JP2007257282A - Commodity information posting method and transaction management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity information posting method and a transaction management method, in which an Internet shop exhibitor can easily post commodity information on the Internet shops within a plurality of net shopping malls without limitation of a computer for performing procedures for posting the commodity information on the Internet shops. <P>SOLUTION: The commodity information posting method comprises steps of: acquiring commodity designation information 3a through a client computer 2 which can perform transmitting and receiving of information with a management server 4 retaining a plurality of pieces of commodity information 5 through a Web browser; extracting commodity information 5 corresponding to the acquired commodity designation information 3a from the plurality of pieces of commodity information 5; and collectively transmitting the extracted commodity information 5 to each shopping mall server 6a-6c through the Internet in a format corresponding to each net shopping mall 11a-11c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product information posting method for posting information about a product in Internet shops in a plurality of shopping malls constructed virtually, and a transaction management method for transactions via the Internet shop, and more particularly to a plurality of Internet shopping malls. The present invention relates to a product information posting method and a transaction management method for delivering product information and the like collectively when a store operator who opens an Internet shop posts product information in a plurality of Internet shops.

  Conventionally, sales of goods and provision of services using an internet shop have been performed. An internet shop is a virtual shop that is virtually constructed in a server computer capable of transmitting and receiving information via the Internet (including other information communication means). By opening this Internet shop, merchandise sellers can sell products and provide services via the Internet without having an actual store.

  Instead of displaying a product at an actual store and creating a price tag, a store seller (product seller) of the Internet shop performs operation management of the server computer and posts product images and prices in the Internet shop. Therefore, it is not necessary to open an actual store or have a stock of merchandise, and merchandise sales can be performed easily and at low cost.

  A consumer who wants to purchase a product transmits order information of the product to the Internet shop using his / her computer capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from the Internet shop. That is, the user's own computer is connected to the Internet, the product information posted in the Internet shop is browsed by a web browser or the like, the purchased product is selected, and the order information is transmitted. The transmitted order information is received by the server computer via the Internet, and after that, based on the order information, payment is made, merchandise is arranged, and the like.

  Internet shops are often opened in online shopping malls. This online shopping mall is a shopping mall virtually constructed in a server computer (this is called a shopping mall server) operated and managed by an online shopping mall provider, and constitutes a collection of a plurality of Internet shops. ing.

  Opening an internet shop in an online shopping mall makes it easy for consumers to access the internet shop and improves the popularity of the internet shop, thereby providing the advantage that the internet shop can easily acquire consumers. Can do. In addition, there is a merit that consumers' willingness to purchase can be promoted by cooperation between the same industry and different industries.

  On the other hand, there is a merit that a consumer can easily find a necessary product by using an internet shop in an internet shopping mall, thereby making shopping convenient. By simply registering at an online shopping mall, you do not need to make a new registration when purchasing products at any Internet shop in the mall, and the payment method is unified and easy. In addition, some online shopping malls post evaluations of each Internet shop and sales products, and provide hot selling product information, purchase history information of consumers, etc., making shopping very convenient.

  Thus, opening an internet shop in an internet shopping mall has a great advantage for both the shopkeeper and the consumer of the internet shop. However, in order to post information on sales products in an Internet shop opened in an online shopping mall, it is necessary to post information according to a procedure defined by the Internet shopping mall provider. For example, the type of information required, the file format of the information, the arrangement of information, etc. are stipulated by the online shopping mall provider, so if a store publishes information about products sold in their Internet shop, It is necessary to send product information to the shopping mall server according to the regulations.

In some cases, Internet shop vendors open Internet shops in a plurality of online shopping malls and sell products in order to provide products to more consumers. In this case, in order to post product information in each Internet shop, information has to be posted according to different regulations for each online shopping mall, that is, product information must be transmitted, which is very troublesome. Therefore, a system for performing such a transmission work proxy is presented by the invention described in Patent Document 1.
JP 2004-272819 A

  However, since the invention described in Patent Document 1 is intended to link a management device that is installed in an actual store and manages merchandise transactions in the actual store and a shopping mall site, information from devices other than the management device is used. It is inconvenient because it cannot be input. In addition, it is necessary to input all necessary product information, and the labor required for inputting product information and checking the input information is not reduced.

