JPH10320477A - Mall server and computer-readable recording medium recorded with mall server program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mall server on which an operating agent can manage virtual stores without using the ID(identification) and password of the branch enterprise. SOLUTION: When various articles are sold to consumers 7 through an information communication network 6 at a virtual shopping mail using the mall server 1, an information holding means 1a manages provided article information and order information corresponding to branch enterprises 31, 32, 33...41, 42, 43... A correspondence relation storage means 1b stores the correspondence relation between the branch enterprises 41, 42, 43... and operating agents 5 which act as the branch enterprises. Then a permitting means 1c allows the operating agents 5 in correspondence relation with the branch enterprises 41, 42, 43... to edit article information and obtain order information, so the operating agents 5 need not use the IDs and passwords of the branch enterprises 41, 42, 43....

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mall server, and more particularly to a mall server that sells products provided by a product seller to consumers via an information communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of information communication means, various services using a wide area information communication network such as the Internet have been implemented. One such service is:
There is a virtual shopping mall. By accessing the virtual shopping mall, the consumer can browse and order the provided product information, and the opening company can provide the product information and receive an order.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional virtual shopping mall. The mall server 100 is connected to the terminal devices 111a, 112a,... Of the branch companies 111, 112,. Are connected to the terminal devices 121a, 122a,... Of the consumers 121, 122,.

In such a virtual shopping mall,
Opening companies 111, 112 ... and consumers 121, 12
Different IDs (IDentifications) are set for 2..., Respectively, and furthermore, setting and updating of passwords prevent information leakage.

.. In the virtual shopping mall, the terminal devices 111a, 1
Use 12a to set a virtual store in the mall server 100, edit product information, and obtain order information (number and type of ordered products, information on consumers who ordered products, etc.) Or In addition, consumers 121, 122
Use the terminal devices 121a, 122a,... To access a virtual store set in the mall server 100, browse product information, and input order information for a product.

[0006] As described above, by using the virtual shopping mall, consumers can purchase commodities while staying at home. Conversely, as a store opening company, it is possible for consumers who do not come to the store to purchase products.

[0007]

In a conventional virtual shopping mall, it is necessary for each branch company to independently manage the virtual store. Management of the virtual store includes editing of product information and acquisition of order information using the terminal device.Therefore, for a company that does not have a knowledgeable person in charge, the management of this virtual store can be managed by an external agent. I have a request to do so.

[0008] However, when a conventional mall server requests a work agent to manage a virtual store, the store opening company has its own I
There is a problem that D and the password must be shared with the agent. In terms of security, IDs and passwords should be known only to the owner, and the same password should not be used by both the agent and the branch company.

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mall server that allows a work agent in a virtual shopping mall to manage the virtual store without using the ID and password of the opening company. With the goal.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in a mall server which sells various products to consumers via an information communication network, information holding product information to be managed by a store opening company is provided. Holding means, correspondence storage means for storing the correspondence between the store opening company and the work agent acting on behalf of the store opening company, and, for the work agent, product information to be managed by the store opening company in correspondence. And a permitting means for permitting access to the information holding means for holding the mall server.

[0011] When various products are sold to consumers via an information communication network using such a mall server, the information holding means holds product information to be managed by the opening company. The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the store opening company and the agent acting on behalf of the store opening company. The permission means permits the work agent to access the information holding means for holding the product information to be managed by the corresponding opening company.

As described above, by managing the correspondence between the opening company and the work agent in the mall server, the operation agent can manage the virtual store without using the ID and password of the opening company. Security can be ensured.

[0013] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, merchandise information to be managed by the opening company is stored on a computer-readable recording medium recording a mall server program for selling various merchandise to consumers via an information communication network. The information storage means to be held, the correspondence storage means for storing the correspondence between the opening company and the work agent acting on behalf of the opening company, and the management of the opening company in correspondence with the operation agent. A computer-readable recording medium storing a mall server program that causes a computer to function as a permission unit that permits access to the information holding unit that holds product information to be provided is provided.

If the computer executes the mall server program recorded on the recording medium, the functions of the mall server according to the present invention are realized on the computer.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle configuration of a virtual shopping mall using the mall server of the present invention.

