JP2020017069A - Information processing method, information processing device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing method in which an affiliated shop is able to figure out whether or not products sold by the affiliated shop are distributed in a secondary market, or the like.SOLUTION: When a selling/buying deal for a product purchased at an affiliated shop is established after being put up for sales using an e-commerce platform (step S5), the establishment of the selling/buying deal prompts a mediation server 110 to generate selling/buying information expressing details of the selling/buying deal. The selling/buying information includes a shop ID identifying the affiliated shop from which the product is purchased, product information on the product, distribution period information expressing a period from the product being put up for sales through to be sold, and the like. The mediation server 110 transmits the generated selling/buying information to the affiliated shop from which the product is purchased (step S6).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, an information processing device, and a program.

In recent years, a new payment service for performing cashless payment (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “smartphone payment”) using a smartphone or the like has been rapidly spreading.
A dedicated payment application is installed in a payment terminal of a store that allows smartphone payment. Prior to using the smartphone payment, the user installs a payment application on his smartphone, inputs necessary information such as a name, a bank account number, and a credit card number, and opens an account. For example, a user can purchase goods at a member store that can use smartphone payment by charging (depositing) an account with a fixed amount of money opened via a bank account.

  By the way, it is very worrisome to see how products that have been delivered to the user by smartphone payment have been handled since then. In particular, in recent years, a service (hereinafter, referred to as “e-commerce platform” for convenience) that mediates the purchase and sale of products via a network between a user who wants to sell the product and a user who wants to purchase the product. By using such a service, the user may become an exhibitor, and sell and sell a product that is no longer used or a product that the user does not like using the service (for example, And Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2017-134767

  Each merchant can determine if the merchandise sold at its own store is sold using an e-commerce platform (ie, is it secondarily distributed) or if it is secondarily distributed? It is possible to encourage the user who exhibited the product to come back to the store again, but it is possible for the member store to determine whether or not the product actually sold at the member store is in secondary distribution. At present, there is no way to figure out.

  An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an information processing method, an information processing apparatus, and a program that enable a member store to know whether or not products sold at the member store are in secondary distribution.

  An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an e-commerce platform in which a user who wants to sell a product and a user who wants to purchase a product can buy and sell the product via a network. An information processing method of a processing device, wherein, when a merchandise item is purchased at a member store that provides purchase information of the item to the information processing device, the purchase information on the purchased item is transmitted to the member store. A receiving step of receiving from the information processing apparatus of the user or the information processing apparatus of the user who purchased the product, an accepting step of receiving an offer to sell the product from the information processing apparatus of the user who purchased the product, and an offer to sell A step of generating trade information regarding the purchase and sale of the product, when the purchase and sale of the product that has been received are established; With the goods of purchase and is said merchant information processing apparatus, a transmission step of transmitting at least a portion of the generated said trading information.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a transaction system according to an aspect of the embodiment. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the outline of the transaction system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating user information registered in a user information database in the mediation server according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying user information registered in a purchase information database in the mediation server according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram exemplifying merchandise information for sale generated by the first generation unit of the mediation server according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the payment terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of a sequence of a settlement process of the transaction system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 shows an example of a sequence of a settlement process of the transaction system 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server according to the first example of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram exemplifying registered contents of the market information table in the mediation server according to the first example of the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server according to the second example of the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the outline of the transaction system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating trade information registered in the trade information database in the mediation server according to the second embodiment. FIG. 18 illustrates an example of a sequence of an information providing process of the transaction system 1 according to the second embodiment.

<Legal compliance>
The disclosure set forth herein, if implemented, will be implemented in compliance with the laws of the countries where the disclosure is implemented. In addition, the disclosure described in this specification is implemented with all the changes, substitutions, variations, alterations, and modifications that can be made by those skilled in the art necessary to comply with the laws and regulations of each country.

  An embodiment for implementing a transaction system according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a transaction system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As disclosed in FIG. 1, in the transaction system 1, the mediation server 110, the user terminal 120, and the settlement terminal 130 are connected via the network 140.
In the present disclosure, only one intermediary server 110, one user terminal 120, and one settlement terminal 130 are shown, but a plurality of intermediary servers 110, user terminals 120, and one settlement terminal 130 may be used.
In the present disclosure, if there is no need to distinguish between the mediation server 110, the user terminal 120, and the payment terminal 130, the mediation server 110, the user terminal 120, and the payment terminal 130 may be expressed as the information processing device 200, respectively. Good. Note that the number of information processing devices 200 connected to the network 140 is not limited.

  The mediation server 110 is a server that provides an electronic commerce platform. The mediation server 110 accepts a product listing from a user and discloses information on the exhibited product via the network 140, while accepting a purchase application from a user who wants to purchase the exhibited product. Further, the mediation server 110 provides a function required in a general electronic commerce service.

  The network 140 has a role of connecting two or more information processing apparatuses 200. The network 140 refers to a communication network that provides a connection path so that data can be transmitted and received after the user terminal 120 or the payment terminal 130 connects to the mediation server 110.

  One or more portions of network 140 may be a wired or wireless network. The network 140 may be, for example, without limitation, an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), LAN (Wireless LAN: WLAN), wide area network (Wide Area Network: WAN), wireless WAN (Wireless WAN: WWAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), part of the Internet, public switched telephone network (Public) Switched Telephone Network: part of PSTN, mobile phone network, ISDNs (Integrated Service Digital Networks), wireless LANs, LTE (Long Term Evolution), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), satellite Communication etc., or It may include two or more combinations of these. Network 140 may include one or more networks 140.

