JP2014164333A - Server and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relatively know the size of a commodity to be purchased in a virtual store.SOLUTION: A server connected to a customer terminal via a network for managing information on a commodity to be purchased which is input from the customer terminal includes: an image storage part which stores a commodity image of a commodity corresponding to information identifying the commodity and a commodity image of a comparison commodity whose size is different from that to the commodity; reception means which receives the information identifying the commodity input via the network from the customer terminal and image comparison information: preparation means which prepares display control information for displaying a commodity image of the commodity identified by the information identifying the commodity and a comparison commodity image of the comparison commodity side by side on the basis of the information identifying the commodity and the image comparison information received by the reception means; and output means for outputting the display control information prepared by the preparation means in the customer terminal via the network.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a server and a program.

  With the spread of networks in recent years, a sales method (EC: Electronic Commerce) for selling products via the Internet is actively performed. Also, in a store such as a supermarket, a so-called “net supermarket” sales method is performed in which products sold in the store are sold via the Internet. In the online supermarket, when an order for purchasing a product is received from a customer through the Internet, the store is operated so that the corresponding product is collected from the store and delivered to the home of each customer.

  In order for this customer to shop at an online supermarket, the customer usually accesses the Internet supermarket site via the Internet from a customer terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer) or mobile phone at home, and purchases the product by the customer himself / herself. The order is placed and the store delivers the ordered product to the home the same day or at a later date.

  The customer looks at the product displayed on the screen of the customer terminal, operates the customer terminal, selects the desired product, and places an order.

  However, a large size product and a small size product are displayed in the same size on the customer terminal. Therefore, when a customer selects a product at a customer terminal, the customer does not know whether the selected product is larger or smaller than other similar products or how much the size is different. You may find that it is different from the product of the size you had.

  The server of the embodiment is a server that is connectable to a customer terminal through a network and manages information related to product purchase input from the customer terminal. The product image of the product and the product corresponding to the information specifying the product An image storage unit that stores product images of comparative products having different sizes, a reception unit that receives information specifying the product and image comparison information input from the customer terminal via the network, and the reception unit Display control information for displaying the product image of the product specified by the information specifying the product and the comparison product image of the comparative product side by side based on the information specifying the product received and the image comparison information Creating means for creating; and output means for outputting the display control information created by the creating means to the customer terminal via the network; Equipped with a.

The program of the embodiment functions as a server that can be connected to a customer terminal through a network and manages information related to product purchase input from the customer terminal, and corresponds to information for identifying the product. A computer having an image storage unit that stores an image and a product image of a comparative product having a size different from that of the product receives information specifying the product and image comparison information input from the customer terminal via the network. Receiving means;
Display for displaying the product image of the product specified by the information specifying the product and the comparison product image of the comparative product side by side based on the information specifying the product received by the receiving unit and the image comparison information Creation means for creating control information and output means for outputting the display control information created by the creation means to the customer terminal via the network are realized.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire system of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the net super server. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a product master of the net super server. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the net super server. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the net super server. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of the customer terminal. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the net super server. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen of the customer terminal. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the net super server. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of the customer terminal.

  Hereinafter, a server and a program according to embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire system 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, the store system 2 and the headquarter system 3 are connected by a dedicated line 4. The store system 2 is connected to a net super system 5 that is a server via a network line 7. The net super system 5 is connected to a customer terminal 6 (for example, a personal computer 6a or a mobile phone 6b) via a network line 7. The customer terminal 6 includes a display unit 61 that displays information.

  The headquarter system 3 provided in the headquarters includes a headquarter server 20. The headquarter server 20 is a customer master (not shown) for managing customer information (for example, customer name, age, address, gender, birthday, purchase history, cumulative points, customer rank, etc.) for each customer, It has a product master (not shown) that stores product information for each store. The headquarter server 20 transmits the customer information of the customer master and the product information of the product master to the store server 11 of each store via the dedicated line 4.

  The store system 2 provided in the store is mainly provided with a store server 11, a plurality of POS (Point Of Sales) terminals 12, and a net super management server 14, which are connected to each other via a local area network (LAN). (Area Network) line 15 is connected.

