JP2007011510A - Unattended free market system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an unattended free market system which can be provided with a simple system without a store or a service staff, easily perform commodity delivery and settlement in the same manner as in a conventional free market, and manage information by use of a computer. <P>SOLUTION: The unattended free market system comprises a plurality of commodity storage display cases 12a-12g with internally visible doors 13a-13g having automatic locking devices; an input means (number input part 22) for inputting specific information for designating each of the plurality of commodity storage display cases; payment execution means 23-25; and a control means (host control device 28) releasing, when commodities 15 are stored in the commodity storage display cases, the door automatic locking device 14a-14b in a commodity storage display case related to specification information inputted by the input means on condition that payment procedure by the payment execution means is completed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an unmanned flea market system, and more particularly to an unmanned flea market system that eliminates the need for stores and customer service and facilitates product delivery and settlement procedures.

  In a conventional flea market, an exhibitor usually prepares a store with display shelves and display places for displaying products, and further arranges customer service personnel to respond to purchasers. Even if the customer service is performed by the exhibitor, it is essential to secure store space and store. Therefore, in general, a freight market exhibitor who often deals with a relatively small number of products as a side business has a large burden of expenses. Therefore, the conventional flea market sales activities have been limited in terms of events, using specific plazas and public facilities on holidays.

The following patent document 1 is given as a conventional prior art document dealing with a transaction method or a sales method of goods. In the product transaction method described in Patent Document 1, new and used products are graded according to price and quality, and inventory information is disclosed uniformly on the Internet. The purchase applicant searches for items that match the desired budget and grade, and completes the transaction. Used products that have not been successfully traded are automatically processed. According to the transaction method of this product, the product itself is not specifically displayed or displayed to the purchase applicant, and is placed in a separate storage place that is not visible to the purchase applicant. It provides information disclosure and processing steps based on the mechanism for applying. The mechanism described in Patent Document 1 provides a large-scale sales or transaction system for products, used products, etc., and does not provide a free market mechanism configured partially using the Internet. Absent.
JP 2001-350948 A

  There is no need for a store or customer service, and while using the Internet to handle listing requests and providing information on the location of items that can be purchased, the display of the product itself, delivery, payment (settlement procedures), etc. Actually, it is desirable to actually carry out in the product storage display case and basically realize the structure and relationship of the flea market.

  In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is that a store or a customer service staff is unnecessary, can be realized with a simple mechanism, and product delivery and settlement can be performed easily and realistically like a conventional flea market. Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide an unattended flea market system in which necessary information from exhibitors and necessary information to buyers can be transmitted and received using the Internet and information can be managed by a computer.

    The unmanned flea market system according to the present invention is configured as follows in order to achieve the above object.

  The first unmanned flea market system (corresponding to claim 1) designates each of a plurality of product storage display cases each having an invisible door having an automatic locking device, and a plurality of product storage display cases. Automatic input of the door in the product storage display case related to the specific information input by the input means when the product is stored in the input storage means for inputting the specific information, the settlement execution means, and the product storage display case The locking device is configured to include a control unit that cancels on condition that the payment procedure by the settlement execution unit is completed.

  According to the first unmanned flea market system described above, normal store facilities, store installation space, customer service personnel are unnecessary, payment can be performed easily, and it is very useful for exhibitors and prospective purchasers. Easy system. In particular, if the display device is installed using an empty space near the station, the convenience is very high.

  In the second unmanned flea market system (corresponding to claim 2), in the first system configuration described above, preferably, when no product is stored in the product storage display case, the control means is input by the input means. The automatic locking device for the door in the product storage display case specified by the specified information is released on the condition that the product storage procedure through the product storage procedure execution means by the exhibitor has been completed, and the door is closed and locked. It is characterized by doing. Since each product storage display case is provided with a locking device that automatically operates, the safety of product management is high and the operability is high.