The information processing device 200 may be any information processing device that can implement the functions and / or methods described in the present disclosure.
The information processing apparatus 200 includes, but is not limited to, a smartphone, a mobile phone (feature phone), a computer (for example, but not limited to, a desktop, a laptop, and a tablet), a server device, and a media computer platform (for example, but not limited to). , Cables, satellite set-top boxes, digital video recorders, etc.), handheld computer devices (eg, but not limited to, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), e-mail clients, etc.), wearable terminals (eg, but not limited to, glasses-type devices, Clock devices, etc.), other types of computers, or communication platforms.

<Hardware (HW) configuration>
The HW configuration of the information processing device 200 included in the transaction system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The information processing device 200 includes a processor 201, a memory 202, a storage 203, an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 204, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 205. The components of the HW of the information processing device 200 are interconnected via a bus B, for example, but not limited to.

  The information processing device 200 realizes the functions and / or methods described in the present disclosure by cooperation of the processor 201, the memory 202, the storage 203, the input / output I / F 204, and the communication I / F 205. I do.

  The processor 201 executes a function and / or a method realized by a code or an instruction included in the program P stored in the storage 203. The processor 201 includes, for example and without limitation, a central processing unit (CPU), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics s Processing Unit), a microprocessor (microprocessor), a processor core, and a multiprocessor. ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), etc., and logic circuits (hardware) formed on integrated circuits (IC (Integrated Circuit) chips, LSI (Large Scale Integration)), etc. Each processing disclosed in each embodiment may be realized by a dedicated circuit. Further, these circuits may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and the plurality of processes described in each embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit. Further, the LSI may be referred to as a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, or the like, depending on the degree of integration.

  The memory 202 temporarily stores the program P loaded from the storage 203 and provides a working area to the processor 201. Various data generated while the processor 201 is executing the program P is also temporarily stored in the memory 202. The memory 202 includes, for example, without limitation, a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM).

  The storage 203 stores the program P. The storage 203 includes, for example, without limitation, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash memory.

  The communication I / F 205 transmits and receives various data via the network 140. The communication may be performed by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed. The communication I / F 205 has a function of executing communication with another information processing device via the network 140. The communication I / F 205 transmits various data to another information processing device in accordance with an instruction from the processor 201. Further, the communication I / F 205 receives various data transmitted from another information processing apparatus and transmits the data to the processor 201.

  The input / output I / F 204 includes an input device that inputs various operations to the information processing device 200 and an output device that outputs a processing result processed by the information processing device 200. In the input / output I / F 204, an input device and an output device may be integrated, or may be separated into an input device and an output device.

  The input device is realized by any one of all types of devices capable of receiving input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the processor 201, or a combination thereof. The input device includes, for example and without limitation, hardware keys such as a touch panel, a touch display, and a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input through an image), and a microphone (operation input by voice).

  The output device is realized by any one of all types of devices capable of outputting the processing result processed by the processor 201 or a combination thereof. When outputting the processing result as a video and / or a moving image, the output device may be any one of or all devices capable of displaying the display data according to the display data written in the frame buffer. It is realized by a combination. Examples of the output device include, but are not limited to, a touch panel, a touch display, a monitor (for example, but not limited to, a liquid crystal display, an OELD (Organic Electroluminescence Display)), a head mounted display (HDM), a projection mapping, and a hologram. And a device capable of displaying an image or text information in the air or the like (may be a vacuum), a speaker (audio output), a printer, and the like. Note that these output devices may be capable of displaying display data in 3D.

  The program P of each embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium is capable of storing the program on a “temporary tangible medium”. The program P includes a software program and a computer program by way of example and not limitation.

  The storage medium is, where appropriate, one or more semiconductor-based or other integrated circuits (ICs), such as, but not limited to, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific IC (ASIC), etc. ), Hard disk drive (HDD), hybrid hard drive (HHD), optical disk, optical disk drive (ODD), magneto-optical disk, magneto-optical drive, floppy diskette, floppy disk drive (FDD), magnetic It may include tape, solid state drive (SSD), RAM drive, secure digital card or drive, any other suitable storage medium, or a suitable combination of two or more thereof. A storage medium may be volatile, non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile, where appropriate.

  Further, the program P of the present disclosure may be provided to the information processing device 200 via an arbitrary transmission medium (a network, a broadcast wave, or the like) capable of transmitting the program.

  Note that the program P of the present disclosure is not limited to a script language such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C and Java (registered trademark), and a markup language such as HTML5. Implemented using

  At least a part of the processing in the information processing device 200 may be realized by cloud computing including one or more computers.

  At least part of the processing in the information processing device 200 may be performed by another information processing device. In this case, at least a part of the processing of each functional unit realized by the processor 201 may be performed by another information processing device.

<Others>
Unless explicitly stated, the configuration of the determination in the embodiment of the present disclosure is not essential, and a predetermined process is performed when the determination condition is satisfied, or a predetermined process is performed when the determination condition is not satisfied. May be.

