JP2024048612A - Sales system, sales method, and sales program - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] The present invention relates to a sales system, a sales method, and a sales program. [Solution] A sales system 1 includes an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, a review reception unit, and a memory unit. The acquisition unit acquires product information on a product and review information on the review for a potential purchaser to purchase the product, and stores them in the memory unit. The display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and review information defined for each seller, and transmits the results of the display processing in response to a request from the potential purchaser. The review reception unit accepts response information corresponding to the review information, based on a purchase request from the potential purchaser. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a sales system, a sales method, and a sales program.

Traditionally, so-called handmade products and original products with limited quantities have been bought and sold. Recently, various efforts have been made to check the sales volume and authenticity of these products.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a sales system that, for ornamental industrial products consisting of multiple parts, links the product's appearance with the buyer's location information (the buyer's location information obtained at the time of sale) and publishes this information on a map on a website, thereby enabling users to confirm that the product is a one-of-a-kind item (or a limited quantity item).

Patent document 2 also discloses a recommended product display system that includes a product data storage means, a search processing means, and a product display means, with the aim of displaying only reliable products.

This recommended product exhibition system allows users to submit digitalized works of art as data and then screen them based on predetermined recommendation criteria, so that only those works that meet the criteria can be exhibited on the computer system.

JP 2022-51633 A JP 2002-251570 A

However, because handmade products have different product characteristics, such as strength, from general mass-produced products, when selling these products, it is necessary for the purchaser to fully understand them. However, while it is possible to confirm that a product is a limited edition product by using the technology of Patent Document 1, it is difficult for purchasers to grasp the product characteristics of handmade products.

Similarly, although Patent Document 2 does involve a pre-screening, this is only for the purpose of exhibition, and when selling products with different product characteristics, it is difficult for purchasers to fully understand the creator's intentions and product characteristics, etc.

The present invention was made in consideration of the problems with the conventional technology described above, and its purpose is to provide a new technology that allows handmade products, which have different product characteristics from general mass-produced products, to be sold in a manner that satisfies both the seller and the buyer.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a sales system for selling products, comprising:
The sales system includes an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, an examination reception unit, and a storage unit,
The acquisition unit acquires product information regarding the product and screening information regarding screening for a purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the storage unit;
the display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and the screening information determined for each seller, and transmits a result of the display processing in response to a request from the intended purchaser;
The examination reception unit receives response information corresponding to the examination information based on a purchase request from the intended purchaser.

The present invention also provides a sales method executed by a sales system that sells products, comprising:
The sales system includes an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, an examination reception unit, and a storage unit,
The acquiring unit acquires product information related to the product and screening information related to screening for a purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the storage unit;
a step in which the display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and the screening information determined for each seller, and transmits a result of the display processing in response to a request from the intended purchaser;
The examination reception unit includes a step of receiving response information corresponding to the examination information based on a purchase request from the intended purchaser.

The present invention also provides a sales program for selling a product, comprising:
A computer is caused to function as an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, an examination acceptance unit, and a storage unit,
The acquisition unit acquires product information regarding the product and screening information regarding screening for a purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the storage unit;
the display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and the screening information determined for each seller, and transmits a result of the display processing in response to a request from the intended purchaser;
The examination reception unit receives response information corresponding to the examination information based on a purchase request from the intended purchaser.

This structure allows products to be sold in a way that satisfies both the seller and the buyer.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display processing unit displays the review information determined by the seller for each product, and transmits the results of the display processing.

This structure allows customers to more reliably understand the product characteristics of each product.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the acquisition unit acquires from a purchaser terminal of the purchaser information relating to the purchaser,
the display processing unit performs display processing of the intended purchaser information and transmits a result of the display processing to a seller terminal of the seller;
the examination reception unit receives, from the seller terminal, an examination result based on the intended purchaser information and the examination information;
The display processing unit displays screening result information based on the screening result, and transmits the results of the display processing.

This structure allows for proper screening when selling products.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product is a product produced by the seller,
The product information includes video information relating to the production process of the product.

