JP2018142140A - Distribution device, distribution method and distribution program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate participation in a sale of a distributor while suppressing iniquity of a distributor of a product.SOLUTION: A distribution device according to the present application has a generation unit and a provision unit. The generation unit generates information related to a sale to which a period is configured and a price of a product to be sold in a prescribed electronic commerce service of which is discounted. The provision unit makes a product a price of which is not changed after a notification date of opening of the sale registerable to the sale and provides information related to the sale to a distributor who sells the product.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a providing device, a providing method, and a providing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the rapid spread of the Internet, sales via the Internet have become popular. For example, there is provided a technology for selling products to EC (Electronic Commerce) sites and selling the products to users. In such an EC site, a time sale that is a discount sale that sells products at a low price by dividing a predetermined time is performed, and a technique for notifying the user of the time sale in advance is known. .

JP 2013-247637 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, it is not always possible to facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale while suppressing fraud of the seller of the product. For example, when the merchant of a product sets a discount sale by himself, it is troublesome and troublesome for the merchant. In such a case, it is difficult to promote the participation of the seller in the discount sale, and it is difficult for the seller of the product to participate in the discount sale. In addition, there is a case in which a merchandise seller raises the price of a product before the sale is held, thereby performing a fraud that increases a discount width or a discount amount in the sale.

  The present application has been made in view of the above, and provides a providing device, a providing method, and a providing program that make it easy for a seller to participate in a sale while suppressing fraud of the seller of the product. Objective.

  The providing apparatus according to the present application includes a generation unit that generates information on a sale for which a sale period is set and discounts the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service, and an announcement date and time of the sale And a providing unit that provides information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that a product whose price has not been changed can be registered to the sale.

  According to one aspect of the embodiment, there is an effect that it is possible to facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale while suppressing the fraud of the seller of the product.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a providing process according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the providing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the store information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sale information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the condition information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the providing process according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the providing process according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the periods according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display for the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration availability according to a sale according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration availability according to the product according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that realizes the function of the providing apparatus.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for providing a providing apparatus, a providing method, and a providing program according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the providing apparatus, the providing method, and the providing program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. In the following embodiments, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

(Embodiment)
[1. Provision processing)
An example of the providing process according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a providing process according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 1, a product sales source (hereinafter also referred to as “store”) is connected to a time sale (hereinafter also referred to simply as “sale”), which is a discount event for selling products at a low price by dividing a predetermined time. The case where a product is registered (submitted) and the user browses the product registered by the store is shown. Further, FIG. 1 shows a case where the providing apparatus 100 provides sale information to a store and allows a store manager or the like to register a product for sale. In addition, the goods here may include services (services) provided by the store. In addition, FIG. 1 illustrates a case where the providing apparatus 100 provides information related to a product that is a sale target (hereinafter also referred to as “sale target product information”) to the user in response to a user request.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the providing system 1 includes a terminal device 10, a store device 20, and a providing device 100. The terminal device 10, the store device 20, and the providing device 100 are connected to be communicable by wire or wirelessly via a predetermined network N (see FIG. 13) not shown. In addition, the providing system 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 may include a plurality of terminal devices 10, a plurality of store devices 20, and a plurality of providing devices 100.

  The terminal device 10 is an information processing device used by a user. The terminal device 10 is realized by, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the case where the terminal device 10 is a smartphone used by the user is shown. Hereinafter, the terminal device 10 may be referred to as a user. That is, hereinafter, the user can be read as the terminal device 10. Specifically, FIG. 1 illustrates a case where the terminal device 10 is a smartphone used by a user identified by the user ID “U1” (hereinafter, may be referred to as “user U1”).

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 will be described as the terminal devices 10-1 and 10-2 according to the display of the screen of the terminal device 10. The terminal devices 10-1 and 10-2 are the same terminal device 10. Hereinafter, the terminal devices 10-1 and 10-2 will be referred to as the terminal device 10 when they are not particularly distinguished.

  The store apparatus 20 is an information processing apparatus that is used by the manager M1 of the store A that is a distributor. For example, the manager M1 of the store A uses the store device 20 to add products to be sold in the electronic commerce service or to set a sales promotion ratio. The store device 20 is realized by, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like. FIG. 1 shows a case where the store device 20 is a notebook PC.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the store device 20 is described as store devices 20-1 and 20-2 in accordance with the display of the screen of the store device 20. The store devices 20-1 and 20-2 are the same store device 20. Hereinafter, the store devices 20-1 and 20-2 are referred to as the store device 20 when they are not particularly distinguished.

  For example, the manager M1 of the store A uses the store device 20 to browse sale information or designate a sale for registering a product. Further, for example, the manager M1 of the store A uses the store device 20 to specify a discount rate, a discount amount, etc., and registers the product for sale.

  The providing device 100 is an information processing device that generates information about a sale that has a holding period and discounts the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service. In addition, the providing device 100 provides information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that the product whose price has not been changed after the notification date and time when the sale is announced (notified) can be registered for the sale. For example, the providing device 100 can store, in the store device 20 used by the manager M1 of the store A, a product whose price has not changed since the sale date and time when the store A has been announced. I will provide a.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, it is assumed that the providing device 100 provides an electronic commerce service. Further, the providing device 100 provides an information providing service that provides product information corresponding to the request acquired from the terminal device 10. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing device 100 provides the terminal device 10 with information related to the sale target product that is the target of the sale specified by the user in response to a request from the user.

  FIG. 1 shows a case where the providing apparatus 100 provides an information providing service or an electronic commerce service. However, when an external information processing apparatus provides an information providing service or an electronic commerce service, the providing apparatus 100 uses the information providing service. And e-commerce services may not be provided. In this case, the providing apparatus 100 acquires various information from an external information processing apparatus that provides an information providing service or an electronic commerce service, and provides sale information to a store or sale target product information to a user. Also good.

  First, the providing device 100 acquires a sale information request from the store device 20 used by the manager M1 of the store A (step S11). In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 acquires a sale information request from the store apparatus 20 at 12:00 on October 18. For example, the providing apparatus 100 acquires a sale information request from the store apparatus 20 at 12:00 on October 18, 2016. In the following, description of years such as “2016” is omitted, but it is assumed that the year is the same unless otherwise specified.

  Then, the providing device 100 generates sale information to be provided to the store A in response to a request from the store A (step S12). In the example of FIG. 1, the providing device 100 generates sale information to be provided to the store A based on information on each sale stored in the sale information storage unit 123 (see FIG. 5). For example, the providing apparatus 100 extracts information related to a sale that provides information to the store A from the sale information storage unit 123. For example, the providing apparatus 100 extracts information related to a sale within a predetermined period (for example, within 3 months) from the date and time when the information is requested from the sale information storage unit 123.

