JP2003036395A - System and method for gift giving intermediation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a useful system when more than one person presents and bestows a gift to a particular individual while securing the satisfaction of the recipient of the gift. SOLUTION: After completing member registration, the recipient visits a site for the registered party by making access to a server SV1 of a provider of the service by using a first terminal 80. In the site for the registered party, a merchandise list created by the provider of the service is prepared and links are provided to sales sites provided by net distributors within the server SV2. The registered party selects a merchandise he desires to receive by taking into reference the merchandise list or accessing to the links and registers it in the site for the registered party.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gift intermediary system and a method therefor, and more specifically, to a data storage means provided on a server for storing predetermined data, which is accessed via the network and via the network. The present invention relates to technology for mediating gifts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of information providing technology using a network, a system for identifying a product on the network and presenting it to a specific individual has been put into practical use. In such a system, a server specified by an IP address or the like is prepared on a network such as the Internet, and the data of gifts and products to be gifted are stored therein. Those who donate or give gifts to other people access the site where this server exists and specify the goods based on the data accumulated in the server. Then, the price of the product is paid by bank transfer or credit card payment, and the destination of the product is written in a specific area on the server.

[0003] The entity operating this site, after confirming the payment of the price, sends the designated product to the written destination. With this, the desired product is presented to a specific partner. Such a system is used for seasonal gifts such as year-end gifts and Chinese yuan, for celebrations such as birthdays, marriages, births, attendance at school, employment, etc., in return for these celebrations (so-called internal celebrations), and in return for mourning. ing.

[0004]

However, in such a gift-giving or gift-giving system via a network, the sender only sends the goods unilaterally. I couldn't reflect it unless I kept it. When giving or giving a gift, it is not always common to ask the other party for the desired product, and the giver often wonders what to give. In addition, when receiving gifts from a large number of relatives and friends, such as when getting married, it is not uncommon for people to be confused by duplicate products or gifts that they do not need for their lives.

These problems are, so to speak, problems of social customs, but even if it becomes socially acceptable for the giver to ask the other party what he / she wants to receive the gift, he / she requests it. The price of goods may exceed the range of gifts that the giver had planned, and it cannot be solved by changing social habits. No technical infrastructure has been proposed yet that solves various problems in giving a large number of individuals a single gift or a set of gifts.

[0006] Generally, the gift to be presented or the product to be presented is not determined objectively only by the reason for giving the gift (marriage, childbirth, etc.). Subjective factors such as the relationship with the giver (for example, whether it is a ritual relationship or a rich relationship) are complicatedly intertwined and determined. Therefore, in order to maximize the practicality of the gift-giving and gift-giving system via the network, the products to be gifted should be distributed to the general market, taking into account the tastes and product trends of the present or future people. It is necessary to prepare with variations that are almost the same as the product group. However, it is actually difficult to line up all of the products distributed in the market as gifts, because it requires opening a large number of trading accounts and making the purchase and management of products extremely complicated.

The gift mediating apparatus and method according to the present invention are
It is an object of the present invention to solve such a problem and provide a convenient system for giving and giving gifts to a particular partner by a plurality of people while ensuring the satisfaction of those who receive the gift.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problem and Its Action / Effect] The gift mediation system of the present invention accesses a data storage means, which is provided on a server and stores predetermined data, through a network, and through the network. The present invention is a gift intermediation system for mediating gifts to be performed by means of a storage means for pre-registering information about the person who receives the gift together with personal information that can be specified on the network, and authentication for authenticating the person who makes the gift on the network. Means and the personal information is authenticated when there is an access through the network, and when correspondence with at least a part of the personal information registered in the storage means is authorized, the personal information is accessed through the network. The first permitting means for permitting access to the data storage means, and the access permitted by the permitting means. A merchandise registration means for designating one or more merchandise items to be donated based on information other than the data accumulated in the data accumulating means and registering the information regarding the designated merchandise in the data accumulating means; The gist is that the registered product is provided with a product reference unit for making reference to the access authenticated on the network by the authentication unit.

The present invention of a gift mediation method corresponding to the gift mediation system is a gift mediation which mediates a gift carried out by accessing a data storage means provided on a server and storing predetermined data via a network. A method of pre-registering information about a person who receives a gift together with personal information that can be specified on the network in a predetermined storage means of the server, authenticating the person who gives the gift on the network, and When the access is made via the network, the personal information is authenticated, and if the correspondence with at least a part of the personal information registered in the storage means is confirmed, the data storage means via the network is accessed. Access is permitted, and after the access is received based on the permission, the information based on the product other than the data stored in the data storage means is used. It is possible to specify one or more products for which a gift is to be received, register information about the specified products in the data storage means, and refer to the registered products for authenticated access on the network. The main point is to

Here, "data stored in the data storage means" is necessary to provide a gift mediation system such as program data for realizing communication via a network and data relating to personal information and passwords. Data is included. The "data stored in the data storage means" may include data such as the product name, product number, and photograph of the product as a gift.

According to the gift mediation method, access to the data storage means via the network is permitted on condition that the personal information is authenticated. After the access with this permission, the product registration unit specifies one or more products to be donated based on the information about the products other than the data stored in the data storage unit, and the information about the specified products. Is registered in the data storage means.
Therefore, it is possible to register a product for which data is not stored in the data storage means as a gift, and it is possible to broaden the range of selection of products as a gift. As a result, the product desired by the person who wants to receive the gift can be appropriately presented.

Various developments can be considered for the above gift intermediation system and method. In the following, the intermediary device is described as an example, but the intermediary method can be applied in substantially the same manner.

A second permitting means for permitting access to another data accumulating means connected to the data accumulating means via a network after the access to the data accumulating means is permitted, and another data accumulating means. And a product registration unit configured to acquire the information about the product stored in the product information acquisition unit based on a predetermined instruction, and the product registration unit attempts to receive a gift based on the information acquired by the product information acquisition unit. It is also preferable to specify one or more products to be stored and to register information about the products in the data storage means. By doing this, it is possible to take advantage of the opportunity to access the data storage means, select a product from other product groups sold on the network, and register this as a product for which you want to receive a gift. Become. Therefore, the person who wants to receive the gift can easily find the desired product without going out.

As the information about the product, in addition to the information about the product itself such as the product name and the product number of the product, the information of the address where the information about the product is stored in the other data storage means may be used as means for acquiring the information. It is desirable in that the product selected on the network by the person who wants to receive the gift can be specified easily and surely.

The data accumulating means is a means for preliminarily accumulating information about the product as data, and the merchandise information acquisition means is stored in the information concerning the commodity accumulated in the data accumulating means and other data accumulating means. It is also possible to use both means for acquiring information about the product and the product registration means for registering both information acquired by the product information acquisition means on a common list in the data storage means. By doing so, even when the product desired by the person who wants to receive the gift is registered from both the data storage means and the other data storage means, the registered products can be managed collectively. Particularly, when a large number of products are registered, various management after registration becomes easy.

It is also preferable to provide a display means for displaying a screen of information registered on a common list in the data storage means. In this way, the person who wants to receive the gift can easily confirm what kind of product has been registered so far. Also, the gift giver can decide the gift item at one opportunity by referring to the common list.

There is provided a settlement means for paying the price of the merchandise whose information is registered by the merchandise registration means between the server managing the data accumulating means and the server managing the other data accumulating means via the network. Is also possible.
Providing a payment method on behalf of the person who gives such a gift makes it possible to secure the product desired by the person who wants to receive the gift without waiting for payment by the person who wants to receive the gift. .

A terminal that can access the data storage means via a network is arranged in a store that sells products, and the product registration means is accessed by a person who receives a gift after the product registration means is accessed by the terminal. Specify one or more products for which you want to receive gifts based on the product information confirmed in
It is also preferable to use a means for registering information about the product in the data storage means. In this way, the person who receives the gift can select the product for which the gift is desired after confirming the product at the store, and can reliably receive the product of the desired quality.

To grasp the present invention as a recording medium recording a program for accessing a data storage means provided on a server via a network and registering a product for which a gift is to be received in the data storage means. Is also possible. This recording medium makes it possible for a computer to read a program for accessing a data storage means provided on a server for storing predetermined data via a network and registering a product to be gift-received in the data storage means. When the recording medium recorded in step 1 is accessed by a data storage means other than the data storage means, the information about the product stored in the other data storage means is acquired based on a predetermined instruction. It is summarized that a function and a function of designating one or more products for which the gift is to be received based on the acquired information and registering information on the product in the data storage means are recorded.

