JP2008015737A - Commodity shelf design program for electronic commerce system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity shelf design program for designing a grid commodity showcase for selecting a commodity on a screen. <P>SOLUTION: The commodity shelf design program executes steps of receiving input of the numbers of lines and rows of squares constituting a grid column b20, generating a grid table including line and row attribute item input frames and a unit price input frame for each commodity, and displaying it on the screen; receiving input of attribute item names to the line and row attribute item input frames and a commodity unit price to the unit price input frame of each square of the displayed grid table, and displaying these input items on the grid table; and storing grid information of the grid table containing the inputted attribute item names and each inputted unit price as display structure information of the grid column by a predetermined operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product shelf design program for designing a product display shelf constituting a product selection screen to be displayed on a user's communication terminal in an electronic commerce system.

  In recent years, electronic commerce systems using the Internet have become widespread.

  In particular, in the following Patent Document 1, a group of products made up of a plurality of products that allow one product to be specified by two attributes is assigned to a grid-like list defined by two attributes in rows and columns, and the list An electronic commerce system has been proposed in which a table is downloaded to a user's communication terminal, displayed on the screen, and the user selects a product corresponding to each item in the list.

  For example, an item selection box for clothing having a row attribute defined as clothing size such as S, M, and L and a column attribute defined as clothing color such as blue, red, and yellow is displayed on the user's communication terminal, When the purchase quantity is entered in the cell specified by the column, the product for that cell can be selected, and the total price is calculated for the product for which the purchase quantity is entered and displayed on the screen.

The list displayed on the screen in this way can be a virtual product shelf for displaying products, but each item in the list is specified by two attributes as described above. In order for an administrator to design a product layout, a display method in which one product is assigned to each cell is inefficient. Therefore, a method for designing such a grid-like list simply and reliably is desired.
JP 2002-150072 A

  The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to provide a product shelf design program for designing a checkered product display shelf for selecting products on the screen. is there.

  To achieve the above object, the product shelf design program according to claim 1 is configured such that when a download request is received from a communication terminal of a user via a communication network, the merchant server performs the communication via the communication network. A product shelf design program for designing product display shelves constituting the product selection screen in an interactive manner by screen display operation in electronic commerce in which display configuration information of the product selection screen is downloaded to a terminal. The following steps are executed. Here, the product selection screen is configured to have a cell field that displays the product information specified by dividing the attribute of the product belonging to one product group into rows and columns together with the selection operation unit in each cell. ing.

  In other words, the product shelf design program accepts input of the number of rows and columns of the cells constituting the item column, and based on that, has a row and column attribute item name input frame and a unit price input frame for each product. Generates a grid-shaped grid table and displays it on the screen, accepts input of the displayed grid table row, column attribute item name for the attribute item input frame, and product unit price for each unit price input frame Then, the cell information of the cell table including the step of displaying these input items in the cell table, the input attribute item name, and each input unit price is displayed by the predetermined operation. And save as step.

  The present invention according to claim 2 is configured such that when a download request is received from a user's communication terminal via a communication network, the merchant server displays a product selection screen on the communication terminal via the communication network. A product shelf configured to input the prepared design basic data and execute the design of the product display shelf constituting the product selection screen in electronic commerce in which screen information generated based on the information is downloaded. A design program, characterized by executing the following steps. Here, the product selection screen is configured to have a cell field that displays the product information specified by dividing the attribute of the product belonging to one product group into rows and columns together with the selection operation unit in each cell. ing. In addition, design basic data in a predetermined format is prepared in advance corresponding to the row, column attribute item name to be displayed in the column attribute item input frame, and the product unit price to be displayed in the unit price input frame of each cell. Has been.

  That is, the product shelf design program stores the design basic data, the conversion step for converting the input data into the cell information corresponding to the cell field, and the cell information as display configuration information in the cell field. To perform the steps.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the seller server has a merchandise master file in which detailed information on the merchandise composing the merchandise display shelf of the merchandise selection screen is stored for each merchandise, and the program of the present invention stores each item in the grid information. The product master file is registered and updated based on the corresponding product unit price.

  According to the product shelf design program according to claim 1, design is performed while displaying and displaying necessary items after displaying a cell-shaped table corresponding to a desired cell field constituting the product shelf. Therefore, it is possible to design a product shelf to be displayed on the user's communication terminal while checking the products one by one on the screen.

