JP7365855B2 - Pricing system and pricing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system in which, when determining the price of a product such as agricultural products, a producer and a purchaser can communicate their feelings about the product to each other and have the information reflected in the price.

In recent years, large-scale retail stores such as major supermarkets and shopping malls have been built all over the country, and it is known that local shopping streets are in decline as the population declines. As a result, the scene in which consumers and store employees converse and exchange information about products while selecting products is disappearing at local stores.

Patent Document 1 discloses that an information device capable of exchanging images and sounds is installed near a product shelf, and producers and buyers communicate via a communication line, thereby realizing face-to-face sales via a communication line. , technology has been proposed to remotely control the selling price of products.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-120106

Communication between people when selling products is complicated and time-consuming from the standpoint of efficiency and profitability, so people tend to want to reduce it as much as possible. On the other hand, from the perspective of revitalizing local industries and creating a prosperous and comfortable society, the idea that communication between people is valuable even if it takes time is spreading. Therefore, it is desired to develop a new system that allows people to communicate their thoughts in a timely manner in various social activities, and that does not conflict with efficiency or profitability.

For example, producers such as farmers want to know the needs of buyers and the types of buyers who are purchasing the vegetables they have grown and their thoughts. This information not only serves as a basis for producers to decide on future crop varieties, but also knowing the thoughts of buyers will motivate them to continue farming. The same applies not only to agriculture but also to producers in local industries.

However, in supermarkets and stores where most of the vegetables currently distributed are sold, the names and photographs of the producers and messages from the producers are posted on the sales floor and communicated from the producers to the buyers. However, the flow of information and messages is unidirectional, from producers to buyers, and there is almost no mechanism for messages such as the reasons why buyers chose a particular vegetable to reach producers.

As an exception, when purchasing vegetables directly from the farm from a producer via online mail order, there are systems that allow the buyer to send their own message via e-mail, etc.; There is a time lag between receiving and replying to the message and the buyer reading it, making it difficult for producers and buyers to communicate messages in real time.

On the other hand, when a producer sells face-to-face to a purchaser via a communication line as in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the producer and the purchaser can communicate in real time. However, producers such as farmers cannot work in the fields while conducting face-to-face sales via communication lines, and even if they are conducting face-to-face sales through communication lines, it is difficult to carry out face-to-face sales directly. In reality, this is difficult for producers.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system in which a producer and a purchaser can communicate their thoughts to each other without time lag at the time of purchase, and have their thoughts reflected in the price.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following pricing system. This price determination system includes a reception section that sequentially receives two or more purchaser messages selected by the purchaser from among a plurality of purchaser messages prepared in advance, and a reception section that sequentially receives two or more purchaser messages selected by the purchaser from among a plurality of purchaser messages prepared in advance. Producer comments corresponding to the purchaser message received by the reception department from among the producer comments predetermined by the producer for each message and/or corresponding to a predetermined combination of purchaser messages; and/or Alternatively, the information control unit selects the producer comment corresponding to the combination of buyer messages and displays it on the connected display unit, and the price increase/decrease value predetermined by the producer for each producer comment. and a price control section that selects a price increase/decrease value corresponding to the producer comment displayed on the display section by the information control section and displays it on the display section.

According to the present invention, a purchaser and a producer can communicate their thoughts at the time of purchase without time lag in the form of a purchaser's message and a producer's comment, and moreover, it is possible to reflect those thoughts in the price. can.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a pricing system according to an embodiment. (a) and (b) A perspective view of a reception unit of the price determination system of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchaser message according to the embodiment. (a) and (b) A perspective view of a reception unit of the price determination system of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchaser message and a producer comment corresponding thereto according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a purchaser information database according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a control database and a purchaser information database according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a control database according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a control database according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a control database according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a control database according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchaser message and a producer comment corresponding thereto according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchaser message and a producer comment corresponding thereto according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchaser message and a producer comment corresponding thereto according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchaser message and a producer comment corresponding thereto according to the first embodiment. 1 is a flowchart showing operations of an information control unit and a price control unit of the first embodiment. 1 is a flowchart showing operations of an information control unit and a price control unit of the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of a price control unit according to a modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a front view of the reception unit of the price determination system according to the second embodiment. (a) and (b) Front views of the reception section of the price determination system of the second embodiment. (a) to (c) Front views of the reception section of the price determination system of the second embodiment. (a) and (b) Front views of the reception section of the price determination system of the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, a pricing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<<Overview of the pricing system of the embodiment>>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a pricing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the reception unit 10 and display unit 60 of the price determination system of this embodiment.