  The sale information storage unit 123 illustrated in FIG. 5 stores information on five sales, and the providing apparatus 100 generates sale information IV11 to be provided to the store A based on the information on the five sales. For example, the providing apparatus 100 generates the sale information IV11 to be provided to the store A based on information about the sale SL1, the sale SL2, the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5.

  As described above, when “sale SL * (* is an arbitrary numerical value)” is described, it indicates that the sale is a sale identified by the sale ID “SL *”. For example, when “sale SL1” is described, the sale is a sale identified by the sale ID “SL1”.

  In addition, in the example of FIG. 1, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, the case where the store A can enter a product for the sale SL1 to SL5 within the corresponding sale submission period will be described. Depending on the conditions, if the sale is a sale that cannot be registered by the store or a product that cannot be registered, the store makes the product unregisterable. For details on this point, please refer to FIGS. Will be described later.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 stores the sale information IV11 for the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5 that are not included in the submission period on October 18, 12:00. Generate. For example, for the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5, the providing apparatus 100 generates the sale information IV11 that hides the button for transitioning to the product registration screen. The store A may be unable to register the product. The providing apparatus 100 may generate the sale information IV11 in any form as long as the store A cannot register the product for the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 generates various sale information IV11 including the content CT11, the content CT12, and the like.

  Then, the providing device 100 provides the generated sale information IV11 to the store device 20 (step S13). In the example of FIG. 1, the providing device 100 provides the sale information IV11 to the store device 20-1 of the store A. In the example of FIG. 1, in the providing apparatus 100, the sale information IV11 includes various information including the content CT11 and the content CT12.

  The store apparatus 20 to which the sale information IV11 is provided from the providing apparatus 100 displays the content CT11 including information indicating the outline of each sale of the sales SL1 to SL5. 1 illustrates the case where the providing device 100 provides the sale information IV11 to the store device 20 at a time, the providing device 100 displays the sale on the store device 20 in response to a request from the store device 20. A portion of information IV11 may be provided. For example, the providing device 100 may first provide the content CT11 and transmit the content CT12 in response to a request for the content CT12 from the store device 20 in response to an operation of the administrator M1 on the content CT11.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the content CT11 displayed on the store device 20-1 includes information indicating that the sale date and time of the sale SL1 is “October 24, 12:00 to 0:00 (24:00)” Is included. Further, the content CT11 displayed on the store device 20-1 includes information indicating that the sale period of the sale SL1 is “12 hours”. Further, for the content CT11 displayed on the store device 20-1, the discount rate that can be set in the sale SL1 is "20% to 99% OFF", that is, the discount rate can be set between 20 to 99%. Is included. The content CT11 displayed on the store device 20-1 indicates that the submission start in the sale SL1 is “October 17th 0:00” and the submission deadline is “October 18th 18:00”. Contains information to indicate. In addition, the content CT11 displayed on the store device 20-1 includes information indicating that the category (type) of the product targeted for the sale SL1 is “alcohol”.

  The manager M1 of the store A who browsed the sale information of each sale SL1 to SL5 selects the “details” button in the content CT1 to display the detailed information of each sale on the store device 20. be able to. Further, the notification date and time of sale SL1 is “October 10th 10:00” (see FIG. 5). In the following, in order to simplify the explanation, the case where the store A satisfies the participation condition for the sale SL1, and the store A has not changed the price of the product GD1 which is the wine A after 10 o'clock on October 10th. Explained as an example.

  As described above, when “product GD * (* is an arbitrary numerical value)” is described, it indicates that the product is a product identified by the product ID “GD *”. For example, when “product GD1” is described, the product is a product identified by the product ID “GD1”.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the manager M1 of the store A displays the entry screen of the sale SL1 by performing a predetermined operation (step S14). In the example of FIG. 1, although not shown, the product GD1 is designated as the target product on the entry screen of the sale SL1. In the example of FIG. 1, the display is transitioned from the store device 20-1 to the store device 20-2.

  On the screen of the store apparatus 20-2, content CT12 for registering a sale with the product GD1 that is wine A as the target product is displayed. In the example of FIG. 1, the content CT12 includes an input field BX1 for inputting a discount rate and an input field BX2 for inputting a discount amount. In addition, in the example of FIG. 1, a button BT <b> 1 described as “entry” for registering the target product in the sale is included.

  The manager M1 of the store A inputs information (step S15). In the example of FIG. 1, the manager M1 of the store A inputs information specifying the discount rate to “50” (%) in the input field BX1, and presses the button BT1. Thereby, in the example of FIG. 1, the manager M1 of the store A registers the product GD1 that is wine A with the discount rate “50%” in the sale SL1 (step S16). For example, the store device 20-2 transmits information indicating that the manager M1 registers the wine A as a target product of the sale SL1 at a discount rate of 50% to the providing device 100 according to the operation of the manager M1. The registration of products for sale is not limited to the above, and a plurality of products may be registered in a lump. For example, the store device 20 may register a plurality of products in a lump by transmitting to the providing device 100 list information in which a plurality of products and discount rates or discount amounts of the products are associated with each other. . For example, the store device 20 transmits a plurality of products to the providing device 100 by sending a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file in which a plurality of products and a discount rate or discount amount of each product are associated with each other. May be registered.

  The providing device 100 that has acquired information indicating that the manager M1 registers wine A as a target product of sale SL1 with a discount rate of 50% from the store device 20-2, the product GD1 that is wine A is the target product of sale SL1. Is stored in the product information storage unit 122 (see FIG. 4). Specifically, the providing apparatus 100 displays information indicating that the product GD1 that is wine A is the target product of the sale SL1, as “discount setting (sale ID)” of the product GD1 in the product information storage unit 122 in FIG. "SL1" is registered in "and" 50 "is registered in" discount contents ". Thereby, the providing apparatus 100 registers the wine A sold by the store A as a target product of the sale SL1 at a discount rate of 50%.

  After that, the providing device 100 acquires a request for information from the terminal device 10-1 used by the user U1 (step S17). In the example of FIG. 1, the providing device 100 acquires a request for sale target product information regarding the sale SL1 from the terminal device 10-1 on October 24 at 15:00. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the user U1 performs a predetermined operation on the page W11 of the shop site A related to the electronic commerce service provided by the providing device 100 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 10-1. Send a request for sale item information for.

  The providing device 100 that has acquired a request for sale target product information related to the sale SL1 from the terminal device 10 extracts information on the product that is the target of the sale SL1. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 relates to a product in which “SL1” is registered in “discount setting (sale ID)” among the information of each product stored in the product information storage unit 122 (see FIG. 4). Information is extracted as sale target product information. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 extracts information on a product that is a sale target of the sale SL1 such as the product GD1.