  In this disclosure, “or” has the inclusive, rather than exclusive, meaning unless otherwise stated or indicated by context. Thus, in this disclosure, "A or B" means "A, B, or both," unless stated otherwise or indicated by context. Further, unless otherwise indicated or indicated by context, "and" is intended to mean both joint and individual. Thus, as used herein, unless otherwise specified or indicated by context, "A and B" means "A and B, jointly or severally." Further, unless otherwise specified or indicated by context, “a,” “an,” or “the” shall mean “one or more.” Thus, as used herein, unless otherwise indicated or indicated by context, “an A” or “the A” means “one or more A”.

  The present disclosure encompasses all changes, substitutions, variations, alterations, and modifications that may occur to those skilled in the art, to the embodiments and / or examples of the present disclosure. Similarly, where appropriate, the appended claims cover all changes, substitutions, variations, alterations, and modifications that may occur to those skilled in the art for the embodiments and / or examples of the present disclosure. Include. Further, the present disclosure is intended to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make one or more features of the embodiments and / or examples of the present disclosure and one or more of the other embodiments and / or examples of the present disclosure. And any combination with one or more features.

  Additionally, a device or system or a component of a device or system that is adapted, arranged, capable, configured, usable, operable, or operable to perform a particular function. Reference is made in the appended claims to the device, system, or component so adapted, arranged, capable, configured, enabled, enabled. As long as the device, system or component or its specific features are activated, turned on or unlocked, as long as the device, system or component is activated or operable.

<First embodiment>
(Overview)
FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the outline of the transaction system 1 according to the first embodiment.
First, when a user finds a desired product at a member store, the user makes a smartphone payment using the user terminal 120 and purchases the product (step S1).

  On the other hand, the payment terminal 130 of the member store generates purchase information on the product purchased by the user, triggered by smartphone payment. The purchase information includes information such as a purchased member store, a user ID for identifying a purchased user, a product name of a purchased product, a purchase date and time, and a purchase price (details will be described later). The “member store” refers to a store or a user who is authorized to provide purchase information of a product purchased in the own store to the mediation server 110. The settlement terminal 130 transmits the generated purchase information to the mediation server 110 (Step S2).

  Upon receiving the purchase information, the mediation server 110 records the received purchase information in the database for each user ID. Thereafter, when the mediation server 110 receives, from the user terminal 120, a notification indicating that the user wishes to sell the product purchased at the member store on the e-commerce platform (offer for sale), based on the purchase information recorded in the database, The product information for exhibition is automatically generated and transmitted to the user terminal 120 (step S3). The product information for exhibition includes product-specific information such as the product name, product size, list price, and purchase price, use period information indicating the use period of the product (for example, three months after purchase), recommended sales. The information includes recommended selling price information indicating the price, commentary on the product, and the like (details will be described later).

  The user creates formal product information for sale based on the product information for sale transmitted from the mediation server 110, and sells the product on the e-commerce platform (step S4).

(effect)
As described above, according to the first embodiment, when listing a product on the electronic commerce platform, the listing server automatically generates the listing product information. For this reason, the user does not need to create the commodity information for sale from scratch, and can list the commodity on the electronic commerce platform by a simple operation such as appropriately editing the commodity information for sale.

<Functional Configuration of First Embodiment>
The respective functional configurations of the mediation server 110, the user terminal 120, and the payment terminal 130 according to the first embodiment will be described. Note that the functional units of the mediation server 110, the user terminal 120, and the settlement terminal 130 cooperate with the processor 201 of the information processing apparatus 200, the memory 202, the storage 203, the input / output I / F 204, and the communication I / F 205. It is realized by working.

(1) Functional Configuration of Mediation Server 110 FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server 110.
The mediation server 110 includes a communication unit 311, a storage unit 312, a control unit 313, and a first generation unit 314.

The communication unit 311 is configured by the communication I / F 205 and the like, and exchanges various information with the user terminal 120 and the payment terminal 130.
The storage unit 312 includes the memory 202 and stores a user information database DB1, a purchase information database DB2, a transaction mediation program P1, and the like.
In the user information database DB1, user information of each user who is permitted to use the electronic commerce platform is registered.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating user information registered in the user information database DB1.
As shown in FIG. 5, the user information includes a user ID for identifying the user, gender, date of birth, name, address, contact information, and the like, as well as electronic value balance information and credit card information. ing. The electronic value balance information is information representing the electronic money balance, and the credit information is a credit card number or the like used by the user for payment. In addition, these user information is a user's name, a user's icon image, a user's age, a user's gender, a user's address, as an example without limitation, input by a user or given by a predetermined service. The information includes information associated with the user, such as the user's hobbies and preferences, the user's identifier, and the like, and may be one or a combination of these.

  The purchase information transmitted from the settlement terminal 130 of each member store is registered in the purchase information database DB2. As described above, the purchase information is information indicating details regarding a product purchased by the user.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating purchase information registered in the purchase information database DB2.
As shown in FIG. 6, the purchase information includes a store ID (identification information) for identifying a member store from which the product is purchased, a user ID (identification information) for identifying the user who purchased the product, and a purchased product. Product information indicating the product name, product number, category, etc., purchase date / time information indicating the purchase date / time, purchase price information indicating the purchase price, and settlement service information indicating the settlement method. In the example of FIG. 6, in the store with the store ID “S0001”, the user with the user ID “U0001” replaces the product with the product information “T0001 Sweater S size for women” with the date and time of the purchase date and time information “2018/01/01”. 2 shows that the purchase was made with the purchase price information "5000 yen" and the settlement method at that time was the settlement service "smartphone settlement". The purchase information may include a product ID (such as a model number) instead of including detailed information such as product information, purchase date and time information, purchase price information, and payment service information. When the purchase information includes the product ID, for example, detailed information such as product information, purchase date and time information, purchase price information, and settlement service information may be obtained from the seller that sells the product. Good.

