JP2010157171A - Server, system, method and program for book management - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book management system allowing a layaway reservation not assuming purchase about a book having attracted attention in an advertisement, and allowing control of a delivery number or the like of the books such that the book can be easily confirmed in a designated store. <P>SOLUTION: A user operates an information terminal 40, selects the book performed with the layaway reservation from books placed in the advertisement of a newspaper or the like, and designates the store for browsing the book. A management server 20 receives information about the designated book and store from each information terminal 40, and accumulates it in a layaway information table 34. A store PC 70 disposed in each store transmits past record information including sales past record of books or store visit frequency of the user having performed the layaway reservation to the management server 20 in prescribed timing. Thereafter, the management server 20 estimates the number of the books to be delivered to each store based on the layaway information, and the past record information or the like, and transmits delivery instruction information to a delivery center PC 80 of a delivery center. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a book management system for managing reservations for books and delivery of books to each store.

  Consumers often know the existence and outline of books through advertisements such as newspapers and magazines. And when it is going to purchase with an interest in a book, it usually searches for the book in a bookstore and purchases it, or purchases in an online bookstore. In particular, in recent years, with the spread of the Internet, consumers who purchase books using online bookstores that take the form of mail order via the Internet stand out. In an online bookstore, a consumer specifies a desired book using a personal computer or the like, and gives an instruction to send the book to a home or a nearby store. By doing so, the consumer can easily purchase a desired book without going to an actual bookstore.

  While such online bookstores are actively used, some consumers actually check the books about the outline, structure, chapters, contents, and mass of the books. There is also a strong need to purchase if there is a problem. In such a case, for example, a consumer purchases a book at a station on the way to school or commuting, or a book of interest at a bookstore on the street after confirming the contents.

  However, stores such as stores and bookstores that sell such stores are often small and usually have an assortment of goods centered on magazines, paperback books, best-selling books, etc. in relation to sales floor space. For this reason, consumers often cannot actually pick up and read books and the like from newspaper advertisements at such stores within the same day.

An agency system capable of reserving and purchasing books is proposed in Patent Document 1. When this system accepts a book reservation and book purchase store designation from a customer via a personal computer communication network, etc., the system notifies the customer of the reservation identification information, and the reservation identification information is sent to the customer designated purchase store By presenting the book, the book can be purchased.
JP 2001-160104 A

  However, in the agency system as described above, it is assumed that the reservation is based on the purchase of the book by the user, and the user purchases the book if he / she makes a reservation and goes to a designated store. However, there is no option to cancel the purchase freely after viewing the outline of the book.

  Furthermore, since the above-described agency system is a system that merely conducts “purchase” agency, it does not have a function of determining the number of books to be delivered to each store based on a predetermined prediction. For example, if you can grasp the degree of attention and purchase results related to books, it will be possible to predict purchases with higher accuracy, and in stores that sell over-the-counter, the risk of holding unnecessary inventory can be reduced and the operation can be performed more soundly. it can.

  Moreover, in the said agency system, it cannot grasp | ascertain how the user knew the book which the user purchased. For example, for each user ’s attribute, you ’ll know what media you ’ve learned about the book, whether you ’re interested in the book, whether you ’ve actually visited the store, verified the content, or whether you ’ve finally purchased it. If possible, it is very beneficial in terms of strategy for publishers and newspaper publishers.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a “reservation reservation” that is not premised on purchasing a book seen in an advertisement on a predetermined medium to a user, and easily store the book at a store designated by the user. The book that should be delivered to the store based on the number of “reservation reservations” made by the user and the purchase (sale) performance at the store, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a book management system that can appropriately estimate the quantity of a book.

  Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a book management system capable of providing performance information including the frequency of visits to the store and the frequency of purchase to related organizations such as publishers, brokerage companies, advertising newspapers, and advertising agencies. It is to provide.

  Still further, an object of the present invention is to provide book arrangement information representing a preferred arrangement of books in each store according to the number of “reservation reservations” made by the user, the purchase (sales) performance in the store, and the like. The purpose is to provide a book management system.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, when a user makes a reservation for a book using an information terminal, reservation reservation information including book identification information for identifying the book that has made a reservation is received from the information terminal. From the reservation reservation information receiving means to receive and from the reservation information or the user information registered in advance, store identification information for identifying the store designated for browsing the book by the user, A delivery book estimation unit that associates the book identification information with the store identification information, and estimates the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information; A delivery instruction for sending delivery instruction information including a result of estimation by a delivery book estimation means to a predetermined computer for delivering the book It is a book management server configured to include a multi-address transmission unit.

  According to a second embodiment of the present invention, in the book management server according to the first embodiment, the book on which the user makes a reservation with the information terminal is a book that is a target of advertisement on a predetermined medium. Configured.

  According to a third embodiment of the present invention, in the book management server of the first embodiment, the frequency at which the user visits the designated store, and the book at which the user has made a reserve reservation is the designated store. It further comprises performance information receiving means for receiving performance information including at least one of the purchased frequencies from each store, and the delivery book estimation means is configured to receive each information based on the performance information received by the performance information receiving means. It is configured to estimate the number of books to be delivered to the store.

  According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the book management server according to the first embodiment, the delivery book estimation unit includes: book information including information on the advertisement regarding the book; and store information including information regarding the store. The number of books to be delivered to each store is estimated based on at least one of them.

  According to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the book management server according to the first embodiment, the delivery instruction information transmitting means sends the delivery instruction information to the predetermined computer at a delivery timing a plurality of times per day. And the delivery book estimation means is configured to estimate each time by a method according to the delivery timing.

  A sixth embodiment of the present invention relates to the book management server according to the third embodiment, the book reservation information including the reservation information, the store identification information, the performance information, and the advertisement information related to the book, and the store. Based on at least one of the store information including information and the delivery instruction information, book arrangement information indicating a preferred arrangement of books in each store is generated.

  The seventh embodiment of the present invention is the book management server according to the third embodiment, wherein the user visits the designated store or the book that the user has made a reservation for is reserved at the designated store. When purchased, it further comprises user information management means for managing the points given to the user at each store, and the point is obtained by the user at each store using the point card provided for each user by the computer at each store. It is configured to be given when presented at the store.

  An eighth embodiment of the present invention is a book management system including an information terminal and a book management server connected to the information terminal via a predetermined network. The information terminal receives a book from a user. The book management server includes book identification information for identifying, from the information terminal, the book for which the reserve reservation has been made when the user makes a reserve reservation. Reservation reservation information receiving means for receiving reservation reservation information, and store identification information for identifying a store designated by the user for browsing the book from the reservation reservation information or user information registered in advance. And acquiring the book identification information and the store identification information in association with each other. Based on the store identification information, delivery book estimation means for estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store, and delivery instruction information including an estimation result by the delivery book estimation means are predetermined for delivering the books. It is a book management system comprised so that a delivery instruction | indication information transmission means may be transmitted to this computer.