  Thereafter, the providing device 100 provides the extracted product information to the terminal device 10 (step S18). In the example of FIG. 1, the providing device 100 provides the product information that is the target of the sale SL1 to the terminal device 10-1.

  The terminal device 10 to which the sale target product information of the sale SL1 is provided from the providing device 100 displays the sale target product information of the sale SL1 (step S19). In the example of FIG. 1, the display is transitioned from the terminal device 10-1 to the terminal device 10-2.

  On the screen of the terminal device 10-2, a page W12 including information on the product GD1 that is the sale target product of the sale SL1 is displayed. Specifically, a page W12 that displays a list of products for sale SL1 is displayed on the screen of the terminal device 10-2. In the example of FIG. 1, information related to another product GD2 that is a sale target product of the sale SL1 is arranged below the information related to the product GD1, and the user U1 moves the display downward (scrolling). Or flicking) can be performed to display information about the product GD2 or the like.

  In the area AR11 of the page W12 shown in FIG. 1, price information related to the product GD1 is displayed. For example, information indicating that the normal sales price of the product GD1 is “4000 yen” and the sale price is “2000 yen” is displayed in the area AR11. Further, for example, information indicating that the discount rate of the product GD1 is “50%” and the discount amount is “2000 yen” is displayed in the area AR11. Thereby, the user U1 can grasp | ascertain how much price reduction of goods GD1 is carried out. When the product GD1 is displayed on the terminal device 10 after the sale SL1 ends, the normal sales price “4000 yen” of the product GD1 is displayed as the sales price.

  As described above, the providing apparatus 100 transmits, to the store apparatus 20, sale information that enables registration of a product for a sale that can participate in the store. Further, the store device 20 that has received the sale information from the providing device 100 transmits the registration of the product to the sale by the store manager or the like to the providing device 100, thereby registering the sale of the product in the store. Thereby, the providing apparatus 100 can facilitate participation in the sale of the seller.

[2. Configuration of providing device]
Next, the configuration of the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the providing apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130. The providing device 100 includes an input unit (for example, a keyboard and a mouse) that receives various operations from an administrator of the providing device 100 and a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) for displaying various types of information. May be.

(Communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card). The communication unit 110 is connected to the network by wire or wireless, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 10 included in the providing system 1, for example.

(Storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the storage unit 120 according to the embodiment includes a store information storage unit 121, a product information storage unit 122, a sale information storage unit 123, and a condition information storage unit 124.

(Store information storage unit 121)
The store information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment stores various types of information related to a store that is a seller. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the store information storage unit according to the embodiment. For example, the store information storage unit 121 stores information related to products sold by the store. The store information storage unit 121 illustrated in FIG. 3 includes items such as “store”, “number of products”, “evaluation score (average)”, and “cancellation rate”.

  “Store” indicates a store from which the product is sold. The “store” may store identification information for identifying a store as a sales source, such as a store ID.

  “Product number” indicates the number of products sold by the store. The “evaluation score (average)” indicates the evaluation of the store. For example, “evaluation score (average)” is an average value of evaluation scores based on user evaluation. “Cancellation rate” indicates the ratio of canceled products among products sold by the store. The “cancellation rate” may be a ratio of returned merchandise out of merchandise sold by the store.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the store A indicates that 50 types of products are sold. The average evaluation score for store A is “3.5”. Further, for example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the cancellation rate of the product sold by the store A is “2%”.

  The store information storage unit 121 is not limited to the above, and may store various types of information according to the purpose. For example, the store information storage unit 121 may store various types of information used for sale participation conditions related to the store. For example, the store information storage unit 121 may store various types of information such as information related to inventory of products sold by the store.

(Product information storage unit 122)
The product information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment stores various types of information related to products. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information storage unit according to the embodiment. 4 stores “store”, “product ID”, “product name”, “type”, “price”, “stock quantity”, “discount setting (sale ID)”, “discount contents”. ”.

  “Store” indicates a store that is a sales source of the corresponding product. The “store” may store identification information for identifying a store as a sales source, such as a store ID. “Product ID” indicates identification information for identifying a product. “Product name” indicates a specific name or the like of the product. “Type” indicates a specific name or the like of the type (category) of the product. “Price” indicates the selling price of the corresponding product. “Stock quantity” indicates the stock quantity of the corresponding product.

  “Discount setting (sale ID)” stores information for identifying the sale in which the product is registered when the corresponding product is registered in the sale. In the “discount contents”, when the corresponding product is registered in the sale, information indicating the specific content of the discount in the sale in which the product is registered is stored.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the store A indicates that the store A sells a product (product GD1) identified by the product ID “GD1”. The product GD1 has a product name “Wine A”, a type (category) “beverage (alcohol)”, a price “4000” (yen), and a stock quantity “100”. Indicates. Further, the product GD1 is registered in the sale SL1, and the discount content is “50%” OFF, that is, the price is reduced to half price.

  Further, for example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the store B indicates that the store B sells a product (product GD2) identified by the product ID “GD2”. In addition, the product GD2 indicates that the product name is “water M”, the type (category) is “beverage (alcoholic)”, and the price is “300” (yen). Further, it indicates that the product GD2 is not registered in any sale.

  The product information storage unit 122 is not limited to the above, and may store various information according to the purpose. For example, the product information storage unit 122 may store information on the date and time when product information was added and the date and time when product information was created. In addition, the product information storage unit 122 may store various product information such as product images, gross profit, presence / absence of shipping cost, shipping cost, keywords used when searching for products, product types, and the like. For example, the product information storage unit 122 may store a hierarchical type (category) as the “type”. For example, the product information storage unit 122 may display the first class “beverage”, the second class “alcohol”, the third class “Western sake”, the fourth class “wine”, etc. as the “type” of the product “wine A”. May store a hierarchical type (category).

(Sale information storage unit 123)
The sale information storage unit 123 according to the embodiment stores various types of information related to user behavior. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sale information storage unit according to the embodiment. For example, the sale information storage unit 123 stores various types of behavior information such as user behavior with respect to content distributed to the terminal device 10 of each user. The sale information storage unit 123 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes items such as “sale ID”, “date and time”, “period”, “set discount rate”, “submission period”, and “notification date and time”. “Submission period” includes items such as “start of submission” and “submission deadline”.

