ORDER DELIVERY SYSTEM IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE USING CONVENIENCE STORE AND METHOD THEREOF
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an order delivery system and method in electronic commerce using a convenience store, and more particularly, to an order delivery system and method in electronic commerce using a convenience store, in which if a local purchaser accesses a corresponding homepage, searches desired merchandise and then inputs a settlement number, settlements are carried out after the settlement number are authenticated, the settlement result is transmitted to the purchaser's mobile and e-mail and a convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser, and the merchandise is then delivered to the purchaser.
Background Art
In general, a commercial transaction is usually carried out via common stores. In order for a purchaser to buy desired goods, they pass through a plurality of intermediary merchants or companies. In other words, the commercial transaction has a distribution structure in which a manufacturer, a wholesaler, a retailer and a purchaser are sequentially connected. For this reason, there is a great difference in the price between the
manufacturer and the purchaser. Recently, there came to appear a warehouse type shop where the purchaser can buy merchandise at a still more cheap price by obviating a complicated distribution structure mentioned above, i.e., a large-scaled discount store or a communication sales company. Due to this, it becomes possible to contrive the purchaser'' s convenience and a low selling price. Moreover, even a convenience store that engages in business for 24 hours comes to appear. Problems in the conventional commercial transaction will now be described in detail. In case of the large-scaled discount store, the price is low but the goods are not delivered when they are a small quantity. Thus, it is required that the purchaser directly do shopping using his or her vehicle. In case of a common supermarket, the goods are delivered. It is required that the purchaser directly select the goods or place an order using the telephone, and the price is high. Moreover, in case of the Internet shopping mall, the purchaser can easily place an order using the telephone or the Internet. However, lots of delivery time is required and the credit card is usually used. Further, if the credit card is lost, there is a danger that an economical loss may be caused. In case of a chain type convenience store, although the head office and respective branch shops are networked, purchase has not yet been made via the Internet. Meanwhile, as the credit society is introduced, almost all the financial transactions are made electronic. Due to this, it affords convenience in the payment and makes the transaction possible without cash. Even with this
convenience in the payment, however, there are several problems . For example, if one loses his or her credit card, someone may illegally use the lost credit card. If the lost credit card is illegally settled in a state where the owner of the lost credit card does not know that he or she has lost the credit card, he or she must be responsible for any monetary damage. Thus, the credit card may become a stumbling block to the credit society. Further, in the case where the credit card is lost during delivery from the credit card company to a person concerned, there is a possibility that someone may illegally use the lost credit card. In this case, there is often a case where the credit card is settled at the credit card company or a credit card member store while the person concerned does not know it. In other words, when the credit card is settled at the credit card member store, there is sometimes a case where whether he or she is a real owner of the lost credit card is not confirmed. For this reason, someone may illegally use the lost credit card. Even in the case where one unwillingly lets out a credit card's password, someone may illegally use the credit card. Furthermore, in case of electronic commerce via the Internet, the settlements can be made only with the credit card number or the bank account number. Due to this, the credit card number or bank account number can be fraudulently used. However, there is no other method that a person concerned immediately knows this fact. In case of an automatic transfer of public charges, etc. or an account transfer to other account numbers, the transfer can be
easily made if the bank account number and the password are known. Therefore, there are possibilities that the settlements can be made and unwanted transfer can be performed, while a person concerned does not know it. Thus, there is a problem in that illegal banking transaction may occur.