  In a ninth embodiment of the present invention, when a user makes a reservation for a book using an information terminal, reservation reservation information including book identification information for identifying the book that has made a reservation is received from the information terminal. From the reservation reservation information receiving step to be received and from the reservation reservation information or user information registered in advance, store identification information for identifying the store designated for browsing the book by the user, A delivery book estimation step for associating the book identification information with the store identification information, and estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information; Send delivery instruction information including the estimate result of the delivery book estimation step to a predetermined computer to deliver the book That is a delivery instruction information transmission step and book management method configured to include.

  In a tenth embodiment of the present invention, reservation reservation information including book identification information for identifying a book that has been reserved is stored in a book management server when a user makes a reservation for a book using an information terminal. , Store reservation information for identifying the store designated by the user for browsing the book from the reserve reservation information receiving means received from the information terminal, the reserve reservation information or the user information registered in advance. Obtaining and associating the book identification information with the store identification information, and estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information And a delivery instruction information including a result of estimation by the delivery book estimation means, a predetermined compilation for delivering the book. A program to function as a delivery instruction information transmitting means for transmitting the over data.

  With the book management system of the present invention, a user can make a “reservation reservation” that is not premised on purchasing a book that has been seen in an advertisement on a predetermined medium, thereby easily providing an overview of the book at a designated store. Can be confirmed. On the other hand, the degree of attention regarding each book can be ascertained from the number of “reservation reservations” made by the user, the frequency of the user who made reservation reservations actually visiting the designated store, and the like.

  Furthermore, the book management system of the present invention determines a preferred number of books to be placed in each store according to the degree of attention regarding each book. By determining the arrangement quantity of such rational books, each store can sell the books more efficiently. In addition, the book management system of the present invention allows related organizations such as publishers, brokerage companies, newspaper publishers, and advertising agencies to grasp the frequency of visits to the store, the frequency of purchase, etc. for each book. Can evaluate books and advertisements from a different perspective. In addition, publishers can quickly predict reprints and avoid any loss of sales opportunities due to out of stock.

  Still further, the book management system of the present invention provides book placement information representing the preferred book placement in each store, and each store has a reasonable placement according to the degree of attention of the book based on the information. It can be carried out.

  First, an outline of a book management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The book management system 1 of the present invention includes a book management server 20, an information terminal 40, and a store PC 70. The book management server 20 and the information terminal 40 are connected by a network including a public line, and the book management server 20 and the store PC are connected. Are connected by a network including the Internet, for example.

  The book management server 20 is, for example, disposed at an organizational location where the book management system 1 is operated and managed (hereinafter, such a location is referred to as a management site 10), and includes a storage device 30. The storage device 30 includes a book information table that stores book information that is information about books, a store information table that stores store information that is information about stores that purchase books, and user information that is information about users of the book management system 1. , A reservation information table for storing reservation reservation information, which is information related to reservation reservation transmitted from the user, and whether or not the user has visited the store designated at the time of reservation reservation and the user has made reservation reservation A track record information table for storing track record information indicating whether or not a book that has been purchased is actually purchased at the store is arranged.

  In this specification, “user” refers to a user registered in the book management system 1 of the present invention, while “customer” refers to a customer of a store who is not registered in the book management system 1. Used to include purchasers. The book information is information related to a book placed in an advertisement such as a newspaper and the advertisement thereof, and is provided from an organization (advertisement placement company) related to the placement of the advertisement, such as a newspaper company or an advertising agency.

  The information terminal 40 is a portable information terminal such as a telephone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and is operated by a user. A plurality of users are registered in the book management system 1, and therefore a plurality of information terminals 40 access the book management server 20. The information terminal 40 may be a device such as a stationary PC (personal computer) arranged at home or work.

  The information terminal 40 accesses the book management server 20 in accordance with a user operation, and displays the book information on the display device of the information terminal 40 as, for example, a WEB page. Here, the user further operates the information terminal 40, selects a book to be reserved from the displayed book information, and further specifies the store for the book and the number of books as necessary. These pieces of information are received as reserve reservation information by the book management server 20 and stored in the reserve reservation information table. The reserve reservation information includes at least book identification information for identifying a book. The book identification information may be book information displayed on the information terminal 40 as long as the book can be identified within a predetermined range. It may or may not be. For example, as the book identification information, all or a part of the book information of the book selected by the user in the information terminal 40 is set, or the ISBN code associated with the book selected by the user (or the book information) or the like. It can also be used.

  The book management server 20 determines a book to be delivered to each store based on reservation reservation information, performance information, etc., estimates the quantity, and sends a delivery instruction to the delivery center PC 80. The distribution center and the distribution center PC 80 are preferably provided in the management site 10 which is the same place as the book management server 20. The distribution center determines whether the inventory of books at the distribution center is sufficient based on the delivery instruction information of the books received by the distribution center PC 80 and other information. If there is a shortage of inventory, or if a shortage of inventory is expected, place an order for the book from a book delivery company, including a publisher or agency, and deliver a delivery corresponding to the order from the book delivery company. receive. The delivery center PC 80 also includes a storage device 90 including a book inventory information table that stores book inventory information, which is information relating to the inventory of books.

  When the delivery center receives the delivery of the book from the book delivery company (or at other predetermined timing), the delivery center delivers the book to each store according to the delivery instruction information. In the example of FIG. 1, store A, store B, and store C are illustrated as stores, but more stores can be managed. The store is, for example, a station store, a bookstore in the city, a convenience store, or the like. Here, the user can actually pick up and reserve the book that has been reserved, and can determine whether or not to purchase the book after confirming an outline or the like. In addition, these stores usually use people other than the user of the book management system 1, so they may purchase books on display.

  A store PC 70 is arranged at each store. The store PC 70 has a POS register function and the like, and manages record information in the store. For example, the frequency at which a customer purchases a book in a store is managed, the frequency at which a user who has made a reservation reservation visits the store, the frequency at which a user who has made a reservation reservation purchases a book, and a user who has not made a reservation reservation Manage the frequency of purchasing books.

  The user of the book management system 1 purchases a reserve book by presenting a reservation number provided on the display device of the information terminal 40 when making a reserve reservation. By doing so, it is possible to accurately grasp the phenomenon that the user who made the reservation reservation purchased the reserve book. In addition, for example, by providing a point card provided for each user and storing points having advantageous benefits, the user who has made a reservation reservation can receive a reserved book by having the point card presented at the time of purchase. It is possible to grasp an event of purchase (in this case, it is also possible to grasp an event that a user who has not made a reservation reservation purchases a book). Furthermore, the event that the user who made the reservation reservation visited the store but did not purchase the reserved book can be grasped by having the point card presented at the store and giving points there.

  It is difficult for the user to present the point card particularly when he / she visited the store but did not purchase the reserve book, and it is difficult to grasp this phenomenon. By giving store visit points to the point card, it is possible to grasp the user's performance information more accurately. On the other hand, for a user who wants to obtain only store visit points by repeating reservation reservation and store visit without making a purchase, an upper limit point within a predetermined period is provided to prevent the act.