  The third unmanned flea market system (corresponding to claim 3) is preferably further provided with a management server in the above second system configuration, and the product storage procedure via the product storage execution means based on the exhibitor is as follows: It includes a member registration procedure based on an identity guarantee for the management server via the Web network by the exhibitor and an exhibit registration procedure by the exhibitor via the Web network, which are executed in the previous stage.

  In the fourth unmanned flea market system (corresponding to claim 4), in the third system configuration described above, preferably, the management server requests the exhibitor to collect after a certain period of the listing state of the exhibited product. A notification is transmitted.

  The fifth unmanned flea market system (corresponding to claim 5) is characterized in that, in each of the system configurations described above, preferably, a display device including a plurality of product storage display cases is arranged in the vicinity of a station. The convenience of the station can be used, and the usability becomes high.

  According to the present invention, a display device having a plurality of product storage display cases is installed in the vicinity of a station or the like, and the exhibitor appropriately stores the products in one of the product storage display cases. Since the product can be obtained on the spot by identifying the product that you like and paying for the product using the payment means provided in the display device, there is no need for stores and customer service, and a simple mechanism Thus, an unmanned free market can be realized, and product delivery and settlement can be performed easily and realistically as in the conventional free market. Furthermore, according to the unmanned flea market system according to the present invention, the necessary information from the exhibitor and the necessary information to the purchase applicant can be transmitted and received using the Internet, and information can be managed by a computer.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  An embodiment of an unmanned flea market system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the display apparatus provided with a goods accommodation display case has shown the example of an apparatus installed in the vicinity of the station. 1 shows the overall configuration of the unmanned flea market system, FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the display device, and FIG. 3 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the entire system.

  In FIG. 1, the display device 11 is installed inside a station building or at a location near an external station. The display device 11 includes, for example, a plurality of product storage display cases 12a to 12g having different sizes. Each of the product storage display cases 12a to 12g is a locker type display case. Transparent doors that allow the inside of the case to be visually recognized from the outside, that is, doors 13a to 13g that can be viewed internally, are provided in the front opening portions of the product housing display cases 12a to 12g. An automatic locking device 14a to 14g is attached to each of the doors 13a to 13g.

  In each of the illustrated product storage display cases 12a to 12g, the actual product 15 corresponding to the size is stored based on provision by the exhibitor. In FIG. 1, there is a product storage display case in which the product 15 is actually stored and displayed / displayed, and there is an empty product storage display case in which no product is stored at the current stage. Since the doors 13a to 13g are transparent, the product 15 stored in the product storage display case can be viewed from the outside through the transparent portion when stored and closed. Display will be carried out. Examples of the product 15 are bags, dolls, artificial flowers, and the like.

  The display device 11 itself and each of the plurality of product storage display cases 12a to 12g in the display device 11 are assigned specific information (management code) for specifying each element in management. Yes. Although only one display device 11 is shown in the illustrated example, in reality, a large number of display devices 11 are arranged using a large number of installation places. Specific information for management is assigned to each of the large number of display devices 11.

  Further, the internal configuration including the control system of the display device 11 will be described based on FIG. 1 and FIG.

  Locking / unlocking operations of the automatic locking devices 14a to 14g of the doors 13a to 13g of the product accommodating display cases 12a to 12g are controlled by the lock control device 21. The lock control device 21 executes an instruction signal from the outside, input information given by the exhibitor, or a specific procedure (providing specific information) and a settlement procedure (providing settlement completion information) of the product accommodating display case by the purchaser. Based on the command signal and the like, the operation states of the automatic locking devices 14a to 14g are controlled. A command signal from the outside is supplied from the management center 40 via the Internet 50A as described later.

  On the front part of the display device 11, there are a number input unit 22, a bill supply unit 23, a currency (coin) supply unit 24, a card insertion unit (or an information input unit using a railway IC card, a mobile phone, etc.) 25, a receipt / change change A unit 26 and a display unit 27 are provided. Each of these elements is depicted as a block in FIG.