This structure allows the buyer to understand the product's characteristics, including the production process.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the examination acceptance unit accepts a purchase request for the product under examination from a second intended purchaser,
The display processing unit, after the examination of the product is completed, processes to display a notice of availability for purchase or a notice of sold out, and transmits the result of the display processing.

By configuring it in this way, the product can be sold to a second potential purchaser depending on the screening results.

The present invention provides a novel technology related to a sales system by executing a predetermined process using screening information defined for each seller or each product.

1 shows a block diagram of a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing device and a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a flowchart of a processing procedure of a sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow from the start of screening to a purchase procedure in a sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows an example of data (each piece of information) stored in a memory unit of a sales system according to one embodiment of the present invention. 13 shows an example of a display processing result in the sales system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments are shown. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

For example, in this embodiment, the configuration, operation, etc. of the sales system are described, but similar effects can be achieved by the executed method, device, computer program, etc. The program in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transient computer-readable recording medium, or may be provided so as to be downloadable from an external server.

In addition, in this embodiment, a "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In this embodiment, "information" is represented, for example, by the physical value of a signal value representing a voltage or current, the high or low value of a signal value as a binary bit collection consisting of 0 or 1, or a quantum superposition (so-called quantum bit), and communication and calculations can be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

In the broad sense, a circuit is a circuit that is realized by appropriately combining a circuit, circuitry, processor, memory, etc. In other words, it includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), etc.

<System Configuration>
Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of one embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the sales system 1 includes an information processing device 10 and a database DB. The sales system 1 is configured to be able to communicate with a plurality of seller terminals 2 (reference numerals 2(a) to 2(b) in Fig. 1) and a plurality of purchaser terminals 3 (reference numerals 3(a) to 3(b) in Fig. 1) via a network NW. Note that in this embodiment, the seller terminals 2 and the purchaser terminals 3 are sometimes collectively referred to as user terminals.

The information processing device 10 operates as a server, the seller terminal 2 is a terminal used by the seller to sell (or put up for sale) products, and the buyer terminal 3 is a terminal used by the buyer to purchase (and view) products.

In this embodiment, the network NW is an IP (Internet Protocol) network, but there are no restrictions on the type of communication protocol, and there are also no restrictions on the type or size of the network.

In addition, a general-purpose server computer, a personal computer, or the like can be used as the information processing device 10. In addition, it is also possible to configure the sales system 1 by implementing the functional components described below in multiple computers.

The seller terminal 2 may be a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a wearable device, or the like. The seller terminal 2 stores a web browser application. In this embodiment, in order to implement the functions of the sales system 1 (described later) on the seller terminal 2, a sales program is started on the information processing device 10, and various information is viewed and input for selling products is performed via the web browser application.

The purchaser terminal 3 may be a smartphone, tablet terminal, personal computer, wearable device, or the like. The purchaser terminal 3 stores a web browser application. In this embodiment, in order to implement the functions of the sales system 1, which will be described later, on the purchaser terminal 3, a sales program is started on the information processing device 10, and various information is viewed and input for purchasing products is performed via the web browser application.

<Hardware Configuration>
2A is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing device 10. The information processing device 10 includes, as the hardware configuration, a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13.

The control unit 11 includes one or more processors such as a CPU, and controls the overall operation and processing of the information processing device 10 by executing the sales program, OS, and other applications related to the present invention.

The storage unit 12 is a HDD, SSD, ROM, RAM, etc., and stores the sales program according to the present invention and data used when the control unit 11 executes processing based on the program. The control unit 11 executes processing based on the sales program stored in the storage unit 12, thereby realizing the functional configuration described below.

The communication unit 13 controls communication with the network NW, and performs input necessary to operate the information processing device 10 and outputs related to the operation results.

Figure 2 (b) is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a terminal 90 (the seller terminal 2 and the buyer terminal 3 in Figure 1). The terminal 90 includes, as its hardware configuration, a control unit 91, a memory unit 92, a communication unit 93, an input unit 94, and an output unit 95.