  As described above, the points given in the book management system 1 have the character of using the reserve reservation by the system or the point of visiting the store.

  In this way, the record information related to the store / purchase accumulated by the store PC 70 is transmitted to the book management server 20 at a predetermined timing, and the store / purchase record is determined for each specific user by a reservation number, a point card number, or the like. Managed. The book management server 20 stores the received track record information in the track record information table. The book management server 20 appropriately calculates and edits the performance information as necessary, and transmits the result information to the advertisement placement company PC 50 installed in the advertisement placement company, the book delivery company PC 60 installed in the book delivery company, and the like. By obtaining such performance information, the advertising company and the book delivery company can evaluate the advertisement and the book from an unprecedented viewpoint. In addition, publishers can quickly predict reprints and avoid any loss of sales opportunities due to out of stock.

  The book management server 20 generates book placement information using at least one of reserve reservation information, store identification information, performance information, book information, store information, and delivery instruction information transmitted to the delivery center PC 80, Send to each store. This book arrangement information represents an ideal arrangement of books that can be expected to be sold more. For example, from the purchase (sales) history up to the previous day, reserve reservation information, and the like, a point that the user is interested in is analyzed, and this is added to the book arrangement information.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the book management system 1. The book management server 20 includes a WEB access control unit 21, a book / store information management unit 22, a user information management unit 23, a reserve reservation management unit 24, a delivery book estimation unit 25, a delivery instruction transmission unit 26, a performance information management unit 27, An arrangement information management unit 28 and a network I / F unit 29 are provided. Further, the book management server 20 includes a storage device 30, and the storage device 30 includes a book information table 31, a store information table 32, a user information table 33, a reserve reservation information table 34, and a performance information table 35.

  The information terminal 40 is a general information terminal capable of displaying a WEB page on the Internet, and includes a WEB browser 41 and a network I / F unit 42.

  The advertisement placement company PC 50 includes a book information transmission unit 51, a performance information reception unit 52, and a network I / F unit 53.

  The store PC 70 includes a record information transmission unit 71, an arrangement information reception unit 72, a point management unit 73, and a network I / F 74.

  The delivery center PC 80 includes a delivery instruction receiving unit 81, a book inventory management unit 82, and a network I / F unit 83. Further, the distribution center PC 80 includes a storage device 90, and the storage device 90 includes a book stock information table 91.

  In response to the WEB page request from the information terminal 40, the WEB access control unit 21 of the book management server 20 transmits the corresponding WEB page to the WEB browser 41 of the information terminal 40. Further, data input via the WEB browser of the information terminal 40 is stored in a table in the storage device 30 based on the instruction.

  The book / store information management unit 22 receives the book information transmitted from the advertising printing company PC 50 and stores it in the book information table 31. This book information is, for example, a book that is actually placed in an advertisement by an advertising company such as a newspaper company or an advertising agency, or information related to the advertisement, and book identification information (for example, an ISBN code, Title + publisher or title + publisher + author, etc.), media name, title, price, publisher, author, ISBN code, summary information, content field, date published, page, column size, and Includes data such as posting column position.

  Further, the book / store information management unit 22 receives information about the store from the person in charge of the management site and each store and stores it in the store information table 32. This store is a bookstore that receives books reserved for display and displays them for viewing and purchase by the user. For example, the store information includes store identification information (for example, store code, Store name + branch name, etc.), store name, address, store area, bookcase size / arrangement, and other data. The store identification information only needs to be able to identify the store within a predetermined range, and may be store information displayed on the information terminal 40 or not. For example, as the store identification information, all or a part of the store information of the store selected by the user on the information terminal 40 is set, or the store code associated with the store selected by the user (or store information). It can also be used.

  When user registration is performed via a WEB browser of the information terminal 40 or another computer (such as a WEB browser), the user information management unit 23 receives information on the user specified at that time, Store in table 33. This user information includes, for example, a user name, user ID, password, e-mail address, age, sex, payment card information, occupation, home address, work address, point balance, and the like. Here, the user name, age, sex, occupation, etc. are not essential items. Also, home addresses and work addresses are not required until the street address. Instead of these addresses, you can also specify a commuting / commuting station (boarding station, getting off station).

  Further, the user information may include a reserve store (default), the number of reserves (default), a display order of newspapers being placed, a display order of books, a display order of stores, and the like. These items will be described in detail later.

  The reservation reservation management unit 24 controls to display a reservation reservation screen on the WEB browser of the information terminal 40 when a request is received from the user via the information terminal 40. On the reserve reservation screen, a book that the user wants to reserve is specified, and a store where the book is stored is specified. Then, the reserve reservation management unit 24 receives the content (reservation reservation information) designated by the user on the reserve reservation screen from the information terminal 40 and stores it in the reserve reservation information table 34. The reserve reservation information includes book identification information for identifying a book, store identification information for identifying a store for browsing / purchasing a book, and the number of books to be reserved (the number of reserves). The store identification information and the number of reserves can be registered as default user information. In such a case, it is not necessary to include these pieces of information in the reserve reservation information. Further, the reserve reservation management unit 24 notifies that the book reserve reservation has been normally received in the book management system by, for example, sending an e-mail to the user. In addition, a guide for the expiration date of the reserve reservation (for example, several days) is automatically added to the mail message. Such mail is received by the mail function of the user's information terminal 40, for example.

  The delivery book estimation unit 25 predetermines a book to be delivered to each store and its quantity based on reservation reservation information stored in the reservation reservation information table 34, record information stored in the record information table 35, and the like. (Estimate). Then, the delivery instruction transmitting unit 26 transmits delivery instruction information to the delivery center PC 80 according to the estimation result. In this example, the delivery instruction information is transmitted to the delivery center PC 80, but is not limited to transmission to such a centrally managed delivery center. For example, it can be delivered to a distribution center distributed in several places, or the corresponding store can be directly sent to the store PC 70 to arrange for books at each store. .

  The estimation by the delivery book estimation unit 25 can be performed a plurality of times during the day based on the actual results of the day. The estimation method for each time need not be the same. For example, the calculation formula and data for estimation can be changed each time. In addition, as reservation reservation information, only book identification information may be included. In that case, the store identification information specified by default and the user identification of the user related to the reservation reservation information are specified by default. It can also be designed to make an estimate after obtaining the number of reserves. Here, in the user information or system design, the number of books to be kept can be fixed at 1.

  The track record information management unit 27 acquires track record information regarding store visits / purchases from each store and stores the track record information in the track record information table 35. Thereafter, the performance information is transmitted to the advertisement placement company PC50 and the book delivery company PC60, respectively, at a predetermined timing or in response to a request from the advertisement placement company or the book delivery company. The result information may be the result information itself received from each store, or may be a part of the information, or information obtained by adding statistical processing to the information.