The program recorded on the recording medium is read and executed by a computer. The computer executes this program and realizes the registration of the product for which the gift is to be given to the data storage means. By implementing such a program by a computer, when registering a product for which a gift is to be received in the data storage means, even if the product has information stored in another data storage means, the data storage means You can easily register to.

The program for realizing each function stored in the recording medium may be stored and stored in a server connected to the network, and may be downloaded to a computer for execution and used as necessary. It is possible.
The form of the server or the public transmission of the program from the server can be regarded as one form of the medium of the present application.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In order to further clarify the structure and operation of the present invention described above, the embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on Examples. FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration for realizing a gift service system which is an example of an embodiment of the gift intermediary system of the present invention. The gift service system is the fact that the person who is expected to receive some product from a specific other person (hereinafter referred to as the “recipient”) has previously registered the product desired to be received on the network. A system in which another person who knows the above-mentioned item accesses the network and selects the product to be gifted from the registered products to deliver the selected product to the person. It should be noted that in normal social customs, the receipt of a product associated with a celebration or the like is recognized as a gift or a gift, but in the present specification, receiving a product through a gift or a gift is generally referred to as “receipt”.

Taking the case of a wedding celebration as an example, the content of the product given as a wedding celebration is usually determined by the judgment of another person who is notified of the marriage. On the other hand, the gift service system provides the other person who wishes to give such a wedding gift with an appropriate judgment material based on the will of the person who gives the gift regarding the product to be given.

The hardware for realizing the gift service system includes, as shown in FIG. 1, a first terminal 80 that the recipient accesses, and another person (hereinafter, referred to as a recipient) who wishes to give a gift to the recipient. A second terminal 90 accessed by a gift giver), a third terminal 70 accessed by a person who sells products in a store (hereinafter referred to as an over-the-counter seller), and product sales on the network NW. It is composed of a server SV2 owned by a person who carries out (hereinafter referred to as an online seller) and a server SV1 owned by a provider of a gift service (hereinafter referred to as a service provider) including provision of information on gift merchandise. . The gift service system can be realized not only by including both the third terminal 70 and the server SV2 as hardware, but also by including either the third terminal 70 or the server SV2. In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the server SV2 is provided as hardware is the first example, and the case where the third terminal 70 is provided as the hardware is the second example.

The first terminal 80, the second terminal 90, and the third terminal 70 are computers 80c, 90c, 70c, hard disks 80a, 90a, 70a, and a display 80, which are composed of CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., respectively.
b, 90b, 70b, keyboards 80d, 90d, 70
d, a desktop personal computer equipped with mice 80e, 90e, 70e and the like.

The serial ports of the computers 80c, 90c and 70c are connected to a public telephone line PTL via a modem (not shown) as shown by solid lines, dotted lines and double lines in FIG. The first terminal 80, the second terminal 90, and the third terminal 70 can be connected to the external network NW via the public telephone line PTL. Of course, direct network N
It may be connected to W. Note that the Internet or the like can be considered as such a network NW.

The server SV1 is a computer which receives requests from the first terminal 80, the second terminal 90, the third terminal 70 and the server SV2 through the network NW and processes the requests. This computer mainly includes a CPU 22 for executing various arithmetic processes, and a bus 35.
ROM 24, RAM 26, memory controller 28, display controller 30, which are mutually connected by
Each unit described below includes a serial input / output interface 32, a storage device 34, a keyboard interface 36, a printer interface 40, and the like. R
The OM 24 is a memory in which programs and reference data necessary for the CPU 22 to execute various arithmetic processes are stored in advance. The OM 24 is used for registering information about the recipient, which will be described later, and for designating gifts to be given to the recipient. Stores programs related to execution. The RAM 26 is a memory for temporarily storing various data necessary for the CPU 22 to execute various arithmetic processes.

The memory controller (MC) 28 controls signal output to the storage device 34. In the storage device 34,
Various programs that are loaded into the RAM 26 and executed as necessary, data regarding gifts and sellers, or data regarding a recipient or a donor input from the outside are stored. Of course, ROM 24 and CD-
It is also possible to store various programs similar to those described above and necessary data in a ROM or the like (not shown), and load these various programs and data to cause the computer to execute the programs. In addition, the storage device 3
Various information to be described later is stored in 4. That is, the storage device 34 also functions as data storage means, storage means, and authentication means.

Serial input / output interface (SIO)
Reference numeral 32 denotes a control unit that controls the input / output of data from the outside, and the server SV1 is connected to the external network NW via this SIO32. Normally, the server is directly connected to the network NW using a dedicated line. Therefore, the SIO 32 is also realized as a network card compatible with the protocol used in the network NW.

The serial input / output interface (S
The IO) 32 inputs characters and data in the form of code information, but may have a configuration capable of inputting in other forms.
For example, an interface for inputting voice information and information regarding the shape of characters is provided, and the input information is converted into CP.
It is possible to consider a configuration in which the U22 converts it into readable digital information, converts it into a character string by voice recognition or character recognition, and then inputs it.

Keyboard interface 25 (KI)
Controls input and output of signals from the keyboard 38. Control signal output to. Display controller (DC)
Reference numeral 30 controls signal output to the liquid crystal display 20 as a display device capable of color display, and printer interface 40 (PI) controls output of data to the printer 42.

The server SV2 is a computer that receives requests from the first terminal 80, the second terminal 90 and the server SV1 through the network NW and processes the requests. As with the server SV1 described above, the CPU, RO
Each unit includes M, RAM, memory controller, display controller, serial input / output interface, storage device, keyboard interface, printer interface, and the like.

Each terminal 70, 80, 90 and server SV
1, SV2 are mutually connected by a network NW, and any of the terminals 70, 80, 90 and the servers SV1, SV1.
The V2 is also provided with an address (an IP address when the TCP / IP protocol is adopted) for specifying each on the network NW. Therefore, by using such an address, the servers SV1, SV2 are accessed from the terminals 70, 80, 90, and the terminals 70, 80, 90 are accessed.
And the servers SV1 and SV2 can process and transmit / receive data. Of course, two servers SV
It is also possible to perform access between the SV1 and the SV2 and perform data processing and transmission / reception between the servers SV1 and SV2. Although access to the server SV1 is permitted to all terminals, various files and data prepared in the server SV1 are provided with passwords, etc. Only it is accessible. The setting of such a password will be described later.

The server SV1 discloses information such as an outline of services for access without a password, but in various registration processes described later, a person who is authorized to have an access right by a password etc. Execute only by responding to the access. Specifically, the server SV1
Performs the registration process based on the instruction from the first terminal 80, the gift specifying process based on the instruction from the second terminal 90, and the shipping management process based on the instruction from the server SV2. To execute. Detailed contents of the registration process, the gift designating process, and the shipping management process will be described later.

Next, the contents of the gift service system executed by using the above hardware will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the contents of the gift service system of the first embodiment. First, (1) the recipient uses his or her own computer, in this example, the first terminal 80, to access the server SV1 of the service provider and register as a member. After completing the member registration, the service provider opens a site for the registered recipients (hereinafter referred to as registrants) in the server SV1 and registers the site so that the registrant can access the site. A registrant ID and a registrant password are issued, and (2) this registrant ID and registrant password are notified to the registrant. As a method of this notification, a method of displaying on the display 80b of the first terminal 80 based on the transmission from the server SV1 after completion of the member registration, a method of notifying by using mail or electronic mail, etc. are considered. be able to.

The recipient notified of the registrant password is
The server SV1 is accessed again using the first terminal 80, and the registrant ID and registrant password are input. By this input, it becomes possible not only to visit the registrant site but also to perform various registration processes.

At the site for registrants, the product list created by the service provider is prepared in a form in which the specifications of the products can be grasped, and in the server SV2,
Links to sales sites provided by online sellers are provided. (3) The registrant selects a product he or she wishes to receive by referring to the product list or accessing the link destination, and registers it on the site for the registrant.

After the product registration is completed, (4) a message card is mailed to the registrant. This message card contains the donor ID issued by the service provider.
And the gift giver password is printed in advance. (5) The registrant describes the prescribed greeting on this message card,
Give to the giver. If the registrant desires, the service provider acts as a contact for the gift giver, and the service provider sends the information of the gift giver ID and the gift giver password to the gift giver. It is also possible to notify by e-mail or FAX.

