JP2002041913A - Article selling system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article selling system eliminating labor for carrying back a purchased commodity and capable of simplifying commodity ordering work. SOLUTION: In this article selling system for connecting a customer terminal, a selling terminal and a transport terminal via network, the customer terminal has a quantity of commodity possesed by a customer as stock information, and orders the commodity becomming a prescribed value or less in the commodity quantity of the stock information from the selling terminal, and controls the stock information on the basis of information on the commodity delivered by a transport agent having the transport terminal after indicating delivery of the ordered commodity to the transport terminal from the selling terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article sales system capable of simply ordering an article.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In daily life, a purchaser goes to a store and purchases a product in order to obtain necessary items. For example, purchase groceries such as milk, potatoes and eggs. Then, the purchaser brought the purchased product home from the store. Further, as a method for a purchaser to purchase a product, there is a sales method in which an order is placed from the purchaser to a store and the product is delivered. Also, such as the Internet
There has been a sales method of ordering goods through a network and purchasing the goods.

[0003]

However, in the above-described method of going to a store and purchasing a product, the purchaser must bring the purchased product home, which is a burden on the purchaser. I was further,
When a large number of products are purchased, shopping with heavy luggage places a heavy burden on the purchaser, and in particular, is a heavy labor for housewives.

[0004] On the other hand, in a sales method of delivering ordered goods, there is a problem that the number of articles is limited as compared with a case where the goods are displayed at a store. Further, in this method, there is a problem that the purchaser has to find out what he / she needs to purchase and place an order.

On the other hand, in a sales method of ordering and purchasing a product via a network, it takes time to set up a PC (computer), searches for a desired product from an enormous selection, and forms a tree. There is a problem that the user has to select from the menus that are required, and it takes time to select a product. Further, in this method, the operation of the computer is complicated, and it is difficult for a beginner to order products.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article sales system capable of simplifying the work of ordering products by eliminating the trouble of bringing back purchased products.

[0007]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article sales system in which a customer terminal, a sales terminal, and a transportation terminal are connected via a network. In the above, the customer terminal has a quantity of goods owned by the customer as stock information, orders goods whose quantity of goods in the stock information is equal to or less than a predetermined value to the sales terminal, and delivers the ordered goods. After the instruction is issued from the selling terminal to the transport terminal, the inventory information is managed based on information on the product delivered by a carrier having the transport terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the customer terminal according to the first aspect, the customer terminal accumulates, as a purchase list, information on commodities in which the number of commodities in the stock information has become a predetermined value or less, and It is characterized in that a product on the list is ordered to the sales terminal at a predetermined timing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the customer terminal according to the first or second aspect, the information for identifying the product is input by a bar code.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a goods sales system in which a customer terminal, a sales terminal, and a transportation terminal are connected via a network, the customer terminal transmits bar code data for identifying a product to be purchased. A barcode input unit for inputting, and a delivery instruction for ordering to the sales terminal based on information of the product input by the barcode input unit and delivering the ordered product is issued from the sales terminal to the transportation terminal. And controlling the delivery to be carried out by a carrier having the carrier terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a goods sales system in which a customer terminal, a sales terminal, and a transportation terminal are connected via a network, the sales terminal identifies a product to be transmitted transmitted from the customer terminal. Based on the barcode data to be searched, the inventory of the product corresponding to the barcode data is searched from a database, and an instruction to deliver the product existing as inventory to the customer of the customer terminal is transmitted to the transport terminal. I do.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the sales terminal according to the fifth aspect, when the product corresponding to the barcode data is not registered in a database, the sales terminal is configured to store the product based on the barcode data. And instructing a terminal of a manufacturer of the product to ship the product.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the customer terminal according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is connected to the sales terminal and the transportation terminal according to the fifth or sixth aspect via a network. In the article sales system, the customer terminal orders information of the product to order from the sales terminal using barcode data, and the sales terminal orders the product ordered from the customer terminal based on the barcode data. Searching from a database, instructing a transport terminal to deliver the corresponding product to the customer of the customer terminal, and the transport terminal instructing a carrier to deliver the ordered product to the customer. Features.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An article sales system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an article sales system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, an article sales system computer 11, a bar code reader 1
2, sales terminal 14, transport terminal 15, communication network 1
6.

The computer 11 is installed in the home (home) of the purchaser (customer) and has a CRT (Cathode R).
a display device 1 such as a liquid crystal display device
0, the barcode reader 12 is connected. The computer 11 is connected to a sales terminal 14 provided at a sales company and a transport terminal 15 provided at a delivery company via a communication network 16 such as the Internet.

The computer 11 is connected to a bar code reader 12 and has a function of acquiring bar code data, which is data obtained by reading bar codes, which is product information for identifying products via the bar code reader 12. And a function of managing the inventory of commodities owned by the purchaser in the home. Further, the computer 11 has a function of ordering a product from the sales terminal 14 via the communication network 16. This order is performed by transmitting the product information, quantity information designating the quantity of the product to be purchased, and orderer information identifying the orderer from the computer 11 to the sales terminal 14 as product order information. As this product information, the barcode data of the product to be ordered is transmitted to the sales terminal 14.

