Product provision system

Abstract

To provide a commodity provision system which allows commodities and / or services provided by multiple second business operators different from a first business operator to be purchased in a commodity provision website.SOLUTION: A commodity provision system in which user terminals, second business operator terminals, and a service provision server are connected to communicate information over a network includes: code information display means which is arranged in each of stores of multiple first business operators and displaying code information which is information to access a commodity provision website; a plurality of user terminals that accesses the commodity provision website based on the code information; a plurality of second business operator terminals used by multiple second business operators which are different from the first business operators and offer to provide commodities and / or services via the commodity provision website; and a service provision server which is used by a service provider that establishes the commodity provision website.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a product provision system, and more particularly to a product provision system which enables a consumer (user) who actually visits a store of a first business operator, etc., to use code information for accessing a product provision website displayed on code information display means consisting of flags, banners, posters and other displays placed in the stores of the first business operator, to access the product provision website using the user terminal he or she uses to purchase as a gift or the like products and / or services offered to be provided by a plurality of second business operators different from the first business operator. [Background technology]

[0002] There have been various proposals for business systems that utilize stores of different industries to acquire new customers, sell a company's own products, and provide a company's own services.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a product sales method that aims to acquire new customers by utilizing stores of different industries, allowing customers to purchase products more freely and facilitating the acquisition of new customers more effectively. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7026413 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The object of this invention is to propose a product provision system that enables a consumer (user) who actually visits a store of a first business operator, etc., to use code information for accessing a product provision website displayed on code information display means consisting of flags, banners, posters and other displays placed in the stores of the first business operator, to access the product provision website using the user terminal that he or she uses, and purchase as a gift or the like products and / or services offered to be provided by a plurality of second business operators different from the first business operator. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention can be exemplified as follows.

[0007] a code information display means arranged in each of the stores of the first business operators, the code information being information for accessing the product providing website; a plurality of user terminals that access the product providing website based on the code information; a plurality of second business terminals used by a plurality of second business operators different from the first business operator and offering to provide products and / or services via the product providing website; a service providing server used by a service provider who operates the product providing website; the user terminal, the second carrier terminal, and the service providing server are connected to each other via a network so as to be able to communicate information with each other; The service providing server includes: an information acquiring means for acquiring, when acquiring web browsing request information from a user terminal, user terminal identification information for identifying the user terminal and first business operator identification information which is information for identifying a first business operator attached to the web browsing request information, storing the user terminal identification information in a storage unit as information relating to the terminal which has sent the web browsing request information, and storing in the storage unit a message indicating that the web browsing request information has been acquired in association with the first business operator identification information attached to the web browsing request information; a product application screen information display means for performing a process of outputting product / service selection image information, which is information on a plurality of products and / or a plurality of services offered to be provided by a plurality of second businesses different from the first business, so that the product / service selection image information can be displayed on a display unit of the user terminal so that the product / service selection image information can be selected from the plurality of products and / or the plurality of services; a product application information acquisition means for performing a process of storing in the storage unit, in association with the user terminal identification information, the product and / or service information that is information regarding the product and / or service selected by the user as an application for purchase based on the product and / or service selection image information displayed on the display unit of the user terminal, and storing in the storage unit, in association with second business identification information that is information identifying the second business offering to provide the product and / or service identified in the product and / or service information; a product delivery destination information acquisition means for prompting the user terminal which has sent the product / service information to input product delivery destination information, which is information regarding the destination to which the product / service is to be delivered, and for storing the product delivery destination information input from the user terminal in association with the product / service information and the user terminal identification information in the storage unit; a payment information processing means for prompting the user terminal which has sent the product delivery information to input payment method information, which is information regarding a payment method, and storing the payment method information input from the user terminal in the storage unit in association with the purchase request product / service information and the user terminal identification information, and outputting payment request information, which is information requesting a payment agent terminal to make a payment based on the payment method information; a product / service delivery request means for performing a process of sending information on the product and / or service specified in the product / service information and the product delivery address information to a second business terminal, which is a terminal used by the second business offering to provide the product and / or service specified in the product / service information, and requesting the second business to provide the product and / or service specified in the product / service information; When the information acquisition means acquires the web browsing request information, a process is performed in which first points are awarded to the first business operator identified by the first business operator identification information, and information indicating that the first points have been awarded is stored in the storage unit in association with the first business operator identification information; a point allotting processing means for performing a process of allotting second points different from the first points to the first business operator identified by first business operator identification information attached to the web browsing request information by the user terminal which has sent the purchase-request product / service information when the purchase-request product / service information is acquired by the product application information acquisition means, and storing in the storage unit a process of associating the second points with the first business operator identification information. A product provision system comprising: Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to this invention, a product provision system can be provided which enables a consumer (user) who actually visits a store of a first business operator, etc., to use code information for accessing a product provision website displayed on code information display means consisting of flags, banners, posters and other displays placed in the stores of the first business operator that sells products and / or provides services to access the product provision website using the user terminal he or she uses, and purchase as a gift or the like products and / or services offered to be provided by a plurality of second business operators different from the first business operator. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a product provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a service providing server employed in the product providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal employed in the product provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a second business operator terminal employed in the product provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] A figure showing an example of product application screen information displayed on the display unit of a user terminal in a product / service provision method implemented by a product provision system according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a product providing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 1, the product providing system of this embodiment includes code information display means 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. that are installed in the stores of a plurality of first businesses 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. and display code information, which is information for accessing a product providing website, a plurality of user terminals 6a, 6b, etc., 61a, 61b, etc., 62a, 62b, etc. that access the product providing website based on the code information, and a plurality of second businesses 2a, 2b, 2c, etc. that are different from the first businesses and provide products and / or services via the product providing website. The system includes a plurality of second business operator terminals 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, etc., used by a plurality of second business operators 2a, 2b, 2c, etc. offering to provide products, and a service providing server 4 used by a service provider who has set up the product providing website, and the user terminals 6a, 6b, etc., 61a, 61b, etc., 62a, 62b, etc., the second business operator terminals 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, etc., and the service providing server 4 are connected via a network 3 so as to be able to communicate information.