The mall server 1 according to the present invention comprises an information communication network 2
Are sold to the consumer 7 via the information communication network 6. Here, the products provided to the virtual shopping mall are provided by the opening companies 31, 32, 33,.
..., 41, 42, 43 ... Opening company 31,
, 41, 42, 43 ... are terminal devices 31a, 32a, 33a ..., 41a, 42a, 43
a ... And this terminal device 31
a, 32a, 33a ..., 41a, 42a, 43a
.. Are connected to the information communication network 2 to perform virtual store management including operations such as provision of product information and acquisition of order information. The work agent 5 has a terminal device 5a, and is connected to the information communication network by the terminal device 5a. And the store opening companies 41, 42, and 4 that are requested to work on their behalf.
The work associated with the virtual store management of 3...

The mall server 1 includes an information holding unit 1a,
It has a correspondence storage unit 1b and a permission unit 1c. The information holding unit 1a holds the provided product information and the order information input from the consumer 7 in association with the store opening company that provided the product. Also, the correspondence storage means 1b
Stores the correspondence between the shop opening companies 41, 42, 43,.

Opening companies 31, 32, 33 ..., 41,
, 43,..., The work agent 5 is set with a different ID and a password.
The permission means 1c determines the handling of the merchandise information and the order information held in association with the opening companies 31, 32, 33,... Based on the set ID and password.・ Allow only to Further, based on the correspondence stored in the correspondence storage unit 1b, the handling of the product information and the order information held in association with the opening companies 41, 42, 43,. Permission.

As described above, according to the present invention, the mall server 1
Manages the correspondence between the shop opening companies 41, 42, 43,. Then, for the work agent 5, the store opening company 41,
The management of the virtual stores 42, 43,... Is permitted. Therefore, the work agent 5 is a branch company 41, 42, 43,.
It is not necessary to use the ID and the password of the user, and security can be secured.

Here, the processing when the mall server 1 of the present invention is accessed via the information communication network 2 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for access via the information communication network 2 by the mall server 1 of the present invention.

Here, the mall server 1 is a WWW (World Wi
de Web) The server and the information communication network 2 are assumed to be the Internet. Terminal devices 31a, 32a, 33a,..., 41
5a, the browsers operate, and the opening companies 31, 32, 33,.
3 and the work agent 5 access the mall server 1 with their own ID and password. Also, here, the screen is switched every time some processing is performed, and the session is disconnected each time. Therefore, an environment variable REMORT_USER holding the ID of the accessing user,
An environment variable COOKIE that holds the ID of the company that opens the virtual store to be managed is set, and the two environment variables are sequentially checked to confirm user identity.

[S1] The mall server 1 displays an authentication screen on the terminal device of the access source, prompts the user to input an ID and a password, and acquires the ID and password. [S2] The mall server 1 sets the environment variable REMORT_U
The acquired ID is set in SER. [S3] The mall server 1 refers to the acquired ID and password in an authentication table to be described later, and specifies which branch company or access agent is the access source. If authentication is not possible with the acquired ID and password, the process returns to step S1. In addition, the acquired I
If it is verified that D belongs to the store opening company, the process proceeds to step S4, and if it is verified that the acquired ID belongs to the work agent, the process proceeds to step S6. [S4] The mall server 1 displays the homepage of the branch company itself stored in advance on the terminal device of the branch company. [S5] The branch company performs information processing such as editing product information provided by the branch company itself and obtaining order information for the product on the displayed homepage, and ends the processing of this flowchart. [S6] The mall server 1 sends the information to the terminal device of the work agent,
The homepage of the work agent himself stored in advance is displayed. [S7] The mall server 1 initializes an environment variable COOKIE. [S8] The mall server 1 searches a tenant table, which will be described later, and displays a list of branch companies for which the work agent performs the work on the home page displayed on the terminal device of the work agent. [S9] The work agent designates, on the displayed homepage, a branch company to be processed. If there is no designation, the processing of this flowchart ends. [S10] The mall server 1 sets the environment variable COOKIE
Is set to the ID of the designated branch company. [S11] The mall server 1 displays a preset work proxy screen on the terminal device of the work proxy. [S12] The work agent performs information processing on the displayed work title screen, such as editing product information provided by the designated branch company and obtaining order information for the product, and proceeds to step S9 again.

Here, various tables stored in the mall server 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table provided in the mall server 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of an authentication table.
FIG. 3B illustrates an example of a tenant table, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a work agent table.

