Product sales support system

Abstract

Provide a product sales support system in which an advertising agency, a seller, and a chain of customer referrers can build a reasonable relationship and operate and utilize it 【Solution means】 For each registration of a referrer ID for a specific product, the online shop content of the product with the attribute part of the referrer ID changed and incorporated is uploaded from the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency" onto the Internet communication network, and a two-dimensional code including link destination information to the content is generated and read by the next referrer terminal device, and the next registration of the referrer ID is repeated, and a system is constructed that can successively chain the terminal devices of the referrers of the product and proliferate the referrers of the specific product.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a product introduction and sales method for reading a two-dimensional code attached to a product or arranged near an image identifying the product, recommending, mediating, brokering, or introducing the product, and supporting sales. In this method, the introducers associated with the product are chained and multiplied. When a user purchases the product from an introducer at the growth destination of the chain, an introduction reward fee can be divided and paid to all the chained introducers.

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known a product sales method in which a user is guided to an online store (EC site) of the product by a two-dimensional code (barcode or QR code (trademark)) printed on a card or pamphlet for introducing the product, and sales of the product printed on the card or pamphlet are supported to obtain an introduction fee. (For example, see Prior Art Document 1: JP-A-2006-126948) As another prior art example, for example, in Prior Art Document 2 (reference: JP-A-2023-119732), a two-dimensional code for identifying the product and an introducer code are separately indicated. Similarly, information on the product and the introducer is detected and transmitted by the terminal device of the user who purchased the product, and a server device provided for operating this system receives the information, and there is known a product sales method in which the introducer of the product obtains the introduction fee.

[0003] In the product sales method / system described in Prior Art Document 1, the "seller" who manages the online store and sells the product cooperates with a physical store such as a restaurant or an EC site store that sells another type of product, sets these as the introducers of the product, distributes a pamphlet recording a two-dimensional code combining the identification of the introduced product and the introducer ID information to customers at the store, or has it included in the delivery of the products sold on the EC site to obtain sales support, and pays the introduction fee to the restaurant or EC site based on information from a server device that records the successful sales history.

[0004] In the product sales method / system described in Prior Art Document 2, as an improvement over Prior Art Document 1, instead of using a two-dimensional code that combines the identification of the product to be introduced and the introducer ID information, these are provided as separate two-dimensional codes, and an attempt is made to obtain data on the payment of achievement rewards to the introducer. According to this, a new two-dimensional code incorporating the two-dimensional code of the said introducer ID and the URL information to the online store content of the said product is newly prepared, and the system attempts to obtain the information of the introducer ID for each product. The introducer was not a system that could end, chain, or proliferate alone.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] In the invention of Prior Art Document 1, there is no clear indication of how many customers each of the restaurants or e-commerce sites that distributed the cards or pamphlets introduced, whether the customers who received the introduction further introduced them in a chain to the next customers, whether further chain introductions were made to the next introducers, and how to grasp the spread state of the chain. In the method / system of the said invention, there is also no clear indication of how to grasp which introducer's achievement was the achievement of the introduction or the product sales via the introducer in the chain introduction. Naturally, the method of distributing and paying the introduction fees to the introducers in the case of chain introduction was not shown either. Also, regarding the above points, the invention of Prior Art Document 2 has not been discussed in terms of its content or effects, similar to Prior Art Document 1.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present invention, information (product ID) for identifying the product, description and sales information of the product, and URL transfer link information for linking to an online store having information that allows selection of "purchase" or "introduce to others" of the product, which is attached to the product or displayed near an image representing the product on a browser on the Internet communication network, is incorporated into a two-dimensional code (indicating a barcode or QR code (trademark), hereinafter referred to as a two-dimensional code). A terminal device such as a mobile phone (smartphone) or a personal computer reads the two-dimensional code, or reads an image or text data in which the URL transfer link information is incorporated and displayed on the browser. Through the Internet communication network, the terminal device can view the online store content of the product managed and operated by the "seller (advertiser)" of the product, and can decide and select to "purchase" the product or "introduce" the product to friends, acquaintances, etc. (others), and transmit the information on the Internet communication network so that the server devices of the "seller" and the "advertising agency" can receive it, thereby configuring the system. When the terminal device decides and selects to "purchase" the product, as per the routine in a normal online store, the "seller (advertiser)" side proceeds with the billing, settlement, and shipping procedures for the product purchase in the usual and common operating manner.

[0008] However, in the present invention, here, when the terminal device decides and selects to "introduce" the product to others, the server device of the "seller" that publishes the online store content requests the terminal device to confirm the setting of product ID information for identifying the product such as the product number of the product and introducer ID information for identifying the introducer, and transmits the information to the server device of, for example, an "advertising agency" that undertakes the promotion of the product. Here, when the types and numbers of the products, that is, the product IDs for identifying the products are small, the present invention is also established by integrating the functions of the server device of the "advertising agency" into the server device of the "seller" and using the server device of the "seller" as well. Actually, up to FIGS. 1 and 2 in the description of "Modes for Carrying Out the Invention", the above server device is described as a single unit, and after that, the "seller" is described as server device A and the "advertising agency" as server device B.

[0009] In this description, even when there are a wide variety and a large number of types and item numbers of the said goods and there are multiple "sellers", in order for the present invention to be applicable, the server devices of the "seller" and the "advertising agency" are separated and described as follows. The server device of the said "advertising agency" records and accumulates the introducer ID as the introducer of the said goods associated with the goods ID, and repeats this every time a new introducer appears. However, the server device records and accumulates the introducer IDs that are registered in chronological order for each goods ID, by chain rank and by chain serial number within that chain rank, and records the chain trajectory of which chain rank and which chain serial number the said introducer is, and whether the user who was introduced to the said goods next by that introducer "purchased" the said goods, "introduced" it to another person, or both, and is configured to be able to record and store this sequentially. Here, in the description of this product sales support system (hereinafter, this product sales support system may be referred to as the present invention system), "purchase" may, in some cases, also be referred to as "order" or "requisition", but in the following description of the present invention system, it will all be described as "purchase". Similarly, "introduction" may, in some cases, also be referred to as "recommendation", "mediation", "intermediation", or "recommendation", but in the following description of the present invention system, it will all be described as "introduction".

