JP2007026257A - Exhibition information provision device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device easy in the investigation of a price of a commodity to be sold found in a place to which one goes out such as the storefront of a recycling shop. <P>SOLUTION: This exhibition information provision device 30 has: a reception part 31 receiving commodity specific information for specifying a commodity from a portable terminal 5; an on-line shop information acquisition part 33 acquiring an exhibition price of the commodity in an on-line shop on the basis of the received commodity specific information; an auction information acquisition part 34 acquiring information about a successful bid price or the like in on-line auction; and a transmission part 32 sending the acquired information to the portable terminal 5. Thereby, a user can easily retrieve an exhibition price or the like of the commodity in the shop. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an exhibition information providing apparatus for providing information on items for sale to a user who intends to exhibit in an online shop or an online auction.

Conventionally, there are many online shops that sell products through the Internet. The online shop is a system in which a user browses and purchases products by connecting to an online shop server via the Internet. In contrast to online shops where such users only purchase products, recently, CtoC (consumer to
There is an online shop where a user can sell a product to a user.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an online shop (marketplace) where a plurality of exhibitors can exhibit. In this online shop, one product page is created for each product, and information related to the product such as product name, product content, and evaluation is displayed on the web page on one product page. A user who wants to purchase this product can purchase from this page.

A user who wants to sell a product that has the same product as that product can be sold by registering the seller name, the condition of the product, and the product price. The condition is information indicating the state of the product such as “good” or “very good” when it is a used product.

The sale page of the seller who sells the same product as the product is linked to the product page, and when the seller's sale page is opened, an exhibition list showing the seller name, condition, and price in one line is displayed. Is done. The user who wants to purchase can purchase a product from an exhibitor by selecting the product he / she likes here.

  The business model in which a user sells a product and sells it to other users in this way is not limited to an online shop but can be an online auction as described in Patent Document 2, for example.

Many of the products that users exhibit are at home, such as books that have been read and CDs (compact disks) that are no longer being listened to. Sales at online shops and online auctions are also becoming more common. For example, when purchasing at a thrift shop or flea market and listing it. The difference between the purchase price and the sales price is profit.

JP 2005-508038 gazette JP 2001-101317 A

  Online shops generally sell from the cheapest items. That is, the lowest price of the exhibited product is a measure of the selling price. In the auction, the past successful bid price is a standard. Therefore, it is easy to secure profits if it can be purchased at a lower price than the lowest price or past successful bid price. Conversely, if the purchase price is higher than the lowest price of the exhibited product, a loss will occur.

  The problem here is that when purchasing a product at a store, it is not possible to know what the lowest price of the exhibited product is and what the past successful bid price is. This is because it is not possible to know in advance what is being sold at a thrift shop or flea market, and you can see how much you can sell for the first time after purchasing it, bringing it home and checking it on the Internet.

  Therefore, it was sold cheaply at a thrift shop, and I bought it thinking that `` I can make money if I sell it on the Internet '', but when I went home, I found that it could not sell as high as I thought and lost it Such problems often occur. In order to avoid this, remembering high-selling products or searching for high-selling products by writing them in a memo is often done, but most of the products you are looking for are luckily found There is no current situation.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that can easily determine how much a product found at a store or the like can be sold on the spot.

A first problem solving means for achieving the above object is an exhibition information providing apparatus connected online to an online shop where a plurality of exhibitors can exhibit products and a mobile terminal,
Receiving means for receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, product information acquisition means for acquiring information on the product in the online shop,
It has a transmission means which transmits the acquired said merchandise information to the said portable terminal, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

The second problem solving means is an online auction in which a plurality of sellers can sell products and an exhibition information providing device connected online to a mobile terminal,
Receiving means for receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Product information acquisition means for acquiring information of the product in the online auction based on the received product specifying information;
It has the transmission means which transmits the acquired said merchandise information to the said portable terminal, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Furthermore, the third problem solving means is executed by a computer that is connected online to an online shop in which a plurality of sellers can sell products and a mobile terminal,
A receiving step of receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, a product information acquisition step of acquiring information on the product in the online shop;
A transmission step of transmitting the acquired product information to the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, the fourth problem solving means is executed by an online auction in which a plurality of sellers can sell products and a computer connected online to a mobile terminal,
A receiving step of receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, a product information acquisition step of acquiring information on the product in the online auction;
A transmission step of transmitting the acquired product information to the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, a fifth problem solving means is an exhibition information providing apparatus connected online to an online shop where a plurality of exhibitors can exhibit products and a mobile terminal,
Receiving means for receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, product information acquisition means for acquiring information on the product in the online shop,
Transmission means for transmitting the acquired product information to the mobile terminal;
An item that searches for “*” or “#” instead of “X” when the product identification information is input by pressing the key “*” or “#” on the mobile terminal. Information providing device.

