JP2017084258A - Merchandise sales management server, merchandise sales management system and merchandise sales management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise sales management server, a merchandise sales management system and a merchandise sales management method capable of confirming stock status of merchandise displayed in a merchandise display shelf in a so-called office sales service.SOLUTION: A merchandise sales management server 10 includes: a storage unit 20 for storing a shelf ID allotted to each merchandise display shelf 4 associated with a user ID allotted to each purchaser as well as storing stock information of merchandise for each shelf ID; an acquirement unit 13b for acquiring the user ID of the purchaser who purchased the merchandise on the merchandise display shelf 4 and merchandise information for purchased merchandise from a user terminal 30 possessed by each purchaser; a specification unit 13d for specifying the shelf ID of the merchandise display shelf 4 with the purchased merchandise based on the user ID acquired by the acquirement unit 13b; and an update unit 13e for updating stock information for the merchandise corresponding to the shelf ID or a shelf group ID stored to the storage unit 20 based on the merchandise information acquired from the acquirement unit 13b and the shelf ID specified by the specification unit 13d.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a product sales management server, a product sales management system, and a product sales management method used for so-called office sales services.

  Conventionally, when product display shelves on which products are displayed and price collection boxes for collecting purchase prices for products are installed in company office spaces, etc., when employees of the installation company take items from the product display shelves An unmanned sales service called office sales service that sells products by putting a purchase price into a price collection box is known (Non-Patent Document 1).

  Such an office sales service makes it possible to sell products even in places where it is difficult to introduce sales stores or install vending machines. This has the advantage of leading to an increase, and the employees of the installation company have the advantage of being able to purchase products within the company and improving convenience.

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  However, with the conventional office sales service, it is not possible to grasp the inventory status of the product display shelves in real time, so it is necessary to transport more products when replenishing products, and if there is insufficient replenishment There is a problem that it is necessary to transport the deficient product again and the work efficiency is poor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a purpose thereof is a merchandise sales management server capable of confirming an inventory status of merchandise displayed on a merchandise display shelf in a so-called office sales service. Another object is to provide a merchandise sales management system and a merchandise sales management method.

  A merchandise sales management server according to the present invention is a merchandise sales management server that manages the sales status of merchandise in a plurality of merchandise display shelves, and includes a shelf ID assigned to each merchandise display shelf or one or a plurality of merchandise display shelves. A storage unit that stores a shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group to be included and a user ID assigned to each purchaser, and stores inventory information of products for each shelf ID or each shelf group ID. And the user ID of the purchaser who purchased the product on the product display shelf, and the purchaser purchased from the user terminal possessed by each purchaser or the base terminal installed at the installation base of the product display shelf. Based on the acquisition unit that acquires the product information of the product and the user ID acquired by the acquisition unit, before the shelf ID or the product of the product display shelf where the product is purchased is purchased Based on the specifying unit for specifying the shelf group ID including the product display shelf, the product information acquired by the acquiring unit, and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID specified by the specifying unit, are stored in the storage unit. And an update unit that updates inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID.

  A first merchandise sales management method according to the present invention is a merchandise sales management method performed using the above-described merchandise sales management server, wherein a shelf ID assigned to each merchandise display shelf or one or The shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including a plurality of product display shelves and the user ID assigned to each purchaser are linked and stored, and the inventory of the product for each shelf ID or each shelf group ID A storage step for storing information, a user terminal possessed by each purchaser, or the user ID of a purchaser who has purchased a product on the product display shelf from a base terminal installed at a base of the product display shelf; and The acquisition step of acquiring the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser, and the shelf ID or the product of the product display shelf from which the product is purchased based on the user ID acquired by the acquisition step Based on the specific step of specifying the shelf group ID including the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased, the product information acquired by the acquisition step, and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID specified by the specific step, An update step of updating inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID stored in the storage unit.

  A first product sales management system according to the present invention includes the above-described product sales management server, the user terminal possessed by each purchaser, the site terminal installed at a site where the product display shelf is installed, and the purchaser. In contrast, a clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser, the user terminal or the base terminal is at least the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf, The product information of the product purchased by the purchaser can be transmitted to the product sales management server, and the product sales management server includes the user ID and the product information acquired by the acquisition unit. Based on the product purchase information registered by the registration unit of the product sales management server, further comprising a registration unit for registering product purchase information of the purchaser. Characterized in that it is configured to perform clearing.

  In the first product sales management system according to the present invention, the clearing terminal is a company terminal managed by a company to which the purchaser belongs, and the purchaser pays for the purchase of the product purchased by the purchaser. It is preferable that the process of deducting from the image can be executed.

  A second product sales management system according to the present invention includes the above-described product sales management server, the user terminal possessed by each purchaser, the base terminal installed at a base of the product display shelf, and the purchaser. In contrast, a clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser, the clearing terminal is an electronic money transaction terminal capable of performing payment processing with electronic money, When completed, it is configured to send a payment processing completion notification to the user terminal or the base terminal, and the user terminal or the base terminal receives the payment processing completion notification from the clearing terminal. At least the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf and the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser are stored in the product sales management server. Characterized in that it is configured to be transmitted Te.

  The third merchandise sales management system according to the present invention is a merchandise sales management server that manages the sales status of merchandise in a plurality of merchandise display shelves, and the user terminal possessed by each purchaser or the installation base of the merchandise display shelves. An installed base terminal; and a clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser with respect to the purchaser, wherein the product sales management server is a shelf assigned to each of the product display shelves From each user ID or each shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves, a storage unit that stores product inventory information, and the product display from the user terminal or the base terminal The user ID of the purchaser who purchased the product on the shelf, the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product was purchased or the shelf group ID including the product display shelf from which the product was purchased, and the purchaser Based on the product information acquired by the acquisition unit and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID, the shelf ID stored in the storage unit or the acquisition unit that acquires the product information of the purchased product An update unit that updates the inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf group ID, and a registration unit that registers the purchase information of the purchaser based on the user ID and the product information acquired by the acquisition unit. The user terminal or the base terminal transmits at least the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf and the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser to the product sales management server. The liquidation terminal is configured to perform liquidation using the product purchase information registered by the registration unit of the product sales management server. And wherein the Rukoto.

  In the third product sales management system according to the present invention, the clearing terminal is a company terminal managed by a company to which the purchaser belongs, and the purchaser pays for the purchase of the product purchased by the purchaser. It is preferable that the process of deducting from the image can be executed.

  The fourth product sales management system according to the present invention is a product sales management server that manages the sales status of products in a plurality of product display shelves, and the user terminal or each product display shelf installation base possessed by each purchaser. An installed base terminal; and a clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser with respect to the purchaser, wherein the product sales management server is a shelf assigned to each of the product display shelves From each user ID or each shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves, a storage unit that stores product inventory information, and the product display from the user terminal or the base terminal The user ID of the purchaser who purchased the product on the shelf, the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product was purchased or the shelf group ID including the product display shelf from which the product was purchased, and the purchaser Based on the product information acquired by the acquisition unit and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID, the shelf ID stored in the storage unit or the acquisition unit that acquires the product information of the purchased product An update unit that updates inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf group ID, and the clearing terminal is an electronic money transaction terminal capable of executing payment processing with electronic money, and when payment processing with electronic money is completed The user terminal or the base terminal is configured to transmit a payment processing completion notification to the user terminal or the base terminal, and the user terminal or the base terminal receives at least the payment processing completion notification from the clearing terminal. The product sales management server stores the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf and the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser. Characterized in that it is transmittable configured for.