  According to the program of the present invention described in claim 2, since it is a format in which the design basic data of a predetermined format prepared in advance is read and executed, it can be collectively executed at night. Further, by repeating the copying and correction of design basic data, a plurality of similar product shelves can be designed in a short time. The design basic data may be in any format, but if it is in a standard format such as CSV, data can be easily generated with spreadsheet software. Therefore, design basic data can be created with a table having exactly the same number of rows and columns as the target cell column.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  This embodiment shows an embodiment of an electronic commerce system to which any of the product shelf design programs according to the first and second inventions is applied, and the first and second invention programs operating in the system. Yes. For convenience of explanation, the overall configuration of the electronic commerce system using the virtual product display shelf generated by the program of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, and then the first and second books will be described with reference to FIGS. The invention program will be described, and finally, the operation of the category selection screen for selecting the category of the product and the screen design thereof will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic commerce system.

  This system 1 connects a seller server 10 and a communication terminal device 20 such as a user's personal computer via a communication network L such as the Internet so that bidirectional communication is possible, and the user operates the communication terminal device 20. The seller server 10 is accessed, and the screen information of each display operation screen that constitutes the function of the electronic commerce system 1 is downloaded to the communication terminal 20 so that the product can be selected and ordered on the screen.

  The merchant server 10 is constructed as a Web server, and when the user accesses the communication terminal 20 by accessing it, the merchandise shelf design file 11A and the merchandise shelf data file for the product group that the user desires to purchase. 11B, information about the product group is taken out, and the screen information 5 of the product selection screen B (see FIG. 2) including the checkered box b20 (shown in FIG. 5 etc.) arranged in two dimensions is edited. Then, the screen information 5 is transmitted to the purchaser's communication terminal 20, and the screen information 5 is downloaded and displayed on the display screen of the communication terminal 20 through a browser (not shown), and the user selects the product. A product can be selected by operating the screen B.

  Here, the product shelf design file 11A and the product shelf data file 11B constitute display configuration information 11, and the display configuration information 11 is generated by the program of the present invention described later.

  The product shelf design file 11A mainly stores design information such as the display frame and operation buttons of the item column b20, and the data format may be a page description language such as HTML for final screen display. It may be the original display information (for example, various information such as the number of rows and columns in the grid column, its display position, line type, and color).

  The product shelf data file 11B mainly stores data related to the product itself (product name, product unit price, etc.), and is composed of various records classified by product and product group. It includes product name, product attributes, etc., and is positioned as a product master file. The product shelf data file 11B may be positioned only as display configuration information of the product display shelf and may have a system configuration in which a product master file is separately provided.

  In accordance with the operation of the communication terminal 20 of the purchaser, the seller server 10 displays a common item based on the product group common information 11Bb for a specific product group made up of a plurality of related products. 5), a grid-like list in which unit prices of a plurality of related products included in the product group are two-dimensionally arranged is displayed in the cell column b20 of the product selection screen B (see FIG. 5). . Then, when the user selects a product on the product selection screen B, inputs the planned purchase quantity, and performs a cart storing operation, the purchase information is returned to the seller server 10.

  The function and processing of the electronic commerce system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a function (screen) configuration of the system 1 of the present invention. The system 1 of the present invention includes a user registration screen D, a product category selection screen A, a product selection screen B for ordering products on a grid-like list, and carts as functions (screens) for the purchaser below the top page T. A cart display screen C that displays a list of product information stored in the product, a product map screen H that shows a hierarchical structure of all product categories and products, etc. Various screen designs such as category selection screen A and product selection screen B to be displayed on the communication terminal 20 on the user side, screen design function (screen) E that enables registration and correction of product information, and inventory management function (Screen) F, and a system management function (screen) G for the purpose of system management and maintenance.

  As will be described later, the product category selection screen A may be divided into multiple layers such as major classification, middle classification, and minor classification.

  Each of the screens E, F, and G for the merchant has a specific user ID and password for the merchant (or for the manager) on the merchant server 10 or other information terminal (not shown) connected to the Internet L. Called by typing. The purchaser's screen is called by the purchaser's operation on the communication terminal device 20 such as the purchaser's personal computer connected to the Internet L.