In the mall server 1, as shown in FIG. 3A, the authentication table 10 holds IDs and passwords in association with each other. Also, as shown in FIG.
The tenant table 20 holds the name and ID of the opening company and the ID of the agent acting on behalf of the opening company in association with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, the work agent name and the ID are held in association with each other.

In the present invention, a clear difference is provided between the ID of the opening company and the ID of the work agent. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the upper 3 bytes of the ID composed of 7 bytes are:
The ID is “IDK” for the operation representative, and “IDS” for the company opening a store. In the ID of the work representative, “00” is used for the first two bytes of the lower four bytes, and a sequential number is used for the remaining two bytes. Further, in the ID of the store opening company, the first 2 bytes of the lower 4 bytes include the I of the agent acting on behalf of the store opening company.
A copy of the last two bytes of D is used, and a sequential number is used for the remaining two bytes.

Accordingly, the authentication table 10 shown in FIG. 3A includes a work agent having the ID “IDK0001”, a store opening company having the ID “IDS0101”,
It can be seen that the store opening company having “IDS0102” is stored. Also, a work agent having the ID “IDK0002”, a branch company having the ID “IDS0201”, a branch company having the ID “IDS0202”,
Is stored. Each of these users is associated with a unique password, and cannot see another user's password.

Further, from the tenant table 20 shown in FIG. 3B, the tenant company with the ID “IDS0101” is “tenant A”, and the tenant company with the ID “IDS0102” is “tenant B”. "IDK00
It can be seen that the work agent of “01” is managing the virtual store. Similarly, the opening company of ID “IDS0201” is “tenant C”, and the opening company of ID “IDS0202” is “tenant D”, and both ID “IDK”.
It can be seen that the work agent of “0002” is managing the virtual store.

Also, from the work agent table 30 shown in FIG. 3C, the work agent with ID “IDK0001” is “work agent X”, and the agent with ID “IDK0002” is “work agent”. Company Y ".

As described above, according to the present invention, when the IDs of the branch company and the work agent related to the virtual shopping mall are set, the ID of the store agent to perform the work on behalf of the work agent is set to the ID of the work agent. The configuration is such that it can be estimated. Therefore, the correspondence between the opening company and the agent can be easily grasped from the ID.

Next, step S in the flowchart of FIG.
5 and the information processing corresponding to step S12 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of information processing in the mall server 1 of the present invention. Steps S5 and S12 shown in the flowchart of FIG.
Here, it corresponds to information processing indicating a procedure. Note that what is displayed on the terminal device is the homepage of the opening company in step S5 and the homepage of the work agent in step S12. In any case, editing of product information or acquisition of order information is performed as work. Can be selected.

[S21] The mall server 1 determines whether the selection on the display screen of the terminal device is to edit product information or to obtain order information. If the selected item is the edition of the product information, the process proceeds to step S22, and if the order information is acquired, the process proceeds to step S27. [S22] A preset product information editing screen is displayed on the terminal device. [S23] The mall server 1 sets the environment variable REMORT_
Check USER. That is, REMORT_U
It is determined whether the ID set in the SER is that of the store opening company or that of the work agent. If it is that of the store opening company, the process proceeds to step S25, and if it is that of the work agent, the process proceeds to step S24. [S24] The mall server 1 checks the environment variable COOKIE. That is, the ID set in COOKIE is collated in the tenant table, and REMORT_
It is determined whether or not the work agent as the USER is to perform the work on behalf of the user. If it is determined that the work can be substituted, the process proceeds to step S25, and if not, the process proceeds to step S26.
Proceed to. [S25] On the product information editing screen of the terminal device, if the branch company targeted for information processing has provided product information in advance, that information is called up. The user performs editing processing such as change, addition, and deletion of product information. [S26] The mall server 1 outputs an error message to the terminal device and ends the process.

[S27] A preset order information acquisition screen is displayed on the terminal device. [S28] The mall server 1 sets the environment variable REMORT_
Check USER. That is, REMORT_U
It is determined whether the ID set in the SER is that of the opening company or that of the work agent. If the ID is that of the opening company, the process proceeds to step S30. If the ID is that of the operation agent, the process proceeds to step S29. [S29] The mall server 1 checks the environment variable COOKIE. That is, the ID set in COOKIE is collated in the tenant table, and REMORT_
It is determined whether or not the work agent as the USER is to perform the work on behalf of the user. If it is determined that the work can be substituted, the process proceeds to step S30; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S31.
Proceed to. [S30] On the order information acquisition screen of the terminal device, the order information for the merchandise provided by the branch company targeted for information processing is called, and the user acquires the information. [S31] The mall server 1 outputs an error message to the terminal device and ends the process.