The price determination system of this embodiment includes at least a reception section 10, an information control section 20, and a price control section 30, as shown in FIG.

The receiving unit 10 receives two or more (here, four) purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 selected by the purchaser 1, as shown in FIG. 2(a). These purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 are selected by the purchaser 1 from a plurality of messages 50 for the producer 2 prepared in advance as shown in FIG. The reception unit 10 sequentially receives purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 one by one from the purchaser as shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b).

The information control unit 20 receives producer comments 70-1 to 70-4 corresponding to the purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 received by the reception unit 10, and/or purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-. The producer comment corresponding to the combination No. 4 is selected and displayed on the connected display section 60 as shown in FIG. 2(a). These producer comments 70-1 to 70-4 correspond to each of a plurality of buyer messages 50 that can be selected by the buyer and/or to a predetermined combination of buyer messages 50, as shown in FIG. This is determined in advance by producer 2.

The price control unit 30 selects the producer comment 70- displayed on the display unit 60 by the information control unit 20 from among the price increase/decrease values 71 predetermined by the producer for each producer comment 70 as shown in FIG. The price increase/decrease values 71-1 to 71-4 corresponding to 1 to 70-4 are selected and displayed on the display section 60. If there are a plurality of price increase/decrease values 71-1 to 71-4, the price control unit 30 calculates the sum and displays it on the display unit 60.

As described above, in this embodiment, the purchaser 1 sequentially selects up to a predetermined number (for example, 4) of the purchaser messages 50 that convey his/her thoughts to the producer 2 from among the plurality of purchaser messages 50, and makes the purchase. You can create a combination of buyer messages (buyer message set). At this time, when the receiving unit 10 accepts the selection of the buyer message 50 by the buyer 1, the information processing unit 20 causes the producer 2 to select the buyer message 50 that has been prepared in advance for each buyer message. Since the comments 70-1 to 70-4 are displayed on the display unit 60, the purchaser 1 can immediately receive comments (responses) from the producer 2 to the purchaser message he or she has selected. can. Therefore, the purchaser can feel as if he or she is interacting with the producer in real time.

Further, since a price increase/decrease value 71 is assigned to each producer comment 70 by the producer, the purchaser 1 can It is possible to understand that the price is increased or decreased depending on the buyer message selected by the buyer and the price is determined. When there are a plurality of producer comments 70 that the information control unit 20 displays on the display unit, the price control unit 30 calculates the sum of the price increase/decrease value corresponding to each of the plurality of producer comments 70 and the suggested retail price. The sales price 31 is then displayed on the display section 60 (FIG. 2(b)).

At this time, the product name (product A) 61 and suggested retail price 62 may be displayed on the display section 60. Furthermore, it is also possible to display the elapsed time 63 since the product (agricultural product) was harvested. These pieces of information are displayed based on the product name (product A) 61, suggested retail price 62, and time at which the product (agricultural product) was harvested, which are stored in the product information storage section 35 in advance by the producer.

Thereby, the purchaser can create a set of purchaser messages 50 to convey his thoughts to the producer, and can receive the producer's comments 70 on the spot to know the producer's thoughts. Moreover, since the price is determined by the contents of the set of buyer messages, the producer and buyer can communicate their feelings to each other at a time when the buyer is focused on the product in determining the price. In this way, the added value of communication between producers and buyers to communicate their thoughts can be created in the purchasing scene, and furthermore, the added value of being able to actually increase or decrease the price can also be created. can.

In addition, in order to convey to the producer the contents of a set of a predetermined number of purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 (also referred to as a message set) received by the reception unit 10, the information control unit 20 and the price control unit 20 include: A storage unit (hereinafter referred to as a purchaser information database) 40 is connected. As shown in a configuration example in FIG. 6, the purchaser information database 40 stores a set of purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 and price increase/decrease values for each purchaser.

A transmitting section 41 is connected to the storage section 40 . The transmitting unit 41 transmits the combination of purchaser messages 50 for each purchaser 1 and the price increase/decrease value stored in the storage unit 40 to the producer 2 at a predetermined timing. The timing of transmission may be each time the purchaser 1 makes a purchase, or may be a timing predetermined by the producer, such as once or several times a day.

