JP2005038032A - Quality information disclosure type selling system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a selling system capable of selling a fluid product such as ethanol in a manner meeting needs of users for products while providing a traceability function. <P>SOLUTION: The selling system sells a fluid product through electronic commerce via a network 2. The selling system comprises a first information processor 1 connected to the network for providing lot-based product quality information about the fluid product, raw material quality information and raw material history information to a user in real-time, and a second information processor 4 connected to the network for allowing the user to refer to the product quality information of each lot and select the lot which he/she desires to purchase. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a quality information disclosure type sales system and sales method, and more particularly to sales of ethanol through electronic commerce via a network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, when manufacturing soy sauce and miso, ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is used for food preservatives. Conventionally, products such as ethanol are generally sold by electronic commerce. In this case, a product standard (standard quality) is disclosed as product quality information. Product quality information for each lot is presented to the user as a document or the like when the product is delivered or after delivery. In addition, the history information and quality information of the raw material are presented in documents or the like when requested by the user.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the prior art, there is no sales method in which product quality information, raw material history information, and raw material quality information for each lot are disclosed and a user selects a purchase lot by referring to the information. Further, in the prior art, it is necessary to organize and collect data in order to create a document to be submitted to the user (a document relating to product quality information for each lot). Further, in the prior art, product quality information, raw material history information and raw material quality information required by the user cannot be provided in real time. In addition, according to the conventional technology, product quality information, raw material history information, raw material quality information, and the like related to each past transaction cannot be acquired whenever the user himself / herself always needs.
[0004]
Recently, the concept of “traceability” has attracted attention as a mechanism that makes it easier to investigate the cause when an accident such as food poisoning occurs. In other words, traceability is a mechanism that tracks when, where, and how food is produced (manufactured). In the prior art, it is not possible to expect a sufficient traceability function for a final product (such as soy sauce or miso) manufactured using ethanol.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. For example, a sales system capable of selling a fluid product such as ethanol in a form corresponding to a user's product needs and in a form providing a traceability function. And to provide a sales method.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, in a first aspect of the present invention, in a sales method for selling a fluid product by electronic commerce via a network,
Presenting product quality information for each lot and raw material quality information and raw material history information to the user in real time for the fluid product;
And a step of selecting a lot desired to be purchased by referring to product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history information of each lot.
[0007]
According to a preferred aspect of the first aspect, the method further includes a step of presenting the user with product quality information, raw material quality information, and raw material history information of the fluid product concerning each past transaction with the user. Further, in response to an input of a code described in a display column of a final product manufactured using the fluid product, product quality information, raw material quality information, and raw material history information of the fluid product included in the final product are displayed. Preferably, the method further includes the step of presenting.
[0008]
Moreover, according to the preferable aspect of 1st form, the said product quality information, the said raw material quality information, and the said raw material log | history information are information using production management data. Moreover, it is preferable to present the user with the type of the raw material and the proof of the place of origin as the raw material history information.
[0009]
In the second embodiment of the present invention, in a sales system for selling fluid products by electronic commerce via a network,
Connected to the network, the product quality information and raw material quality information and raw material history information for each lot of the fluid product are presented to the user in real time, and product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history of products purchased in the past A first information processing device for presenting information to a user;
A second information processing device connected to the network and for selecting a lot desired for purchase by referring to product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history information of each lot; Providing a characteristic sales system.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a login page presented to the user in the present embodiment. Further, FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a main menu page in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to ethanol electronic commerce via the Internet.
[0011]
Referring to FIG. 1, in the sales system of the present embodiment, an ethanol seller establishes a homepage 3 on the Internet 2 using an information processing apparatus 1 such as a WWW server. For example, when a user who accesses the homepage 3 using the information processing apparatus 4 such as a personal computer clicks and selects a predetermined button 3a on the homepage 3, the user is presented with a login page 10 as shown in FIG. .
[0012]
A user who desires an electronic commerce transaction of ethanol inputs an ID number and a password in the input fields 11 and 12 of the login page 10 and then selects the login button 13 by clicking. Thus, the main menu page 20 as shown in FIG. 3 is presented to the user. If the product information button 14 is clicked and selected, anyone can view a product information page described later.
[0013]
On the main menu page 20, the name of the logged-in user is displayed, and a purchase reservation button 21, a sales price button 22, a quality information button 23, and the like are provided. When the sales price button 22 or the quality information button 23 is selected by clicking on the main menu page 20, a later-described sales price page or quality information page can be browsed. When the purchase reservation button 21 is clicked and selected on the main menu page 20, a product type selection page 30 as shown in FIG. 4 is presented to the user.
[0014]
The product type selection page 30 is provided with a product type selection button 31 for selecting a product type desired to be purchased, a storage location selection button 32, a reservation screen button 33, and the like. A user who wishes to purchase a product clicks a product selection button 31 as necessary to select a product desired to purchase, and then selectively selects a storage location selection button 32 or a reservation screen button 33. When the storage location selection button 32 is selected by clicking, a storage location selection page 40 as shown in FIG. 5 is presented to the user. On the other hand, when the reservation screen button 33 is selected by clicking, it is possible to directly move to the reservation page described later.