[0012] The network 3 is a wired or wireless network such as the Internet.

[0013] The service providing server 4, which consists of a computer, is equipped with a CPU (not shown) that performs control so that the various functions of the system of this embodiment are realized in accordance with an operating system and specific computer programs that have been installed or downloaded, a ROM that stores the operating system and various computer programs and serves as a storage unit for storing data necessary for the CPU to execute processes for each control, a RAM and a hard disk that store data necessary for the CPU to execute processes and are also used as a work area where information is rewritten by the CPU as appropriate, and information input / output units such as a communication interface, all of which are connected by the necessary bus lines.

[0014] In the illustrated embodiment, the processing operations described below performed by the information acquisition means 412A, product application screen information display means 412B, product application information acquisition means 412C, product delivery destination information acquisition means 412D, payment information processing means 412E, product / service delivery request means 412F, point awarding means 412G, etc. in the control unit 411 provided in the service providing server 4 are executed by the computer system of the service server 4.

[0015] The first business operators 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. are, for example, businesses that provide food and drink, such as restaurants and coffee shops, businesses that sell various products, etc. In the following description, the first business operators 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. may be collectively referred to simply as "first business operator 1."

[0016] In each store of the first business operator 1, code information display means 5a, 5b, 5c, . . . are arranged.

[0017] The code information display means 5a, 5b, 5c, ... each displays code information by printing or the like, and by using the code information from a terminal having a web browser capable of connecting to the Internet, a person who is implementing the product provision method using the product provision system of this embodiment can access the product provision website of this embodiment that has been set up on a network.

[0018] The code information display means 5a, 5b, 5c, etc., arranged in each store of the first business operator 1, are, for example, flags, banners, posters, and other displays, and are arranged in front of the store, arranged in the form of small banners on tables or counters in restaurants, etc., or are pasted on the walls, etc. of the store. Hereinafter, in this specification, the code information display means 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. may be collectively referred to simply as "code information display means 5".

[0019] The second businesses 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, etc. are businesses different from the first business 1 described above, and are businesses that intend to provide their own products and services via the product providing website.

[0020] In the illustrated embodiment, the service providing server 4 includes an information acquisition means 412A, a product application screen information display means 412B, a product application information acquisition means 412C, a product delivery destination information acquisition means 412D, a payment information processing means 412E, a product / service delivery request means 412F, and a point awarding means 412G.