  A second merchandise sales management method according to the present invention is a merchandise sales management method performed using the third and fourth merchandise sales management systems described above, and is allocated to the storage unit for each merchandise display shelf. A storage step for storing product inventory information for each shelf ID or for each shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves, and a user terminal possessed by each purchaser The shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased or the shelf group ID including the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased from the base terminal installed at the base where the product display shelf is installed, and the purchaser purchases The acquisition step of acquiring the product information of the purchased product, the shelf ID stored in the storage unit or the previous one based on the product information acquired by the acquisition step and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID Characterized in that it comprises an update step of updating the inventory information of the commodity corresponding to the shelf group ID.

  According to the present invention, in a so-called office sales service, it is possible to provide a product sales management server, a product sales management system, and a product sales management method capable of confirming the stock status of products displayed on a product display shelf. it can.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the merchandise sales management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the merchandise sales management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the user terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the enterprise terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the supplier terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the purchase procedure and inventory update process of the merchandise sales management method concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the clearing process of the merchandise sales management method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the product replenishment process of the product sales management method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the flow of the product replenishment process of the product sales management method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the merchandise sales management system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the merchandise sales management system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the goods purchase process of the goods sales management method which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the clearing process of the merchandise sales management method which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to each claim, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the invention. .

  The product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment is a system for managing so-called office sales services, and manages the sales status of a plurality of product display shelves 4 installed in various places as shown in FIG. A product sales management server 10, a user terminal 30 possessed by an employee (user) of the installation destination company 2 in which the product display shelf 4 is installed, and a company terminal (clearing terminal) 40 managed by the installation destination company 2 And a supplier terminal 50 managed by the supplier 6. The merchandise sales management server 10 is connected to the user terminal 30, the company terminal 40, and the supplier terminal 50 through a communication line NW such as the Internet so that data communication is possible.

  Here, the office sales service is the installation of the product display shelf 4 on which the products of the supplier 6 are displayed in the office space of the installation company 2 that has contracted with the supplier 6 for the office sale, and the employees of the installation company 2 This means an unattended sales service in which a member (user) or the like sells a product by carrying out a purchase procedure when the product on the product display shelf 4 is taken out. In the description of the present embodiment, the installation place of the product display shelf 4 is described as the office space of the installation destination company 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the installation location of the product display shelf 4 is For example, it may be an arbitrary place other than a company such as a hospital.

  In the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment, generally, when a user purchases a product on the product display shelf 4, product purchase data is transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the product sales management server 10. Based on the product purchase data, the inventory data managed in the product sales management server 10 is updated, and the supplier 6 can check the updated inventory data using the supplier terminal 50. In addition, the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment generally sums up the product purchase data in the product sales management server 10, and the collected product purchase data is sent to the company terminal 40 via the supplier terminal 50. By transmitting, various settlement methods such as deducting the price of the product purchased by the user from the user's salary can be adopted. Furthermore, the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment stores inventory data managed in the product sales management server 10 based on the product replenishment completion data from the supplier terminal 50 and the product replenishment completion data from the company terminal 40. Configured to update. Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the merchandise sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  The merchandise sales management server 10 is a server managed by a merchandise sales manager who manages the inventory status of the plurality of merchandise display shelves 4 in place of the supplier 6, and is connected to the user terminal 30 and the data via the communication line NW. A company terminal 40 and a supplier that are connected to each other and have a Web browsing function via a Web site for product sales management (not shown) that is opened on the communication line NW and managed by a product sales manager. The terminal 50 is connected to be able to perform data communication. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the merchandise sales management server 10 includes a communication unit 11 for communicating with the user terminal 30, the company terminal 40, and the supplier terminal 50 via the communication line NW, and the merchandise sales management server. The control part 12 which performs 10 control, and the memory | storage part 20 in which various data files and various programs were stored are provided.

  The communication unit 11 is configured to function as an interface for data communication with the user terminal 30, the company terminal 40, and the supplier terminal 50, and includes various communication devices such as a modem, for example. Note that in the merchandise sales management server 10 according to the first embodiment, the communication unit 11 can employ various known communication means, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The control unit 12 is configured to exhibit various functions described below when the CPU executes various processing programs stored in the storage unit 20.

  The control unit 12 relates to a product purchase procedure processing function and an inventory information update processing function, as shown in FIG. 2, a product information reference unit 13a that provides information such as the price of the purchased product to the user terminal 30, An acquisition unit 13b that acquires product purchase data (product purchase information) from the user terminal 30, a registration unit 13c that registers the acquired product purchase data in the storage unit 20, and a product display in which products are purchased based on the product purchase data Product sales information for the supplier terminal 50, a specification unit 13d for specifying the shelf ID of the shelf 4, an update unit 13e for updating the inventory data of the product display shelf 4 based on the acquired product purchase data and the specified shelf ID The sales information reference unit 13f that provides the inventory information and the inventory information reference unit 13g that provides the supplier terminal 50 with the inventory information of the merchandise display shelf 4 are provided.

  Here, the product purchase data (product purchase information) is information transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the product sales management server 10 when the purchase procedure is confirmed in the user terminal 30, and the product is purchased. The user ID of the user and product information (product code, purchase score, etc.) regarding the purchased product are included at least. The user ID is an ID (identifier) assigned to each user (purchaser), and the shelf ID is an ID (identifier) assigned to each product display shelf 4. The inventory data of the merchandise display shelf 4 is inventory information managed by the merchandise sales management server 10, and the shelf ID and the merchandise information (product of merchandise displayed on the merchandise display shelf 4 corresponding to the shelf ID) Code etc.) and the current inventory of this product. The merchandise sales information is the sales information of the merchandise collected in an arbitrary unit such as each user ID, each company ID, or each shelf ID. The company ID is a group ID (identifier) assigned to each installation destination company 2, and the user IDs of all users who work for the installation destination company 2 and all the installations in the installation destination company 2. It is stored in the storage unit 20 in association with the shelf ID of the product display shelf 4.

  The merchandise information reference unit 13 a searches the storage unit 20 based on the merchandise information reference request from the user terminal 30, and transmits information such as a price related to the purchased merchandise to the user terminal 30 via the communication unit 11. It is configured to

  The acquisition unit 13b is configured to acquire, from the user terminal 30, product purchase data including the user ID of the user who purchased the product and product information regarding the purchased product.

  The registration unit 13c registers the product purchase data received from the user terminal 30 in the storage unit 20 and, on the basis of the registered product purchase data, information on the purchased product (purchased product information) for each user. Is configured to transmit to.

  The specifying unit 13d is configured to specify the shelf ID stored in association with the user ID by searching the storage unit 20 using the user ID included in the product purchase data acquired from the user terminal 30. .

  The update unit 13e is stored in association with the shelf ID specified by the specifying unit 13d based on the product information (product code, purchase score, etc.) related to the purchased product included in the product purchase data acquired from the user terminal 30. The inventory data of the merchandise display shelf 4 from which the merchandise has been purchased is updated by subtracting the quantity of the merchandise purchased by the number of purchase points. Further, the update unit 13e is based on the product replenishment schedule data stored in the storage unit 20 or the product replenishment completion data received from the company terminal 40 when the completion of replenishment work is registered by the comparison unit 15 described later. By adding the number of stocks of the supplementary product stored in association with the shelf ID included in the product supplementation schedule data or the product supplementation completion data by the number of supplementary points, the product display shelf 4 of which the product has been purchased is added. Configured to update inventory data.