As described above, in the present invention, the environment variable REMO
Since the RT_USER and the environment variable COOKIE are set and these environment variables are used for checking, there is no need for the user to input an ID or password every time the processing screen is changed.

As described above, in the virtual shopping mall using the mall server 1 of the present invention, since the agent can manage the virtual store without using the ID and password of the opening company, security can be improved. Will be able to secure.

Further, the mall server 1 holds the correspondence between the store opening company and the agent acting on behalf of the store opening company, and performs the check sequentially using environment variables and the like. It is possible to prevent an accident in which an agent having no corresponding relationship processes information on the opening company.

Further, since the mall server 1 is provided with such a check mechanism, even when acting for a plurality of store opening companies, the work agent only needs to manage his / her own ID and password.

Furthermore, when there are a plurality of store opening companies that perform work on behalf of the work agent, the virtual store may be further transformed into a virtual shopping mall so that consumers can browse the merchandise information collectively. it can.

The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In this case, the processing contents of the functions that the mall server should have are described in a program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the above processing is realized by the computer by executing this program on the computer. You. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device and a semiconductor memory. To distribute the market, C
The program is stored and distributed in a portable recording medium such as a D-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) or a floppy disk, or stored in a storage device of a computer connected via a network, and another program is stored in the network. It can also be transferred to a computer. When the program is executed by the computer, the program is stored in a hard disk device or the like in the computer, and is loaded into the main memory and executed.

[0039]

As described above, in the mall server of the present invention, the correspondence storing means for storing the correspondence between the store opening company and the agent acting on behalf of the company, and based on this correspondence, The provision of the permission means for permitting the work agent to process the information of the opening company enables the agent to perform the operation of the opening company without using the ID and password of the opening company, thereby ensuring security. Becomes possible.

In the computer-readable recording medium recording the mall server program of the present invention, a correspondence storing means for storing a correspondence between a store opening company and a work agent acting for the work, On the basis of the provision of means for permitting the work agent to process the information of the opening company, the agent can perform the operation of the opening company without using the ID and password of the opening company. Security can be ensured Mall server can be constructed by computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a principle configuration of a virtual shopping mall using a mall server of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a process for an access via an information communication network of a mall server according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table provided in the mall server 1 of the present invention, wherein (A) is a diagram showing an example of an authentication table, (B) is a diagram showing an example of a tenant table,
(C) is a diagram showing an example of a work agent table.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of information processing in the mall server of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional virtual shopping mall.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mall server 1a Information holding means 1b Correspondence storage means 1c Permission means 2 Information and communication network 31, 32, 33 ... Opening company 31a, 32a, 33a ... Terminal device 41, 42, 43 ... Opening company 41a , 42a, 43a ... terminal device 5 work agent 5a terminal device 6 information communication network 7 consumer

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mall server for selling various products to consumers via an information communication network, an information holding means for holding product information to be managed by a store opening company, and a work for acting for a store opening company and a store opening company. Correspondence storage means for storing the correspondence with the agent, and permission means for permitting the work agent to access the information holding means for holding the product information to be managed by the corresponding opening company. And a mall server comprising: 2. The correspondence relationship storing means according to claim 1, wherein the correspondence relationship storage means stores a correspondence relationship between a plurality of store opening companies and a work agent who collectively performs work of the plurality of store opening companies. Mall server. 3. The mall server according to claim 1, wherein the permission unit permits the consumer to view only product information of a product to be sold and input order information. 4. The permission means has an ID holding unit for holding an ID (IDentification) of a connected work agent to whom a session has been established, and a session is disconnected during communication with the connected work agent. 2. The mall server according to claim 1, wherein when the session is restarted, the identity of the connected work agent is recognized by using the ID held in the ID holding unit. 5. A computer-readable recording medium storing a mall server program for selling various products to consumers via an information communication network, an information holding means for holding product information to be managed by a store opening company, Correspondence storage means for storing a correspondence between a company and a work agent acting on behalf of a store opening company; and for the work agent, the information holding merchandise information to be managed by the corresponding opening company. A computer-readable recording medium that records a mall server program that causes a computer to function as: a permission unit that permits access to the holding unit.