  The arrangement information management unit 28 stores reservation reservation information stored in the reservation reservation information table 34, store identification information, track record information stored in the track record information table 35, a book stored in the book information table 31, and its book Based on the book information related to the advertisement, the store information stored in the store information table 32, including store size and bookshelf information, and the delivery instruction transmitted by the delivery instruction transmitting unit 26 to the delivery center PC 80, etc. The book arrangement information is generated in the store and is transmitted to the store PC 70 of each store. As described above, the book arrangement information is information suggesting what kind of book arrangement is effective arrangement that leads to more sales in each store.

  The network I / F unit 29 realizes an interface to the network 100, and transmits and receives data between the book management server 20 and the information terminal 40, the distribution center PC 80, the store PC 70, the book delivery company PC 60, and the advertisement placement company PC 50. To control. Here, for convenience, only one network 100 is displayed, but the network 100 with the information terminal 40 is usually a public telephone line (a mobile telephone line if the information terminal 40 is a mobile phone) and the Internet. The network 100 between the store PC 70, the book delivery company PC 60, and the advertisement placement company PC 50 usually includes the Internet. The network 100 with the distribution center PC 80 in the same management site 10 is connected via a local area LAN or the like. The network I / F unit of each component (computer) of the book management system 1 also has the same function, and will not be described below.

  The WEB browser 41 of the information terminal 40 accesses the book management server 20 functioning as a WEB server via the Internet, and displays the requested WEB page. Data and instructions input from the screen displayed on the WEB page are transmitted to the book management server 20 by the WEB browser, and corresponding processing and data storage are respectively performed there. In this example, the reserve reservation designated by the user is received by the WEB browser 41 (WEB page), and reserve reservation information including book identification information and the like is transmitted to the reserve reservation management unit 24 of the book management server 2.

  The book information transmitting unit 51 of the advertisement publishing company PC 50 transmits the book information related to the book published in the advertisement of the advertisement publishing company (for example, a newspaper company) to the book management server 20. Here, for convenience, the book information is provided by the advertisement placement company PC 50 arranged in the advertisement placement company, but may be provided from another computer such as a computer installed in a third party organization. The record information receiving unit 52 receives record information from the record information managing unit 27 of the book management server 20.

  The track record information transmission unit 71 of the store PC 70 transmits track record information at each store to the track record information management unit 27 of the book management server 20. The arrangement information receiving unit 72 receives the book arrangement information from the arrangement information management unit 28 of the book management server 20 at a predetermined timing. When the user's point card is presented, the point management unit 73 updates the point balance of the point card, and notifies the user information management unit 23 of the book management server 20 of the point balance update, so that the user information The user's point balance stored in the table 33 is updated. The point card is desirably a card that can store a certain amount of data, such as an IC card. The points to be added can be changed according to the behavior of the user. For example, 3 points are set when a reservation is made and a book is purchased, and 10 points is set when a book is purchased with a reservation. be able to. In addition, when the user presents the reservation number indicated in the reservation reservation, the reservation number is transmitted to the user information management unit 23 of the book management server 20, and the corresponding user point is updated there.

  The delivery instruction receiving unit 81 of the delivery center PC 80 receives the delivery instruction transmitted by the delivery instruction transmitting unit 26 of the book management server 20, and orders a book from a book delivery company based on the information. The order may be designed to be automatically performed in conjunction with the reception of the distribution instruction, or may be manually transmitted to the book delivery company after confirmation by the person in charge. The book stock management unit 82 updates the stock data in the book stock information table 91 when a book is delivered from a book delivery company, and further, when the book is delivered to each store, the stock data is updated. Update.

  Although the description of the book delivery company PC 60 is omitted in FIG. 2, the book delivery company PC 60 realizes a network connection between the book management server 20 and a record information receiving unit that receives record information from the book management server 20. A network I / F unit is provided.

  Next, an example of a user registration screen of the book management system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, the user accesses the book management server 20 using a PC, designates the user ID and password in the user registration menu displayed there, and displays the user registration screen 200 of FIG. Here, the user registration screen 200 is displayed on the display device of the PC, but can also be displayed on the display device of the portable information terminal 40 operated by the user.

  The user registration screen 200 includes a user profile setting area 210, a newspaper setting area 220, and a store setting area 230. In the user profile setting area 210, a user profile such as a user email address is input. Although a user name is input here, this item can be a nickname or can be omitted. In addition, it is not necessary to input the house address or work address up to the address. The layout of the user registration screen 200 is the same as that of the user registration content display screen, but the user registration content display screen is provided with an area indicating the user's point balance.

  In the newspaper setting area 220 and the store setting area 230, when the user makes a reserve reservation, the posted newspaper selection screen, the book selection screen, and the store designation screen displayed on the display device of the user's information terminal 40 are displayed. Set up. In the newspaper setting area 220, it is determined which book published in which newspaper advertisement is to be reserved and in which order the list of books is displayed. A newspaper candidate can be automatically set from a home address, a work address, or the like. It is also possible to automatically determine the newspaper from the home address or work address.

  In the store setting area 230, it is designated in which store the book that has been reserved is viewed and purchased. The store candidates can be automatically set from various viewpoints such as the vicinity of the home address or work address, the nearest station of the home address or work address, and the transfer station when commuting to work or school. In addition, when a plurality of stores are designated, the order of the list of stores is displayed. For example, the stores can be displayed in the order closer to the office or in the order closer to the home.

  In the book setting area 240, it is set how to handle the number of books of each book at the time of reserve reservation. In this example, when a book is designated, it is always set as one book, and the designated area for the number of books is not displayed at the time of reserve reservation. In addition, if “specified at reserve reservation” is selected, an area for designating the number of reserved books for the book is displayed at the time of reserve reservation.

  Next, a series of screens displayed on the display device of the information terminal 40 of the user when the user makes a reserve reservation will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. These screens are displayed by the WEB browser 41 of the information terminal 40, and the WEB browser 41 transmits and receives data to and from the WEB access control unit 21 of the book management server 20.

  When a user makes a reservation at the information terminal 40, first, a user ID and a password are input on a login screen (not shown), and it is determined whether or not the user is a regular user of the book management system 1. FIG. 4A shows a posted newspaper selection screen 300 displayed thereafter. Under the title display section 301, three newspaper candidates are displayed in the newspaper name display sections 302 to 304. This display is based on the contents specified in the newspaper setting area 220 of the user registration screen 200 shown in FIG.

  The user selects one of the newspapers displayed on the newspaper name display units 302 to 304 (as displayed on the guide message display unit 305) by clicking with the mouse. Also, a check box corresponding to each of the newspaper name display sections 302 to 304 can be provided to specify a plurality of newspapers. If the next page button in button display section 306 is clicked on with a mouse, a candidate for the next newspaper is displayed.

