JP2003058729A - Pet goods vending system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information related to a pet through the Internet and a pet goods vending system. SOLUTION: A management headquarter side server 10 is provided with a transmitting/receiving means 11/12, storage means 15, selection means 16, registration means 19, collation means 17 and updating means 18 and has a pet information database 20 for storing information on a breeding pet, breeder information database 21 for storing information on a breeder, suggestion information database 24 for storing suggestion information for breeding the pet, doctor information database 25 for storing information on an animal doctor, article 22 information database for storing pet goods information and trader information database for storing information on a vender. Corresponding to a request from a breeder side information terminal 50, required information can be acquired from an animal doctor side information terminal 70 or database group.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a management headquarters server which is a host computer, a breeder information terminal comprising a personal computer and the like, a pet supplies dealer information terminal and a veterinarian information terminal, and the Internet. Breeding pet information that is input and transmitted from the breeder side information terminal via, and various pet product information including pet food that is input and transmitted from the pet product dealer side information terminal, and input and transmitted from the veterinary side information terminal Incoming pet breeding advice information is centrally managed by the management headquarters server, and appropriate pet supplies information, breeding advice information, etc. corresponding to the breeding pet are provided to the breeder side in real time. The present invention relates to a pet product sales system for the purpose of efficiently selling pet products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional pet foods including pet foods are sold regardless of whether they are over-the-counter sales, mail-order sales or Internet sales. Select the one you like,
It is done by purchasing. However, the pet products corresponding to the pets to be raised differ depending on the type of pet, age, growth state, breeding environment, etc., and it is difficult for the purchaser to select an appropriate product even if the purchaser spends a long time collecting information, For pet breeders who experience it for the first time, it is often the case that non-necessary items or those unsuitable for breeding pets are purchased. Also, for the seller side, there is a problem that it is very difficult to systematically hold the product inventory because it is difficult to see the kind and breeding condition of the pets that the target user breeds, or the product that the pet breeder wants. .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a breeder with real-time information on pet products, which is appropriate for the type of pet, breeding environment, health condition and growth condition, via the Internet. It is easy to obtain, buy products based on it, receive appropriate breeding advice from the veterinarian in the area if you wish, and Is to provide a pet supplies sales system that enables efficient and inexpensive product supply through proper inventory management based on the trends of breeders or pets after breeding in consideration of regional characteristics. .

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a pet product sales system according to the present invention comprises a management headquarters server composed of a host computer, a breeder side information terminal composed of a personal computer, and pet products. The distributor terminal and the veterinarian information terminal are organically linked via the Internet.

The management headquarters side server is provided with at least information transmission means, reception means, storage means, selection means, registration means, collation means and update means, and relates to breeding pets provided from the breeder side information terminal. Regarding a pet information database that stores various information and a breeder information database that stores various information about the breeder, an advisory information database that stores advisory information on pet breeding provided from a veterinarian side information terminal, and the veterinarian It has a veterinarian information database that stores information, a product information database that stores pet product information provided from a pet product dealer side information terminal, and a trader information database that stores various information regarding the pet product dealer. Then, the relevant information corresponding to the request information from each information terminal is selectively extracted from each of the databases, transmitted to the information terminal and disclosed, and the pet information can be selectively purchased by referring to the disclosed information. is there.

The pet information database is a file generated for each breeding pet together with breeder information, stores at least information about the type, age, growth state and breeding environment of the breeding pet, and stores pet product information corresponding to the pet information. The advisory information can be extracted.

The product information database is created as a file for each product together with the seller information, and the product name, type,
Along with information about products such as specifications, product numbers, and prices, at least information about applicable pet types, ages, growth status, and breeding environment is stored, and products that are compatible with pet information input and transmitted from the breeder-side information terminal. Information is selectively extracted.

The advice information database is created by veterinarian information and a file for each advice. The advice information database stores the advice information corresponding to the pet type, age, growth status and breeding environment, and the pet information input and transmitted from the breeder side information terminal. In addition, advisory information matching the question information is selected and extracted.