  According to the first and third problem solving means, when information specifying a product such as a product name is sent from a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, the exhibition information providing device can display the lowest price in the online shop of the product. Send product information back to your mobile device. Therefore, the user can easily know how much the product found in the recycle shop or the flea market can be sold on the spot, so that only the product that is surely profitable can be purchased.

  Similarly, according to the second and third problem solving means, information such as a successful bid price in an online auction can be confirmed at a store, so that it is possible to purchase only products that are surely profitable.

  According to the fifth problem solving means, when “*” or “#” is input, a search is performed instead of “X”. Therefore, when entering the ISBN code as the information for identifying the product, even if the code contains “X”, enter it with a key such as “*” or “#” that is arranged in the same number key. Therefore, the troublesome key operation for inputting the alphabet is omitted, and the search can be performed efficiently.

  According to the present invention, there is no need to remember products that can be sold at a high price or to carry around in a memo, so it is possible to search for products sold at the store and how much they can sell on the spot, so that products that are definitely profitable Can only be purchased.

FIG. 1 is a network diagram showing an environment to which the exhibition information providing assistance device of the present invention is applied. With reference to this figure, the operation of the online shop assumed in the present invention will be described first. The online shop server 1, online auction server 6 and the exhibition information providing apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention are connected via a network 3 such as the Internet. In addition, an auction information collection server 7 that collects information such as a successful bid price of an online auction, and a PC (personal computer) 4 of a user who sells products in an online shop are also connected to the network 3. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 5 owned by the user is also connected to the network 3 wirelessly. The portable terminal 5 is a portable terminal such as a cellular phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) that can be connected to the Internet wirelessly.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a product page of an online shop displayed on the PC 4. The user's PC 4 browses the online shop product page 10 with a browser or the like. One product page 10 is created for one product, and the user searches the product name and displays the product page 10.

  On the product page 10, a product name 11, a product photo 12, a price 16, and the like are displayed. Further, as the description of the product, the product content, evaluation (review), sales ranking, and the like are displayed. Also, information such as the shipping time, which is the period from when the order is placed, to the date of shipment, and the price 13 of the used item when the used item is exhibited by the seller are also displayed. The product content is provided by the manufacturer of the product or created in an online shop. Evaluation is performed by a user who has used the product, for example, in five stages. The sales ranking shows the sales at this online shop. With reference to these, the user can purchase a product.

The online shop server 1 stores the above-mentioned information such as the product name and price in relation to the product in the database. When the product is designated from the user's PC 4, the relevant information is taken out from the database, and the product page 10 is generated dynamically.

  As products for sale in the online shop, there are various products such as books, CDs (Compact Disks), DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), videos, software, electrical appliances, toys, tickets, and the like. In order to display the product page 10, information specifying a product such as a product name is input and searched. For example, in the case of a book, an ISBN code (International Standard Book Number), or a book title and author It is also possible to search by other methods as long as it is information specifying a product, such as a combination of. In the case of a CD or DVD, a code set by the manufacturer can be used as product specifying information. In the case of an electrical product, a model number or the like can be used as product specifying information. Furthermore, part of the product name and product characteristics are entered as information that identifies the product, and if there are multiple items that correspond to it, it is displayed in a list, and the user selects and identifies the product. You may comprise.

  The product page 10 includes an order button 15, and the user can press the order button 15 to order a product. If you order here, you will buy from this online shop. In this online shop, it is possible not only to purchase directly from the shop, but also to purchase from an exhibitor exhibiting in this shop. The used price 13 of the product page 10 has a link, and this linked page is the seller's sales page where the seller sells the same product as this product.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a seller's sales page which is a link destination of the used price 13. A product name 20 is described at the top of the page of the seller's sales page, and below that, a list of product information of the seller is displayed. In this list, one piece of exhibition information is described in one line. The exhibition information includes an exhibition price 21, a condition 22, an exhibitor name 23, a comment 24, and the like, and an order button 25 is provided.