  This may be as specified in the newspaper setting area 220 of the user registration screen 200, and when there is no room for selecting a newspaper, the display of the posted newspaper selection screen 300 may be omitted. After selecting the newspaper, clicking the decision button of the button display unit 306 with the mouse displays the next book selection screen.

  FIG. 4B shows an example of the book selection screen 350. This display is a case where the decision button is clicked after the newspaper name display section 302 displaying “A newspaper (10/4 morning Saitama ○ version)” is selected on the published newspaper selection screen 300, and the title display section Below 351, a list of books is shown based on the display order specified in the newspaper setting area 220 of the user registration screen 200 shown in FIG. The book is a book published in an advertisement of the newspaper “A newspaper (10/4 morning)” designated on the published newspaper selection screen 300 on the previous page, and the name of the selected newspaper is displayed in the selected newspaper display unit 352. It is displayed. Here, among the books displayed on the book information display units 353 to 355 (as displayed on the guide message display unit 356), the user checks a book that he / she wants to keep and browse. To display the next book, the next page button of the button display unit 357 is clicked with the mouse. To decide, click the decision button with the mouse. When the enter button is clicked here, the screen changes to a store designation screen.

  FIG. 5A shows an example of the store designation screen 400. This display is a case where the determination button is clicked after the book information display unit 353 displaying “Book D (1980 yen, XX company)” is selected on the book selection screen 350. In the selected newspaper display unit 402 and the selected book display unit 403, “A newspaper (10/4 morning)” is specified on the newspaper selection screen 300 and “book D” is specified on the book selection screen 350, respectively. It is shown.

  The stores displayed in the store information display units 404 to 406 are displayed based on the display order designated in the store setting area 230 of the user registration screen 200 shown in FIG. Clicking on the store that you want to leave and browse among the stores displayed in the store information display unit 404 to 406 (according to the guide message display unit 407), and clicks the decision button on the button display unit 408 , The reservation reservation operation by the user is completed. In order to display other stores, the next page button of the button display unit 408 is clicked with the mouse.

  The store may be as specified in the store setting area 230 of the user registration screen 200, and when no other store is selected, the display of the store specification screen 400 may be omitted. In addition, some stores can be individually set by prior registration, and can be selected from these stores each time a reservation is made.

  When the user clicks the OK button on the button display unit 408, the reserve reservation operation by the user is completed, and a reserve completion confirmation screen 450 as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed on the display screen of the information terminal 40. In the guide message display section 452 of this screen, a message “Reservation reservation has been completed with the following contents” is displayed, and “Book D” to be reserved and the store to be reserved are displayed in the guide message display section 453. “□□ Station G Bookstore” is shown. The user can recognize that the reserve reservation has been normally completed by viewing this screen display. In addition, when the determination button on the button display unit 408 is clicked, book identification information for identifying “book D” as a reserve object and store identification information for identifying “□□ station G bookstore” as a store to be reserved are included. Reservation reservation information is transmitted to the book management server 20.

  In the guide message display section 454 of the reservation completion confirmation screen 450, guidance about the period during which the reservation is made is also displayed. Along with this display, a confirmation message may be sent to the user's mail address. In the guide message display section 455 of the reserve completion confirmation screen 450, guidance about the end of the reserve period is also displayed. In this example, the user can specify that an email to that effect is sent 6 hours before the end of the holding period. Also, by checking the check box at the bottom, it can be specified not to send the mail.

  At this time, the reservation number can be displayed or transmitted by e-mail. When the user indicates this reservation number when visiting the designated store, a predetermined point is given to the user by operating the store PC 70. When a point card is provided, a reservation number is not necessary, and predetermined points are given by causing the store PC 70 to read the point card.

  Further, when the book to be reserved cannot be received immediately for the convenience of the publisher or the like, the reservation completion confirmation screen 450 indicates that fact and the scheduled arrival date. When there is an arrival, a notification to that effect can be sent to the e-mail address.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a reserve performance display screen 500. This screen is generated based on the record information transmitted from the record information management unit 27 of the book management server 20 to the advertisement placement company PC 50 and displayed on the display device of the advertisement placement company PC 50, for example. In this case, book information, store information, and the like are also transmitted from the book management server 20 to the advertisement placement company PC 50 as necessary. Moreover, it can also be controlled so that only the performance information about the books related to the advertisement handled by the advertisement placement company is transmitted to the advertisement placement company PC50.

  6 includes a store-by-store result display unit 510, a book-by-book result display unit 520, and a publisher-by-publisher result display unit 530. In the store results display section 510, store information is displayed. A pull-down menu allows you to select a store and a period (period for which reservations have been made, periods for which achievements have been made, etc.), and when these are selected, the performance information for the selected condition is displayed in the list below. Is displayed. In this example, the title, price, publisher, number of purchases, number of reserved reservations, number of reserved purchases, and number of visits to the store (not purchased) are displayed. The number of reserved reservations represents the number of reservations made by the user using the information terminal 40, and the number of reserved purchases represents the number of books purchased by visiting the store designated by the user who made the reservation. The number of visits to the store (unpurchased) represents the number of cases where the book that has been reserved has not been purchased, although the store has been visited by the user who made the reservation. For example, when viewing this list, it is understood that many of the users who have visited the store have purchased the book E.

  In the book achievement display section 520, book achievement information is displayed. A book and a period can be selected from a pull-down menu, and after selecting these, a bookstore ranking button and an advertisement link ranking button below the mouse are clicked with a mouse. For example, when the bookstore ranking button is clicked, the bookstore ranking (for example, the top 10 stores) is displayed for the number of books purchased within a specified period. When the advertisement link ranking button is clicked, the ranking (for example, the top five papers) is displayed as to which newspaper advertisement has been purchased with respect to the number of reserved books in the designated period.

  In the publisher-specific results display section 530, the publisher-specific results information is displayed. Publishers can be selected from the pull-down menu, and when these are selected, the performance information of the books published by the selected publisher is displayed in the list below. The example of the list shown here has the same format as that shown in the store-by-store performance display unit 510. For example, when looking at this list, a large number of reservations have been made for book F, but compared to book G, the percentage of users who have purchased the book after actually picking it up is quite low. I understand that.

  Here, the reserve record display screen 500 has been described using an example displayed on the display device of the advertising company PC50. However, record information is transmitted from the record information management unit 27 of the book management server 20 to the book delivery company PC60. In such a case, a similar reserve result display screen is displayed on the display screen of the book delivery company PC60.

  7 and 8 show examples of the book layout screens for each store. These screens are generated based on, for example, book arrangement information provided from the arrangement information management unit 28 of the book management server 20 to the store PC 70 of each store, and are displayed on the display device of the store PC 70. The book-by-store book arrangement screen 600 in FIG. 7 is for suggesting the book arrangement at the G bookstore on October 8, 2008. The store-specific book arrangement screen 600 includes a store plan view display unit 610 and a book arrangement view display unit 620 for each book shelf in the store.