[0010] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is also configured as follows. The server device of the said "seller" or "advertising agency" registers the terminal device that registered the introducer ID as the first chain rank in association with the said goods ID, and sets the chain rank of the introducer ID as rank 1. A two-dimensional code incorporating the introducer ID including the chain rank information and the link URL transfer information to the online store content of the said goods is newly generated and transmitted to the terminal device. The newly generated two-dimensional code is displayed on the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) with the highest chain rank registered with the introducer ID. Then, the terminal device 2 (2 of 1) of the next user displays, through link transfer from the information of the two-dimensional code, the content of the online store including the attributes of the terminal device 1 (1 of 1), browses it, and when "introducing" it to the other person, the terminal device of the user who registered the introducer ID is configured to be recognized as the second in the chain rank by the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency". New users repeat this process, and the chain ranks of the sequentially registered introducer IDs are set and recognized as the 3rd, 4th,, Nth. Also, for example, when the second person registers as the introducer of the product while having the same chain rank of 2nd, the introducer ID is positioned as 2-2, the second chain serial number of the 2nd chain rank, and is recorded in the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency".

[0011] In this way, the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency" generates a unique two-dimensional code for each introducer ID, incorporating information by chain rank and chain serial number associated with each product ID, and distributes and transmits it to the terminal device that registered the introducer ID through Internet communication. The registrant of the introducer ID displays the two-dimensional code unique to the introducer ID on the terminal device, and causes it to be read by the terminal device of the user to be chained next, or notifies and displays it on SNS or other communication content on the Internet communication network operated by oneself, or displays and distributes it in printed materials or the like, so that the number of introducers of the product can be increased exponentially. Also, among these introducers, there are a considerable number of people who decide to "purchase" the product, so it is possible to greatly support the sales of the product. At this time, the unique two-dimensional code generated for each of the above-mentioned introducer IDs can also be realized in the present invention in a manner that links from text characters or graphics such as banners displayed on the terminal device to the display of the content of the online store that describes and sells the relevant product managed and operated by the "seller".

[0012] According to the method / system of the present invention, the configuration of the content of the online store for the introducer of any product with a chain rank and chain serial number to obtain the next introducer can be configured by changing only a small part as described below, while most of the area has the same product description and selling price display of the relevant product. In the display part of the area where the selection of "purchasing" the relevant product and "introducing" it to others is made, for each introducer ID that is induced to view the above content, the introducer ID attribute information is incorporated with a transmission function by CGI or the like so that it can be recognized by the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency", and it is configured to be the online store content for each introducer ID. Then, the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency" uploads the online store content for each of the above introducer IDs to the Internet communication network so that the purchaser of the relevant product and the next chain introducer can view it from anywhere in the communication network. Since the content is configured as described above, even if the content of the online store is created for a large number of introducer IDs, most of the content is the same, so it is a system that has the effect of not taking much effort to create.

[0013] So far, as an example of one form of the present invention, the method by which the chain of introductions progresses has been described, starting from the fact that the terminal device ranked first in the chain reads a two-dimensional code that includes URL transfer link information that is integrated with the information (product ID) that identifies the relevant product attached to the product, other product description and sales information, and information that allows the selection of "purchasing" or "introducing" the product in the content of the online store. In this case, for each product number of the product, it is necessary to separately generate a two-dimensional code integrating the product ID information and the URL transfer link information, and let the terminal device ranked first in the chain order read and detect it, which is time-consuming.

[0014] On the other hand, as an example of another form of the present invention, the terminal device ranked first in the chain order, which is the starting point of the introduction chain of the present product sales support system, has previously indicated or registered to participate as the introducer in the product sales support system of the present invention, and has been uploaded in advance on the Internet communication network. An application for a product sales support system that can distinguish the products targeted by the present invention system (distinguish whether it is a product that can participate in the present invention system and be introduced in a chain) can be installed. Thereby, the application is started first, and at a normal general store, for example, a two-dimensional code such as a JAN code or an EAN code, which is attached to a general product widely sold for electronic cash register settlement, is read by the terminal device to identify the product. Whether the product is a product participating in the product sales support system of the present invention, which the seller has previously understood, can be confirmed through information data exchange between the terminal device that has read the two-dimensional code, the server device of the seller, or the server device of the advertising agency. Therefore, the introduction chain, which is a feature of the present invention system, can be carried out. Thereby, while saving a great deal of effort in attaching a two-dimensional code for identifying a product different from the JAN code to the target product in order to make the product participate in the present invention system, the chain of introduction of the product can be continued, and an efficient product sales system can be obtained.

[0015] Next, the means for solving the problems regarding the payment of the product introduction reward of the present product will be described. For example, when a customer (user) selects and decides to "purchase" the product from the content of the online store induced from the two-dimensional code issued and transmitted to the terminal device of the introducer ID ranked first in the chain order associated with the product ID, and the payment for the product is made, the information is received by the server device of the "advertising agency". When the generation of the referral commission for the product, which has been pre-determined with the "seller" of the product, is notified to the "seller" and to the registrant of the introducer ID ranked first in the chain order for 100% payment of the referral commission, it may be the case that the "seller" or the "advertising agency" commissioned by the "seller" pays the referral commission. Also, for example, when a customer who has selected and decided to "purchase" the same product appears on the same content induced from the two-dimensional code issued and transmitted to the introducer ID ranked second in the chain order associated with the product ID, for example, chain number 3 (even if it is 4 or 5 and the chain order is the same), if the referral commission is divided by the number of levels in the chain order and paid separately to the upper ranks in the chain order, and if it is made into a rule, the server device of the "seller" or "advertising agency" can calculate, record, and accumulate so that each of the introducers ranked first and second in the chain order is paid half of the total referral commission, and the system is configured to be able to notify and transmit to each introducer terminal device.

[0016] Similarly to the above, when the chain order has multiple levels, for example, for the referral commission for the act of purchase of the referred person of the product from the content of the online store of the registrant of the introducer ID ranked Nth, each 1 / N of the total will be divided among the first to Nth ranks in the chain order. When the referral of the product spreads and the number of levels in the chain order reaches multiple levels, it is conceivable that the referral commission per introducer for each product becomes a small amount. In that case, it may also be a method to grant so-called points, which can only be used in specific companies or stores and are treated like currency, as the referral commission. In addition, when the introducer ID registrant himself / herself, whose chain rank is low, for example, the 4th or 5th rank, purchases the said product, the "seller" and the server devices of the "advertising agency" can detect this, so they can sequentially raise the introducer ID, or upgrade it to the 1st rank in the chain, etc., determine appropriate operation rules, and use them to boost the motivation of the said introducer to participate in the method / system of the present invention, which can also produce effects.