  The sales information reference unit 13f searches for or sums up the sales information of the product in an arbitrary unit such as each user ID, each company ID, or each shelf ID based on the reference request for the product sales information from the supplier terminal 50. The terminal 50 is configured to transmit.

  The inventory information reference unit 13g is configured to select one or a plurality of product display shelves 4 to be referred to in an arbitrary unit such as each company ID or each shelf ID based on a reference request for inventory information from the supplier terminal 50. The inventory information is searched or aggregated and transmitted to the supplier terminal 50.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 12 relates to the payment settlement function for the purchased product, as shown in FIG. 2, the purchase result data totaling unit 14 a that totals the purchase result data (purchase result information) of the product for each user ID, A sales result data totaling unit 14b that counts the sales result data (sales result information) of the product for each shelf ID.

  Here, purchase record data (purchase record information) is tabulation data (tabulation information) related to the purchase record of products within a predetermined period (for example, monthly), and is tabulated in units of user IDs in this embodiment. This is the total data obtained by further counting the total data for each company ID. Sales performance data (sales performance information) is aggregated data (aggregation information) related to the sales performance of products within a predetermined period (for example, monthly). In this embodiment, the aggregated data aggregated in units of shelf IDs is used. Furthermore, it means aggregated data aggregated by company ID.

  The purchase record data totaling unit 14a totals purchase record information (purchase record data) of products for each user ID within a predetermined period (for example, monthly) at an arbitrary timing such as the end of the month. The result data is configured to be transmitted to the supplier terminal 50.

  The sales record data totaling unit 14b totals the sales record information (sales record data) of the products for each shelf ID within a predetermined period (for example, monthly) at any timing such as the end of the month for each company ID. The result data is configured to be transmitted to the supplier terminal 50.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 12 includes a comparison unit 15 that compares the product replenishment schedule data with the product replenishment completion data, as shown in FIG.

  Here, the product replenishment schedule data (product replenishment schedule information) is data relating to the products scheduled to be replenished to the product display shelf 4 in which a shortage has occurred, and is tabulated in units of shelf IDs in this embodiment. Further, it means the total data obtained by further summing up information on the products to be replenished and the number of replenishment points for each company ID. The product replenishment completion data (product replenishment completion information) is data relating to the product actually replenished to the product display shelf 4, and in this embodiment, the shelf ID of the product display shelf 4 to be replenished Product information such as the name and product code of the supplemented product, and the number of supplements of the supplemented product.

  The comparison unit 15 compares the product replenishment schedule data stored in the storage unit 20 with the product replenishment completion data received from the company terminal 40, and executes registration of completion of replenishment work when the two data match. It is configured as follows.

  The storage unit 20 includes various storage means having a program storage area 22 for storing a program executed by the control unit 12 and a data file storage area 24 for storing various data files necessary for execution of the program.

  The program storage area 22 includes a product information reference program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the product information reference unit 13a, a product purchase data acquisition program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the acquisition unit 13b, and the control unit 12. A product purchase data registration program for functioning as the registration unit 13c, a shelf ID identification program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the identification unit 13d, and an inventory management program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the update unit 13e, A sales information reference program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the sales information reference unit 13f and an inventory information reference program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the inventory information reference unit 13g are stored. Further, in the program storage area 22, a purchase record data totaling program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the purchase record data totaling unit 14a and a sales record data totaling for causing the control unit 12 to function as the sales record data totaling unit 14b. A program is stored. Further, the program storage area 22 stores a comparison program for causing the control unit 12 to function as the comparison unit 15.

  In the data file storage area 24, for each installation company 2, the company ID, the user IDs of all users working for the installation company 2, and all the product display shelves 4 installed in the installation company 2 are stored. A company data file including information associated with a shelf ID, a user ID of a user belonging to (working in) a predetermined area, and a shelf ID of the product display shelf 4 installed in the predetermined area Printed on the user data file containing the associated information, the shelf data file containing information such as the installation location of each product display shelf 4, the supplier data file containing information on the supplier 6, the package of the displayed product, etc. Product data file including product information on product code (JAN code, etc.), price (price), etc., and product information of products displayed on each product display shelf 4 (shelf ID) ( Goods code, etc.) and inventory data file or the like that contains the product information of the number inventory about them is stored.

  The user terminal 30 is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone (tablet terminal), for example, and generally stores (introduces) a product purchase application having a series of functions related to product purchase procedures. Depending on the function of the application, via the transaction screen displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 30, the product code is read, the price of the purchased product is displayed, the purchase procedure is confirmed, and the product purchase data is transmitted to the product sales management server 10. Etc. are configured to execute.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 30 includes a communication unit 31 for communicating with the merchandise sales management server 10 via the communication line NW, an operation unit 32 for receiving user operations, and purchase. A display unit 33 that displays a screen related to a procedure, a camera unit 34 that captures an object, a control unit 35 that executes control of the user terminal 30, and a storage unit 36 that stores various data files and various programs. I have. In addition, since the communication part 31, the operation part 32, the display part 33, and the camera part 34 can divert the function which portable terminals, such as a smart phone, have normally, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 35 includes a display processing unit 35a for displaying a series of display screens (not shown) relating to a product purchase procedure on the display unit 33, and a product code ( A product code reading unit 35b for reading a JAN code, a product information reference requesting unit 35c for transmitting a reference request regarding information such as the price of the purchased product to the product sales management server 10, and a display screen for specifying the purchase amount A purchase amount specifying unit 35d to be displayed above, a purchase procedure confirmation unit 35e for confirming a purchase procedure by a purchase confirmation operation from a user, and a product purchase data transmission unit 35f for transmitting product purchase data to the product sales management server 10 And a purchased product information display unit 35g for displaying purchased product information (for example, a product purchase completion message) on the display screen. That.

  The display processing unit 35 a has a screen for starting the camera unit 34 to read the product code printed on the product package or the like on the display screen of the user terminal 30, and the price of the purchased product received from the product sales management server 10. Displays a series of transaction screens, such as a screen for displaying purchase amounts calculated or specified based on information, a screen for confirming purchase procedures with purchase confirmation buttons, etc., and a screen for displaying purchased product information The unit 33 is configured to be displayed.

  The product code reading unit 35b is configured to read information related to the product code of the product by imaging the product code (JAN code or the like) printed on the product package or the like by the camera unit 34.

  The product information reference request unit 35c is configured to transmit a request for referring to product information related to the price of the purchased product to the product sales management server 10 based on the product code information read by the product code reading unit 35b. ing.

  The purchase price specifying unit 35d is configured to calculate or specify the purchase price based on the price information of the purchased product received from the product sales management server 10, and to display the purchase price on the display screen.

  The purchase procedure confirmation unit 35e is configured to confirm the purchase procedure when receiving a purchase confirmation operation such as a user pressing a purchase confirmation button on the screen displayed on the display unit 33 by the display processing unit 35a. Has been.

  The product purchase data transmission unit 35f transmits to the product sales management server 10 product purchase data including the user ID of the user who purchased the product and product information (product code, purchase points, etc.) regarding the purchased product. It is configured.

  The purchased product information display unit 35g is configured to display the purchased product information on the display screen when receiving the purchased product information from the product sales management server 10.

  The storage unit 36 includes various storage means having a program storage area 36a for storing a program executed by the control unit 35 and a data file storage area 36b for storing various data files necessary for executing the program. In the data file storage area 36b, a user ID assigned in advance to the owner (user) of the user terminal 30 is stored.

