JP4224848B2 - Virtual shopping system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a virtual shopping system for electronic commerce of a desired product or information by accessing a transaction site where predetermined digital contents are constructed using a network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, e-commerce sites (mall, which is a virtual shop or a collection of virtual shops) have their own database, and product data (images, characters), inventory, delivery, and settlement that are completely independent and necessary for commercial transactions. Is managing.
[0003]
In addition, in the electronic commerce site, a link destination to another electronic commerce site is displayed on the browser of the customer, and the target product or the like can be searched by following this link destination.
[0004]
For example, when a customer who enters a specific e-commerce site sees the link destination displayed on this e-commerce site and links, usually the customer simply passes the customer to the linked e-commerce site, or the customer's The display form of the browser is divided into a plurality of frames (windows), and the original electronic commerce site and the linked electronic commerce site are respectively displayed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above linking method, actual information is not transmitted and received between the original e-commerce site and the linked e-commerce site, and the customer is linked to the link destination on the original e-commerce site side. In the e-commerce site, it is impossible to know any commercial transaction information such as what product was purchased and how much.
[0006]
In addition, two different electronic commerce sites have their own database of customer information, product information, etc., but such a database cannot be shared at present.
[0007]
To solve this problem, if the original e-commerce site is a new mall and the linked e-commerce site is an existing mall, the database information of the existing mall must be re-entered for the new mall. However, since the time and labor required for input are enormous, the existing malls are especially large shopping malls such as cyber malls, and electronics that handle CDs, DVDs, books, medicines, etc. In the case of a commerce site, it is not realistic.
[0008]
In addition, when the information in one database is changed, the information in the other database must also be changed separately, which may cause a problem of database dualization.
[0009]
In consideration of the above facts, the present invention can prevent database duplication by using a linked database when performing business transactions in a linked state between a plurality of electronic commerce sites, and The purpose of the commercial transaction settlement is to obtain a virtual shopping system that can grasp the customer's commercial transaction information at the original electronic commerce site by performing the transaction at the original electronic commerce site.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a virtual shopping system for electronic commerce of a desired product or information by accessing a transaction site where predetermined digital contents are constructed using a network, and is an electronic commerce settlement system independently. Prepare a dedicated link commerce page that enters when there is a link connection from another e-commerce site between two or more different e-commerce sites, and from the main e-commerce site accessed by the customer, When linked to another sub-electronic commerce site, the database built in the sub-electronic commerce site is made public via a linked commerce page prepared in advance in the sub-electronic commerce site, When the transaction at the sub-electronic commerce site is confirmed, the main electronic commerce Performs settlement using a site dedicated electronic commerce payment system, and sends the e-commerce order information from the main e-commerce site to the secondary E-commerce site, it is characterized in that.
[0011]
In the above invention, the main electronic commerce site is a new virtual shop having no database, and the secondary electronic commerce site is an existing virtual shop having a database.
[0012]
According to the present invention, normal medium and large malls (a collection of virtual shops) do not generate statically (STATIC) pages such as categories, search results, product guides, and carts, but dynamically (DYNAMIC).
[0013]
That is, for example, when there is a mall with 1000 products, and 1000 pages are also prepared for introducing the products, this system is a system that statically generates pages. In such a static system, if items that are common to all product information pages (manufacturer name, price, product name, etc.) are deleted, added, or updated, the same deletion, addition, Update changes must be made. This requires considerable time and effort.
[0014]
For this reason, a static system is not adopted in the medium and large malls, but a dynamic system is adopted.
[0015]
The dynamic system stores the information of items common to each page in a database system prepared separately instead of each page, and a blank page that does not contain a value when requested by the customer's browser through the network. On the other hand, the corresponding data is referenced from the database, generated and displayed on the customer's browser.
[0016]
Paying attention to such a dynamic system, the present invention, when linking from the main electronic commerce site to the secondary electronic commerce site, through the linked commerce page prepared in advance in the secondary electronic commerce site, When the “Add to Cart” button indicating purchase confirmation is operated, a link is made to the main electronic commerce system.
[0017]
That is, a transaction at the sub-electronic commerce site is executed, and when the commercial transaction at the sub-electronic commerce site is confirmed, settlement is performed using an electronic commerce settlement system dedicated to the main electronic commerce site.
[0018]
Further, simultaneously with the settlement, the electronic commerce order information is sent from the main electronic commerce site to the sub electronic commerce site.
[0019]
In this way, when a commercial transaction is performed in a state where links are connected between a plurality of electronic commerce sites, the database can be prevented from being duplicated by using the linked database.