  In the plan view display unit 610, the arrangement of book shelves in the store is shown, and each book shelf shows when the books published in the newspaper advertisement are stored. Also, in this example, newer publications in newspaper advertisements are located closer to the entrance, especially for the newest October 8th publication, which has a larger space than other publication dates. Has been. By arranging such books, the user can easily find a desired book using the date published in the newspaper advertisement as an index, and the closer the date published in the newspaper advertisement is, the closer to the book Easy access. In addition, books for weekly book reviews are displayed on the bookshelf near the exit.

  The book layout diagram display unit 620 represents the book layout in each book shelf shown in the plan view display unit 610. In this example, two bookshelves (10/8 publication (1) and 10/8 publication (2)) on which books for October 8 are arranged are shown. In the arrangement information management unit 28 of the book management server 20, the arrangement position of each book indicates the number of reserved reservations, published newspapers, fields of contents, newspaper advertisement placement pages, newspaper advertisement placement column sizes, newspaper advertisements. This is automatically determined based on the posting column position. For example, the book D, which is a book in which the field of the description content is very common and the posting column of the newspaper advertisement has a large size, is often arranged at a height that is easily noticeable by the user.

  In addition, for books on which newspaper advertisements and the like are performed every day, the arrangement and quantity of each book can be determined in consideration of the performance information of the previous day.

  The book-by-store book arrangement screen 650 in FIG. 8 is for suggesting the book arrangement at the G bookstore on October 9, 2008. This store-specific book layout screen 650 shows the book layout of the next day of the store-specific book layout screen 600 shown in FIG. 7, and similarly to the store-specific book layout screen 600, the store plan view display unit 660, It is comprised with the book arrangement | positioning figure display part 670 of each book shelf in a store.

  The plan view display unit 660 shows the arrangement of the bookshelves in the pavement in the same manner as the book arrangement screen 600 for each store. Here, the books for October 9 are arranged at a position closest to the entrance. , Previously posted items are moved (rotated) in the direction of the arrow. As a result, there are no more books published on October 2 that were placed on the store-specific book placement screen 600 shown in FIG. Also, considering this kind of rotation, it is necessary to provide a movable bookcase, place books on the bookcase every publication day, and manage and operate the bookcase so that it moves in the direction of rotation every day. Is reasonable.

  The book layout diagram display unit 670 represents the book layout in each book shelf shown in the plan view display unit 660. In this example, two bookshelves (10/9 publication (1) and 10/9 publication (2)) on which books for October 9 are arranged are shown. Here, the book E is the one in which the newspaper advertisement was made continuously on October 8th and October 9th, but in the results on October 8th, the number of reserved reservations, the number of purchases, the number of visits, etc. Because of the low level, the quantity is stored at a lower position on the bookshelf as compared with the layout on October 9 (see the book-specific book layout screen 600 in FIG. 7). In addition, the book layout diagram display unit 670 also shows a book shelf on which books from the previous day (October 8) to October 2 and the weekly book reviews are arranged. This arrangement is also evaluated and generated based on the performance information on October 8 and the number of reserved reservations, and the arrangement of the book E is extremely small.

  Each store need not completely follow the suggestion of the store-specific book placement screen shown in FIGS. The book layout screen for each store is intended to provide effective information to each store. Each store can arrange itself based on these information and can actually manage the store. In addition, each store can add a certain condition as store information and receive a book-by-store arrangement screen on the basis of the condition from the book management server 20. For example, circumstances for each store such as the number and position of bookcases can be set as conditions. However, on the other hand, it is possible to provide rational arrangement information to a store or a store clerk who is unfamiliar with the arrangement of books by suggesting the book arrangement screen for each store.

  Next, processing timing of the book management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows a typical process performed in a computer which is each component of the book management system 1 or in its place, with the passage of time. In this example, the processing timing of related processing is shown for the first day and the second day when a certain book (book Z) is published in a newspaper advertisement. Book Z is published for the first time in a newspaper advertisement, and the time is expressed in 24 hours.

  First, the book information of the book is transmitted from the advertising printing company PC 50 to the book management server 20. This processing is desirably performed by 4 o'clock in FIG. 9 and may be received before that time. Based on the book information of the book, the book management server 20 creates a WEB page so that a reservation can be made for the book, and uploads it to the WEB server on the Internet. Here, the book management server 20 includes a WEB access control unit 21, and the book management server 20 itself can be a WEB server. It is desirable that the upload is performed by 6 o'clock when the reserve reservation becomes possible.

  When the book management server 20 receives the book information, the book management server 20 prepares delivery of the book to each store. Specifically, the quantity of books delivered to each store is estimated, and delivery instruction information is transmitted to the delivery center PC 80. Here, for the estimate of the books to be delivered to each store, for example, in addition to the book information including the size of the newspaper column and the size of the column, the store information including the store area and the size / arrangement of the bookshelf, etc. Data such as performance information (the number of reserved reservations, the number of reserved purchases, the number of visits, etc.) related to other books belonging to the same field can be used.

  The delivery center PC 80 contacts the book delivery company with the number of books specified by the received delivery instruction information, orders the books, and delivers the books to each store from the delivery center or the book delivery company. After the delivery instruction information is transmitted from the book management server 20 at 4 o'clock, it is desirable that the designated quantity of books be delivered to each store by 7 o'clock when preparation for opening the store begins. When books are delivered from the delivery center to each store by 7 o'clock, each store then delivers books that have been displayed for 7 days but not yet purchased, and these books are then delivered to the delivery center. To the book delivery company.

  At this time, the book Z that is first published in the newspaper advertisement on this day is in a state where neither past performance information nor reserve reservation information can be grasped. In such a case, it is desirable that the delivery is performed on the designated date or the previous day, and that the distribution center has sufficient inventory at 4 o'clock on the day. Therefore, for example, the book management server 20 obtains a schedule or schedule to be published in a newspaper advertisement in advance, book information including information related to the advertisement, past performance information related to similar books, and reserve reservation information. By referring to, you can estimate the number of books to be delivered to each store, place an order for the number of books from a book delivery company, and operate so that the required number of books are prepared at the delivery center by the previous day .

  In addition, the book delivery company can also unilaterally deliver a predetermined number of books published in newspaper advertisements to the distribution center by the designated date or the previous day (a form of advance deposit). In this way, in the first delivery, the number of delivered books may be smaller (or more) than the number of deliveries to each store determined by the book management server 20, but in such a case, The excess and deficiency can be borne under predetermined conditions (for example, evenly or by changing the ratio for each store).

  Then, from 6 o'clock, reservation reservation processing becomes possible at the information terminal 40 of the user, and the reservation reservation management unit 24 of the book management server 20 uses the function of the WEB access control unit 21 while Accept reserve reservations.