  Therefore, there is a need for a simple and convenient method for transmitting product information that can transmit product information to a plurality of shopping mall servers more easily and is not limited to a computer for performing a product information transmission procedure. It is.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is not limited to a computer that allows a shopkeeper to post product information on an internet shop, and can easily be used as an internet shop in a plurality of internet shopping malls. It is an exemplary problem to provide a product information posting method and a transaction management method capable of posting product information.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a product information posting method as an exemplary aspect of the present invention posts product information in Internet shops in a plurality of online shopping malls virtually built in a plurality of shopping mall servers. A product information posting method for obtaining product designation information through an exhibition instruction computer capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from a management server holding a plurality of product information via a web browser; and a plurality of products A step of extracting product information corresponding to the acquired product designation information from the information, and a step of collectively transmitting the extracted product information to each shopping mall server in a format corresponding to each online shopping mall It is characterized by having.

  Based on the acquired product designation information, the product information stored in advance in the management server is extracted and sent to the shopping mall server, so that the shopkeeper can save time and effort to input a lot of product information. Just enter the information. In addition, since the extracted product information is transmitted in a format corresponding to each online shopping mall, it is possible to save time and effort for the store clerk to process the product information into a format corresponding to each online shopping mall. Here, a CSV format etc. are mentioned as a data format corresponding to an online shopping mall.

  For example, when an identification number assigned to each product as product designation information is transmitted from the exhibition instruction computer to the management server, the management server changes the identification number from among the product information held by itself to the management server. Extract the corresponding product information. The extracted product information is batch-transmitted in a corresponding format to each shopping mall server.

  A web browser is application software for browsing a web page stored in a web server such as a net shopping server via the Internet. Since the product designation information is obtained through the web browser of the exhibition instruction computer, there is no need to introduce new software for the exhibition instruction on the exhibition instruction computer, and the initial cost and software related to the software introduction are introduced. It is possible to reduce the individual maintenance cost of the computer and the uploading cost of the software. In addition, listing instructions can be issued from any computer equipped with a web browser. In addition to the above-described identification number, the product designation information may include information such as product manufacturer information, model number information, and color information.

  The product information may include at least any one of product image information, code information for identifying the type of product, product inventory information, and evaluation information for the product. Since image information and the like necessary for selling products in the Internet shop are stored in the management server in advance, it is not necessary for the store keeper to collect the image information and transmit it to the shopping mall server. Here, the image information is a concept including a photograph, a drawing, and the like, and the code information is a concept including a JAN code, a UPC (Universal Product Code), and the like. Code information is often required to be entered when a product is listed in an Internet shop, but the code information itself may not be posted in the Internet shop.

  A product information posting method as another exemplary aspect of the present invention is a product information posting method for posting product information in Internet shops in a plurality of online shopping malls virtually built in a plurality of shopping mall servers. The product information is price information of the product, and the price information is transmitted through a price setting computer that can transmit and receive information via a web browser with a management server that holds a pre-determined conforming price condition for each product. And a step of notifying the price setting computer that the price information does not satisfy the conforming price condition when the price information does not satisfy the conforming price condition.

  Whether or not the entered price meets the pre-set applicable price condition when setting the price of a product to be exhibited in the Internet shop or when changing the price such as discount for a product already exhibited in the Internet shop Determined. If the price does not meet the conforming price condition, the fact is notified to the price setting computer, so that the shopkeeper can immediately notice an incorrect price input. In other words, the shopkeeper can prevent troubles caused by mistakes in inputting price information, and can further reduce the trouble of checking price information. Here, the compliant price condition is the fixed price of the product, an arbitrary price determined in advance by the store, the price before the change in the case of price change, or the average value of the same product price that has been sent through the management server, etc. It is determined based on.

  According to still another exemplary aspect of the present invention, a transaction management method includes order information from Internet shops in a plurality of online shopping malls virtually built in a plurality of shopping mall servers, and includes orderer information. A step of obtaining the orderer information from among the items, a step of obtaining transaction completion information indicating that the transaction relating to the order information has been completed, and a specific order indicating a specific orderer among the orderers who have completed the transaction Obtaining customer information, and creating special orderer information indicating that the orderer should be distinguished from other orderers based on orderer information, transaction completion information, and specific orderer information. It is characterized by having.

