JP2003085422A - System and method for confirming stock status of merchandise - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for confirming stock status of merchandise to enable a user to surely purchase specific merchandise which is desired to be purchased at a desired sales agency by immediately obtaining information regarding in what store and to what extent of stocks of the merchandise are held now. SOLUTION: In the merchandise stock status confirmation system 100, a business body 2 that does a business of providing the user with stock information of the specific merchandise at the specific sales agency creates a stock information data base 8 by every merchandise based on the stock information regarding the specific merchandise being received from a plurality of sales agencies 6 in real time and provides the user 4 with the stock information of prescribed merchandise by every sales agent in response to a request from the user 4 in a communication system 100 in which the business body 2 and the user 4 who desires reception of the stock information from the business body 2 are arranged to be mutually connectable via a communication line 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product inventory status confirmation system and a product inventory status confirmation method, and more particularly, to a store where a user now purchases a specific product he or she wants to purchase through a communication line such as the Internet. The present invention relates to a product inventory status confirmation system and a product inventory status confirmation method that can immediately obtain information as to whether or not the product is held as an inventory to reliably purchase the specific product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a general operation of a user when he / she purchases a particular product that the user wants to purchase will be described with reference to FIG.

That is, when a user has a desired product, he or she goes to a store handling the product (step B1). Next, the user searches for the desired product from the products lined up in the store (step B2). As a result of the act of searching for this product (step B2), the user finds that the desired product is found in the store (step B3) and that the desired product is not found in the store (step B4).
Divide into the street. If the desired product is found (step B3), the user purchases the product (step B3).
5) Leave the store.

On the other hand, if the desired product is not found (step B4), the user either purchases another product as a substitute (step B6) or gives up because there is no desired product (step B7) and leaves the store. Get out.

Therefore, the output state (OUTPUT) of the user (INPUT) who is trying to purchase the product at the store by the method shown in FIG. 7 indicates that the desired product can be purchased.
There are two ways that you cannot purchase the desired product.

[0006]

Conventionally, when a user purchases a product at a store, most of them have adopted the method shown in FIG. However, this method has the following problems.

That is, when a user who cannot find the desired product at the store gives up the purchase at the store, the time to travel to the store and the time to search for the product at the store are wasted.
Also, the effort spent on it is useless. In addition, if you go to another store for a desired product, you will spend time and labor in addition to it.

Further, if a user who cannot find the desired product at the store purchases another product in place of the desired product, he misses the opportunity to obtain the desired product even if the other product has the desired product. Will end up.