  The screen design screen E is a screen having a function for designing a product category selection screen A, a product selection screen B, etc. to be displayed on the communication terminal 20 of the user on the seller side. It can be operated by screen operation. By executing this program, the cell box b20 corresponding to the virtual product display shelf on the product selection screen B can be easily designed, and product information such as product unit price can be registered in the product master file 11.

  These Web screens are described as page information language 5 such as HTML and XML on the seller server 10 side based on the display configuration information 11 and are generated as a screen information file 5. The browser installed in the communication terminal 20 is connected to the Internet. The necessary screen information file 5 is downloaded by accessing the server 10 via L and displayed on the screen of the communication terminal 20 in accordance with the contents of the file. The product selection screen B described above is also generated as the screen information file 5.

  Since the Web screen realizes a GUI (graphical user interface), if various functions of the system are configured by such a Web screen, not only information display but also data input from the communication terminal 20 and server Transmission to page 10 and page switching can be easily performed through the display screen.

  The merchant server 10 drives the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) or SSI (Server Side Include) based on the operation request from the purchaser, and displays the requested information as the display configuration information 11 (product shelf design file 11A). The screen information file 5 of the Web screen based on the information is dynamically generated and displayed on the purchaser communication terminal 20.

  For example, after calling the product category selection screen A on the communication terminal 20 for the purchaser, if a specific product category is selected from the menu, the seller server 10 is based on the user's selection operation. The information on the product group included in the target product category is extracted from the product shelf design file 11A and the product shelf data file 11B, and various items are displayed on the product selection screen B including the common field b10 and the cell field b20 as described later. The screen information 5 is generated by including the product information, and the screen information 5 is transmitted to the communication terminal 20 of the purchaser to be displayed on the screen.

  FIG. 3 shows the basic internal configuration of the electronic commerce system 1. In this figure, product selection / cart storage processing 13 executed through the product category selection screen A and product selection screen B of the system 1, list display / order reception processing 14 executed through the cart display screen C, products Shelf data file 11B, product shelf design file 11A, product shelf design process 12 for registering and registering product information in these files, cart (storage area) 15 for storing and storing products by product selection operations, ordering The order receiving process 16 that operates when the user is received is illustrated, but the user registration screen D, the inventory management function F, the process related to the system management function G, the communication process, and the browser operating in the purchaser communication terminal 20 are illustrated. Omitted. Hereinafter, each process will be described individually.

  The merchandise shelf design process 12 includes a merchandise shelf design program that is a program of the present invention. Here, the product shelf is designed by the screen display operation of the screen design screen E from the display operation device (display device and keyboard, mouse, etc.) 10 a connected to the seller server 10.

  The data input to the product shelf data file 11B is not limited to registration and correction using such a screen. The product information data provided through the communication terminal 21 of the manufacturer or wholesaler is used as the record information of the product database 11. Batch processing such as format conversion and editing may be used.

  The merchandise selection / cart storage process 13 displays the merchandise selection screen B of a desired merchandise group on the communication terminal 20 for the purchaser while allowing the buyer to operate the multi-tier merchandise category selection screen A. The merchandise group The common field b10 and the cell field b20 are displayed on the product selection screen B, and the purchaser inputs the planned purchase quantity of the desired product in each cell of the cell field b20, and the total price of the product with the quantity input is calculated. Then, the selected product is stored in the cart 15 by the purchaser's cart storage operation thereafter (steps 130 to 135).

  The list display / order receiving process 14 is configured to display a cart display screen C on the purchaser's communication terminal 20 and receive an order for products stored in the cart 15 when an order operation is performed on the screen. (Steps 140 and 141).

  The order processing 16 executes processing related to a predetermined order based on the order information received by the list display / order reception processing 14, for example, processing such as creation of an order slip and inventory check.

  Further, the commodity shelf data file 11B includes at least a record including the items shown in FIG. 4A shows the item content of the individual product information record 11Ba, and FIG. 4B shows the item content of the product group common information record 11Bb. Here, clothing is exemplified as a product type handled in electronic commerce.

  The individual product information record 11Ba is generated for each product and includes information such as a product code, a product name, a product category attribute 1... Product category attribute n, a product attribute 1, a product attribute 2, and a sales unit price. .