Further, relatively invariant or default information is mainly stored, and the Web page URL of the management headquarters server is stored.
Is stored in advance, and an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM that is programmed to automatically read and output the URL corresponding to the disclosure-requested web page and easily browse the desired web page is added as a component, This facilitates the use of the pet product sales system of the present invention.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a pet product sales system according to the present embodiment. 10 is a management headquarters side server composed of a host computer, 30 is a pet product sales agent side information terminal, 50 Is a breeder side information terminal, 70 is a veterinarian side information terminal, and 90 is a CD-ROM.
2 shows an information storage medium consisting of

The management headquarters server 10 is basically provided with a transmission means 11 and a reception means 12 so as to be able to connect to the Internet. In addition, an information input means 13, an output means 14, a storage means 15, and a selection means. Means 16, collation means 1
7, update means 18 and registration means 19 are provided, and a pet information database 20 and a breeder information database 2 are provided.
1. The product information database 22, the trader information database 23, the advisory information database 24, and the veterinarian information database 25 are provided, and an electronic mail transmission device 26 and a fax transmission device 27 are attached.

The pet information database 20 is generated as a file with an identification number (registered pet number) associated with each breeding pet in association with the breeder information described below, and at least the type of the breeding pet (type, sex, academic name, and popular name). , Origin),
Detailed information about breeding pets such as age, growth status (weight, length) and breeding environment is stored.

The breeder information database 21 is associated with the pet information and is generated as a file with an identification number (membership number) for each breeder. The breeder's address, name, sex,
Personal information such as age, occupation, telephone number, fax number, pet breeding history and email address, and pet information registered in this system are stored together with an ID or password.

The merchandise information database 22 is generated as a file by attaching an identification number to each merchandise in association with the below-mentioned trader information, and is applicable together with detailed information about the merchandise such as the name, kind, specification, part number, price of the merchandise. Various information regarding the type of pet (target), age, growth status, and breeding environment is stored.

The vendor information database 23 is generated as a file with an identification number (membership number) assigned to each pet product vendor registered in association with the product information, and the address, name or name, and representative name of the vendor. , A telephone number, a fax number, an email address, a business guide, a handling item, a person in charge, a member registration date, and other information are stored together with an ID or a password.

The advice information database 24 provides advice in association with veterinary information (described later) (advice to expected questions).
Separately, an identification number is attached and a file is generated, and appropriate advice information corresponding to the type, age, growth state, and breeding environment of the breeding pet is stored.

The veterinarian information database 25 is generated as a file with an identification number (membership number) attached to each veterinarian who is registered as a member in association with the advice information.
Various information such as name, hospital name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, medical department, pets handled, member registration date, etc. are stored together with the ID or password.

The selection means 16 is a breeder side information terminal 50,
The ID and password are collated and confirmed by the collating means 17 with respect to the request information input and transmitted from the trader side terminal 30 or the veterinarian side information terminal 70, and which information among the stored information is to be disclosed is searched for. A means for selecting and extracting information, and the selected and extracted information is transmitted by the transmitting means 1.
1 is provided to the originating terminal 50, 30 or 70 on the Web.

The registration means 19 is a breeder side information terminal 50,
When there is access from the trader side terminal 30 or the veterinarian side information terminal 70, the identification numbers of the breeding pet information, breeder information, pet supplies information, vendor information, advice information or veterinary information that have been input and transmitted are individually assigned. A member number or ID number is automatically given as needed by a means for attaching and registering.

The collating means 17 includes the information terminals 30, 50,
Various information sent from 70 (ID, member number, identification number, password, name, telephone number, breeding pet name, etc.)
Is a means for identifying a specific breeder, breeding pet, trader or veterinarian who has accessed and has accessed.

The information terminal 30 on the trader side and the information terminal 5 on the breeder side
0 and the veterinarian side information terminal 70 are both composed of general-purpose information communication devices such as personal computers (PC),
Sending means 31, 5 to enable Internet connection
1, 71, receiving means 32, 52, 72, output (display) means 33, 53, 73 made up of a display, and input means 34, 54, 74 made up of a keyboard, a mouse and the like are basically provided. Peripheral devices such as storage means 35, 55, 75 made up of a hard disk or reading means 36, 56, 76 made up of a disk drive or the like are appropriately provided.

Reference numeral 90 denotes an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM, which serves as an access medium for the management headquarters server 10.
In addition, this system is provided to pet breeders, pet supplies dealers, veterinarians (animal hospitals), etc. as an advertising medium for member companies and veterinarians. , Pet supplies dealers,
Among various information about veterinarians (animal hospitals), relatively invariant or default information is mainly stored, and at the same time as reading, it automatically connects to the Internet to access the management headquarters side server 10, or a trader or a beast. The URL of each web page is pre-stored so that the doctor can independently access the home page or the linked home page where information related to pets and pet supplies can be obtained. Corresponding to the web page requested to be browsed. UR
It is programmed in advance so that L can be automatically read and output, and a desired Web page can be easily browsed.

