JP5976266B1 - Order receiving apparatus, order receiving method, program, and non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The acquisition unit (231) acquires one or a plurality of candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart. The presentation unit (240) presents the acquired candidate date and time, product information and a selection object (purchase button) about a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times to the user. When the presented selection object is operated by the user, the input unit (234) inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart. When the obtained candidate date / time is narrowed down to one, the determination unit (235) determines the candidate date / time as a batch delivery date / time at which all of the products put in the electronic cart are to be delivered together.

Description

  The present invention relates to an order receiving device, an order receiving method, a program, and a non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium.

In recent years, sales sites for electronic commerce have become popular on the Internet. For example, in a sales site (shopping mall site) composed of many stores (virtual stores), not only handles products of a wide category (genre) as a whole, but also price competition between stores is held. Sometimes it has gained many users.
In such a sales site, for example, when a user purchases (orders) a plurality of products, the products are set to different delivery dates (delivery dates) due to the presence of stock, selection of delivery companies, etc. There was also.

  As a prior art of such a sales site, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an order receiving device characterized in that the delivery date of a newly purchased product is aligned with the delivery date of an undelivered product purchased in the past. The invention is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 5616214

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, sales methods called “net supermarkets” have been adopted in actual stores such as supermarkets, which accept orders for products via the Internet and deliver the products to nearby users.
In such an online supermarket, products that are irregularly received or products that cannot be stored for a long period of time are handled, so the user has to set a delivery date prior to shopping. This method of setting the delivery date first is different from shopping at a normal sales site, and makes new users feel uncomfortable. In addition, there are many users who have a desire to “select a product first”, and there is a possibility that such a user's willingness to purchase may be cut off.
Even in an online supermarket, after purchasing a product without setting a delivery date, it is conceivable to arrange the delivery date as in the invention of Patent Document 1 described above.

However, due to the characteristics of the products handled at the Internet supermarket (arrivals are irregular or cannot be stored for a long time, etc.), there are cases where the delivery date cannot be aligned later depending on the combination of purchased products.
In particular, in online supermarkets, there are many users who purchase a large number (other types) of products at the same time, so in most cases the conditions are not met and it is impossible to arrange delivery dates after purchase. .
For this reason, even in online supermarkets and the like, there has been a demand for a technology that allows a user to easily purchase a product with a uniform delivery date.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an order reception device, an order reception method, a program, and a non-transitory computer-readable device that allow a user to easily purchase a product with a uniform delivery date. It is an object to provide a simple information recording medium.

An order receiving apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is:
An acquisition unit for acquiring one or more candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart,
A presentation unit that presents to the user the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object for a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times,
When the presented selection object is operated by the user, an input unit that inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
When the acquired candidate date and time is narrowed down to one, a determination unit that determines the candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together,
It is characterized by providing.

In the order receiving device according to the above aspect,
The selection object includes a first selection object for designating a delivery date and time to put a product into the electronic cart, and a second selection object for placing a product into the electronic cart without designating a delivery date and time. Is included,
The determination unit, when the first selected object is operated by the user, determines a delivery date and time associated with the first selected object as the batch delivery date and time.
It is characterized by that.

In the order receiving device according to the above aspect,
The presenting unit presents the second selection object for products that can be delivered to all of the acquired candidate dates and times, and the first selection for products that are not deliverable to all of the acquired candidate dates and times. Presenting objects,
It is characterized by that.

In the order receiving device according to the above aspect,
The presenting unit presents the first selection object including a selection object for specifying a plurality of delivery dates and putting a product into an electronic cart.
It is characterized by that.

In the order receiving device according to the above aspect,
In addition to the product information and the selection object for the first product that can be delivered at the acquired candidate date and time, the presenting unit displays the product information and the selection object for the second product that cannot be delivered at the candidate date and time, Present further,
When the operated selection object is a selection object for the second product, the input unit inputs the second product into another electronic cart different from the electronic cart.
It is characterized by that.

