JP2015060578A - Merchandise management device, merchandise management method, and merchandise management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exhibit suitable merchandise on a virtual online shop.SOLUTION: A merchandise management device has a receiving part and a determination part. The receiving part receives identification information which identifies merchandise from a terminal device. When merchandise information on the merchandise indicated by the identification information stored in a storage part fulfills a predetermined condition, the determination part determines that the merchandise may be exhibited on a virtual online shop.

Description

  The present invention relates to a product management apparatus, a product management method, and a product management program.

  In recent years, online shopping via the Internet has become widespread. As a technique related to such online shopping, a technique for selling a product sold at a real store at a virtual store on the Internet is known. For example, in such a technology, various types of products displayed on the product display shelves in the sales floor are displayed in the virtual store via the system server of the tenant store sales promotion management system together with the supplementary products in the inventory storage space in the sales floor. The

JP 2011-8453 A JP 2009-265849 A JP 2003-316975 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, it is not always possible to display appropriate products in a virtual store. For example, when a product at a virtual store stores an item for sale at a point-of-sale (POS) register at a point-of-sale (POS) register, the product information is read by the terminal communication device and transmitted to the system server. Is automatically executed. As described above, since products for which product information is registered in the POS register are automatically listed, there are cases where the products to be displayed at the virtual store are not appropriate products. For this reason, in the above-described conventional technology, it is not always possible to display appropriate products in a virtual store.

  The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a product management device, a product management method, and a product management program that can display appropriate products in a virtual store.

  The merchandise management apparatus according to the present application, when the merchandise information related to the merchandise indicated by the identification information stored in the storage unit and receiving means for receiving the merchandise identification information for identifying the merchandise from the terminal device satisfies a predetermined condition, Judgment means for determining that the product can be exhibited in a virtual store is provided.

  According to one aspect of the embodiment, there is an effect that an appropriate product can be exhibited in a virtual store.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a product management process performed by the product management apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the merchandise management apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the price information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product management screen according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a merchandise management procedure by the merchandise management apparatus. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an exhibition page of an auction site according to a modification. FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that realizes the function of the product management apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for implementing a product management apparatus, a product management method, and a product management program according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the product management apparatus, the product management method, and the product management program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. Moreover, in the following embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same site | part and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

[1. (Product management processing)
First, an example of a product management process according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a product management process performed by the product management system 1 according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 1, a merchandise management process for managing merchandise is performed by the merchandise management apparatus 100.

  Here, the merchandise management process will be described on the assumption that the staff of the store A, which is an actual store, adds the inventory of the product C1 using the terminal device 10 installed in the store A. Note that the terminal device 10 stores information related to the product C1 in the product information storage unit 11 in advance. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 stores in advance that the stock quantity of the product C1 of the product name “X pictorial book” corresponding to the product identification code “J01” is “9”.

  In the example of FIG. 1, first, the staff reads the barcode attached to the product C1 using the scanner R1 with the terminal device 10 in the inventory registration mode. Thereby, the terminal device 10 reads the product identification code “J01” of the product C1. Then, the terminal device 10 updates the inventory quantity to “10” by adding “1” to the inventory quantity “9” of the commodity C1 indicated by the read commodity identification code. Thereby, the terminal device 10 can manage the inventory of the product C1. Then, the terminal device 10 transmits information regarding the updated product C1 to the product management apparatus 100.

  Thereafter, when the product management apparatus 100 receives information on the product C1 from the terminal device 10, the product management apparatus 100 determines whether the product can be exhibited in the virtual store based on the received information on the product C1. Specifically, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines that the merchandise C1 can be exhibited in the virtual store when the number of stocks of the merchandise C1 exceeds a predetermined threshold. In the example of FIG. 1, it is assumed that the product management apparatus 100 determines that such a product can be exhibited in a virtual store when the number of products in stock exceeds “9”. In this case, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines that the merchandise C1 can be exhibited in the virtual store because the quantity of the merchandise C1 in stock is “10”.