  The POS terminal 12 executes data processing of merchandise sold at the store, the store server 11 collects data processed by the POS terminal 12, and sends information and commands from the headquarter server 20 to the POS terminal 12 and the net super server. 18 to send. The net super management server 14 executes data processing for the selection (picking) of products purchased at the net supermarket and the packaging (packing) of products based on the product purchase information transmitted from the net super server 18. The product boxing is executed by inputting product information at the handy terminal 16, and the input product information is transmitted to the net super management server 14 via the antenna 13. The net super management server 14 outputs the delivery slip data to the printer 17 when the packaging of the product is completed, and the printer 17 prints the delivery slip.

  The net super system 5 includes a net super server 18. The net super server 18 manages a web server connected to the network line 7, a database server that stores a customer database including a customer master and a product database including a product master, a batch server that executes batch processing, coupons, points, and the like. It consists of a management server and a mail server that delivers mail to customers. The net super server 18 is communicably connected to the store system 2 and the customer terminal 6 of each store via the network line 7. The net super server 18 stores customer information, information on products sold on the net supermarket, etc. When there is an access from the customer terminal 6, the product information is transmitted to the customer terminal 6, and the product from the customer terminal 6 is transmitted. Accept purchase. The received product purchase information is transmitted to the net super management server 14 of the store system 2.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the net super server 18. As shown in FIG. 2, the net super server 18 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 21 that is a control subject, a read only memory (ROM) 22 that stores various programs, and a random access memory (RAM) 23 that develops various data. And a memory unit 24 such as an HDD for storing various programs. The CPU 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, and memory unit 24 are connected to each other via a data bus 25. The CPU 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, and memory unit 24 constitute the control unit 100. That is, the control unit 100 executes a control process to be described later when the CPU 21 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 22 or the memory unit 24 and expanded in the RAM 23. The RAM 23 also stores various information.

  Further, a keyboard 26 and a display unit 27 are connected to the data bus 25 via a controller 28. Further, a network I / F (Interface) 29 is connected to the data bus 25. The network I / F 29 transmits information and commands from the network super server 18 via the network line 7 and receives information and commands from the customer terminal 6 and the network super management server 14.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the product master 71 stored in the memory unit 24 of the net super server 18. The merchandise master 71 stores the merchandise information of the merchandise sold at the online supermarket corresponding to the merchandise code that identifies the merchandise. In FIG. 3, the product code unit 31 stores a product code for specifying a product to be sold on the internet supermarket. The product name part 32 stores the product name of the product of the product code stored in the product code part 31. The price unit 33 stores the price of the product with the product code stored in the product code unit 31. The product image unit 34 stores an image of the product with the product code stored in the product code unit 31. The basic image unit 35 stores a product image of a basic product, which is a comparative product having a different size from the product of the product code stored in the product code unit 31. The image size of the basic product stored in the basic image unit 35 and the size of the product image stored in the product image unit 34 differ in proportion to the actual size of the product. The other image unit 36 stores an image of another product that is a product other than the basic product, which is a comparative product having a size different from the product of the product code stored in the product code unit 31. The image size of the other product stored in the other image portion 36 and the size of the product image stored in the product image portion 34 differ in proportion to the actual size of the product. The image size of the other product stored in the other image unit 36 is different from the size of the image of the basic product stored in the basic image unit 35.

  The basic product refers to a representative product that is the best-selling product and many people know the size of the container. Other products refer to products that are different from basic products among products. In the case of the present embodiment, the product of a certain drinking water plastic bottle is the same product (product name: AA) of the same manufacturer, but with different sizes “AA (small)” “AA (medium)” “AA” There are three types of (large). Among them, “AA (medium)” with a capacity of 500 ml is the most popular product. In this case, for the product “AA (large)” with the product code “1113”, the basic product is “AA (medium)” and the other products are “AA (small)”. Then, the basic image stored in the basic image unit 35 is preferentially compared with the selected product “AA (large)”. In addition, when an operation described later is performed, the image is compared with other images stored in the other image unit 36 instead of the basic image. When there are a plurality of images in the other image portion 36, the priority order for further comparison is determined.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the net super server 18. The net super server 18 implements an accepting unit 101, a creating unit 102, and an output unit 103 by causing the control unit 100 to operate according to various programs stored in the ROM 22 and the memory unit 24.

