KR20000030759A - System for sale and loan of articles using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for selling and lending goods using the internet is provided so that a consumer can purchase and lend goods and quantity from a member store, by providing goods information combined with stock information of each member store at a main office. CONSTITUTION: A main office possesses a plurality of registered member stores. The main office and the member stores comprise registered consumers. The consumers confirms information provided from the main office and the member stores and order necessary goods and quantity. The main office provides the information, details and character of goods treated at each member store. The information, details and character of goods are stored in a first database of the main office. Each member store provides stock information. The stock information is stored in a second database of each member store.

Description

Product sales and rental system using the Internet {SYSTEM FOR SALE AND LOAN OF ARTICLES USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a system for selling and renting products using the Internet, and in particular, by providing product information in combination with product stock information of each affiliated store in a central store, consumers can purchase and rent desired products and quantities from desired merchants. The present invention relates to a system for selling and renting products using the Internet.

Conventionally, an individual visits a store in order to purchase and rent a product, or orders a product at each store through a telephone or the Internet. In this case, each store must prepare a catalog for the visitor, the telephone orderer must know the product information in advance, and for the internet orderer, the specifications and characteristics of each product can be found on the homepage of each store. Had to post.

However, every time a small shop receives a new product, it takes a lot of effort and money to post the specifications, features, etc. of the product on the homepage from time to time. In addition, individual retailers across the country who perform these tasks individually face the undesirable situation of overlapping costs and labor. Therefore, there is a need for a system that collectively provides other shared information, namely product information, except for inventory information that each retailer must manage.

In particular, in the light of the recent trend that many customers are using the Internet due to the spread of the Internet, by providing the product information and inventory information of each store to the customers through the Internet, the customers can easily access such information. There is an increasing demand for systems that can extend the choice of customers for products and quantities.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, the combination of the product information provided by the central store and the inventory information provided by each merchant to present to the consumer and based on the order received from the Internet, An object of the present invention is to provide a sales and rental system for products.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a sales and rental method of a product using the Internet, which can efficiently manage and provide product information and inventory information via the Internet.

Using such a system, a customer can easily grasp and order product information and inventory information of each store through the Internet, thereby greatly contributing to increasing sales.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing an overall configuration of a sales and rental system according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart illustrating an order procedure of a sales and rental system according to one embodiment of the invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a database used in a sales and rental system in accordance with the present invention.

The object of the present invention is a system for selling and renting products using the Internet, the first database storing product information input from the central store manager, and a plurality of second databases storing inventory information input from the merchant manager. And a web server having a web server configured to provide product to a user by combining product information and inventory information of the first and second databases of the product when the user requests information about a desired product. It is achieved by a product sales and rental system using the Internet, characterized in that.

In addition, the object of the present invention described above is to provide a product using a web server having a first database storing product information input from the central store manager, and a plurality of second databases storing inventory information input from the merchant manager. In the method of selling and renting a product using the Internet for selling and renting, when a user accesses a web server and requests information about a desired product, the product information stored in the first and second databases of the product and Providing a combination of inventory information for each corresponding data; Ordering a desired product by confirming the information provided by the combination, checking a merchant, and inputting user information to the selected merchant; Accepting the order for the requested product based on the transmitted user information and updating the contents of the second database; And it can be achieved by the sales and rental method of the product using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises the step of delivering the requested product.

The product handled by the said system and method can be applied to a video rental business using the video tape.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a sales and rental system for products using the Internet according to the present invention.

The central point (head office) has a plurality of registered affiliated stores. The central point and affiliated stores have registered members (consumers) to use the information provided. The member checks the information provided by the central store and the affiliated store and orders the products and quantities required for the affiliated store.

The central store provides product information on the products handled by each affiliate, such as product overviews and product features. The central point updates this information each time a new product is obtained. This information is stored in a database managed by the central point (hereinafter referred to as a first database).

Merchants provide inventory information of each merchant, that is, types of products held and quantities held. The merchant updates this inventory information whenever the inventory changes. Such inventory information is stored in a database managed by each affiliate (hereinafter referred to as a second database).

