the like. The store database 12 stores the store data and the address display data in the area where the store can deliver products in association with each other.

Further, the server 1 receives address data of a delivery destination of a product that the customer desires to purchase from the customer terminal, and, based on the address data, stores the address of the store in which the delivery destination is included in the deliverable area. A search means 20 for extracting store data from the store database 12 by search is provided.

In this way, when the customer wants to deliver the product, a list of stores that reliably deliver the product to the delivery destination is output and displayed on the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D. .

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing the server 1.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a transmission / reception controller
Terminal devices 2A, 2 performed via the Internet 3
Controls communication including transmission and reception of data to B, 2C, and 2D.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a store database, which includes a purchase condition master 13, a product master 14, a store data master 15,
An address data master 16 is included.

The address data master 16 stores address data such as postal code data and address display data.

The store data master 15 includes a store name,
Location, phone number, fax number, email address,
Stores data unique to a store, such as a word PR sentence and a category of a product handled by the store. The store data master 15 stores data relating to an area where each store can deliver a product in association with the address data stored in the address data master.

The merchandise master 14 stores merchandise-related data such as merchandise categories, merchandise names, merchandise descriptions, and merchandise images.

The purchase condition master 13 stores purchase condition data such as the price and delivery fee of the product stored in the product master 14. These purchase terms data,
The data is different for each store, and is stored in association with the store data stored in the store data master 15.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a web page storage unit which stores files of web pages constituting the above-described website.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a program storage unit which stores a main program. This main program is
It is used in the control means 10 described later,
It is composed of a program that controls various operations on the web page as described later.

Numeral 10 denotes control means for storing the web page stored in the web page storage section 18 into the customer terminals 2A,
2B, 2C, and 2D are displayed to realize various functions to be described later, such as prompting input of data and receiving input data.

The control means 10 includes a search means 20
It has. The search means 20 is provided for the customer terminals 2A, 2
The search condition data input to B, 2C, and 2D is received, and stores matching the predetermined search conditions are extracted from the store database 12 by search.

The database management means 16 manages the data stored in the store database 12, such as writing new data, extracting data, reading, updating, and the like.

Next, the operation of the above system will be described.

Here, the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D
Are connected to the server 1 for communication. When the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D are connected to the server 1, the control means 10 detects this connection via the transmission / reception control unit 11, and according to the main program, the customer terminal 2A.
A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are controlled.

First, an operation example in which the above-mentioned system is applied to a store search system for visiting a store will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the customer terminal 2A,
2B, 2C, and 2D are connected to the server 1 to display a web page and display a top screen (S100). Hereinafter, S means a step.

Here, an example of the top screen is shown in FIG. In this example, an input box 30 for inputting a postal code, a pull-down menu field 31 for selecting a prefecture, an input box 32 for inputting an address, and a search start button 34 for starting a search are provided as information on places where delivery is desired. Is displayed. In addition, a pull-down menu field 33 is displayed, which displays the current area where delivery is possible by postal code and prefecture name.

On the top screen, the search condition is entered by using the input boxes 30 and 32 and the pull-down menu field 31 as the postal address where the customer wants to be delivered (S110). . Next, when the mouse pointer or the like is positioned on search button 34 and clicked, a search is performed (S120).

When the search is completed, a list display screen of the search results is displayed on the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D (S130). FIG. 5 shows an example of the list screen.
In this example, the store name, the location of the store, the telephone number, a word P
Store data such as an R statement is displayed. In the figure, 3
5 is a banner advertisement.

Next, an operation example in which the above system is applied to a mail-order store search system will be described.

As shown in FIG. 6, customer terminals 2A, 2B,
2C and 2D are connected to the server 1 to display a web page and display a top screen (S200). The process proceeds from the top screen to a category selection screen for selecting a category of a product to be purchased (S210).

Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of the category selection screen. In this example, product categories such as "local sake", "directly from the country", "local products", "health food", etc. are displayed.
A product category is selected by placing a mouse cursor or the like on any of the displays and clicking. Then, a list of products belonging to the selected product category is displayed, and the process proceeds to a product selection screen for selecting a product to be purchased.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a product selection screen when "local sake" is selected as the product category. In this example,
A list of product names such as "Mr. Toji's sake" and "Saruko" is displayed, and by clicking the mouse cursor or the like on any of the displays, a product desired to be purchased is selected (S220). Here, the number of items to be selected may be one, or a plurality of items may be selected.

On the product selection screen, a "next eight" button 37 for displaying the next product list, a "confirm shopping cart" button 38 for displaying a list of selected products to be purchased, and a delivery destination A “delivery destination input” button 39 for jumping to the input screen is displayed.

On the product selection screen, clicking the display of the product desired to be purchased and then clicking the "input destination" button 39 advances the screen to the input screen of the destination. Here, an example of the delivery destination input screen is shown in FIG. In this example, an input box 40 for inputting a postal code, a pull-down menu field 41 for selecting a prefecture, and an input box 42 for inputting an address are displayed as address data of a delivery destination as search conditions. Also, a “search” button 43 for starting a search is displayed.

On the delivery destination input screen, a zip code is entered, or a prefectural government is selected and an address is entered (S230). After the input is completed, by clicking the search button 43, a store that can deliver the product selected on the product selection screen is searched (S24).
0). At this time, with respect to the product selected on the product selection screen, a store where the sum of the price of the product and the shipping fee is advantageous to the customer is extracted by search.

Then, the search results are stored in the customer terminals 2A, 2B,
It is displayed on 2C and 2D (S250). Here, an example of the search result display screen is shown in FIG. In this example, a list of store names where the sum of the product price and the delivery fee extracted by the search means 20 is advantageous is displayed. In addition, a product name, a product price, a shipping fee, and a total amount are displayed for each store.