By receiving the set of purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4, the producer 2 can receive the thoughts of the purchaser 1. At this time, in this embodiment, messages are received from the purchaser as a set of a predetermined number of purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4, rather than exchanging purchaser messages in chronological order. By receiving a set of buyer messages, it is possible to understand the thoughts of the buyer 1 at a glance. Therefore, the producer 2 can grasp the thoughts of a plurality of purchasers in a short time. Thereby, the producer 2 can grasp the needs of the buyer 1, such as the desired variety, from the set of buyer messages, and can use this as a reference for next year's planting. In addition, the producer 2 can receive the thoughts and encouragement of the buyer 1 from the buyer message set, and can gain motivation for production. Furthermore, the producer 2 can recognize the value of the product (agricultural products) based on the response to the price negotiation of the purchaser 1 (display of producer comments).

Note that after receiving a predetermined number of purchaser messages in sequence, the reception unit 10 allows the purchaser 1 to change all or part of the predetermined number of purchaser messages 50-1 to 50-4 to another purchaser message. If so, it is desirable to have a configuration that accepts it.

<<First embodiment>>
The specific configuration of the pricing system of the first embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the price determination system of the first embodiment includes a reception section 10, an information control section 20, a price control section 30, a control database 25, a purchaser information database 40, a transmission section 41, and a product information It is configured to include a storage section 35. The components other than the reception section 10 constitute a calculation section 500. The calculation unit 500 can be placed close to the reception unit 10, but it can also be placed on a server or cloud that is located away from the reception unit 10, and connected to the reception unit 10 via a communication line. It can be configured to

The reception unit 10 is configured to receive a purchaser's message when the purchaser selects a predetermined number of devices 80 and places them on the mounting base 12. Each of the purchaser messages 50 is displayed on the plurality of devices 80.

Specifically, each of the plurality of devices 80 has a purchaser message 50 displayed thereon, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The device 80 has a predetermined three-dimensional external shape, and a purchaser message 50 is displayed on the side thereof. The device 80 is of such a size and weight that the purchaser 1 can pick it up and move it to the mounting base 12 .

The device 80 may display the purchaser message 50 in any manner as long as it is displayed as text on the side surface or the like. It may be printed on the side of the device 80 or may be handwritten. Alternatively, one or more sides of the device 80 may be configured as a display, and the purchaser message 50 may be displayed on the display. The purchaser 1 can read the characters displayed on the display 50 and select the purchaser message 50.

The reception unit 10 includes a device 80, a mounting base 12 equipped with a predetermined number of mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4 on which the device 80 can be mounted, and devices mounted on the mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4. 80, and a price determination button 13 for the purchaser 1 to instruct the timing of price determination. .

For example, the device 80 may include a wireless signal generator such as a beacon, and may be configured to transmit a different signal as ID information for each device 80. In this case, the detection units 14-1 to 14-4 are configured to include a receiver built into the mounting base 12 and a discrimination circuit. As a result, the signals transmitted by the device 80 are received by the receivers of the detection units 14-1 to 14-4, and the discrimination circuit determines the signals, so that the signals transmitted by the device 80 are received by the receivers of the detection units 14-1 to 14-4, and the signals mounted on the mounting units 11-1 to 11-4 are detected. 80 can be detected.

Further, the device 80 may have a built-in electronic signal generation section and an electrode on the side surface of the device 80. In this case, the detection units 14-1 to 14-4 are configured to include electrodes arranged on the upper surface of the mounting table 12 and a discrimination circuit built into the mounting table 12. As a result, the discriminating circuit receives and discriminates the signal generated by the electrical signal generation section of the device 80 through the contact between the electrode on the side surface of the device 80 and the electrode on the top surface of the mounting base 12. It is possible to detect ID information identifying the devices 80 mounted on -1 to 11-4.

The price determination button 11 is connected to the price control section 30. When the price determination button is pressed by the purchaser 1, the price control unit 30 determines the price by calculating the sum of price increases and decreases corresponding to each producer comment 70 (see FIG. 2(b) )). This process will be explained later with reference to the flow.