  In the program storage area 36a, a display processing program for causing the control unit 35 to function as the display processing unit 35a, a product code reading program for causing the control unit 35 to function as the product code reading unit 35b, and the control unit 35 for the product. A product information reference request program for causing the information reference request unit 35c to function, a purchase amount specifying program for causing the control unit 35 to function as the purchase amount specifying unit 35d, and a function for causing the control unit 35 to function as the purchase procedure determining unit 35e. Purchase procedure confirmation program, a product purchase data transmission program for causing the control unit 35 to function as the product purchase data transmission unit 35f, and a purchase product information display for causing the control unit 35 to function as the purchased product information display unit 35g Stores product purchase applications including programs It has been.

  The company terminal 40 is a terminal managed by the installation company 2 and is a checkout terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the user for the user working at the installation company 2, and inspection of the supplementary product It is configured to function as an inspection terminal for inputting results.

  Specifically, the enterprise terminal 40 is composed of a desktop or notebook personal computer, a tablet terminal having a touch panel (operation means) capable of inputting and displaying information, and the like, as shown in FIG. A communication unit 41 for communicating with the merchandise sales management server 10 and the supplier terminal 50 via the NW, an operation unit 42 having a keyboard, a mouse and the like, a display unit 43 for displaying various display screens, and a company terminal 40 And a storage unit 45 in which various data files and various programs are stored. Note that the communication unit 41, the operation unit 42, and the display unit 43 can divert the functions that a personal computer or a tablet terminal normally has, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The control unit 44 is configured to execute the settlement of the price of the purchased product for the user on the basis of the purchase record data (or the converted purchase record data) received from the supplier terminal 50 with respect to the settlement process for the price related to the purchased product. Has been. In this embodiment, the company terminal 40 is connected to a user salary management system (not shown) so that data communication is possible, and the control unit 44 purchase data received from the supplier terminal 50 to the salary management system. By transmitting (or converted purchase record data) to the salary management system, a process for deducting the amount corresponding to the price of the product purchased by the user from the salary of the user can be executed.

  Further, the control unit 44 relates to the product replenishment processing function for the product display shelf 4 through the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10 by the operation of the replenishment person in charge at the installation company 2. A process for sending a reference request for the product replenishment schedule data to the product sales management server 10 and displaying the product replenishment schedule data received from the product sales management server 10 on a display screen or the like is executed. In addition, the control unit 44 receives the inspection result (replenishment score of the product, etc.) of the supplement product by the operation of the supplement person in charge of the installation company 2 via the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10. After the input, product replenishment completion data including information regarding the replenishment product and its replenishment points is generated and transmitted to the product sales management server 10.

  The storage unit 45 stores various types of information such as a program for causing the control unit 44 to execute the above-described settlement processing function and a data file in which information of users belonging to the installation company 2 is stored.

  The supplier terminal 50 is a terminal managed by the supplier 6 and includes a desktop or notebook personal computer, a tablet terminal having a touch panel (operation means) capable of inputting and displaying information, and the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the supplier terminal 50 includes a communication unit 51 for communicating with the merchandise sales management server 10 and the company terminal 40 via the communication line NW, an operation unit 52 having a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, A display unit 53 that displays the display screen, a control unit 54 that controls the supplier terminal 50, and a storage unit 55 that stores various data files and various programs. In addition, since the communication part 51, the operation part 52, and the display part 53 can divert the function which a personal computer or a tablet terminal normally has, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Based on an operation from the supplier 6, the control unit 54 requests the product sales management server 10 to refer to product sales information and inventory information via the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10. Configured to send a reference request. Further, the control unit 54 transmits the purchase record data received from the product sales management server 10 to each company terminal 40 via the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10, or If necessary, the converted purchase record data obtained by converting the purchase record data into a format (for example, CSV format) corresponding to the installation company 2 is transmitted to each company terminal 40. Further, the control unit 54 is configured to be able to execute a process of issuing an invoice for each installation company 2 based on the sales result data received from the product sales management server 10.

  Further, the control unit 54 transmits product replenishment completion data to the product sales management server 10 via the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10 based on an operation from the supplier 6. It is configured as follows.

  Further, the control unit 54 totals the products to be replenished and the number of replenishment points for each shelf ID based on the information input from the supplier 6 via the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10. At the same time, the total information for each shelf ID is further totaled for each company ID, thereby generating product replenishment schedule data for each company ID. The control unit 54 is configured to transmit the generated product replenishment schedule data to the product sales management server 10 via the product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10.

  In addition to the above processing function, the control unit 54 is displayed on the product display shelf 4 with respect to, for example, the product sales management server 10 via a product sales management Web site provided by the product sales management server 10. Various registration information change requests such as registration information change requests for new products (new registration or change of product data, etc.), registration information change requests for installation company 2, and registration information change requests for shelf IDs It is configured to be able to send.

  The storage unit 55 stores a program that causes the control unit 54 to execute the above-described invoicing issue process, and a data file that stores various information necessary for the control unit 54 to execute the invoicing issue process. Is stored.

  Next, a product sales management method using the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The product sales management method according to the first embodiment generally relates to a purchase procedure / inventory update process (see FIG. 6) executed when a user purchases a product on the product display shelf 4 and the purchased product. A price clearing step (see FIG. 7) and a product replenishment step (see FIGS. 8 and 9) for the product display shelf 4 are provided.

[Purchase Procedure / Inventory Update Process]
First, a purchase procedure / inventory update process executed when a user purchases a product on the product display shelf 4 will be described with reference to FIG. When purchasing a product on the product display shelf 4, the user activates a product purchase application stored in the user terminal 30 possessed by the user (S1). In addition, when the product purchase application is activated, personal authentication is executed by various known methods. Next, the user scans the product code (JAN code or the like) printed on the package or the like of the purchased product using the camera function of the user terminal 30 and the code reading function of the product purchase application (S2). Then, based on the scanned product code information, the user terminal 30 transmits to the product sales management server 10 a reference request for product information related to the price of the purchased product (S3). Upon receipt of the product information reference request from the user terminal 30, the product sales management server 10 searches the storage unit 20 based on the product code information received from the user terminal 30, and purchases corresponding to the product code information. Price information is transmitted to the user terminal 30 (S4). The user terminal 30 calculates or specifies the purchase amount based on the price information of the purchased product received from the product sales management server 10, and displays this purchase amount on the display screen. Then, the user terminal 30 confirms the purchase procedure operation when accepting the user's purchase confirmation operation such as pressing a purchase confirmation button provided on the display screen (S5).

  When the purchase procedure operation is confirmed, the user terminal 30 includes, for the product sales management server 10, a product including the user ID of the user who purchased the product and product information (product code, purchase score, etc.) regarding the purchased product. Purchase data is transmitted (S6). Upon receiving the product purchase data from the user terminal 30, the product sales management server 10 registers the product purchase data in the storage unit 20 (S7) and transmits the purchased product information to the user terminal 30 (S8). . Upon receiving the purchased product information from the product sales management server 10, the user terminal 30 displays the purchased product information on the display screen, makes the user recognize the completion of the purchase procedure, and ends the process related to the purchase procedure. To do.