The control unit 91 of the terminal 90 includes one or more processors such as a CPU, and controls the overall operation and processing of the terminal 90. The storage unit 92 of the terminal 90 is an HDD, SSD, ROM, RAM, etc., and stores the above-mentioned web browser application as well as data and the like used when the control unit 91 executes processing based on a program.

The communication unit 93 of the terminal 90 controls communication with the network. The input unit 94 of the terminal 90 is a touch panel, mouse, keyboard, etc., and inputs operation requests from the user to the control unit 91. The output unit 95 of the terminal 90 is a display, etc., and displays the results of processing by the control unit 91, etc.

<Functional configuration>
2A, the information processing device 10 includes, as its functional configuration, an acquisition unit 101, a display processing unit 102, and an examination reception unit 103. These are information processing performed by software (stored in the storage unit 12) specifically realized by hardware (the control unit 11, etc.).

The acquisition unit 101 receives product information related to a product. In this embodiment, the acquisition unit 101 acquires product information and screening information related to screening for a potential purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the memory unit 12. The acquisition unit 101 also acquires potential purchaser information related to the potential purchaser from the potential purchaser's purchaser terminal 3.

The display processing unit 102 processes the display of sales information based on product information. In this embodiment, the display processing unit 102 processes the display of sales information based on product information and screening information determined for each seller, and transmits the results of the display processing in response to a request from a prospective purchaser. The display processing unit 102 transmits the results of the display processing to the purchaser terminal 3 in response to a request from the purchaser terminal 3 used by the prospective purchaser (purchaser).

The review reception unit 103 receives response information corresponding to the review information. In this embodiment, the review reception unit 103 receives response information corresponding to the review information based on a purchase request from a potential purchaser. The review reception unit 103 also receives review results based on the potential purchaser information and the review information from the seller terminal.

<Database DB>
1 stores product information on products, screening information determined by a seller who sells the products, purchaser information on a person who wishes to purchase the product, payment information on payment, etc. Some or all of these may be stored in the storage unit 12 or the like, or some of these may be stored in another database or the like.

Below, we will explain the sales system 1 and the processing contents of each functional component with reference to Figures 3 to 6.

<Sales system overview>
The sales system 1 according to the present embodiment is a platform that allows a product to be sold (listed) after undergoing screening based on product information on the product to be sold (listed), screening information (and response information corresponding to the screening information) determined by the seller (seller) who is also the creator of the product, and buyer information on the person who wishes to purchase the product. In other words, in the case of the sale of handmade products, for example, the sales system 1 allows a transaction of the handmade product to be carried out in a state where both the seller and the buyer are fully satisfied.

<User registration>
3 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the sales system according to an embodiment. In S201, a user of the sales system 1 registers user information. The user here refers to a seller (or exhibitor) of a product, a person who wishes to purchase a product (also simply called a buyer), a viewer who only views a product but has no intention of purchasing it, and the like.

As shown in Figure 5(a), user information includes information such as the user's name, email address, address, telephone number, gender, and date of birth, and is managed by user ID. In addition to the information shown in Figure 5(a), user information can also include information on the type of user, such as whether the user is an individual or a corporation, information on membership registration (fixed-term contract), registration date, information on identification documents such as a driver's license, and the date identification was completed.

In addition to the above, marketing-related information such as the user's annual income (or annual sales), occupation (or occupation type), hobbies, hometown, highest level of education, personality type, owned equipment (and owned devices and tools), and owned qualifications can be associated with the user ID and managed by the marketing ID. For example, by including information regarding access such as the number of times the sales system was accessed and the access time in the user information, the user (or administrator) can use this information for access analysis.

In this sales system 1, viewing restrictions can also be set according to the user. For example, if a membership-based sales system is constructed, viewing restrictions can be set such that paid member users can view all displays, while general member users can view only a limited amount of content.

<Acquisition of various information>
In S202, the acquisition unit 101 of the information processing device 10 acquires product information on the product, review information on the review determined by the seller, etc., and stores them in the storage unit 12. In this embodiment, the acquisition unit 101 accepts the product information and the review information from the seller terminal 2.