The exhibition price is the selling price of the product, and is determined by the exhibitor himself. The condition is the state of the product, and is broadly classified into “used” and “collector”, each of which is in the state of “new”, “almost new”, “very good”, “good”, “good”, etc. Expressed in good or bad rank. This is also decided by the exhibitor. A “collector” is an item with added value such as a signature, and can be exhibited at a price higher than the selling price of an online shop. The comment explains the state of the product in more detail, and is described by the exhibitor as necessary. As the seller information, not only the seller name 23 but also the seller's evaluation may be displayed. The seller's evaluation means that a user who has purchased a product from this seller evaluates the transaction contents in five stages, for example. For example, the average value of this evaluation and the number of evaluations are displayed as exhibitor information.

  Such information is recorded in the database of the server 1 of the online shop in relation to the exhibited product, and when the display of the seller's sales page is instructed from the PC 4, the server 1 obtains necessary information from the database. Obtain and dynamically generate a sales page. The list of products is displayed, for example, in order from the lowest sales price, and the product with the lowest price is displayed at the top. Also, the number of items displayed on one page is predetermined as, for example, five items. If more items are listed, a link such as “next page” will be displayed and the remaining link will remain. Products are displayed.

  Next, the online auction server 6 and the auction information collection server 7 will be described. In an online auction, a user submits his / her product and another user makes a successful bid to complete a transaction. Since it is an auction, an exhibitor sets a starting price, a user who makes a successful bid presents the desired bid amount, and the user who presents the highest desired bid amount becomes the successful bidder.

Each exhibitor accesses the online auction server 2 on his / her PC 4 and sets the product name, product description, and start price. One product page is created for one product, and information such as the product name, product photo, product description, start price, current price, and auction end date / time is described on this product page. A user who wishes to make a successful bid searches for a product by a product name or the like, displays a product page, and makes a bid from there. The person who bids the highest amount at the auction end time becomes the winning bidder.

The auction information collection server 7 accesses the online auction server 6, collects information on the currently exhibited product, its current price, and information on the product and the successful bid price that have been sold in the past and stores them in the database. Yes. As the past successful bid price, information such as the successful bid price and the average successful bid price of all products in a certain period, for example, the past 30 days, the past 60 days, the past half year, the past one year, and the like is stored. When a product name or the like is designated, it has a function of sending back information such as the current price, past successful bid price, and average successful bid price of the product.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the exhibition information providing program. The exhibition apparatus providing apparatus 2 is a computer connected to the network 3, and the exhibition information providing program 30 is executed and functions as a server that responds to a request from the mobile terminal 5.

  The exhibition information providing program 30 accesses the receiving unit 31 that receives information from the mobile terminal 5, the transmission unit 32 that transmits information to the mobile terminal, and the server 1 of the online shop, and information on products that are exhibited in the online shop. And an auction information acquisition unit 34 that accesses the auction information collection server 7 and acquires information such as a successful bid price.

  Upon receiving information such as ISBN and product name, the online shop server 1 has an exhibition information search function for searching based on the information and returning information on the exhibition price of the product. , Use this function to get the information of the exhibited product. Similarly, when the auction information collection server 7 receives information such as a product name, the auction information collection server 7 has a successful bid information search function for searching based on the information and returning a past successful bid price of the product. Get auction information using this function.

  Next, a specific method of using the exhibition information providing apparatus 2 will be described in detail. Suppose a user finds a cheap product at a recycling store or a flea market. In such a case, the mobile phone 5 such as a mobile phone is used to access the exhibition information providing apparatus 2 to check whether the price at the store is lower than the online shop's exhibition price.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a search page when the exhibition information providing apparatus 2 is used with the mobile terminal 5. Here, a case where the user searches for a book will be described. First, the ISBN code of the book to be checked is input to the ISBN input unit 40. The ISBN code may input not only numbers but also “X”. In this embodiment, when the “*” or “#” key is pressed and input, the exhibition information providing apparatus 2 , “X”. As a result, even if it takes time to input the alphabet after changing the input method from numbers to alphabets, such as a mobile phone, the “*” key or “#” key arranged in the same row as the number keys “X” can be input easily with the key.

Next, it is confirmed that the check buttons 42 to 44 are checked by the book 42, and the search button 41 is pushed. When searching for a CD, the check button 43 is checked, and when searching for a DVD, the check button 44 is checked. The search button 41 can be substituted with 0 of the numeric key of the mobile phone. This saves the trouble of designating the button with the arrow keys and improves operability.