[0020]
Further, by performing the commercial transaction settlement at the original electronic commerce site, the customer's commercial transaction information can be grasped at the original electronic commerce site. Furthermore, by placing the link commerce page on the secondary electronic commerce site, direct access to the secondary electronic commerce site database containing valuable information can be prevented, and high security can be maintained. Moreover, since it is communication between the same servers (sub-electronic commerce site), responsiveness is also good.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a virtual shopping system connected to a network (Internet or intranet) according to the present embodiment.
[0022]
A client computer (customer) 12 is connected to the network 10, and a new mall system 14 and an existing mall system 16 are connected so as to be accessible from the client computer 12.
[0023]
The new mall system 14 is a system that follows the existing mall system 16 and corresponds to the main electronic commerce site in the virtual shopping system of the present embodiment. That is, it is assumed that the client computer 12 accesses the new mall system 14 first.
[0024]
The URL of the WEB server 18 which is the main body of the new mall system 14 is “www.kata.com”. When the customer accesses it, the browser of the client computer 12 displays the main screen 20 (see FIG. 2A). Is displayed. The main screen 20 displays a link destination to the existing mall system 16. This linked domain is “kizon.kata.com”.
[0025]
Further, the new mall system 14 is provided with a cart system 22 and a settlement system 24, and the linked domain “kizon.kata.com” performs order processing and settlement for the purchased product. .
[0026]
On the other hand, the existing mall system 16 is connected to the network 10 before the new mall system 14 exists, and the URL of the WEB server 26 that is the main body of the existing mall system 16 is “www.kizon. com ". On the WEB server 26, a main screen 28 (see FIG. 2B) on which product information for product search and product purchase is displayed is displayed. Here, the existing mall system 16 is provided with a link-dedicated page that is displayed when there is a link from the new mall system 14 in advance. This link-dedicated page is the same as the main screen 28, but is provided as a link-dedicated domain “kata.kizon.com”. For this reason, the customer linked from the new mall system 14 actually looks for this link-dedicated page and executes a search and purchase of a product.
[0027]
The existing mall system 16 has a database (DB) server 30 and collectively manages product information, customer information, and the like (dynamic system).
[0028]
In addition, the existing mall system 16 is provided with a cart system 32 and a settlement system 34, so that an order processing and settlement of the purchased product is performed for a customer who has entered directly from the URL “www.kizon.com”. It has become.
[0029]
FIG. 2 shows the flow of the screen displayed on the browser of the client computer 12 when linked to the existing mall system 16 via the new mall system 14.
[0030]
That is, FIG. 2A shows a main screen 20 that is displayed when a customer first visits (accesses) the new mall system 14, and various link destinations are displayed on the main screen 20. . The domain name “kizon.kata.com” exists in this link destination, and when the customer selects (clicks) this, the URL is “www.kizon.com” shown in FIG. The same link dedicated page “kizon.kata.com” 28A as the screen 28 of the existing mall system 16 is displayed (see FIG. 2C).
[0031]
At this time, the notation of the screen is “kata.kizon.com”, and a part of it (the hatched portion in FIG. 2C) is the linked screen (domain name “kizon.kata.com”) 28A. It has become.
[0032]
The customer performs operations such as product search and purchase in the same operation procedure as when visiting the existing mall system 16 while viewing the link destination screen 28A.
[0033]
When a product is purchased, it is executed by clicking the switch box 36 displayed as “Add to Cart” on the screen.
[0034]
When this switch box 36 is clicked, not the link destination but the original site, that is, the cart system 22 and the settlement system 24 of the new mall system 14 are activated, and merchandise ordering and settlement processing are executed. (See FIG. 2D). Thereby, the commercial transaction information on the existing mall system 16 can be grasped on the new mall system 14 side.
[0035]
When the order and settlement processing of the product is completed, the new mall system 14 side transmits the order and settlement processing information of the product to the existing mall system 16 side, so that the existing mall system 16 also recognizes the commercial transaction information. be able to.
[0036]
The operation of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the communication protocol between the new mall system 14 and the existing mall system 16 in FIG.
[0037]
In step 100, when the customer visits the new mall system 14 (main electronic commerce site) using the client computer 12 (see (1) in FIG. 1), the browser of the client computer 12 displays the main of the new mall system 14 in the main. A screen 20 is displayed (see FIG. 2A).
[0038]
A plurality of link destinations are displayed on the main screen 20, and in step 102, the customer selects (clicks) the existing mall system 16 as a link destination (see (2) in FIG. 1).
[0039]
Using this selection (click) as a trigger, a link request is transmitted to the existing mall system 16 via the network 10 (see (3) in FIG. 1).
[0040]
In response to the link request, the existing mall system 16 displays a link-dedicated page for the new mall system 14 provided in advance in the existing mall system 16 on the browser of the client computer 12 (step 104).