The gift giver, who has grasped the circumstances by giving the message card, accesses the server SV1 using his computer, that is, the second terminal 90 in this example, and inputs the gift giver ID and the gift giver password. To do. By this input, a list of products selected by the registrant (hereinafter referred to as a gift list) can be viewed on the registrant's site. (6) The gift giver selects an appropriate product to be given to the recipient from the products listed in the gift list and registers the gift on the site.

After completing the registration of the gift, the service provider orders the gift through the network NW (7) to the online seller, and (8) bills the amount corresponding to the gift. To the gift giver. (9) The giver pays the requested amount to the service provider by bank transfer, online payment, or the like. After payment of this price, (10) the service provider
Through W, instruct the online seller to send the gift to the recipient. When the date and time when the gift is received is designated by the recipient, it is instructed that the gift be shipped based on the designated date and time.

The online seller (11) sends the gift to the recipient based on the above instruction, and (12) reports to the service provider that the recipient has received the gift. (1
3) The service provider receiving this report informs the donor that the recipient has received the gift by e-mail or F-mail.
Notify by AX etc.

When the online seller places an order on the premise of payment of the product price, the service provider
The amount paid by the gift giver may be replaced and paid to the online seller when ordering the gift. Further, when the online seller does not accept the shipment after a long time from the order date, the service provider may once receive the gift and store it until the shipment date. By doing so, the gift item selected by the gift giver can be secured.

The contents of the gift service system have been described above. Next, a registration process, a gift designating process, and a shipping management process, which are processes executed by the server SV1 when realizing such a gift service system, will be described. The registration process, the gift designating process, and the shipping management process are (1) to (5), (6) to (8), and (9) to (13) in FIG. 2, respectively.
The work up to is performed by the processing of the computer in the server SV1. Therefore, the registration process, the gift designating process, and the shipping management process are executed in this order.

The contents and procedure of the registration process are shown in the registration process routine of FIG. In this registration processing routine, the person trying to register first connects to the server SV1,
It is activated when "Member registration" is selected. That is, the server SV1 is activated when it receives a signal indicating that the member registration is to be performed, through the network NW. Hereinafter, the above signal will be described as being received from the first terminal 80.

As shown in FIG. 3, when this routine is activated, first, a member registration process is performed (step S10).
0). The member registration process is a process of registering a person who intends to use the gift service system as a member, and the contents thereof are as follows. First, the format data of the registration application form is transmitted to the first terminal 80 via the public telephone line PTL. After that, when the recipient's personal information such as name is received, the registrant ID or registrant password is determined,
The registrant ID and registrant password are used for the first terminal 8
Send to 0. The registrant ID and registrant password are
It is stored in the server SV1 in a form linked with the received personal information.

When determining the registrant ID and the registrant password, the registrant ID and the donor password corresponding to the registrant ID and the registrant password are also determined. Both the donor ID and the donor password are stored in the first terminal 80.
It may be sent to.

After the member registration processing is completed, it is judged whether or not the registrant ID and the registrant password are input (step S110), and when it is judged that the registrant ID and the registrant password are input, the recipient registration is performed. Processing and product registration processing are performed (steps S120 and S13).
0). After the member registration process, the server SV1
It is also realistic to disconnect the connection with and send the registrant ID and password by e-mail or the like, and then reconnect with the server SV1. In addition, in the present embodiment, when it is determined in step S110 that the correct registrant ID and registrant password have not been entered three times in a row, the registration processing routine is terminated, and the gift merchandise lineup is completed. , It is prevented from being peeped by a business person other than the member.

The recipient registration process (step S120) is
This is a process of registering information regarding the content of receiving a gift for the recipient. When this process is activated, first, the data in the recipient registration format is transmitted to the first terminal 80 via the public telephone line PTL. As a result, the registration format for member registration is displayed on the first terminal 80. This registration format has columns for describing the recipient's name, address, etc., as well as the desired date of shipment of the product and the expected number of donors. When the data in the registration format in which these items are filled is received, a recipient list is created based on the received data and this list is stored.

In the present embodiment, in consideration of the high probability that the registrant himself / herself will be the recipient, the names and addresses of the recipients already registered by the member registration process (step S100) are pre-filled in the respective columns. The described registration format is transmitted to the first terminal 80. Therefore, it is possible to avoid inputting a name, an address, and the like twice, thereby reducing the operation burden on the registrant.
The recipient registration format is such that a plurality of recipients can be entered.

The merchandise item registration process is a process in which the recipient selects a desired merchandise item from the merchandise list or the like, and registers the selected merchandise item as a desired gift item (hereinafter referred to as a desired gift item). A gift list is created based on the registered contents of the gift-requested product. The details of this product registration processing and the specific form of the gift list will be described later.

In the registration processing routine of FIG. 3,
The recipient registration process and the product registration process may be performed in the reverse order.

Next, a process for judging whether or not both the recipient registration process and the merchandise registration process are completed is performed (step S140), and when it is judged that both are not completed, the process is not completed yet. The above process is repeated by returning to the previous process. If it is determined that both processes have been completed, a card creation process is performed (step S150).

The card creating process is a process for creating the above-mentioned message card, and its contents are as follows. First, the donor ID or the donor password is determined, and the determined donor ID and the determined donor password are printed on the message card.

In the present embodiment, when there are a plurality of gift givers, the gift giver ID and the gift giver password are determined so that each gift giver has a different ID and password. Of course, the gift giver ID and the gift giver password may be determined so that only one of the gift giver ID and the gift giver password is different.

Further, in the present embodiment, the determined gift giver password is linked with the registrant password and stored.
By linking two passwords like this,
The gift giver is allowed to access the data stored in the registrant site (for example, the gift list).

When the card creating process is completed, this routine is completed. It should be noted that, in this routine, a process for registering the information of the donor's mail address is provided, and the determined donor ID, donor password, etc. are transmitted to the second terminal 90 by e-mail based on this registration. Processing may be added.

Next, the contents and processing procedure of the gift designating process are shown in the gift designating process routine of FIG. After the completion of the above registration process, the server SV1 is in a state of waiting for access from the second terminal 90 to the site for the gift giver.
When it is determined that the gift giver's site has been accessed, the gift designation processing routine is started.

As shown in FIG. 4, when this routine is started, it is first judged whether or not the gift giver ID and the gift giver password have been input (step S200). Product selection registration processing is performed (step S210). In the present embodiment, step S2
In 00, when it is determined that the correct combination of the gift giver ID and the gift giver password has not been input three times in a row, the gift giving processing routine is terminated. Therefore, access such as chilling and harassing is prevented. Even if the recipient does not have the will to pay the price for the registered list, the application process described below is repeated to prevent mischief that prevents others from applying.

The gift selection registration process is a process for registering the selected product as a gift by the gift giver selecting a product to be given to the recipient from the gift list. Is the street. When this process is activated, the server SV firstly changes the data of the gift list to
It is transmitted to the second terminal 90 via the network NW.
As a result, on the display 90b of the second terminal 90,
For each product selected by the recipient, a gift list in which the image and specifications are described is displayed so that each product can be selected. After that, when it is received that a predetermined product is selected from the gift list, the selected product is designated as a gift and the designation is stored.

After the gift selection registration process is completed, the gift giver registration process is performed (step S220). The gift giver registration process is a process of registering the information of the gift giver, and the contents thereof are as follows. First, the data of the registration format of the gift giver is transmitted to the second terminal 90 via the public telephone line PTL. As a result, on the display 90b of the second terminal 90, a registration format in which the name and address of the gift giver are left blank is displayed. After that, when the data such as the name, address, etc. entered by the donor is received, a donor list is created based on the received data.

The gift giver list is created in a form in which personal information such as the name of the gift giver is linked with the gift giver ID, the gift giver password, and the information about the gift, and is stored in the server SV1.

Prior to the creation and storage of the gift giver list, "the person accessing the site" and "the person listed in the gift giver registration format" are matched by communication means such as telephone or FAX. You may perform the process which confirms whether to do. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a gift act based on deception.

Further, in the gift item specifying process routine of FIG. 4, the order of executing the gift item selection registration process and the gift giver registration process may be reversed.