In the order receiving device according to the above aspect,
The presenting unit presents the selection object for the first product and the selection object for the second product in different display modes.
It is characterized by that.

The order receiving method according to the second aspect of the present invention is:
An order receiving method in an order receiving device,
An acquisition step in which the order reception device acquires one or a plurality of candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart.
A presenting step in which the order reception device presents the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object about a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times to the user;
When the order receiving device is operated by the user on the presented selection object, an insertion step of putting a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
A determination step in which the order reception device determines, when the acquired candidate date / time is narrowed down to one, the candidate date / time as a collective delivery date / time at which all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together ,
It is characterized by providing.

The program according to the third aspect of the present invention is:
Computer
An acquisition unit for acquiring one or more candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart,
A presentation unit that presents to the user the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object for a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times,
When the presented selection object is operated by the user, an input unit that inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
When the acquired candidate date and time is narrowed down to one, a determination unit that determines the candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together,
It is made to function as.

  The above program can be distributed and sold via a computer communication network independently of the computer on which the program is executed.

A computer-readable recording medium according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided.
Computer
An acquisition unit for acquiring one or more candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart,
A presentation unit that presents to the user the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object for a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times,
When the presented selection object is operated by the user, an input unit that inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
When the acquired candidate date and time is narrowed down to one, a determination unit that determines the candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together,
A program characterized by functioning as a program is recorded.

  The recording medium may be a non-transitory recording medium and can be distributed and sold independently of the computer. Here, the non-temporary recording medium refers to a tangible recording medium. Non-temporary recording media are, for example, compact disks, flexible disks, hard disks, magneto-optical disks, digital video disks, magnetic tapes, semiconductor memories, and the like. The transitory recording medium refers to the transmission medium (propagation signal) itself. The temporary recording medium is, for example, an electric signal, an optical signal, an electromagnetic wave, or the like. The temporary storage area is an area for temporarily storing data and programs, and is, for example, a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  According to the present invention, it is possible for a user to easily purchase a product with a uniform delivery date.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the whole structure of the sales system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the typical information processing apparatus with which an order reception apparatus and a user terminal are implement | achieved. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the order reception apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of merchandise information. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of login user information. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a sales page. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a sales page. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a cart page. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the order reception process which concerns on this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the embodiment of the present invention, a net supermarket (a sales system that accepts an order for a product through the Internet and delivers the product to a nearby user) will be described as an example, but many stores (virtual stores) The present invention can also be applied as appropriate in a sales system that is not limited to nearby users, such as a sales site (shopping mall site) that is assembled.
Further, the following embodiments are for explanation, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced with equivalent ones, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(overall structure)
As shown in FIG. 1, the sales system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured by connecting an order receiving device 200 and each user terminal 300 via the Internet 900. Although simplified in the figure, it is assumed that there are a large number of user terminals 300 according to the users to be used.

The order receiving device 200 is composed of, for example, a sales server (server computer), etc., and presents information related to products to the user terminal 300 and sells products desired by the user.
As an example, the order receiving device 200 performs inventory management, order management, and delivery management for the handled products, and sells products including food items such as meat, vegetables, and fruits that are characteristic as a net supermarket. . These products may be delivered within a few days from the date of arrival (scheduled date of arrival) (for some products up to the date of arrival) for reasons such as irregular arrival or long-term storage. , Can be sold. In addition, since a user who uses the net supermarket (a user who operates the user terminal 300) lives in the vicinity of the actual store, the product shipped to the user is usually on that day unless the user is absent. Delivery is possible at home.

  The user terminal 300 includes, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, and the like, accesses the order receiving device 200 via the Internet 900, acquires information about the product, receives a user operation, and obtains a desired product from the order receiving device 200. Make a purchase.

