JP2004178076A - Book purchase system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book purchase system dispensing with the retrieval of a desired book by a user itself by registering a retrieval condition for the desired book by the user, and retrieving book information by a system to present a candidate book list. <P>SOLUTION: This system comprises a member terminal 10 for inputting the book retrieval condition by the user; a bookstore terminal 20 for registering the book information; a publisher terminal 30 for registering book information for back issues and new publications; a financial institute system 40 for performing a payment; a delivery agent terminal 50 of a delivery agent delivering books; a book purchase mediation system 60 for presenting a book information list to members. The book purchase mediation system 60 comprises a database 67 for registering member information, the book retrieval condition and the book information; a member registration part 62; a book retrieval part 68 for retrieving the book information in the book retrieval condition and presenting the candidate book list; an information delivery part 66 for preparing the payment and delivery of a purchased book; and a communication processing part 61 connected to a network. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a book purchasing system, and more particularly to a book purchasing system that eliminates the need for a user to browse or search book information to search for a desired book when purchasing a book.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional book purchasing system using a network, a user usually searches for and purchases a desired book via the system, and the user himself has to operate the system to search for the book. For example, a system is described in which a user searches for a desired book at a bookstore by reading the book information on a website of a website, orders the desired book, and receives a digitized book. In this system, in the point that the user himself browses and searches for a desired book on a homepage, the conventional book purchasing method that depends on the user's own search ability and time is not changed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-92408 (Claim 1 and FIG. 1)
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to purchase a desired book, the user first has to check whether the desired book has been published, where it is located if it is published, and what the price is, etc. Usually it does not. Finding out-of-print books, such as new books, published books, and used books, is a tedious task for ordinary users. Therefore, a general user searches for a book by inquiring a bookstore, listening to a library, or the like. In order to reduce the labor for searching for the book, a system in which book information is displayed in an online bookstore or a homepage through a network, and a user browses and orders the book information is disclosed in the related art. However, these conventional systems are not sufficient in terms of simplicity because the user himself performs the work of searching for a desired book on the system.
[0004]
A method of searching for a desired book is usually to search for bibliographic information through a general book such as a novel or a specialized book such as an academic book. However, it is unlikely that a general user knows complete bibliographic information. Therefore, among the items of the bibliographic information, the book information is searched with a minimum of two items input by the user, and a corresponding candidate book list is output. The way in which the purchase is determined makes the book purchase accurate.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a user to search for desired books by registering search conditions for desired books, searching book information registered by a trader, and presenting a candidate book list. It is to be.
[0006]
Still another object is to enter a bibliographic item that the user can know, search for a book, provide a candidate book list, allow the user to browse the book summary, select a desired book, and purchase a book. And simplification.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, in the book purchase system of the present invention for searching for and ordering a desired book from book information on a website of a website, a member terminal in which a registered user inputs and registers book search conditions, and a new or used book to be sold. A bookstore terminal that inputs and registers book information, a publisher terminal that inputs and registers existing or new book information, a financial institution system that pays for purchased books, and a vendor that delivers purchased books from bookstores or publishers to users. A delivery agent terminal, and a book purchase mediation system that outputs and presents a candidate book list based on a search condition of a book desired by the user, wherein the book purchase mediation system includes the member information, the book search condition, A database for registering the book information, a member registration unit for registering member information, and A book search unit for searching for book information and outputting and presenting a candidate book list to the member terminal; an information distribution unit for arranging payment and delivery of purchased books selected by the user from the candidate book list; and the book purchase mediation system And a communication processing unit that connects to the network.
[0008]
Further, the book search unit includes a search condition registration unit that registers search conditions of a book desired by the user in the database, and a book information registration unit that registers book information of books sold by bookstores and publishers in the database. A search unit that searches the book information based on the search condition and outputs a candidate book list of the book.
[0009]
Further, the information distribution unit refers to the member information of the database, sends a transfer request notification of a purchase book selected by the user from the candidate book list to a financial institution system, and sends a purchase arrangement request notification of the purchase book to the book sales. The information is transmitted to the terminal or the publisher terminal and the delivery company.
[0010]
Further, the member information includes personal information of the user, a financial institution and account number for payment, credit information, and delivery destination information of the purchased book.
[0011]
Further, the book search condition includes bibliographic information including at least two of a title, an author, and a genre of a book which the user intends to purchase, purchase price information, a payment method, and a book receiving method. It is characterized by.
[0012]
Further, the book information includes bibliographic information and summary information of the book, and price information.