[0021] When the information acquisition means 412A acquires web browsing request information from the user terminal 6, it acquires user terminal identification information that identifies the user terminal 6 and first provider identification information that is information that identifies the first provider 1 attached to the web browsing request information, and stores the user terminal identification information in the memory unit 413 as information related to the user terminal 1 that sent the web browsing request information, and also performs a process of storing in the memory unit 413 a notice that the web browsing request information has been acquired in association with the first provider identification information attached to the web browsing request information.

[0022] The product application screen information display means 412B performs processing to output product / service selection image information, which is information regarding a plurality of products and / or a plurality of services offered to be provided by a plurality of second businesses 2 different from the first business 1, so that the product / service selection image information can be displayed on the display unit 602 of the user terminal 6 so that the product and / or service can be selected from among the plurality of products and / or a plurality of services, for example, as shown in FIG. 5.

[0023] As shown in Figure 5, examples of goods and services that multiple second businesses 2 offer to provide through sale or the like include flowers, household goods, accessories, furniture, food and beverages, and various other goods and services, such as paintings, automobiles, yachts, real estate, etc.

[0024] The product application information acquisition means 412C performs a process of storing in the memory unit 413 the desired purchase product / service information, which is information regarding the product and / or service selected by the user to apply for purchase based on the product / service selection image information displayed on the display unit 602 of the user terminal 6 as shown in Figure 5, in association with the user terminal identification information, and storing in the memory unit 413 the desired purchase product / service information in association with second business operator identification information, which is information identifying the second business operator 2 offering to provide the product and / or service identified in the desired purchase product / service information.

[0025] The product delivery destination information acquisition means 412D prompts the user terminal 6 that has sent the desired product / service information to input product delivery destination information, which is information regarding the destination to which the desired product / service should be delivered, and in response, performs a process of storing the product delivery destination information input from the user terminal 6 in the memory unit 413 in association with the desired product / service information and the user terminal identification information.

[0026] The payment information processing means 412E prompts the user terminal 6 that sent the product delivery address information to input payment method information, which is information regarding the payment method, and in response performs a process of storing the payment method information input from the user terminal 6 in the memory unit 413 in association with the desired purchase product / service information and the user terminal identification information, and also performs a process of outputting payment request information, which is information requesting the payment to be made based on the payment method information, to a payment agent terminal consisting of a computer or the like used by a payment agent that is connected to the network 3 so that information can be communicated.

[0027] The product / service delivery request means 412F performs processing to send information regarding the product and / or service identified in the desired product / service information and the product delivery address information to a second business terminal 21, which is a terminal used by a second business 2 offering to provide the product and / or service identified in the desired product / service information, and to request the second business terminal 21 to provide the product and / or service identified in the desired product / service information.

[0028] When the information acquisition means 412A acquires the web browsing request information, the point assignment means 412G performs a process of assigning first points to the first operator 1 identified by the first operator identification information, and stores in the memory unit 413 the fact that the first points have been assigned in association with the first operator identification information.

[0029] In addition, when the product application information acquisition means 412C acquires the desired product / service information, the point awarding means 412G performs a process of awarding second points, different from the first points, to the first business operator 1 identified by the first business operator identification information attached to the web browsing request information by the user terminal 6 that sent the desired product / service information, and stores in the memory unit 143 the fact that the second points have been awarded in association with the first business operator identification information.

[0030] 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of user terminals 6a, 6b, ..., 61a, 61b, ..., 62a, 62b, .... In this specification and drawings, the multiple user terminals 6a, 6b, ..., 61a, 61b, ..., 62a, 62b, ... may be collectively referred to simply as user terminal 6.

[0031] The illustrated user terminal 6 includes a communication unit 601, a display unit 602, an input unit 603, an imaging unit 604, a control unit 605, and a storage unit 606. Such a user terminal 6 is configured by any information processing device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a PC (Personal Computer).

[0032] The communication unit 601 functions as a transmitting unit that transmits information to the service providing server 4 and a receiving unit that receives information from the service providing server 4. For example, the communication unit 601 can transmit information to the service providing server 4 by accessing a product providing website operated by a service provider that implements the product providing method of this embodiment via the service providing server 4 and inputting information via the input unit 603. The communication unit 601 can also transmit and receive information to and from the service providing server 4 in other forms, and can also communicate with terminals and devices other than the service providing server 4. The communication is performed via a network such as a wired or wireless network 3.

[0033] The display unit 602 is an interface that displays information stored in the storage unit 606 and information received from the service providing server 4 .