  Here, in the product category attribute, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, for example, a large classification attribute such as ladies' clothing and men's clothing, and a middle classification attribute such as a suit and a cutter shirt in the case of men's clothing, for example. , For example, in the case of a cutter shirt, it includes attributes of small classification such as color (color) size and color pattern. For example, if the product attribute is a cutter shirt, the product attribute 1 (row attribute) includes two attributes such as the neck size and the product attribute 2 (column attribute) has a length.

  In the commodity group common information record 11Bb, common items of commodity groups grouped by the commodity category of the lowest layer are registered. The record items include a product group code, a product group name, a material, a sales unit, a common product image, and the like. Here, the product category at the lowest level is a product category that is positioned at the lowest level among the multi-level product category screens A in terms of the screen configuration, and is directly above the product selection screen B.

  Note that the commodity shelf data file 11B is not limited to the above-described record classification or record configuration, and may be another one. It is sufficient that at least the product classification information, the sales unit price, and the like can be extracted for each product.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product selection screen B.

  The product selection screen B has a common column b10 for displaying common information of product groups (here, polo shirts) grouped in a product category of a lowermost layer, a color as an attribute of a column item, and a size as an attribute of a line item 2 The cell array field b20 of the three-dimensional array, and further includes an estimate button b31, a total amount display part b32, a storage button b33, and the like.

  Further, the estimate button b31 and the total amount display part b32 may be displayed on a separate screen after selecting the selected product and the number of purchases without providing the product selection screen B. In the product selection screen B in which the estimate button b31 and the total amount display part b32 are incorporated, it is possible to operate while confirming the selected product while viewing the screen information, so that the purchaser can operate easily and conveniently.

  In the common column b10, common items such as a product sample image b11, product name, material, and sales unit extracted from the product group common information record 11b of the product shelf data file 11 are displayed. This product sample image b11 may be composed of not only photographs but also symbols and pictures.

  In the cell column b20, there are provided item display columns for the row attribute b21 and the column attribute b22, and the product information specified by dividing these product attributes into rows and columns is displayed in each cell b23 which is the intersection of the row and column. Let The unit price b24 is displayed in the upper part of each cell b23, and the input window b25a of the planned purchase quantity is displayed in the lower part. This input window b25a is an input operation area in which the purchase quantity can be input. Configure b25. In this input window b25a, the number of purchases may be directly input using a numeric keypad, or a multiple of sales units may be displayed in a pull-down menu, from which a selection can be made. The purchaser can select a product in the cell b23 by inputting the number in the input window b25a.

  The display information includes screen information 5 generated and transmitted by the seller server 10 based on the display configuration information 11 configured by the product shelf design file 11A and the product shelf data file 11B, and the communication terminal 20 through the browser. Display above.

  After the user operates the communication terminal 20 to call this screen B, the user enters the planned purchase quantity into the input window b25a of the desired item cell b23 in the item column b20, and operates the estimate button b31. Information for identifying the merchandise and the planned purchase number are returned to the seller server 10. The seller server 10 calculates the total purchase amount based on the planned purchase quantity and unit price of the product, and further adds the total purchase amount to the already selected product, and displays the total amount on the total amount display unit b32. The screen information 5 is transmitted to the communication terminal 20. The communication terminal 20 that has received the screen information 5 updates the screen by the operation of the browser. Each time such an operation is repeated, the display is updated. Thereafter, when the user operates the store button b33, the product information about the product for which the planned purchase number has been input is transmitted to the seller server 10 and stored in the cart 15. Is done.

  When a selection operation is performed across a plurality of product selection screens B, product information is sequentially stored and stored in the same cart 15 each time the store button b33 is operated, and the estimate button b31 is operated. Each time, the total amount added up to that point is displayed.

  In this way, on the product selection screen B of the system 1 of the present invention, the product information such as the unit price of the product identified by dividing the product attributes into rows and columns is displayed on each cell b23 together with the input window b25a for the number of purchases. Since the cell column b20 is displayed on the screen, the user can easily select a product and select a plurality of products at the same time by using the aligned two-dimensional matrix cell column b20.

  The product selection screen B shown above can be designed in two types by the product shelf design program of the first and second inventions shown below. In addition, any product shelf design program is started from the screen design screen E.

  The first invention program is a program that enables a seller to design a product display shelf in an interactive manner while repeating operation and display on the display operation device 10a.