  “Sale ID” indicates identification information for identifying a sale. For example, the sale identified by the sale ID “SL1” corresponds to the sale SL1 shown in the example of FIG. “Date and time” indicates the date and time of sale. “Period” indicates the sale period. “Set discount rate” indicates a range of discount rates that can be set in the sale. “Submission period” indicates a period for accepting registration of a product for sale. “Start submission” indicates the date and time when the acceptance of the registration of the product for sale is started. “Submission deadline” indicates the date and time when the acceptance of the registration of products for sale is closed. “Notification date and time” indicates the date and time when the sale is announced.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the sale (sale SL1) identified by the sale ID “SL1” indicates that the date and time of the event is “October 24, 12:00 to 0:00 (24:00)”. The sale SL1 indicates that the holding period is “12 hours”. The sale SL1 indicates that the discount rate that can be set is “20% to 99% OFF”, that is, the discount rate can be set between 20 to 99%. The sale SL1 indicates that the submission start is “October 17th 0:00” and the submission deadline is “October 18th 18:00”. The sale SL1 indicates that the notification date and time is “October 10th 10:00”.

  The sale information storage unit 123 is not limited to the above, and may store various types of information according to the purpose. For example, the sale information storage unit 123 may store any information as long as it is information indicating a discount, such as “setting discount rate”, without being limited to “setting discount rate”.

(Condition information storage unit 124)
The condition information storage unit 124 according to the embodiment stores various types of information related to the index. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the condition information storage unit according to the embodiment. The condition information storage unit 124 illustrated in FIG. 6 includes items such as “time sale number (sale ID)” and “entry condition”. The “entry condition” includes items such as “stock”, “number of products”, “product type”, “evaluation score”, and “cancellation rate”.

  “Time sale number (sale ID)” indicates identification information for identifying a sale. For example, the sale identified by the sale ID “SL1” corresponds to the sale SL1 shown in the example of FIG. The “entry condition” indicates a store participation condition for each sale. For example, the “entry condition” indicates a registration condition of a store product for each sale. “Inventory” indicates a participation condition regarding the inventory. “Product number” indicates a participation condition regarding the number of products. “Number of product types” indicates a product type to be registered for sale. When “Product Type Number” is set as a condition, “Product Number” indicates a participation condition regarding the number of products in the lower hierarchy of the product type. For example, in the case of the sale SL1 in FIG. 6, a store that sells 20 or more items such as “wine A” and “wine W” in the lower hierarchy of the product type “alcohol” satisfies the participation condition.

  “Evaluation score” indicates a participation condition related to the evaluation score of the store. The “cancellation rate” indicates a participation condition regarding the cancellation rate of the store.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the sale identified by the sale ID “SL1” (sale SL1) indicates that the participation condition includes “10” or more in stock. The participation condition may be that all the products sold by the store have “10” or more in stock, or the stock of a predetermined number (for example, “threshold number of products”) of products is “10”. The participation condition may be as described above.

  For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the sale SL1 indicates that the participation condition includes that the number of products is “20” or more. Further, for example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the sale SL1 indicates that the participation condition includes that the product type is “alcohol”. Further, for example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the sale SL1 indicates that the participation condition includes that the store evaluation score is “1 or more”. Further, for example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the sale SL1 indicates that the participation condition includes that the store cancellation rate is “5% or less”.

  The condition information storage unit 124 is not limited to the above, and may store various information according to the purpose. For example, the condition information storage unit 124 may store the number of products corresponding to each index. For example, the condition information storage unit 124 may store information related to the date and time when each index or each product information is added.

(Control unit 130)
Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the control unit 130 is a controller and is stored in a storage device inside the providing apparatus 100 by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like. Various programs (corresponding to an example of a provided program) are implemented by executing the RAM as a work area. The control unit 130 is a controller, and is realized by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the control unit 130 includes an acquisition unit 131, an extraction unit 132, a generation unit 133, and a provision unit 134, and realizes or executes information processing functions and operations described below. .

(Acquisition part 131)
For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of information. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various types of information from the store information storage unit 121, the product information storage unit 122, the sale information storage unit 123, and the condition information storage unit 124. The acquisition unit 131 may acquire various types of information from an external information processing apparatus. For example, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire various types of information from the terminal device 10 or the store device 20.

  For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires an information request regarding a product on sale from the terminal device 10. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a request for information regarding a sale from the store device 20. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information regarding registration of a product from a sales agency provided with information regarding sales.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a sale information request from the store device 20 used by the manager M1 of the store A. In the example of FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a sale information request from the store apparatus 20 at 12:00 on October 18. In the example of FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a request for information from the terminal device 10-1 used by the user U1. In the example of FIG. 1, the acquiring unit 131 acquires a request for sale target product information related to the sale SL1 from the terminal device 10-1 on October 24.

(Extractor 132)
The extraction unit 132 extracts various information. For example, the extraction unit 132 extracts information related to a sale. For example, the extraction unit 132 extracts product information.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the extraction unit 132 extracts information about a sale that provides information to the store A from the sale information storage unit 123. In the example of FIG. 1, the extraction unit 132 extracts information about a sale within a predetermined period (for example, within 3 months) from the date and time when information is requested from the sale information storage unit 123 (see FIG. 5).

  In the example of FIG. 1, the extraction unit 132 extracts information on the product that is the target of the sale SL1. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 relates to a product in which “SL1” is registered in “discount setting (sale ID)” among the information of each product stored in the product information storage unit 122 (see FIG. 4). Information is extracted as sale target product information. In the example of FIG. 1, the extraction unit 132 extracts information on a product that is a sale target of the sale SL1 such as the product GD1.

(Generator 133)
The generation unit 133 generates various information. For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which a holding period is set and discounts the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service. For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which registration is permitted based on participation conditions.

  For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which registration is permitted based on participation conditions including a condition related to a seller. For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which registration is permitted based on a participation condition including a score related to a seller's evaluation or a condition related to a cancellation rate of a product provided by the distributor. For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which registration is permitted based on participation conditions including conditions regarding products provided by the seller. For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which registration is set based on participation conditions including conditions regarding the inventory of products, the number of products, or the types of products provided by the seller.

  For example, the generation unit 133 generates information regarding a sale for which a condition regarding a discount rate or a discount amount is set. For example, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale in which an entry period (submission period) in which a product can be registered is set. For example, the generation unit 133 generates sale information indicating that the registered products registered in the sale are discounted. For example, the generation unit 133 generates sale information that is list information of registered products.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the generation unit 133 generates sale information to be provided to the store A in response to a request from the store A. In FIG. 1, the generation unit 133 generates the sale information IV11 in response to a request for sale information from the store apparatus 20 used by the manager A1 of the store A at 12:00 on October 18, 2017. In the example of FIG. 1, the generation unit 133 generates sale information to be provided to the store A based on information on each sale stored in the sale information storage unit 123 (see FIG. 5). For example, the providing apparatus 100 extracts information related to a sale that provides information to the store A from the sale information storage unit 123. For example, the providing apparatus 100 extracts information related to a sale within a predetermined period (for example, within 3 months) from the date and time when the information is requested from the sale information storage unit 123. In the example of FIG. 1, the generation unit 133 generates sale information IV11 to be provided to the store A based on information about the sale SL1, the sale SL2, the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5.