(Outline configuration of information processing device)
A typical information processing apparatus 400 in which the order receiving apparatus 200 and the user terminal 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention are realized will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 400 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 401, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 402, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 403, a NIC (Network Interface Card) 404, an image A processing unit 405, an audio processing unit 406, a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc ROM) drive 407, an interface 408, an external memory 409, a controller 410, a monitor 411, and a speaker 412 are provided.

  The CPU 401 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 400 and is connected to each component to exchange control signals and data.

  The ROM 402 records an IPL (Initial Program Loader) that is executed immediately after the power is turned on, and when this is executed, a predetermined program is read into the RAM 403 and execution of the program by the CPU 401 is started. The ROM 402 stores an operating system program and various data necessary for operation control of the entire information processing apparatus 400.

  The RAM 403 is for temporarily storing data and programs, and holds programs and data read from the DVD-ROM and other data necessary for communication.

  The NIC 404 is for connecting the information processing apparatus 400 to a computer communication network such as the Internet, and conforms to the 10BASE-T / 100BASE-T standard used when configuring a LAN (Local Area Network). An analog modem for connecting to the Internet using a telephone line, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) modem, an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modem, a cable modem for connecting to the Internet using a cable television line, etc. These are configured by an interface (not shown) or the like that mediates between these and the CPU 401.

   The image processing unit 405 processes the data read from the DVD-ROM or the like by a CPU 401 or an image arithmetic processor (not shown) included in the image processing unit 405, and then processes the processed data in a frame memory included in the image processing unit 405. (Not shown). The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing and output to the monitor 411. Thereby, various page displays are possible.

  The audio processing unit 406 converts audio data read from a DVD-ROM or the like into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal from a speaker 412 connected thereto. Further, under the control of the CPU 401, a sound to be generated during the progress of the process performed by the information processing apparatus 400 is generated, and a sound corresponding to the sound is output from the speaker 412.

  A DVD-ROM mounted on the DVD-ROM drive 407 stores, for example, a program for realizing the order receiving device 200 according to the embodiment. Under the control of the CPU 401, the DVD-ROM drive 407 performs a reading process on the DVD-ROM loaded therein, reads out necessary programs and data, and these are temporarily stored in the RAM 403 or the like.

  An external memory 409, a controller 410, a monitor 411, and a speaker 412 are detachably connected to the interface 408.

  In the external memory 409, data related to the personal information of the user is stored in a rewritable manner.

  The controller 410 accepts operation inputs performed at various settings of the information processing apparatus 400. The user of the information processing apparatus 400 can record these data in the external memory 409 as appropriate by inputting instructions through the controller 410.

  The monitor 411 presents the data output by the image processing unit 405 to the user of the information processing apparatus 400.

  The speaker 412 presents the audio data output by the audio processing unit 406 to the user of the information processing apparatus 400.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 400 uses a large-capacity external storage device such as a hard disk so as to perform the same function as a ROM 402, a RAM 403, an external memory 409, a DVD-ROM mounted on the DVD-ROM drive 407, and the like. You may comprise.

Hereinafter, the configuration and the like of the order receiving device 200 realized in the information processing device 400 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the information processing apparatus 400 is turned on, for example, when an access from the user terminal 300 is received, each program that functions as the order receiving apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is executed, and the order receiving apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is executed. Is realized.
Each user terminal 300 is also realized in the information processing apparatus 400 in the same manner, but these configurations are omitted, and the most characteristic order receiving apparatus 200 in the present embodiment will be described below.

(Outline configuration of order receiving device)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the order receiving device 200 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the order receiving apparatus 200 includes a receiving unit 210, a database 220, a control unit 230, and a presentation unit 240.

The accepting unit 210 accepts various information sent from each user terminal 300 via the Internet 900.
For example, the accepting unit 210 accepts from the user terminal 300 an instruction to transition to a sales page for a product and various operation instructions in the sales page (for example, a mouse click operation by the user). In addition, the receiving unit 210 also receives information from the user terminal 300 that needs to be registered prior to the purchase of the product, such as user information, settlement account information, or credit information.
The above-described NIC 404 or the like can function as such a reception unit 210.