After the gift giver registration process, a process for determining whether or not both the gift selection registration process and the gift giver registration process are completed (step S230), and when it is determined that both are not completed Returns to the previous processing that has not been completed and repeats the above processing. If it is determined that both processes have been completed, a bill preparation process is performed (step S240).

The bill making process is a process of making a bill to the gift giver. That is, the amount charged to the gift giver is calculated based on the content specified by the gift giver, and the calculation result is used as the gift giver name, the gift giver password, the date when the gift is specified, and the gift Print it on the invoice along with the type. This process creates an invoice list that describes the debt details for each gift (for example, which gift giver and how much to pay, history of deposit, etc.) and whether the recipient has received the gift. The contents of the invoice list are stored

When the bill preparation process ends, this routine ends. In this routine, a process of transmitting the invoice file created in step S240 to the second terminal 90 by e-mail may be added.

Next, the contents and processing procedure of the shipping management processing are shown in the shipping management processing routine of FIG. After the above gift specifying process is completed, the server SV1 enters a state of monitoring the stored invoice list. When it is determined that a new deposit history is input to the bill list, the shipping management processing routine is started.

When this routine is started, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the bill list is referred to (step S30).
0), a process for determining whether or not there is a gift having no balance (that is, the full amount of money has been paid) (step S)
310). If there is no gift with no balance, this routine is ended, and if there is a gift without balance, the fact that the gift has been paid in full is recorded in the bill list (step S320). , Processing for instructing the shipment of this gift (step S330).

In the process of step S330, the data of the desired shipping date of the product stored in the recipient registration process (step S120 of FIG. 3) is referred to, and if the desired shipping date is later, Instructs the above gifts to be shipped on the desired shipping date.

In the shipping instruction processing in step S330, the file in which the shipping instruction is written is stored in the network NW.
Through the server SV2 through. After this transmission is completed, a process of determining whether or not a receipt notice (notice that the gift has been received by the recipient) is received from the server SV2 (step S340). When it is determined that the receipt notification has been received, the fact that the gift has been delivered is recorded in the invoice list (step S350), and a process of creating a delivery completion report to the donor is performed ( (Step S360), the present routine ends. In this routine, step S
A process of transmitting the delivery completion report file created in 360 to the second terminal 90 by e-mail may be added.

Next, the contents and processing procedure of the product registration processing executed in the above-mentioned registration processing routine are shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 as the product registration processing routine A. This routine is a process executed by the server SV1 which has received from the first terminal 80 the fact that the desired gift product is selected via the network NW, and is step S110 in FIG.
The process is started when it is determined that the regular registrant ID and registrant password are input.

When this routine is activated, first, the data of the product list created by the service provider is transmitted and the process of displaying the product list is performed (step S4).
00). This product list is displayed on the browser B1 which is the main browser provided by the service provider. As a result, on the display 80b of the first terminal 80, a product list in which images and specifications of various products are described is displayed so that each product can be selected.

Next, on the browser B1, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to connect to the sales site provided by the linked net seller (step S405). When it is determined that there is no instruction to connect to the link destination, processing is performed to determine whether or not the product list is canceled and whether or not a product is selected from the displayed product list (steps S410 and S41).
5).

When a product is selected from the product list, the selected product is displayed as a list on the browser B1 (step S420). Next, processing is performed to determine whether or not the product selection has been canceled and whether or not there is an instruction to register the selected product (step S425, step S425).
Step S430), if it is determined that an instruction to register the selected product has been given, based on this instruction,
A process of registering the selected product as a gift-requested product is performed (step S435).

In this way, after performing the process of registering the product in the product list as the gift-desired product, a process of determining whether or not an instruction to end the product selection on the browser B1 is made is performed (step S490). ). This determination is also performed when no product is selected from the product list in the process of step S410 or when an instruction to cancel the product selection already made is issued in the process of step S425. If no instruction is given to end the product selection on the browser B1, the process returns to step S400, the product list is displayed again on the browser B1, and the above process is repeated. When an instruction to end the product selection on the browser B1 is issued, the gift list is created based on the selected or registered contents (step S495), and this routine is ended.

Next, the process for registering a product other than the product list as a gift-desired product (steps S405 to S480) will be described. In the processing of step S405, if it is determined that the instruction to connect to the sales site provided by the net seller that is the link destination is given, first, whether the plug-in software PP has been downloaded to the first terminal 80. A process of determining whether or not it is performed (step S440). This plug-in software PP stores a program and data for detecting information such as an address in the linked site and incorporating the detected information into the product selection information in the server SV1. If it is determined that the plug-in software PP has not been downloaded, the process returns to step S405,
Warn you that you should download.

When it is determined that the plug-in software PP has been downloaded, the sub-browser B2 is opened as a browser different from the browser B1, and the processing of displaying the linked sales site on the sub-browser B2 is performed ( Step S445).

Next, on the sub-browser B2, a process for determining whether or not a product on the sales site is selected as a gift-requested product (step S450). This judgment is realized by the program stored in the above-mentioned plug-in software. That is, by downloading the plug-in software, a shortcut menu for registering a product on the sales site as a gift-requested product of the gift service system is added to the first terminal 80. When a product on the sales site is selected using this shortcut menu, it is determined that the product is selected as the gift-giving product. A specific operation for realizing this processing will be described later.

When it is determined that the product on the sales site is selected as the gift-desired product, the product information about the selected product is acquired and the registration browser B3, which is a browser different from the sub-browser B2, is selected. Display processing is performed (step S455). The product information of the selected product is acquired by using the position information of the mouse pointer. That is, the property information of the image or tab at the position overlapping with the position of the mouse pointer is read by the operation of the plug-in software, and the URL of the image or tab is acquired from the property information.

Of course, the merchandise information may be acquired by a method other than this. For example, the URL of an image or tab can be acquired by using software or hardware that realizes a proxy server function. Further, the first terminal 80 may be instructed to download the image character and photo information regarding the product to be selected to the server SV1. In addition, on the page displayed on the sub-browser B2, a screen shot of a range in which a desired product is posted may be taken, and an instruction to download this screen shot to the server SV1 may be given.

The registration browser B3 is provided with a description column for describing the product name, product number, price, etc. of the product selected as the gift-giving product. If you wish to register as a gift-giving product, fill in the necessary items in the above description field. A specific example of this registration browser B3 will be described later. In addition, in the first embodiment, when the registration browser B3 is displayed, the URL of the image or the tab acquired by the operation of the plug-in software is displayed in advance in a predetermined entry field in the browser B3.

Next, a process of judging whether or not the product selection is canceled and whether or not there is an instruction to register the selected product is performed (steps S460 and S465),
When it is determined that the instruction to register the selected product has been given, a process of registering the selected product as a gift-requested product is performed based on this instruction (step S47).
0), close the registration browser B3.

In this way, after the process of registering the product on the sales site as the gift-desired product is performed, a process of determining whether or not an instruction to end the product selection on the browser B2 is given is performed (step S480). ). This process is also performed when the product selection at the sales site is not performed in the process of step S450 or when the instruction to cancel the product selection already made is issued in the process of step S460. Browser B2
If the instruction to end the product selection above is not made, the process returns to step S450, and the above-described processing is repeated while keeping the browser B2 open in preparation for the instruction to select the product. .

When an instruction is given to terminate the product selection on the browser B2, the browser B2 is closed, and a process for subsequently determining whether or not the product selection is performed on the browser B1 is performed (step S490). ). Browser B
When the instruction to end the item selection on item 1 is given, the gift list is created based on the selected or registered contents (step S495), and this routine is ended.

The registration process, the gift designating process and the shipping management process executed when the gift service system is realized have been described above. Next, a mode in which the gift service system is actually provided based on the above registration process and gift designating process will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 20. FIG. 7 shows the display 8 when the recipient accesses the server SV1 using the first terminal 80.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the initial screen initially displayed on 0b.

As shown in FIG. 7, the display 80b displays a main browser AD which is divided into an index screen MD and a text screen TD as an initial screen. In the text screen TD on the right side of the display 80b, the trademark name of the gift service system "Gift Registry" and four tabs IF, M "Information", "Member registration", "Member site", and "Guest site" are displayed.
R, MS and GS are displayed. Further, on the index screen MD on the left side of the display 80b, five tabs including the tab HM "Home" in the above four tabs are displayed. By clicking on these tabs with a pointing device such as the mouse 80e, it is possible to go to a page related to the contents displayed on each tab.