[0013]
Furthermore, the search unit is characterized in that the search is performed by matching two or more of the bibliographic information among the title, author, and genre.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Referring to FIG. 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention, a book purchasing system 1 includes a member terminal 10 used by a book purchaser who has registered as a member, a bookstore terminal 30 used by a bookstore, and a publisher. A publisher terminal 30, a financial institution system 40 such as a bank for settlement, a delivery terminal 50 for delivering books from a bookstore or publisher to a purchaser's member, and a book to search for a book that the member is looking for The system includes a purchase mediation system 60 and a network 100 constituting the Internet.
[0015]
The book purchase mediation system 60 is connected to the network 100, and performs a communication processing unit 61 that sorts transmission / reception data, a member registration unit 62 that processes member registration, a book search unit 68 that searches for a book on behalf of a user, a financial institution, An information distribution unit 66 that notifies the system 40 and the delivery company terminal 50 of settlement and delivery instructions, and a database 67 that registers and accumulates member information, book search conditions, and book information.
[0016]
The book search unit 68 includes a search condition registration unit 63 for registering book search conditions for books to be searched by members, a book information registration unit 64 for registering book information sold by bookstores and publishers, and book search conditions. And a search unit 65 for searching for information.
[0017]
The member terminal 10 is composed of a plurality of terminal groups, and is a terminal used by a member who intends to purchase a desired book using the book purchase mediation system 60, and has means for transmitting and receiving an e-mail to and from the network 100.
[0018]
The bookstore terminal 20 is a group of terminals for transmitting and receiving registration of book information to be sold and arrangement of book delivery to the book purchase mediation system 60. When a member purchases a book, the bookstore terminal 20 receives an instruction to ship the purchased book. And means for registering and transmitting book information of new or used books to be sold.
[0019]
The publisher terminal 30 is a group of terminals that provide book publishing information to the book purchase mediation system 60. The publisher terminal 30 stores a previously published book, a new book, It has means to register out-of-print book information.
[0020]
The financial institution system 40 is a system of a financial institution in which a member has opened an account, and has means for withdrawing a book purchase price from a member account by a transfer notification notified by the book purchase mediation system 60.
[0021]
The delivery company terminal 50 has a means for receiving, from the book purchase mediation system 60, a delivery request instruction for a book purchased by a member.
[0022]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The book purchase applicant accesses the book purchase mediation system 60 from his / her member terminal 10 and inputs necessary member information to the member registration screen 11 illustrated in FIG. At this time, in the case of settlement by a financial institution, an account or credit number is input and transmitted together with the personal information 111. The member registration unit 62 that has received the member information registers the information in the database 67 (Step 601 in FIG. 2).
[0023]
When intending to purchase a book, the book purchase applicant transmits from the member terminal 10 search conditions based on the required bibliographic information 121 illustrated in the book search condition registration screen 12 in FIG. The search condition registration unit 63 of the book search unit 68 receives the search condition and registers it in the database 67 (Step 602).
[0024]
On the other hand, a trader such as a bookstore or a publisher inputs bibliographic information and an outline into the book information 131 of the book information registration screen 13 illustrated in FIG. , And the search condition registration unit 63 of the book search unit 68 registers in the database 67. At that time, if necessary, a file of the appearance and dimensions of the book can be attached (step 603, step 604).
[0025]
The search unit 65 of the book search unit 68 searches for book information in the database 67 based on search conditions. The search is performed using the bibliographic information included in the search condition, a book whose title, author and genre match at least two items is searched, and a candidate book list is transmitted to the member terminal 10. The candidate book list outputs the candidate book information screen 14 illustrated in FIG. 6 to the member terminal 10 in the number of pages corresponding to the number of candidates. The candidate book information includes appearance and size information of the candidate book (step 101).
[0026]
The book purchase applicant checks the outline of the candidate book from the candidate book list on the member terminal 10, and if necessary, checks the appearance information with the button 143, selects the target book, and determines the delivery / payment method. The purchase notice is transmitted to the book purchase mediation system 60 by specifying the button 141 on the candidate book information screen 14 (step 102).
[0027]
The information distribution unit 66 of the book purchase mediation system 60 that has received the purchase notification transmits a shipping arrangement request including the book's delivery company information to the bookstore terminal 20 or publisher terminal 30 of the company that registered the book. In the dispatch request arrangement, items included in the dispatch arrangement request screen 15 illustrated in FIG. 7 are transmitted to the bookstore terminal 20 or the publisher terminal 30. The transfer request notification of the book purchaser illustrated in FIG. 8 is transmitted to the financial institution system 40 (step 606).