As shown in Figure 5(b), product information includes information such as the product name, product genre such as art or crafts, detailed product information, information about additional work such as whether assembly is required, product price, number of orders that can be placed, information about whether review was conducted, and review information regarding the content of the review, and is managed by product ID. In addition to Figure 5(b), product information can also include information such as product dimensional information (e.g. maximum dimensions), information about the product materials, information about the product manufacturing method, information about the product blueprint, and information about necessary equipment and tools.

For example, if the product is a "wall-mounted holder," the product category can be expressed as a major category such as indoor storage, a medium category such as small items, and a minor category such as attachments. Information about the product's blueprint can also be managed by blueprint ID in association with the product ID and user ID.

The product in this embodiment is a product such as a handmade item produced by a seller. The product information may include video information about the production process of this product. The video information can inform the seller (producer) of the production skills, etc., and further allows potential purchasers to understand the product characteristics, including the production process. This video information may be video data, or may be information about a URL for accessing the video data.

The screening information can be set to any content that the seller wants to confirm when screening a potential purchaser. For example, the screening information can include items to confirm the potential purchaser's hobbies and level of understanding of the product's characteristics, and can be managed with a screening ID. In addition, the screening information can also include information related to the screening status, seller information (seller's user ID), potential purchaser information (potential purchaser's user ID), information related to the payment method, payment amount, authorization result (inquiry result), desired purchase quantity, purchase purpose, screening result, etc.

In this embodiment, the response to this screening information is accepted as response information. Note that in this specification, the screening information and the response information corresponding to this screening information may be collectively referred to as screening information.

The screening information can be set arbitrarily by the seller. For example, one screening information may be set for one seller, or multiple screening information may be set for one seller. When multiple screening information is set for one seller, the screening information can be set according to the type of product or the potential purchaser. For example, the same screening information can be used for multiple products with similar product characteristics.

In addition, the screening information can be set for each product. Furthermore, in this embodiment, multiple pieces of screening information can be set for one product. In this case, screening information can be selected for each specified condition, such as the intended purchaser, the season, or the region in which the product is sold.

The review information includes multiple items. For example, as described above, there are multiple questions that inquire about the level of understanding of the product characteristics, and the buyer may select an answer to each question, or the potential buyer may input an answer via the buyer terminal 3.

For example, the screening information may include multiple questions about product characteristics, which can be answered with a yes or no, with the sale being approved according to the number of yeses. In other words, predetermined purchasing rules may be presented as screening information, and a potential buyer may purchase the product by agreeing to these purchasing rules.

The acquisition unit 101 does not necessarily need to accept the product information and the review information at the same time, and may accept the product information from the seller terminal 2 and then acquire the review information. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 101 may accept the review information (or store the review information for each seller in advance in the storage unit 12) and then acquire the product information.

For example, the acquisition unit 101 can also acquire product information from the seller terminal 2, and acquire the screening information after the screening reception unit 103 (described later) receives a purchase request from the purchaser terminal 3 regarding the purchase intention of the potential purchaser.

<Sales information display process>
In S203, the display processing unit 102 of the information processing device 10 displays sales information based on the product information and transmits the display processing result. In this embodiment, the display processing unit 102 displays sales information based on the product information and screening information determined for each seller, and transmits the display processing result to the purchaser terminal 3 in response to a request from the potential purchaser. The potential purchaser can view the display processing result by the display processing unit 102 as sales information via the purchaser terminal 3.

In addition to the above product information, the sales information includes information that is useful (or necessary) for prospective buyers when purchasing the product, such as whether or not necessary skills are required, such as using tweezers or soldering, and more detailed product categories, such as medium and small categories.

For example, by informing potential buyers of the necessary skills in advance, sellers can avoid problems when purchasing products and increase the interest of potential buyers. Also, having detailed information about product genres allows potential buyers to smoothly search for the products they are looking for.

The sales information can also include other skills that potential buyers need to confirm in advance (skills necessary to complete the product), such as the need for fine gluing or experience working with circuit boards.