In the first embodiment, the display section 60 is arranged as shown in FIG. 2 and the like. That is, when the purchaser 1 views the mounting base 12 from the front, the display unit 60 is arranged on the back side of the mounting base 12 so that the display unit 60 can be viewed from the front. Producer comments 70-1 to 70-4 and price increase/decrease values 71-1 to 71-4 are placed in the positions corresponding to the mounting parts 11-1 to 11-4 of the mounting base 12 in FIGS. 2(a) and 4. As shown in (a), the information control unit 20 performs display control so as to display it as a speech bubble. As a result, above the device 80 where messages 50-1 to 50-2 are displayed, speech bubbles displaying producer comments 70-1 to 70-4 and price increase/decrease values 71-1 to 71-4 are respectively displayed. Is displayed. Therefore, the purchaser can receive comments from the producers using speech bubbles as a reply to the messages 50-1 to 50-2 that he or she has selected, and can feel as though he or she is having a dialogue with the producers.

A control data DB 25 is connected to the information control section 20 and the price control section 30. As shown in FIG. 7, the control DB 25 includes four databases 25a to 25d (FIGS. 8 to 11) and an area 25e for storing formulas indicating priorities of the four databases 25a to 25d. There is.

As shown in FIG. 8, the database 25a is a database that shows the relationship between device IDs, purchaser messages, their attributes, producer comments, and price increases and decreases. Attributes are assigned in advance by the producer to each purchaser message, and include message classifications (attributes: negotiation type, support type, location type, question type, purpose of visit). This is information indicating which of the following systems it belongs to. According to this database, for example, when the device 80 with ID A is placed in one of the mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4 of the reception table 12, the purchaser message 50 is "cheap" and the attribute is It is a negotiation system, and the producer comment 70 that should be displayed in response is "It's a problem, it's only a little", and the price increase/decrease value is set to be "-2 yen". Similarly, for the device 80 with ID D, the buyer message 50 is "I support you", the attribute is support type, and the producer comment that should be displayed for it is "Your support (+30 yen)". Based on this, we will work hard to create delicious products!'', and the price increase/decrease is ``+30 yen''. Further, for the device 80 with ID E, the buyer message 50 is "I came from Tokyo", the attribute is location-based, the producer comment to be displayed for it is "Welcome!", and the price is The increase/decrease value is "-3 yen". For the device 80 with ID F, the buyer message 50 is "I came from Hokkaido", the attribute is location-based, and the producer comment that should be displayed for it is "From Hokkaido!? Eating delicious food!" ", and the price increase/decrease value is "-11 yen".

As shown in FIG. 9, when the device 80 (purchaser message 50) is placed in the mounting parts 11-1 to 11-4 many times, the database 25b differs from the producer comments in the database 25a depending on the number of placements. In order to display special producer comments, this is a database that shows the relationship between the number of placements and the special producer comments to be displayed. For example, in the example of the database 25b in FIG. 9, if the same device 80 (purchaser message 50) "I came from Tokyo" is placed many times as shown in FIG. In this case, instead of the producer comment 70 "Welcome!" in the database 25a, "Can you make up your mind soon?" and "Are you playing around?" are displayed as special producer comments 70, respectively. This prompts the user to decide which device 80 (purchaser message 50) to place. Although FIG. 12 shows an example in which the same device 80 "I came from Tokyo" is placed many times, the database 25b in FIG. However, if the total number of placements reaches the number specified in the database 25b in FIG. 9 (for example, the 5th and 10th times), the set special producer comment 70 is displayed. .

As shown in FIG. 10, the database 25c is used to provide additional producer comments in accordance with the combination of two or more devices 80 (purchaser messages 50) arranged in the mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4. , a database showing the relationship between the device 80 (purchaser message 50) and additional producer comments. In this case, regardless of the order in which the purchaser arranges two or more devices 80 (purchaser messages 50), if the combination satisfies, the producer comment 70 of FIG. 10 is displayed. In this way, by displaying additional producer comments depending on the combination of buyer messages placed, it is possible to provide buyers with producer comments that are similar to communicating with actual producers during face-to-face sales. can be returned.

Specifically, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the device 80 has a purchaser message 50 whose attribute is "I'll share the parcel" with the purpose of purchase, and the purchaser message 50 with the attribute "I'm from Tokyo" whose attribute is location. When the second device 80 (“I came from Tokyo”) is placed on the mounting base 12 as shown in FIG. In addition to the producer comment 70 "Welcome!" corresponding to "Welcome!", the producer comment 70 "Please give me what you bought within two days" is displayed.