  For example, the generation unit 133 may generate the sale information in a manner that makes it impossible to register a product for a sale that is outside the submission period. For example, the generation unit 133 may generate sale information that does not display the “entry” button on the screen displayed after the “details” button corresponding to the sale outside the submission period is pressed. For example, the generation unit 133 may generate sale information that does not include a button for transitioning to the entry screen for a sale outside the submission period.

  In the example of FIG. 1, for example, when the store from which the sale information is requested does not sell the product type “drinking water”, the generation unit 133 generates the sale information IV11 in which the product cannot be registered for the sale SL2. May be. For example, the generation unit 133 may generate sale information that does not display the “entry” button on the screen that is displayed after the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL2 is pressed. Further, for example, if the store from which the sale information is requested does not sell the product type “drinking water”, the generation unit 133 may generate the sale information that does not include the button for transitioning to the entry screen for the sale SL2. Good.

  For example, when the information requesting store has raised the prices of all products after the announcement date and time of sale SL1, the generation unit 133 may generate sale information in which products cannot be registered for sale SL1. For example, the generation unit 133 may generate sale information that does not display the “entry” button on the screen that is displayed after the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL1 is pressed.

  Further, for example, when there is a product whose price has not been increased since the date and time of the announcement of the sale SL1, the generation unit 133 may generate sale information with which the product can be registered for the sale SL1. . In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 may generate the sale information IV11 including the button BT1 described as “entry” in the content CT12 displayed after the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL1 is pressed. .

(Providing unit 134)
The providing unit 134 provides various types of information to an external information processing apparatus. For example, the providing unit 134 provides various types of information to the terminal device 10 and the store device 20. For example, the providing unit 134 provides information related to the sale to the seller that sells the product so that the product whose price has not changed since the date and time when the sale is held can be registered for the sale.

  For example, the providing unit 134 provides information related to the sale to the seller that sells the product so that the product whose price has not changed since the date and time when the sale is held can be registered for the sale. For example, the providing unit 134 provides information related to the sale to the seller that sells the product so that the product that has not been raised after the notification date and time can be registered for the sale. For example, the providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that the seller who satisfies the participation condition can register the product for the sale. For example, the providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or a discount amount can be specified.

  For example, the providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or a discount amount can be specified. For example, the providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or a discount amount can be designated for each product. For example, the providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that the product can be registered within the entry period.

  For example, the providing unit 134 provides sale information to a user who uses a predetermined electronic commerce service within the holding period. For example, the providing unit 134 provides the user with sale information whose display mode can be changed according to the user's designation. For example, the providing unit 134 provides the user with sale information including only products that satisfy the conditions specified by the user among the registered products.

  For example, the providing unit 134 provides various information generated by the generating unit 133. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 134 provides the sale information IV <b> 11 generated by the generating unit 133 to the store device 20. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 134 provides the sale information IV11 to the store device 20-1 of the store A. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 134 provides the extracted product information to the terminal device 10. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 134 provides the product information that is the target of the sale SL1 to the terminal device 10-1.

[3. (Providing process flow)
Here, the procedure of the providing process performed by the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the providing process according to the embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the providing apparatus 100 generates information regarding a sale for which a holding period is set (step S101). In FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 generates the sale information IV11 in response to a request for sale information from the store apparatus 20 used by the manager M1 of the store A at 12:00 on October 18, 2017.

  Further, the providing apparatus 100 provides information related to the sale to a sales agency that sells the product (step S102). In FIG. 1, the providing device 100 provides the sale information IV11 including the sale deals such as the sales SL1 to SL5 to the store device 20 used by the manager M1 of the store A.

  In addition, in the provision of the information related to the sale in step S102 described above, the providing apparatus 100 provides information related to the sale reflecting whether or not each sale is registered according to the store, and causes the store apparatus 20 to display the information. This point will be described with reference to FIG. For example, the process shown in FIG. 8 is performed for each sale.

  Further, the providing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the sale is in the submission period (step S201). When it is determined that the sale is not in the submission period (step S201: No), the providing apparatus 100 displays information about the sale so that the product cannot be registered with the sale (step S205). In the example of FIG. 1, the providing device 100 provides the sale information IV11 and displays it on the store device 20 so that the product cannot be registered for the sale SL3 outside the submission period. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 may make it impossible to register a product for the sale SL3 by not displaying the “entry” button after pressing the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL3.

  If it is determined that the sale is in the submission period (step S201: Yes), the providing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the participation condition is satisfied (step S202). When it is determined that the information requesting store does not satisfy the participation condition (step S202: No), the providing apparatus 100 displays information about the sale so that the product cannot be registered for the sale (step S205). For example, if the information requesting store does not sell the product type “drinking water”, the providing device 100 provides the sale information IV11 so that the product cannot be registered for the sale SL2, and displays the sale information IV11 on the store device 20. . For example, the providing apparatus 100 may make it impossible to register a product for the sale SL2 by not displaying the “entry” button after pressing the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL2.

  Further, for example, when the number of products sold by the information requesting store is less than 10, the providing device 100 provides the sale information IV11 so that the product cannot be registered for the sale SL3, and displays it on the store device 20 Let For example, the providing apparatus 100 may make it impossible to register a product for the sale SL3 by not displaying the “entry” button after pressing the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL3.

  If it is determined that the information requesting store satisfies the participation condition (step S202: Yes), the providing apparatus 100 determines whether there is a product whose price has not changed after the notification date and time (step S203). . When it is determined that there is no product whose price has not been changed since the notification date and time for the store that requested the information (step S203: No), the providing apparatus 100 stores information about the sale so that the product cannot be registered for the sale. It is displayed (step S205). For example, if the store requesting information raises the price of all products after the announcement date of sale SL1, the providing apparatus 100 provides sale information IV11 so that the product cannot be registered for sale SL1. It is displayed on the device 20. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 may make it impossible to register a product for the sale SL1 by not displaying the “entry” button after pressing the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL1.

  When it is determined that there is a product whose price has not changed since the notification date and time for the store that requested the information (step S203: Yes), the providing apparatus 100 displays information about the sale so that the product can be registered for the sale. (Step S204). For example, if there is a product whose price has not been raised since the date and time of notification of sale SL1, the providing device 100 provides sale information IV11 so that the product can be registered for sale SL1, and the store device 20 is displayed. In the example of FIG. 1, the providing apparatus 100 displays the button BT1 described as “entry” in the content CT12 displayed after the “details” button corresponding to the sale SL1 is pressed, so that the product for the sale SL1 is displayed. May be registered.