When the recipient wants to use the service called the gift registry, he / she can click the member registration tab MR with the mouse 80e on the initial screen. As a result, the member registration page is displayed on the display 80b. The recipient enters personal information such as name, postal code, current address, telephone number, e-mail address, intended use of this service, and comments on this member registration page. The personal information data entered is the service provider's server SV1 via the public telephone line PTL.
The registered user ID and registrant password are issued by sending to, and the fact that you are registered as a member and registrant ID
And a registration confirmation screen notifying the registrant password is displayed on the display 80b.

After the member registration is made, when the member site tab MR on the index screen MD is clicked with the mouse 80e, a screen showing the entrance of the member site as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the text screen TD. Information on the member site can be accessed only after the correct registrant ID and registrant password are entered on this screen.

On the screen showing the entrance of the member site shown in FIG. 8, a predetermined ID (for example, s
It is also possible to display a list of types of gift items by inputting “sample”.

Registrant ID and Registrant Password ID
Are entered in the respective entry fields and the tab “GO” is clicked, the guide screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. On this guide screen, there are four tabs MC that confirm that you are a legitimate registrant, "Change registrant information", "Recipient registration", "Product registration", and "Change selected product", R
R, SR and SC are displayed.

The registrant information change tab MC is used when changing the contents of the personal information of the already registered registrant. For example, when the member's current address or the like is changed due to the move of the residence or the like, the current address or the like can be changed by clicking this tab MC.

When the registrant registers the recipient of the product, he / she clicks the recipient registration tab RR on the guide screen of FIG. The recipient registration page shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display 80b.

As shown in FIG. 10, on the text screen TD, a column for entering information about two recipients, "recipient 1" and "recipient 2", and a registration tab RE1 are displayed. There is. In the present embodiment, considering that there may be a plurality of recipients, information about two recipients can be entered. As a result, in the case of a wedding ceremony, the product as a wedding celebration will be
It is possible to give a gift while checking the information of the recipient.

The registrant fills in the predetermined entry fields with information such as name, postal code, delivery address, telephone number, mail address, and planned number of guests for each recipient. In the column of the expected number of guests, each recipient enters the expected number of gift givers, that is, the number of people who are estimated to give a gift to themselves.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the recipient registration page is displayed on the display 80b,
The name, zip code, delivery address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the registrant themselves have already been entered in the "Recipient 1" entry field. Therefore, when the registrant himself / herself is the recipient, the registrant does not need to operate the keyboard 80d again to enter the name, address, etc. entered at the time of membership registration. The registrant only needs to check the contents of the name, zip code, delivery address, telephone number, and email address displayed on the screen, and enter the planned number of guests.

When the registered contents of "recipient 1" or "recipient 2" are changed, the registered information can be re-registered by overwriting the already registered information.

On the screen of FIG. 10, the "Recipient 1" column contains information on the registrant "Taro Tokkyo", and the "Recipient 2" column contains information on the registrant "Hanako Tokkyo". It should be completed. Register tab R after filling in these information
By clicking E1, two persons, "Taro Tokkyo" and "Hanako Tokkyo" are registered as recipients.

Next, selection or registration of gift items will be described. When the product registration tab SR tab is clicked on the guide screen shown in FIG. 9, a product registration index page as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display 80b.

In this index page, FIG.
As shown in 1, various kinds of products are "clothing", "food", "living",
In addition to being classified into four categories of "play", specific product names belonging to each category (for example, bags, watches, accessories, etc. in the category of "clothes") are displayed.
By clicking the area in which the specific product name is displayed with the mouse 80e, various products belonging to the product name are displayed.

In the index page shown in FIG. 11, it is assumed that the area in which the item name "bag" belonging to the category "clothing" is displayed is clicked. Then, a product list of bags as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the text screen TD of the display 80b.

The product list is a list showing the contents of the products prepared by the service provider. In this product list, information about the product number, product name, photograph, and price is described for each product. When the tab "NEXT" is clicked on the screen shown in FIG. 12, information on other bags prepared as products is displayed. Also, if you click the area where the photo of each product is displayed,
Detailed information about the product, such as the manufacturer's product number, size, material, color, and other product specifications, is displayed along with an enlarged photo of the product.

At the right end of the product list, a selection tab KG labeled "to list" is displayed for each product.
The recipient searches for a desired product as a gift in the product list, and when he / she finds an appropriate product, clicks the selection tab KG for this product. Then, a column of the selected products is displayed on the text screen TD. This column of selected products can be viewed at any time by clicking the tab "Display registered contents" at the upper right of the product list screen shown in FIG.

On the screen of FIG. 12, "Recipient 1", Mr. Taro Koto, "Company C Backpack" is selected, and "Recipient 2", Mr. Hanako Patent, selects "A Company Handbag". FIG. 13 shows a state in which one column of the selected product is displayed on the display 80b. Figure 1
As shown in 3, the text screen TD displays each selected product name, the quantity, unit price, subtotal amount of each product, and total tax amount or total amount of money of the selected product. When a product is selected by mistake, the selection of the product can be canceled by clicking the delete tab ES for the product.

When the product is correctly selected, the recipient for each product is input by numbers in the one-column screen shown in FIG. In the case of the above example, the number “2” of the recipient 2 is entered in the “A company handbag” field, and the number “1” of the recipient 1 is entered in the “C company backpack” field. As a result, it is possible to register the product that is desired to be received as a gift for each recipient. Note that by issuing a separate password for each recipient and having the recipient enter this password before accessing the product list, the recipient for whom the product is selected is displayed on the one-column screen shown in FIG. It is also possible to have a configuration in which it is automatically displayed.

On the one-column screen shown in FIG. 13, when the tab "One column for each recipient" is clicked, one column of the selected products is displayed in a form sorted by recipient.
Therefore, in the case where a large number of products are selected by each recipient, which recipient selects which product,
It can be easily grasped.

When the selection of the product is completed, the selected product is registered for each recipient by clicking the registration tab RE2 in the one-column screen shown in FIG. A gift list, which will be described later, is created based on the registered contents. On the other hand, to continue selecting products, click the tab "More selection". As a result,
The product list screen shown in 2 is displayed again.

A case will be described in which another sales site is visited and product selection is continued. When you click the tab called "Index" on the product list screen shown in Fig. 12,
The index page shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. On this index page, if you click on the tab ZE called "Handling items at other malls", you will see
A sales site guide screen is displayed that shows other sales sites on the Internet such as "Ko Mall", "Otsu Mall", and "Hai Mall" as link destinations.

On this sales site guide screen, as shown in FIG. 14, in order to register the product handled by each mall as a gift-requested product, the above-mentioned plug-in software can be downloaded to the first terminal 80. A guide to the effect is displayed. According to this guide, click the download execution tab ZD to download the plug-in software, and then click the tab labeled "Ko Mall" to display the information about the Ko Mall website on the display 80b. The sub-browser SD is displayed.

[Ko Mall], [Otsu Mall], [Hei Mall] without downloading the plug-in software
If you click on the tab
On the screen b, the fact that the plug-in software is automatically downloaded and the selection tabs "Yes" and "No" for deciding whether to permit such automatic download are displayed. After that, the selection tab "Yes" is clicked to download the plug-in software.

After downloading the above-mentioned plug-in software, not only from the sales sites "Ko Mall", "Otsu Mall", and "Hai Mall" displayed on the sales site guide screen, but also from other sales sites. It is also possible to select a product and register it as a gift-giving product.

The state of the sub-browser SD in which the information of the home page of the mall is posted on the display 80b,
It shows in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the sub-browser SD
Inside, the home screen of the linked sales site "Ko Mall" is displayed. On this home screen, food, home appliances,
Each product name such as personal computer, travel, musical instrument, cash voucher is written 5
Two tabs are displayed. These sold products include product names that are not on the index page of the product list shown in FIG. 11, such as cash vouchers.