  The transaction mediation program P1 is a program for realizing an electronic commerce platform by the mediation server 110, and is executed by the control unit 313.

  In addition, the storage unit 312 further includes a product information database in which information on exhibited products is registered, a history database in which trading results of the electronic commerce platform performed through the mediation server 110 in the past, and the like are stored. I remember.

  The control unit 313 includes the processor 201 and the like. The control unit 313 centrally controls each unit of the mediation server 110 by executing the transaction mediation program P1 and the like, and realizes the function of the first generation unit 314 and the like.

  The first generation unit 314 automatically generates product information for sale based on purchase information registered in the purchase information database DB2 when a user sells a product purchased at a member store on the electronic commerce platform.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the commodity information for sale CD1 of the commodity generated by the first generation unit 314.
As shown in FIG. 7, the product information for sale CD1 includes product information of the product for sale, usage period information indicating the number of days elapsed since purchase, recommended sales price information indicating the recommended sale price of the product for sale, and the like. Is included. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, as the exhibition product information CD1, this product is a product of “T0001 sweater for women, S size” (product information), and its use period is “3 months from purchase” (use period). Information), the recommended selling price is "2000 yen" (recommended selling price information). The usage period can be obtained by counting the number of days from the purchase date and time indicated in the purchase date and time information to the present time, for example. Further, when determining the recommended selling price, based on, for example, purchase date and time information, the quality state of the product (for example, “rank 1 (new)”, “rank 2 (nearly unused)”, “rank 3 ( It is also possible to estimate the “quality level”, “rank 4 (very significant feeling)”, and the like, and reflect the estimated quality state on the recommended selling price. Alternatively, the recommended selling price may be determined from the market price in the secondary distribution. As an example and not by way of limitation, a recommended selling price is determined based on the information included in the product information and the selling price or the winning bid price of a similar secondary distribution product (the price at the time of actually confirming the sale) (No. One embodiment will be described later). However, the method of obtaining the use period and the recommended selling price is merely an example, and any method can be set or changed as appropriate.

  When the first generation unit 314 automatically generates the exhibition product information CD1, the first generation unit 314 sends it to the communication unit 311. When receiving the commodity information for exhibition CD1 from the first generation unit 314, the communication unit 311 transmits this to the user terminal 120.

(2) Functional Configuration of User Terminal 120 FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the user terminal 120.
The user terminal 120 is a terminal used by a user, and includes a communication unit 321, a storage unit 322, and a control unit 323.

The communication unit 321 is configured by the communication I / F 205 and the like, and exchanges various information with the mediation server 110 and the settlement terminal 130.
The storage unit 322 includes the memory 202 and stores the settlement application A1, the transaction application A2, and the like. The payment application A1 is, for example, an application for smartphone payment, and is used when a user purchases a desired product at a member store. Naturally, one application may be configured to have a payment function and a transaction function, instead of the payment application A1 and the transaction application A2.

  On the other hand, the transaction application A2 is an application for using the e-commerce platform, and is used when exhibiting a product or purchasing the exhibited product.

  The control unit 323 includes the processor 201 and the like. The control unit 323 centrally controls each unit of the user terminal 120 by activating various programs and data stored in the storage unit 322.

(3) Functional Configuration of Payment Terminal 130 FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of payment terminal 130.
The settlement terminal 130 is a terminal such as a POS cash register installed in each member store, and includes a communication unit 331, a storage unit 332, an input unit 333, a control unit 334, and a settlement unit 335.

The communication unit 331 is configured by the communication I / F 205 and the like, and exchanges various information with the mediation server 110 and the user terminal 120.
The storage unit 332 includes the memory 202 and stores the payment terminal program P2 and the like. The payment terminal program P2 is a program for a payment terminal that can accept smartphone payment.

The input unit 333 includes an input / output I / F 204, a reader terminal, and the like. The input unit 333 inputs smartphone payment information (for example, a QR code (registered trademark)) from the user terminal 120.
The control unit 334 includes the processor 201 and the like. The control unit 334 centrally controls each unit of the payment terminal 130 by executing the payment terminal program P2 and the like, and implements the function and the like of the payment unit 335.

The settlement unit 335 executes smartphone settlement in response to a user request and generates purchase information under the control of the control unit 334. As described above, the purchase information includes the store ID, the user ID, the product information, the purchase date and time information, the purchase price information, the payment service information, and the like (see FIG. 6).
After generating the purchase information, the settlement unit 335 sends the purchase information to the communication unit 331. Upon receiving the purchase information from the settlement unit 335, the communication unit 331 transmits the purchase information to the mediation server 110.

<Payment processing of the first embodiment>
The settlement process of the transaction system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 shows an example of a sequence of a settlement process of the transaction system 1 according to the first embodiment. In the following description, it is assumed that a sufficient amount of electronic value has been deposited in the settlement account.