Disclosure of Invention Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an order delivery system in electronic commerce using a convenience store, which can supplement a problem in settlements using the credit card by allowing the payment to be made after confirming a purchaser' s order details and settlement number, can give a trust to the purchaser by transmitting a receipt proof to the purchaser and the settlement details to the purchaser' s mobile and e-mail and a convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser, when the purchaser buys merchandise, and can provide a 24 hours and year-round delivery service and allows any defective goods to be rapidly returned and exchanged, since nation-wide convenience stores are used. An other object of the present invention is to provide an order delivery method in electronic commerce using a convenience store, which can supplement a problem in settlements using the credit card by allowing the payment to be made after confirming a purchaser' s order details and settlement number, can give a trust to the purchaser by transmitting a receipt proof to the purchaser and the
settlement details to the purchaser's mobile and e-mail and a convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser, when the purchaser buys merchandise, and can provide a 24 hours and year-round delivery service and allows any defective goods to be rapidly returned and exchanged, since nationwide convenience stores are used. To achieve the above objects, according to the present invention, there is provided an order delivery system in electronic commerce using a convenience store, including a purchaser computer for allowing a local purchaser to access the electronic commerce integrated management system server (Jstation server), click on a Jstation' s banner broadcasting to move to a desired homepage, search desired goods and place an order, allowing the purchaser to input his or her settlement number in order to receive the ordered goods, and allowing the purchaser to receive the order details via an e-mail after inputting the settlement number for the goods; an electronic commerce integrated management system server for allowing the purchaser to access the server via the purchaser computer, search the goods and place an order, allowing the purchaser to input his or her settlement number in order to receive the ordered goods, transmitting the order details to the purchaser's mobile, e-mail and convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser after the settlement number for the goods is inputted, receiving an authentication request for the settlement number from the convenience store terminal, requesting transaction confirmation and authentication to the transaction confirmation and authentication system after receiving the authentication
request, determining whether there is any problem in the settlement number, and as a result of the determination, if there is no any problem, allowing the settlement system to perform the settlement request and transmitting the result to the convenience store terminal, and if there is a problem, transmitting a command to stop the transaction to the convenience store terminal; a convenience store terminal for, receiving the purchaser's order details and settlement details from the electronic commerce integrated management system server, transmitting contents on the authentication request for the settlement number to the electronic commerce integrated management system server, receiving contents on the transaction confirmation and authentication from the electronic commerce integrated management system server, determining whether there is any problem in the settlement number after the authentication, and if there is no problem, delivering the goods for which the payment is made to the purchaser; a transaction confirmation and authentication system for receiving the purchaser's settlement number from the electronic commerce integrated management system server, confirming the settlement number and then transmitting the authenticated result to the electronic commerce integrated management system server; a banking company for receiving banking information such as the purchaser's settlement number from the transaction confirmation and authentication system, comparing the settlement number with information stored in its database, and transmitting the result to the transaction confirmation and authentication system; a settlement system for receiving a settlement request from
the electronic commerce integrated management system server after the authentication, completing the settlement upon the settlement request, and transmitting the settlement result to the electronic commerce ' integrated management system server; a communication network provider for transmitting the purchaser' s order details and settlement details to the purchaser's mobile, if the purchaser accesses the electronic commerce integrated management system server via the purchaser computer, searches the goods and then inputs ' the settlement number in order to receive the ordered goods, and the result is transmitted from the banking company to the electronic commerce integrated management system server via the transaction confirmation and the authentication system; and a delivery company for delivering the goods for which the payment is made to the purchaser. In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an order delivery method in electronic commerce using a convenience store, including the steps of allowing a purchaser to access an electronic commerce integrated management system server, click on a company's banner broadcasting displayed on a screen and move to the company homepage; allowing the purchaser to search goods on the homepage to select desired goods and then place an order for the goods; allowing the purchaser to input his or her settlement number (account number, a credit card number, etc.) in order to receive the ordered goods; comparing the inputted settlement number of the purchaser and a settlement number of the purchaser transmitted from the electronic commerce integrated management system server in