[0017] Also, at this time, for the terminal device that is about to register the introducer ID, if it registers now, the chain rank associated with the said product ID will be displayed in advance, and if there is dissatisfaction with this, first "purchase" the said product, and then, based on the said rules, register the said introducer ID, so that the chain rank can be registered, for example, in the 1st rank or significantly higher. Similarly, this will lead to the support and expansion of the sales of the said product. In addition, from the server device of the "advertising agency", content displaying a plurality of product groups participating in the system of the present invention is uploaded onto the Internet communication network, and a person who wishes to register the introducer ID and views it can select a plurality of products to be introduced therefrom, and an online shop can also be configured so that the introducer can easily construct an online shop to induce the next introducer or the purchaser of the said product.

[0018] Furthermore, the server device of the "advertising agency" can also connect to the cloud database of the distributed storage ledger (blockchain) so that the introducer ID can be notified of the overall referral reward fee for product sales support referrals for each product ID, the said chain rank, the registration status of the introducer ID of the chain number, the number of people in the chain below the said introducer ID, the referral commission of the introducer himself / herself, etc. related to the present invention, and the introducers in the chain can also view it, so as to improve the preservation and fairness of the said accumulated data, and a system can also be considered. As a result, the said introducer can know the spread situation of the introduction for each product and know in detail the popularity of the said product, and the effect of inspiring the motivation to chain to the next introducer of the said introducer can also be expected.

Advantages of the Invention

[0019] As described above, the present invention can achieve the following major effects. (1) For a specific product, users who introduce the product can be successively chained and increased like parents, children, and grandchildren. The chain rank and order can be set and recorded for each introducer ID. The spread of the product introduction chain can be known to the "seller", "advertising agency", and the registrants of each introducer ID, and it can effectively lead to the promotion and expansion of sales. (2) Also, when using a terminal device incorporated with an app that can read the JAN code attached to a product to identify the product and register the introducer ID associated with the specific product The two-dimensional code attached to the product for the system of the present invention can use the JAN code (JIS standard) or EAN code that is generally widely used in the market. It is very easy to operate and can effectively build an efficient product sales support system. (3) The server device grasps the registered chain rank of the introducer ID. When a product purchaser appears at the end, it can send a processing notice so that the introduction reward fee divided by the number of stages of the introduction chain rank can be distributed to all the introducers with higher chain ranks who are chained in series. Therefore, it can be expected to improve the introduction motivation and sales support motivation of the introducers related to the introduction chain. (4) When the chain rank becomes low (such as the 4th or 5th place) at the time of registering the introducer ID, if the introducer himself becomes a purchaser and then requests to register the introducer ID, operations such as significantly raising the chain rank or making it the 1st in the chain rank can also be carried out, which can lead to the cultivation of the introducer's willingness to participate in the system of the present invention. (5) An online store can be easily built from a plurality of product groups participating in the system of the present invention uploaded by the server device of the "advertising agency", where the user's terminal device can select a product and introduce a new plurality of products for the user, and a large number of introducer users can be increased. (6) Recording the chain spread of the introducer ID by chain rank for each product and accumulating the introduction reward fee Accumulated data such as the swapping of data and the chain order of introducer IDs is stored in a distributed storage ledger as a cloud database of (blockchain) to enhance the integrity and fairness of the accumulated data and can be achieved

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing the system of the present invention will be described. However, in order to perform the registration of the product introducer ID in a chained manner, elements constituting the system of the present invention with similar names are described, and the explanation is likely to be confusing. Therefore, in order to explain clearly here, even if the following constituent elements are expressed differently, it is specified that they are the same elements. The first terminal device is the same as terminal device 1, the second terminal device is the same as terminal device 2, and the third terminal device is the same as terminal device 3. The first introducer ID is the same as introducer ID 1-1 ranked first in the chain order, the second introducer ID is the same as introducer ID 2-1 ranked second in the chain order, and the third introducer ID is the same as introducer ID 3-1 ranked third in the chain order. The first two-dimensional code is the same as two-dimensional code 1-1, the second two-dimensional code is the same as two-dimensional code 2-1, and the third two-dimensional code is the same as two-dimensional code 3-1. Here, it is specified that the first online store is the same as online store 1C1 or 2C1, the second online store is the same as online store 1C2 or 2C2, and the third online store is the same as online store 1C3.

[0022] Hereinafter, the first embodiment in the product sales support system 1S of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overview of the product sales support system 1S according to the present invention. A server device 1B of a "seller" who wants to sell, for example, product 1A, connected to the Internet communication network 1N, uploads online store content 1C that is displayed so that a customer can indicate their intention by pressing the "purchase" button 1Ca or the "introduce" button 1Cb for the product to the Internet communication network 1N. On the other hand, on a general storefront or attached to the above-mentioned product 1A that has already been sold and is in the hands of consumers A paper tag or a pamphlet for promoting and expanding the sales of this product has a two-dimensional code (QR code (trademark)) 1Q displayed on it.

[0023] This two-dimensional code 1Q may be displayed on another piece of content for promoting the product on the Internet communication network 1N, or may be displayed as an image, text characters, etc. embedded with information linking to a URL on the Internet that the QR code 1Q forwards. The two-dimensional code 1Q incorporates a product ID for identifying the product 1A and URL information for linking to and browsing the online store content 1C.

[0024] Here, next, for example, a user with a mobile terminal device (such as a smartphone or a mobile tablet) 1 reads the QR code 1Q, links from the information data, browses the online store content 1C, and selects the "Introduction" button 1Cb. Then, for each corresponding product ID, the server device 1B, for example, records it as the introduction ID 1-1 with a ranking order of 1st and a serial order of 1st, and generates a new QR code 1-1 incorporating the link destination URL information to the online store content 1C1 that can select the new "Purchase" and "Introduction" and includes the information of the introducer information data 1D1 of the introducer ID 1-1 and the attribute data of the introducer ID 1-1, and is configured to send it to the terminal device 1. On the other hand, at the same time, the server device 1B newly generates the online store content 1C1 in the online store content 1C by synchronizing with the generation data of the QR code 1-1, with the same product description content, and incorporating and modifying the attribute information of the introducer ID 1-1 into the "Purchase" button 1Ca and the introduction button 1Cb, uploads it, and configures it such that when a new user (customer) presses the "Purchase" button or the "Introduction" button in this content, it feeds back to the server device 1B, and is configured to generate the new online store content 1C1 and upload it onto the Internet 1N.