  Then, the merchandise management apparatus 100 distributes to the terminal apparatus 10 a merchandise management screen W1 in which the “put” button B1 is displayed on the screen for managing the merchandise of the merchandise C1 determined to be available for sale in the virtual store. As a result, the terminal device 10 displays the product management screen W1 of the product C1 on which the “Sell” button B1 is displayed. Therefore, when the “Sell” button B1 is pressed by the staff, the product C1 is displayed in the virtual store. You can exhibit.

  As described above, the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment displays the “Send” button on the product management screen of the product determined to be available for sale in the virtual store and distributes the product C1 to the terminal device 10. It becomes possible to make it possible to exhibit at a store. As a result, a product satisfying a predetermined condition can be sent to the virtual store, so that an appropriate product can be sent to the virtual store.

[2. Product management system configuration]
Next, the product management system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product management system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the product management system 1 includes a terminal device 10 and a product management device 100. The terminal device 10 and the product management device 100 are connected to the network N so as to be able to communicate with each other wirelessly. In FIG. 2, an example in which the product management system 1 includes one terminal device 10 and one product management device 100 is shown, but the product management system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices 10. Alternatively, a plurality of product management devices 100 may be included.

  The terminal device 10 is, for example, an information processing device such as a POS register, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a mobile phone, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The terminal device 10 is installed, for example, in a store that sells products at a store. Further, the terminal device 10 has a function of reading a barcode with a scanner or a camera (corresponding to R1 shown in FIG. 1), and reads a product identification code given to the product. Further, the terminal device 10 includes a product information storage unit 11 as shown in FIG.

(About the product information storage unit 11)
The product information storage unit 11 stores information related to products. Specifically, the product information storage unit 11 stores various types of information such as the sales price and the number of stocks of products for each product. Here, FIG. 3 shows an example of the product information storage unit 11 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the product information storage unit 11 has items such as “product identification code”, “product name”, “stock quantity”, “store price”, “purchase price”, and “gross profit”.

  The “product identification code” indicates identification information for identifying a product. “Product name” indicates the name of the product corresponding to the product identification code. “Inventory number” indicates the number of items in stock at the actual store. The “inventory number” is not limited to the number of items in stock in the actual store, and may include the number of items in stock in other stores or the number of items in stock in the warehouse. “In-store price” indicates the price of a product sold at an actual store. “Purchase price” indicates the cost of purchasing a product. For example, the “purchase price” is set to a price at which a product is purchased from a wholesaler. “Gross profit” indicates the amount of profit obtained by selling the product in the actual store. For example, “gross profit” is calculated by subtracting “purchase price” from “store price”. Note that “gross profit” is not limited to the difference between “over-the-counter price” and “purchase price”, but a gross profit margin that is the ratio between “in-store price” and “purchase price” is set. Also good.

  That is, FIG. 3 shows an example in which the product with the product name “A dictionary” corresponding to the product identification code “J02” has an over-the-counter price “1000”, a purchase price “300”, and a stock quantity “1”. . As described above, the terminal device 10 stores information related to the product in the product information storage unit 11 in advance.

  In addition, the terminal device 10 updates information related to the product. For example, the terminal device 10 reads the product identification code by reading the barcode in the inventory registration mode, and updates the number of products in stock indicated by the read product identification code. Thereby, the terminal device 10 manages the information regarding goods.

  In addition, the terminal device 10 transmits information related to the product to the product management apparatus 100. Specifically, the terminal device 10 transmits information about the product to the product management apparatus 100 every time information about the product is updated. For example, the terminal device 10 transmits information related to the stock quantity of the product to the product management apparatus 100 every time the stock quantity of the product is updated.

  The merchandise management apparatus 100 is a server apparatus that manages various types of information related to merchandise. Specifically, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether or not such merchandise can be exhibited in a virtual store based on various information related to the merchandise. For example, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether or not such merchandise can be exhibited in a virtual store based on the number of merchandise in stock, the gross profit of the merchandise, and the sales price of the merchandise.

[3. Configuration of product management device]
Next, the configuration of the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the merchandise management apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130. The product management apparatus 100 includes an input unit (for example, a keyboard and a mouse) that receives various operations from an administrator who uses the product management apparatus 100, and a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) that displays various types of information. ).