  Since the orderer to be distinguished from other orderers among the orderers using the online shopping mall can be managed as the special orderer information, the orderer can be easily managed. For example, an orderer who frequently purchases a product is identified as a special orderer who is a good customer based on specific orderer information, or an addict who refuses to receive a product is a special order who is a sensitive customer based on transaction completion information. Can be distinguished as a person. Here, the product receipt refusal means that the orderer himself refuses to receive the delivered product when he / she changes his mind after placing an order. The order information is a concept including orderer information, identification number information of products to be ordered, number information of products to be ordered, and the like.

  Determining whether or not the orderer information relating to the new order matches the special orderer information, and enabling the determination result to be viewed via a web browser of a computer connected to the shopping mall server. Furthermore, you may have. Whether or not the orderer information related to the new order matches the special orderer information can be viewed via the computer's web browser, so that the orderer is a good customer or a customer who needs attention Can be grasped at the time of trading. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a trouble by canceling the transaction related to the order, or to send a product by adding a service different from that of other orderers. Here, the orderer information is a concept including the name, ID, password, telephone number, address, mail address, etc. of the orderer.

  Further objects and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, product information can be collectively transmitted to an Internet shop in a plurality of online shopping malls with less effort, so that the trouble of product placement and order management can be greatly reduced. In addition, since the exhibition instruction is given through the web browser, the exhibition instruction can be given from anywhere without installing new exhibition instruction software.

  It is possible to check for incorrect input of price information for products to be listed, and also to distinguish special orderers from other orderers, so it is possible to prevent troubles and improve services in product transactions via Internet shops. it can.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a product information posting system S2 that realizes a product information posting method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of the product information transmission / reception system S1. The product information transmission / reception system S1 is roughly configured to include a client computer 2 that functions as an exhibition instruction computer and a price setting computer, a product information posting system S2, a plurality of shopping mall servers 6a to 6c, and a consumer computer 8. Yes. The product information posting system S2 includes a management server 4.

  The client computer 2 is for a store operator who opens the Internet shops 21a to 21c (see FIG. 4) to transmit product designation information and product price information to the management server 4, and the management server 4 and the Internet, for example, Information is transmitted and received via a web browser via a bidirectional communication network such as 10 or the like. The client computer 2 can be installed in any location as long as information can be transmitted to and received from the management server 4 via a web browser. For example, the client computer 2 may be installed in the store's office 1 or warehouse 14 or other locations ( Internet cafes etc.). In other words, any computer installed anywhere can function as the client computer 2 as long as information can be transmitted / received to / from the management server 4 via the web browser.

  Here, the product designation information is information for specifying a product to be exhibited in the Internet shops 21a to 21c, and code information (for example, JAN code) allocated for each product type in order to identify the type of product. Product names, product model numbers, product product numbers, product manufacturer names, and the like correspond to this. In the present embodiment, the product name is used as the product designation information, but may of course be a model number or the like. Moreover, price information means the sales price which sells the goods in the internet shops 21a-21c.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the client computer 2 includes a display unit 2a, a housing 2b, a mouse 2c, and a keyboard 2d. The housing 2b stores a main memory 2e that is a main storage device, a hard disk 2g, computations, and the like. CPU2f etc. to perform are incorporated. The display unit 2a may be a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, and the housing 2b may be made of metal or resin. As the auxiliary storage device, a device using a storage medium such as a CD, a DVD, an MD, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, or a magnetic tape may be further incorporated in the housing 2b. It may be connected to the outside. The client computer 2 may be connected to a speaker or a printer (not shown).

  A web browser is held in the hard disk 2 g of the client computer 2. A web browser is software for browsing websites in a server connected via a communication network. When the communication network is a bidirectional communication network such as the Internet 10, information is transmitted to the server. It is also possible to do. In this embodiment, the product designation information 3a and the price information 3b can be transmitted to the management server 4 via the web browser in the client computer 2.

  As will be described later, the order information 7 from the consumer can be browsed via a web browser in the client computer 2. As long as the computer has a web browser, the product order can be confirmed from any computer. For example, the order information can be confirmed by the client computer 2 even from the warehouse 14 at a location different from the store 1's office 1. can do. Therefore, it is possible to confirm orders more quickly and further improve the service. The order information 7 is information including orderer information 7a, order product information 7b, order quantity information 7c, etc., and is used by the shopkeepers of the Internet shops 21a to 21c to grasp the type and quantity of the ordered products. It is.