[0025] Next, from a user of the terminal device 1, a terminal device 2 of a user (customer) who has received an introduction and recommendation of Product 1A reads the two-dimensional code 1-1 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 1, and browses the above-described online shop content 1C1 based on the link information obtained therefrom. Here, similar to the above, when the "Introduction" button is pressed in the content 1C1, the server device 1B stores the introducer ID of this introducer as 2-1, with a chain rank of 2 and a chain order of 1, in the introducer information database ID as introducer information data 1D2, generates a two-dimensional code 2-1 having the same function as described above, transmits it to the terminal device 2 of 1, and at the same time, uploads new online shop content 1C2 in the same manner as above. Repeating this process, next, a newly generated two-dimensional code 3-1 is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of 1, and similarly, new online shop content 1C3 is uploaded. Furthermore, the registration of the introducer ID spreads to more Ns of the terminal devices 4 and 5, and a product sales support system is configured such that the introduction and recommendation of Product 1A are chained and greatly expanded.

[0026] However, here, when the user (customer) of the terminal device 3 of 2 who has read the introducer ID and the two-dimensional code of 2-1 browses the online content 1C2 and selects "Purchase" 1C2a instead of "Introduction" of the product, it is recorded in the introducer information database 1D as 1D3, and it can be confirmed by the confirmation 1D4 indicated by an arrow that the parent introducer ID, which is the introducer to the user of the terminal device 3 of 2, is 2-1. Furthermore, it can be understood from the confirmation 1D5 indicated by an arrow that the further parent introducer ID of the introducer ID of 2-1 is the introducer ID of 1-1 from the table of the introducer information data 1D2, and can be grasped from the 1D2 of the table of the introducer information database 1D. Therefore, as will be described in detail later, the referral reward fee for the user of the terminal device 3 of 2 who purchased the product is configured such that the server device 1B performs a processing record of paying to the user of the terminal device 2 of 1 and the user of the terminal device 1 of 1. In the product sales support system of the present invention, the referral chain ranking extends in multiple levels, and even from the terminal device at the lower level it is obvious that if the referral information database 1D records are traced as described above, the referral ID and terminal device that should be split and paid can be identified.

[0027] Next, the configuration and functions of the present invention will be described in more detail. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the role functions of the elements constituting the product sales support system according to the present invention. Here, in the system of the present invention, the description will include the case where a new product 2A is added as the product to be introduced. The terminal device 1 held by the user (customer) has a "two-dimensional code reading unit", and via the Internet communication network 1N, it performs the product information display upload process at the "product ID, product information setting unit" 1BA1 of the online store content 1C or 2C of the product 1A or 2A described above from the server device 1B managed and operated by the seller of the product. Also, afterwards, when, for example, the product introduction button 1Cb in the content 1C is pressed from the terminal device 1, in the server device 1B, for each product ID such as product 1A (product ID is IA) or product 2A (product ID is 2A), in the referral information recording database 1D, for the terminal device 1, as the chain order 1st and chain order 1st, a referral ID, 1-1 with no parent referral ID is set, and the record is stored as the record 1D1 of the referral information database 1D shown in FIG. 1. Such processing is performed by the "referral ID registration processing unit" 1BB1 of the server device 1B in FIG. 2.

[0028] And further, in the server device 1B, the information of the referral information data 1D1 by product ID and referral ID, and the satellite shop contents 1C1, 1C2, etc. (For product 2A, contents 2C1, 2C2, etc.) are provided with a "content generation processing unit by referral ID" 1BB3 that uploads them onto the Internet 1N. Furthermore, for the terminal device 1 to which the introducer ID is assigned and registered, the server device 1B generates a new two-dimensional code (QR code (trademark)) incorporating the information of the introducer information data 1D1. Since the "two-dimensional code generation and transmission processing unit" 1BB2 is provided, the two-dimensional code generated here is displayed as the two-dimensional code 1-1 in FIG. 1 on the terminal device 1 via the Internet communication network 1N, and serves as startup information for the purchase or recommendation / invitation of the product to the holder of the terminal device of the next product introducer (product sales supporter), for example, 2-1 or 2-2.

[0029] In this way, for example, the two-dimensional code displayed on the terminal device 2-1 is repeatedly read by the terminal device 3-1, and the same product sales introduction chain is carried out up to the terminal device of the Nth in the chain order, and the present invention system can obtain an epoch-making configuration that can greatly expand the circle of sales support. In the description of FIG. 2, although the introducer IDs registered for 1, 3-1, and N of the terminal device 2 are different, the others have substantially the same functions, and the configuration and functions of the present invention system are realized. However, here, as an example, in the case of the terminal device 3-2 communicatively connected to the Internet communication network 1N as described above, when "purchase" is selected instead of "introduction" of the product, the payment of the introduction reward fee occurs to the terminal device of the higher chain order (parent introducer ID), 2-1, and the terminal device 1-1 of its further parent ID. Therefore, the description will be described in detail later as a new form of the invention.

[0030] Next, a hardware configuration example in the embodiment of the product sales support system of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware components of the entire product sales support system according to the present invention. In the product sales support system 1S of the present invention, there is a two-dimensional code 1Q attached to the product 1A. In addition, the two-dimensional code 1Q is built into a camera 301, and the "two-dimensional code reading unit", "product image display unit", "button input processing unit", and "new two-dimensional code display processing unit" are connected to the Internet communication network 1N, enabling mutual information exchange communication. There are N terminals 1 to N in a plurality of terminal device groups 1 such as mobile phones (smartphones) that have the same functions and are configured in hardware to perform data processing with the "terminal communication processing unit".

[0031] Similarly, there is a server device 1BA operated and managed by the "seller" of the product connected to the Internet communication network 1N. Here, as an example of operating the present invention system, the system is divided into the server device 1BA of the "seller" and the server device 1BB of the "advertising agency" that receives a commission from the "seller" to perform registration management of the introducer ID of the present invention system, calculation processing of the introducer's reward fee, etc. In the product sales support system of the present invention, since the products are considered to cover a plurality of diverse products, it is assumed that there will be a plurality of sellers of the products handled by this system. In this case, separating the functional roles of the server device into the server device 1BA operated and managed by the "seller" and the server device 1BB of the "advertising agency" that undertakes the sales support of a plurality of products from each of the plurality of sellers is more adaptable to the expansion of the number of target products and enables efficient operation of the present invention system.