As shown in FIG. 15, the sub-browser SD
Is overlaid and displayed on the main browser AD. Therefore, when trying to find the desired product at "Ko Mall",
Even when the player enters the deeper level of “Mall”, the main browser AD is maintained with the sales site guide screen being displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily return to the main browser AD after searching for a product in the “instep mall”.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the sub-browser SD displays "Kou Mall" on the right side of the text screen TD.
The tabs labeled "Otsu Mall" and "Hai Mall" are displayed in a non-hidden position. Therefore, when you try to find a product on another sales site such as "Otsu Mall" or "Hai Mall" after connecting with "O Mall", "Otsu Mall",
Each tab displayed as "Hai Mall" can be visually recognized at a glance and can be immediately clicked with the mouse 80e. When connecting to another sales site, the sub-browser SD will not interfere with the click operation.

On the home screen on the sub-browser SD shown in FIG. 15, when the tab on which the product name is displayed is clicked with the mouse 80e, various products belonging to the product name are displayed. Here, it is assumed that the tab on which the product name "cash voucher" is displayed is clicked. Then, display 8
On the sub-browser SD of 0b, a list including various cash vouchers as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. In this list, for each type of cash voucher, a photograph showing the appearance, and information regarding the product number, product name, and price are described.

When it is desired to use the product on the list as the gift-requested product, the mouse pointer MP is positioned on the photograph of the desired product. The position of the mouse pointer MP in FIG. 16 indicates the position when the “gift certificate of XX shop” on the list is the desired gift item. In the following, a case will be described as an example where “Recipient 1” Mr. Taro Koto selects “Voucher for XX shop” as a gift-requested product.

When the mouse pointer MP is placed on the photograph of the "Voucher for XX shop" and the mouse 80e is right-clicked, a shortcut menu SK as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed in the vicinity of the mouse pointer MP. Is displayed. In this shortcut menu, "Register to Gift Registry" by the downloaded plug-in software
Option has been added. After scrolling the mouse 80e on the shortcut menu SK to bring the highlighted band to the option of "register in the gift registry", left click is performed. This allows
The "○○ shop gift certificate" is selected as the gift-requested product.

After the selection of the product is completed, a registration browser RD as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display 80b in place of the main browser AD and the sub-browser SD in place of the shortcut menu SK. Overlaid on top. As shown in FIG. 17, on the registration browser RD, "the URL of the site you are referring to", "product number", "product name" and "price".
The item and the description column corresponding to each item are displayed.

Of these, in the entry column corresponding to the item "URL of the site you are referring to", the registration browser RD is opened and at the same time, the product selected as the gift-requested product (○○ in FIG. 17). The URL information of the photo image of the gift certificate of the shop is displayed. This URL information was acquired by the action of the above-mentioned plug-in software when the mouse pointer MP was positioned on the photograph of the “Voucher for XX shop” and the mouse 80e was right-clicked when selecting the product. It is a thing. In this way, U that specifies the gift-requested product
By automatically displaying the RL information on the registration browser RD, it is possible to reduce the burden of the input operation on the recipient.

Note that the URL information about the product selected by the recipient is automatically acquired by using the program of the plug-in software in a predetermined manner even when the gift-giving product is selected from the product list prepared by the service provider. It is performed by executing at timing.

When the URL information of the gift-requested product is displayed in this manner, the recipient can register the gift-requested product by simply clicking the registration tab on the registration browser RD. However, in reality, the recipient may incorrectly specify the mouse pointer MP or the administrator of the sales site may change the URL information. In such a case, the recipient's intended gift product should be correctly specified. It becomes impossible to identify. To deal with such cases, first
In the embodiment, the recipient himself / herself uses the keyboard 80d to enter the information about the product number, product name, and price of the product selected as the gift-requested product in the description fields corresponding to the items “product number”, “product name”, and “price”. It is supposed to be input using.
Therefore, in the case shown in FIG. 17, "KK001" is entered in the "Product number" entry field as the information of "Voucher for XX shop".
The contents of "Product Name" and "10000" are described in the "Price" and "Price" product fields, respectively.

After such information is entered, the registration browser R
Click the registration tab displayed on D. As a result, the product on the other sales site (in the above example, the gift certificate of XX store in A mall) is registered as the gift-requested product of Mr. Taro Kogaku who is the "recipient 1". A gift list, which will be described later, is created based on the registered contents.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 17, the registration browser RD is displayed at a position where it does not overlap the sub-browser SD. Therefore, the gift-desired product can be registered without fail while confirming the product number, product name, price and photograph of the product selected by the user. It is not necessary to move the registration browser RD and the sub-browser SD to positions where both the registration browser RD and the sub-browser SD are visible.

After the above-mentioned "recipient registration" and "merchandise registration" by the recipient are completed, the recipient is given the address of the "gift registry" home page and the gift giver I.
A message card containing D and the gift giver password is mailed. By giving this message card to the gift giver, the gift giver can access the guest site.

That is, when the gift giver accesses the server SV1 using the second terminal 90, the initial screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display 90b. On this initial screen, click the guest site tab GS with the mouse 90e.
When is clicked, a screen showing the entrance of the guest site as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the text screen TD.
On this screen, the information in the guest site can be accessed only after the correct donor ID and donor password have been entered. When the gift giver ID and the gift giver password are entered in the respective entry fields and the tab “GO” is clicked, the gift list shown in FIG. 19 is displayed.

[0125] The gift list contains information about each product selected by the recipient from the product list. In the example shown in FIG. 19, products such as “Company C Backpack” and “XX Gift Certificate” selected by Recipient 1, who is Recipient 1, and Reiko 2 Hanako, who was selected by Recipient 2. For products such as "A company handbag", the information input when registering the gift-requested product, such as the URL of the reference site, the product number, the product name, and the price, is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 19, the gift list includes
First, the products related to the recipient 1's selection are displayed, then
Products related to the selection of the recipient 2 are displayed. In this way, by displaying the merchandise selected by the recipient in a form sorted for each recipient, the gift giver can easily select the gift item for the intended recipient.

When a large number of products are selected by the recipient, clicking the tab "NEXT" on the screen shown in FIG. 19 displays information about other selected products.

On the right side of the gift list, there are provided a column of “application” and a column of “application status” for each selected product. As shown in FIG. 19, the application column indicates that “total amount” indicates that the entire amount of the product price will be borne, and “1 indicates that the half amount of the product price will be borne”.
It is divided into three areas, "/ 2", and "1/4", which indicates that a quarter of the product price is borne, and a check box is provided in each of these areas.

The gift giver first selects a product from the products in the gift list that he wishes to give as a gift to the recipient. Next, when the selected product is given as a gift, the ratio of self-payment to the product price is determined, and for the selected product, "total amount", "1/2", "1/4" in the application column
Either of them is clicked with the mouse 90e. As a result, the clicked product is designated as a gift from the gift giver to the recipient. The gift giver can select a plurality of products from the gift list.

[0130] The application status column at the right end of the gift list displays the current application status of each product. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the application status for the product “A company handbag” is displayed as “completed”. This indication means that the full amount of the price has already been applied by another donor. In addition, the application status for the product “Company C Backpack” is displayed as “3/4 completed”. This label means that three-quarters of the price has already been applied by another donor. Furthermore, the sign "-" indicating that no application has been made is displayed in the application status for the product "Voucher for XX shop". In this way, by displaying the current application status for each product, it is possible to prevent duplicate receipt of the desired product by the recipient.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, only the proportions applied by other donors are displayed in the application status column, and information such as the names of other donors is given by the donor. In consideration of the privacy of, it will not be displayed.

In this embodiment, the application status column is "completed".
The check box in the application column cannot be checked for products displayed as. Therefore, in the gift list shown in FIG.
You cannot apply for a product called “Company A handbag”. In addition, for products such as "3/4 completed" that display the completion of application for part of the price,
The check box that is inconsistent with this application status cannot be checked. For example, in FIG.
In the gift list shown in Fig. 9, if you check "Full price" or "1/2" for the product "C company backpack", the total amount of money applied for "C company backpack" is the "C company backpack" product. It will exceed the price. In order to prevent such a situation from occurring, it is only possible to apply for a quarter of the cost of a product called "Company C Backpack",
It is prohibited to apply for full payment or half payment.

When the check box in the application column is checked for a product that is desired to be a gift and the tab "Selection completed" is clicked, a list of products to be displayed is displayed on the text screen TD of the display 90b. To be done. FIG. 20 shows the state of the screen on which one column of the gift item is displayed. FIG. 20 shows a state of the screen when a product called “Company C Backpack” is applied for a quarter of the price in the gift list shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 20, the text screen TD displays the item name, item number, recipient, and price of each product selected by the gift giver, and the burden ratio or burden amount for the price of each product. , The total amount by tax or the total amount of payment based on this burden is displayed.