On the search result display screen, when there are a plurality of selected products, an "optimization" button 44 for selecting a store where the sum of the product price and the shipping fee is the most advantageous for the products, And a “Purchase Confirmation” button 45 for deciding the item.

On the search result display screen, a desired store name is displayed by clicking on the displayed store name to select the store name, and by clicking on a “purchase decision” button 45, an order from the customer is accepted. The screen advances to accepting an order.

On the other hand, in the search result display screen,
When the "optimization" button 44 is displayed, the process proceeds to the optimal display screen for displaying the combination of the stores where the sum of the product price and the shipping fee is the most advantageous for the selected product (S26).
0). On the optimal display screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, for each product, a store list of a combination in which the total amount of the product price and the shipping fee is most advantageous is displayed. Thereby, the customer can perform shopping under the most advantageous conditions. In FIG. 11, reference numeral 46 denotes a “purchase decision” button for deciding a purchase. After the search in S240 is performed, the optimal display screen of FIG. 11 may be displayed without displaying the display screen of FIG.

As described above, according to the store search system and method, the delivery destination is set to the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2
By inputting to D, a list of stores that can be delivered to the delivery destination can be obtained. In addition, it is possible to search for a store where purchase conditions such as a product price and a shipping fee are most advantageous.

Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm by telephone or the like whether or not the store is a store that can be delivered to oneself as in the past, and the store that the customer wants to use can be easily searched. In addition, the customer does not need to keep a record of the telephone number or store flyers, and does not need to perform a complicated operation such as searching for a telephone number or a flyer. In addition, the store does not need to post a flyer or the like on which the telephone number of the store or the like is printed, so that advertising expenses and the like can be significantly reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, a store in which the product price and the shipping fee are advantageous to the customer as the purchase condition data is searched. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to use the distance or the like as a factor, so that the store with the earliest delivery date or the nearest store can be searched.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the present invention is applied to the search of a store that is going to visit and the store search by mail order. However, the present invention is not limited to this. By inputting, the present invention can be applied to a case of searching for various facilities such as stores, administrative organizations, hospitals, etc. which can receive services at the address.

[0058]

As described above, according to the store search system and method of the present invention, the customer can receive the service at the use location by inputting the use location of the service to the customer terminal. A list of stores can be obtained. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm by telephone or the like whether or not the store is a store where the service can be used from one's own, as in the related art, and the store that the customer desires to use can be easily searched. In addition, the customer does not need to keep a record of the telephone number or store flyers, and does not need to perform a complicated operation such as searching for a telephone number or a flyer. In addition, the store does not need to post a flyer or the like on which the telephone number of the store or the like is printed, so that advertising expenses and the like can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a store search system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a server.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a store search method according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a search screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a search result display screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a store search method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a category selection screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product selection screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a delivery destination input screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an inspection result display screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an optimal display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 server 2A customer terminal 2B customer terminal 2C customer terminal 2D customer terminal 3 Internet 10 control means 11 transmission / reception control unit 12 store database 13 purchase condition master 14 product master 15 store data master 16 address data master 17 program storage unit 18 web page storage unit 19 Web page control unit 20 Search means 21 Database management means

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A system for searching for a store via a computer network, comprising: a store database in which store data and address display data in an area where a service of the store can be provided are stored in association with each other; On the other hand, based on the means for prompting the user to input address display data specifying the place of use for which the customer wants to use the service of the store and the address display data of the place of use received from the customer terminal, the area where the place of use can provide the service Store search means for extracting store data of stores included in the search by search, and means for outputting and displaying a list of store data extracted by the search to the customer terminal. system. 2. The area where the service of the store can be provided,
2. The store search system according to claim 1, wherein the store is an area where goods can be delivered, and a use place where the customer wants to use the service of the store is a delivery place of the goods. 3. The store database stores merchandise data handled in each store and purchase condition data when the customer purchases the merchandise in association with the store data. Means for prompting input of product data specifying a desired product, and means for extracting, from the product data received from the customer terminal, store data of a store where purchase conditions of the product are relatively advantageous to the customer by searching. 3. A store search system according to claim 2, further comprising means for outputting and displaying the store data extracted by the search to a customer terminal. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the purchase condition includes data on shipping fee of the product and data on the price of the product, and a search is made for a product having a low total amount of the shipping fee and the price of the product. Store search system. 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein, when a plurality of product data are received from the customer terminal, store data of stores for which purchase conditions are advantageous to the customer are extracted for each product by search. Store search system. 6. The store search system according to claim 5, wherein, for the plurality of products, a combination of stores whose purchase conditions are most advantageous for the customer is output to and displayed on the customer terminal. 7. A method for searching for a store via a computer network, wherein the store data and address display data in an area where the service of the store can be provided are stored in a store database in association with each other; Prompting the customer to enter address display data identifying the location where the customer wishes to use the service of the store;
From the address display data of the place of use received from the customer terminal, a step of searching for store data of a store included in the area where the place of use can be provided, and a step of extracting the store data extracted by the search. Outputting the list to the customer terminal and displaying the list. 8. A program for retrieving a store via a computer network, which stores a store data in a store database in association with address display data in an area where a service of the store can be provided, and a customer terminal. From the procedure for prompting the customer to input address display data that specifies the use place where the customer wants to use the service of the store, and from the address display data of the use place received from the customer terminal,
The procedure of extracting the store data of the store included in the area where the use place can be provided by the search and the procedure of outputting and displaying the list of the store data extracted by the search to the customer terminal are described. A store search program executed by a computer device. 9. A computer-readable recording medium, wherein the store search program according to claim 8 is recorded in a computer-readable manner.