  6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams of the product shelf design program according to the first aspect of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of the program, and FIG. 7 is an explanation showing a data input method in a screen display example. FIG.

  In the illustrated example, the program 12a of the present invention is linked so that it can be executed as the screen design function E, which is the back office function of the seller server 10, and the product shelf in the seller server 10 is executed by executing this program 12a. The design file 11A and the product shelf data file 11B are updated in real time.

  The product shelf design program 12a accepts input of the row and column number e1, e2 of the cell constituting the cell column b20, and based on that, inputs the row, column attribute item name input frames e11, e12 and the unit price for each product. A step 120 for generating a cell-like cell table e10 including the frame e13 and displaying it on the screen, a row of the displayed cell table e10, attribute item names for the column attribute item input frames e11 and e12, and each cell Accepting the input of the product unit price for the unit price input frame e13 of the item, and displaying step 121 of these input items in the cell table e10, the input attribute item name, and each cell unit price including each input unit price The step of saving the cell information as the display configuration information 11 of the cell column b20 by operating the confirmation button e20 is executed. To have.

  Since the above-described product selection screen B includes the common column b10, the common column b10 can be designed at the same time as shown in the figure.

  Further, although detailed specifications such as the display position, line type, and color of the common column b10 and the cell column b20 of the product selection screen B can be selected and designed, these are not shown.

  The design data generated by executing the product shelf design program 12a saves design information such as the display frame and operation buttons of the cell box b20 in the product shelf design file 11A, while also relating to the product itself (product name , Product unit price, etc.) are stored in the product shelf data file 11B.

  In this way, since the grid-shaped table e10 corresponding to the grid field b20 displayed on the user's communication terminal 20 is displayed on the screen, the screen can be designed while inputting and displaying necessary items. A product shelf to be displayed on the communication terminal 20 of the user can be designed while checking the products one by one on the screen.

  Next, the second present invention program will be described.

  The second invention program 12b is a program in which design basic data 9 of a predetermined format is prepared, and all the data 9 can be read and stored in the display configuration information 11.

  8 and 9 are explanatory diagrams of the product shelf design program of the second aspect of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of the program, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the design basic data 9.

  In the example shown in the figure, the file and data format of the design basic data 9 are in a CSV format in which text data is sequentially separated by commas, but is not limited thereto. In FIG. 9, only the basic design data 9 in the cell column b20 is shown, and the basic design data such as the common column b10 and other operation buttons are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the design basic data 9 includes control data 9a in addition to the cell data 9b corresponding to the target cell column b20. The display position of the cell column b20 is included in the control data 9a. Detailed specifications such as line type and color can be defined.

  The product shelf design program 12b reads the design basic data 9 in step 125, converts the input data into cell information corresponding to the cell field b20, and the display configuration information 11 in the cell field b20. As shown in FIG. The product shelf design program 12b may include a step (not shown) for preparing and generating the design basic data 9.

  Here, various data formats (arrangements and item definitions) of the design basic data 9 can be assumed, but whatever format is used, the data format of the display configuration information 11 that is final output information is used. What is necessary is just to comprise a conversion step so that it can convert.

  The program 12b may be designed so that the file name in which the design basic data 9 is registered can be designated on the screen so that the program 12b can be executed from the screen design screen E of the system 1. Further, the program 12b may be executed alone without being activated from the screen design screen E.

  In this way, since the design basic data 9 is read and executed, the display configuration information 11 can be easily generated as long as the data is prepared. Moreover, since it is not an interactive format, it is possible to design a plurality of cell fields b20 collectively. If it can be automatically started at night, the load on servers and operators during the day can be reduced, and the bottleneck of the display operation device can be eliminated.

  Furthermore, if copying and correction of the design basic data 9 are repeated, a plurality of similar product shelves can be designed in a short time. If the basic design data 9 is in a standard format such as CSV, it is possible to easily generate data with spreadsheet software, so the design is made with a table having exactly the same number of rows and columns as the target cell column b20. Basic data 9 can be created. As a result, data setting errors can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the two types of product shelf design programs 12a and 12b described above are stored in the regular product shelf design file 11A and the product shelf data file 11B of the seller server 10 in real time. However, it may be stored once in another preparation file and registered in a regular file automatically or manually during a system maintenance time period such as at night or on holidays.