  The accepting unit 101 has a function of accepting a product code and a selection signal input from the customer terminal 6 via the network 7.

  The creation unit 102 displays the product image of the product specified by the product code and the comparison product image of the comparison product side by side on the customer terminal 6 based on the product code received by the receiving unit 101 and the selection signal. It has a function to create control information.

  The output unit 103 has a function of transmitting the display control information created by the creating unit 102 to the customer terminal 6 via the network 7.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of control processing of the control unit 100 in the net super server 18. In FIG. 5, the control part 100 transmits the menu screen of the goods sold by a net supermarket to the customer terminal 6 via the network 7 (step SP11). When the customer operates the customer terminal 6 to select one product, the customer terminal 6 sends the product code of the selected product and a selection signal indicating that the product has been selected via the network 7 to the net super server 18. Send to. In the present embodiment, a state in which the customer has selected the product “AA (large)” will be described. The control unit 100 (reception unit 101) determines whether or not the product code and selection signal of the product selected by the customer have been received from the customer terminal 6 (step SP12). If it is determined that it has been received (Yes in step SP12), the control unit 100 transmits the screen information of the product corresponding to the received product code to the customer terminal 6 via the network 7 (step SP13). Upon receiving the product screen information, the customer terminal 6 displays the product screen information on the display unit 61.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen information of a product selected by the customer displayed on the display unit 61 of the customer terminal 6. In FIG. 6, the product information display unit 41 displays a product image 42, a product name 43, an internal capacity 44, and a product price 45. In addition, a product purchase key 46 and a size comparison key 47 are displayed. The product image 42 is a product image of the product code received in step SP12. The product name 43 is a product name of the product. The internal volume 44 is the internal volume or weight of the product. The product price 45 is the selling price of the product.

  The product purchase key 46 is a key operated when purchasing the product. When the product purchase key 46 is operated, a product purchase signal is transmitted to the network super server 18. The size comparison key 47 is a key for displaying the size of the product on the display unit 61 by comparing the size of the product with another same product having a different size from the product. When the size comparison key 47 is operated, a screen size signal is transmitted to the net super server 18.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The control unit 100 determines whether or not a product purchase signal has been received from the customer terminal 6 (step SP14). When it is determined that it has been received (Yes in step SP14), the control unit 100 stores information on the product in the product purchase area of the RAM 23 (step SP15). If it is determined that a product purchase signal has not been received (No in step SP14), the control unit 100 next determines whether a screen size signal has been received from the customer terminal 6 (step SP21). If it is determined that it has not been received (No in step SP21), the control unit 100 returns to step SP14. If it is determined that it has been received (Yes in step SP21), display control information creation / transmission processing shown in FIG. 7 is executed (step SP22).

  Step SP22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, the control unit 100 acquires the product image information of the product of the product code received from the customer terminal 6 in step SP12 from the product image unit 34 (step SP41). Next, the control unit 100 acquires basic image information stored in the basic image unit 35 corresponding to the product code received from the customer terminal 6 (step SP42). The control unit 100 (creating unit 102) creates display control information based on the acquired product image information, basic image information, and the like (step SP43). The display control information is information for displaying product image information and basic image information side by side and comparing the sizes of both images. The display control information includes product name information, content information, price information, and the like of the product and the comparison product. The display control information includes information for displaying a scale 54 and a scale 64 described later. Next, the control unit 100 (output unit 103) transmits the created display control information to the customer terminal 6 in order to display it on the customer terminal 6 (step SP44). The customer terminal 6 displays the received display control information on the display unit 61.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of display control information displayed on the display unit 61 of the customer terminal 6. In FIG. 8, the display unit 61 displays product information 52 for displaying selected product information, a product image 53 of the selected product, and a scale 54 on the selected product display unit 51. The product information 52 is “selected product”, the product name, content, and price of the selected product. The product image 53 is an image of the selected product. In the present embodiment, an image of a plastic bottle of the product “AA (large)” is displayed. The scale 54 is a straight line that is displayed vertically and horizontally at regular intervals and serves as an index of the size of the product. The scale 54 is displayed together with the scale 55 on the selected product display unit 51 so as to overlap the product image 53.