  When the search button 41 is pressed, the input ISBN is received by the receiving unit 32 of the exhibition information providing program 30. The ISBN received by the receiving unit 32 is transferred to the online shop information acquiring unit 33, and the exhibition information search function of the online shop server 1 is used to search the exhibition information. The search result is returned to the portable terminal 5 by the transmission unit 32.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a search result display screen by the online shop information acquisition unit 33. The entered ISBN number 50 is displayed at the top of the screen. Here, it can be confirmed whether there is an input mistake of the ISBN number. Below that, a book title / title 51 is displayed. The next 52 indicates whether the item is out of stock at the online shop. Out of stock increases the probability of selling at a high price, so this display is very helpful in deciding whether to buy.

  Next, the total number of exhibits 53 in the online shop is displayed. The higher the total number of listings, the lower the price and the lower the price, so this display is also a great reference for purchasing. Below that, a recommendation level 54 is displayed. This is the average value of customer reviews (evaluations). Again, the higher the recommendation, the easier it is to sell, so it will be helpful for purchase.

  Below that, the number of customer reviews (evaluation) 55 is displayed. The number of customer reviews represents the number of reviews (ratings) written. The higher the number of reviews, the higher the user's interest in the product. The higher the number of customer reviews, the easier it is to sell. It will be helpful.

  Below that, a ranking 56 is displayed. This is a sales ranking in an online shop and shows that the ranking is high and well sold, so it is information that can be greatly used for purchase.

  Below that, a preorder price 57 is displayed. In the online shop, a user who purchases a product can make a pre-order. The pre-order is a system in which the price and condition that the user wants to purchase are registered in advance in an online shop, and when a product that meets the conditions is listed, the user purchases the product. When a product is listed, if there is a pre-order that meets the conditions of the product, the online shop is a system that notifies the seller of that fact. By using this function, for example, by listing with the condition “good”, it is possible to know the price of the pre-order for the product.

  Therefore, the online shop information acquisition unit 30 uses this method to acquire the reservation order price when the item is listed as “good” and displays it as the reservation order price 57. The pre-order price is information that indicates that there is always a purchaser if the condition is the same or higher and the price is lower than the pre-order price.

  Below that, a maximum of five exhibition prices 58 are displayed in ascending order. Usually, the cheapest product sells, so this lowest price is the most useful information. “U” displayed before the price indicates USED, that is, used. In the case of a collection, “C” is displayed. In addition, the condition of the product is displayed after the price.

  Below that, a search screen similar to FIG. 5 is displayed. Therefore, the ISBN can be input and the search can be continued as before.

  Further below that, a successful bid market price button 61 is displayed. When the button 61 is pressed, the title of the book is received by the receiving unit 31 of the exhibition information providing program 30, and the received title is passed to the auction information acquiring unit 34 and searched by the auction information collecting server 7. Then, for example, the successful bid price for the last 30 days is retrieved and sent to the portable terminal 5 via the transmission unit 32 and displayed.

  The display result includes a product title of the auction, a successful bid price, a successful bid date, the number of bids, and the like. Even if it is not listed in the online shop, if you know the price of this product, you can know the market price of the product, so it will be a great reference for purchasing. In addition to online shops, it is also a reference for listing at auctions.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a function selection page on the mobile terminal. In order to use the exhibition information providing program 30, first, a function is selected on this page 70.

The exhibition information providing program 30 is an ISBN search function, an exhibition number display function, a price display function, a sales ranking display function, a recommendation level display function, a review number display function, a shipping availability time display function, an online shop out-of-stock display function, and an auction market price link. It has a function, a reservation order price display function, a simultaneous multiple search function, and a CD / DVD search function, and one of these functions can be selected.

As shown in FIG. 7, on the function selection page, a detailed display version button 71, a simple version button 72, a multiple search version button 73, a reservation order version button 74, and a custom version button 75 are displayed in order from the top. The detailed display version is a function that can use all functions other than the above-described functions other than the reservation order price display function and the simultaneous multiple search function. The price display function can display up to five items. A search page shown in FIG. 5 is displayed as a page to which the detail display version button 71 is pressed. When searching by inputting ISBN, the search can be performed with a function selected in the detail display version. As a detailed display function, information such as a publication year and a publication year may be displayed in addition to the above-described functions.