  When the user finds a desired product at the member store, the user operates the user terminal 120 to activate the payment application A1, brings the product to the payment terminal 130, and displays a payment screen on the display of the user terminal 120 (step). S10). The staff of the member store operates the payment terminal 130 to read the tag of the product and the payment screen (such as a QR code) displayed on the display of the user terminal 120. When such an operation is performed, the settlement unit 335 of the settlement terminal 130 executes a smartphone settlement (step S11). When the smartphone payment is performed normally, the settlement unit 335 generates information (that is, purchase information) representing details of the product purchased by the user (Step S12), and sends the generated information to the communication unit 331. If the smartphone payment is not performed normally, the payment unit 335 displays an error message or the like on the display of the user terminal 120 to prompt the user to re-execute the smartphone payment, or to use another payment method (for example, The user may be prompted to make a payment with cash or a card payment. Alternatively, the tag (QR code or the like) of a product may be read by the user terminal 120 without using the settlement terminal 130, purchase information may be generated by the user terminal 120, and the purchase information may be transmitted to the mediation server 110.

  The communication unit 331 of the payment terminal 130 transmits the purchase information of the user generated by the payment unit 335 to the mediation server 110 (Step S13). Upon receiving the purchase information of the user, the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 registers the purchase information in the purchase information database DB2 (Step S14).

<Mediation processing of the first embodiment>
Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the mediation processing of the transaction system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 shows an example of a sequence of a settlement process of the transaction system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  When the user operates the user terminal 120 to start the transaction application A2 and accesses the mediation server 110 (step S20), the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 first performs user authentication (step S21). The control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 determines that the authentication has failed because, for example, the user ID input by the user does not match any of the user IDs registered in the user information database DB1 (step (S21; NO), the process ends by returning an error message to the user terminal 120, or the like.

  On the other hand, the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 determines that the authentication has been successful because the user ID input by the user matches one of the user IDs registered in the user information database DB1 ( (Step S21; YES), the purchase information database DB2 is searched using the user ID as a search key (step S22).

  The control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 specifies the purchase information having the same user ID from the purchase information registered in the purchase information database DB2 (step S23), and the available merchandise purchased at the member store is sold. It is determined that there is (step S24). Referring to FIG. 6 as an example, for example, if the user has the user ID “U0001”, it specifies that the product of the product information “T0001 Sweater Women's S size” is a product that can be put on sale. In the following, a product that can be exhibited is referred to as a product X.

  Based on the specified result, the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 may send a message indicating that the product X purchased at the member store can be exhibited (for example, “〇 ×, thank you for using. Is in a state in which the purchased product X can be sold. Do you want to sell? ", Etc.) to the user terminal 120 (step S25). The control unit 323 of the user terminal 120 displays the message received from the mediation server 110 on a display (Step S26). The user confirms the message displayed on the display and performs an input operation indicating that the user wants or does not wish to exhibit the product X. Here, when there are a plurality of products X that can be sold, these products may be displayed in a list format. Further, only products that meet a specific condition (for example, products purchased at a store within the past year) may be displayed.

  When the control unit 323 of the user terminal 120 detects an input operation of requesting or not requesting the sale of the product X (Step S27), the control unit 323 transmits a detection signal indicating a detection result to the mediation server 110 (Step S28). .

  Based on the detection signal transmitted from the user terminal 120, the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 determines whether the user wants to exhibit the product X or not (Step S29). If the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 determines that the user wants to sell the product X (step S29; YES), the control unit 313 sends an instruction to create product information for selling the product to the first generation unit 314. On the other hand, when the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 determines that the user does not want to exhibit the product X (step S29; NO), the control unit 313 performs a normal process (for example, a process of accepting the exhibition of another product).

  The first generation unit 314 of the mediation server 110 creates, for example, product information for exhibition of the product X as shown in FIG. 7 based on the matching purchase information according to the instruction of the control unit 313 (step S30). As described above, the sale product information includes the sale item information of the sale item X, the use period information indicating the number of days elapsed since the purchase, the recommendation sale price information indicating the recommendation sale price of the sale item X, and the like. included.

  When the first generation unit 314 of the mediation server 110 automatically generates product information for exhibition of the product X, the first generation unit 314 sends the product information to the communication unit 311. The communication unit 311 of the mediation server 110 transmits the generated product information for exhibition of the product X to the user terminal 120 (step S31).

  When the control unit 323 of the user terminal 120 receives the product information for selling the product X from the mediation server 110, the control unit 323 displays the product information on the display (Step S32). The user appropriately edits the product information for sale displayed on the display. The control unit 323 of the user terminal 120 creates formal product information for sale of the product X in accordance with the editing operation of the product information for sale by the user (step S33).

  In the product information for exhibition, information that changes depending on the use of the user may be described. As an example and not by way of limitation, a message indicating the frequency of use of the product X (used only a few times so far, etc.), a message indicating the presence or absence of damage or dirt on the product X (such as blurring in the right corner, etc.) Such as adding dirty photos).

  After creating the product information for sale of the product X, the user operates the user terminal 120 and inputs a sale request including the product information for sale of the product X. When receiving the exhibition request, the control unit 323 of the user terminal 120 transmits the exhibition request to the mediation server 110 (Step S34). Upon receiving the exhibition request, the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 publishes the article information for exhibition of the article X and starts accepting a purchase application for the exhibited article X (step S35).