Similarly, in the example of FIG. 10, if devices 80 (purchaser messages 50) with question-type attributes are placed on the mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4 of the mounting base 12, the fourth device When the device 80 is placed, in addition to the producer comment 70 corresponding to the purchaser message 50 of the device 80, a producer comment 70 saying "I guess you like this system" is displayed. In addition, two of the mounting parts 11-1 to 11-4 of the mounting base 12 have a device 80 with a purchaser message 50 saying "I used to live here" and a purchaser message 50 saying "I came here with my child". If two of the devices 80 have been placed and no devices have been placed in the other two mounting areas, in addition to the producer comment 70 corresponding to the purchase comment 50 of the second installed device 80, Shows producer comment 70, ``They taught my children about this area!''

As shown in FIG. 11, in the database 25d, devices 80 (purchaser messages 50) with predetermined attributes are arranged in the order of two or more devices 80 (purchaser messages 50) arranged in the mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4. If so, it is a database showing the relationship between the device 80 (purchaser message 50) and the additional producer comments in order to make additional producer comments. In this case, the additional producer comment 70 will be displayed only if the order in which the purchaser has placed two or more devices 80 (purchaser messages 50) is as defined in FIG. However, if the order does not match, the additional comment 70 is not displayed. In this way, by displaying additional producer comments according to the order of the placed buyer messages, humorous producer comments can be made that are similar to communicating with actual producers during face-to-face sales. It can be returned to the purchaser.

Specifically, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 11, the attributes of the mounting sections 11-1 to 11-4 of the mounting base 12 are set to the negotiation type "cheap" and the negotiation type "reasonable price" as shown in FIG. If the negotiation-type device 80 of “I want to buy it” and the negotiation-type device 80 of “Will you give it to me?” are placed, and finally the support-type device 80 of “I support you” is placed, the fourth device 80 is placed. In addition to the producer comment 70 that corresponds to the purchaser message 50 of the device 80, ``With your support (+30 yen), we will work hard to create delicious products!'' !?” producer comment 70 is displayed.

In addition, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 11, the attributes of the mounting parts 11-1 to 11-4 of the mounting base 12 are set in order as shown in FIG. When the second device 80 is placed, the producer comment 70 corresponding to the purchaser message 50 of that device 80 is ``From Hokkaido!? Delicious food!'' In addition to the message ``Eat it!'', a producer comment 70 such as ``...maybe two people are making this?'' is displayed.

In the database 25e, the priority order of application of the databases 25a to 25d is stored, for example, according to a mathematical formula, from the highest priority to the device placement number DB25b>Purchaser message DB25a>Purchaser message placement order DB25d>Purchaser message The combination DB 25c is determined.

Next, the processing operations of the information control section 20 and the price control section 30 will be explained using the flowcharts of FIGS. 16 and 17. Note that here, the information control unit 20 and the price control unit 30 are configured by a computer (server or cloud), etc., including a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a memory. The configuration is such that the functions of the information control section 20 and the price control section 30 are realized by software by the CPU reading and executing programs stored in the memory. However, the information control section 20 and the price control section 30 can also be partially or entirely realized by hardware. For example, the information control section 20 and the price control section 30 are configured using a custom IC such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or a programmable IC such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) to realize their functions. You can design the circuit as follows.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, the information control unit 20 detects that one of the detection units 14-1 to 14-4 of the reception unit 10 has placed the device 80 on the mounting unit 11-1 to 11-4 by the purchaser. If this is detected, the ID information of the placed device 80 is received from the determination circuit (steps 101, 102).

The information control unit 20 displays the producer comment 70 while referring to the databases 25a to 25d in the control database 25 (step 103).

Step 103 will be explained in detail using the flow shown in FIG. The flow in FIG. 17 is determined to reflect the application priority of the databases 25a to 25d determined in the database 25e.

First, the information control unit 20 determines whether the number of times the currently placed device 80 has been placed is the number of times (5 or 10) for which a special producer comment is set in the device placement number DB 25b in FIG. (step 201). If the current number of placements of the device 80 is the number of times set in the special producer comment 70 (5 or 10 times), the information control unit 20 sets the number of placements of the device 80 in the device placement number DB 25b. ``I wonder if it's time for you to decide...'' or ``Are you playing by any chance?'' is displayed in a speech bubble as shown in FIG. 12 (step 202), and the process proceeds to step 104.