[0041]
While looking at this link-dedicated page, the customer searches for products (step 106) and confirms product information (step 108) with the same operations as if viewing the original product selection screen of the existing mall system 16. (See (4) in FIG. 1), and finally, in step 110, the purchased product is determined. This confirmation is made by clicking on the switch box 36 “add to cart” on the screen.
[0042]
When the switch box 36 is operated, in step 112, the purchased product information is transmitted to the new mall system 14 (see (5) in FIG. 1).
[0043]
When the new mall system 14 receives this purchased product information (step 114), the cart system 22 on the new mall system 14 side is activated and placed in the cart on the new mall system 14 side (step 116), and then step 118. Then, the settlement system 24 is activated to execute settlement and order processing (see (6) and (7) in FIG. 1).
[0044]
In other words, since the new mall system 14 purchases the products made in the existing mall system 16, the new mall system 14 side, which has been unknown in the order after linking in the past, also grasps the customer's product purchase information. Can do.
[0045]
When the product settlement and order processing are completed in step 118, order information including the settlement and order processing is transmitted to the existing mall system 16 in step 120 (see (8) in FIG. 1).
[0046]
Upon receiving this transmission (step 122), the existing mall system 16 side performs processing of order information, that is, processing such as rewriting of the database based on the actual product ordering, and the result of the processing is again converted to the new mall system. 14 (step 124).
[0047]
The new mall system 14 recognizes all the information related to the product by receiving the final processing result (step 126).
[0048]
As described above, in the present embodiment, when the link destination is displayed on the new mall system 14 side, not only the customer is simply guided to the link destination but also the settlement of the order of the customer's product at the link destination. And the order processing is executed on the new mall system 14 side and the contents are sent to the existing mall system 16 side, so that the customer can be managed in the new mall system 14 that the customer first visits.
[0049]
In addition, since the existing mall system 16 has a dedicated page for the link destination, the customer linked to from the new mall system 14 (that is, a customer who is not registered in the existing mall system 16) directly goes to the database server 30. Cannot be accessed, and security can be maintained in terms of security.
[0050]
Furthermore, since information about customers can be shared with each other, database duplication can be avoided.
[0051]
In the present embodiment, the new mall system 14 that is the main electronic commerce site is configured not to have a database, and only the existing mall system 16 that is the sub-electronic commerce site is configured to have the database server 30. It is good also as a structure which can have and can become a main electronic commerce site or a sub electronic commerce site mutually. In addition, the main electronic commerce site and the sub electronic commerce site are not limited to a 1: 1 relationship, and may have a plurality of 1: 1, a plurality of, or a plurality of: multiple relationships.
[0052]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, when performing business transactions in a linked state between a plurality of electronic commerce sites, it is possible to prevent database duplication by using a linked database, and commerce By performing settlement at the original electronic commerce site, the customer's commerce information can be grasped at the original electronic commerce site.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a virtual shopping system connected to a network according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a certification diagram showing the contents of a screen displayed on a client computer browser of a customer.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a communication protocol between a new mall system and an existing mall system.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Network 12 Client Computer 14 New Mall System 16 Existing Mall System 18 WEB Server 18
20 Main screen 22 Cart system 24 Payment system 26 WEB server 28 Main screen 30 Database server 32 Cart system 34 Payment system 36 Switch box

Claims (1)

A first mall system including a first electronic commerce site and a first electronic commerce settlement system, and a second electronic commerce site and a second electronic commerce settlement configured to be accessible from a client computer via a network A payment method in a system comprising a second mall system comprising a system ,
When the first mall system accepts access to the first electronic commerce site from the client computer, a step of transmitting a main screen including a link to the second electronic commerce site to the client computer;
When the second mall system receives an access request for the link from the client computer to the second electronic commerce site via the main screen, when there is a link from the first electronic commerce site. Displaying a dedicated linked commerce page to enter on the client computer;
Product information in the database for managing product information and customer information provided in the second electronic commerce settlement system based on the customer's operation on the dedicated linked commerce page displayed on the client computer by the second mall system Retrieving information and displaying the search results on the client computer via the linked commerce page;
When the second mall system performs an operation for confirming product purchase on the link commerce page in the client computer, the step of transmitting purchase product information to the first mall system;
When the first mall system receives the purchased merchandise information, a step of executing a payment process using the first electronic commerce payment system;
When the first mall system completes the execution of the settlement process by the first electronic commerce settlement system , the electronic mall transaction order information is sent to the second mall system , and
The first mall system is a new virtual shop that does not have a database for managing product information and customer information, and the second mall system is an existing virtual shop that has a database for managing the product information and customer information. Yes,
A settlement method, wherein a customer who operates the client computer is not registered in the second mall system .

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