[0028]
Upon receiving the purchase notification, the book purchase mediation system 60 transmits a shipping arrangement request notification screen 17 illustrated in FIG. 9 to the bookstore terminal 20 or the publisher terminal 30. The delivery arrangement request notice 17 includes a book purchaser's designation of a book acquisition method at a bookstore or delivery. In the bookstore terminal 20 and the publisher terminal 30, dispatch is arranged in accordance with the book acquisition method designation (steps 201 and 301).
[0029]
The transfer request notification sent to the financial institution system 40 includes the items of the transfer request notification screen 16 illustrated in FIG. The financial institution performs a withdrawal process according to the transfer request notification (step 401).
[0030]
The item delivery request sent to the delivery company terminal 50 includes the items of the item delivery request notification screen 17 illustrated in FIG. The product delivery request includes a collection destination and a delivery destination according to the book acquisition method specified by the book purchase applicant. The delivery company arranges book delivery in response to the product delivery request (step 501).
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
An advantage of the present invention is that a book purchaser can obtain a desired book only by registering a search condition of a book intended for purchase from his / her own terminal. The reason is that the book purchase mediation system searches the book information registered in the database, sends the candidate book list to the member terminal, and allows the book purchase applicant to select.
[0032]
Further, another advantage is that the book purchase applicant can save his / her labor of searching and searching for a book, including a new book and a used book, an existing book, a new book, and an out-of-print book. The reason is that book information sold by book sellers and publishers is registered in a database and is provided in a searchable manner.
[0033]
Further, another advantage is that the book purchaser can obtain the book even if he does not know the complete bibliographic information of the book to be purchased. The reason is that the book purchase mediation system retrieves, outputs and provides a candidate book list having at least two bibliographic information items that match based on the bibliographic information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a member information registration screen.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a book search condition registration screen.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a book information registration screen.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a candidate book information screen.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a shipping arrangement request screen.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a transfer request notification screen.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product delivery request notification screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Book Purchasing System 10 Member Terminal 20 Bookstore Terminal 30 Publisher Terminal 40 Financial Institution System 50 Delivery Agent Terminal 60 Book Purchasing Mediation System 61 Communication Processing Unit 62 Member Registration Unit 63 Search Condition Registration Unit 64 Book Information Registration Unit 65 Search Unit 66 Information Distribution unit 67 Database 68 Book search unit

Claims (7)

In a book purchase system for searching for and ordering a desired book from book information on a homepage of a website,
A member terminal in which the registered user inputs and registers book search conditions, a bookstore terminal in which the book information of new or used books to be sold is input and registered, a publisher terminal in which the registered information of existing or new books is input and registered, and purchased books A financial institution system that performs settlement of a book, a delivery company terminal of a trader that delivers purchased books from a bookstore or publisher to a user, and a book purchase intermediary that outputs and presents a candidate book list based on book search conditions desired by the user And a system,
The book purchase mediation system,
A database for registering the member information, the book search condition, and the book information,
A member registration section for registering member information,
A book search unit that searches the book information based on the book search condition, and outputs and presents a candidate book list to the member terminal;
An information distribution unit that arranges payment and delivery of the purchased book selected by the user from the candidate book list;
A communication processing unit that connects the book purchase mediation system to a network;
A book purchasing system comprising: The book search unit,
A search condition registration unit for registering a search condition of a book desired by the user in the database;
A book information registration unit that registers book information of books sold by bookstores and publishers in the database,
A search unit that searches the book information based on the search condition and outputs a candidate book list of the book;
The book purchase system according to claim 1, further comprising: The information distribution unit,
With reference to the member information of the database, a transfer request notification of a purchase book selected by the user from the candidate book list to the financial institution system, a shipping arrangement request notification of the purchase book to the book sales terminal or the publisher terminal and delivery. 2. The book purchase system according to claim 1, wherein the book purchase system is transmitted to each of the traders. The member information is
2. The book purchasing system according to claim 1, including personal information of the user, financial institution and account number for settlement, credit information, and delivery destination information of the purchased book. The book search condition is:
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: bibliographic information including at least two of a book title, an author, and a genre of a book which the user intends to purchase, purchase price information, a payment method, and a book receiving method. Book purchasing system. The book information,
2. The book purchasing system according to claim 1, comprising bibliographic information and summary information of the book, and price information. The search unit,
3. The book purchasing system according to claim 2, wherein the bibliographic information is searched for by matching two or more of a book title, an author, and a genre.

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