[0015]
The storage location selection page 40 displays information about the types handled at each storage location throughout the country, and includes a storage location selection button 41, a storage location selection cancellation button 42, a quality confirmation button 43, a reservation screen button 44, and the like. Is provided. When the user wants to confirm the quality prior to selecting the storage location, the user clicks the selection button 41 and then selects the quality confirmation button 43 as necessary. When the quality confirmation button 43 is selected by clicking, a quality confirmation page 50 as shown in FIG. 6 is presented to the user.
[0016]
On the other hand, when it is desired to select a storage location without moving to the quality confirmation page 50, the reservation screen button 44 is selected after clicking the selection button 41 while using the selection cancel button 42 as necessary to select the storage location. Click to select and move to the reservation page described later. Alternatively, without clicking the selection button 41 to select a storage location, the reservation screen button 44 can be selected by clicking to move to a reservation page described later.
[0017]
The quality confirmation page 50 displays information related to the product type selected on the product type selection page 30. In the quality confirmation page 50, product quality information of the storage location selected in the storage location selection page 40 is initially displayed. If necessary, the storage location is selected using the selection button 51 and the display button 52 is displayed. By clicking, the product quality information of the newly selected storage location can be displayed. The product quality information displayed here is information that displays (updates) production management data (analysis data) of an ethanol manufacturer in real time as it is, for example.
[0018]
If the user wishes to purchase from the storage location selected with reference to the product quality information, the user can click on the reservation screen button 53 to move to the reservation page described later. On the other hand, if it is desired to specify the product storage tank number before moving to the reservation page, the product designation button 54 is selected. When the product designation button 54 is clicked and selected on the quality confirmation page 50, the user is presented with a product designation page 60 as shown in FIG. In the product designation page 60, information on the storage location finally selected on the quality confirmation page 50 is initially displayed. If necessary, the storage location is selected using the selection button 61 and the display button 62 is displayed. By clicking, information on the newly selected storage location can be displayed.
[0019]
Then, by clicking the tank and specifying the storage tank number (in FIG. 7, the state where the fifth tank from the left side (corresponding to storage tank number 5) is clicked) is shown, product quality information for the specified storage tank number The reservable quantity, the raw material quality information, the raw material history information, and the like can be browsed. Although not shown, a reserved quantity, a reserveable quantity, a production quantity, and the like can be displayed for each tank. The raw material quality information and raw material history information displayed here are also information that displays production management data of an ethanol manufacturer in real time as it is, for example. In addition, information on each quantity is also updated in real time.
[0020]
In this manner, when the reservation screen button 63 is selected after designating the storage tank number desired to be purchased with reference to the product quality information, the reservable quantity, the raw material quality information, the raw material history information, etc., the user is as shown in FIG. A reservation page 70 is presented. The reservation page 70 is displayed even when the reservation screen button 33 is selected on the product type selection page 30, the reservation screen button 44 is selected on the storage location selection page 40, or the reservation screen button 53 is selected on the quality confirmation page 50. Presented to.
[0021]
In the reservation page 70, the product type selected in advance is displayed. However, if the product type is selected and the process moves to the reservation page 70, the product type is changed using the selection button 71 as necessary. You can also. In addition, although the storage location selected in advance is displayed, when the storage page is shifted to the reservation page 70 without selecting the storage location, the storage location can be changed using the selection button 72 as necessary. . When the product designation page 60 designates a storage tank number and then shifts to the reservation page 70, information on the designated storage tank number is displayed.
[0022]
Further, on the reservation page 70, the user appropriately selects or inputs information such as a package form, a desired purchase date, a delivery form, a delivery time zone, a package form quantity, and a purchase quantity as necessary. When the reservation confirmation button 73 is selected after completing the necessary reservation input, the user is presented with a reservation confirmation page 80 as shown in FIG. If it is desired to input a different type of reservation for the product type, storage location, storage tank number, desired purchase date, etc., the transmission button 74 is selected to save the first reservation information. When the send button 74 is selected, the product selection page 30 is presented again to the user. In this way, purchase reservations with different conditions can be made a plurality of times as needed without logging out.
[0023]
The reservation confirmation page 80 displays various information related to the purchase reservation made on the reservation page 70. After confirming that the various information is correct, the user clicks and selects the reservation button 81 to finalize the electronic commerce for purchase reservation. Alternatively, the contents of each order number can be corrected after inputting the order number in the input field 82 and clicking the correction button 83 as necessary. Also in this case, it is possible to confirm the electronic commerce for purchase reservation by selecting the reservation button 81 after confirming that the corrected content is correct.