Next, the function of the computer 11 for managing inventory will be described. The computer 11 manages the number of stocks owned by the buyer based on the number of items consumed and the number of ordered items arrived based on barcode data input by the buyer via the barcode reader 12. I do.

As a method of inputting the stock status of a product,
In addition to the barcode reader 12, the information may be input from an input device. When a customer purchases a product that is subject to inventory management at a retail store or the like, the barcode of the product is input by the barcode reader 12 or input by an input device to indicate that the inventory of the product has increased. Input to computer.

Further, when the stock quantity becomes equal to or less than a preset minimum stock quantity, the computer 11 places an order for this product from the sales terminal 14 via the communication network 16. In addition, this order accumulates information on the products that have become less than the minimum stock number as a purchase list, and periodically (eg, at a predetermined time every day, on a predetermined day of the week, when the number of products in the purchase list reaches a predetermined number, etc.). It may be made to be performed. In this order, the bar code data of the product to be ordered is transmitted from the computer 11 to the sales terminal 14, whereby the product to be ordered is identified. The computer 11 is connected to an input device (not shown) other than the barcode reader 12 as a peripheral device. Here, the input device refers to an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.

The display device 10 displays the current stock status. This allows the purchaser to check the current stock status. A touch panel may be applied as the display device 10.

The sales terminal 14 has a function of receiving the product order information output from the computer 11, identifying the orderer based on the orderer information, and storing information of the ordered product. Further, the sales terminal 14 has a database for associating bar code data with products, and when receiving an order from the computer 11, stores the product corresponding to the bar code data of the product to be ordered included in the product order information in the database. , And specifies the ordered product, and sends the shipping information for sending the stocked product held by the dealer to the purchaser to the transport terminal 15 via the communication network 1.
6 to be transmitted. This shipping information includes information identifying the buyer (address, name, etc.), the name of the item to be delivered,
Includes quantities etc.

The transport terminal 15 transmits the shipping information to the sales terminal 14.
Receive from. The delivery company provided with the transport terminal 15 delivers the requested product from the stock of the sales company of the sales terminal 14 to the customer based on the shipping information.

The communication network 16 includes an Internet connection using a telephone line, an Internet connection via a CATV network, a connection using wireless, a connection using a mobile phone,
A method of performing communication using a facsimile is applied.
Further, these connection methods may be combined.

Next, the operation of the article sales system in the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in the initial state, the computer 11 is in a state in which the stock quantity of the goods owned by the purchaser is not set, that is, the computer 11 has been initialized (step S11). The initial stock status is input to the computer 11 by the reader 12 (step S12). The initial stock status includes data such as the name of the product, the quantity of the product currently owned, and the minimum stock number of the product. At this time, the computer 11 stores the data on the stock status input from the input device.

Next, when the customer consumes the article and discards the article, the customer reads the barcode attached to the package of the article by the barcode reader 12 (step S13). The read data is output to the computer 11 as information for identifying a consumed product. The computer 11 reduces the number of products corresponding to the data output from the barcode reader 12 from the stock number set as the initial stock (step S14). The computer 11 compares the reduced stock quantity with the minimum stock quantity, and when the stock quantity becomes equal to or less than the minimum stock quantity, accumulates it as a purchase list.

Then, when the time reaches a predetermined date, the computer 11 places an order for the sales terminal 14 via the communication network 16 based on the information on the products stored in the purchase list (step S16). . The sales terminal 14 refers to the database for a product corresponding to the barcode data included in the product order information received from the computer 11 when receiving the order, and searches the transport terminal 15 for an instruction to ship the relevant product. Send (Step S
19).

The transport terminal 15 issues an instruction to deliver the specified quantity of products to the purchaser's home based on the shipping information received from the sales terminal 14 when receiving the shipping instruction (step S20). Based on this instruction, the shipping company
Deliver the specified quantity of items to the buyer's home. When the merchandise is delivered (step S17), the purchaser registers the arrived merchandise in the stock information and manages the number of stocks (step S18). And the payment of the purchased product,
This is performed by a method using a credit card, withdrawal from a predetermined bank, payment at a convenience store, or the like.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which a customer inputs a desired product using a barcode and places an order. When bar code data is input by the purchaser using the bar code reader 12, the computer 11
Generates product order information based on the barcode data and the quantity input from the input device, and transmits the product order information to the sales terminal 14. The sales terminal 14 searches the database for a product corresponding to the barcode data based on the product order information transmitted from the computer 11. If the ordered product is a product managed by the sales terminal 14, the product is dispatched from the sales company having the sales terminal 14.