  Further, the product sales management server 10 updates the inventory data (inventory information) stored in the storage unit 20 based on the product purchase data received from the user terminal 30. Specifically, first, the merchandise sales management server 10 specifies the shelf ID of the merchandise display shelf 4 from which the merchandise was purchased based on the user ID included in the merchandise purchase data acquired from the user terminal 30 (S9). . Next, the product sales management server 10 is stored in association with the specified shelf ID based on the product information regarding the purchased product included in the product purchase data acquired from the user terminal 30 and the specified shelf ID. The inventory data of the product display shelf 4 from which the product is purchased is updated by subtracting the number of the purchased product by the number of purchase points (S10). Thereby, the merchandise sales management server 10 ends the process related to the purchase procedure and the inventory update.

  When the merchandise sales management server 10 receives the merchandise sales information reference request from the supplier terminal 50 via the merchandise sales management website at any timing before and after the update of the inventory data, The sales information of the product is searched or tabulated in an arbitrary unit such as each ID, each company ID, or each shelf ID, and transmitted to the supplier terminal 50. Further, when the merchandise sales management server 10 receives a stock information reference request from the supplier terminal 50 via the merchandise sales management website at any timing before and after the update of the inventory data, the merchandise ID The inventory information of one or a plurality of merchandise display shelves 4 subject to reference requests is retrieved or aggregated and transmitted to the supplier terminal 50 in arbitrary units such as every or every shelf ID.

[Clearing process]
Next, the process for clearing the price for the purchased product will be described with reference to FIG. First, the merchandise sales management server 10 aggregates purchase record information (purchase record data) of products for each user ID within a predetermined period (for example, monthly) for each company ID at an arbitrary timing such as the end of the month (S11). The aggregated purchase record data is transmitted to the supplier terminal 50 via the product sales management website (S12). When the supplier terminal 50 receives the purchase record data from the merchandise sales management server 10, the supplier terminal 50 registers the purchase record data in the storage unit 55 (S13) and, via the website for merchandise sales management, the purchase record data or The converted purchase record data obtained by converting the purchase record data into a format corresponding to the installation company 2 is transmitted to each company terminal 40 (S14). Each company terminal 40 registers the purchase record data or the converted purchase record data received from the supplier terminal 50 via the product sales management website (S15), and the purchase record data or the converted purchase record. Based on the data, the price of the purchased product is cleared for the user by various methods such as deducting the amount corresponding to the price of the product purchased by the user from the salary of the user (S16).

  In addition, the product sales management server 10 records the sales result information (sales of products) for each shelf ID within a predetermined period (for example, monthly) at any timing such as the end of the month, before or after the purchase data is aggregated. The result data) is totaled for each company ID (S17), and the totaled sales result data is transmitted to the supplier terminal 50 via the product sales management website (S18). Upon receiving the sales record data from the merchandise sales management server 10, the supplier terminal 50 registers the sales record data in the storage unit 55 (S19), and invoices for each installation company 2 based on the sales record data. Is executed (S20). With the above processing, the product sales management server 10, each company terminal 40, and the supplier terminal 50 end the processing related to the settlement of the price related to the purchased product.

[Replenishment process]
Finally, a product replenishment process for the product display shelf 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when the supplier 6 replenishes the merchandise display shelf 4, and FIG. 9 shows the case where the carrier 8 (see FIG. 1) It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the case of performing delivery.

  First, the replenishment process when the supplier 6 replenishes the merchandise display shelf 4 will be described with reference to FIG. Prior to the replenishment process, the supplier 6 accesses the product sales management Web site using the supplier terminal 50 and confirms the inventory status of the product display shelves 4 to be replenished with the products, whereby each product display shelf 4 Check for missing items. Then, the supplier 6 transports the shortage products and performs a product replenishment operation for each product display shelf 4. When the replenishment work by the supplier 6 is completed, the shelf of the product display shelf 4 to be replenished is supplied from the supplier terminal 50 to the product sales management server 10 via the product sales management website by the operation of the supplier 6. Product replenishment completion information (product replenishment completion data) including the ID, product information such as the name and product code of the replenished product, and the number of supplemented products is transmitted (S21). The product sales management server 10 updates the inventory data (stock information) stored in the storage unit 20 based on the product replenishment completion data received from the supplier terminal 50 (S22). As a result, the merchandise sales management server 10 and the supplier terminal 50 end the stock update process associated with the replenishment of merchandise.

  Next, a replenishment process in the case where the carrier 8 executes delivery of a product in response to a request from the supplier 6 will be described with reference to FIG. Prior to the replenishment process, the supplier 6 accesses the product sales management Web site using the supplier terminal 50 and confirms the inventory status of the product display shelves 4 to be replenished with the products, whereby each product display shelf 4 Check for missing items. Then, the supplier 6 inputs information related to the product to be replenished to the supplier terminal 50 and requests the carrier 8 to transport and deliver the insufficient product. Based on the information input from the supplier 6, the supplier terminal 50 uses the function of the product sales management Web site to add up the products to be replenished and the number of the replenishment points for each shelf ID, and the calculated shelves. The information for each ID is further aggregated for each company ID, thereby generating product replenishment schedule information (product replenishment schedule data) for each company ID (S21 ′). Further, the supplier terminal 50 transmits the generated product replenishment schedule data to the product sales management server 10 via the product sales management website (S22 ′). Upon receiving the product replenishment schedule data from the supplier terminal 50, the product sales management server 10 registers the product replenishment schedule data in the storage unit 20 (S23 ′).

  When the supplementary product is transported to the installation company 2 by the carrier 8, the installation company 2 uses the company terminal 40 to send a request for reference to the product supplementation schedule data via the product sales management website. It transmits with respect to the management server 10 (S24 '). When the product sales management server 10 receives the reference request for the product replenishment schedule data from the company terminal 40, the product sales management server 10 reads the product replenishment schedule data related to the company ID associated with the company terminal 40 from the storage unit 20, and reads the read product replenishment schedule data. Is transmitted to the company terminal 40 via the product sales management website (S25 '). Then, the enterprise terminal 40 displays the product replenishment schedule data received from the product sales management server 10 on a display screen or the like. The installation company 2 inspects the replenishment product actually delivered by the carrier 8 while referring to the product replenishment schedule data displayed on the display screen or the like of the company terminal 40, and each of the products to be replenished The replenishment score of the product is input via the operation unit 42 of the company terminal 40. When the replenishment score of the supplementary product is input by the installation company 2, the company terminal 40 uses the function of the product sales management website to provide supplemental product completion information (commodity supplement information including information on the supplementary product and the supplementary score). Replenishment completion data) is generated and transmitted to the merchandise sales management server 10 via the merchandise sales management website (S26 ').

  The product sales management server 10 compares the product replenishment completion data received from the company terminal 40 with the product replenishment schedule data stored in the storage unit 20 (S27 ′). The stock data (stock information) stored in the storage unit 20 is updated based on the product replenishment completion data received from the company terminal 40 (S28 '). As a result, the merchandise sales management server 10, the company terminal 40, and the supplier terminal 50 end the inventory update process associated with the replenishment of the merchandise.

  Note that the merchandise sales management server 10 receives the inventory information reference request from the supplier terminal 50 via the merchandise sales management website at any timing before and after the update of the inventory data. Alternatively, the inventory information of one or a plurality of product display shelves 4 to be referred to is retrieved or aggregated in an arbitrary unit such as for each shelf ID, and is sent to the supplier terminal 50 via the product sales management website. Send.