a transaction confirmation and authentication system through a banking company and then transmitting the authenticated result to the electronic commerce integrated management system server; if the result authenticated in the transaction confirmation and authentication system is transmitted to the electronic commerce integrated management system server, allowing the electronic commerce integrated management system server to transmit the purchaser' s order details and settlement details to the convenience store terminal and determine whether there is any problem in the authentication; allowing the settlement system to perform a settlement request and transmitting the authentication details to the electronic commerce integrated management system server; allowing the electronic commerce integrated management system server to transmit the settlement details and order details for the goods to the purchaser' s e-mail and the convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser, and at the same time, transmit the contents to the purchaser' s mobile through the communication network provider; and after the settlement details and order details are transmitted to the convenience store terminal, transmitting a receipt where the receipt date and detailed order contents are written to the purchaser and delivering the goods to the purchaser. In the above, the method further includes the step of allowing the settlement system to perform a settlement request if there is no problem as a result of the determination in step S50 and allowing the electronic commerce integrated management system server to transmit the result to the convenience store terminal, and if there
is any problem in the authentication, allowing the electronic commerce integrated management system server to transmit a command to stop the transaction to the convenience store terminal. In the above, the delivery of the goods is made either from the convenience store or the delivery company to the purchaser. The method further includes the step of exchanging any defective goods at the convenience store or the delivery company nearest to the purchaser.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Further objects and advantages of the invention can be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of an order delivery system in electronic commerce using a convenience store according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an order delivery method in electronic commerce using a convenience store according to the present invention.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention The present invention will now be described in detail in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of an order delivery system in electronic
commerce using a convenience store according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the order delivery system includes local purchaser computers 10, an electronic commerce integrated management system server 20, a convenience store terminal 30, a banking company 40, a transaction confirmation and authentication system 50, a settlement system 60, a communication network provider 70 and a delivery company 80. Each of functions of the above constitutions will now be described in detail. The purchaser computer 10 has functions of allowing a local purchaser to access the electronic commerce integrated management system server (Jstation server) , click on a Jstation' s banner broadcasting to move to a desired homepage, search desired goods and place an order, allowing the purchaser to input his or her settlement number in order to receive the ordered goods, and allowing the purchaser to receive the order details via an e-mail after inputting the settlement number for the goods. In the above, it is common that the purchaser places an order for the goods in one directional communications on the homepage. However, the purchaser can select the goods displayed on the homepage and then place an order in a bi-directional communication or place an order using the mobile or the telephone. The electronic commerce integrated management system server 20 has functions of allowing the purchaser to access the server 20 via the purchaser computer, search the goods and place an order, allowing the purchaser to input his or her settlement number in order to receive the ordered goods,
transmitting the order details to the purchaser's mobile, e-mail and convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser after the settlement number for the goods is inputted, receiving an authentication request for the settlement number from the convenience store terminal, requesting transaction confirmation and authentication to the transaction confirmation and authentication system after receiving the authentication request, determining whether there is any problem in the settlement number, and as a result of the determination, if there is no anyproblem, allowing the settlement system to perform the settlement request and transmitting the result to the convenience store terminal, and if there is a problem, transmitting a command to stop the transaction to the convenience store terminal. The convenience store terminal 30 has functions of receiving the purchaser' s order details and settlement details from the electronic commerce integrated management system server, transmitting contents on the authentication request for the settlement number to the electronic commerce integrated management system server, receiving contents on the transaction confirmation and authentication from the electronic commerce integrated management system server, determining whether there is any problem in the settlement number after the authentication, and if there is no problem, delivering the goods for which the payment is made to the purchaser. In the above, if the goods are defective after the delivery, the goods are exchanged even at the delivery company as well as the convenience store, which is nearest to the purchaser.