The database 220 stores various information related to products and various information related to users.
For example, the database 220 stores product information 221 as shown in FIG. As an example, the product information 221 includes a product ID 221a, a category name 221b, a product name 221c, a product description 221d, a price 221e, and a deliverable period 221f.
The deliverable period 221f defines a period during which a product can be delivered in a product such as a food product.
Note that the product information 221 in FIG. 4 is simplified, but actually, it is assumed that information on all products in the Internet supermarket is included.

Further, the database 220 stores login user information 222 as shown in FIG. The login user information 222 is information for managing users who are logged in to the order receiving apparatus 200.
As an example, the login user information 222 includes a user ID 222a, a login date and time 222b, a collective delivery date and time 222c, and an electronic cart ID 222d.
The collective delivery date and time 222c is a delivery date and time for delivering the purchased products put into the cart in a lump. As will be described later, the delivery date and time determined by narrowing down as the user puts the products into the electronic cart, This is the delivery date and time determined by the user's designation at the time of loading. A user whose batch delivery date and time 222c has not been determined indicates a user whose delivery date and time has not been determined after login.
Further, as will be described later, the electronic cart ID 222d is information for identifying a virtual electronic cart (shopping basket) into which purchased products are inserted. The electronic cart is managed by the control unit 230 (more specifically, a management unit 236 described later), and information on purchased products is held until the accounting is completed.

In addition, the database 220 stores user information (for example, a user ID and a password), settlement account information, credit information, and the like input from the reception unit 210.
The above-described RAM 403, external memory 409, and the like can function as such a database 220.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the control unit 230 controls the entire order receiving apparatus 200. The control unit 230 includes an acquisition unit 231, a search unit 232, a generation unit 233, an input unit 234, a determination unit 235, and a management unit 236, and supports purchase of products by the user.

  The acquisition unit 231 acquires candidate dates and times when all the products put in the user's electronic cart can be delivered. For example, the input unit 234, which will be described later, acquires one or a plurality of candidate dates and times when all the products input to the user's electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is input to the electronic cart. . In addition, when the batch delivery date and time for the user is determined by the determination unit 235 described later, the acquisition unit 231 refers to the login user information 222 of FIG. 5 described above and sets the value of the batch delivery date and time 222c. Acquired as a candidate date.

When a search condition such as selection of a category or input of a product name is given by the user, the search unit 232 searches for a product group from the database 220 based on the given search condition.
For example, the search unit 232 searches the product information 221 of FIG. 4 described above based on a given search condition (category or product name), and acquires a product group that matches the search condition.
When the acquisition unit 231 acquires the candidate date and time for the user (when the electronic cart is not empty), the search unit 232 adds the candidate date and time to the given search condition, and the product information in FIG. 221 is searched. In other words, the search unit 232 narrows down and searches for products that include the user's candidate date and time within the deliverable period 221f of FIG.
On the other hand, when the acquisition unit 231 has not acquired the candidate date (when the electronic cart is empty), the search unit 232 includes the candidate date and time in the search condition given by the user without narrowing down by the candidate date and time. Search for all products.

The production | generation part 233 produces | generates the sales page etc. for showing to a user (user of the user terminal 300).
Specifically, the generation unit 233 generates a sales page as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.

FIG. 6A shows an example of a sales page 510 when a product is searched in a state where the acquisition unit 231 has not acquired a candidate date and time (electronic cart is empty).
In the sales page 510, a purchase button 511 is arranged for each product in addition to product information (for example, name, description, image, price, etc.). This purchase button 511 is a selection object for purchasing a product (injecting it into an electronic cart).