(About the communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by a NIC or the like, for example. The communication unit 110 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device 10 via the network N.

(About the storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 includes a price information storage unit 121.

(About the price information storage unit 121)
The price information storage unit 121 stores information related to the price of the product in the virtual store. Specifically, the price information storage unit 121 stores, for each product, information related to the market price of the product in the virtual store. Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of the price information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the price information storage unit 121 includes items such as “product identification code”, “product name”, and “market price”.

  The “product identification code” indicates identification information for identifying a product. “Product name” indicates the name of the product corresponding to the product identification code. “Market price” indicates the market price of the sales price of the product in the virtual store. For example, the “market price” is set to the average value of the sales price of the product at each virtual store. The “market price” may be set to the average value or the lowest price calculated using the sales price of the product in the online shopping mall (online mall), which is a website with a plurality of online shops. . Further, the “market price” may be set based on information regarding the market price acquired from a site for comparing the sales price in the virtual store. For example, the average price or the lowest price of the sales price of the product acquired from the comparison site is set in the “market price”. Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 can set the market price with high accuracy.

  That is, FIG. 5 shows an example in which the product with the product name “A dictionary” corresponding to the product identification code “J02” is the market price “400”.

(About the control unit 130)
The control unit 130 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like that stores various programs (corresponding to an example of a product management program) stored in a storage device inside the product management device 100. This is realized by being executed as a work area. The control unit 130 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 130 includes a reception unit 131, a determination unit 132, a distribution unit 133, a reception unit 134, and an exhibition unit 135. Realize or execute the action. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 4, and may be another configuration as long as a product management process described later is performed. In addition, the connection relationship between the processing units included in the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship illustrated in FIG. 4, and may be another connection relationship.

(About the receiver 131)
The receiving unit 131 receives information related to the product from the terminal device 10. Specifically, the receiving unit 131 receives various pieces of information such as the number of products in stock, the store price of the product, the purchase price of the product, and the gross profit of the product in the actual store from the terminal device 10.

(About determination unit 132)
The determination unit 132 determines that a product satisfying a predetermined condition can be exhibited in a virtual store based on information about the product. Specifically, the determination unit 132 determines that such a product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the number of stocks of the product received by the receiving unit 131 exceeds a predetermined threshold. As a result, the product management apparatus 100 can increase sales opportunities because it can be sold not only in actual stores but also in virtual stores when the number of products in stock is a certain number or more. Note that the predetermined threshold for the number of products in stock is set in advance by an administrator who decides to sell products.

  This point will be described in detail with reference to the example of FIG. The determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the number of products in stock exceeds “9”. In this case, in the example of FIG. 3, the determination unit 132 determines that the A dictionary cannot be exhibited in the virtual store because the inventory number of the A dictionary is “1”. Further, since the inventory number of the B novel is “12”, the determination unit 132 determines that the B novel can be exhibited in the virtual store. Further, since the stock number of the C score is “5”, the determination unit 132 determines that the C score cannot be displayed in the virtual store.

  In another example, when the receiving unit 131 receives information on the purchase price of the product, the determination unit 132 determines whether or not the product can be exhibited in the virtual store based on the purchase price of the product. To do. For example, the determination unit 132 determines that the gross profit in the virtual store that is the difference between the market price stored in the price information storage unit 121 and the purchase price of the product received by the reception unit 131 exceeds a predetermined threshold. If such a product is found, it is determined that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store. This is because even if a product is sold at a virtual store, a certain amount of profit can be expected. In addition, the predetermined threshold value of the gross profit in the virtual store is set in advance by an administrator who determines the listing of products.

  This point will be described in detail with reference to the examples of FIGS. Note that, when the gross profit at the virtual store exceeds “500”, the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store. In this case, in the example of FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, since the gross profit between the market price “400” of the A dictionary and the purchase price “300” is “100”, the determination unit 132 sets the A dictionary to the virtual store. Judgment is impossible. Further, since the gross profit between the market price “700” of the B novel and the purchase price “50” is “650”, the determination unit 132 determines that the B novel can be exhibited in the virtual store. In addition, since the gross profit between the market price “100” of the C score and the purchase price “100” is “0”, the determination unit 132 determines that the C score cannot be displayed in the virtual store.