Note that, in the first embodiment, in step S2, the payment terminal 130 performs payment for merchandise purchase at the member store, and the payment terminal 130 transmits the purchase information to the mediation server 110. Is not limited to this. As an example and not by way of limitation, when making a smartphone payment at a self-checkout, a tag of a product may be read at the user terminal 120, purchase information may be generated at the user terminal 120, and the purchase information may be transmitted to the mediation server 110. When the user terminal 120 reads the installed two-dimensional code to perform payment, purchase information may be generated at the user terminal 120 and transmitted to the mediation server 110.
In the first embodiment, the mode in which the mediation server 110 receives the purchase information of the user in step S14 and registers the purchase information in the purchase information database DB2 has been exemplified, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. As an example and not by way of limitation, the user terminal 120 may register the purchase information of the user.

<< 1st Example >>
In the first embodiment, the recommended selling price of the exhibited product is obtained using the market price of the product. By using the commodity price, the recommended selling price can be set to an appropriate price reflecting the market.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server 110 according to the first embodiment. The mediation server 110 according to the first embodiment is obtained by providing the mediation server 110 shown in FIG. 4 with a market information table TA1. The other configuration is the same as that of the mediation server 110 shown in FIG. 4, and accordingly, the corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The market price information table TA1 is a management table created based on the trading results of the electronic commerce platform. FIG. 13 is a diagram exemplifying registered contents of the market information table TA1. In the market information table TA1, category information indicating a product category, product name information indicating a product name, market information indicating a market, and the like are registered in association with each other. The example illustrated in FIG. 13 indicates that a product belonging to the product name information “Ring (silver)” belonging to the category information “Accessory” has a market price of “1000 yen to 1500 yen”.

  When obtaining the recommended selling price, the first generation unit 314 of the mediation server 110 first searches the market information table TA1 using the product information (for example, the product name) of the product included in the purchase information as a search key. For example, if the product name of the product included in the purchase information is “Ring (Silver)”, the price information “1000 to 1500 yen” corresponding to the product name is acquired from the price information table TA1, and the acquired market price is acquired. The market price indicated in the information is set as the recommended selling price.

  In the above example, the case where the market price of the product is obtained based on the transaction results of the electronic commerce platform is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, market information representing the market price of each product may be obtained from a third party that operates the same type of electronic commerce platform, and the market price of the product may be obtained using the obtained market information.

  If there is no product with a matching product name in the market price information table TA1, the recommended selling price may be estimated from a market price of a similar product or another product with a matching product category.

  Further, the recommended selling price may be adjusted by the user with a simple operation. For example, an adjustment bar having the obtained recommended selling price as a middle point is displayed on the display of the user terminal 120. By appropriately operating the user terminal 120, the user can easily adjust the recommended selling price. In this way, by prompting the adjustment from the recommended selling price, it is possible to avoid setting a selling price that greatly deviates from the market price.

<< 2nd Example >>
In the second embodiment, privilege information (advertisement, coupon, etc.) for promoting the use of the e-commerce platform is provided to a user who has purchased a product at a member store. According to such a configuration, it is possible to provide a user with motivation to list a product on the electronic commerce platform.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server 110 according to the second embodiment. The mediation server 110 according to the second embodiment is obtained by providing the privilege information database DB3 and the information providing unit 315 in the mediation server 110 illustrated in FIG. The other configuration is the same as that of the mediation server 110 shown in FIG. 4, and accordingly, the corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  A plurality of privilege algorithms Al1 to Al3 executed by the information providing unit 315 are stored in the privilege information database DB3.

  The privilege algorithm Al1 is, for example, an algorithm for providing (effective) privilege information that can be used in a member store where a user has purchased a product. By executing the privilege algorithm Al1, for example, information indicating a coupon or an advertisement such as “20% off for a product in the same category (“ accessory ”) as a product purchased by the user (“ ring (silver) ”)” is generated. .

  The privilege algorithm Al2 is, for example, a algorithm that provides an appropriate selling timing (privilege information) of a product purchased by a user at a member store. By executing the privilege algorithm Al2, for example, the selling timing such as “the goods purchased by the user (“ fur coat ”) should be sold at the beginning of the cold season (“ November to December ”)” The information shown is generated.

  For example, the privilege algorithm Al3 provides recommended products (privilege information) that can be newly purchased by selling a product using an electronic commerce platform and obtaining a selling fee (or points). Algorithm. By executing the privilege algorithm Al3, recommended products such as, for example, "If a user purchases and sells a product (" wallet "), a bargain product (" business shoes ") can be purchased." Is generated.

  For the selling timing, for example, a history database or the like that records the trading results of the e-commerce platform performed via the mediation server 110 is referred to, and the highest selling period is referred to as the selling timing with reference to the price movement chart of the same product. Just set it. In addition, recommended products may be set based on the user's transaction history and the like, taking into account the user's preferences. Further, in the present embodiment, three types of typical privilege algorithms are illustrated in order to facilitate understanding of the description, but the number is not limited. It goes without saying that the privilege algorithms Al1 to Al3 may be used in combination.

  The information providing unit 315 appropriately selects and executes the privilege algorithms Al1 to Al3, and provides the user who has purchased the product at the member store with privilege information that prompts the user to use the electronic commerce platform.

  For example, when the privilege algorithm Al <b> 1 is selected, the information providing unit 315 generates privilege information relating to a coupon and an advertisement effective at the member store where the user has purchased the product, and sends the information to the communication unit 311. The communication unit 311 transmits the coupon and the privilege information related to the advertisement generated in the information providing unit 315 to the user terminal 120.