[0024]
By the way, as described above, when the sales price button 22 is selected by clicking on the main menu page 20, the user is presented with a sales price page 90 as shown in FIG. On the sales price page 90, the sales price for the user is displayed together with the name of the logged-in user, for example, by product type and by package. In general, the sales price information displayed on the sales price page 90 is information unique to each user, that is, variable information. After confirming the sales price information as required, the user can return to the main menu page 20 and proceed with the reservation procedure.
[0025]
As described above, when the quality information button 23 is selected by clicking on the main menu page 20, the user is presented with a quality information page 100 as shown in FIG. On the quality information page 100, by inputting the order number in the input field 101 and clicking the display button 102, as the quality information related to the transaction that the user has made in the past, the product type, date of sale, storage location, product quality information, Raw material quality information, raw material history information, etc. are displayed. The user can confirm the quality information regarding the transactions performed in the past as necessary.
[0026]
Furthermore, as described above, when the product information button 14 is clicked and selected on the login page 10, a product information page 110 as shown in FIG. 12 is presented to the user and general consumers. In the product information page 110, for example, a code number described in a quality display column of a final product such as soy sauce or miso is entered in the input column 111 and the display button 112 is clicked, so that it is included in the final product. The ethanol quality information (ie product quality information, raw material history information, etc.) is displayed.
[0027]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the ethanol seller provides product quality information for each lot, raw material quality information, and raw material history information (information for displaying production management data of the ethanol manufacturer in real time) to the user in real time. The user selects a lot to be purchased with reference to the product quality information, raw material quality information, and raw material history information of each lot. Therefore, the user can sufficiently check the quality before purchase, and can sell the product in a form corresponding to the user's product needs and providing traceability information.
[0028]
Further, in this embodiment, each user can obtain ethanol product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history information related to each past transaction from the system whenever necessary. Accordingly, ethanol after purchase and final products such as soy sauce and miso produced using ethanol can be sold in a form that provides a sufficient traceability function. Further, in this embodiment, various quality information (that is, product quality information, raw material quality information, raw material history information, etc.) is not separately prepared for the user, but production management data that is raw data at the production site is not provided. It is used as it is in real time. As a result, it is not necessary to organize and collect data in order to create a document to be submitted to the user as in the prior art, and labor for providing information to the user can be saved.
[0029]
Further, in the present embodiment, as a proof of the type and production location of the raw material, which is the raw material history information, a proof having a scientific basis can be presented to the user by using, for example, data of a stable isotope ratio measurement system. Moreover, in this embodiment, many people input the code No. described in the quality display column of the final product (soy sauce, miso, etc.) manufactured using ethanol, so that the ethanol contained in the final product Product quality information and raw material history information can be acquired. Therefore, general consumers can quickly and accurately obtain information on traceability of the final product without depending on the manufacturer or seller of the final product.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, for example, a seller of fluid products such as ethanol presents product quality information for each lot, raw material quality information and raw material history information to the user in real time, and the user can view the product quality of each lot. A lot desired to be purchased is selected with reference to the information, raw material quality information and raw material history information. In addition, the user or general consumer can obtain product traceability information (product quality information, raw material quality information, raw material history information, etc.) whenever necessary. As a result, according to the present invention, a final product manufactured using a fluid product such as ethanol can be sold in a form corresponding to the user's product needs and in a form providing a traceability function.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a login page presented to a user in the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a main menu page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a product type selection page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a storage location selection page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a quality confirmation page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a product designation page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a reservation page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a reservation confirmation page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a sales price page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing a quality information page in the present embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing a product information page in the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 WWW server 2 Internet 3 Home page 4 Personal computer 10 Login page 20 Main menu page 30 Product selection page 40 Storage location selection page 50 Quality confirmation page 60 Product specification page 70 Reservation page 80 Reservation confirmation page 90 Sales price page 100 Quality information page 110 Product Information page

Claims (6)

In a sales method for selling fluid products by electronic commerce via a network,
Presenting product quality information for each lot and raw material quality information and raw material history information to the user in real time for the fluid product;
And a step of selecting a lot desired to be purchased by referring to product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history information of each lot. The sales method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of presenting product quality information, raw material quality information, and raw material history information of the fluid product related to each past transaction with the user to the user. In response to an input of a code written in a display column of a final product manufactured using the fluid product, product quality information, raw material quality information, and raw material history information of the fluid product included in the final product are presented. The sales method according to claim 1, further comprising a step. The sales method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the product quality information, the raw material quality information, and the raw material history information are information using production management data. The sales method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a proof of a kind of a raw material and a production area as raw material history information is presented to the user. In a sales system that sells fluid products by electronic commerce via a network,
Connected to the network, the product quality information and raw material quality information and raw material history information for each lot of the fluid product are presented to the user in real time, and product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history of products purchased in the past A first information processing device for presenting information to a user;
A second information processing device connected to the network and for selecting a lot desired for purchase by referring to product quality information, raw material quality information and raw material history information of each lot; Characteristic sales system.

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