Next, a flow of generating and accumulating various information in this system will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for inputting and accumulating pet product dealer (trader) information and pet product (merchandise) information. First, the trader side registers as a member (member store) of this system. For this registration application, the trader accesses the management headquarters side server 10 from the trader side information terminal 30, and from the Web page for applying for membership (affiliation) for the trader,
Enter various information such as company name, company name, store name or name, address, representative name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, company profile, business content, handling items, main business area, person in charge, etc. It is performed by transmitting (ST1).

Upon receiving the above-mentioned membership application information from the trader side, the management headquarters side examines the membership application information (ST2),
When it is determined that the member (member store) registration condition is satisfied, the registration means 19 registers the trader (ST
3) Then, an individual trader ID is given, and when the received membership application information is stored by the storage means 15, a file is created by adding an identification number to the trader information database 23 at that time and stored (ST4). Then, the contents of the examination result and the stored trader information (registration contents) are sent to the registered trader.
Sending is notified by a method such as eb, electronic mail, fax, or mail (ST5). This completes the member registration of the trader, and when the registered trader information is added or changed thereafter, the trader appropriately accesses the management headquarters server 10 via the information terminal 30 and the individual information given from the Web page for the trader is added. The change information or the additional information is input and transmitted by using the ID and password of (ST6), and the management headquarters side server 10 side receiving this changes or changes the information stored in the vendor information database 23 by the updating means 18. Addition is performed (ST7).

For pet supplies (commodity) information, the registered trader (member shop) side accesses the management headquarters server 10 via the information terminal 30 and desires to sell from the product registration / change page of the Web page for traders. Detailed product information (product name, type, specifications, application, product number, price, etc.)
And the type of pet that the product targets, age, growth status,
Also, the management headquarters side, which inputs and transmits applicable condition information regarding the breeding environment, etc. (ST8) and receives the product information from the trader side, creates a file with an identification number for each product, and stores it in the product information database 22. Store and store (ST
9). Then, the content (registered content) of the product information stored in the product information database 22 is W
Sending is notified by a method such as eb, electronic mail, fax, or mail (ST10). This completes the registration of the product information, and thereafter, when the registered product information is added or changed, the trader side appropriately accesses the management headquarters server 10 by the information terminal 30, and the individual information given from the Web page for the trader is added. Change information, additional information or cancellation information is input and transmitted using the ID and password of the user (ST1
1) On the side of the management headquarters server 10 that has received this, the updating means 18 changes, adds or deletes the information stored in the product information database 22 (ST12).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for inputting and accumulating veterinarian (animal hospital) information and breeding advice (advice) information. The veterinarian side first performs member registration in the same manner as the trader registration. For this registration application, the veterinarian side accesses the administration headquarters side server 10 from the information terminal 70, and from the Web page for application (membership) application for veterinarians, the doctor name,
It is done by inputting and transmitting various information such as hospital name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, medical treatment items, pets handled, main business areas, etc. (ST1
3).

Upon receipt of these veterinarian information from the veterinarian side, the administration headquarters side examines the membership application information (ST14), and if it judges that the conditions for membership registration are satisfied, the registration means 19 When the veterinarian is registered by giving an individual veterinarian ID (ST15) and the received membership application information is stored by the storage means 15, a file is created by adding an identification number to the veterinarian information database 25 at that time. And store (ST16). Then, the registered veterinarian is notified of the transmission of the examination result and the contents (registered contents) of the stored veterinarian information by a method such as Web, electronic mail, fax, and mail (ST17). With this, the veterinarian's membership registration is completed, and when the registered veterinarian information is added or changed thereafter, the veterinarian side has the information terminal 70.
To access the management headquarters server 10 as appropriate, and input and transmit the change information or the additional information using the individual ID and password given from the web page for veterinarians (S
T18), the management headquarters server 10 side receiving this changes or adds the information stored in the veterinarian information database 25 by the updating means 18 (ST19).