[0034] The input unit 603 is an interface into which a user (a consumer who has visited a store of the first business operator 1a, 1b, 1c, etc.) using the user terminal 6 inputs information. For example, the user can input information to be transmitted to the service providing server 4. The display unit 602 can be configured, for example, with a display or a touch panel, and the input unit 603 can similarly be configured, for example, with buttons or a touch panel. Note that by using a touch panel, at least a portion of each of the display unit 602 and the input unit 603 can be configured as a common component.

[0035] The image capturing unit 604 is configured with an electronic camera and captures desired information. The captured information is displayed on the display unit 602 by the control unit 605, or transmitted via the communication unit 601.

[0036] When the imaging unit 604 reads the code information displayed on the code information display means 5a, 5b, 5c, ... (i.e., code information for accessing a product providing website (for example, two-dimensional barcode information such as a QR code (registered trademark))), the control unit 605 accesses the website specified by the code information (i.e., the product providing website in this embodiment) via the communication unit 601, thereby downloading application programs for executing each processing operation in the product providing system of this embodiment into the memory unit 606, and causes information described on the website to be displayed on the display unit 602 or stored in the memory unit 606.

[0037] The control unit 605 controls the processing of each of the above-mentioned units of the user terminal 6, and is connected to each of the other components via a bus. For example, the control unit 605 can display information transmitted from the service providing server 4 on the display unit 602. In addition, the control unit 605 can transmit input information acquired from the input unit 603 to the service providing server 4 via the communication unit 601.

[0038] The storage unit 606 can store information input to the input unit 603 and information received from the service providing server 4 under the control of the control unit 605. The storage unit 606 also stores a program for implementing the processing executed by the control unit 605.

[0039] 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second carrier terminals 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, etc. In this specification and drawings, the multiple second carrier terminals 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, etc. may be collectively referred to simply as the second carrier terminal 21.

[0040] The illustrated second operator terminal 21 includes a communication unit 2101, a display unit 2102, an input unit 2103, a control unit 2104, and a storage unit 2105. Such a second operator terminal 21 is configured by any information processing device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a PC (Personal Computer).

[0041] The communication unit 2101 functions as a transmitting unit that transmits information to the service providing server 4 and a receiving unit that receives information from the service providing server 4. For example, the communication unit 2101 can transmit information to the service providing server 4 by accessing a product providing website operated by a service provider that implements the product providing method of this embodiment via the service providing server 4 and inputting information via the product providing website using the input unit 2103.

[0042] The communication unit 2101 may access a product provision website operated by a service provider who is implementing the product provision method of this embodiment via the service provision server 4, and cause information posted on the website to be displayed on the display unit 2102 or stored in the memory unit 2105.

[0043] The communication unit 2101 can also transmit and receive information to and from the service providing server 4 in other ways, and can also communicate with terminals and devices other than the service providing server 4. The communication is performed via a network such as a wired or wireless network 3.

[0044] The display unit 2102 is an interface that displays information stored in the storage unit 2106 and information received from the service providing server 4 .

[0045] The input unit 2103 is an interface through which the second business operators 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, ..., who use the second business operator terminal 21, input information. For example, the second business operators 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, ..., can input information to be transmitted to the service providing server 4. The display unit 2102 can be configured, for example, with a display or a touch panel, and the input unit 2103 can similarly be configured, for example, with buttons or a touch panel. Note that by using a touch panel, at least a part of each of the display unit 2102 and the input unit 2103 can be configured as a common component.

[0046] The control unit 2104 controls the processing of each of the above-mentioned units of the second carrier terminal 21, and is connected to each of the other components via a bus. For example, the control unit 2104 can display information transmitted from the service providing server 4 on the display unit 2102. In addition, the control unit 2104 can transmit input information acquired from the input unit 2103 to the service providing server 4 via the communication unit 2101.

[0047] Under the control of the control unit 2104, the storage unit 2105 can store information input to the input unit 2103 and information received from the service providing server 4. The storage unit 2105 also stores a program for implementing the processing executed by the control unit 2104.

[0048] By having each of the above-mentioned means of the product provision system configured as described above execute the above-mentioned processing operations, a consumer (user) who actually visits a store of a first business operator 1, etc., can use code information for accessing a product provision website displayed on a code information display means 5 consisting of flags, banners, posters and other displays placed in stores of the first business operator 1 that sells products and / or provides services to access the product provision website using his / her own user terminal 6 and purchase products and / or services offered to be provided by multiple second business operators 2 different from the first business operator 1 as gifts (present items), etc.