On the other hand, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-63725 describes a shopping support device, and its technical configuration uses stock items remaining in the home when cooking in the home. It is configured so that you can select from the database the necessary related materials that need to be additionally purchased when you do the predetermined cooking with a specified product from multiple distributors. There is no disclosure regarding a system for simultaneously obtaining the inventory information of.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-63749 discloses that
Although a product information presentation method and system for displaying a predetermined product and its inventory information at a particular distributor is described, regarding a system for simultaneously obtaining inventory information of a predetermined product at a plurality of distributors. Not disclosed.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to remedy the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and to provide the user with information on which particular store they want to purchase, where in the store and how much is in stock. The present invention provides a commodity inventory status confirmation system and a commodity inventory status confirmation method that can be obtained immediately and can surely purchase the specified commodity at a desired distributor.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention adopts the technical constitution as described below. That is, the first aspect according to the present invention is to communicate with a business entity that has an information terminal having a communication function, and whose business is to provide the user with inventory information of a specific product at a specific distributor. In a communication system in which a user who has an information terminal having a function and desires to receive inventory information from the business entity is arranged to be connectable to each other through an appropriate communication line, the business entity is , Create a product-by-product inventory information database based on real-time inventory information about specific products received from multiple distributors,
A product inventory status confirmation system configured to provide the user with inventory information of a predetermined product by vendor in response to a request from the user, and a second aspect of the present invention. As, has an information terminal having a communication function, an entity whose business is to provide the user with inventory information of a particular product at a particular distributor, and an information terminal having a communication function, In a communication system in which a user who wishes to receive inventory information from the business entity is arranged to be connectable to each other through an appropriate communication line, the business entity has previously signed a predetermined contract. Receiving, in real time, from each of a plurality of sellers, the selling price and the number of stocks of the individual products that the seller sells, the business unit receiving the sales price and the number of stocks of the individual products. A step of creating a product inventory status database in which the individual product names handled by the seller, the selling price of each product, and the number of stocks of each product are stored for each seller, To provide users with inventory information for
The step of publishing on the communication line, the step of the user accessing the business entity via the communication line, the specification of the user desired by the user from the input screen provided by the business entity on the communication line The step of inputting the name or code number of the product and the specific area name or the code number in which the distributor desired by the user is located, the business entity responding to the information input from the user, In the area desired by the user, a list showing the name of the seller who handles the product desired by the user, the number of stocks of the product, and the selling price of the product, the product inventory status Distributing information to the user, the user selecting a desired distributor from the product inventory status information delivered from the business entity. Then, it is the desired process to purchase a specific commodity, product inventory status check method that is configured from the capital to visit the dealer you choose.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Since the product inventory status confirmation system and the product inventory status confirmation method according to the present invention employ the above-described technical structure, the user can purchase the desired product at the store in the process of purchase. Before you go to the store to buy a product, use the inventory information search site on the Internet, for example, to search for the store that has the product you want in advance, find the store that has the product you want, and go to that store. , It is possible to purchase the desired product.

That is, in the product inventory status confirmation system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the user has an inventory information search site provided by the business entity 2 having the function of the inventory information center through his / her user terminal 3 through the communication line 5. Go to and search for the store that has the desired product in advance.
The business unit 2 includes a point-of-sale information management system (hereinafter,
Inventory information from a plurality of vendors whose inventory is managed by the POS system) is stored in an appropriate communication network 5 or 50.
Since it is sent in real time via, the user can know real-time inventory information.

As a result, the user goes to the store where the desired product remains and purchases the product from the search result of the inventory information.

In this way, according to the present invention, before the user goes to the store to buy the product, the user uses the inventory information search site to find the store in which the desired product is left before going to the store. You can reduce the time and effort required to get the product you want, rather than go directly to the product you want.

Further, since the customer goes to a store where the desired product remains, there is no need to buy a substitute product because there is no desired product, and the ratio of users who can obtain the desired product is increased. Can be increased.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of a concrete example of a product inventory status confirmation system and a product inventory status confirmation method according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

That is, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a specific example of the product inventory status confirmation system according to the present invention, in which the information terminal 1 having a communication function is provided and a specific dealer A user 2 who has a business 2 which is in charge of providing the user with inventory information of a specific product in the business and an information terminal 3 having a communication function, and who desires to receive inventory information from the business 2. In the communication system 100 in which are connected to each other via an appropriate communication line 5, the business entity 2 includes a plurality of sellers 6
The inventory information database 8 for each product is created based on the inventory information about the specific product received from the user in real time, and the inventory information by the seller of the predetermined product is sent to the user 4 in response to the request from the user 4. Shown is a commodity inventory status confirmation system 100 that is configured to provide.

Further, in the figure, 10 is a software storage means for storing software for executing the commodity stock status confirmation system according to the present invention, and 9 is a centralized drive operation of each means described above. It is a control unit including a CPU for controlling.

In the present invention, the business entity 2 has previously entered into a specific contract with each of a plurality of sellers 6 and has a plurality of types of products sold by the seller 6.
The name, the code number, the selling price, and the stock quantity of each product are transmitted to the business entity 2 in real time.

The seller 6 in the present invention is as follows.
Includes individual shops, supermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, etc.