  As described above, the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment stores the shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf 4 and the user ID assigned to each user (purchaser) in association with each other. In addition, the user ID of the user who purchased the product on the product display shelf 4 and the product information of the purchased product are stored from the storage unit 20 that stores the inventory information of the product for each shelf ID and the user terminal 30 possessed by each user. Based on the acquisition unit 13b to be acquired, the user ID acquired from the acquisition unit 13b, the specifying unit 13d for specifying the shelf ID of the product display shelf 4 from which the product has been purchased, the product information and the specifying unit acquired by the acquiring unit 13b The product sales management server 10 includes an updating unit 13e that updates inventory information of products corresponding to the shelf ID stored in the storage unit 20 based on the shelf ID specified by 13d. That.

  According to such a merchandise sales management system 1, when a user purchases a merchandise, the user performs purchase procedures using the user terminal 30, so that the inventory information of the merchandise managed in the merchandise sales management server 10 is automatically and in real time. Since the information is updated, it is possible to check the stock status of the products displayed on the product display shelf 4 even in an unattended sales service such as an office sales service. Thereby, it is possible to dramatically improve the work efficiency related to the replenishment of goods.

  In addition, the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment performs the above-described product sales management server 10, the user terminal 30 possessed by each user, and the user for the price of the product purchased by the user. A product terminal (clearing terminal) 40, and the user terminal 30 provides the product sales management server 10 with the user ID of the user who purchased the product on the product display shelf 4 and the product information of the product purchased by the user. The product sales management server 10 is further configured to include a registration unit 13c that registers user product purchase information based on the user ID and product information acquired by the acquisition unit 13b. The settlement is executed using the product purchase information registered by the registration unit 13c of the product sales management server 10.

  According to such a merchandise sales management system 1, it is not necessary to pay for cash, so that it is not necessary to install a price collection box. Various problems can be solved.

  That is, the conventional office sales service has the following problems in the supplier 6, the installation company 2, and its employees (users). First, since the supplier 6 is an unattended sale in which the purchase price is put into the price collection box, the original sales price may not match the price collected from the price collection box. There is a problem that pricing is difficult. In addition, at least for the work of collecting cash from the price collection box, it is necessary for a person with a certain title such as a full-time employee of the supplier 6 to deal with it, so the work burden of the full-time employee and an increase in labor costs become a problem. There is a problem that it is difficult to expand the sales area because cash collection work and merchandise replenishment work by the carrier 8 other than the supplier 6 cannot be performed. Furthermore, in the installation company 2, a collection box containing cash is installed unprotected in the office space, and such an environment may induce crimes such as theft. There is a problem that it is not preferable. Furthermore, since the employee (user) of the installation company 2 needs to pay the purchase price without change, there is a problem that the product cannot be purchased when there is no change.

  On the other hand, according to the merchandise sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment, since it is possible to perform subsequent settlement instead of payment by cash, there is a problem of cash difference that has occurred in the conventional office sales service. It is possible to eliminate the point and to realize flexible price setting in units of one yen. In addition, the employees (users) of the installation company 2 can purchase products without worrying about change or change. Furthermore, according to the merchandise sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment, it is not necessary to collect cash from the price collection box and only replenish the merchandise. There is no need to respond. As a result, personnel costs can be reduced, and for example, as shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to expand the sales area by using a carrier 8 other than the supplier for transportation for replenishing products. . Furthermore, since it is not necessary to install a price collection box in the office space, at least crimes attributed to the price collection box can be eliminated.

  Next, a merchandise sales management system 1 ′ according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. The product sales management system 1 ′ according to the second embodiment differs from the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment in the product sales management system 1 ′ according to the second embodiment as shown in FIG. Thus, the electronic money transaction terminal 60 (clearing terminal) is installed in the vicinity of each commodity display shelf 4, and the price of the commodity is cleared by the electronic money transaction terminal 60. Hereinafter, only the configuration different from the configuration of the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment among the configurations of the product sales management system 1 ′ according to the second embodiment will be described.

  The electronic money transaction terminal 60 performs payment processing by rewriting money amount information in various electronic money storage media such as a user's electronic money card (electronic money IC card) and a portable terminal incorporating an electronic money IC chip. As shown in FIG. 11, the terminal is a data communication (for example, short-range wireless communication) with the user terminal 30 and the R / W unit 61 that executes monetary information read processing and rewrite processing on the electronic money storage medium. A communication unit 62 for controlling the electronic money transaction terminal 60. In addition, since such an electronic money transaction terminal 60 can use various well-known electronic money transaction terminals, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The R / W unit 61 reads the amount information from the IC chip of the electronic money storage medium and inputs the read amount information to the control unit 63 when the user's electronic money storage medium approaches in the payment processing standby state. It is configured. Further, the R / W unit 61 is configured to rewrite the amount information of the IC chip of the electronic money storage medium to the balance of the electronic money storage medium (the amount information after settlement) calculated by the control unit 63.

  The control unit 63 is configured to activate a payment processing program and place the R / W unit 61 in a payment processing standby state when information on the payment amount is received from the user terminal 30. The control unit 63 is configured to calculate the balance of the electronic money storage medium by subtracting the payment amount from the amount information read by the R / W unit 61. Further, the control unit 63 is configured to transmit a payment process completion notification to the user terminal 30 after the payment is completed.

  Next, a merchandise sales management method using the merchandise sales management system 1 ′ according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. Similar to the merchandise sales management method according to the first embodiment, the merchandise sales management method according to the second embodiment is generally a purchase procedure executed when the user purchases merchandise in the merchandise display shelf 4. The inventory update process (refer FIG. 12), the payment process (refer FIG. 13) of the price regarding the purchased goods, and the replenishment process of the goods with respect to the goods display shelf 4 are provided. Note that the product replenishment step is the same as the product sales management method according to the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

[Purchase Procedure / Inventory Update Process]
Next, a purchase procedure / inventory update process executed when purchasing a product will be described with reference to FIG. In the purchase procedure / inventory update process, similarly to the purchase procedure / inventory update process of the product sales management method according to the first embodiment, first, in the user terminal 30, the activation process of the product purchase application stored in the user terminal 30 (S1 '), a product code (JAN code or the like) printed on the purchased product is read (S2'), and a product information reference request transmission process is executed (S3 '). In FIG. 5, a process for transmitting the price information of the purchased product to the user terminal 30 is executed (S4 ′). Then, the user terminal 30 calculates or specifies the purchase amount based on the price information of the purchased product received from the product sales management server 10, and displays the purchase amount on the display screen. Then, when the user terminal 30 accepts a user's purchase confirmation operation such as pressing a purchase confirmation button provided on the display screen, the user terminal 30 transmits information on the payment amount to the electronic money transaction terminal 60 (S5 ′). ).

  When the electronic money transaction terminal 60 receives payment amount information from the user terminal 30, the electronic money transaction terminal 60 activates the payment processing program and enters a payment processing standby state. Then, the electronic money transaction terminal 60 executes payment processing by rewriting the amount information of the user's electronic money storage medium by the R / W unit 61 so as to subtract the purchase amount (S6 ′). Further, the electronic money transaction terminal 60 transmits a payment process completion notification to the user terminal 30 (S7 ′).