[0049] That is, a user reads the code information displayed on the code information display means 5 consisting of flags, banners, posters and other displays placed in the store of the first business operator 1 using the imaging unit 604 of a user terminal 6 such as a smartphone that the user uses, and then accesses the product provision website of this embodiment that has been set up on a network by a person who is implementing the product provision method using the product provision system of this embodiment.

[0050] Then, the product order screen information exemplified in FIG. 5 can be displayed on the display unit 602 of the user terminal 6, and the desired product or service can be selected as a gift (present) or a purchase.

[0051] This allows a user to provide a product or service different from the products sold or provided at the store of the first business operator 1 to a friend or the like as a gift (present), or to purchase it for himself or herself.

[0052] On the other hand, by the above-mentioned processing operation performed by the point granting processing means 412G of the service providing server 4, the first business operator 1 who has placed the above-mentioned code information display means 5 in a storefront, etc., can receive points in response to a user's access to the product providing website of this embodiment as described above, and further in response to a user's providing a product or service to a friend, etc. as a gift (present) or purchasing it for himself, as described above, thereby increasing the incentive to place the code information display means 5 in a storefront, etc.

[0053] Also, the second business can acquire new users through the code information display means 5 installed at the first business.

[0054] Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the attached drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified in various ways within the technical scope understood from the description of the claims.

Claims

[Claim 1] a code information display means arranged in each of the stores of the first business operators, the code information being information for accessing the product providing website; a plurality of user terminals that access the product providing website based on the code information; a plurality of second business terminals used by a plurality of second business operators different from the first business operator and offering to provide products and / or services via the product providing website; a service providing server used by a service provider who operates the product providing website; the user terminal, the second carrier terminal, and the service providing server are connected to each other via a network so as to be able to communicate information with each other; The service providing server includes: an information acquiring means for acquiring, when acquiring web browsing request information from a user terminal, user terminal identification information for identifying the user terminal and first business operator identification information which is information for identifying a first business operator attached to the web browsing request information, storing the user terminal identification information in a storage unit as information relating to the terminal which has sent the web browsing request information, and storing in the storage unit a message indicating that the web browsing request information has been acquired in association with the first business operator identification information attached to the web browsing request information; a product application screen information display means for performing processing to output product / service selection image information, which is information on a plurality of products and / or a plurality of services offered to be provided by a plurality of second businesses different from the first business, so that the product / service selection image information can be displayed on a display unit of the user terminal so as to be selectable from among the plurality of products and / or the plurality of services; a product application information acquisition means for performing a process of storing in the storage unit, in association with the user terminal identification information, product and / or service information related to the product and / or service selected by the user as an application for purchase based on the product and / or service selection image information displayed on the display unit of the user terminal, and storing in the storage unit, in association with second business identification information related to the second business offering to provide the product and / or service identified in the product and / or service information; a product delivery destination information acquisition means for prompting the user terminal which has sent the desired product / service information to input product delivery destination information, which is information regarding the destination to which the desired product / service is to be delivered, and for storing the product delivery destination information input from the user terminal in response to the request, in the storage unit in association with the desired product / service information and the user terminal identification information; a payment information processing means for prompting the user terminal which has sent the product delivery information to input payment method information, which is information regarding a payment method, and for storing the payment method information input from the user terminal in the storage unit in association with the purchase request information of the product / service and the user terminal identification information, and for outputting payment request information, which is information requesting a payment agent terminal to make a payment based on the payment method information; a product / service delivery request means for sending information on the product and / or service specified in the product / service request information and the product delivery address information to a second business terminal used by the second business offering to provide the product and / or service specified in the product / service request information, and requesting the second business to provide the product and / or service specified in the product / service request information; When the information acquisition means acquires the web browsing request information, a process is performed in which first points are awarded to the first business operator identified by the first business operator identification information, and information indicating that the first points have been awarded is stored in the storage unit in association with the first business operator identification information; a point-granting processing means for performing a process of granting second points, different from the first points, to the first business entity identified by first business entity identification information attached to the web browsing request information by the user terminal that has sent the purchase-request product / service information when the product application information acquisition means acquires the purchase-request product / service information, and storing in the storage unit a message indicating that the second points have been granted in association with the first business entity identification information; A product provision system comprising:

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