If the product or the burden ratio is selected by mistake, the selection of the product can be canceled by clicking the delete tab ES2 for the product. To continue selecting products, click the tab "Select more". As a result, the gift list screen shown in FIG. 19 is displayed again.

When the product is correctly selected, the information about the name, address, zip code, telephone number, and mail address of the gift giver is displayed on the one-item screen of the product (gifted product) shown in FIG. , Input using the keyboard 90d, and clicks the purchase tab PC using the mouse 90e. As a result, it is registered that the giver will give the recipient 1, Mr. Taro Kogyo, a product called "Company C Backpack" at a share of one-fourth of the product price.

Based on the information thus registered, the invoice is sent from the "gift registry" service provider to the donor. The service provider confirms that the price of the product has been paid by each gift giver, and after this confirmation, sends the product to each recipient as a gift from the gift giver. In addition, like the above example, the price of one product is
When the burden is divided and paid by a plurality of donors, the merchandise is sent to the recipients as a joint gift of all the donors after the payment by all the donors is completed.

When a product on another sales site is registered as a gift-giving product, the service provider temporarily reverses the price of the product, and based on the URL information and the product number of the registered product. , Purchase products from online sellers. After this, when there is an application from the donor for the product, the service provider sends an invoice to the donor and, after confirming the payment by the donor, receives the product as a gift from the donor. Send to someone.

[0139] In the "gift registry", it is also possible to change the gift desired product already selected by the recipient and registered in the gift list. Specifically, when the selected product change tab SC is clicked on the guidance screen shown in FIG. 9, a selected product change screen (not shown) is displayed on the display 80b. It is possible to change the gift-requested product by deleting or adding the gift-requested product on the selected product change screen.

According to the gift service system of the first embodiment described above, the recipient who is planning to receive a gift such as a celebration can receive the desired product without duplication, and can receive it. A wide range of products can be selected from other sales sites on the network NW. Therefore, it becomes possible to select a gift-requested product from a wider variety of product groups, and it is possible to further enhance the satisfaction of the recipient who receives the celebration.

It is difficult for the recipient to visit another sales site independently without going through the gift service system in order to apply for a product of another sales site as a gift-giving product. The recipient does not play the role of paying the price of the selected product, and the selling site usually does not sell the product unless the payment is certain. According to the gift service system of the first embodiment,
Such as "I would like to reserve the product as a gift for myself, because one of the donors will pay later."
That is, it is possible to smoothly realize a request that is difficult to realize between another sales site and the recipient.

According to the gift service system of the first embodiment, when the recipient selects either the product prepared by the service provider or the product on another sales site,
It suffices to access the servers SV1 and SV2 from the first terminal 80 through the network NW. Recipients can view various products and select gift-giving products without going out.

[0143] Also, while accessing the "Gift Registry", the user temporarily jumps to another sales site and selects the product selected from the other sales site in the "Gift Registry".
You can immediately register to. Therefore, the recipient is not forced to perform a complicated operation. Also, the service provider
A large number of products can be handled by using the purchases (stocks, orders) of others. Therefore, by increasing the number of products handled, it is not necessary to open many new transaction accounts,
The burden of product inventory will not increase significantly. Also, online sellers can expand demand in the gift market by linking to the “gift registry”.

Next, a gift service system as a second embodiment will be described. The gift service system of the second embodiment is realized by using the same hardware as that shown in FIG. 1, but the server SV owned by the online seller is used.
The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the third terminal 70 used by an over-the-counter seller is used instead of the second terminal. That is, the server SV1 executes the registration process based on the instruction from the first terminal 80 and the third terminal 70, and executes the gift designating process based on the instruction from the second terminal 90,
The shipping management process is executed based on the instruction from the third terminal 70.

FIG. 21 shows the contents of the gift service system of the second embodiment executed by using such hardware.
Is shown in the block diagram of. As shown in FIG. 21, in the gift service system of the second embodiment, (3) when the recipient registers the gift-desired commodity, the recipient selects the commodity at the store owned by the seller. This is different from the gift service system of the first embodiment. That is, (3-a) The recipient who is planning to receive the gift goes to the store of the seller who is affiliated with the service provider, and selects the desired product from the products handled in the store as the gift-requested product. Selected,
Notify the seller that the selection is complete. (3-b) The notified seller uses the third terminal 70 to register the product selected by the recipient as a gift-requested product on the site for the registrant. It should be noted that the registration on this site may be performed by the recipient who has selected the product, using the first terminal 80.

The contents of the registration process, the gift designating process and the shipping management process, which are the processes executed by the server SV1, are almost the same as the contents in FIGS. 3 to 5 already described in the first embodiment. However, the product registration process (Fig. 3
The content of step S130) is different from that of the first embodiment. The contents of the merchandise item registration process in the second embodiment are
The product registration processing routine B is shown in the flowchart of FIG. This routine is a process executed by the server SV1 which has received from the third terminal 70 the fact that the desired gift product is registered via the network NW, and step S1 in FIG.
In the process of 10, it is started when it is determined that the regular registrant ID and the registrant password are input from the third terminal 70.

When this routine is activated, first, the data of the product list created by the service provider is transmitted and the process of displaying the product list is performed (step S5).
00). Next, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to register the product handled by the affiliated store seller on the screen displaying the product list (step S50).
5). If it is determined that there is no such instruction, step S
Returning to 505, the above processing is repeated.

When it is determined that the instruction has been given, the data of the registration form is transmitted and the process for displaying the registration form is performed (step S510), and the regular seller ID and sales are displayed on this registration form. It is determined whether the person password has been input (step S515). The seller ID and the seller password are for authenticating that the main body that registers the product is the store seller with which the seller is affiliated. The registration form is provided with fields for entering the seller ID and the seller password, as well as fields for entering the product name, product number, and price of the product selected by the recipient. The specific format will be described later.

Unauthorized seller ID on the registration form
If it is determined that the seller password has been input, a warning that the product is not authenticated is issued, and the process returns to step S500 to display the product list again. In this case, if an unauthorized seller ID and seller password are entered three times in a row, disconnecting the connection with the registrant's site also prevents malicious registration by a non-affiliated seller. Desirable in terms.

If it is determined that the regular seller ID and seller password are entered on the registration form, the product selected by the recipient is specified from the information described on the registration form (step In step S530, the product is registered as a gift-requested product (step S535).

In this way, after performing the process of registering the product handled by the affiliated seller as the gift-desired product, a process of determining whether or not an instruction to end the product registration is given is performed (step S590). If the instruction to end the product registration is not given, the process returns to step S500 to display the product list again, and the above process is repeated. When an instruction to end the registration of the product is given, a process of creating a gift list based on the registered contents is performed (step S595), and this routine is ended.

A mode in which the gift service system according to the second embodiment is actually provided on the basis of such a merchandise registration process will be specifically described below. The recipient who has registered as a member, on the guide screen shown in FIG.
When the R tab is clicked, an index page for merchandise registration as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display 80b. On this index page, click the tab ZH called "Handling products at Ding department store"
A product registration screen as shown in is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 23, on the product registration screen,
The "Gift Registry" has a tie-up with Ding Department Stores, and it is stated that the recipient can register the products handled by Ding Department Stores selected at the store as gift-giving products. In addition, below this description, there is an input field for Ding department stores. In this input field, in addition to the fields for entering the seller ID and the seller password, the product name of the product selected by the recipient, There are columns for listing the product number and price.

The recipient who has read the description on the product registration screen goes to the shop of the Ding department store to check the product in the actual item or the catalog, and decides the product he / she likes as the gift-requested product. When the staff at the service counter of the Ding department store is informed of this decision, the staff will find the third terminal 7 installed in the Ding department store.
0 to access the server SV1. As a result, the initial screen of "Gift Registry" similar to that shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display 70b of the third terminal 70. After that, the member site tab MR is clicked with the mouse 70e to display the entrance screen of the member site similar to FIG.
Enter the registrant ID and registrant password ID provided by the recipient and click the "GO" tab.
Then, a guidance screen similar to that shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. When the product registration tab SR tab is clicked on this guide screen, the same product registration index page as that shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display 70b.