FIG. 6B shows an example of a sales page 520 when a product is searched in a state where the acquisition unit 231 has acquired the candidate date and time (a state in which the electronic cart is not empty).
The sales page 520 includes a message 521 indicating a delivery candidate date and time. This message 521 is a message for presenting the user with candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered.
In addition to the product information, two types of purchase buttons 522a and 522b are arranged on the sales page 520 for each product. The purchase button 522a is a first selection object for specifying the delivery date and time and putting the product into the electronic cart. That is, the delivery date and time is associated with each purchase button 522a. The purchase button 522b is a second selection object for putting a product into the electronic cart without specifying a delivery date and time.
As described above, if the electronic cart is not empty, the acquisition unit 231 acquires the candidate date and time, and the search unit 232 narrows down the products based on the candidate date and time. Therefore, products that cannot be delivered at the candidate date and time are excluded from the sales page 520.

In addition to this, the generation unit 233 also generates a cart page or the like for confirming the purchased product before performing accounting. The details of the cart page will be described together with the management unit 236 described later.
The sales page, cart page, and the like generated by the generation unit 233 are presented (displayed) on the user terminal 300 by the presentation unit 240 described later.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the user selects a product to purchase, the input unit 234 inputs the selected product into the electronic cart. For example, when the purchase buttons 511, 522a, 522b (selected objects) are operated by the user in a state where the sales pages 510, 520 as shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. The unit 234 puts products corresponding to the operated purchase buttons 511, 522a, and 522b into the electronic cart (the user's electronic cart).

The determination unit 235 determines a collective delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together in accordance with a user operation.
For example, when the candidate date and time acquired by the acquisition unit 231 is narrowed down to one, the determination unit 235 determines this candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time. That is, the candidate delivery date and time narrowed down to one in the process of purchasing the purchased product into the electronic cart is determined as the batch delivery date and time.
In addition, when the purchase button 522a is operated by the user in a state where the sales page 520 as illustrated in FIG. 6B described above is presented on the user terminal 300, the determination unit 235 is associated with the purchase button 522a. The delivery date / time is determined as the batch delivery date / time.

The management unit 236 manages purchased products using a virtual electronic cart. That is, the products (purchased product information) input by the input unit 234 are managed.
When the user gives an instruction to transition to the cart page for confirming the purchased product, the generation unit 233 described above generates a cart page 530 as shown in FIG. This cart page 530 shows a list of purchased products, and includes an accounting button 531. This accounting button 531 is a button for instructing accounting (settlement) of purchased products.

In the cart page 530, when the accounting button 531 is clicked by the user, the management unit 236 performs accounting processing according to the settlement method set for the user after displaying a predetermined confirmation page, for example. .
In addition, the management unit 236 may empty the electronic cart of each user when the order deadline of the day has passed while the purchased product remains in the electronic cart. At this time, if the user is logged in, a predetermined caution message may be displayed to notify the user that the delivery date has been set or the electronic cart has been emptied.

In addition to this, when the user logs out, the control unit 230 deletes the corresponding user information from the login user information 222 of FIG. 5 described above.
The above-described CPU 401 and the like can function as the control unit 230 having such a configuration.

The presentation unit 240 presents various information to the user terminal 300 via the Internet 900.
For example, the presentation unit 240 presents the sales pages 510 and 520 as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B described above to the user terminal 300. That is, if the user's electronic cart is empty, the sales page 510 is generated by the generation unit 233, so the presentation unit 240 presents the sales page 510 to the user terminal 300. On the other hand, since the sales page 520 is generated by the generation unit 233 if the user's electronic cart is not empty, the presentation unit 240 presents the sales page 520 to the user terminal 300. That is, the presentation unit 240 presents to the user the candidate date and time acquired by the acquisition unit 231 and the product information and selection objects (purchase buttons 522a and 522b) regarding the product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times. .

In addition, the presenting unit 240 presents the cart page 530 as illustrated in FIG. 7 described above to the user terminal 300.
The above-described CPU 401, NIC 404, and the like can function as such a presentation unit 240.