  Thereafter, at 8 o'clock, each store opens and sales of books begin. Among the customers of each store, there are users of the book management system 1 according to the present invention and general customers who are not. Accordingly, the purchase at the store includes the purchase of a book reserved by the user of the book management system 1 (reservation purchase) and the purchase by a general customer (general purchase). In addition, the user of the book management system 1 may be a person who has come to the store to see the book that has been placed but has not purchased it, or a person who has made a reservation but has not visited the store within a certain period of time.

  When the book management server 20 reaches 10:00, the book management server 20 counts the number of reserved reservations from 6:00 to 10:00. Further, in the store PC 70 of each store, performance information such as the number of purchases from 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the number of reserved purchases, the number of visits to the store, etc. is totaled and transmitted to the book management server 20. The delivery book estimation unit 25 of the book management server 20 estimates the number of books to be delivered to each store in the future based on these data.

  The estimate regarding the quantity of books to be delivered to each store is obtained, for example, by the number of reserved reservations from 6 o'clock to 10 o'clock x factor 1 + the number of purchases from 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock (where factor 1 is 0.5) . In addition, the reserve reservation number from 6:00 to 10: 00 × factor 1+ (number of purchases from 8:00 to 10: 00 × (number of reserve purchases from 8:00 to 10: 00 / number of reserve reservations from 8:00 to 10:00) × Coefficient 2) It can also be obtained by the number of purchases from 8:00 to 10:00 (however, coefficient 1 is 0.5 and coefficient 2 is 0.1). By making such an estimate, you can make up for the number of books actually sold (the number of purchases), and prepare the stock with a certain expected value for the quantity that has been reserved. To meet the needs of users who want to see an overview of books at a high level. In the latter formula, the record information of a predetermined period, that is, the purchase record of the reserved book is taken into consideration.

  In this way, various estimation methods are conceivable. However, in the above estimation, there is no guarantee that 100% books are secured for a certain period by reserve reservation. Here, the coefficient 1 and the coefficient 2 are numbers that change over time.

  Thereafter, the delivery instruction information is transmitted to the delivery center PC 80. When the number of books specified in the received delivery instruction information is not in the delivery center or is expected to be short in the future, the delivery center PC 80 contacts the book delivery company to place an order for the book and deliver it. The center's inventory needs to be replenished. After the delivery instruction information is transmitted from the book management server 20 at 10:00, it is desirable that a designated number of books be delivered to each store by 12:00.

  Next, at 15:00, the book management server 20 counts the number of reserved reservations from 10:00 to 15:00. In addition, in the store PC 70 of each store, performance information such as the number of reserved purchases and the number of stores visited from 10:00 to 15:00 is totaled and transmitted to the book management server 20. The delivery book estimation unit 25 of the book management server 20 estimates the quantity of books to be delivered to each store based on these data.

  The estimate regarding the quantity of books to be delivered to each store is obtained by, for example, the number of reserved reservations from 10:00 to 15: 00 × the coefficient 1 + the number of purchases from 10:00 to 15:00 (where the coefficient 1 is 0.3) .

  Thereafter, the delivery instruction information is transmitted to the delivery center PC 80. When the number of books specified in the received delivery instruction information is not in the delivery center or is expected to be short in the future, the delivery center PC 80 contacts the book delivery company to place an order for the book and deliver it. The center's inventory needs to be replenished. After the delivery instruction information is transmitted from the book management server 20 at 15:00, it is desirable that a designated number of books be delivered to each store by 17:00.

  Next, at 22:00, the book management server 20 counts the number of reserved reservations from 15:00 to 22:00. Further, in the store PC 70 of each store, performance information such as the number of reserved purchases and the number of stores visited from 15:00 to 22:00 is totaled and transmitted to the book management server 20. Each store closes at 22:00. Here, the day changes after 24:00. At 2 o'clock, the book management server 20 counts the number of reserved reservations from 22:00 to 2 o'clock the previous day. Reservation reservations will end at 2 o'clock. The delivery book estimation unit 25 of the book management server 20 estimates the quantity of books to be delivered to each store based on these data.

  Also, at 4 o'clock, the book information of the book is transmitted from the advertising printing company PC 50 to the book management server 20. In this example, it is assumed that the book Z is not included in the current book information, that is, there is no newspaper advertisement for the book Z for this day.

  Estimates regarding the quantity of books to be delivered to each store are as described above for the books that have been published in newspaper advertisements for the first time. The estimate for the book Z is obtained, for example, by (number of reserved reservations from 15:00 to 22: 00 + number of reserved reservations from 22:00 to 22:00) × factor 1 + number of purchases from 15:00 to 22:00 (where coefficient 1 0.2).

  When the estimation is completed, delivery instruction information is transmitted to the delivery center PC 80. After the delivery instruction information is transmitted from the book management server 20 at 4 o'clock, it is desirable that a designated quantity of books be delivered to each store by 7 o'clock. As described above, the estimation in the book management server 20 can be performed at a plurality of arbitrary timings during one day, and the estimation method is changed in each of the estimations (for example, used for the calculation formula or estimation of the estimate). Data can be changed).

  FIG. 9 shows only an example of the estimation regarding the quantity of books to be delivered to each store, and can be obtained at various other timings. Also, other data can be used for estimation, or estimation can be performed using other calculation formulas. For example, the frequency of visiting the store (number of stores) of the user who made the reservation, the frequency of purchasing the book reserved by the user who made the reservation at the designated browsing store (number of reserve purchases), and the user who made the reservation The frequency at which you visited the browsing store but did not purchase the book you left, the number of purchases for another book of the same field or the same author, the number of reservations, the number of reserves, the number of visits, and newspapers in other regions Prediction can be performed using performance information in an advertisement.

  It is also possible to make an estimate by taking into account past reservation reservations and reservation purchases related to users who have made reservation reservations.

  Next, referring to FIG. 10, the hardware configuration of a computer used as the book management server 20, the distribution center PC 80, the advertisement placement company PC 50, and the book delivery company PC 60 of the book management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. An example will be described. However, the computer 800 in FIG. 10 merely exemplifies a typical configuration of the computer.

  A computer 800 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 801, a memory 802, an audio output device 803, a network interface 804, a display controller 805, a display 806, an input device interface 807, a keyboard 808, a mouse 809, an external storage device 810, and an external recording medium. A drive unit 811 and a bus 812 connecting these components to each other are included.

  The CPU 801 controls the operation of each component of the computer 800, and executes the functions of the book management system 1 according to the present invention under the control of the OS. For example, the book management server 20 controls the execution of each function such as the reserve reservation management unit 24 and the delivery book estimation unit 25.

  The memory 802 is generally composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a nonvolatile memory and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile memory. The ROM stores a program executed when the computer 800 is started. The RAM temporarily stores programs for realizing the functions of the book management server 20 and the distribution center PC 80 executed by the CPU 801, and data used during the execution of these programs.

  The audio output device 803 is, for example, a device such as a speaker, and receives audio data from a video player or the like and outputs audio.

  The network interface 804 is an interface for connecting to the network 820. The network 820 corresponds to, for example, the network 100 illustrated in FIG.