In step 201, if the current number of placements of the device 80 is a number for which no special producer comment 70 is set, the information control unit 20 proceeds to step 203 and refers to the purchaser message DB 25a (FIG. 8). Then, the producer comment 70 corresponding to the placed device 80 is displayed in a balloon on the display section 60 (step 203). For example, if the ID of the device 80 is E and the purchaser message 50 is "I'm from Tokyo!", the information control unit 20 displays the producer comment 70 "Welcome!" in a speech bubble as shown in FIG. 4(b). to be displayed. At the same time, the price control unit 30 refers to the purchaser message DB 25a and displays the price increase/decrease value corresponding to the currently placed device 80 in the balloon of the producer comment 70, such as "-3 yen".

Then, the process proceeds to step 204, and the information control unit 20 determines whether the currently placed device 80 matches any of the device 80 placement orders determined in the purchaser message placement order DB 25d, and if they match, The process proceeds to step 205, and the producer comments set in the purchaser message arrangement order DB 25d are displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, three devices 80 whose attributes are negotiation type ``Make it cheap'', negotiation type ``I want to buy at a reasonable price'', and negotiation type ``Will you give it to me?'' are already arranged in this order. If the device 80 placed this time is the support type "I support you", the arrangement order matches the arrangement order determined in the purchaser message arrangement order DB 25d, so the process advances to step 205 and the producer comment 70 is In addition to ``With your support (+30 yen), we will work hard to create delicious products!'', ``What a tsundere!?'' will be displayed.

If the determination result in step 204 is a mismatch, the process proceeds to step 206, and the information control unit 20 determines that the combination of the currently placed device 80 and the previously placed device 80 is stored in the purchaser message combination DB 25c. It is determined whether it matches any of the predetermined combinations of devices 80, and if they match, the process proceeds to step 207, and the producer comment set in the purchaser message combination DB 25c is displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the device 80 with the attribute "I will share the parcel" with the purchase purpose was placed last time, and this time the device 80 with the attribute "I came from Tokyo" with the location type was placed. In this case, the information control unit 20 refers to the purchaser message combination DB 25c and adds the producer comment 70 "Welcome!" corresponding to "I came from Tokyo" with the message "I will deliver the purchased item within two days." Producer's comment 70 is displayed.

Then, the process proceeds to step 104 in FIG. 16, and the information control unit 20 repeats steps 101 to 103 until N (four in this case) devices 80 are placed in the reception unit 10.

Once N devices have been placed, the process proceeds to step 105, where the information control unit 20 determines whether or not the price determination button 11 has been pressed. If it has not been pressed, the process returns to step 104 and the purchaser picks up the devices 80 once placed in the receiving section 10, and if the number N is not satisfied, steps 101 to 103 are repeated. Thereby, the purchaser 1 can change the set of purchaser messages 50 to his/her satisfaction until he/she presses the price determination button 11.

If the price determination button 11 is pressed in step 105, the process proceeds to step 106, where the price control unit 106 calculates the sum of price increases and decreases corresponding to the N devices 80 received by the reception unit 10, and The price is determined by adding it to the suggested retail price 62 of , and the price is displayed (see FIG. 2(b)).

As described above, according to the first embodiment, when purchasing products such as agricultural products, a purchaser creates a set of messages (purchaser messages) expressing his or her thoughts and sends them to the producer. You can receive comments from producers each time you select a buyer message. Moreover, the price can be increased or decreased depending on the selected buyer message or combination thereof. In this way, in this embodiment, the purchaser and the producer can communicate their thoughts to each other and reflect them in the price. Therefore, producers can learn about the needs of buyers and what their thoughts are when they buy, and reflect this in their planting, thereby increasing their motivation to grow crops. In addition, by conveying their thoughts to producers at the time of purchase, buyers can connect with others, leading to a richer life.

In addition, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, etc., the reception section 10 is a combination of the mounting table 12 and the device 80, and the display section 60 is arranged behind it, so that there are no products on the product shelf. It also has the advantage of being easy to place together.

<Modification of the first embodiment>
In addition, in step 106 of FIG. 16, the price control unit 30 calculates the sum of the price increases and decreases and finds the sum with the suggested retail price 62, but as shown in FIG. The price may be further deducted depending on the elapsed time 63 since the fruit was harvested.

For example, when the price determination button 11 is pressed in step 105 of FIG. 16, the price control unit 106 calculates the elapsed time from the harvest time of the product stored in the product information storage unit to the present time, as shown in FIG. The time is calculated, and the amount multiplied by a ratio according to the elapsed time (for example, -10 yen per hour) is calculated as the freshness reduction value (steps 301, 302).