  As schematically shown in FIG. 3, the management server 4 is a server computer having a storage device such as a hard disk 4 a therein, and is connected to a plurality of shopping mall servers 6 a to 6 c via the Internet 10. The plurality of shopping mall servers 6a to 6c are servers managed and managed by a plurality of different online shopping mall providers. Internet shopping providers include Rakuten Inc. (company name) and Yahoo! It means Yahoo Japan Corporation (company name) that operates shopping. Virtual shopping malls 11a to 11c are built in the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c that are operated and managed by these online shopping operators, and the Internet shops 21a to 21c where the store opens are connected to the online shopping malls 11a. ˜11c is virtually constructed.

  The hard disk 4a of the management server 4 stores product information 5 corresponding to a plurality of types of products in advance. Product information 5 is, for example, product name, product image information, product manufacturer name, product JAN code, product product number, product model number, product inventory information, product evaluation information, product color information, product color information, Dimensional information, product price, product specifications, etc., or a combination thereof. This product information 5 is stored in the management server 4 in association with the product name as the product designation information 3a. Here, the product image information is a photograph or drawing of the product, and the JAN code of the product is expressed by a certain number of digits to identify the country name, manufacturer, product type, etc. of the product. Information.

  The hard disk 4a of the management server 4 holds the compliance price condition 6 in advance. The conforming price condition 6 is a price condition determined for each product, and serves as a reference for determining whether or not the price information transmitted from the client computer 2 satisfies a predetermined standard. For example, in the present embodiment, the conforming price condition 6 is within 50% of the standard price of the product (hereinafter referred to as the allowable price range). Of course, the allowable price range is not limited to the above, and can be freely set according to the situation. The reference price may be a regular price of a product, or may be an average price or a manufacturer's suggested retail price of the same type of product that is exhibited in the Internet shops 21a to 21c. Further, when the price information from the client computer 2 is to update the price of a product that is already posted on the Internet shops 21a to 21c, the price information before the update may be used as the reference price.

  On the hard disk 4a of the management server 4, order information 7 transmitted from a consumer computer 8 (described later) by an orderer who wants to order products at the Internet shops 21a to 21c is stored via the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c. Has been. The order information 7 can be viewed from the client computer 2 via the web browser. The order information 7 includes information such as order product information 7b, order quantity information 7c, sales price information 7d, in addition to the orderer information 7a such as the name, ID, address, and telephone number of the orderer.

  In addition, transaction end information 8 a and transaction completion information 8 b are held in association with the order information 7 in the hard disk 4 a of the management server 4. The transaction end information 8a is information that indicates that the transaction related to the order information 7 has ended, and is information that is input by the Internet shopping branch when it is determined that the transaction related to the order information has ended. .

  On the other hand, the transaction completion information 8b is information indicating that a series of transactions such as ordering of products at the Internet shops 21a to 21c, shipping and receiving of products, and payment (settlement) of the price have been completed without any problems. When a series of transactions is completed without any problem, information (for example, numerical value “1”) indicating that the transaction is completed is automatically input to the transaction completion information 8b by the management server 4. However, if a series of transactions does not complete successfully due to, for example, refusal of receipt of the product by the orderer, information indicating that the transaction is not completed (for example, a numerical value “0”) is automatically input by the management server 4 in the transaction completion information 8b. Is done. Based on the transaction end information 8a and the transaction completion information 8b, the information on the orderer related to the order information that has been completed with the transaction incomplete is held in the management server 4 as incomplete orderer information 8c. ing. Of course, the management server 4 does not hold the transaction end information 8a, and may determine whether the transaction is completed or not based only on the transaction completion information 8b.

  The hard disk 4a of the management server 4 holds disadvantageous orderer information 8d. The disadvantageous orderer information 8d is, for example, an orderer who performs an act of mischiefing the merchandise or the shopkeepers of the internet shops 21a to 21c even after the transaction is successfully completed. This is information for indicating a person who is disadvantaged for the shop owners of the shops 21a to 21c. The disadvantageous orderer information 8d can be specified from the client computer 2 by the store openings of the Internet shops 21a to 21c, and the information is held in the management server 4.

  Based on these incomplete orderer information 8c and disadvantageous orderer information 8d, a black list (part of special orderer information) 8e is created in the management server 4. When new order information 7 is transmitted from the consumer computer 8 to the management server 4 via the Internet shops 21a to 21c, the orderer information 7a related to the order and the black list created in the management server 4 8e is compared. When the orderer information 7a related to the new order matches the incomplete orderer information 8c and the disadvantageous orderer information 8d in the black list 8e, the management server 4 sends an attention signal 4c to the client computer 2. It is supposed to send. Upon receipt of the caution signal 4c, the display unit 2a of the client computer 2 displays "<Caution> the orderer is on the black list." And the store opening person places a new order based on the display. It is possible to determine whether to continue or cancel the transaction.