Further, the distributor 2 and the distributor 6 may be individually connected via a dedicated communication line 50, and each distributor 6 has an individual communication function. The information terminal 7 having the above may be owned and connected to the business entity 2 via the communication line 5.

The business entity 2 and the distributor 6 in the present invention are the so-called point-of-sale information management system (hereinafter referred to as P
OS system), and the business entity 6 functions as an inventory information center.

In the POS system, when the user 4 sells the product, when the product arrives at the store, or when the product is discarded at the store, the inventory data of the product is rewritten in real time.

The seller 6 who manages the inventory by the POS system has a function of transmitting the rewritten product inventory data to the business entity 2 which is the inventory information center in real time by using the communication network 50. .

The business entity 2 is an information processing terminal such as a workstation server. The business entity 2 functioning as an inventory information center creates a product inventory status database 8 and processes the product inventory data sent in real time via the communication network 50 from the seller 6 who manages the inventory by the POS system. However, it has a function of holding the product inventory data of each store. The product inventory status database 8 also stores information such as addresses, telephone numbers, and maps of each store.

Further, the business entity 2 provides an inventory information search site on the communication line 5, and the user 4 at the site.
It has a function to search the stock information of the product based on the information input by, and also has a function to output the search result to the stock information search site.

The business entity 2 according to the present invention provides inventory information such as the name, selling price, and number of stocks of each handled product transmitted from the seller 6 to the business entity 2 in real time. Sequentially stores in the storage means 12 owned by, and stores the information of the same item by overwriting the existing data to create the product inventory status database 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the basic structure of the commodity inventory status confirmation system 8 according to the present invention includes a plurality of distributors 6 (A, B, C, D, E, ...). For each item, we sell products (a, b, c, d, e, ...
...) and the sales price and the number of stocks are recorded for each product.

The above-mentioned commodity-based inventory information database 8 in the present invention is composed of a plurality of previously specified distributors 6.
In addition to the name of the seller, it includes any of the seller's address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, map showing the location of each seller, and guide map of each seller's merchandise sales floor. Things are also preferable.

The communication line 5 used in the present invention
Is preferably constituted by at least one of an information communication network including a wired or wireless telephone line network including an optical fiber, a CATV network, or the Internet.

Further, it is preferable that the information terminal 1 owned by the business entity 2 in the present invention includes a mobile notebook personal computer having a server function and a desktop personal computer, and the business entity 2 is , It preferably functions as an application service provider (ASP).

On the other hand, the information terminal 3 owned by the user 4 in the present invention is at least one selected from a mobile phone, a mobile notebook personal computer, a PDA, a desktop personal computer and a game terminal having a communication function. It is preferably configured.

The above-mentioned seller information in the present invention should further include information indicating whether or not each seller 6 makes a reservation sale for a particular product to the user 4. Is also possible.

That is, in the present invention, as will be described later,
When the user 4 finds that a particular seller 6 has a desired product in stock and goes to the seller 6 to purchase the product, the user 4 purchases the product in advance by the seller 6. By making a reservation and visiting the seller 6, the user 4 can surely purchase the desired product.

In the present invention, when the seller 6 conducts the reservation sale, information or the like for confirming whether or not the reservation registration is completed in response to the offer of the reservation sale by the user 4 is provided. It is also preferable that the information is obtained from the distribution information from the business entity 2 or directly from the seller 6.

On the other hand, as the user 4, the business unit 2
When the user 4 wants to access to obtain inventory information of a desired product, the user 4 can access the business entity 2 via the communication line 5.
Request inventory information for a given product,
As shown in FIG. 3, the input information at this time is, for example, at least a specific product name or a corresponding code number O and a designated area name where the seller is located or a corresponding code number P.

In the present invention, when the user 4 inputs predetermined information in accordance with the above-mentioned input screen, the business entity 2 responds to the access from the user 4 and is predetermined by the user. According to the format
The inventory information regarding the product desired by the user 4 is distributed to the user 4 through the communication line 5, and as an example of the distributor-specific inventory information regarding the specific product at that time, as shown in FIG. Names of a plurality of sellers (H, I, J, K, L ...) Within the specified area, and each of the sellers, at the time of access by the user,
It is preferable that at least a stock quantity of the specified product owned and a selling price of the specified product are included.