  Next, a hierarchical structure of screens related to product selection in the system 1 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the hierarchical structure of the screen. A screen showing such a hierarchical structure is displayed on the product map screen H.

  In the product map screen H, identification information such as a product category or product name and image is assigned and displayed to each call button w for calling the product category selection screen A or the product selection screen B.

  In this example, a product group that can be selected by two-level product categories of major classification and middle classification and a product group that can be selected by three-level product categories of major classification, middle classification, and minor classification are illustrated. . In any case, the product selection screen B is positioned in the lower order of the product category selection screen A in the lowest layer. Of course, the product category selection screen A may be a single layer or a multilayer. The large category product category selection screen A may be displayed on the top page T as a menu.

  Further, a product selection screen B for sale may be provided, and if it is arranged higher as shown in the figure, it will lead to sales promotion.

  This hierarchical structure can be displayed by switching the screen sequentially from the upper screen to the lower screen. However, this hierarchical structure can only be displayed by such a hierarchical operation, and the call button w from the product map screen H can be displayed. It is possible to display it by the operation of, links from other screens, direct URL input, and the like. Further, a shortcut button that can switch the display to the product item selection screen B of the product such as the main product may be provided on the upper screen such as the top page T.

  This multi-level classification screen configuration may be designed freely on the back office side. For example, if there are multiple classification products included in a plurality of categories, the product selection screen B for the products may be reached from any route.

  FIGS. 11 to 13 show the large category, medium category, and small category product category selection screens A for displaying the product selection screen B shown in FIG. Here, a virtual store that sells clothing is illustrated.

  First, on the broadly classified product category selection screen A1, selection buttons a11 corresponding to product categories in which clothing is classified into a wide category are arranged in the category array column a10 as shown in the figure. In this example, the category array column a10 is a 3-row, 4-column grid-like array table, and each merchandise category of ladies, mens, pairs, children, babies and special sales is assigned to each grid.

  However, although the category array column a10 shown in this screen A1 is apparently aligned, it does not have attributes assigned to each of the rows and columns, and there is no rule for the order of arrangement of the selection buttons a11. The selection buttons a11 are simply assigned in order from left to right for each row. Of course, it may be arranged in a missing tooth state.

  When, for example, a men's selection button a11 is selected from the category arrangement column a10, the display switches to the middle-class product category selection screen A2 shown in FIG.

  In the middle category product category selection screen A2, selection buttons a21 corresponding to product categories into which men's clothing is further classified are arranged in the category array field a20 as shown in the figure. In this example, the category array column a20 is a 3-row, 4-column grid-like array table, and each of the squares has a suit, blazer, jacket, trousers, cutter shirt, other shirt, tie, tie pin, underwear, socks. Each category is assigned.

  This category arrangement column a20 also has a display configuration in which the above ten types of middle classification category selection buttons a21 are arranged.

  When the cutter shirt button a21 is selected from the category array field a20, the screen switches to the small category product category selection screen A3 shown in FIG.

  On this small-category product category selection screen A3, product category selection buttons a31 corresponding to product categories into which the cutter shirts are further classified are arranged in the category array field a30 as shown in the figure. In addition, the category array field a30 is not merely a product category selection button a31 that is apparently aligned, but the vertical axis includes a row item a32, the horizontal axis includes a column item a33, and a row of color (collar). The category attribute is assigned to the column. That is, in the product category selection screen A3, like the product selection screen B, one category can be selected by specifying a row and a column.

  When the white / regular color cutter shirt is selected from the category selection field a30, the screen is switched to the product selection screen B in FIG.

  The product selection screen B shown in FIG. 14 is similar to the product selection screen B (see FIG. 5) described above, and the common column b10 (in FIG. 14) displays the common information of the product group in the category of white / regular color cutter shirt. (Not shown), a two-dimensional array box b20 having a row attribute b21 for the neck and a column attribute b22 for the neck length, an estimate button b31, a total amount display part b32, and a product transfer to the cart The storage button b33 is included.

  The product selection operation and system operation on the product selection screen B are as described in FIG.

  As described above, the product selection screen B is selected and displayed through the selection screen (in this example, the small category product category selection screen A3) at the bottom layer of the product category selection screen A in which the product category is selected. Therefore, even a user who visits the site for the first time can display a desired product selection screen B simply by switching the screen from the top to the bottom of the product category.