(Operation of order receiving device)
Hereinafter, the operation of the order receiving apparatus 200 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of order reception processing executed by the order reception apparatus 200. This order reception process is started, for example, when the user logs in to the net supermarket (order reception apparatus 200).

First, the order receiving device 200 generates a top page (step S11).
For example, the control unit 230 (generation unit 233) generates a top page to be displayed first at the time of login and presents it to the user terminal 300 through the presentation unit 240.
Note that, for example, a top-selling product may be displayed on the top page so that it can be purchased. In this case, the user is immediately after login, and the user's electronic cart is empty. Therefore, a purchase button such as a hot-selling product is displayed independently, like the purchase button 511 in FIG. 6A described above.

The order receiving device 200 determines whether or not there is a search instruction from the user (step S12).
For example, the control unit 230 determines whether a search condition such as category selection or product name input is given by the user.

If it is determined that there is a search instruction (step S12; Yes), the order receiving apparatus 200 determines whether a candidate date and time has been acquired (step S13).
That is, the control unit 230 (acquisition unit 231) determines whether or not all the products put in the user's electronic cart have acquired candidate date and time that can be delivered.
If the order reception device 200 determines that the candidate date and time has not been acquired (the electronic cart is empty) (step S13; No), the process proceeds to step S15 described later.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the candidate date / time has been acquired (step S13; Yes), the order receiving device 200 adds the candidate date / time to the search condition (step S14).
That is, the control unit 230 (search unit 232) adds candidate dates and times at which all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered to the given search condition.

The order receiving device 200 searches for products based on the search conditions, and generates a sales page (step S15).
That is, if the candidate date and time is not added to the search condition, the control unit 230 (search unit 232) searches all products without narrowing down by the candidate date and time, and if the candidate date and time is added to the search condition, FIG. The search is performed by narrowing down to the products whose candidate date and time are included in the deliverable period 221f of the product information 221.
Then, the control unit 230 (generation unit 233) generates a sales page that lists the searched product group. For example, sales pages 510 and 520 as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B described above are generated.
That is, if the user's electronic cart is empty, the sales page 510 is generated by the generation unit 233, so the presentation unit 240 presents the sales page 510 to the user terminal 300. On the other hand, since the sales page 520 is generated by the generation unit 233 if the user's electronic cart is not empty, the presentation unit 240 presents the sales page 520 to the user terminal 300.

The order receiving device 200 returns the process to step S12 described above.
When it is determined in this step S12 that there is no search instruction (step S12; No), the order receiving device 200 determines whether or not the purchase button has been pressed (step S16).
For example, the control unit 230 determines whether or not the purchase buttons 511, 522a, and 522b on the sales pages 510 and 520 as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B are clicked by the user.

  If the order reception apparatus 200 determines that the purchase button has not been pressed (step S16; No), it returns the process to step S12 again.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the purchase button has been pressed (step S16; Yes), the order receiving device 200 puts the product into the electronic cart (step S17).
That is, the control unit 230 (input unit 234) inputs the purchased product (purchased product information) to the electronic cart. That is, products corresponding to the operated purchase buttons 511, 522a, and 522b are put into the electronic cart (the user's electronic cart).

The order receiving device 200 acquires the candidate date and time (step S18).
In other words, the control unit 230 (acquisition unit 231) is able to deliver one or a plurality of candidate dates and times when all the products put into the user's electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put into the electronic cart. To get.

The order receiving device 200 determines whether or not the acquired candidate date / time is one (step S19).
That is, the control unit 230 (determination unit 235) determines whether or not the candidate date and time has been narrowed down to one while the purchased merchandise is being put into the electronic cart. Note that the control unit 230 also sets the candidate date / time to 1 when the purchase button (the purchase button 522a in FIG. 6B) for specifying the delivery date / time and placing the product into the electronic cart is pressed in step S16 described above. It is determined that it has been narrowed down to one.