On this index page, click the tab ZH "Handling items at Ding department store"
A product registration screen similar to that of No. 3 is displayed on the display 70b. The staff member inputs the seller ID and seller password of the Ding department store in the entry field of the Ding department store on the product registration screen, the product name of the product selected as the gift-requested product by the recipient,
Enter the product number and price. In the following, an example will be described in which “Recipient 1”, Mr. Taro Kotoko, selects the product “Product name: teapot set of company E, product number: KY01, price: 7,000 yen” as the gift-requested product. The state of the product registration screen when such information is described is shown in FIG.
Shown in FIG.

After writing such information, the tab labeled "Register" is clicked with the mouse 70e. As a result, the product handled by the Ding department store (in the above example, the teapot set of Company E) is registered as the gift-requested product of Mr. Taro Kogaku, who is the "recipient 1."

A gift list as shown in FIG. 25 is created based on the registered contents. In the second embodiment, products such as "C company backpack" and "E company teapot set" selected by the recipient 1 Mr. Taro Koto, and "A" selected by the recipient 2 Ms. Hanako For products such as "company handbags", the information input when registering the gift-requested product, such as the URL of the reference site, the product number, the product name, and the price, is displayed. In addition, regarding the product called "E company's teapot set" that the recipient went to the store and chose
The word "storefront" is displayed in the URL field of the reference site.

As in the case of the first embodiment, the gift giver selects a product he or she wishes to give as a gift to the recipient from the products in the gift list, and checks the check box in the application field, Register your own expense. Based on the information registered in this way, the "gift registry" service provider then sends an invoice to the donor. The service provider confirms that the price of the product has been paid by each gift giver, and after this confirmation, sends the product to each recipient as a gift from the gift giver.

According to the gift service system of the second embodiment described above, the recipient who is planning to receive a gift such as a celebration can receive the desired product without duplication, and the product to be received. Can be selected from a wide range of products handled by affiliated stores. Therefore, it becomes possible to select a gift-requested product from a wider variety of product groups, and it is possible to further enhance the satisfaction of the recipient who receives the celebration.

Further, according to the gift service system of the second embodiment, the recipient decides the product he / she will receive after actually confirming the product on the spot or in the catalog or listening to the advice of the clerk. It is possible. Therefore, it is possible to receive the product of the expected quality. Further, in the case of partnering with a major department store, the service provider can use not only the purchase (inventory, order) of another person but also the storage ability and delivery ability of the product. Therefore, even if the recipient takes a long time to select and receive the product,
It is possible to flexibly deal with the delivery date, and it is possible to widely respond to individual circumstances regarding the delivery date of the recipient.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The invention is not limited to these examples,
The present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, it can be operated as a system in which a single gift giver gives a desired product to a plurality of recipients as in the case of a gift in return.
In this case, a plurality of products are registered in the server for each amount of money, and different passwords are set for each amount of money. The person who receives the return connects to the server with this password and selects a desired product from a plurality of product groups. With such a configuration, as in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to realize the intermediation of gifts by making the most of both intentions.

In the above embodiment, the gifts list is allowed to be accessed by entering the gift giver ID and the gift giver password. However, the gifts list can be accessed more easily. Good. For example, either the gift giver ID or the gift giver password may be authenticated. In addition, it is presumed that "input of e-mail address by the donor" is a serious act of intention to give a gift, and when the e-mail address is input,
It may be configured to allow access to the gift list.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a hardware configuration for implementing the gift service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the contents of the gift service system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a registration processing routine.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a gift designation processing routine.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a shipping management routine.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a product registration processing routine A. FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of an initial screen first displayed on the display when the server SV1 is accessed.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an entrance screen of a member site.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a guide screen of a member site.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a recipient registration screen.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an index page for product registration.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a screen on which a product list is displayed.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a list screen of selected products.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a sales site guide screen.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when a sub-browser SD is displayed on the display 80b.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when a product is selected on the sub-browser SD.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when a product selected on the sub-browser SD is registered.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an entrance screen of a guest site.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a screen on which a gift list is displayed.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a one-column screen for gifts.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the contents of the gift service system of the second embodiment.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a product registration processing routine B.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a product registration screen that is displayed after clicking a tab ZH called “Handling products at Ding department store”.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a product registration screen after the product information is written by a staff member of a Ding department store.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a screen on which a gift list is displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

20 ... Liquid crystal display 22 ... CPU 24 ... ROM 25 ... Keyboard interface 26 ... RAM 28 ... Memory controller 30 ... Display controller 32 ... Serial input / output interface 34 ... Storage device 35 ... bus 36 ... Keyboard interface 38 ... Keyboard 40 ... Printer interface 42 ... Printer 70, 80, 90 ... First to third terminals 80a, 90a, 70a ... Hard disk 80b, 90b, 70b ... Display 80c, 90c, 70c ... Computer 80d, 90d, 70d ... keyboard 80e, 90e, 70e ... mouse SV1 ... server SV2 ... server

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A gift intermediation system for accessing via a network data access means provided on a server for accumulating predetermined data, and mediating gifts conducted via the network, which receives gifts. Storage means for pre-registering information about the person with personal information that can be specified on the network, authentication means for authenticating the person who gives the gift on the network, and the personal information when the access is made via the network. And a first permission unit that permits access to the data storage unit via the network when the correspondence with at least a part of the personal information registered in the storage unit is confirmed. Information related to products other than the data accumulated in the data accumulating means after access permitted by the permitting means Product registration means for designating one or more products to be donated based on the information, and registering information on the specified products in the data storage means, and the registered products are authenticated on the network by the authentication means. Gift intermediary system including a product reference unit capable of referring to a given access. 2. The gift intermediary system according to claim 1, wherein after the data storage unit is accessed with permission, the data storage unit is connected to another data storage unit connected via a network. The product registration unit includes a second permission unit that permits access, and a product information acquisition unit that acquires information about a product stored in the other data storage unit based on a predetermined instruction. A gift intermediary system, which is a means for designating one or more products for which the gift is to be received based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means, and for registering information on the products in the data storage means. 3. The product information acquisition unit stores, as the information about the product, information about the product in the other data storage unit in addition to the information about the product itself such as the product name and product number of the product. The gift intermediary system according to claim 2, which is a means for acquiring information of an address. 4. The gift intermediary system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the data storage unit is a unit that stores in advance information regarding a product as the data, and the product information acquisition unit includes the data. The product registration unit is a unit capable of acquiring both the information related to the product stored in the storage unit and the information related to the product stored in the other data storage unit, and the product registration unit includes both of the information acquired by the product information acquisition unit. The gift intermediary system, which is a means for registering the above information on a common list in the data storage means. 5. The gift intermediary system according to claim 4, further comprising display means for displaying a list of information registered on a common list in the data storage means. 6. The price of a product whose information is registered by the product registration means is settled via a network between a server that manages the data storage means and a server that manages the other data storage means. The gift intermediary system according to claim 2, further comprising a payment means. 7. The gift intermediary system according to claim 1, wherein a terminal that can access the data storage unit via a network is arranged in a store that sells products, and the product registration unit is the terminal. After access with permission from, the person who receives the gift specifies one or more products for which the gift is to be received based on the information of the product confirmed at the store, and the information about the product is provided as the data. A gift intermediary system that is a means of registering in a storage means. 8. A gift intermediation method for mediating a gift, which is carried out by accessing a data storage means, which is provided on a server and stores predetermined data, through a network, wherein information about a person who receives the gift is provided. The personal information that can be specified on the network is registered in advance in a predetermined storage means of the server, the person who gives the gift is authenticated on the network, and when the access is made via the network, the personal information is authenticated. If the correspondence with at least a part of the personal information registered in the storage means is approved, access to the data storage means via the network is permitted, and after the access with the permission is permitted. Specifying one or more products for which a gift is to be received based on information about products other than the data stored in the data storage means, Gift mediation method the information about the goods registered in the data storage means, the products that the registration allows references to authenticated access over the network. 9. A computer-readable program for accessing a data storage means provided on a server for storing predetermined data via a network and registering a product to be gift-received in the data storage means. The recording medium recorded in step (4), when the data storage means other than the data storage means is accessed, the information about the product stored in the other data storage means is acquired based on a predetermined instruction. A recording medium in which a function and a function of designating one or more products for which the gift is to be received based on the acquired information and registering information about the product in the data storage unit are recorded.