In the present invention, when the user 4 selects a specific distributor 6 from the product inventory status information distributed from the business unit 2, the distributor 6 is clicked on the screen. Then, it is also desirable that the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

That is, the commodity stock status information regarding the identified seller 6 further includes the seller's address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, map displaying the location of the seller, and the specification. It is preferable to include at least one piece of information such as a display corner position in the dealer store of the product.

Further, in the present invention, the business entity 2 is
On the communication line 5, there is provided a billing system 11 configured to bill a predetermined fee for each user 4 who uses the product-based inventory information providing service provided by the business entity 2. It is also desirable to be doing.

As a product inventory status confirmation method related to the above-described product inventory status confirmation system of the present invention, basically, an information terminal having a communication function is provided, and a specific product of a specific seller is identified. An entity whose business is to provide inventory information to users, and a user who has an information terminal having a communication function and wishes to receive inventory information from the entity, can communicate with each other via an appropriate communication line. In a connectable communication system, the business entity sells individual products sold by the seller in real time from each of a plurality of sellers who have signed a predetermined contract in advance. A step of receiving a price and the number of stocks, the business unit receives the individual product name received from each of the sellers, the individual product name described above, the selling price of each product, and Publish on the communication line a step of creating a product inventory status database in which the number of stocks of each product is stored for each seller, and that the business entity provides a service of providing the user with inventory information for a specific product. Step, the user accesses the business entity via a communication line, the user from the input screen provided by the business entity on the communication line, the name or code of the specific product desired by the user A step of inputting a number and a specific area name or code number of the seller where the user desires, the business entity responding to the information input by the user, The name of the distributor handling the product desired by the user, the number of stocks of the product, and the product A list displaying selling prices, a step of delivering product inventory status information to the user, the user selects and selects a desired seller from the product inventory status information delivered from the business entity. And a step of visiting the seller and purchasing a desired specific product.

A specific procedure for carrying out the above-mentioned commodity stock status confirmation method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

That is, it has an information terminal having a communication function,
A user whose business is to provide the user with inventory information of a specific product at a specific distributor and an information terminal having a communication function, and who wants to receive inventory information from the business entity. Is a communication system arranged so that they can be connected to each other via an appropriate communication line, and after the start, in step S1, the business entity 2 has a plurality of vendors who have a specific contract. 6, the step of receiving the name, sale price and inventory quantity of the sale item at each seller 6 is executed in real time, and in step S2, the business entity 2 based on the above inventory information and the like. The process of creating the product inventory status database 8 is executed.

Then, in step S3, the business unit 2
, The step of disclosing the provision of the commodity inventory status confirmation system to the user to the public through the communication line 5 is executed, and in step S4, the user 4 accesses the home page of the business entity 2 or the like. If it is NO, the process returns to step S1 and the above steps are repeated. If YES in step S4, the process proceeds to step S5, and the user 4 returns the product inventory. The input screen as shown in FIG. 3 in the situation confirmation system is displayed on the display means in the communication terminal 3 of the user 4.

Next, in step S6, the user 4 selects an area in which he or she desires to find a desired specific product and inputs predetermined area information.

This area information can be entered up to the name of the town in detail, but it is possible to search by only the name of the prefecture or the city, and the input is made in the form of selecting the name of the prefecture, the name of the city, or the name of the town. .

Next, in step S7, the user 4
Selects the product genre and inputs the information. This is also entered by selecting the product genre. Further, if known, enter the product name. This can be searched without input. Enter the product name manually.

Then, in step S8, as shown in FIG.
Based on the information entered in the search condition of
The stock information of the specific product desired by the user is searched from the held product stock status database 8 and output to the stock information search site. FIG. 4 is an output screen.