  The number input unit 22 is used to select a product to be purchased when the exhibitor stores his / her product in an appropriate product storage display case, or the purchase applicant displays the product. It is an input means for inputting specific information for the purpose of specifying the product storage display case when specifying the storage display case. The banknote supply unit 23, the money supply unit 24, and the card insertion unit 25 are payment means for a purchaser who wishes to purchase a product to pay a fee, that is, to make a payment.

  Processing of number information and the like input by the number input unit 22, processing and settlement processing for insertion of bills and the like executed by the banknote supply unit 23, money supply unit 24 and card insertion unit 25, receipt by the receipt and change discharge unit 26 Control related to change processing, display processing of necessary information on the display unit 27, and the like is executed by the host control device 28.

  The host control device 28 issues instructions / commands to the lock control device 21 described above, and is connected to the management center 40 via the communication unit 29 and via the Internet 50 or a dedicated line. , And is configured to send and receive signals.

  Next, the management center 40 will be described. The management center 40 is provided with a Web server 41, a management server 42, and a management database 43. The Web server 41 is configured so that an exhibitor (or an applicant for exhibition) 44, a purchaser (or an applicant for purchase) 45, and the like pass through the Internet 50B using Internet terminal devices 46A and 46B such as Internet-compatible mobile phones or personal computers. Then, when accessing the management center 40, a required homepage is provided to respond to the applicants who wish to exhibit. The management server 42 manages a large number of the display devices 11 installed in a wide area. As for the management contents, regarding the exhibition side, the contents of exhibition items, exhibition periods, sales prices, exhibitor information, storage time, empty product accommodation display cases, And future vacant schedules, all past listing histories, etc. For the purchase side, the purchase date, settlement status, all past purchase histories, and the like. Various data handled in the data processing of the management server 42 are recorded in the management database 43.

  Next, a typical operation of the unmanned flea market system according to the present embodiment will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. 3 with reference to FIGS. The flowchart of FIG. 3 shows an exhibitor (exhibitor wanter) 44 (actual action or operation of the terminal device 46A), a processing operation of the management center 40, a processing operation of the display device 11, and a purchaser (purchase buyer) 45 (actual , Or the operation of the terminal device 46B).

  In this example, the description will be made on the assumption that the exhibitor 44 performs a product sale and the purchase applicant 45 purchases the product.

  When using the unmanned flea market system according to the present embodiment, the exhibitor 44 first compensates the identity and performs the membership registration procedure (step S101, procedure P11). As a member registration procedure, the exhibitor 44 accesses the Web server 41 of the management center 40 using the terminal device 46A, takes out the member registration home page, and performs the member registration procedure. The Web server 41 of the management center 40 receives the data from the exhibitor 44 who executed the registration procedure and completes the registration procedure (step S201). When the registration procedure is completed, the registration procedure completion is notified to the terminal device 46A of the exhibitor 44 (step S202), and the terminal device 46A receives the message (step S102). In the notification of completion of the registration procedure (step S202), data such as the code and password of the exhibitor 44 is given.

  In the management center 40, in step S <b> 201 of completing the registration procedure, information regarding the exhibitor 44 is provided from the Web server 41 to the management server 42 and stored in the management database 43.

  Thereafter, the exhibitor 44 executes a procedure for registering the exhibition by using the terminal device 46A (step S103). The procedure for exhibition registration is performed on the Web server 41 of the management center 40. When there is an application for exhibition registration, the Web server 41 accepts the application and provides an exhibition registration home page to the terminal device 46A of the exhibitor 44 (step S203). The exhibitor 44 inputs information specifying the exhibitor 44 on the exhibition registration home page displayed on the terminal device 46A, gives product information desired to be exhibited, and further stores information on the place where the exhibitor wants to exhibit (information on the display device 11). ) Is designated (step S104). In the management center 40, when receiving (step S204), the management server 42 confirms whether or not the exhibitor 44 is a registered member (step S205), and in the next designated display device 11, the product storage display case is empty. It is confirmed whether there is any (step S206). If there is a vacancy, a reservation is made and the seller 44 is notified that it can be used (step S207). The exhibitor 44 receives this notification (step S105). In this case, in order to display the product in one of the product storage display cases of the display device 11 that reserved the product display later, it is possible to register using the mobile phone number or the railway IC card as a key.