The member can check the product information provided by the central store and the product stock information provided by the merchant on the homepage of each merchant. From the homepage of the affiliated store, information desired by each affiliated store or member can be obtained by searching the first and second databases.

In the following, an embodiment in which the product handled in the present invention is a video tape and the affiliated store is a video rental store nationwide will be described in detail with reference to Figs.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an order procedure of a sales and rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 illustrates product (video tape) information and inventory information stored in first and second databases.

Each time a new product is released, the central store manager stores an overview of the product, such as the plot, director, lead actor, production date, production company, etc., in the first database. Product information stored in the first database is classified and stored for each genre and provided to each affiliate store homepage.

The merchant manager stores the stock information of the product, that is, the quantity and rental status, rental fee, etc. of each genre and product, in the second database. Each time an order is placed, the changed inventory information is updated.

The central store links its homepage and each merchant's homepage. The registered member can access the homepage of each affiliated store through the Internet, and can view the product information of the first database and the inventory information of the second database from the homepage of each affiliated store. Rental ordering of members is made through the website of each merchant. In other words, the information confirmation and the rental order are made through the homepage of each affiliated store that provides the product information from the first database and the inventory information from the second database.

As shown in Fig. 3, the first database (database of the central store) includes a work summary such as a work story, a lead actor, a director, a release date, merchant information such as an ID, a password, an address of a merchant, User guide information and advertisements are stored. Information may be updated from time to time in the event of changes in content, such as the release of new works. The second database (member database) stores member information such as member ID, password, address, work holding and rental status, order / reservation / return information, and rental fee information. Of course, this information is also updated from time to time. In this case, the central store manager only needs to provide common information about the videotape handled by each merchant, and the manager of each merchant only needs to provide inventory information of each merchant, so that a small merchant does not consume much money or labor. E-commerce system can be operated without.

Information from the first database and information from the second database are displayed on the merchant's homepage in combination by corresponding data, and each member can confirm and order such information by accessing the merchant's homepage. Members will be able to select and place the most convenient merchant.

Hereinafter, a method of ordering a product will be described step by step with reference to FIG. 2.

First, the consumer connects to the affiliated homepage through the homepage of the central store or directly. A consumer who is not registered as a member registers as a member of a system for selling and renting products using the Internet according to the present invention. At this time, the ID and password are set, and this information is stored in the first database. Enter the ID and password and log in.

Once logged in, all information on the merchant homepage is available. The merchant homepage confirms product information from the first database and corresponding inventory information provided from the second database. Enter the order if the desired product and quantity are at the merchant. If the quantity of the product is low or the product is not yet available, a pre-order may be placed. This simply completes the product order. When the order is completed, each merchant manager updates the inventory information and delivers the ordered product.

In the foregoing, although an e-commerce system for renting a video tape, which is an embodiment of the present invention, has been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art. The protection scope of the present invention is the appended claims and their equivalents.

According to the present invention described above, since each product information is provided at the central store and only the inventory information is provided at each affiliate store, it is possible to prevent duplicate consumption of the cost and effort of the small affiliate store. In addition, the combination of the product information provided by the central store and the inventory information provided by each affiliate can be shown to facilitate the convenience of consumers (members), thereby greatly increasing the sales of each affiliated store.

Claims (4)

In the sales and rental system of products using the Internet, A first database storing product information input from the central point manager, and A web server having a plurality of second databases in which inventory information input from a merchant manager is stored; When the web server requests information on a desired product, the web server combines the product information and the inventory information of the first and second databases with respect to the product and provides the same to the user. Sales and rental system. The product sales and rental system using the Internet of claim 1, wherein the product is a videotape. A first database storing product information input from the central point manager, and In the sales and rental method of the product using the Internet for selling and renting the product using a web server having a plurality of second database stores the inventory information input from the merchant manager, When a user accesses a web server and requests information on a desired product, providing a combination of product information and inventory information stored in the first and second databases of the product for each corresponding data; Ordering a desired product by confirming the information provided by the combination, checking a merchant, and inputting user information to the selected merchant; Accepting the order for the requested product based on the transmitted user information and updating the contents of the second database; And A method of selling and renting a product using the Internet, comprising the step of delivering a requested product. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the product is a videotape.