  Upon receiving the payment process completion notification from the electronic money transaction terminal 60, the user terminal 30 displays a display screen indicating that the payment process has been completed and allows the user to recognize the completion of the payment process, and then confirms the purchase procedure. . Further, the user terminal 30 transmits the product purchase data to the product sales management server 10 as in the purchase procedure / inventory update process of the product sales management method according to the first embodiment (S8 ′). Then, in the product sales management server 10, the product purchase data registration process (S9 ′) and the purchased product information for the user terminal 30 are performed in the same manner as the purchase procedure / inventory update process of the product sales management method according to the first embodiment. Transmission processing (S10 ′), processing for specifying the shelf ID of the product display shelf 4 from which the product has been purchased (S11 ′), and processing for updating the inventory data of the product display shelf 4 from which the product has been purchased are executed. (S12 '). Thereby, the merchandise sales management server 10, the user terminal 30, and the electronic money transaction terminal 60 end the processes related to the purchase procedure and the inventory update. Note that the merchandise sales management server 10 sends a request to the supplier terminal 50 at an arbitrary timing in response to a request from the supplier terminal 50, as in the purchase procedure / inventory update process of the merchandise sales management method according to the first embodiment. The product sales information and inventory information are transmitted.

[Clearing process]
Next, the settlement process for the price related to the purchased product will be described with reference to FIG. In the checkout process, as in the checkout process of the merchandise sales management method according to the first embodiment, first, the merchandise sales management server 10 purchases product purchase information (purchase) for each user ID within a predetermined period (eg, monthly) (Actual data) is tabulated for each company ID (S13 '). Then, the merchandise sales management server 10 transmits the collected purchase record data to an electronic money business operator (not shown) (S14 ′).

  In addition, the product sales management server 10 obtains the sales result information (sales result data) of the product for each shelf ID within a predetermined period (for example, monthly) as in the clearing process of the product sales management method according to the first embodiment. Aggregated for each company ID (S15 ′), and the aggregated sales performance data is transmitted to the supplier terminal 50 via the product sales management website (S16 ′). The supplier terminal 50 executes a registration process for the received sales record data (S17 ′). With the above processing, the merchandise sales management server 10, the supplier terminal 50, and the electronic money transaction terminal 60 end the processing related to the settlement of the price related to the purchased merchandise.

  As with the product sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment, the inventory status of the products displayed on the product display shelf 4 is also confirmed by the product sales management system 1 ′ according to the second embodiment described above. This makes it possible to dramatically improve the work efficiency related to the replenishment of goods. In addition, as with the merchandise sales management system 1 according to the first embodiment, since payment for cash is unnecessary, various problems of the conventional office sales service in which a price collection box is installed are solved. Can do.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiment. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiments.

  For example, in the first and second embodiments described above, a merchandise sales manager who manages inventory status of a plurality of merchandise display shelves 4 and a supplier that is a supplier of merchandise displayed on the plurality of merchandise display shelves 4. Although the description has been made assuming that (product supplier) 6 is a different entity, the present invention is not limited to this, and the supplier 6 may manage the inventory status of the plurality of product display shelves 4. In this case, since the supplier 6 manages the merchandise sales management server 10, the supplier terminal 50 can be eliminated by integrating the configuration and functions of the supplier terminal 50 into the merchandise sales management server 10. is there.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the user terminal 30 has been described as acquiring the product information of the purchased product by reading the JAN code of the product. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various methods are adopted. be able to. For example, it is good also as a structure which displays the list of sales goods on the display screen of the user terminal 30, and acquires the merchandise information of purchase goods by a user's selection.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the user ID and the shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf 4 are stored in association with each other, and the shelf ID is determined based on the user ID acquired from the user terminal 30. Although it has been described that the product display shelf 4 in which the product has been purchased and the inventory has been changed is specified, it is not limited to this. For example, instead of the shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf 4, a shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or a plurality of product display shelves 4 and a user ID are stored in association with each other. The shelf group ID may be specified based on the user ID acquired from the user terminal 30 to specify the shelf group in which the product has been purchased and the inventory has changed. According to such a configuration, for example, a plurality of product display shelves 4 installed in one company are set as one shelf group, or a plurality of product display shelves 4 installed in a predetermined area are set to 1 By setting it as one shelf group, it is possible to manage the inventory of a plurality of product display shelves 4 at the same time, instead of performing detailed inventory management for each product display shelf 4, thereby simplifying inventory management. It becomes possible to make it efficient.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the product sales management server 10 specifies the shelf ID (or shelf group ID) of the product display shelf 4 from which the product is purchased based on the user ID acquired from the user terminal 30. And although it demonstrated as updating inventory information based on this specified shelf ID (or shelf group ID), it is not limited to this. For example, when the user terminal 30 holds or acquires the information of the shelf ID (or shelf group ID) of the product display shelf 4, the product is purchased from the user terminal 30 to the product sales management server 10. The shelf ID (or shelf group ID) of the product display shelf 4 may be transmitted, and the inventory information may be updated based on the transmitted shelf ID (or shelf group ID). Here, as a method of acquiring information on the shelf ID (or shelf group ID) of the product display shelf 4 on the user terminal 30 side, for example, by reading a barcode or the like provided on each product display shelf 4, A method of acquiring information on a shelf ID (or shelf group ID) incorporated in a bar code or the like, or displaying a list of product display shelves 4 (or shelf groups) on the display screen of the user terminal 30, depending on the user's selection Various methods such as a method of acquiring (reading) the shelf ID (or shelf group ID) of the selected commodity display shelf 4 (or shelf group) from the storage unit 36 can be employed. Thus, by setting it as the structure by which shelf ID (or shelf group ID) is transmitted from the user terminal 30, user ID and shelf ID (or shelf group ID) are linked | related beforehand in the merchandise sales management server 10 side. Since it is not necessary to store the product display shelves 4, it is possible to install and manage the merchandise display shelves 4 even in places where purchasers (users) such as hospitals and stations are unspecified.

  In 1st and 2nd embodiment mentioned above, although demonstrated as what uses user terminals (portable terminal) 30, such as a smart phone, at the time of purchase procedure, it is not limited to this, For example, it installs in the installation base of the merchandise display shelf 4 It may be a base terminal. In this case, the base terminal obtains the user ID acquisition means for acquiring the user ID from the user, the product information acquisition means for acquiring the product information from the product, and the acquired user ID and product information to the product sales management server 10. Transmitting means for transmitting. As the user ID acquisition means, for example, a reading means for reading the user ID from the user's IC card type employee card, an input operation means having an input screen and an operation unit for the user to manually input the user ID, etc. It is possible to use. Further, as the product information acquisition means, for example, scanning means for acquiring product information by scanning a product code (JAN code or the like) printed on a package or the like of a purchased product, or a user manually selects a purchased product It is possible to use an input operation means having a selection screen and an operation unit. Moreover, the base terminal has a storage unit in which the shelf ID (or shelf group ID) of the product display shelf 4 installed within a predetermined range is stored, and in addition to the user ID and the product information, the product display shelf 4 A shelf ID (or a shelf group ID) may be transmitted. As such a base terminal, for example, a so-called self-checkout type POS terminal installed near the product display shelf 4 or integrally provided with the product display shelf 4, or installed near the product display shelf 4 or the product display shelf 4 A tablet terminal or the like provided as an integrated unit can be used.

  The user terminal 30 and the company terminal 40 according to the first and second embodiments described above may further be configured to be able to transmit a request for replenishment of products or introduction of new products to the product sales management server 10. .

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the merchandise sales management server 10 has been described as acquiring the user ID from the user terminal 30 and specifying the purchaser (user) only by the user ID. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the company ID may be acquired together with the user ID, and the purchaser (user) may be specified using both the company ID and the user ID. With such a configuration, it is possible to specify the installation company 2 by the company ID, narrow down the users belonging to the installation company 2, and specify the purchaser (user) by the user ID. Therefore, it is possible to specify a purchaser (user) if there is no duplication of user IDs in each company ID without setting different user IDs for all users. A number or the like can be adopted.