On the other hand, when there is no product in the database of the sales terminal 14, the sales terminal 14 analyzes the bar code information, checks the manufacturer of the product, accesses the terminal of the manufacturer, and stores the product in the inventory. Search whether the target product is in stock. If there is a target product, the sales terminal 14
Orders products from the manufacturer and sends shipping information to the transport terminal 15
Send to The transport terminal 15 receives an item from the manufacturer based on the shipping information, and instructs delivery to the purchaser's home.

According to this embodiment, the input product information is transmitted to the sales terminal 14 and the ordered product is searched, so that the purchaser obtains a certain product by giving it to a person. However, it is particularly effective when it is unknown where the product was purchased. This allows buyers to
The trouble of searching for the product by himself can be saved, and the product can be ordered easily.

In the above-described embodiment, the method of delivering the goods directly to the customer's home has been described as the method of delivering the goods. Alternatively, delivery may be made to a locker installed near the purchaser's home.

If the merchandise is delivered to the convenience store, the purchaser can pick up the merchandise at any time (24 hours). In addition, although the purchaser orders the goods from home using the computer 11, the purchaser may directly input the goods to the sales terminal 14 installed in the sales company.

Further, an advertisement for a product that matches the customer's preference may be transmitted from the sales terminal 14 to the customer's display. As a result, the seller can make an efficient advertisement to the purchaser.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, since the buyer and the seller are communicated by the computer terminal, the sales company can determine which customer buys what product at high frequency, It is also possible to easily obtain customer information such as whether there is a tendency to buy products.

Further, the computer 11 for inventory control may be built in the refrigerator. Since the refrigerator is a home appliance that is always powered on, by incorporating the computer 11 in the refrigerator, the power supply of the computer 11 can be shared with the refrigerator, and the system can be constructed at a low price.

Further, the bar code reading device (bar code reader 12) may be built in the trash box or installed near the trash box. This makes it possible to easily input information on consumed products.

A program for realizing the functions of the processing unit in FIG. 1 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by a computer system and executed to execute the program. Management may be performed. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Also, if the “computer system” uses a WWW system,
It also includes the homepage providing environment (or display environment). The “computer-readable recording medium” means a portable medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. . Further, a "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a communication line for transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line, and dynamically holds the program for a short time. In this case, it is also assumed that a program that holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, is included. Further, the above-mentioned program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions, or may be for realizing the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a design and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, based on the bar code data transmitted from the customer terminal and identifying the product to be purchased, the inventory of the product corresponding to the bar code data is searched from the database. Since the products in stock are delivered to the customer of the customer terminal, it is possible for the customer to save the trouble of going out to buy necessary articles and the trouble of carrying the purchased goods. Further, according to the present invention, since the products to be ordered are managed by the barcodes, it is possible for the buyer to simplify the complicated work that occurs in ordering the products to be purchased, as compared with the related art. can get.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of an article sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the article sales system in the configuration of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Computer 12 Barcode Reader 14 Sales Terminal 15 Transport Terminal 16 Communication Network

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An article sales system in which a customer terminal, a sales terminal, and a transportation terminal are connected via a network, wherein the customer terminal has, as inventory information, the number of products owned by the customer, Ordering the merchandise whose merchandise quantity is equal to or less than a predetermined value to the sales terminal, and delivering the ordered merchandise from the sales terminal to the transport terminal after the order is delivered to the carrier by the carrier having the transport terminal. A customer terminal for managing the stock information based on product information. 2. The customer terminal accumulates, as a purchase list, information on products for which the number of products in the stock information has become a predetermined value or less, and orders the products on the purchase list to the sales terminal at a predetermined timing. The customer terminal according to claim 1, wherein 3. The customer terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information for identifying the product is input by a bar code. 4. An article sales system in which a customer terminal, a sales terminal, and a transportation terminal are connected via a network, wherein the customer terminal includes a bar code input unit for inputting bar code data for identifying a product to be purchased. Based on product information input by the barcode input means, ordering to the sales terminal, and performing the transportation after the delivery instruction for delivering the ordered product is issued from the sales terminal to the transport terminal. A customer terminal comprising controlling to be delivered by a carrier having the terminal. 5. An article sales system in which a customer terminal, a sales terminal, and a transportation terminal are connected via a network, wherein the sales terminal is based on bar code data transmitted from the customer terminal and identifying a product to be purchased. A sales terminal that searches for a stock of a product corresponding to the barcode data from a database, and transmits to the transport terminal an instruction to deliver the product present as stock to a customer of the customer terminal. 6. The sales terminal, if a product corresponding to the barcode data is not registered in a database, instructs to send the product to a terminal of a manufacturer of the product based on the barcode data. The selling terminal according to claim 5, wherein 7. An article sales system in which a customer terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a sales terminal according to claim 5 and a transportation terminal are connected via a network, The customer terminal orders information of the product to be ordered from the sales terminal using barcode data, and the sales terminal searches for a product ordered from the customer terminal from a database based on the barcode data, and An article sales system instructing a transport terminal to deliver a product to the customer terminal to a customer of the customer terminal, wherein the transport terminal instructs a carrier to deliver the ordered product to the customer. .