JP2003271858A - Price setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a price setting system for reducing the labor and time of a commodity seller required for setting an actual sale price of a commodity, capable of differentiating mutual commodity sellers, and obtaining a further proper profit. <P>SOLUTION: Data on the actual sale price of the commodity sold to a commodity purchaser 4 from the commodity seller 2 is set on the basis of a random number within a price range discounted on data on a commodity standard price preset by a maker. The commodity seller 2 and the commodity purchaser 4 can communicate via the Internet 3, and the data on the actual sale price of the commodity is transmitted to the commodity purchaser 4 via the Internet 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention sets the actual selling price of a product such as stationery so that it falls within a price range discounted from the standard price of the product, and the data of the actual selling price is set on the Internet. It relates to a price setting system that is transmitted to a purchaser of goods via, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A merchandise seller who sells products such as stationery usually sets an actual sales price that is a discount to the standard price of the product preset by the manufacturer, etc. Was being sold.

[0003]

In recent years, there have been many types of products along with the diversification of products, and setting the actual selling price of each product by the product seller is time-consuming and time-consuming. There is a problem where it ends up.

In this case, if the discount rate is uniform with respect to the standard price of the products, it becomes easy to set the actual selling price of each product. However, if the discount rate is small, it is different from other product sellers. It will not be possible. On the other hand, if the discount rate of all products is increased for the purpose of differentiation, there is a problem in that proper profit cannot be obtained.

The object of the present invention is to reduce the labor and time of the product seller required to set the actual selling price of the product, and
It is to obtain a pricing system that can differentiate product sellers from each other and can obtain appropriate profit.

[0006]

In the pricing system to which the present invention is applied, as shown in FIG. 1, the data of the actual selling price of the product sold from the product seller 2 to the product purchaser 4 is preset. A price setting system in which price data within a price range obtained by discounting standard price data of a product is set, and a product seller 2 and a product purchaser 4 communicate with each other via the Internet 3. The data of the actual selling price of the product is set based on a random number, and the data of the actual selling price of the product is transmitted to the product purchaser 4 via the Internet 3. It is characterized by

More specifically, the product seller 2 and the management unit 1 can communicate with each other via the Internet 3, and the product seller 2 has a plurality of products registered in the management unit 1 via the Internet 3. By selecting one or a plurality of products from the above, the management unit 1 is configured to set the data of the actual selling price of the selected product based on a random number, and the data of the actual selling price of this product is It is characterized in that it is transmitted to the product purchaser 4 via the Internet 3. here,
The data of the actual sales price of the product is obtained from the management section 1 to the product purchaser 4
And the case where it is transmitted to the product purchaser 4 via the product seller 2.

The random number may be a uniform random number. Further, the random number can be a normal random number.

[0009]

In the price setting system of the present invention, the actual selling price of a product is automatically set based on a random number, so that the labor and time of the product seller 2 required to set the actual selling price can be reduced. In addition, the discount rate for the standard price of the product differs for each product, so that the actual selling price of the product tends to be distracted, and the product purchaser 4 who wants to purchase the product can be interested.

Moreover, since the actual selling price of the product is set based on a random number, the actual selling price of the product is different for each product seller 2 and the product sellers 2 can be differentiated from each other. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the product purchaser 4 from selecting the biased product seller 2. Further, since the discount rate for the standard price of the product differs for each product, the product as a whole does not become an excessive discount, and the product seller 2 can obtain an appropriate profit.

[0011]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a price setting system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the management unit 1 and one or a plurality of product sellers 2 can communicate with each other via the Internet 3. Also, the product seller 2
Can communicate with one or more commodity purchasers 4 and the like via the Internet 3. Further, the homepage of the product seller 2 is opened on the Internet 3.

[0012] Then, the product purchaser 4 can select the product desired to be purchased by accessing the home page of the product seller 2 via the Internet 3, and the product seller 2 can purchase the product. The purchaser 4 sells the product that the purchaser 4 desires to purchase to the product purchaser 4. The actual selling price of the product to the product purchaser 4 is set within a price range discounted from the standard price of the product preset by the manufacturer or the like.

The management unit 1 manages a list of data of various products, and sells products selected by the product seller 2 from the list and data of actual selling prices of the products sold. I remember. Data of the product and the actual sales price of the product can be linked from the home page of the product seller 2 as a link page. The data of the product corresponds to the external view of the product, the product number, the product name, the manufacturer's suggested retail price (standard price), the size and weight of the product, and the like.

That is, the management unit 1 has a personal computer or the like, and as shown in FIG. 2, communication means 1a for connecting to the Internet 3 to communicate with the product seller 2 and the like, product data, etc. And a storage unit 1b for storing various items, a control unit 1c for performing various control processes, an input unit 1d such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting the product data, and an output unit 1e such as a printer and a display. ing.

The merchandise seller 2 has a personal computer or the like, and as shown in FIG. 3, is connected to the Internet 3 and has a communication means 2a for communicating with the management section 1, the merchandise purchaser 4, etc., and the merchandise. A storage unit 2b that stores data of a product that the purchaser 4 wishes to purchase and data such as the name and address of the product purchaser 4, a control unit 2c that performs various control processes, and an input unit 2d such as a keyboard and a mouse. And an output means 2e such as a printer or a display.

The commodity purchaser 4 has a personal computer or the like, and as shown in FIG. 4, is connected to the Internet 3 and stores communication means 4a for communicating with the commodity seller 2 and the like and various data. Storage means 4b for
A control unit 4c for performing various control processes, an input unit 4d such as a keyboard and a mouse, an output unit 4e such as a printer and a display are provided.