In FIG. 4, among the search results of the inventory information center terminal 30, the names of the plurality of sellers 6 existing in the area information designated by the user 4 and the remaining sellers 6 are shown. Displays the number of products in stock and the selling price.

As a result, the user 4 can know how many desired products are left in which store.

Then, in step S9, the user 6's favorite distributor 6 is selected, and in step S10 detailed information of the selected distributor 6 is displayed as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the handling shop name, product genre,
The product name, the number of items in stock, the address, phone number, and map of the store where they are handled are displayed.

After that, in step S11,
When the user 4 has a small stock, or the like, calls the seller, makes a reservation with the seller 6 directly through the communication line 5, or the seller through the business unit 2. It is determined whether or not to make a reservation in 6, and if the result is NO, the user 4 in step S11
It goes to the selected seller 6 to purchase the desired product and becomes END, but in the case of YES, call the seller in step S13, or directly through the communication line 5 Make a reservation with the distributor 6 or the business entity 2
Make a reservation to the seller 6 through step S
If the reservation can be confirmed at 14, that is, Y
In case of ES, return to step S12 and select the seller 6
To purchase the desired product, but in the case of NO, in step S15, it is determined whether or not the user 4 stops purchasing the desired product. In case of NO, in case of NO,
Returning to step S4, the above-mentioned steps are repeated.

As another aspect of the present invention, a business entity having an information terminal having a communication function and providing the user with inventory information of a specific product at a specific seller, , A user who has an information terminal having a communication function and wishes to receive inventory information from the business entity,
In a communication system that is arranged to be connectable to each other via an appropriate communication line, the business entity sells in real time from each of a plurality of sellers who have signed a predetermined contract. The step of receiving the selling price and the number of stocks of each individual product, the above-mentioned individual product name handled by each of the distributors received from the distributor by the business entity, and the sales of each product. A step of creating a product inventory status database in which a price and the number of stocks of each product are stored for each of the sellers; that the business entity provides a service of providing inventory information for a specific product to a user on the communication line. , A step in which the user accesses the business entity via a communication line, and an input screen provided by the business entity in the communication line by the user A step of inputting the name or code number of the specific product desired by the user and the specific area name or the code number of the seller desired by the user, the business entity inputs from the user. In response to the information provided, in the area desired by the user, the name of the seller who handles the product desired by the user, the inventory quantity of the product, and the selling price of the product. , A step of delivering product inventory status information to the user, the user selects a desired seller from the product inventory status information delivered from the business entity, and the selected sale A step of visiting a trader to purchase a desired specific product,
It is a program for causing a computer to execute a commodity stock status confirmation method composed of and.

[0057]

Since the product inventory status confirmation system and the product inventory status confirmation method according to the present invention employ the above-described technical structure, the first effect is that the user purchases the desired product. In doing so, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to obtain the desired product.

The reason is that the user does not have to go to a store to search for a desired product as in the conventional case, but searches for the desired product in advance on an inventory information search site. This is because it takes time to search for a product and the labor required for the product because it is going to buy the product.

If the desired product is not found in any of the stores, the user does not go to the store, which also reduces wasteful time and labor.

The second effect is that the proportion of users who can obtain the desired product increases.

The reason is that the user goes to the store after searching for the store where the desired product is left, so that there is no desired product in the first store, as in the past.
This is because there is no need to purchase other products instead.

More specifically, as described above, in FIG. 1, the user 4 uses his or her user terminal 3 to communicate with the communication line 5.
The stock information search site provided by the business entity 2, which is the stock information center, can be connected via and to easily search the store where the desired product is left in advance in a short time.

On the other hand, inventory information of the seller 6 whose inventory is managed by the point-of-sale information management system (hereinafter referred to as POS system) is sent to the business entity 2 in real time via the communication network 50 or the communication line 5. Users can get real-time inventory information. From the inventory information search result, the user can go to the store where the desired product remains and purchase the product.