The simple version is specialized only for a maximum of five price display functions, an online shop out-of-stock display function, and a CD / DVD search function, and has a feature that the number of display items is small and easy to see. This is searched from the search page to which the simple version button 72 is pressed.

The multiple search version is a simple version with the simultaneous multiple search function added. The simultaneous multiple search function is a function that can obtain a plurality of pieces of exhibition information collectively by inputting a plurality of ISBNs separated by spaces. This function is useful, for example, when used in a store where the radio wave condition is poor and it takes a long time to search, and it can be used to search in a place where the radio wave condition is good with multiple input. This multiple search version can be searched from the search page when the multiple search version button 73 is pressed.

  The reserved order version is a function obtained by adding a reserved order price display function to the function of the detailed version. Note that the search results described with reference to FIG. 6 are search results for this preorder version. As described above, knowing a reservation order makes it possible to know products that can be sold reliably.

  The customized version allows the user to arbitrarily select the necessary functions from among many functions. The selectable functions include price display number designation function, sales ranking display function, recommendation level display function, and review number display. Functions, shipping availability time display function, auction market price link function, reservation order price display function, simultaneous multiple search function. In the check boxes of the price display number 76, ISBN multiple input 77, shipping available time 78, recommendation degree 79, customer review number 80, sales ranking 81, preorder price 82, auction market price 83 below the custom version button 75, respectively. select. After selection, if a search is performed on the search page where the custom version button 85 or 84 is pressed, the search is executed only with the selected function.

  It should be noted that the page after the function selection can be directly displayed from the next by storing the URL with a bookmark or the like after the function selection.

  The exhibition product information providing program 30 of the present invention may be stored and distributed in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), or may be stored in a server and distributed via a network.

  As described above, by using the exhibition information providing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to know the exhibition price of a product at an online shop or the successful bid price of an item at an online auction using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone that the user has. Can do. As a result, it is possible to search for products found at a thrift store or a flea market on the spot, and to select only those products that are surely profitable when sold at an online shop or online auction.

  In the past, products that were no longer needed at home were recycled through recycle shops, flea markets, etc., but if the present invention is used, they will be recycled over a wide range, both domestically and overseas.

  In addition, ordinary people can easily enter the recycling industry.

It is a network diagram which shows the environment where the exhibition information provision assistance apparatus of this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the goods page of an online shop. It is a figure which shows a seller's sales page. It is a block diagram of an exhibition information provision program. It is a figure which shows a search page when using an exhibition information provision apparatus with a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the search result by an online shop information acquisition part. It is a figure which shows the function selection page in a portable terminal.

Explanation of symbols

1 Online Shop Server 2 Exhibition Information Providing Device 3 Network 4 PC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Mobile terminal 6 Online auction server 7 Auction information collection server 30 Exhibition information provision program 31 Reception part 32 Transmission part 33 Online shop information acquisition part 34 Auction information acquisition part

Claims (5)

An exhibition information providing apparatus connected online to a mobile terminal and an online shop where a plurality of sellers can exhibit products,
Receiving means for receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, product information acquisition means for acquiring information on the product in the online shop,
An exhibition information providing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired product information to the mobile terminal. An exhibition information providing apparatus connected online to a mobile terminal and an online auction in which a plurality of sellers can exhibit products,
Receiving means for receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Product information acquisition means for acquiring information of the product in the online auction based on the received product specifying information;
An exhibition information providing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired product information to the mobile terminal. Runs on a computer connected online to an online shop where multiple sellers can list items and mobile devices,
A receiving step of receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, a product information acquisition step of acquiring information on the product in the online shop;
And a transmission step of transmitting the acquired product information to the mobile terminal. Runs on an online auction that allows multiple sellers to list products and a computer connected online to a mobile device,
A receiving step of receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, a product information acquisition step of acquiring information on the product in the online auction;
And a transmission step of transmitting the acquired product information to the mobile terminal. An exhibition information providing apparatus connected online to a mobile terminal and an online shop where a plurality of sellers can exhibit products,
Receiving means for receiving product specifying information for specifying a product from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received product identification information, product information acquisition means for acquiring information on the product in the online shop,
Transmission means for transmitting the acquired product information to the mobile terminal;
An item that searches for “*” or “#” instead of “X” when the product identification information is input by pressing the key “*” or “#” on the mobile terminal. Information providing device.

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