  In addition, the comparison product display unit 85 displays product information 62 for displaying information about the basic product that is the comparison product, a product image 63 of the basic product, and a scale 64. The product information 62 is the product name, content, and price of the basic product. The product image 63 is an image of a basic product. In the present embodiment, an image of a plastic bottle of the product “AA (medium)” is displayed. The scale 64 is a straight line that is displayed vertically and horizontally at regular intervals and serves as an index of the size of the product. The scale 64 is displayed together with the scale 65 so as to overlap the basic image 63 on the comparative product display unit 85.

  On the display unit 61, an image of the selected product to be purchased and an image of the basic product are displayed side by side. The customer can compare the size of the selected product displayed on the display unit 61 and the basic product. For this reason, it is possible to know the difference in relative size between the selected product and the basic product. Since the scale 54, the scale 64, the scale 55, and the scale 65 are displayed and the scale 54 and the scale 64 are displayed so as to overlap each product, the actual size of the product can be known.

  The display control information includes information on a product purchase key 71, a comparison product selection key 72, and a comparison key 73 with other products. The display unit 61 displays the product purchase key 71 and the comparison product selection key 72. A comparison key 73 with other products is displayed. The product purchase key 71 is operated when purchasing the selected product displayed on the selected product display unit 51. When the product purchase key 71 is operated, a product purchase signal is transmitted to the net super server 18. The comparison product selection key 72 is operated when it is desired to view the product information of the basic product displayed on the comparison product display unit 85. When the comparison product selection key 72 is operated, the customer terminal 6 transmits a comparison product selection signal to the net super server 18. The comparison key 73 with another product is operated when it is desired to change the basic product displayed in the comparison product display unit 85 to display another product. When the comparison key 73 with another product is operated, the image of the basic product is changed to an image of another product as will be described later. When the comparison key 73 with another product is operated, another product signal is transmitted to the net super server 18.

  Since the control unit 100 controls in this way, when the customer wants to purchase the basic product instead of the selected product, the customer operates the comparison product selection key 72 to display the basic product selection screen. It becomes possible to execute processing for purchasing basic commodities.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The control unit 100 determines whether or not a product purchase signal has been received (step SP23). When determining that it has been received (Yes in step SP23), the control unit 100 returns to step SP15. If it is determined that it has not been received (No in step SP23), the control unit 100 determines whether or not a comparison product selection signal has been received (step SP24). If it is determined that it has been received (Yes in step SP24), the control unit 100 returns to step SP13 and transmits the selected image information of the product related to the basic product to the customer terminal 6.

  The customer terminal 6 displays a screen similar to FIG. 6 relating to the basic product based on the transmitted selection image information of the basic product. The customer operates the product purchase key 46 when purchasing the displayed basic product. Then, the customer terminal 6 transmits a selection signal to the net super server 18. The control unit 100 of the net super server 18 determines step SP14 and executes the process of step SP15. When comparing the basic product with other products, the customer operates the size comparison key 47. Then, the customer terminal 6 transmits a screen size signal to the net super server 18. The control unit 100 of the net super server 18 determines step SP21 and executes the process of step SP22. In this case, in the process of step SP22, the control unit 100 creates display control information by comparing the product image of the basic product with the product image of the product with the highest priority stored in the other image unit 36. To do.

  If it is determined that the comparison product selection signal has not been received (No in step SP24), the control unit 100 determines whether another product signal has been received (step SP25). If it is determined that it has been received (Yes in step SP25), the control unit 100 executes another screen information creation process shown in FIG. 9 (step SP26).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of control processing of the control unit 100 regarding display control information creation / transmission processing. In FIG. 9, the control unit 100 acquires other image information stored in the other image unit 36 corresponding to the received product code (step SP51). Then, the control unit 100 (creating unit 102) creates display control information in which the acquired other image information is replaced with basic image information in the display control information created in step SP22 (step SP52). That is, the product information 62 that displays information about basic products is replaced with product information 81 that displays information about other products (see FIG. 10). Further, the product image 63 of the basic product is replaced with a product image 82 of another product (see FIG. 10). And the control part 100 (output means 103) transmits the produced display control information to the customer terminal 6 (step SP53). The customer terminal 6 displays the received display control information on the display unit 61.