  A display controller 805 is a dedicated controller for actually processing a drawing command issued by the CPU 801. The drawing data processed by the display controller 805 is once written in the graphic memory and then output to the display 806. The display 806 is a display device configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).

  The input device interface 807 receives a signal input from the keyboard 808 or the mouse 809 and transmits a predetermined command to the CPU 801 according to the signal pattern.

  The external storage device 810 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), for example, and the above-described program and data are recorded in this device and loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 as necessary at the time of execution. Is done. For example, the storage device 30 of the book management server 20 and the storage device 90 of the distribution center PC 80 correspond to such a storage device.

  The external recording medium driving device 811 accesses the recording surface of a portable external recording medium 830 such as a CD (Compact Disc), an MO (Magneto-Optical Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc., and is recorded there. It is a device that reads data. The external recording medium 830 can also record the program of the book management server 20 for realizing the book management system 1 according to the present invention. Data recorded in the external recording medium 830 is stored in the external storage device 810 via the external recording medium driving device 811. If it is a program, it is loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 at the time of execution.

  As another distribution form of the program for realizing the book management system 1 according to the present invention, a route stored in the external storage device 810 from a predetermined server on the network via the network 820 and the network interface 804, etc. Is also possible. The program stored in this way is loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 at the time of execution and executed in the same manner as described above.

  As described above, the configuration of such a computer is basically common to the book management server 20, the distribution center PC 80, the advertisement placement company PC 50, and the book delivery company PC 60. However, the book management server 20 and the like function exclusively as a server. For the computer, the audio output device 803, the display controller 805, the display 806, the input device interface 807, and the keyboard 808 are not essential components.

  So far, the function of the book management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described, but the configuration of the system is merely an example, and the idea of the present invention can be realized by various other configurations. For example, the configuration, function distribution, connection form, and the like of each computer in the book management system 1 can be replaced by various known methods. Further, the configuration, contents, etc. of each table can be realized using many other forms.

It is an approximate line figure showing an outline of a book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of a book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an approximate line figure showing an example of a user registration screen in a book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. In the book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is an approximate line figure showing an example of a screen displayed on a display device of an information terminal at the time of reservation reservation. In the book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is an approximate line figure showing an example of a screen displayed on a display device of an information terminal at the time of reservation reservation. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the reserve results display screen in the book management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an approximate line figure showing an example of a book arrangement screen classified by store in a book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an approximate line figure showing an example of a book arrangement screen classified by store in a book management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the process timing in the book management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the computer which comprises the server, PC, etc. which are used with the book management system concerning one Embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Book management system, 10 ... Management site, 20 ... Book management server, 30 ... Storage device, 40 ... Information terminal, 50 ... Advertising company PC, 60 ... Book delivery company PC, 70 ... store PC, 80 ... delivery center PC, 90 ... storage device, 100 ... network, 800 ... computer, 801 ... CPU, 802 ... memory 803 ... Audio output device 804 ... Network interface 805 ... Display controller 806 ... Display 807 ... Input device interface 808 ... Keyboard 809 ... Mouse 810 ... External storage device, 811 ... External recording medium driving device, 812 ... Bus, 820 ... Network, 830 ... External recording medium

Claims (10)

Reservation reservation information receiving means for receiving, from the information terminal, reservation reservation information including book identification information for identifying a book for which reservation has been made when a user makes a reservation for a book with an information terminal;
The store identification information for identifying the store designated by the user for browsing the book is acquired from the reserve reservation information or user information registered in advance, and the book identification information and the store identification information are acquired. A delivery book estimation means for estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information,
A book management server comprising delivery instruction information transmitting means for transmitting delivery instruction information including a result of estimation by the delivery book estimating means to a predetermined computer for delivering the book. The book management server according to claim 1,
The book management server, wherein the book that the user makes a reservation with the information terminal is a book that is a target of advertisement on a predetermined medium. The book management server according to claim 1,
Performance information reception for receiving performance information from each store including at least one of the frequency at which the user visits the designated store and the frequency at which the user has made a reservation reservation at the designated store. Further comprising means,
The book management server, wherein the delivery book estimation unit estimates the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the record information received by the record information receiving unit. The book management server according to claim 1,
The delivery book estimation means estimates the number of books to be delivered to each store based on at least one of book information including information on the advertisement related to the book and store information including information related to the store. Book management server. The book management server according to claim 1,
The delivery instruction information transmitting means transmits the delivery instruction information to the predetermined computer at a delivery timing of a plurality of times per day;
The book management server, wherein the delivery book estimation unit estimates each time by a method according to the delivery timing. In the book management server according to claim 3,
Based on at least one of the reserve reservation information, the store identification information, the performance information, book information including information on the advertisement related to the book, store information including information related to the store, and delivery instruction information, A book management server that generates book arrangement information indicating a preferred arrangement of books in a store. In the book management server according to claim 3,
User information management means for managing the points given to the user at each store when the user visits the specified store or when the user has made a reservation reservation and purchases the book at the specified store Further comprising
The book management server, wherein the points are given by the computer of each store when the user presents a point card provided for each user at the store. A book management system comprising an information terminal and a book management server connected to the information terminal via a predetermined network,
The information terminal
For books, with reserve reservation accepting means for accepting reserve reservations from users,
The book management server
Reservation reservation information receiving means for receiving reservation reservation information including book identification information for identifying a book that has made a reservation reservation from the information terminal when the user makes a reservation reservation;
The store identification information for identifying the store designated by the user for browsing the book is acquired from the reserve reservation information or user information registered in advance, and the book identification information and the store identification information are acquired. A delivery book estimation means for estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information,
A book management system comprising: delivery instruction information transmitting means for transmitting delivery instruction information including a result of estimation by the delivery book estimating means to a predetermined computer for delivering the book. A reserve reservation information receiving step for receiving reserve reservation information including book identification information for identifying a book for which a reserve reservation has been made when a user makes a reserve reservation for a book with an information terminal;
The store identification information for identifying the store designated by the user for browsing the book is acquired from the reserve reservation information or user information registered in advance, and the book identification information and the store identification information are acquired. A delivery book estimation step for estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information;
A book management method comprising: a delivery instruction information transmitting step for transmitting delivery instruction information including a result of estimation in the delivery book estimation step to a predetermined computer for delivering the book. In the book management server,
Reservation reservation information receiving means for receiving, from the information terminal, reservation reservation information including book identification information for identifying a book for which reservation has been made when a user makes a reservation for a book with an information terminal;
The store identification information for identifying the store designated by the user for browsing the book is acquired from the reserve reservation information or user information registered in advance, and the book identification information and the store identification information are acquired. A delivery book estimation means for estimating the number of books to be delivered to each store based on the associated book identification information and the store identification information, and
A program that causes delivery instruction information including a result of estimation by the delivery book estimation means to function as a delivery instruction information transmission means for transmitting the book to a predetermined computer in order to deliver the book.