[0032] Therefore, in the server device 1BA of the seller, as the product to be introduced in the present invention system, a JAN code (JIS standard) in which a code number is set for each product number of the product or for each country of origin, manufacturer, major product classification, product number, etc. assigned uniquely to the product is used as the product ID, and a "product ID, product information setting unit" 1BA1 for posting product sales information on the online store is provided, and it also has a function to perform "product price settlement and shipping processing" 1BA2. Also, when a user (customer) registers as a referrer, some sellers may set restrictions such as not permitting the registration unless the user has a purchase history of the said product. To this end, a "Referrer ID Registration Permission Section" 1BA3 function is provided. Further, a "Referral Commission Settlement Processing Section" 1BA4 is provided so that the referral commission for each product can be determined and changed by the seller considering the manufacturing and procurement costs of the product. These pieces of information are configured so that they can be communicated and exchanged between the 1 to N of the terminal device 1 via the Internet communication network 1N through the server device A communication section, and between the server device 1BB of the advertising agency and the information described above.

[0033] Furthermore, in the server device 1BB of the "advertising agency", a "server device B communication section" is connected to the network communication section 1N. In the server device 1BA of the seller, for a referrer who has received permission to register a referrer ID, like the referrer information databases 1D1 and 1D2 described in FIG. 1 above, the chain rank, chain order, and parent ID of the referrer are recorded, and a "Referrer ID Registration Processing Section" 1BB1 that sets the referrer ID is provided. Further, a "Two-dimensional Code (QR Code (trademark)) Generation Processing Section" 1BB2 that incorporates the product ID, the referrer ID, and the link destination information data of the online store content set for each of these to generate a two-dimensional code is provided. For each referrer ID, there is a "Content Generation Processing Section for Each Referrer ID" 1BB3 that uploads online store content having the unique information thereof to the Internet communication network. However, since the "Content Generation Processing Section for Each Referrer ID" 1BB3 mainly involves processing for changing and setting product information in the online store content managed by the seller, it may also be structured to be provided in the seller's server device 1BA. Next, there are a "Referrer Data Storage Processing Section" 1BB4 and a "Referral Commission Calculation Processing and Recording Section" 1BB5. Since these will be described as another form of the present invention, they will be described later.

[0034] Here, in the 1 to N of the terminal device 1 according to the system of the present invention, how the referral chain is carried out and functions will be described. On the product description screen 311 in the online store content, the same product description information is displayed on all terminal devices according to the system of the present invention. However, the "Purchase" and "Introduction" selection screen 312 incorporates the attribute information of the introducer ID registered earlier. Therefore, when the selection is made on the terminal device of another user (customer) who has viewed the content (311 and 312 in FIG. 3) displaying these, a so-called CGI instruction is incorporated and configured to transmit the attributes of the terminal device, that is, the introducer ID information of the terminal device described above, to the server device 1BA or 1BB, causing the content to be uploaded from the server device 1BA or 1BB to the Internet communication network 1N. Here, for example, when the user of terminal device 1 selects "Introduction" on screen 312, the two-dimensional code generated by the "two-dimensional code generation processing unit" of server device 1BB is displayed on display screen 313. This is for inducing a chain of referrals for the next referral. For example, it is configured to be displayed so that it can be read by the user 1 of terminal device 2, which is a candidate for the next referral.

[0035] In modern society, since most working people own a mobile phone terminal device, the mobile phone (smartphone) that communicates and connects with the Internet communication network 1N can be used as the terminal device described above in the system of the present invention. Therefore, there is a possibility that the number of chain referrals for sales support of a wide variety of products can increase explosively. In addition, as the product ID, a two-dimensional code (JAN code) with a unique number assigned to a product sold widely in the general market is used. Therefore, there is no need to newly attach a two-dimensional code for identifying the product, and it is assumed that the number of target products of the present invention system will increase exponentially in a short period without incurring costs. Thus, it is conceivable that the product information data of the online store incorporating the information for each product ID shown in FIG. 1 and for each registration of the introducer ID requires a huge storage capacity. Therefore, a "cloud database" 3CD as shown in FIG. 3 can be newly set up, connected to the Internet communication network, and the present invention system can be constructed to correspond to this.

[0036] Here, the operation sequence of the first embodiment of the present invention system will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the sequence of the chain of introducer IDs related to the present invention system and the generation, transmission, and reception of two-dimensional codes in the server devices of the "seller" and "advertising agency". So far, regarding the first embodiment of the present invention system, its configuration and functions have been described. Therefore, the key points of the operation flow and sequence for deeper understanding will be described. The terminal device 1 (1 of 1) reads the two-dimensional code 1Q attached to the product 1A and obtains the information link destination of the product content of the online store. As a result, the product information transmission 401 of the online store content is transmitted from the server devices A and 1BA to the terminal device 1 (1 of 1).

[0037] Next, while the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) is displaying the product information of the content (represented as 1C in FIG. 2), it selects "introduce" 1Cb and makes a request 403 for registering the introducer ID of the product. The server device A (1BA) of the "seller" that has received this notifies and transmits the registration permission 404 of the introducer ID associated with the product ID to, for example, the server device B (1BB) of the "advertising agency". Here, after the introducer ID registration request 403 from the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) via the server device A (1BA) of the "seller", it is necessary to obtain the permission of the "seller" because the user of the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) becomes the starting point of the introduction chain of the product, so that the "seller" can determine whether the user has the appropriate credit to request the subsequent introduction chain.

[0038] Next, for example, the server device B (1BB) of the "advertising agency" generates and transmits 405 the QR code 1-1 (two-dimensional code) for the terminal device 1 (1 of 1), and the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) receives it. An example of the data configuration of the QR code generated at this time is described in FIG. 7(b), so it will be explained. FIG. 7(b) shows an example of the data configuration of the QR code generated for each product ID and for each introducer ID, including information related to the product sales support system of the present invention. It is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the QR code generated. The example 7b of the data configuration of the QR code generated for each introducer ID is generated in the data configuration of the URL 7b1 linking to the basic component information site of the system of the present invention, the product ID 7b2, the introducer ID 7b3, and the parent introducer ID 7b4 of the introducer who introduced the previous introducer, from left to right.

[0039] Here, if the chain rank number of the introducer ID is low, for example, 7-1, based on the table of the introducer information database 1D in FIG. 1, similar to the above, trace back the parent introducer ID. The parent introducer ID 7b4 becomes the introducer ID 6-1, and further, the parent introducer ID 5-1, and further the parent introducer ID 4-1. In this way, the QR code 7b is configured to be generated. Also, if there is a previous introducer, continue to trace back the great-grandparent introducer ID, and further the previous parent introducer ID, until the introducer ID at the starting point of the introducer ID, 1-1. Subsequently, as long as it is within the allowable capacity range of the information data configuration of the QR code, the code information can be generated. The data configuration example 7b of the QR code described above can also be configured such that the code information 7b1 is the site URL of the online store content page set of the system of the present invention, the next code information, the product ID, 7b2 is the sub-page URL thereof, and the introducer ID of the next code information, 7b3 incorporates the attribute information of the introducer ID corresponding to the screens 312 and 313 in FIG. 3.