  In another example, when the reception unit 131 receives information on the store price of the product, the determination unit 132 determines whether or not the product can be exhibited in the virtual store based on the store price of the product. For example, when the market price stored in the price information storage unit 121 is higher than the store price of the product, the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be listed in the virtual store. This is because a person who sells a product in a virtual store can expect a higher profit than a product sold in a real store. The determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the difference between the market price stored in the price information storage unit 121 and the store price of the product exceeds a predetermined threshold. Also good. In this case, the predetermined threshold value for the difference is set in advance by an administrator who decides to sell the product.

  This point will be described in detail with reference to the examples of FIGS. Note that the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the difference between the market price in the virtual store and the store price of the product exceeds “300”. In this case, in the example of FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, since the difference between the market price “400” of the A dictionary and the store price “1000” is “−600”, the determination unit 132 exhibits the A dictionary in the virtual store. Judged as impossible. Further, since the difference between the market price “700” of the B novel and the store price “300” is “400”, the determination unit 132 determines that the B novel can be exhibited in the virtual store. Further, since the difference between the market price “100” of the C score and the store price “200” is “−100”, the determination unit 132 determines that the C score cannot be displayed in the virtual store.

(About distribution unit 133)
The distribution unit 133 distributes the product management screen to the terminal device 10. Specifically, the distribution unit 133 distributes to the terminal device 10 a product management screen in which a “send” button is displayed in the product column determined to be available for sale by the determination unit 132. Here, FIG. 6 shows an example of a product management screen according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, on the merchandise management screen W2, a “submit” button B2 is displayed in the column of the B novel determined to be available for display by the determination unit 132.

(About the reception unit 134)
The accepting unit 134 accepts a merchandise listing instruction from the terminal device 10. For example, the accepting unit 134 accepts an instruction to exhibit a product in a virtual store when the “Sell” button B2 on the product management screen W2 displayed on the terminal device 10 is pressed.

(About exhibitor 135)
The exhibiting unit 135 exhibits the product at the virtual store. Specifically, when the receiving unit 134 receives an instruction to sell a product, the exhibiting unit 135 sets a selling price at the virtual store for the product and displays the product at the virtual store. Here, for example, the exhibition unit 135 exhibits a product on an online shopping site as a virtual store.

  For example, when the receiving unit 134 receives an instruction to sell a product, the exhibiting unit 135 sets the store price of the actual store as the sales price of the product and displays the product on the online shopping site.

  In another example, when the receiving unit 134 receives an instruction to sell a product, the exhibiting unit 135 sets the market price at the virtual store as the sales price of the product and displays the product on the online shopping site.

[4. Product management processing procedure)
Next, the procedure of processing performed by the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a product management processing procedure performed by the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether or not merchandise information regarding a merchandise has been received from the terminal device 10 (step S <b> 101). And the merchandise management apparatus 100 waits until merchandise information is received, when merchandise information is not received (step S101; No).

  On the other hand, when the merchandise management apparatus 100 receives merchandise information related to the merchandise (step S101; Yes), the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether the merchandise satisfies a predetermined condition based on the received merchandise information (step S102). For example, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether the number of merchandise in stock exceeds a predetermined threshold.

  Here, when it is determined that the product satisfies the predetermined condition (step S103; Yes), the product management apparatus 100 displays the product management screen W2 in which the “Sell” button B2 is displayed in the column of the product 10 (Step S104). As a result, the terminal device 10 displays the product management screen W2 on which the “Sell” button B2 is displayed, so that the staff can select the product to be displayed in the virtual store. On the other hand, when the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines that the merchandise does not satisfy the predetermined condition (step S103; No), the merchandise management apparatus 100 ends the process as it is.

[5. (Modification)
The product management apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiment may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiment. Therefore, in the following, another embodiment of the product management apparatus 100 will be described.