If the order reception device 200 determines that there is one candidate date and time (step S19; Yes), it determines the batch delivery date and time (step S20).
That is, the control unit 230 (determination unit 235) determines the candidate delivery date / time narrowed down to one in the process of purchasing the purchased product into the electronic cart as the batch delivery date / time.
When the purchase button 522a in FIG. 6B is pressed in step S16 described above, the delivery date and time associated with the purchase button 522a is determined as the collective delivery date and time.

And the order reception apparatus 200 returns a process to step S14 mentioned above. Also, when it is determined that there is not one candidate date and time (step S19; No), the process is returned to step S14 described above.
At this time, the order receiving device 200 adds the candidate date and time to the search condition in step S14, and in subsequent step S15, re-searches the products narrowed down to the candidate date and time of the user, and regenerates the sales page. Therefore, when the electronic cart is empty, as shown in FIG. 6A, the sales page 510 similar to the conventional one is displayed. However, the candidate date and time is narrowed down by the purchase product being inserted into the electronic cart. A sales page 520 like this is displayed. That is, the sales page 520 includes a message 521 indicating the delivery date and time, and the user is notified of the date and time when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered. The sales page 520 also includes a purchase button 522a for specifying the delivery date and time and putting the product into the electronic cart. Therefore, at this time, it is also possible to specify the delivery date and time and put the product into the electronic cart.

Although omitted in the order receiving process of FIG. 8, when the user instructs the transition to the cart page, the order receiving device 200 generates the cart page 530 as shown in FIG. Present it to the terminal 300.
In the cart page 530, when the accounting button 531 is selected by the user, the order receiving apparatus 200 performs accounting processing, and the user's purchased product is confirmed.

By such an order reception process, the user can search for and browse a product without setting a delivery date in advance. When the purchased products are sequentially put into the electronic cart, the delivery candidate date and time are narrowed down and the batch delivery date and time is determined. Note that in the process of narrowing down the candidate date and time, the batch delivery date and time is also determined by the user purchasing the product by specifying the delivery date and time.
As a result, the user can easily purchase the products with the same delivery date.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, the case where two types of purchase buttons 522a and 522b are arranged for each product on the sales page 520 in FIG. 6B has been described. However, the purchase button to be arranged can be changed according to the delivery period of the product. Also good.
For example, the purchase button 522b may be arranged for products that can be delivered to all candidate dates and times, while the purchase button 522a may be arranged for products that are not deliverable to all candidate dates and times. That is, for a product whose candidate date and time is not reduced (not narrowed down) when the product is put into the electronic cart, the user is presented with a purchase button 522b for putting the product into the electronic cart without specifying the delivery date and time. On the other hand, when a product is put into the electronic cart, for a product whose candidate date is reduced, a purchase button 522a for designating the delivery date and putting the product into the electronic cart is presented to the user.
In this case, if the candidate date does not decrease, the user can put it in the electronic cart without being aware of the delivery date, and if the candidate date decreases, specify the delivery date at that time. Can be put into an electronic cart.
In addition, two types of purchase buttons 522a and 522b may be arranged in the same manner as described above for a product whose candidate date and time does not decrease when the product is put into the electronic cart.

  The purchase button 522a has been described as a selection object for designating one delivery date and time and putting the product into the electronic cart. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the delivery date and time may have a certain range. . That is, the purchase button 522a may be a selection object for inputting a product to an electronic cart by designating a range of delivery dates and times. For example, a purchase button 522a such as “Purchase with delivery from October 20 am to October 21 afternoon” may be arranged.

In the above embodiment, when the acquisition unit 231 has acquired the candidate date and time (when the electronic cart is not empty), the search unit 232 adds (narrows down) the candidate date and time to the given search condition, Although the case of searching for the information 221 has been described, the product information 221 may be searched without adding such candidate date and time.
At that time, for a product that cannot be delivered at the candidate date and time, a sales page in which the display mode such as the color or font size of the product information is changed is generated and presented to the user. In addition, you may produce | generate the sales page which changed only the display mode of the purchase button, without changing the display mode of merchandise information, and may show it to a user.
Then, when a purchase button for a product that cannot be delivered at the candidate date and time is pressed, the control unit 230 (the input unit 234) may input it into another electronic cart.