Next, an explanation will be given of how to use the price setting system. The product seller 2 is created by the management unit 1 via the Internet 3 in order to select a product to be sold from the list of product data managed by the management unit 1 prior to selling the product. Access the management page. Only the product seller 2 registered in advance in the management unit 1 can access the management page.

The management section 1 manages the products by dividing them into a plurality of groups according to the type of the products, and the product seller 2 manages whether or not the products are to be sold in group units. It is selectable on the page. In addition, it is also possible to select whether or not to sell the product for each product.

Next, the merchandise seller 2 sets the actual sale price data of all or some of the merchandise to be sold so that the management section 1 automatically sets the actual sale price data. The products to be set are selected, for example, in the group unit, and the setting conditions of the data of the actual sale price are selected on the management page. The actual sale price data is set on the basis of a random number, and the type of the random number and the price range of the actual sale price data of the product are selected as the setting conditions. The random numbers include uniform random numbers and regular random numbers.

For example, there are five types of products in the group, and a uniform random number is selected as the setting condition, and 70 to 80% of the standard price of the product is selected as the price range of the actual sale price data of the product. If the product is sold, the actual selling price data for each product in the group is 77% of the standard price.
%, 70%, 75%, 73%, 80%, etc. based on uniform random numbers.

When the normal random number is selected as the setting condition, the price range, the average value, and the standard deviation of the actual selling price data of the product are further selected, and the group corresponding to these setting conditions is selected. The data of the actual selling price of each product inside is set based on the normal random number. As the setting condition, it is also possible to round down the fraction of 10 yen or less or the fraction of 100 yen or less in the data of the actual sale price of the product.

The management unit 1 manages the set actual sales price data of each product together with the data about the product seller 2 such as the registration code of the product seller 2 and the data of the product to be sold. Remember. The product data and the actual selling price data of the product are linked to the home page of the product seller 2 as a link page as described above. This link page is stored as a template, and the product seller 2 can change the page design.

For products other than the products for which the actual sales price data is automatically set by the management unit 1, the product seller 2 sets the actual sales price data as appropriate.
Further, the actual sales price data of the product stored in the management unit 1 is updated according to an instruction from the product seller 2,
Alternatively, it is automatically updated periodically, such as once a week or once a month.

When the selection of the product to be sold and the setting of the data of the actual selling price of the product are completed, the product purchaser 4
It is possible to access the home page of the product seller 2 via the Internet 3 and purchase the desired product. In other words, the product purchaser 4 inputs the product name of the desired product on the home page of the product seller 2, and the link page of the management unit 1 links to the home page and is specified by the product name. The data of one or a plurality of products and the actual sales price of those products are transmitted to the product purchaser 4 via the Internet 3 and displayed as a list on the display of the product purchaser 4, for example.

Then, the commodity purchaser 4 selects one or a plurality of commodities desired to be purchased based on the commodity data displayed in the list and the actual selling price data of the commodity, and The name, address, etc. of the product purchaser 4 are entered on the home page. In response to this, the product seller 2 mails the product selected by the product purchaser 4 to, for example, the address of the product purchaser 4.

The data of the products to be sold and the data of the actual selling price of each product are transferred from the management unit 1 to the product seller 2
By sending the data to the product seller 2 side and storing these data in the homepage of the product seller 2,
It is also possible to display the data of the product to be sold and the data of the actual selling price of each product on the home page of the product seller 2 without linking the link page.

As described above, since the actual selling price of the product is automatically set based on the random number, it is not necessary for the product seller 2 to set the actual selling price for each product, and in addition to the manufacturer's suggested retail price. The discount rate is different for each product, and the actual selling price of the product tends to be disproportionate, so that the product purchaser 4 can be more easily attracted.

Moreover, since the actual selling price of the product is set based on a random number, the actual selling price of the product is different for each product seller 2 and the product sellers 2 can be differentiated from each other. Further, since the discount rate differs for each product, the product as a whole does not become an excessive discount, and the product seller 2 can obtain an appropriate profit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a price setting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a management unit.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram showing means possessed by a product seller.

FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram showing means possessed by a product purchaser.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 management department 2 product sellers 3 Internet 4 product purchasers

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. The data of the actual selling price of the product sold from the product seller 2 to the product purchaser 4 becomes the data of the price within the price range obtained by discounting the preset standard data of the product. In the price setting system, the commodity seller 2 and the commodity purchaser 4 can communicate with each other via the Internet 3, and the actual sale price data of the commodity is set based on a random number. The price setting system is characterized in that the actual selling price data of this product is transmitted to the product purchaser 4 via the Internet 3. 2. The actual sale price data of the product sold by the product seller 2 to the product purchaser 4 is converted into the price data within the price range obtained by discounting the preset standard price data of the product. The price setting system is configured so that the merchandise seller 2 and the merchandise purchaser 4 can communicate with each other via the Internet 3, and the merchandise seller 2 and the management unit 1 connect the Internet 3 to each other. The product seller 2 selects one or a plurality of products from the plurality of products registered in the management unit 1 via the Internet 3, so that the management unit 1 can perform the selection. The price of the actual sale price of the product is set based on a random number, and the price of the actual sale price of the product is transmitted to the product purchaser 4 via the Internet 3. Setting system Mu. 3. The price setting system according to claim 1, wherein the random number is a uniform random number. 4. The price setting system according to claim 1, wherein the random number is a normal random number.