<Second embodiment>
(Overview)
FIG. 15 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the outline of the transaction system 1 according to the second embodiment. Note that the schematic flowchart shown in FIG. 15 is obtained by adding steps S5 and S6 to the schematic flowchart shown in FIG. Other steps are the same as those in the schematic flowchart shown in FIG. 3, and the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The mediation server 110 accepts a product listing from a user and discloses information on the exhibited product via the network 140, while accepting a purchase application from a user who wants to purchase the exhibited product.

  Thereafter, when the sale is completed for the exhibited product (step S5), the mediation server 110 generates trading information representing the content of the sale, triggered by the completion of the sale. The sales information includes a store ID for identifying a member store from which the product is purchased, product information of the product (that is, information representing the product name, product number, category, and the like), a period from when the product is sold until it is sold, and the like. Is included (details will be described later). The mediation server 110 transmits the generated sales information to the member store that is the purchase destination (step S6).

(effect)
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the owner or the like of the affiliated store from which the product is purchased allows the merchandise sold at the affiliated store to be displayed for how long, It will be exhibited on the e-commerce platform at the price range of Kuira and you can know if it will be distributed secondarily. The owners of the member stores can carry out effective marketing based on the grasped information.

<Functional Configuration of Second Embodiment>
The functional configuration of the mediation server 110, the user terminal 120, and the payment terminal 130 according to the second embodiment will be described. In the following description, the configuration other than the mediation server 110, that is, the user terminal 120 and the payment terminal 130 are the same as in the first embodiment.

(1) Functional Configuration of Mediation Server FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mediation server 110 according to the second embodiment. The mediation server 110 is obtained by adding the sales information database DB4 and the second generation unit 316 to the mediation server 110 shown in FIG. The other configuration is the same as that of the mediation server 110 shown in FIG. 4, and accordingly, the corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The second generation unit 316 determines whether or not the product sold through the electronic commerce mediation system is a product purchased at a member store (hereinafter, referred to as “product through a member store”). As described above, the purchase information has already been stored in the purchase information database DB2 for the merchandise via the member store. When the second generation unit 316 refers to the purchase information database DB2 and determines that the purchase information has been registered, the second sales unit 316 determines that the product sold this time is a product via a member store and outputs the purchase information corresponding to the product. Based on the sales information.

  The trade information database DB4 stores trade information generated by the second generation unit 316. The sales information is information indicating details regarding sales of goods via the member store.

FIG. 17 is a diagram exemplifying trade information registered in the trade information database DB4.
As shown in FIG. 17, the sales information includes a store ID for identifying the affiliated store of the product purchase, product information of the product (that is, information indicating a product name, a product number, a category, and the like), and purchase and sale information. Includes first-period information indicating the period from when it was placed until it was sold, second-period information that represents the period from when it was put up until the sale was concluded, and trade price information that showed the price when it was actually sold. Have been.

  In the example of FIG. 17, in the store with the store ID “S0001”, the product of the product information “T0001 sweater for women S size” purchased with the purchase price information “5000 yen” has the first period from purchase to exhibition. The period information was “3 months”, and the period from exhibition to sale was the second period information “1 month”. The sales price at that time indicates that the sales price information was "1800 yen". It should be noted that what information is included in the sales information can be arbitrarily set or changed. For example, in the e-commerce platform, information indicating that many commodities have been put up for sale and trading has been concluded may be included in the trading information.

When the second generation unit 316 generates the sales information on the merchandise via the member store based on the purchase information, the second generation unit 316 stores it in the sales information database DB4 and sends it to the communication unit 311.
When the communication unit 311 receives the sales information on the merchandise via the member store, the communication unit 311 transmits the information to the settlement terminal 130 of the corresponding member store.

<Information Providing Process of Second Embodiment>
Next, an information providing process of the transaction system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 illustrates an example of a sequence of an information providing process of the transaction system 1 according to the second embodiment. In the following description, it is assumed that a product is exhibited via the mediation server 110 and a transaction with the purchaser has been established.

  When the control unit 313 of the mediation server 110 detects that the sold product has been traded (step S40), the second generation unit 316 determines whether or not the traded product is a product via a member store. Is determined (step S41).

  As described above, the purchase information of the merchandise is registered in the purchase information database N2 for the merchandise via the member store. When the second generation unit 316 determines that the item is a merchandise via a member store because the purchase information is registered (step S41; YES), the second generation unit 316 generates sales information as shown in FIG. 17 based on the purchase information. (Step S42). Then, the second generation unit 316 stores the generated trade information in the trade information database DB4 and sends it to the communication unit 311.

Upon receiving the sales information on the merchandise via the member store, the communication unit 311 transmits the information to the settlement terminal 130 of the corresponding member store (step S43). The transmission destination of the sales information is not limited to the settlement terminal 130 of the member store, but may be any terminal (for example, a display device) capable of receiving and displaying the sales information.
On the other hand, when the generation unit 316 determines that the product for which the sale has been completed is not a product via the member store (step S41; NO), the process ends without generating the sales information.