  Customer information (part of special orderer information) 8f is also held in the hard disk 4a of the management server 4. The customer information 8f is information indicating an orderer who can be said to be a good customer for a shopkeeper who frequently purchases a product or purchases a high-priced product. The customer information 8f can also be specified by the store operator from the client computer 2, and the customer information 8f and the black list 8e are held in the management server 4 as special orderer information 8g. When the orderer related to the new order matches the customer information 8f, the management server 4 transmits a customer signal 4d to the client computer 2. When the customer signal 4d is received, the display section 2a of the client computer 2 displays "The orderer is the customer", and the shopkeeper gives a special order to the orderer related to the new order based on the display. It is possible to give preferential treatment and consideration.

  The hard disk 4a of the management server 4 stores a product information posting program 4b. This product information posting program 4b has a function of acquiring product designation information 3a transmitted from the client computer 2 to the management server 4, and a plurality of items held in the management server 4 based on the obtained product designation information 3a. The management server 4 has a function of extracting the product information 5 corresponding to the product designation information 3a from the product information 5 and a function of collectively transmitting the extracted product information 5 to the plurality of shopping mall servers 6a to 6c. It is what is realized.

  Internet shopping malls 11a to 11c are constructed in the plurality of shopping mall servers 6a to 6c, and the Internet shops 21a to 21c of the shopkeepers are opened, respectively. Then, the product information 5 extracted based on the product designation information 3a and collectively transmitted is posted in each of the Internet shops 21a to 21c. Here, the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c have different received data formats, received data arrays, and posted information types of product information. However, the merchandise information posting program 4b also realizes the management server 4 a function of converting the merchandise information into a format (data format, data array, posted information type, etc.) that matches each online shopping mall 11a to 11c at the time of batch transmission. Therefore, the store opening person can surely transmit the product information to the plurality of Internet shops 21a to 21c and post the information by a simple operation. In addition, the merchandise information 5 may be transmitted only to the shopping mall selected by the shopkeeper.

  The product information posting program 4b has a function of acquiring price information 3b transmitted from the client computer 2 to the management server 4 together with the product designation information 3a, a function of comparing and determining the price information 3b and the conforming price condition 6; When the price information 3b does not satisfy the conforming price condition 6, the management server 4 is made to realize a function of notifying the client computer 2 of the fact.

  For example, if the conforming price condition 6 of the product is 500 yen to 1500 yen, and the seller inputs 50 yen as the price information 3b from the client computer 2, the price abnormality signal 4e is sent from the management server 4 to the client computer 2. Is sent. When the client computer 2 receives the price abnormality signal 4e, the display unit 2a displays "input price is abnormal", and notifies that the input of the price information 3b is not accepted. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent products from being posted on the Internet shops 21a to 21c in a state where the price information 3b is input incorrectly.

  A transaction management program 4 f is stored in the hard disk 4 a of the management server 4. The transaction management program 4f has a function of acquiring the order information 7 input from the consumer computer 8 and transmitted to the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c, and the order information 7 can be viewed through the web browser of the client computer 2. The management server 4 is made to realize the function to hold and the function of determining whether the orderer information 7 a in the order information 7 matches the special orderer information 8 g in the management server 4.

  The order information 7 is information transmitted from the consumer computer 8 to the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c in which the Internet shops 21a to 21c are built when the consumer orders the product. The management server 4 acquires the order information 7 from each of the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c, and further extracts the orderer information (orderer's name, ID, address, telephone number, etc.) 7a from the order information 7. It is determined whether or not the extracted orderer information 7a matches the information included in the special orderer information (black list or customer information) 8g held in the management server 4, and the determination result is determined by the client computer 2. Is stored in the hard disk 4a of the management server 4 so that it can be browsed via the web browser.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the shopping mall servers 6 a to 6 c are server computers having internal shopping malls 11 a to 11 c as virtual shopping malls, and are operated and managed by different online shopping providers. Yes. The online shopping malls 11a to 11c are shopping malls that are virtually constructed in the information recording units of the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c as an aggregate of a plurality of Internet shops 21a to 21c as virtual stores. Each of the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c is connected to a consumer computer 8 and a management server 4 to be described later by a bidirectional communication network such as the Internet 10.