[0040] Next, a second embodiment of the product sales support system 1S of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a sequence when an application for participating in the product sales support system in advance is installed in a terminal device 1 (1 of 1) or the like to operate the product sales support system of the present invention. First, the terminal device 1 (1 of 1), which is the starting point of the introduction chain of the system of the present invention described so far, downloads and installs the "product sales support system application" 51 that has been uploaded in advance by the "seller" terminal device A, 1BA, or the terminal device B, 1BB of the "advertising agency" to the Internet communication network 1N. This is the state of 501 in the sequence diagram of FIG. 5. This application 51 is connected to the camera 301 of the terminal device and is in the state of "two-dimensional code reading unit" in FIG. 3. It shows the state of product two-dimensional code reading 502 in FIG. 5, which enables reading of JAN code (JIS standard, also internationally referred to as EAN code) information, which is widely used in the market, assigned and attached with product identification information of a code number unique to each product by country of production.

[0041] Therefore, here, the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) can identify and specify a specific designated product (a product for which a product ID is set), and inquires of the "seller" server device A, 1BA (or the server device B (1BB) of the "advertising agency") whether the product is a specific product participating in the system of the present invention, and makes a product information request 503 to obtain product information, for example, information on the online store content 1C and 2C of a detailed product description. At this time, there is no problem even if the content 1C or 2C is transmitted from the server device B (1BB) of the "advertising agency" that has received the entrustment of the "seller".

[0042] And in the terminal device 1 (1 of 1), for example, when browsing the content 1C and selecting, for example, "introduce" 1Cb from "purchase" 1Ca or "introduce" 1Cb here, the necessary item information such as product ID information and the name and other personal information of the introducer is input by the CGI form function incorporated in the content 1C, and an introducer ID registration request 505 is made. Next, the server device A (1BA) of the "seller" that has received this determines the permission or non - permission of the registration, and when the introducer ID for each product ID is permitted 506, it notifies the terminal device B (1BB) of the "advertising agency" of this. And as the next step, the server device B (1BB) reflects the form function of the CGI and performs a QR code generation and transmission 507 for the terminal device 1 with the attribute information of the introducer ID incorporated therein to the terminal device 1 (1 of 1). The terminal device 1 (1 of 1) that has received this QR code information data (data obtained by generating the code information of 7b described in FIG. 7 into a QR code pixel graphic) becomes the starting point for chaining introductions hereafter. It is read by the terminal device 2 (2 of 1), and the server device A or B uploads the registration of the introducer ID 1 - 1 to the Internet communication network 1N at the same time. For example, the product information display shows that the next user terminal device 2 (2 of 1) views the content 1C1 in which the attribute of the introducer ID 1 - 1 is incorporated. This is the sequence shown by 508. Thereafter, the system of the present invention can perform chaining of introductions in the same manner as described in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] As such, in the second embodiment of the present invention, in order to identify the product to be introduced by the system of the present invention, a JAN code (JIS standard, or EAN code overseas) attached to a wide variety of general products such as department stores and supermarkets can be read to identify the introduced product. Therefore, there is an effect that the labor of setting and attaching a new two-dimensional code to the product can be significantly reduced. In addition, since the system of the present invention is such, it is assumed that even if the number of types of target products for which introduction chain and sales support can be provided becomes enormous, it can cope.

[0044] For example, there is a catalog mail-order booklet that widely distributes a booklet in which sales descriptions of about 1,000 types of products are published. At the beginning, for example, a two-dimensional code (QR code) 52 (or 7a2 in FIG. 7(a)) that introduces the purpose of this sales support system and guides the installation of the product sales support system application 51 to the terminal device 1(1 of 1) etc. is described. Then, among the 1,000 types of products in the booklet, the seller or the advertising agency selects, for example, about 100 types of products that participate in the system of the present invention, and near the sales descriptions of those products, a mark 7a1 for explanation in FIG. 7(a) indicating that they participate in the system of the present invention, and for example, the JAN code 7a3 and an individual number for that product are described together so that the user's terminal device can read or input them, enabling the introduction chain for each product of the system of the present invention. It is obvious that the same effect can be exhibited even if the catalog mail-order booklet is replaced with an Internet shopping mall for online sales that uploads the catalog mail-order booklet to the so-called Internet communication network 1N and sells thousands of types of products. These realizations require a database with a fairly large storage capacity, but it can be realized by providing the "cloud database" 3CD in FIG. 3 in a cloud-based server device connected to the Internet communication network 1N.

[0045] Next, a third embodiment of the product sales support system 1S of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 shows the operation sequence of the first embodiment of the product sales support system 1S and explains up to the QR code generation and transmission 405 for the terminal device 1. Also, in FIG. 5, similarly, the operation sequence of the second embodiment of the present invention system is shown, and the explanation up to the QR code generation and transmission 507 for the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) is also provided. FIG. 6 shows, as a third embodiment in the product sales support system 1S according to the present invention, an example of an information transmission sequence for paying referral rewards to referrals. It is a diagram showing an example of an information transmission sequence for paying referral rewards to referrals. In the figure, the operation sequence as the third embodiment of the present invention system is common from the QR code generation and transmission 405 or 507 for the terminal device 1 (1 of 1).

[0046] The terminal device 1 (1 of 1) displays the generated QR code for the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) (display 601). Next, the QR code information is read via the two-dimensional code reading unit of the camera 301 of the terminal device 2 (2 of 1) of the user who will make a chain referral. Then, the operation sequence in which the terminal device 2 (2 of 1) displays, for example, 1C1 or 2C1 of the linked online store content that the server device A (1BA) or B (1BB) has previously uploaded to the Internet communication network 1N is the product information display 602. Here, for example, when the user of the terminal device 2 (201) selects "introduce" in the content 1C1 of the product, a referral ID registration request 603 is made, received by the server devices A (1BA) and B (1BB), and recorded as referral information data 1D2 of referral ID 2-1 in the referral database 1D in FIG. 1, for example. At this time, the referral information data 1D2 records the product ID as 1A, the terminal device as 2 of 1, the referral ID as 2-1, the chain rank as 2, the chain order as 1, and the parent ID as the terminal device 1 (1-1). Next, the server device A (1BA) or the server device B (1BB) performs the referral ID registration 604, and the server device B (1BB) performs a QR code generation and transmission 605 for the terminal device 2 (2 of 1) that incorporates the URL link information to the online store content of the product ID and is associated with the terminal device 1 (1 of 1).