<Information about purchasing products>
In S204, the examination reception unit 103 of the information processing device 10 accepts response information corresponding to the examination information. In this embodiment, the examination reception unit 103 accepts response information corresponding to the examination information from the purchaser terminal 3 based on a purchase request from the intended purchaser. After the examination reception unit 103 receives the purchase request from the purchaser terminal 3, the display processing unit 102 displays the examination information and transmits the results of the display processing to the purchaser terminal 3. The purchase request is the intended purchaser's intention to purchase, purchase quantity, etc. In this embodiment, purchase information based on the purchase request is stored in the memory unit 12.

As shown in FIG. 5(b), the purchase information includes the product ID, the user ID of the person who wishes to purchase, the quantity of the product purchased, detailed information about the purchaser (person who wishes to purchase), information about whether the purchase has been reviewed, the review status such as whether the review is in progress or has been completed, the transaction type such as mailing or direct delivery, and the payment method, and is managed by the purchase ID.

As described above, the screening information can be determined by the seller of the product. That is, the memory unit 12 stores the screening information registered for each seller. Furthermore, in this embodiment, different sellers can determine different screening information for each product.

In this way, in addition to the screening information being determined for each seller, different screening information can be determined for different products, even for the same seller, so potential buyers can be informed of more appropriate product characteristics. As a result, product transactions can be carried out in a manner that satisfies both the seller and the buyer (potential buyer).

For example, in addition to the purchase information shown in FIG. 5(c), the payment information shown in FIG. 5(d) can be used for purchase procedure processing. As shown in FIG. 5(d), the payment information can include information such as a purchase ID, a user ID, information related to the payment method, detailed payment information, and the date and time of payment, and can be managed by a payment ID. By using this payment information, it is possible to prevent errors in payment, which is an important process.

Then, in S205, the display processing unit 102 displays the screening result information regarding the screening result, and transmits the result of the display processing. This screening result information is the result of the seller screening the potential purchaser based on the product information, the potential purchaser information regarding the potential purchaser's purchase request, the screening information, and the response information, and includes information regarding whether the purchase was approved or rejected, and information regarding the reasons for the rejection. For example, the reasons for rejection may include a lack of understanding of the desired product or difficulty in delivering the product.

In reality, it takes a certain amount of time from when the screening reception unit 103 receives a purchase request from the purchaser terminal 3 until the seller completes the screening. In this sales system 1, the seller performs the screening based on the screening information and response information, etc., and the sales procedure is carried out once the screening is complete. In other words, the potential purchaser can purchase the product after the screening period has passed. The following describes the flow from the start of the screening to the purchase procedure.

<Process from the start of the review to the purchase procedure>
4 is a flowchart showing the flow from the start of screening to the purchase procedure in the sales system according to an embodiment. In S301, during the screening period, the seller screens the applicant for the product based on the screening information, response information, and applicant information to determine whether or not to sell the product to the applicant.

Taking into consideration the time required for the review and the convenience of the prospective purchaser, the review period should preferably be around 10 to 15 days, and more preferably around 3 to 7 days.

During this review period, the seller can use the message function to exchange messages with the potential buyer if necessary. Using the message function can make the review and purchase procedures go more smoothly.

In this embodiment, while the product under review cannot be purchased by other potential purchasers, the review acceptance unit 103 can accept purchase requests from other potential purchasers. Specifically, in S302, the review acceptance unit 103 accepts a second purchase request for the product under review from a second potential purchaser (purchasing terminal 3). For example, the second potential purchaser can send a second purchase request such as "I want it!" via the purchaser terminal 3.

It is also possible to configure the sales system 1 so that the fact that a second potential purchaser is also interested in the product is not disclosed to the seller. By configuring the sales system 1 in this way, the seller can conduct a fair screening process.

It is also possible to configure the system so that purchase requests from second potential purchasers are not accepted while the product is being reviewed. In this case, an alarm or the like can be sent (or displayed) to the second potential purchaser to inform them of the time remaining until the review is completed, or to inform them that they can now purchase the product after the review has been rejected.