  The shopping mall servers 6a to 6c have internal storage devices such as hard disks 12a to 12c. The hard disk 12a to 12c stores information related to a large number of Internet shops 21a to 21c and information related to sales products to the web browser of the consumer computer 8. Is held in a viewable state. Information of the Internet shops 21a to 21c and product information held in the hard disks 12a to 12c can be added / updated from the management server 4 or the client computer 2.

  The consumer computer 8 is a computer for a consumer who purchases products at the Internet shops 21a to 21c to input and transmit the order information. The consumer computer 8 has display means such as a liquid crystal display, storage means such as a hard disk, and input means such as a keyboard. The storage means stores a web browser as web browsing and information transmission / reception software. Product orders can be placed at the Internet shops 21a to 21c in the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c via a web browser. The order information is transmitted to the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c connected by a bidirectional communication network such as the Internet 10.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, a procedure for placing product information on the Internet shops 21a to 21c using the product information transmission / reception system S1 will be described.

  When the client computer 2 starts a web browser and connects to the management server 4 so that information can be transmitted and received, a product name input screen 22 (FIG. 6A) for inputting a product name (product specifying information 3a) on the display unit 2a of the client computer 2 is displayed. )) Is displayed (S.1). When a product name to be posted on the Internet shop is input to the product name input screen 22 (S.2), the product name is transmitted to the management server 4 (S.3).

  When the management server 4 receives the product name, the product information 5 corresponding to the received product name is extracted from the plurality of product information 5 held inside (S.4). Further, based on the extracted product information 5, the reference price, and the allowable price range, the management server 4 calculates and holds the conforming price condition 6 (S.5).

  Next, the price information input screen 23 (see FIG. 6B) is displayed on the display unit 2a of the client computer 2 (S.6). When the price information 3b (scheduled sale price at the Internet shop) is input to the price information input screen 23 (S.7), the price information 3b is transmitted to the management server 4 (S.8).

  The management server 4 compares the received price information 3b with the conforming price condition 6 (S.9). If the price information 3b does not satisfy the conforming price condition 6, the management server 4 sends a price abnormality signal 4e to the client computer 2. Transmit (S.10). The client computer 2 that has received the price abnormality signal 4e displays “input price is abnormal” on the display unit 2a (see FIG. 6C), and prompts re-input of price information (S.11).

  On the other hand, when the price information 3b satisfies the conforming price condition 6, the management server 4 converts the product information 5 into a format (data format, data array, publication information type, etc.) corresponding to each shopping mall server 6a-6c. (S.12). Then, the merchandise information 5 is transmitted to each shopping mall server 6a to 6c in a data format suitable for each (S.13). Receiving the product information 5 transmitted in this way, each shopping mall server 6a-6c publishes the product information 5 in the Internet shops 21a-21c in the respective online shopping malls 11a-11c.

  In this embodiment, the management server 4 is configured to convert the product information 5 into a data format corresponding to each shopping mall server 6a to 6c. Of course, the management server 4 previously stores each shopping mall server. You may hold | maintain the some merchandise information 5 converted into the data format corresponding to 6a-6c. In that case, the management server 4 does not need to convert the data format when transmitting the product information 5, and the product information 5 that has been converted into the data format corresponding to each shopping mall server 6a to 6c is stored in the product designation information 3a (product It is only necessary to extract based on the name.

  Next, a method for managing transactions using the product information transmission / reception system S1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When a consumer accesses the Internet shops 21a to 21c in the online shopping malls 11a to 11c and purchases a product, the customer computer 8 inputs product order information 7 (S.20). The order information includes orderer information 7a such as the name, ID, and address of the orderer.

  The inputted order information 7 is transmitted from the consumer computer 8 to the shopping mall servers 6a to 6c via the Internet 10 (S.21). The shopping mall servers 6a to 6c transmit the received order information 7 to the management server 4 (S.22).