For the advice information, the registered veterinarian side accesses the management headquarters side server 10 by the information terminal 70, and from the advice information input page of the veterinary Web page, the pet type, age, Developmental status,
Also, the management headquarters side, which inputs and transmits appropriate advice information on breeding according to the breeding environment (ST20) and receives these advice information from the veterinarian side, creates a file with an identification number for each advice. It is stored in the advisory information database 24 (ST21). And this advice information database 24
The contents (registered contents) of the advice information stored in (1) are notified to the veterinarian who provided the information by a method such as Web, electronic mail, fax, and mail (ST22) to confirm the contents. This completes the registration of advisory information,
After that, when adding or changing the registered advisory information,
The veterinarian side appropriately accesses the management headquarters server 10 through the information terminal 70, inputs and transmits the change information and the additional information by using the individual ID and password given from the web page for the veterinarian (ST23), and On the side of the management headquarters server 10 that has received, the updating means 18 changes or adds the information stored in the advice information database 24 (ST24).

Next, a procedure for obtaining product information or advice information by a pet breeder and a procedure for purchasing pet products will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure until a pet breeder purchases a desired product using the present system, and FIGS. 5 and 6 show an information storage medium (CD-RO).
M) 90 and various information for breeders stored in the management server 10 at the head office are associated with each item, and an exemplary screen displayed on the output means (display) 53 of the breeder side information terminal 50 is shown. Is.

When the breeder side accesses the server at the management headquarters side by the breeder side information terminal 50 (ST25), the opening screen 101 composed of the flying logo and the like appears first with a voice, and then the video clip and the like are displayed. Image screen 102 composed of moving images, information storage medium 90
The top screen 103, which also serves as an instruction manual, appears.

On the top screen 103, a selection item column A of the requested information is shown. Information that can be disclosed even if the user selects offline in the selection item column A, that is, the information storage medium 90.
Also, the information screens stored in advance include a system guide information screen 104 for explaining the outline and usage of this system, a pet article type and sample video information screen 105, a pet video information screen 106, and recent pet circumstances. On the latest pet circumstance information screen 107 or the like, mainly the relatively invariant or default information, moving image information having a large amount of data, and the like.

As described above, the information storage medium 90 mainly stores relatively invariant or default information or moving picture information, and detailed and real-time concrete information can be found on the home page of the management headquarters server 10. It is necessary to browse
It has necessary and sufficient information content to inform the outline and characteristics of this system, and can be used as an automatic access medium to the headquarters server 10, and this system or a trader (member store) or veterinarian ( It can also be used as an effective advertising medium of member animal hospitals.

In the selection item column A of the top screen 103,
The information that can be viewed online includes detailed information on pet products, individual advice (advice) information, detailed information on member companies and member veterinarians, etc. The guidance screen 108 appears,
Veterinary information screen 109 can be obtained by obtaining vendor information for each region or product and selecting "Veterinary Information"
Appears, and information on animal hospitals (veterinarians) by region, medical treatment category, or pets handled can be obtained.

The case where "Pet Supplies Search" is selected in the selection item column A will be specifically described. First, the top screen 110 appears briefly explaining the procedure for searching, browsing, and purchasing pet product information. Next, the breeding person information input screen 111 such as the name, address, and contact information of the accessor (breeding person), the pet information input screen 112 such as the type of pet to be raised, the age, and the growth state appear, and the desired A screen 113 for inputting product information such as the name and type of pet supplies to be displayed appears, and various information is input and transmitted to the management headquarters server 10 (ST26).

Upon receiving these information from the breeder side, the management headquarters side registers the breeder and the breeding pet with individual identification numbers (ST27), and at the same time, stores information about the breeder in the breeder information database. At 21, the information about the breeding pet is stored and stored in the pet information database 20 (ST28). Then, the product information corresponding to the received pet information or the desired pet product information is searched and selected from the product database 22 by the selection means 16 (ST29), and the extracted product information is sent to the breeder information terminal 50 by the transmission means 11. It is transmitted (ST30) and displayed as the search product list screen 114. At this time, if there is no product that meets the desired conditions, we will contact you by an appropriate method such as e-mail at a later date.

When the breeder who has been provided with the product information as described above selects and specifies the desired product from the search product list screen 114, the detailed information screen 115 of the selected product including the sample video appears. Is selected, the product purchase application screen 116 is displayed, the product name and product number are confirmed on this screen, and the purchase application information by inputting the purchase quantity and the payment method is transmitted to the management headquarters server 10 (ST31). ).

Upon receipt of the purchase application information as described above, the management headquarters side sends the information to the dealer (member store) of the product concerned.
The supplier side, who has sent the transmission notification by appropriate means such as eb, fax, or e-mail (ST32), receives the purchase application information from the management headquarters side, confirms the order details, and receives order information from the website of the headquarters server 10 for the vendor. (ST33), the management headquarters side that received the order information sends it to the breeder (purchase applicant) side via Web, fax,
Notification is made by appropriate means by e-mail or mail (ST34). As a result, the purchase application and order contract for the product is completed, and thereafter, the product is handed over and the price is settled individually between the seller and the purchase applicant. It is stored as sales information in the server 10 (ST35).