  In a state where the above procedure is completed, the exhibitor 44 goes to the place where the display device 11 is installed and gives the key through the card insertion part (information input unit) 25 of the display device 11 (step S106). Thereby, the automatic locking device for the door of the predetermined product storage display case is released (step S301), and the exhibitor 44 can open the door (step S302). The exhibitor 44 stores the product therein (step S107). Thereafter, when the exhibitor 44 closes the door, the automatic locking device is locked by the locking operation (step S303). Thereafter, the exhibitor 44 receives a receipt from the receipt / change changer 26 (step S304).

  Next, the purchase procedure by the purchaser 45 will be described. Usually, the purchaser 45 confirms the item for sale by directly viewing the display device 11 installed in the vicinity of the station. When there is a product that the purchaser 45 wants to purchase in any of the product storage display cases 12a to 12g of the display device 11, the product storage display case is designated by the number input unit 22 and the banknote supply unit 23 or the like is used. To make a settlement (step S401). Then, the designation information and the settlement information are supplied to the lock control device 21 via the host control device 28, and the automatic lock device for the door of the designated commodity storage display case is released and the door is opened (step S305). As a result, the purchaser 45 can obtain the desired product.

  In another route, even if the purchaser 45 is located away from the display device 11, the purchase information provided from the management server 42 and published by the Web server 41 is obtained by the Internet terminal device 46B. It is also possible to obtain information about what products are displayed on which display devices.

  The management center 40 receives a notification (step S306) from the display device 11 regarding the listing and purchase of products executed in the process as described above, and stores all the history (step S208). In addition, after exhibiting on the display apparatus 11, it displays for a fixed period, and when a purchaser does not appear, the notice of taking over to an exhibitor is transmitted. Further, if no takeover is performed by the exhibitor for a certain period of time, a disposal is made.

  For the merchandise sold, a settlement process is performed (step S209), and an amount obtained by subtracting a predetermined amount from the sales amount is sent to the seller 44 (step S210). In the settlement process, the shelf usage fee according to the number of days or a certain amount of the sales amount is reduced from the sales amount.

  The configurations, shapes, sizes, and arrangement relationships described in the above embodiments are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood and implemented. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.

  The present invention does not require a store and customer service personnel, and is used as a very simple unmanned flea market.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a typical embodiment of an unmanned flea market system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the display apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the whole operation | movement of the unmanned flea market system which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Display apparatus 12a-12g Merchandise accommodation display case 13a-13g Door 14a-14g Automatic locking apparatus 40 Management center 41 Web server 42 Management server 44 Exhibitor (exhibitor hope)
45 Purchaser (Purchase applicant)

Claims (5)

A plurality of commodity storage display cases each having an invisible door having an automatic locking device;
Input means for inputting specific information for designating each of the plurality of product storage display cases;
Payment execution means;
When a product is stored in the product storage display case, the automatic locking device of the door in the product storage display case related to the specific information input by the input unit is replaced by a payment procedure by the settlement execution unit. Control means for canceling it on condition that it has been completed;
An unmanned flea market system characterized by comprising   When no product is stored in the product storage display case, the control means sets the automatic locking device of the door in the product storage display case specified by the specific information input by the input means to the exhibitor. 2. The unmanned flea market system according to claim 1, wherein the product is unlocked on the condition that the product storage procedure through the product storage procedure execution means is completed, and the door is locked and then locked. With a management server,
The product storage procedure via the product storage execution means based on the seller is executed in a previous stage, and the member registration procedure based on the identity guarantee for the management server via the Web network by the seller, and the exhibition The unmanned flea market system according to claim 2, further comprising: an exhibition registration procedure via the Web network by a person.   4. The unmanned flea market system according to claim 3, wherein the management server transmits a collection request notification to the exhibitor when a certain period of the listing state of the exhibited product elapses. The unmanned flea market system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display device including the plurality of commodity storage display cases is arranged in the vicinity of a station.

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