  In the first embodiment described above, the clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the user has been described as the company terminal 40 managed by the installation company 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. The clearing terminal only needs to be a terminal capable of clearing the price of purchased merchandise for the user, and may be a terminal of a credit card company, a financial institution, or the like, for example.

  In 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, although demonstrated as what the user terminal 30 hold | maintains user ID, it is not limited to this, The electronic money transaction terminal 60 has a function as a user's electronic money storage medium (for example, an electronic money card). The user ID may be read from an employee ID or the like.

  It is clear from the description of the scope of claims that the above modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

  1, 1 'product sales management system, 2 installation company, 4 product display shelf, 6 supplier, 8 carrier, 10 product sales management server, 11 communication unit, 12 control unit, 13a product information reference unit, 13b acquisition unit, 13c registration unit, 13d identification unit, 13e update unit, 13f sales information reference unit, 13g inventory information reference unit, 14a purchase result data totaling unit, 14b sales result data totaling unit, 15 comparison unit, 20 storage unit, 22 program storage area 24 Data file storage area 30 User terminal 31 Communication unit 32 Operation unit 33 Display unit 34 Camera unit 35 Control unit 35a Display processing unit 35b Product code reading unit 35c Product information reference request unit 35d Purchase amount specifying unit, 35e purchase procedure confirmation unit, 35f product purchase data transmission unit, 35g purchase Finished product information display section, 36 storage section, 36a program storage area, 36b data file storage area, 40 enterprise terminal (clearing terminal), 41 communication section, 42 operation section, 43 display section, 44 control section, 45 storage section, 50 Supplier terminal, 51 communication unit, 52 operation unit, 53 display unit, 54 control unit, 55 storage unit, 60 electronic money transaction terminal, 61 R / W unit, 62 communication unit, 63 control unit, NW communication line

Claims (9)

A product sales management server that manages the sales status of products in a plurality of product display shelves,
The shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf or the shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves and the user ID assigned to each purchaser are linked and stored, and A storage unit for storing inventory information of products for each shelf ID or shelf group ID;
From the user terminal possessed by each purchaser or the base terminal installed at the base of the product display shelf, the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf, and the product purchased by the purchaser An acquisition unit for acquiring product information;
Based on the user ID acquired by the acquisition unit, the specifying unit for specifying the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product is purchased or the shelf group ID including the product display shelf from which the product is purchased;
Stock of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID stored in the storage unit based on the product information acquired by the acquisition unit and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID specified by the specifying unit A product sales management server comprising: an update unit that updates information. A merchandise sales management server according to claim 1;
The base terminal installed at the base of installation of the user terminal or the commodity display shelf possessed by each purchaser;
A clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser to the purchaser, and
The user terminal or the base terminal can transmit at least the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf and the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser to the product sales management server. Is composed of
The product sales management server further includes a registration unit that registers the purchase information of the purchaser based on the user ID and the product information acquired by the acquisition unit,
The said liquidation terminal is comprised so that liquidation may be performed using the said product purchase information registered by the said registration part of the said product sales management server. The product sales management system characterized by the above-mentioned. The clearing terminal is a company terminal managed by the company to which the purchaser belongs, and is configured to be able to execute a process of deducting the price of the product purchased by the purchaser from the purchaser's salary. The merchandise sales management system according to claim 2. A merchandise sales management server according to claim 1;
The base terminal installed at the base of installation of the user terminal or the commodity display shelf possessed by each purchaser;
A clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser to the purchaser, and
The clearing terminal is an electronic money transaction terminal capable of executing payment processing with electronic money, and transmits a payment processing completion notification to the user terminal or the base terminal when payment processing with electronic money is completed. Configured,
After the user terminal or the base terminal receives the payment processing completion notification from the clearing terminal, at least the user ID of the purchaser who purchased the product on the product display shelf, and the product purchased by the purchaser The product sales management system is configured to transmit the product information to the product sales management server. A product sales management server for managing the sales status of products on a plurality of product display shelves;
A base terminal installed at an installation base of the user terminal or the product display shelf possessed by each purchaser;
A clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser to the purchaser, and
The product sales management server includes:
A storage unit that stores inventory information of products for each shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf or for each shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves;
From the user terminal or the base terminal, the user ID of a purchaser who has purchased a product in the product display shelf, and the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased or the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased. An acquisition unit that acquires the shelf group ID including the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser;
Based on the product information acquired by the acquisition unit and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID, the inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID stored in the storage unit is updated. Update section,
A registration unit that registers the purchase information of the purchaser based on the user ID and the product information acquired by the acquisition unit;
The user terminal or the base terminal can transmit at least the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf and the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser to the product sales management server. Is composed of
The said liquidation terminal is comprised so that liquidation may be performed using the said product purchase information registered by the said registration part of the said product sales management server. The product sales management system characterized by the above-mentioned. The clearing terminal is a company terminal managed by the company to which the purchaser belongs, and is configured to be able to execute a process of deducting the price of the product purchased by the purchaser from the purchaser's salary. The merchandise sales management system according to claim 5. A product sales management server for managing the sales status of products on a plurality of product display shelves;
A base terminal installed at an installation base of the user terminal or the product display shelf possessed by each purchaser;
A clearing terminal for clearing the price of the product purchased by the purchaser to the purchaser, and
The product sales management server includes:
A storage unit that stores inventory information of products for each shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf or for each shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves;
From the user terminal or the base terminal, the user ID of a purchaser who has purchased a product in the product display shelf, and the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased or the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased. An acquisition unit that acquires the shelf group ID including the product information of the product purchased by the purchaser;
Based on the product information acquired by the acquisition unit and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID, the inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID stored in the storage unit is updated. An update unit and
The clearing terminal is an electronic money transaction terminal capable of executing payment processing with electronic money, and transmits a payment processing completion notification to the user terminal or the base terminal when payment processing with electronic money is completed. Configured,
After the user terminal or the base terminal receives the payment processing completion notification from the clearing terminal, at least the user ID of the purchaser who purchased the product on the product display shelf, and the product purchased by the purchaser The product sales management system is configured to transmit the product information to the product sales management server. A product sales management method performed using the product sales management server according to claim 1,
The storage unit associates a shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf or a shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves with a user ID assigned to each purchaser. And storing the inventory information of the product for each shelf ID or shelf group ID,
From the user terminal possessed by each purchaser or the base terminal installed at the base of the product display shelf, the user ID of the purchaser who has purchased the product on the product display shelf, and the product purchased by the purchaser An acquisition process for acquiring product information;
Based on the user ID acquired by the acquisition step, the specifying step of specifying the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product is purchased or the shelf group ID including the product display shelf from which the product is purchased;
Stock of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID stored in the storage unit based on the product information acquired by the acquisition step and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID specified by the specifying step A product sales management method comprising: an update process for updating information. A product sales management method performed using the product sales management system according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
A storage step of storing product inventory information for each shelf ID assigned to each product display shelf or for each shelf group ID assigned to each shelf group including one or more product display shelves in the storage unit When,
Including the shelf ID of the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased or the product display shelf from which the product has been purchased from a user terminal possessed by each purchaser or a base terminal installed at the base of the product display shelf. An acquisition step of acquiring a shelf group ID and product information of a product purchased by the purchaser;
Based on the product information acquired by the acquisition step and the shelf ID or the shelf group ID, the inventory information of the product corresponding to the shelf ID or the shelf group ID stored in the storage unit is updated. A product sales management method comprising: an update process.

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