[0047] Here, as described above, the terminal device 3 (3 of 2) reads the QR code 2-1 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 2 (2 of 1), and browses the online content 1C2 through the product information request 606 and the product information display 607. When the product purchase decision 608 and the "Purchase" button 1C2a are pressed, immediately, product price settlement and product delivery notification 609 are performed between the server device A (1BA) and the terminal device 3 (3 of 2).

[0048] In response to this, the product price settlement information and the referral fee calculation information exchange 610 are performed between the server device A (1BA) of the seller and the server device B of the advertising agency. As a result, in this case, as the referral reward fee from the seller, to the user of the terminal device 2 (2 of 1), half of the total referral reward fee per product of the product is split and paid to the user of the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) as the parent referrer and the same half of the referral reward fee respectively. There is an instruction 611 from the server device B to A, and based on that instruction, the server device A (1BA) of the "seller" simultaneously sends a payment notice 612 to the terminal device 1 (1 of 1) and the terminal device 2 (2 of 1), and executes it.

[0049] Similarly, in the system of the present invention, when the referral chain becomes multi-stage, for example, when purchasing a product from the terminal device N, the referral reward fee divided by 1 / (N - 1) is paid from the terminal device 1 to N - 1. 613. The system of the present invention is constructed in this way. As described above, the product sales support system of the present invention involves a very large number of sellers with a wide variety of product types, and causes a referral chain among many referrers related to those products to conduct purchase inducement or referral, becoming a product sales support system. Therefore, with the following proper operation, there is a possibility that the seller, the advertising agency, and the referrer related to the system of the present invention can all greatly benefit.

[0050] For example, FIG. 7(a) is an example of the description of the paper tag 7a indicating the identification of the product attached to each product, such as product 1A or product 2A shown in FIG. 5. This is an example of the description of the paper tag 7a indicating the identification of the product attached to each product, such as product 1A or product 2A shown in FIG. 5. The symbol mark 7a1 of the present invention system indicating that this product participates in the product sales support system of the present invention, next to it, a QR code 7a2 linking to the product sales support system app 51 described in FIG. 5, next to it, a two-dimensional code (JAN code) 7a3 for identifying the product uniquely, and a sales price display 7a4 of this product are described above it.

[0051] Among the numerous products displayed in department stores and various storefronts, if there is such a product with an attached paper tag, the user (customer)'s terminal device (mobile phone, smartphone) can be made to read these two-dimensional codes, perform the operation sequences 501, 502, 503 in FIG. 5, and can easily register the introducer ID of the product. The above-mentioned introduction chain can be carried out to other users (customers), and hereinafter, the introducer ID registrants with lower chain ranks and chain numbers than oneself can be increased to motivate participants to obtain a larger introduction reward fee, and the operation of the present invention system can be carried out.

[0052] In this case, for the seller and advertising agency, the two-dimensional code 7a3 can use the JAN code (JIS standard, sometimes called EAN code overseas) generally assigned uniquely to most products in the market. Also, if efforts are made to widely and generally make the mark 7a1 recognized, the products participating in the present invention system and users (customers) can be expanded dramatically. Also, here, when the introduction chain of the present invention system is carried out on the Internet communication network, within the content of the online store, the display of the mark 7a1, text, etc. can also be used to link from those on the browser to start the product sales support system app, or under that app, the target product can be linked from its image or text data of the product name so that the content 1C1, 1C2, or 2C1, 2C2 can be browsed.

[0053] (2) In the system of the present invention, when the chain order at the time of registering the introducer ID by the terminal device is, for example, the 5th or 6th etc. and becomes multi-level (herein referred to as the lower level), after registering the introducer ID, if the product is purchased on the content page, if operation rules such as raising the chain order of the introducer registration ID or setting it to the 1st place at the start are made public, it is considered that it will be useful for motivating the introducer of the product to become a purchaser etc. Also here, in order to prevent an introduction chain where the chain order becomes extremely low, for example, when a registration request 614 for an introducer ID positioned at the 7th place in the chain order comes from the terminal device, the server device A or B configures it to be the introducer ID registration non-permission 615 and can transmit reply information 616 such as "Please select another product" or "Select the purchase of this product, then select introduction, register the introducer ID, and the chain order will be raised to the 1st place." etc., and it is also possible to exclude introducers with low intention to introduce the product.

[0054] Next, other embodiments in the product sales support system 1S of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a method by which a participant in the sales support system of the present invention constructs a new online store. The server device 1BA of the "seller" or the server device 1BB of the "advertising agency" uploads an online store 81 of a product group participating in a plurality of the systems of the present invention to the Internet communication network 1N. In the online store 81, product sales contents 811 to 813 participating in the system of the present invention are displayed, and a mark 7a1 indicating that it participates in the system of the present invention and a two-dimensional code 1-1 incorporating the attributes of the introducer ID, and means for selecting "Purchase" or "Introduce" 81b are provided. Also, separately, contents 814 of products not participating in the system of the present invention are also mixed and displayed.

[0055] Here, on the terminal device of a user newly joining the system of the present invention, the user browses the online store 81, selects product contents 811, 812, 813, reads the two-dimensional code 1-1 of each product content, or selects "Introduction" 81b and registers each introducer ID, thereby constituting a new online store 82 in which the description contents of the products are arranged. At this time, in the product content 822 of the newly constituted online store 82, as an inducement to the next linked introducer, a two-dimensional code 2-1 incorporating the attribute information of the introducer ID and a means (button) 82b for "introducing" are displayed. However, in the product contents 821, 822, if only the means (button) 81a for making a decision only on "purchase" without seeking the next introduction chain is selected and displayed, a more flexible new online store 82 can be constituted.

[0056] By obtaining such a configuration, a user who intends to register a new introducer ID to participate in the system of the present invention browses the online store 81 created by the "seller" or "advertising agency" and uploaded to the Internet communication network 1N in advance, where a plurality of products are displayed, and reads the two-dimensional code 1-1 of an arbitrary product with the user's terminal device, or selects "Introduction" 81b from the browser, thereby easily constructing a new online store 82 on the Internet communication network 1N without much effort. That is, for example, with a mobile terminal device (smartphone) that most modern working people have, it is possible to easily construct an online store that can sell and introduce various products without much effort and obtain monetary introduction rewards or points for specific shopping. When a product is "purchased" in that online store, a new distribution form will emerge in which the seller conducts all of the product display, product type expansion, maintenance, settlement of the product price with the purchaser, and shipping of the online store, and only the introduction reward for that product is remitted to the user of the mobile terminal device, and a great industrial effect can be expected.