[5-1. (Exhibition on auction site)
In the above embodiment, the process of listing a product on an online shopping site has been described as an example. However, the product management apparatus 100 described above may list a product on an auction site.

  In this case, in the “market price” stored in the price information storage unit 121 of the product management apparatus 100, for example, the average value or the maximum price of the successful bid price of a product that has been successfully bid in the past is set. Further, the “market price” is updated every time a product is sold.

  Then, the exhibition unit 135 of the merchandise management apparatus 100 sets the store price of the actual store as the lowest successful bid price of the merchandise and places the merchandise on the auction site. In another example, the exhibition unit 135 sets the market price in the virtual store to the prompt decision price of the product and places the product on the auction site.

  This point will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an auction site exhibition page. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, the exhibition unit 135 sets the market price of a product in a virtual store as the start price of the B novel shown in FIG. 3, and sets the store price of the actual store as the lowest winning bid price. An exhibition page W3 is generated. Then, the merchandise management apparatus 100 delivers the merchandise selected by the user to the auction site by distributing the auction site exhibition page W3 to the auction user.

  As a result, the merchandise management apparatus 100 can set the store price of the actual store as the lowest successful bid price of the merchandise for listing, and can therefore be prevented from being sold at a price lower than the store price of the actual store.

  Further, since the commodity management device 100 can set the market price in the virtual store to the prompt decision price of the commodity and exhibit it, when the user of the auction desires to purchase the commodity at the prompt price, the market price in the virtual store Profits can be secured immediately.

[5-2. (Judgment timing)
Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the information regarding goods was updated, the process which determines whether goods can be sent to a virtual store was mentioned as an example, but the goods management apparatus 100 mentioned above is arbitrary. It may be determined whether the product can be sent to the virtual store at the timing.

  For example, the merchandise management apparatus 100 periodically acquires information related to merchandise from the terminal device 10 at an arbitrary timing such as once a week or once a day. And the merchandise management apparatus 100 may determine whether or not the merchandise can be exhibited in the virtual store based on the information regarding the merchandise acquired periodically.

  Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 can determine whether or not the merchandise can be exhibited in the virtual store at a timing that meets the seller's wishes.

  Moreover, whenever the market price of the product memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 120 is updated, the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether this product can be exhibited in a virtual store based on the updated market price. Also good. For example, the determination unit 132 of the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines that the merchandise is virtual when the gross profit in the virtual store, which is the difference between the updated market price and the purchase price of the merchandise, exceeds a predetermined threshold. It is determined that the item can be displayed in the store. In another example, the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the updated market price is higher than the store price of the product. And the delivery part 133 may perform alert notification, when the goods for which it newly determined with the determination part 132 that it can exhibit is produced. For example, a notification mail is transmitted to a preset destination.

  Thereby, since the merchandise management apparatus 100 determines whether or not the merchandise can be displayed in the virtual store at a real-time market price, the accuracy of the determination can be increased.

[5-3. (Display control of exhibition buttons)
In the above-described embodiment, the process of displaying the “send” button in the column of the product determined to be available for sale has been described as an example. However, the product management apparatus 100 described above may display “ The display of the “Submit” button may be controlled.

  For example, the product management apparatus 100 switches the display of the “send” button to the display of “sent” when the product is sent to the virtual store by the user pressing the “send” button. Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 can identify the merchandise that has been exhibited. In another example, the merchandise management apparatus 100 switches a “put” button to a “cancel” button when the merchandise is put on a virtual store. Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 can cancel the exhibition of the merchandise in the virtual store when the “cancel” button is pressed by the user.

[5-4. Used product)
Moreover, in the said embodiment, you may handle not only new goods but used goods. For example, when handling a used product, the terminal device 10 stores information related to the product in the product information storage unit 11 in distinction from a new product. In the case of a used product, the purchase price of the product information storage unit 11 is set to a price obtained by purchasing the product from the user. Further, the merchandise management apparatus 100 stores “market price” in the price information storage unit 121 in distinction from new merchandise.

  Thereby, since the goods management apparatus 100 becomes rich in the variation of goods, it can provide the goods which met a user's needs.