[4. (Relationship between each period)
Here, the relationship regarding each time point and period regarding a sale is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the periods according to the embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between each time point and period related to a sale and a price change prohibition period, which is a period during which price changes are prohibited. Note that, in the providing system 1, when only the price increase of the product is handled as an illegal act of the store, the price change prohibition period may be a price increase prohibition period.

  A time series TL11 in FIG. 9 shows the relationship between each time point and period in a predetermined sale (hereinafter referred to as “sale SL100”). In the example of FIG. 9, time t11 corresponds to the date and time when the sale is announced. In other words, in the example of FIG. 9, a product whose price has been increased after time t11 is regarded as a product for which fraud has been performed by the store, and the product cannot be registered in the sale SL100. In the example of FIG. 9, the period between time t12 and time t13 corresponds to the submission period. In this case, it becomes impossible for each store to submit (register) to the sale SL100 between time t12 and time t13. In the example of FIG. 9, a case where a predetermined period (for example, 3 days) is set between the time point t11 and the time point t12 is shown, but the time point t11 and the time point t12 may coincide with each other. That is, the providing apparatus 100 may accept registration of a product in the sale SLX 100 at the same time that the sale SLX 100 is announced.

  In the example of FIG. 9, the period between time t14 and time t15 corresponds to the time sale period, that is, the period during which the products registered in the sale SL100 are sold at a discount. In this case, each user can purchase a product registered in the sale SL100 at a discounted price between time t14 and time t15. In the example of FIG. 9, a predetermined period (for example, 5 days) is set between the time point t13 and the time point t14. However, the time point t12 and the time point t14 may coincide with each other. t14 may be before time t13. That is, the providing apparatus 100 may start the sale SLX 100 simultaneously with the deadline for registering the product in the sale SLX 100. Further, the providing apparatus 100 may start the sale SLX 100 before the deadline for registering the product in the sale SLX 100.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 9, a product whose price is increased between time t11 and date and time t15 is regarded as a product for which fraud by the store has been performed, and the product cannot be registered in the sale SL100. That is, the providing apparatus 100 may regard a product whose price has been raised between the announcement of the sale SLX 100 and the end of the time sale period as a product for which fraud has been performed by the store, and register the product in the sale SL 100. Make impossible.

  In this way, the providing apparatus 100 can realize an appropriate sale that suppresses fraud in price increases by the store by setting the price change prohibition period.

[5. (Display to the user)
Further, the providing device 100 may provide information related to the sale to the user in various display modes. This point will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display for the user according to the embodiment.

  In the example of FIG. 10, the terminal device 10 displays the content CT51 including sale target product information (step S51). For example, the content CT51 includes information related to a sale target product of a 6 hour time sale.

  Here, the user may narrow down and display the sale target products for the 6-hour time sale by a predetermined operation. For example, the user may cause the terminal device 10 to display a list narrowed down to the designated category among the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale by designating the category in the content CT51.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 10, the terminal device 10 displays, on the terminal device 10, the list content CT52 narrowed down to the category “fashion” among the sale target products of the 6 hour time sale (Step S <b> 52). For example, when the user inputs “fashion” in a predetermined input field or selects an icon corresponding to the category “fashion”, the user selects the category “fashion” from the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale. The narrowed list content CT52 is displayed on the terminal device 10. For example, the list content CT52 includes information on products corresponding to the category “fashion” among the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale. Accordingly, the user can browse only the sale target products belonging to the category “fashion” desired by the user.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 10, the terminal device 10 displays, on the terminal device 10, the list content CT53 narrowed down to the category “food” among the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale (Step S53). For example, the user inputs “Food” in a predetermined input field or selects an icon corresponding to the category “Food”, thereby selecting the category “Food” from the sale target products of the six-hour time sale. The narrowed list content CT53 is displayed on the terminal device 10. For example, the list content CT53 includes information related to a product corresponding to the category “food” among the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale. Thereby, the user can browse only the sale target products belonging to the category “food” desired by the user.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 10, the terminal device 10 displays, on the terminal device 10, the list content CT54 narrowed down to the category “home appliance” among the sale target products of the 6 hour time sale (Step S54). For example, when the user inputs “home appliance” in a predetermined input field or selects an icon corresponding to the category “home appliance”, the user selects the category “home appliance” from the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale. The narrowed list content CT54 is displayed on the terminal device 10. For example, the list content CT54 includes information on a product corresponding to the category “home appliance” among the sale target products of the 6-hour time sale. Thereby, the user can browse only the sale target products belonging to the category “home appliance” desired by the user.

[6. Display mode that cannot be registered)
In the example of FIG. 1, the case has been described in which the store A can enter products for the sales SL1 to SL5 within the corresponding sale submission period. Sale information that makes it impossible to participate in a sale or register a product may be generated based on a participation condition regarding a store that is a request source or a product that the store sells. This point will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration availability according to a sale according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration availability according to the product according to the embodiment.

  First, generation of sale information when the store does not satisfy the conditions for participating in the sale will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 11, sale information is requested from a predetermined store (store Z) at 12:00 on October 18, and sale information is generated in response to the request. The description of the same points as in FIG. 1 will be omitted as appropriate.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 11, providing apparatus 100 generates sale information including content CT21. The providing device 100 provides the content CT21 to the store device 20 of the store Z, whereby the content CT21 is displayed on the store device 20 of the store Z.

  The content CT21 shown in FIG. 11 includes information indicating an outline of each sale of the sales SL1 to SL5. In the content CT21 shown in FIG. 11, the button BT21 described as “To entry screen” is displayed on the sale SL1, and the store Z depresses the button BT21 to go to the product registration screen on the sale SL1. Transition can be made.

  On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 11, the sale SL3 starts the submission period “November 17th 10:00” and is later than 12:00 October 18th when the sale information is requested. In the example of FIG. 11, the sale SL4 starts the submission period “November 25, 15:00” and is later than 12:00 on October 18, when the sale information is requested. In the example of FIG. 11, the sale SL5 starts the submission period “December 8 at 10:00” and is later than 10:00 on October 18 at which the sale information is requested.

  Therefore, in the example of FIG. 11, the providing apparatus 100 does not allow the store A to register products for sale SL3, sale SL4, and sale SL5 that are not included in the submission period on October 18, 12:00. Is generated. For example, for the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5, the providing apparatus 100 generates the sale information including the content CT21 in which the button such as the button BT21 is not displayed for the sale SL3, the sale SL4, and the sale SL5. The store Z may be unable to register the product.