Next, the case of selecting the "breeding advice" column in the selection item column A will be explained. First, a question content screen 117 for inputting question items appears, and here, by category (clothing, food, housing) When the keyword of the question content is input, a list screen 11 of assumed question examples similar to the question is displayed.
8 is displayed, and when the same or similar assumed question is selected from among these, an answer (advice) screen 1 to the question is displayed.
19 is displayed. At this time, if there is no suitable answer (advice) information for the question, the contents of this question are sent to the veterinarian who has registered as a member, an accurate answer is obtained, and the breeder side will later use an appropriate method such as e-mail. Contact.

【The invention's effect】

As described above, in the pet product sales system according to the present invention, breeder information and breeding pet information provided by a large number of pet breeders, vendor information provided by a plurality of pet product vendors, and Information on pet supplies (commodities) and veterinarian information and advice information sent from multiple veterinarians (animal hospitals) are centrally managed by the management headquarters server, and each of these information is organically linked to one another via the Internet. By disclosing the information to each information terminal on the breeding side, the breeder side can obtain appropriate pet item information, breeding advice information and appropriate pet item information according to the type of pet to be raised, breeding environment, health condition and development status, etc. Veterinarian information is obtained in real time, and on the product provider (trader) side and veterinarian (animal hospital) side, target users based on regional characteristics Breeders) information and breeding pet information are obtained, and as a result, breeders can purchase accurate pet supplies, and vendors are able to manage them appropriately by managing the inventory based on the estimation of demand trends. On the product side, and on the trader side and the veterinarian side, it becomes possible to secure the target user based on the regional characteristics by exerting the advertising effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a pet product sales system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for accumulating trader information and product information.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for accumulating veterinarian information and advisory information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for searching and browsing product information and selling a product.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary screen in which various information for breeders stored in a management headquarters server or an information storage medium are displayed on a display in association with each item.

FIG. 6 Same as above

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Management Headquarters side server 11 Same as above Server transmission means 12 Same as above Server receiving means 13 Same as above Server input means 14 Same as above Output means of server 15 Same as the server storage means 16 Same as above Server selection means 17 Same as above Server verification means 18 Same as above Server update means 19 Same as above Server registration means 20 pet information database 21 Breeder Information Database 22 Product information database 23 Supplier Information Database 24 Advice information database 25 Veterinarian Information Database 30 Supplier side information terminal 50 Breeder side information terminal 70 Veterinarian information terminal 90 Information storage medium

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A breeder-side information terminal, a pet supplies dealer-side information terminal connected to each other via the Internet,
It is composed of a veterinarian side information terminal and a management headquarters side server that is a host computer that centrally manages the information input and transmitted from each of the information terminals. means,
A pet information database including storage means, selection means, registration means, collation means, and update means, which stores various information about breeding pets provided from the breeder side information terminal, and breeder information which stores various information about the breeder. Provided from a database, a veterinarian information database that stores pet breeding advice information provided from a veterinarian information terminal, a veterinarian information database that stores information about the veterinarian, and a pet supplies dealer information terminal It has a product information database that stores pet product information and a trader information database that stores various information about the pet product dealer, and selectively extracts corresponding information corresponding to request information from each of the information terminals from each of the databases. The information is sent to the information terminal and disclosed, and the pet information is selected and purchased referring to the disclosed information. Pet Supplies sales system that can be. 2. The pet information database is a file generated for each breeding pet together with breeder information, and at least information regarding the type, age, growth state and breeding environment of the breeding pet is stored. Pet goods sales system described in. 3. The product information database is created as a file for each product together with distributor information, and the product name, type,
The pet product sales according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least information about applicable pet types, ages, developmental conditions, and breeding environments is stored together with information about products such as specifications, product numbers, and prices. system. 4. The advice information database is created with veterinarian information and a file for each advice, and advice information corresponding to the pet type, age, growth status and breeding environment is stored. The pet supplies sales system described in 3. 5. A relatively invariant or default information is mainly stored, a Web page URL of the management headquarters side server is stored in advance, and a UR corresponding to the Web page requested to be disclosed.
The pet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM programmed so as to automatically read and output L to easily browse a desired Web page is added as a constituent element. Supplies sales system.