Therefore, in the present invention, the user 4 uses the inventory information search site to find the seller 6 who has the desired product in advance before going to the seller 6 to buy the product, and then goes shopping. , Rather than go directly to the store to find the product you want, you can reduce the time and effort required to get the product you want.

Further, since the customer goes to a store where the desired product remains, there is no need to buy a substitute product because there is no desired product, and the ratio of users who can obtain the desired product is increased. Can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a specific example of a product inventory status confirmation system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a specific example of a product inventory status database according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen on the user side in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of inventory information according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of inventory information and distributor information of a specific distributor according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of an operation procedure in a specific example of the method for checking the stock status of goods according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional behavior pattern when a user purchases an inventory item.

[Explanation of symbols]

Information terminal having communication function 2 business units 4 users 5 communication lines 6 distributors 100 communication system 8 Inventory information database by product 10 Software storage means 9 Control means 11 Billing system 50 communication network

Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. An enterprise having an information terminal having a communication function and having a business of providing inventory information of a specific product at a specific distributor to a user, and an information terminal having a communication function. However, in a communication system in which a user who desires to receive inventory information from the business entity is arranged to be connectable to each other via an appropriate communication line, the business entity can send data from multiple distributors in real time. It is configured to create a product-specific inventory information database based on the inventory information related to a specific product received in, and to provide the user with distributor-specific inventory information of a predetermined product in response to a request from the user. A product inventory status confirmation system characterized by being performed. 2. The business entity receives, in real time, from each of a plurality of sellers having a predetermined contract relationship, inventory information including an inventory status of products sold by the seller, and receives the inventory information. 2. The commodity inventory status confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the result is stored in an appropriate storage means and, at the same time, a commodity-specific inventory information database is created. 3. The commodity inventory status confirmation system according to claim 2, wherein the business entity is connected to each of the plurality of sellers via an appropriate communication line. 4. The communication line includes an information communication network including a wired or wireless telephone line network including an optical fiber, a CATV network, or the Internet. Product inventory status confirmation system. 5. The information terminal owned by the business entity,
A mobile notebook personal computer having a server function and a desktop personal computer are included.
Item 4. The product inventory status confirmation system according to any one of items 4 to 4. 6. The product inventory status confirmation system according to claim 5, wherein the business entity functions as an application service provider (ASP). 7. The information terminal owned by the user comprises at least one selected from a mobile phone, a mobile notebook computer, a PDA, a desktop computer, a game terminal having a communication function, and the like. 7. The product inventory status confirmation system according to claim 1. 8. The accounting system configured to charge a predetermined fee to an individual user who uses the product-based inventory information providing service provided by the company. The product inventory status confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the system is provided on the communication line. 9. The above-mentioned product-by-product inventory information database includes seller information including names and addresses of a plurality of sellers that are specified in advance, and a plurality of kinds of commodity names sold by the individual sellers. 9. The commodity inventory status confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the commodity inventory status confirmation system includes the inventory information including the number of stocks and the selling price of each commodity. 10. The seller information further includes a telephone number, a fax number, an e-mail address of each seller, a map showing the whereabouts of each seller, and a guide map of the sales floor of each seller. 10. The commodity inventory status confirmation system according to claim 9, wherein the commodity inventory status confirmation system includes any one of the above. 11. The seller information further includes information indicating whether or not each seller is making a reservation sale for a specific product to a user, and the seller is making the reservation sale. 10. The product inventory status confirmation system according to claim 9, further comprising information for confirming whether or not reservation registration has been completed in response to the request for reservation sale by the user. 12. The input information when the user requests inventory information on a predetermined product from the business entity via the communication line is at least a designation that a specific product name and a distributor are located. The commodity inventory status confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, which is a region name. 13. The inventory information by seller regarding the specific product provided to the user by the business entity in response to the access from the user includes a plurality of seller names in the designated area, 13. The seller according to claim 1, wherein each of the sellers includes at least a stock quantity of the specified merchandise and a selling price of the specified merchandise owned by the user at the time of access by the user. The product inventory status confirmation system according to any one. 14. The inventory information by distributor further includes:
Location information including the address of the seller, communication information about the seller including telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, etc., display position information of the specific product in the shop of the seller or each seller. 14. The commodity inventory status confirmation system according to claim 13, wherein at least one piece of map information indicating the whereabouts value is included. 15. A business entity having an information terminal having a communication function and having a business of providing inventory information of a particular product at a particular distributor to a user, and an information terminal having a communication function. However, in a communication system in which a user who wishes to receive inventory information from the business entity is arranged to be connectable to each other via an appropriate communication line, the business entity concludes a predetermined contract in advance. In real time from each of a plurality of sellers doing, the step of receiving the selling price and the number of stocks of the individual products that the seller sells, the business entity, each of the respective received from the seller The individual product names mentioned above that are handled by distributors,
Creating a product inventory status database in which the selling price of each product and the number of inventories of each product are stored for each seller, wherein the business entity provides a service of providing the user with inventory information for a specific product. , A step of making it public on the communication line, a step of making the user access the business entity via the communication line, the user making a request from the input screen provided by the business entity on the communication line by the user A step of inputting a name or code number of a specific product and a specific area name or its code number in which the distributor desired by the user is located, wherein the business entity responds to the information input by the user , Within the area desired by the user,
A list displaying the name of the seller who handles the product desired by the user, the inventory number of the product, and the selling price of the product, and a step of delivering product inventory status information to the user, the user A step of selecting a desired seller from the product inventory status information delivered from the business entity and visiting the selected seller to purchase a desired specific product. A method for checking the stock status of goods. 16. The product inventory status database comprises:
Furthermore, at least one of an address, a telephone number, a fax number, an email address of the seller, a map displaying the location of the seller, a display corner position of the specific product in the shop, and the like. 16. The commodity stock status confirmation method according to claim 15, wherein the commodity stock status confirmation method includes information. 17. The commodity stock status information distributed by the business entity to the user further includes an address of the seller,
It is characterized by including at least one of a telephone number, a fax number, an e-mail address, a map showing the location of the seller, a display corner position of the specific product in the shop, and the like. Claim 1
The product inventory status check method described in item 5. 18. The user, when selecting one of the desired distributors from the product inventory status information distributed by the business entity, establishes a communication line with the selected distributor. The commodity inventory status confirmation method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the commodity inventory status confirmation method is configured so that the purchase of the identified inventory commodity can be reserved through the reservation. 19. A business entity having an information terminal having a communication function and having a business of providing inventory information of a particular product at a particular seller to a user, and an information terminal having a communication function. However, in a communication system in which a user who wishes to receive inventory information from the business entity is arranged to be connectable to each other via an appropriate communication line, the business entity concludes a predetermined contract in advance. In real time from each of a plurality of sellers doing, the step of receiving the selling price and the number of stocks of the individual products that the seller sells, the business entity, each of the respective received from the seller The individual product names mentioned above that are handled by distributors,
Creating a product inventory status database in which the selling price of each product and the number of inventories of each product are stored for each seller, wherein the business entity provides a service of providing the user with inventory information for a specific product. , A step of making it public on the communication line, a step of making the user access the business entity via the communication line, the user making a request from the input screen provided by the business entity on the communication line by the user A step of inputting a name or code number of a specific product and a specific area name or its code number in which the distributor desired by the user is located, wherein the business entity responds to the information input by the user , Within the area desired by the user,
A list displaying the name of the seller who handles the product desired by the user, the inventory number of the product, and the selling price of the product, and a step of delivering product inventory status information to the user, the user A step of selecting a desired distributor from the product inventory status information delivered from the business entity and visiting the selected distributor to purchase a desired specific product. A program that causes a computer to execute the inventory status check method.