  In addition, in the example of FIG. 11, the sale information of the sale SL2 is “October 17th 10:00” and the deadline of the submission period is “November 14 18:00”. The requested period of 12:00 on October 18 is included in the submission period. However, in the example of FIG. 11, since the sale SL2 does not satisfy the participation condition of the sale SL2, the providing apparatus 100 does not display buttons such as the button BT21 because the sale Z does not satisfy the participation condition of the sale SL2. Sale information including is generated. As a result, in the providing device 100, the store Z cannot register the product for the sale SL2.

  For example, when the store Z does not sell the product type “drinking water”, the providing device 100 sells the product type “drinking water” targeted for the sale SL2, because the store Z does not sell it. Sale information including content CT21 in which a button such as button BT21 is not displayed is generated on the assumption that the product does not satisfy the participation condition of sale SL2.

  Further, for example, when the evaluation score of the store Z is less than “1”, the providing apparatus 100 does not have the evaluation score of the store Z as “1 or higher” for the sale SL2, and therefore, the participation condition of the store Z for the sale SL2 Is not satisfied, the sale information including the content CT21 in which the button such as the button BT21 is not displayed is generated. Note that the above is an example, and the providing device 100 includes a sale including a content CT21 in which a button such as the button BT21 is not displayed when the store from which the information is requested or a product sold by the store does not satisfy the participation condition. Information may be generated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, description will be given of the generation of sale information in which a product cannot be registered when the product is a product whose price has been changed after the sale date and time of the sale. In the example of FIG. 12, a case where the store (store Y) that sells the product GD31 (wallet A) increases the price of the product GD31 during the price change prohibition period of a predetermined sale (sale SL31) is shown as an example. For example, it is assumed that the price is raised during a period corresponding to the price change prohibition period between time t11 and time t13 shown in FIG. And the example shown in FIG. 12 shows the case where the sale information including the content CT31 which is the entry screen of the product GD31 (wallet A) is generated. The description of the same points as in FIG. 1 will be omitted as appropriate.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 12, the providing apparatus 100 generates sale information including the content CT31. The providing device 100 provides the content CT31 to the store device 20 of the store Y, whereby the content CT31 is displayed on the store device 20 of the store Y. For example, the store Y displays the entry screen of the sale SL31 by designating the sale SL31 from the sale list display content (for example, the content CT11). In the example of FIG. 12, although not shown, the content CT31 is displayed on the store device 20 of the store Y by designating the product GD31 as the target product on the entry screen of the sale SL31.

  Here, since the product GD31 is a product whose price has been increased during the price change prohibition period of the sale SL31 (also referred to as “incorrect value product”), the content CT31 is displayed for the product GD31 so that it cannot be registered in the sale SL31. The For example, for the product GD31, the providing device 100 generates content CT31 that cannot be registered in the sale SL31 and provides the content CT31 to the store device 20 of the store Y.

  In the example of FIG. 12, on the screen of the store device 20, content CT31 for registering a sale with the product GD31 as the wallet A as the target product is displayed. In the example of FIG. 12, the content CT31 includes an input field BX31 for inputting a discount rate and an input field BX32 for inputting a discount amount. In the example of FIG. 12, since the product GD31 is a product with an illegal value, the input field BX31 and the input field BX32 are displayed in a form incapable of input. In the content CT31 in FIG. 12, a button such as the button BT1 for registering the target product in the sale shown in FIG. 1 is not displayed. In this way, for the product GD31 that is an illegal value product for the sale SL31, the content CT31 that cannot be registered in the sale SL31 is displayed. Also, in the content CT31 of FIG. 12, character information CM31 indicating that registration is not possible because of a product whose price has been increased after notification is displayed. Thereby, the manager of the store Y can recognize the reason why the product GD31 cannot be registered in the sale SL31.

  As described above, the providing apparatus 100 makes it impossible to register a product with an illegal value on a sale, and enables registration only on a product other than a product with an illegal value, thereby increasing the price immediately before the sale is held. It is possible to facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale while suppressing fraud of the seller of the product. It should be noted that a product whose price has been reduced during the price change prohibition period may be registered as a sale on the assumption that the product does not fall under the illegal value.

[7. effect〕
As described above, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment includes the generating unit 133 and the providing unit 134. The generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale for which a holding period is set and discounts the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service. The providing unit 134 provides information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that the product whose price has not changed since the date and time when the sale is announced can be registered with the sale.

  Accordingly, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment provides information related to the sale to the seller that sells the product so that the product whose price has not changed since the date and time when the sale is held can be registered with the sale. Thus, it is possible to facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale while suppressing the fraud of the seller of the product to be raised immediately before the sale is held.

  Further, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the providing unit 134 provides information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that the product that has not been raised after the notification date and time can be registered for the sale.

  Thereby, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment provides information related to the sale to the seller that sells the product so that the product that has not been raised after the announcement date can be registered for the sale, and immediately before the sale is held. It is possible to facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale while suppressing fraud of the seller of the product to raise the price.

  Moreover, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates information related to the sale for which registration is permitted based on the participation condition. The providing unit 134 provides information related to the sale to the seller so that the seller satisfying the participation condition can register the product for the sale.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment provides information on the sale to the seller so that the seller that satisfies the participation condition can register the product for the sale, so that only the seller that satisfies the condition participates in the sale. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale.

  Moreover, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates information regarding the sale for which registration is permitted based on the participation condition including the condition regarding the seller.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can facilitate participation of the seller in the sale because only the seller that satisfies the condition including the condition relating to the seller can participate in the sale.

  Further, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 is configured to determine whether or not registration is permitted based on a participation condition including a score relating to a seller's evaluation or a condition relating to a cancellation rate of a product provided by the seller. Generate information about.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can participate in the sale only by a seller that satisfies the condition including the score relating to the evaluation of the seller or the condition regarding the cancellation rate of the product provided by the seller. Participation in sales can be facilitated.

  Moreover, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates information on the sale for which registration is set based on the participation condition including the condition on the product provided by the seller.

  Thus, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can facilitate the participation of the seller in the sale because only the seller that satisfies the condition including the condition relating to the product provided by the seller can participate in the sale.

  In addition, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 includes information related to a sale for which registration is set based on a participation condition including a condition regarding the inventory, the number of products, or the type of the product provided by the seller. Is generated.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment allows only the seller that satisfies the condition including the condition regarding the inventory, the number of items, or the type of the product provided by the seller to participate in the sale. Participation can be facilitated.