[6. Others]
In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedures, specific names, and information including various data and parameters shown in the document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

  For example, the price information storage unit 121 illustrated in FIG. 4 may be stored in a storage server or the like without being stored in the product management apparatus 100. In this case, the merchandise management apparatus 100 acquires information on the market price at the virtual store by accessing the storage server.

  Further, the product information storage unit 11 illustrated in FIG. 2 may be stored in the product management apparatus 100 without being held by the terminal device 10. Accordingly, the product management apparatus 100 may manage the number of products in stock, the store price of the product, the purchase price of the product, and the gross profit of the product.

  Further, the product management apparatus 100 may be a determination device that performs only the determination process by the determination unit 132 without performing the distribution process of the product management screen. In this case, the determination apparatus does not include at least the distribution unit 133, the reception unit 134, and the exhibition unit 135. And the delivery apparatus which has the delivery part 133 delivers a goods management screen to the terminal device 10 grade | etc.,. In addition, an exhibition apparatus including the reception unit 134 and the exhibition unit 135 receives an exhibition of a product from the terminal device 10 and displays the product in a virtual store.

  Note that the merchandise management apparatus 100 in the above embodiment is realized by a computer 70 having a configuration as shown in FIG. 9, for example. FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer 70 that realizes the functions of the merchandise management apparatus 100. The computer 70 includes a CPU 71, a RAM 72, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 73, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 74, a communication interface (I / F) 75, an input / output interface (I / F) 76, and a media interface (I / F). 77).

  The CPU 71 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 73 or the HDD 74 and controls each part. The ROM 73 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 71 when the computer 70 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 70, and the like.

  The HDD 74 stores a program executed by the CPU 71, data used by the program, and the like. The communication interface 75 receives data from other devices via the network N and sends the data to the CPU 71, and transmits the data generated by the CPU 71 to other devices via the network N.

  The CPU 71 controls an output device such as a display and a printer and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse via the input / output interface 76. The CPU 71 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 76. Further, the CPU 71 outputs the generated data to the output device via the input / output interface 76.

  The media interface 77 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 78 and provides it to the CPU 71 via the RAM 72. The CPU 71 loads the program from the recording medium 78 onto the RAM 72 via the media interface 77 and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 78 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Etc.

  When the computer 70 functions as the merchandise management apparatus 100 in the embodiment, the CPU 71 of the computer 70 implements the functions of the receiving unit 131 and the determining unit 132 by executing a program loaded on the RAM 72. The HDD 74 stores data in the price information storage unit 121.

  The CPU 71 of the computer 70 reads these programs from the recording medium 78 and executes them. However, as another example, these programs may be acquired from other devices via the network N.

[7. effect〕
As described above, the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment includes the reception unit 131 and the determination unit 132. The receiving unit 131 receives identification information for identifying a product from the terminal device 10. The determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the product information regarding the product indicated by the identification information stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition.

  Thereby, the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can exhibit products satisfying the predetermined condition in the virtual store, and thus can display an appropriate product in the virtual store. For this reason, since it is not possible to sell a product that is not appropriate to be displayed in the virtual store, it is possible to reduce the trouble associated with the display in the virtual store.

  In the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the number of products stored in the storage unit exceeds a predetermined threshold.

  As a result, the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can exhibit products with a certain number of stocks in a virtual store, and thus can increase sales opportunities for products with abundant stocks.

  In the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the gross profit of the product in the virtual store exceeds a predetermined threshold.

  As a result, the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can exhibit a product that can be expected to have the profit of the amount desired by the exhibitor in the virtual store. Therefore, when the product is sold in the virtual store, the exhibitor can You can get as much profit as you want.

  Further, in the product management device 100 according to the embodiment, the determination unit 132 determines that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the market price of the product in the virtual store is higher than the store price of the actual store.

  As a result, the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment makes it possible to list products whose sales price in the virtual store is higher than the actual store price in the virtual store in the virtual store. When it is sold, it is possible to obtain a higher profit than selling the product in the actual store.