■ The .banking company 40 has functions of receiving banking information such as the purchaser' s settlement number, etc. from the transaction confirmation and authentication system, comparing the settlement number with information stored in its database, and transmitting the result to the transaction confirmation and authentication system. In the above, the banking company is provided with banking information from the transaction confirmation and authentication system. Banking information may include the type of financial business, the amount of money transacted, a place where the money is transacted, the history of money transacted, etc. The type of financial business may include a credit card number, an account transfer number and the like. The transaction confirmation and authentication system 50 has functions of receiving the purchaser' s settlement number from the electronic commerce integrated management system server, confirming the settlement number and then transmitting the authenticated result to the electronic commerce integrated management system server. The settlement system 60 has functions of receiving a settlement request from the electronic commerce integrated management system server after the authentication, completing the settlement upon the settlement request, and transmitting the settlement result to the electronic commerce integrated management system server. The communication network provider 70 has a function of transmitting the purchaser' s order details and settlement details to the purchaser's mobile, if the purchaser accesses the electronic commerce integrated
management system server via the purchaser computer, searches the goods and then inputs the settlement number in order to receive the ordered goods, and the result is transmitted from the banking company to the electronic commerce integrated management system server via the transaction confirmation and the authentication system. In the above, banking information transmitted from the banking company is transmitted to a corresponding mobile by wireless through the communication network provider. The delivery company 80 has a function of delivering the goods for which the payment is made to the purchaser. In the above, if there is a defect in the goods after the delivery, the goods are exchanged even at the delivery company as well as the convenience store, which is nearest to the purchaser. An order delivery method in electronic commerce using a convenience store according to the present invention will now be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the order delivery method in electronic commerce using the convenience store according to the present invention. Through the method, a purchaser accesses the electronic commerce integrated management system server (Jstation server), clicks on a Jstation' s banner broadcasting to move to a desired homepage, searches goods to select desired goods, places an order for delivery and receives the ordered goods. If the purchaser accesses the electronic commerce integrated management system server, a main screen is displayed. The purchaser clicks on a company's banner
broadcasting displayed on the screen to move to the company homepage (S10) . The purchaser searches the goods on the homepage to select desired goods, and then places an order for the goods (S20) . After placing the order for the goods in step S20, the purchaser inputs a settlement number such as an account number, a credit card number, etc. in order to receive the ordered goods (S30) . Next, in step S40, the inputted settlement number of the purchaser and the settlement number of the purchaser transmitted from the electronic commerce integrated management system server are compared in the transaction confirmation and authentication system through the banking company and the authenticated result is again transmitted to the electronic commerce integrated management system server. If the result authenticated in the transaction confirmation and authentication system is transmitted to the electronic commerce integrated management system server, the electronic commerce integrated management system server transmits the purchaser' s order details and settlement details to the convenience store terminal and determines whether there is any problem in the authentication (S50) . If there is no problem as a result of the determination in step S50, the electronic commerce integrated management system server allows the settlement system to perform a settlement request and transmits the result to the convenience store terminal (S51) . If there is any problem in the authentication, the electronic commerce integrated management system server transmits a command to stop the transaction to the convenience store terminal (S52). If a transaction is desired to perform, the process returns to
step S10. After the settlements are made in the settlement system, the authentication contents are transmitted to the electronic commerce integrated management system server (S70) . In step 70, the electronic commerce integrated management system server transmits the settlement details and order details for the goods to the purchaser' s e-mail and the convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser. At the same time, the server transmits the contents to the purchaser' s mobile through the communication network provider. Further, after the settlement details and order details are transmitted to the convenience store terminal, a receipt where the receipt date and detailed order contents are written is transmitted to the purchaser and the goods are delivered to the purchaser (S80) . In step S80, the goods are delivered to the purchaser either from the convenience store or the delivery company. If there is a defect in the goods after the delivery, the goods are exchanged at the convenience store or the delivery company, which is nearest to the purchaser.
Industrial Applicability
As described above, according to the order delivery system and method in electronic commerce using the convenience store, the payment is made after confirming a purchaser's order details and settlement number. It is thus possible to supplement a problem in the settlements of the credit card. Further, where the purchaser purchases merchandise, a receipt proof accordingly is transmitted to the purchaser and the settlement details are transmitted to
the purchaser's mobile and e-mail and a convenience store terminal nearest to the purchaser. Thus, it gives a trust to the purchaser. Moreover, as nation-wide convenience stores are used, a 24 hours and year-round delivery service can be provided and any defective goods can be rapidly returned and exchanged. While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.