Upon receiving the sales information, the settlement terminal 130 of the member store displays the information on the display (step S44). By checking the sales information displayed on the display, the merchant staff, etc., can grasp the information such as what kind of product will be secondarily distributed in what period, at what price range, etc. Can be. As a result, the member store can obtain information for adjusting the number of products sold, the timing, the price, and the like.
The staff of the member store distributes privilege information such as coupons and advertisements from the settlement terminal 130 to the user terminal 120 so that the user who sold the product can visit the store again based on the grasped information. Is also good.
Various privilege information may be transmitted to the user terminal 120 based on the information grasped by the member store. In this case, the privilege information to be transmitted may be selected in accordance with the purchase amount at the member store and the sale price at the e-commerce platform. For example, but not limited to, if the closing price on the e-commerce platform is higher than the purchase price at the merchant, the exhibiting user has earned money from the listing, so the benefit information is simply Select an advertisement (advertising information). If the purchase price on the e-commerce platform is lower than the purchase price at the member store, the coupon (discount) available at the member store is selected. Note that the privilege information may be related to the purchased product. As an example and not by way of limitation, the privilege information may be selected based on the category and price of the purchased product.

<< Application common to each embodiment and each example >>
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, problems such as so-called copy goods and counterfeit brand goods have been exhibited in electronic commerce platforms. In order to solve such a problem, a blockchain technology that enables tracking of distribution channels (traceability) may be used. For example, an NFC chip for identifying a genuine product is embedded in a product sold at a member store, and information on the chip is managed by a block chain. Since the blockchain is almost impossible to falsify, if the NFC chip is mounted, it can be determined that the product is genuine. Furthermore, if the blockchain technology is used, the distribution history can be tracked, so that it is possible to check whether the product has been obtained through an unauthorized route such as a stolen product, and the user can use the e-commerce platform with confidence. . In addition, all the distributions can be referred to even when the Nth distribution occurs after the secondary distribution.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Transaction system, 110 ... Mediation server, 120 ... User terminal, 130 ... Payment terminal, 140 ... Network, 200 ... Information processing apparatus, 201 ... Processor, 202 ... Memory, 203 ... Storage, 204 ... Input / output interface (Input / output) I / F), 205: communication interface (communication I / F), 311, 321, 331: communication unit, 312, 322, 332 ... storage unit, 313, 323, 334: control unit, 314: first generation unit 315: information providing unit, 316: second generating unit, 333: input unit, DB1: user information database, DB2: purchasing information database, DB3: privilege information database, DB4: trading information database, P1: transaction mediation program, P2 ... Payment terminal program, CD1… Product information for exhibition, A1… Payment application, A2 Transaction applications, TA1 ... market price information table, Al1, Al2, Al3 ... benefits algorithm.

Claims (10)

An information processing method of an information processing apparatus for providing an e-commerce platform in which a user who wants to sell a product and a user who wants to purchase a product are provided with an e-commerce platform in which a product is bought and sold via a network.
In a member store that provides purchase information of a product to the information processing device, if any product is purchased, purchase information on the purchased product is purchased from the information processing device of the member store or the product. A receiving step of receiving from the information processing device of the user;
A receiving step of receiving an offer to sell the product from the information processing device of the user who purchased the product,
A generation step of generating trade information on the purchase and sale of the product when the purchase and sale of the product for which the offer to sell has been made are established;
A transmitting step of transmitting at least a part of the generated sales information to an information processing device of the member store from which the product is purchased. The purchase information includes at least one of identification information of the member store from which the product is purchased, identification information of a user who purchased the product, product information of the product, purchase date and time information, and purchase price information.
The information processing method according to claim 1. The trading information includes at least one of period information indicating a period from when the product is purchased to when the offer to sell is accepted, and trading price information of the product.
The information processing method according to claim 1. Further comprising an information providing step of transmitting privilege information to a user who purchased the product, or a user who sold the product, based on the conclusion of the sale in the e-commerce platform.
The information processing method according to claim 1. Before the sale is completed, the privilege information is associated with the member store that sold the product to the user who sold the product,
The information processing method according to claim 4. The type of the privilege information is changed according to a comparison between a selling price of the product and a price of the product on the e-commerce platform.
The information processing method according to claim 5. When the selling price of the product is equal to or higher than the sale price of the product on the e-commerce platform, the privilege information becomes advertisement information,
The information processing method according to claim 6. When the selling price of the product is equal to or less than the sale price of the product on the e-commerce platform, the privilege information is discount information.
The information processing method according to claim 6. An information processing apparatus for providing an e-commerce platform in which a user who wants to sell a product and a user who wants to purchase a product, purchase and sell the product via a network,
In a member store that provides purchase information of a product to the information processing device, if any product is purchased, purchase information on the purchased product is purchased from the information processing device of the member store or the product. A receiving unit for receiving from the information processing device of the user,
From the information processing device of the user who purchased the product, a receiving unit that receives an offer to sell the product,
A generation unit that generates sales information on the sales of the product, when the sales of the product that has received the offer to sell is established;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit at least a part of the generated sales information to the information processing apparatus of the member store from which the product is purchased. An information processing apparatus that provides an e-commerce platform in which merchandise is purchased and sold via a network between a user who wants to sell the merchandise and a user who wants to purchase the merchandise,
In a member store that provides purchase information of a product to the information processing device, if any product is purchased, purchase information on the purchased product is purchased from the information processing device of the member store or the product. A receiving step of receiving from the information processing device of the user;
A receiving step of receiving an offer to sell the product from the information processing device of the user who purchased the product,
A generation step of generating trade information on the purchase and sale of the product when the purchase and sale of the product for which the offer to sell has been made are established;
A transmission step of transmitting at least a part of the generated sales information to an information processing device of the member store from which the product is purchased.

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