The price control unit 106 calculates the sum of the price increase/decrease values corresponding to the N devices 80 received by the reception unit 10, and calculates the sum of the calculated price increase/decrease values, the freshness reduction value obtained in step 302, and the desired retail price of the product. By adding the price 62, the price is determined and the price is displayed.

In this way, according to this modification, the price can be determined by increasing or decreasing the price based on the message selected by the buyer, and by reducing the price based on the freshness, making it easier for the buyer to understand the products that tend to lose their freshness, such as vegetables. Pricing can be determined.

The other configurations in this modification are the same as those in the first embodiment.

<<Second embodiment>>
A price determination system according to a second embodiment will be explained.

The pricing system of the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the reception unit 10. As shown in FIG. 19, the reception section 10 of the second embodiment includes a terminal 190 (for example, a tablet terminal, etc.) having a touch panel display 90 on its surface.

As shown in FIG. 19, the display 90 of the terminal 190 displays a product name 61, suggested retail price 62, and elapsed time 63 since harvesting in the upper display area, similar to the display unit 60 of the first embodiment. be done. Further, the display area of the display 90 is divided into a central display area 91 and a lower display area 92 in the form of bands. In the lower display area 92, a plurality of purchaser messages 50 are written in balloons and displayed. The purchaser message 50 is read out from the purchaser message DB 25a by the information control unit 20 and displayed on the lower display area 92 via the communication line.

The purchaser can view all purchaser messages by scrolling the purchaser messages in the lower display area 92 with a finger or the like as shown in FIGS. 20(a) and 20(b). Once the purchaser message 50 to be selected has been determined, the purchaser message 50 "I'm from Tokyo" is dragged to the central display area 91 as shown in FIGS. 21(a) and 21(b). Thereby, the terminal 190 accepts the selection of the purchaser message 50. The terminal 190 determines the ID of the selected purchaser message 50. This corresponds to steps 101 and 102 in FIG. 16 of the first embodiment.

The display control unit 20 of the calculation unit 500 connected to the terminal 190 (reception unit 10) via a communication line determines the producer comment 70 to be displayed in step 103 similarly to the first embodiment, and displays the producer comment 70 on the terminal 190. The message is displayed in a balloon placed above the purchaser message 50 in the central display area 91 (see FIG. 21(c)). Further, the price control unit 30 displays the price increase/decrease value in a balloon of the producer comment 70.

In step 104, if N (4) purchaser messages 50 are selected on the terminal 190 (reception unit 10), the display control unit 20 presses the price determination button 114 as shown in FIG. 22(a). It is displayed in the central display area 91. In step 105, if the purchaser touches the price determination button 114, in step 106, the price control unit 30 calculates the sum of the price increases and decreases to set the suggested retail price 62. By calculating the sum of , the price 31 is determined and displayed in the central display area 91.

The other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, so their explanation will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, since the reception section 10 is only the terminal 190, it has a compact structure and has the advantage of being easy to install near the product shelf.

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Furthermore, by realizing the operations of displaying the terminal 190 and accepting the selection of the purchaser's message on the display device of the terminal or personal computer owned by the purchaser via a communication line by an ASP (Application Service Provider) or the like, It is possible to realize online shopping.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Reception part, 20... Information control part, 25... Control database, 30... Price control part, 35... Product information storage part, 50... Purchaser message, 40... Purchaser information database, 41... Transmission part, 60... Display Part, 70...Producer comment, 500...Calculation part