  In the above embodiment, a net supermarket sales system has been described as an example. However, the present invention is also applicable to a sales system based on a normal sales site as appropriate.

  As described above, according to the present invention, an order receiving device, an order receiving method, a program, and a non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium that allow a user to easily purchase a product with a uniform delivery date are provided. Can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Sales system 200 Order reception apparatus 210 Reception part 220 Database 230 Control part 231 Acquisition part 232 Search part 233 Generation part 234 Input part 235 Determination part 236 Management part 240 Presentation part 300 User terminal 400 Information processing apparatus 401 CPU
402 ROM
403 RAM
404 NIC
405 Image processing unit 406 Audio processing unit 407 DVD-ROM drive 408 Interface 409 External memory 410 Controller 411 Monitor 412 Speaker 900 Internet

Claims (9)

An acquisition unit for acquiring one or more candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart,
A presentation unit that presents to the user the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object for a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times,
When the presented selection object is operated by the user, an input unit that inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
When the acquired candidate date and time is narrowed down to one, a determination unit that determines the candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together,
An order receiving apparatus comprising: The order receiving device according to claim 1,
The selection object includes a first selection object for designating a delivery date and time to put a product into the electronic cart, and a second selection object for placing a product into the electronic cart without designating a delivery date and time. Is included,
The determination unit, when the first selected object is operated by the user, determines a delivery date and time associated with the first selected object as the batch delivery date and time.
An order receiving apparatus characterized by that. The order receiving device according to claim 2,
The presenting unit presents the second selection object for products that can be delivered to all of the acquired candidate dates and times, and the first selection for products that are not deliverable to all of the acquired candidate dates and times. Presenting objects,
An order receiving apparatus characterized by that. The order receiving device according to claim 2,
The presenting unit presents the first selection object including a selection object for specifying a plurality of delivery dates and putting a product into an electronic cart.
An order receiving apparatus characterized by that. The order receiving device according to claim 1,
In addition to the product information and the selection object for the first product that can be delivered at the acquired candidate date and time, the presenting unit displays the product information and the selection object for the second product that cannot be delivered at the candidate date and time, Present further,
When the operated selection object is a selection object for the second product, the input unit inputs the second product into another electronic cart different from the electronic cart.
An order receiving apparatus characterized by that. The order receiving device according to claim 5,
The presenting unit presents the selection object for the first product and the selection object for the second product in different display modes.
An order receiving apparatus characterized by that. An order receiving method in an order receiving device,
An acquisition step in which the order reception device acquires one or a plurality of candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart.
A presenting step in which the order reception device presents the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object about a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times to the user;
When the order receiving device is operated by the user on the presented selection object, an insertion step of putting a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
A determination step in which the order reception device determines, when the acquired candidate date / time is narrowed down to one, the candidate date / time as a collective delivery date / time at which all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together ,
An order receiving method characterized by comprising: Computer
An acquisition unit for acquiring one or more candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart,
A presentation unit that presents to the user the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object for a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times,
When the presented selection object is operated by the user, an input unit that inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
When the acquired candidate date and time is narrowed down to one, a determination unit that determines the candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together,
A program characterized by functioning as Computer
An acquisition unit for acquiring one or more candidate dates and times when all the products put in the electronic cart can be delivered when a new product is put in the electronic cart,
A presentation unit that presents to the user the acquired candidate date and time, and product information and a selection object for a product that can be delivered to any of the candidate dates and times,
When the presented selection object is operated by the user, an input unit that inputs a product corresponding to the operated selection object into the electronic cart;
When the acquired candidate date and time is narrowed down to one, a determination unit that determines the candidate date and time as a batch delivery date and time when all of the products put into the electronic cart are to be delivered together,
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program that is caused to function as:

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