In S303, the display processing unit 102 displays a notification of waiting for the screening result to the second intended purchaser (purchasing terminal 3) and transmits the result of the display processing. After waiting for the screening result of the product under review, the second intended purchaser can purchase the product according to the screening result.

Similarly, the display processing unit 102 can also display a notification of waiting for the screening results to multiple potential buyers, such as a third potential buyer and a fourth potential buyer. In this case, the seller will screen the buyers in the order of their purchase requests. For example, if there are multiple potential buyers for a product, the seller can screen the multiple potential buyers simultaneously (in parallel) and select the potential buyer from among them.

Also, for example, viewers or potential purchasers may be able to register "I want it!" for products that interest them (products that have not yet been reviewed). In this case, the display processing unit 102 can display a notification that the product is waiting for review to the person who registered "I want it!" in response to the review of the product, and transmit the results of the display processing.

In S304, the display processing unit 102 displays the screening result information and transmits the display processing result to the first potential purchaser (the potential purchaser under screening). This screening result information indicates whether the product purchase was approved or rejected, along with the reason for the approval or rejection.

In S305, if the screening result information indicates that the potential buyer has not received approval from the seller to purchase (is rejected), the second potential buyer is notified that the product has been changed to a state where it can be purchased (the result of the display process of the change notification is sent).

In this embodiment, the review reception unit 103 receives a purchase request for the product under review from a second potential purchaser (purchaser terminal 3), and after the review of the product is completed, the display processing unit 102 displays a notification that the product is available for purchase or a notification that the product is sold out, and transmits the display processing result.

Then, in S306, the review acceptance unit 103 accepts response information corresponding to the review information from the second prospective buyer in a manner similar to that shown in FIG. 3. In other words, in this sales system 1, the processes from S202 to S205 (and the processes from S301 to S306) are repeated until approval is obtained from the seller.

In S307, if the seller has approved the purchase in S304, and if a second potential buyer subsequently approves the purchase from the seller, the sales system 1 performs processing related to the purchase procedure.

Specifically, the display processing unit 102 processes and displays the purchase procedure information and transmits the result to the purchase terminal 3, the purchaser inputs the information required for the purchase procedure via the purchase terminal 3, and the acquisition unit 101 acquires the information required for the purchase procedure.

For example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires information such as the delivery method of the product, the delivery location if the delivery is face-to-face, and the payment method from the purchaser terminal 3. In this embodiment, by going through this series of processes, the product transaction can be carried out in a state where both the seller and the purchaser are fully satisfied.

<Display example>
6 is an example of a display processing result in a sales system according to an embodiment. As shown in the figure, a sales information screen W10 displayed on the purchaser terminal 3 displays the product name, product classification (product genre), product price, multiple product images, and the like. In the sales information screen W10 in this embodiment, a potential purchaser can search for products. The sales information screen W10 is the result of searching for the product "ABCD."

The sales information screen W10 also displays whether the target product has not yet been reviewed or is currently under review, allowing the user to see at a glance. By displaying information about the review along with product information such as the product name in this way, potential purchasers can easily understand the current review status of the product.

On the sales information screen W10 in FIG. 6, a product can be purchased by pressing the add to cart button located at the bottom left (the review reception unit 103 accepts the purchase request). Although not shown in the figure, pressing the add to cart button allows the user to select the number of items to purchase, etc. After pressing the add to cart button, the user can also select options such as "Proceed to purchase screen" or "Continue shopping."

In this embodiment, the add to cart button cannot be pressed until the review consent button located at the bottom right of the sales information screen W10 has been pressed. When the review consent button is pressed, check boxes are displayed indicating that the seller will conduct a review, that the review will take place within a specified period of time, that some of the potential purchaser's personal information will be made available to the seller during the review, and that the review will be conducted at the seller's discretion (administrators of this sales system 1 will not be involved in any way). When all of these check boxes are checked, the potential purchaser can enter the information necessary to purchase the product and press the add to cart button described above.