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a reception unit that sequentially receives two or more purchaser messages selected by the purchaser from among a plurality of purchaser messages prepared in advance;
When the reception unit receives the purchaser message, from among producer comments predetermined by the producer in correspondence to each purchaser message and/or a predetermined combination of the purchaser messages, an information control unit that selects a producer comment corresponding to the purchaser message received by the reception unit and/or a producer comment corresponding to the combination of the purchaser messages, and displays the selected producer comment on a connected display unit; ,
The information control unit selects the price increase/decrease value corresponding to the producer comment displayed on the display unit from among the price increase/decrease values for the product predetermined by the producer for each producer comment, and and a price control unit that causes the price to be displayed on the display unit,
The reception unit includes a plurality of devices each displaying one of the purchaser messages, a mounting base provided with a predetermined number of mounting parts on which the devices can be mounted, and the device mounted on the mounting parts. 1. A pricing system comprising: a detection unit that detects identifying information. 2. The pricing system according to claim 1, wherein the device has a predetermined three-dimensional external shape. 2. The price determination system according to claim 1, wherein each of the devices is assigned an identification code, and the detection unit detects the identification code of the device mounted on the mounting unit,
The price determination system is characterized in that the information control unit has a storage unit that stores a database in which the purchaser message is associated with each identification code of the device. a reception unit that sequentially receives two or more purchaser messages selected by the purchaser from among a plurality of purchaser messages prepared in advance;
When the reception unit receives the purchaser message, from among producer comments predetermined by the producer in correspondence with each purchaser message and/or a predetermined combination of the purchaser messages, an information control unit that selects a producer comment corresponding to the purchaser message received by the reception unit and/or a producer comment corresponding to the combination of the purchaser messages, and displays the selected producer comment on a connected display unit; ,
The information control unit selects the price increase/decrease value corresponding to the producer comment displayed on the display unit from among the price increase/decrease values for the product predetermined by the producer for each producer comment, and and a price control unit that causes the price to be displayed on the display unit,
a first database that associates the producer comments defined by the producer with each of the buyer messages; and associates additional producer comments defined by the producer when a plurality of the buyer messages are in a specific combination; The second database further includes a third database that associates additional producer comments defined by the producer when the selection order of the plurality of buyer messages is a specific selection order,
The information control unit refers to the first, second, and third databases to determine a producer comment corresponding to the purchaser message received by the reception unit and/or a combination of the purchaser messages. A pricing system characterized by selecting corresponding producer comments. 5. The price determination system according to claim 4, wherein the first database further includes a price increase/decrease value predetermined by the producer for each producer comment,
The price determination system, wherein the price control unit selects the price increase/decrease value by referring to the first database. a reception unit that sequentially receives two or more purchaser messages selected by the purchaser from among a plurality of purchaser messages prepared in advance;
When the reception unit receives the purchaser message, from among producer comments predetermined by the producer in correspondence with each purchaser message and/or a predetermined combination of the purchaser messages, an information control unit that selects a producer comment corresponding to the purchaser message received by the reception unit and/or a producer comment corresponding to the combination of the purchaser messages, and displays the selected producer comment on a connected display unit; ,
The information control unit selects the price increase/decrease value corresponding to the producer comment displayed on the display unit from among the price increase/decrease values for the product predetermined by the producer for each producer comment, and and a price control unit that causes the price to be displayed on the display unit,
The reception unit sequentially receives a predetermined number of purchaser messages, and then accepts a change by the purchaser to all or part of the predetermined number of purchaser messages to another purchaser message,
When changing the buyer message, if the buyer message with the same content is selected multiple times, the information control unit changes the producer message corresponding to the buyer message according to the number of selections. Comment is a pricing system that is characterized by displaying producer comments with different content. 2. The price determination system according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage unit storing a combination of two or more purchaser messages received by the reception unit for each purchaser;
A price determination system comprising: a transmitting section that transmits a predetermined number of combinations of purchaser messages for each of the purchasers stored in the storage section to a producer. 2. The price determination system according to claim 1, when the information control unit displays a plurality of producer comments on the display unit, the price control unit displays the price corresponding to each of the plurality of producer comments. A price determination system characterized by selecting an increase/decrease value, calculating the sum of the values, and displaying the sum on the display section. 2. The price determination system according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit sequentially receives a predetermined number of purchaser messages, and then processes all or part of the predetermined number of purchaser messages by the purchaser. A pricing system characterized by accepting changes to a buyer message. computer,
a reception means for sequentially accepting two or more purchaser messages selected by the purchaser from among a plurality of purchaser messages prepared in advance;
When the receiving means receives the purchaser message, from among producer comments predetermined by the producer in correspondence with each of the purchaser messages and/or a predetermined combination of the purchaser messages, information control means for selecting a producer comment corresponding to the purchaser message received by the reception means and/or a producer comment corresponding to the combination of the purchaser messages and displaying the same on a connected display unit; ,
The information control means selects the price increase/decrease value corresponding to the producer comment displayed on the display unit from among the price increase/decrease values for the product predetermined by the producer for each of the producer comments; A price determination program for functioning as a price control means displayed on a display unit,
The receiving means sequentially receives a predetermined number of purchaser messages, and then accepts a change by the purchaser to all or part of the predetermined number of purchaser messages to another purchaser message,
When changing the buyer message, if the buyer message with the same content is selected multiple times, the information control means changes the producer message corresponding to the buyer message according to the number of selections. Comment is a price determination program that displays producer comments with different contents.

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