  Further, in the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the reception unit 134 receives an item for sale in a virtual store by causing the user to select an item that is determined to be available for sale by the determination unit 132. The exhibiting unit 135 exhibits the product received by the receiving unit 134 at the virtual store.

  Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can list the merchandise selected by the user among the merchandise determined to be sellable in the virtual store. For this reason, the merchandise management apparatus 100 can display appropriate merchandise in the virtual store.

  Further, in the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the exhibition unit 135 sets the store price of the actual store to the sales price of the product received by the reception unit 134 and displays the product in the virtual store.

  Thereby, since the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment sells the product at the virtual store at the same price as the actual store price, when the product is sold at the virtual store, it is the same as when the product is sold at the actual store. The profit of the amount can be secured.

  In the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the exhibiting unit 135 sets the market price of the product in the virtual store to the sales price of the product received by the receiving unit 134 and displays the product in the virtual store.

  Thereby, since the merchandise management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment exhibits the merchandise at the market price of the merchandise in the virtual store, the possibility of selling the merchandise can be increased.

  In the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the exhibiting unit 135 sets the store price of the actual store to the lowest successful bid price of the product accepted by the accepting unit 134 and places the product in the auction.

  Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can prevent the merchandise from being sold at a price lower than the storefront price of the actual store.

  Further, in the product management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the exhibition unit 135 sets the market price of the product in the virtual store to the prompt decision price of the product received by the reception unit 134, and places the product in an auction.

  Thereby, the merchandise management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can quickly secure profits at the market price in the virtual store when the user of the auction desires to purchase the merchandise at the prompt decision price.

  As described above, some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, these are merely examples, and various modifications, including the aspects described in the disclosure section of the invention, based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, It is possible to implement the present invention in other forms with improvements.

  The product management apparatus 100 described above may be realized by a plurality of server computers, and depending on the function, an external platform or the like may be realized by calling an API (Application Programming Interface) or network computing. Can be changed flexibly.

  Further, “section (module, unit)” described in the claims can be read as “means”, “circuit”, and the like. For example, the receiving unit can be read as receiving means or a receiving circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise management system 10 Terminal device 11 Merchandise information storage part 100 Commodity management apparatus 121 Price information storage part 131 Receiving part 132 Judgment part 133 Distribution part 134 Reception part 135 Exhibition part

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Receiving means for receiving identification information for identifying the product from the terminal device;
And determining means for determining that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the product information related to the product indicated by the identification information stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition. Product management device. The determination means includes
The merchandise management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the number of merchandise items stored in the storage unit exceeds a predetermined threshold, the merchandise item is determined to be available for display in a virtual store. The determination means includes
The merchandise management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the gross profit of the merchandise in the virtual store exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the merchandise can be exhibited in the virtual shop. The determination means includes
The product management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the market price of the product in the virtual store is higher than the store price of the actual store, it is determined that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store. . Accepting means for accepting an exhibition in a virtual store by allowing a user to select a product that is judged to be available for sale by the judging means;
The product management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an exhibition unit that exhibits the product received by the reception unit in a virtual store. The listing means is:
The merchandise management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a store price of an actual store is set as a sales price of the merchandise received by the accepting unit, and the merchandise is displayed in a virtual store. The listing means is:
6. The product management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a market price of a product in a virtual store is set as a sales price of the product received by the receiving unit, and the product is exhibited in the virtual store. The listing means is:
The merchandise management apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein a storefront price of an actual store is set as the lowest successful bid price of the merchandise accepted by the accepting means, and the merchandise is exhibited in an auction. The listing means is:
The commodity management apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein a market price of a commodity in a virtual store is set to a prompt decision price of the commodity accepted by the accepting means, and the commodity is exhibited in an auction. . A product management method executed by the product management device,
A receiving step of receiving identification information for identifying the product from the terminal device;
A determination step of determining that the product can be exhibited in the virtual store when the product information regarding the product indicated by the identification information stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition. Product management method. A receiving procedure for receiving identification information for identifying a product from a terminal device;
When the product information related to the product indicated by the identification information stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition, the computer executes a determination procedure for determining that the product can be exhibited in a virtual store. Product management program.

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