Furthermore, as described above, viewers and potential purchasers can register information about their purchase request by pressing the "I want it!" button for a product that interests them. In this way, on the sales information screen W10 according to this embodiment, various pieces of information required for screening are displayed on the same screen. As a result, the convenience of potential purchasers who use the purchaser terminal 3 can be improved.

For example, on the sales information screen W10, the seller can freely define various information such as detailed dimensions of the product, whether or not skills such as using tweezers or soldering are required, more detailed product categories such as medium and small categories, the seller's skills (the skills of the creator), product blueprints, no-additional-work options (sold in a state that does not require additional work), and whether or not the product can be sold individually.

As described above, the sales system 1 according to the present invention allows a product to be sold after the seller screens the potential buyer based on product information about the product to be sold, screening information determined by the seller who is also the creator of the product, response information corresponding to the screening information, and buyer information about the potential buyer. As a result, in the sale of handmade products and the like, a transaction for the handmade product and the like can be carried out in a state where both the seller and the buyer are fully satisfied.

In addition, while this embodiment has been described with respect to handmade products and original products in limited quantities, the same effects as the present invention can be obtained when using this sales system 1 with mass-produced products that have distinctive product characteristics.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the display processing unit transmits various notifications, but for example, a transmission unit can be provided in the sales system 1, and this transmission unit can transmit various notifications (such as notifications of availability for purchase or sold-out notifications) via email or other communication means.

1 Sales system 2 Seller terminal 3 Purchaser terminal 10 Information processing device 11 Control unit 12 Storage unit 13 Communication unit 90 Terminal (seller terminal 2, purchaser terminal 3)
91 Control unit 92 Memory unit 93 Communication unit 94 Input unit 95 Output unit 101 Acquisition unit 102 Display processing unit 103 Examination reception unit NW Network

Claims (7)

A sales system for selling products, comprising:
The sales system includes an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, an examination reception unit, and a storage unit,
The acquisition unit acquires product information regarding the product and screening information regarding screening for a purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the storage unit;
the display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and the screening information determined for each seller, and transmits a result of the display processing in response to a request from the intended purchaser;
The examination reception unit receives response information corresponding to the examination information based on a purchase request from the intended purchaser.
Sales system. The display processing unit displays the examination information determined for each of the products by the seller, and transmits a result of the display processing.
The sales system of claim 1 . The acquisition unit acquires from a purchaser terminal of the purchaser, purchaser information relating to the purchaser,
the display processing unit performs display processing of the intended purchaser information and transmits a result of the display processing to a seller terminal of the seller;
the examination reception unit receives, from the seller terminal, an examination result based on the intended purchaser information and the examination information;
The display processing unit displays screening result information based on the screening result, and transmits the display processing result.
The sales system according to claim 2. The said product is a product produced by the said seller,
The product information includes video information relating to the production process of the product.
The sales system according to claim 3. The examination reception unit receives a purchase request for the product under examination from a second intended purchaser,
The display processing unit, after the examination of the product is completed, processes a display of a purchase availability notification or a sold-out notification, and transmits a result of the display processing.
A sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A sales method implemented by a sales system that sells products, comprising:
The sales system includes an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, an examination reception unit, and a storage unit,
The acquiring unit acquires product information related to the product and screening information related to screening for a purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the storage unit;
a step in which the display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and the screening information determined for each seller, and transmits a result of the display processing in response to a request from the intended purchaser;
The examination reception unit includes a step of receiving answer information corresponding to the examination information based on a purchase request from the purchaser.
Sales method. A sales program for selling a product, comprising:
A computer is caused to function as an acquisition unit, a display processing unit, an examination acceptance unit, and a storage unit,
The acquisition unit acquires product information regarding the product and screening information regarding screening for a purchaser to purchase the product, and stores the information in the storage unit;
the display processing unit displays sales information based on the product information and the screening information determined for each seller, and transmits a result of the display processing in response to a request from the intended purchaser;
The examination reception unit receives response information corresponding to the examination information based on a purchase request from the intended purchaser.
Sales program.