  FIG. 10 is an example of the display control information created in step SP52 displayed by the display unit 61. In FIG. 10, in the comparison product display section 85, other product information 81 is displayed instead of the product information 62 for displaying information on the basic product. Further, other product images 82 are displayed in place of the product image 63 of the basic product. Then, the control part 100 performs the process which returns to step SP23. If it is determined that no other product signal has been received (No in step SP25), the control unit 100 executes a process of returning to step SP23.

  Thus, when the customer wants to compare the selected product with a product other than the basic product, the customer can compare with the other product by operating the comparison key 73 with the other product.

  Further, when the control unit 100 determines that the selection signal has not been received (No in step SP12), the control unit 100 determines whether or not an accounting signal has been received (step SP31). The accounting signal is transmitted from the customer terminal 6 to the net super server 18 in response to the customer's accounting operation end operation at the customer terminal 6. If it is determined that the accounting signal has been received (Yes in step SP31), the control unit 100 executes accounting processing (step SP32). When it is determined that the accounting signal has not been received (No in step SP31), the control unit 100 executes a process of returning to step SP12.

  In this embodiment, since the size of a product to be purchased can be compared with the size of a comparative product, it is not necessary to purchase a product having an unintended size.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, since the priority was given to the goods to compare, the goods to be compared can be compared in order.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the contents and price are displayed together with the image of the product for comparison, comparisons other than the size of the product are also possible.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, since the scale was displayed on the comparison screen of goods, the absolute size of goods can be known.

  This embodiment is presented as an example, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the selected product and the basic product as the product to be compared are compared, but the product to be compared may not be the basic product depending on the selected product.

  In this embodiment, the scale is displayed on the screen, but the display of the scale is not always necessary. Further, the scale does not have to be displayed overlapping the product.

  In addition, when the purchased product is changed from the selected product to another product such as a basic product, a comparison screen of the changed purchased product may be displayed suddenly.

  The program executed in the server according to the present embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, and is a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). Recorded on a readable recording medium.

  Further, the program executed by the server according to the present embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the program executed by the server of the present embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Further, the program executed by the server according to the present embodiment may be configured to be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Control part 101 Reception means 102 Creation means 103 Output means

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-6944

Claims (6)

In a server that can be connected to a customer terminal via a network and manages information related to product purchase input from the customer terminal,
An image storage unit that stores a product image of the product and a product image of a comparative product having a size different from that of the product in response to information specifying the product;
Receiving means for receiving information specifying the product and image comparison information input from the customer terminal via the network;
Display for displaying the product image of the product specified by the information specifying the product and the comparison product image of the comparative product side by side based on the information specifying the product received by the receiving unit and the image comparison information Creating means for creating control information;
Output means for outputting the display control information created by the creating means to the customer terminal via the network;
A server with The image storage unit stores a plurality of types of product images with priorities to be compared as the comparative product image.
The server according to claim 1. The creation means creates information for displaying the price of the product and the price of the comparative product as the display control information.
The server according to claim 1 or 2. The creation means creates information including information for displaying a scale representing the size of a product on the product image and the comparison product image as the display control information,
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The creation means creates information including information for displaying a key that enables the comparison product to be purchased as the display control information.
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 4. It functions as a server that can be connected to a customer terminal through a network and manages information related to product purchase input from the customer terminal, and the product image of the product differs from the product in correspondence with the information for specifying the product. In a computer having an image storage unit for storing product images of comparative products,
Receiving means for receiving information specifying the product and image comparison information input from the customer terminal via the network;
Display for displaying the product image of the product specified by the information specifying the product and the comparison product image of the comparative product side by side based on the information specifying the product received by the receiving unit and the image comparison information Creating means for creating control information;
Output means for outputting the display control information created by the creating means to the customer terminal via the network;
A program to realize

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