[0057] Sellers of various products using the system of the present invention, or advertising agencies, may face a plurality of diverse situations in terms of market reputation and business conditions. For example, as described above, there may be cases where the chain of introductions is widely carried out, and the introducer information data 1D1 and 1D2 for each product ID registered with many chain rankings and serial numbers of introducers have to be deleted by the seller and due to product circumstances. In addition, there may be sudden accidents such as when the server device A (1BA) managed and operated by the seller or the server device B (1BB) of the advertising agency malfunctions, and the introducer information data 1D1 and 1D2 are lost as described above.

[0058] Therefore, the introducer information database 1D for each product ID described in FIG. 1 above is made into a cloud database 3CD by a distributed storage ledger (blockchain) that can be accessed from a plurality of related terminal devices according to the system of the present invention and can be stored and retained. For example, many sellers for each product ID can share the sequential registration of new introducer IDs, the additional recording and change of the parent ID records, but cannot falsify them. Also, even in the case of a sudden disappearance accident of some data of the above-described introducer information database 1D related to a specific product ID, since it is shared by many "sellers" and others, a means to easily restore it can be obtained, so the repair response can also be easily possible.

[0059] Furthermore, by making the content of the cloud database 3CD public to many users having introducer IDs associated with each product ID, and enabling each user to confirm the introduction chain ranking and the introduction reward fee by themselves, the system of the present invention can be constructed to have fairness while improving the competitiveness of each user, and the product sales support system of the present invention can be expected to have a great industrial effect.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0060] 1S Product sales support system !A Product 1B Server device 1C Online store content 1Ca Purchase button 1Cb Introduction button 1D Introducer information database 1N Internet communication network 1Q Two-dimensional code (QR code (trademark)) 1-1 Two-dimensional code 1 displayed by terminal device 1, terminal device 1 and its user 2-1 Two-dimensional code 2 displayed by terminal device 1, terminal device 2 and its user 301 Camera 311 Product description screen 312 "Purchase" "Introduction" selection screen Display screen of the two-dimensional code generated by the "two-dimensional code generation processing unit" 1BA Seller's terminal device A 1BB Advertising agency's terminal device B 3CD Cloud database by distributed storage ledger technology (blockchain) 51 Product sales support system app 7a Paper tag attached to the product 7a1 Symbol mark indicating participation in the product sales system 7a2 QR code linking to the product sales support system app 51 7a3 JAN code for uniquely identifying the product 7a4 Display of the selling price of the product 7b Configuration data of the QR code 7b1 Site URL of the introduction page of the product sales support system 81 Online store for the product group participating in the system of the present invention 82 Online store by new introducers

Claims

1. It may be attached directly to the product, or displayed near the product description in catalog sales or on the Internet, etc. A mark or notation indicating that the said product is a product covered by a specific product sales support system; A two-dimensional code having link information to a program application for executing the product sales support system, or a display of the link information on an internet communication network; a first terminal device connected to the communication network, the first terminal device having a means for identifying the product, reading a two-dimensional code such as a unique JAN code attached to the product, or displaying the code near the description of the product on the Internet communication network, and selecting and identifying the product based on link information from the description; a server device capable of transmitting, via the Internet communication network, product description and sales information for an online shop that allows the user to select a product description of the target product and a display such as "purchase" which has the same meaning as "order" or "submission" or a display such as "introduction" which has the same meaning as "recommendation", "mediation", or "brokerage", providing a means for registering a first introducer ID for each product in the server device when "introduction" or the like is selected in the description and sales information of the product in the online shop by the first terminal device; Furthermore, the server device incorporates attribute information of the first introducer ID, but generates new product description and sales information that is substantially the same as the product description and sales information in the online shop otherwise, and transmits configuration information of the new first online shop onto the Internet communication network; Furthermore, the server device provides a selection mark such as "purchase" or "recommendation" in the description and sales information of the product in the first online shop, Here, when a word such as "introduction" is selected in the description and sales information of the product at the first online shop from another second terminal device connected to the communication network, a means is provided for registering a second introducer ID in the terminal device, and the server device incorporates attribute information of the second introducer ID, but generates new product description and sales information that is substantially the same as the product description and sales information of the first online shop in other contents, and transmits configuration information of the new second online shop onto the Internet communication network. Then, when a notation such as "purchase" in the product description sales information is selected from a new third terminal device connected to the communication network at the second online shop and the product is sold, the total referral fee for the product is divided, for example, into two, and a notification of the payment record is sent from the server device to the first and second terminal devices having the first introducer ID and the second introducer ID, respectively; Then, the word "introduction" or other notation in the product description sales information at the second online shop is selected by a new third terminal device connected to the communication network, and the server device repeatedly registers a third introducer ID in the third terminal device, and further repeatedly generates new product description sales information that incorporates attribute information of the third introducer ID but is otherwise substantially identical to the product description sales information at the second online shop, and similarly chains this to a fourth and fifth terminal device, and the server device holds record and accumulation information of the introduction chain order, A product sales support system characterized in that the server device stores recorded information on the referral chain ranking and the referral reward fee for each of multiple products that are the target products of the specific product sales support method and for each introducer ID, and the information can be viewed and confirmed via the communication network on a terminal device that has the introducer ID.

2. From a terminal device having an introducer ID in which the introduction chain ranking of the target product of the specific product sales support method is recorded in the server device, The product sales support system according to claim 1, characterized in that when "purchase" or the like of a product is selected in the product description and sales information displayed on the communication network, the introduction chain ranking is changed, for example by being raised, and recorded in the server device.

3. The specific A product sales support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that a terminal device connected to the communication network selects multiple products from the description and sales information of multiple products that are the target products of the product sales support method, registers the introducer ID of those products, and based on that information, the server device uploads onto the Internet communication network a new online shop that displays the description and sales information of the multiple products selected.

4. The product sales support system described in any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the server device records information on changes in the introduction chain ranking for each product and each introducer ID registration in chronological order, and the information on changes in the chain ranking can be viewed and shared by multiple introducer ID registrants on their terminal devices, and the information is changed, accumulated, stored, and shared as cloud data on an Internet communication network in a distributed memory ledger (blockchain) for the purpose of fairness and preservation of this information.

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