  The management server 4 extracts the orderer information 7a from the received order information 7 and collates it with the special orderer information 8g held therein, and determines whether or not the orderer information 7a is included in the special orderer information 8g. Determine (S.23). As a result, when the orderer information 7a is included in the special orderer information 8g, the management server 4 further determines whether the orderer information 7a matches the incomplete orderer information 8c or the disadvantageous orderer information 8d. Is determined (S.24). When the orderer information 7a matches the incomplete orderer information 8c or the disadvantageous orderer information 8d, the management server 4 transmits a caution signal 4c to the client computer 2 (S.25). Upon receiving the caution signal 4c, the client computer 2 displays “<Caution> Orderer is on the black list” on its display section 2a (S.26).

  If the orderer information 7a does not match the incomplete orderer information 8c or the disadvantageous orderer information 8d, it is determined that the orderer information 7a matches the customer information 8f, and the management server 4 goes to the client computer 2. The customer signal 4d is transmitted (S.27). When the customer signal 4d is received, the client computer 2 displays “The orderer is the customer” on the display unit 2a (S.28).

  On the other hand, when the orderer information 7a is not included in the special orderer information 8g (S.23), the management server 4 does not transmit the attention signal 4c, the customer signal 4d, etc. (S.29). The attention signal 4c and the customer signal 4d are generated by the management server 4 after receiving a request signal from the client computer 2 (that is, when browsing the orderer information 7a in the management server 4 from the client computer 2). You may transmit.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the whole structure of the merchandise information transmission / reception system which implement | achieves the merchandise information posting method which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the client computer shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the management server shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the shopping mall server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which publishes merchandise information using the merchandise information transmission / reception system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The example of a screen of a client computer is shown, (a) is a product name input screen, (b) is a price information input screen, and (c) is a state where a price abnormality warning is displayed on the price information input screen. It is a flowchart explaining the method of performing transaction management using the merchandise information transmission / reception system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

S1: Product information transmission / reception system S2: Product information posting system 1: Office 2: Client computer (exhibition instruction computer, price setting computer)
2a: Display unit 2b: Housing 2c: Mouse 2d: Keyboard 2e: Main memory 2g, 4a: Hard disk 2f: CPU
3a: Product name (product designation information)
3b: Price information 4: Management server 4a: Hard disk 4b: Product information posting program 4c: Caution signal 4d: Customer signal 4e: Price abnormality signal 4f: Transaction management program 5: Product information 6: Applicable price conditions 6a-6c: Shopping Mall server 7: Order information 7a: Orderer information 7b: Order product information 7c: Order quantity information 7d: Sales price information 8: Consumer computer 8a: Transaction end information 8b: Transaction completion information 8c: Incomplete orderer information 8d: Disadvantaged Orderer Information 8e: Black List 8f: Customer Information 8g: Special Orderer Information 10: Internet 11a-11c: Internet Shopping Mall (Virtual Shopping Mall)
12a-12c: Hard disk 14: Warehouses 21a-21c: Internet shop 22: Product name input screen 23: Price information input screen

Claims (5)

A product information posting method for posting product information in an Internet shop in a plurality of online shopping malls virtually built in a plurality of shopping mall servers,
Obtaining product designation information through an exhibition instruction computer capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from a management server holding a plurality of the product information via a web browser;
Extracting product information corresponding to the acquired product designation information from the plurality of product information;
And a step of collectively transmitting the extracted product information to each shopping mall server in a format corresponding to each of the online shopping malls via the Internet.   2. The product information according to claim 1, wherein the product information includes at least any one of product image information, code information for identifying a product type, product inventory information, and evaluation information for the product. Product information posting method. A product information posting method for posting product information in an Internet shop in a plurality of online shopping malls virtually built in a plurality of shopping mall servers,
The product information is product price information,
Obtaining the price information through a price setting computer capable of transmitting and receiving information via a web browser with a management server holding a pre-determined conforming price condition for each product;
And a step of notifying the price setting computer that the price information does not satisfy the conforming price condition when the price information does not satisfy the conforming price condition. . Obtaining the orderer information from among the order information from the Internet shops in the plurality of net shopping malls virtually built in the plurality of shopping mall servers and including the orderer information;
Obtaining transaction completion information indicating that the transaction relating to the order information has been completed;
Obtaining specific orderer information indicating a specific orderer among the orderers who have completed the transaction; and
Creating special orderer information that indicates that the orderer is to be distinguished from other orderers based on the orderer information, the transaction completion information, and the specific orderer information. To manage transactions. Determining whether orderer information relating to a new order matches the special orderer information;
The transaction management method according to claim 4, further comprising: allowing the determination result to be browsed through a web browser of a computer connected to the shopping mall server.

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