  In addition, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 includes information related to a sale for which registration is set based on a participation condition including a condition regarding the inventory, the number of products, or the type of the product provided by the seller. Is generated.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment allows only the seller that satisfies the condition including the condition regarding the inventory, the number of items, or the type of the product provided by the seller to participate in the sale. Participation can be facilitated.

  Moreover, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates information related to the sale in which a condition regarding the discount rate or the discount amount is set. The providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or a discount amount can be designated.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or discount amount can be specified, so that only a seller who satisfies the condition can participate in the sale. Participation in can be facilitated.

  Further, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or a discount amount can be designated for each product.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment provides information on the sale to the seller so that a discount rate or discount amount can be specified for each product, so that only the seller that satisfies the condition can participate in the sale. Participation in the original sale can be facilitated.

  Moreover, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates information related to a sale in which an entry period in which a product can be registered is set. The providing unit 134 provides information on the sale to the seller so that the product can be registered within the entry period.

  As a result, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment provides information on the sale to the seller so that the product can be registered within the entry period, so that only a seller who satisfies the condition can participate in the sale. Participation in sales can be facilitated.

  Further, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates sale information indicating that the registered product registered in the sale is discounted. The providing unit 134 provides sale information to a user who uses a predetermined electronic commerce service within the holding period.

  Thereby, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can provide appropriate information to the user by providing the sale information to the user who uses the predetermined electronic commerce service within the holding period.

  Further, in the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 133 generates sale information that is list information of registered products. The providing unit 134 provides the user with sale information whose display mode can be changed according to the user's designation.

  Thereby, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can provide appropriate information to the user by providing the user with sale information whose display mode can be changed according to the user's designation.

  In the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the providing unit 134 provides sale information including only products that satisfy the conditions specified by the user among registered products to the user.

  Accordingly, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can provide appropriate information to the user by providing the user with sale information including only products that satisfy the conditions specified by the user among the registered products. .

  In addition, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment includes an acquisition unit 131. The obtaining unit 131 obtains information related to product registration from a sales agency provided with information related to a sale.

  Thereby, the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment acquires information on registration of the product from the sales source from which the information on the sale is provided, thereby suppressing the fraud of the product sales source, Participation can be facilitated.

[8. Hardware configuration)
The providing apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiment is realized by a computer 1000 configured as shown in FIG. 13, for example. FIG. 13 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that realizes the function of the providing apparatus. The computer 1000 includes a CPU 1100, a RAM 1200, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 1300, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 1400, a communication interface (I / F) 1500, an input / output interface (I / F) 1600, and a media interface (I / F). ) 1700.

  The CPU 1100 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 1300 or the HDD 1400 and controls each unit. The ROM 1300 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

  The HDD 1400 stores programs executed by the CPU 1100, data used by the programs, and the like. The communication interface 1500 receives data from other devices via the network N and sends the data to the CPU 1100, and provides the data generated by the CPU 1100 to other devices via the network N.

  The CPU 1100 controls an output device such as a display and a printer and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse via the input / output interface 1600. The CPU 1100 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 1600. In addition, the CPU 1100 outputs the generated data to the output device via the input / output interface 1600.

  The media interface 1700 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 1800 and provides it to the CPU 1100 via the RAM 1200. The CPU 1100 loads such a program from the recording medium 1800 onto the RAM 1200 via the media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Etc.

  For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment, the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 implements the function of the control unit 130 by executing a program loaded on the RAM 1200. The CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 reads these programs from the recording medium 1800 and executes them. However, as another example, these programs may be acquired from other devices via the network N.

  Although the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples, and various modifications and improvements have been made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art including the aspects described in the disclosure line of the invention. The present invention can be implemented in other forms.

[9. Others]
In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedures, specific names, and information including various data and parameters shown in the document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various types of information illustrated in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

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

  In addition, the processes described in the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict the processing contents.

  In addition, the “section (module, unit)” described above can be read as “means” or “circuit”. For example, the acquisition unit can be read as acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Provision system 100 Provision apparatus 121 Store information storage part 122 Product information storage part 123 Sale information storage part 124 Condition information storage part 130 Control part 131 Acquisition part 132 Extraction part 133 Generation part 134 Provision part 10 Terminal apparatus 20 Store apparatus N Network

Claims (16)

A generation unit for generating information on a sale with a holding period set and discounting the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service;
A providing unit that provides information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that a product whose price has not changed since the date and time of the announcement of the sale can be registered with the sale;
A providing device comprising: The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information related to the sale is provided to a seller that sells the product so that a product that has not been raised after the notification date and time can be registered with the sale. The generator is
Generate information on the sale for which registration is permitted based on participation conditions,
The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a seller who satisfies the participation condition provides the seller with information on the sale so that a product can be registered with the sale. The generator is
4. The providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein information on the sale for which registration is set is generated based on the participation condition including a condition on a sales source. The generator is
5. The information on the sale for which registration is set is generated based on the participation condition including a score relating to a seller's evaluation or a condition relating to a cancellation rate of a product provided by the seller. The providing device according to the description. The generator is
6. The providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein information on the sale for which registration is set is generated based on the participation condition including a condition on a product provided by a sales source. The generator is
The information on the sale for which registration is set is generated based on the participation condition including a condition relating to a stock of goods, a number of goods, or a type of a product provided by a sales source. Providing device. The generator is
Generate information about the sale with conditions on discount rate or amount,
The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein information relating to the sale is provided to a seller so that the discount rate or the discount amount can be specified. The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein information relating to the sale is provided to a seller so that the discount rate or the discount amount can be designated for each product. The generator is
Generate information about the sale that has an entry period for registering products,
The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein information relating to the sale is provided to a seller so that a product can be registered within the entry period. The generator is
Generating sale information indicating that the registered products registered in the sale are discounted;
The providing unit includes:
The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the sale information is provided to a user who uses the predetermined electronic commerce service within the holding period. The generator is
Generate sale information that is a list of the registered products,
The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the user is provided with the sale information whose display mode can be changed according to the user's designation. The providing unit includes:
The providing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the sale information including only the products satisfying the conditions specified by the user among the registered products is provided to the user. An acquisition unit for acquiring information related to registration of a product from a sales source provided with information related to the sale;
The providing device according to claim 1, further comprising: A providing method executed by a computer,
A generation process for generating information on a sale with a holding period set and discounting the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service;
A providing step of providing information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that a product whose price has not changed since the date and time when the sale is held can be registered with the sale;
The providing method characterized by including. A generation procedure for generating information about a sale with a holding period set and discounting the price of a product sold in a predetermined electronic commerce service;
A provision procedure for providing information related to the sale to a seller that sells the product so that a product whose price has not changed since the date and time of the announcement of the sale can be registered with the sale;
A program for causing a computer to execute.

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