  Further, the product category selection screen A displays the category array fields a10, a20, and a30 in which the product category selection buttons a11, a21, and a31 are displayed in rows and columns. It becomes easy to select a category, and it is possible to select from a plurality of product category selection screens A to a product selection screen B while looking at a checklist.

  The category array columns a10, a20, and a30 are similar to the box column b20 on the product selection screen B, in which product category attributes are assigned to rows and columns and arranged in a two-dimensional manner, and categories are arranged in the order of specific rules. It may be either a thing or a thing in which categories are arranged randomly.

  The various product category selection screen A shown above can be designed on the screen design screen E which is a back office function.

  Although not shown, the interactive type accepts input of the number of rows and columns, generates and displays a category table (not shown) corresponding to the category array fields a10, a20, and a30, and inputs the category name. It is received and displayed on each selection button part of the category table, and is saved in the display configuration information by the confirm button operation. On the other hand, in the design basic data reading format, the category name in the category array fields a10, a20, a30 And data in which category attribute names are defined in the CSV format are prepared for registration, the design basic data is input, converted into information corresponding to the category array column, and stored as display configuration information.

It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the electronic commerce system which can apply this invention program. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the electronic commerce system shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the basic internal structure of the electronic commerce system shown in FIG. It is item explanatory drawing of a goods shelf data file. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a goods selection screen. It is a figure which shows the structure of a 1st this invention program. It is explanatory drawing of the data input method in the 1st program of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of a 2nd this invention program. It is the figure which showed an example of the design basic data in the 2nd program of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the screen hierarchy structure of the electronic commerce system shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the goods category selection screen (major classification). It is the figure which showed an example of the merchandise category selection screen (medium classification). It is the figure which showed an example of the merchandise category selection screen (small classification). It is the figure which showed an example of the goods selection screen.

Explanation of symbols

1 Electronic Commerce System 5 Screen Information 10 Seller Server 11 Display Configuration Information 11A Product Shelf Design File 11B Product Shelf Data File (Product Master File)
12a, 12b Product shelf design program E Screen design screen e10 Item table e11 Row attribute item input frame e12 Column attribute item input frame e20 Confirmation button 9 Design basic data B Product selection screen b20 Item column b25 Selection operation part

Claims (3)

Screen information generated by the seller server based on the display configuration information of the product selection screen for the communication terminal via the communication network when a download request is received from the communication terminal on the user side via the communication network In the electronic commerce system in which the product selection screen is downloaded, the product shelf design program for performing the design of the product display shelf constituting the product selection screen in an interactive manner by a screen display operation,
The product selection screen has a cell field that displays product information specified by dividing the attributes of products belonging to one product group into rows and columns together with a selection operation unit in each cell. ,
Accepts the input of the number of rows and columns constituting the above-mentioned item column, and generates a cell-like item table having a row and column attribute item name input frame and a unit price input frame for each product based on it. Steps to display on the screen,
Receiving the attribute item name for the row and column attribute item input frame of the displayed cell table and the product unit price for the unit price input frame of each cell, and displaying these input items in the cell table;
A product shelf design configured to execute the step of storing the item information of the item table including the input attribute item name and each input unit price as display configuration information of the item column by a predetermined operation program. Screen information generated by the seller server based on the display configuration information of the product selection screen for the communication terminal via the communication network when a download request is received from the communication terminal on the user side via the communication network In the electronic commerce in which the product selection screen is downloaded, a product shelf design program configured to execute the design of the product display shelf constituting the product selection screen by inputting design basic data prepared in advance,
The product selection screen is configured to have a cell field that displays the product information specified by dividing the attribute of the product belonging to one product group into rows and columns together with the selection operation unit in each cell,
Design basic data of a predetermined format is prepared in advance corresponding to the row and column attribute item names to be displayed in the row and column attribute item input frame and the product unit price to be displayed in the unit price input frame of each cell. And
A step of reading this design basic data;
A conversion step for converting the input data into cell information to be displayed in the cell field;
A product shelf design program configured to execute the step of storing the item information as display configuration information in the item column. In claim 1 or 2,
The seller server has a product master file that stores detailed information of products that constitute the product display shelf of the product selection screen for each product,
A product shelf design program for registering and updating the product master file based on a product unit price generated corresponding to each item in the item information.

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