JP2002073986A - System for assisting buying and selling of membership in franchised chain - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intermediary assisting system that facilitates buying and selling of membership by intermediating among a franchised chain member, an individual or an enterpreneur who requests the membership and a franchised chain main office operation through the internet. SOLUTION: The intermediary assisting system is provided on an internet Web, and the franchised chain main office operation, the member and the applicant for membership are always connectable to one another. The intermediary assisting system records information about an objection to, a request to and an evaluation of a franchised chain main office in a database and includes a means for providing, along with the information, a fair evaluation based on examination conducted by a third institution to the franchised chain member and the applicant for membership.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for supporting the purchase and sale of rights of franchise chain members, and more particularly, to the mediation between a franchise chain member, a franchise chain headquarters, and an individual or business operator who desires to join the system. And a system for mediating the sale and purchase of membership rights.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A franchise chain is being developed as a method of expanding new businesses and stores. In this business expansion method, the franchise chain member (franchisee) pays the franchise franchise and enters into a contract, and the franchise chain headquarters (franchisor) provides business know-how, business resources, and trademark use rights. Business development.

[0003] This franchise chain business development enables the franchise chain headquarters to expand its business nationwide in a short period of time while distributing and allocating the business fund risk to the franchise chain, thereby improving customer recognition and reducing purchasing costs through centralized purchasing. There is a great advantage in distributing the burden of advertising expenses. In addition, for franchise stores, important matters such as profitability of the business can be confirmed at stores directly managed by the franchise chain headquarters, etc., and business know-how can be provided, making it easy to enter the business.

[0004] However, if a newly started business wants to adopt the franchise chain system, or even a headquarters that already operates a franchise chain, recruiting new franchise stores requires a lot of advertising expenses and business explanations. It took time and effort. The reason for this is that the business that adopts the franchise chain method is unable to identify the scope of the merchant applicants to be recruited, because the business development in existing industries is different from the business development and business practices and the target customer group. Is one of the factors.

[0005] In addition, there are many demands for individuals or businesses considering joining a franchise chain not only to utilize existing business resources such as locations and funds, but also to judge future business possibilities. They wanted the information about the franchise chain operators as information. However, there was a problem that claims, requests and evaluations of the headquarters of the franchise chain members were not made public.

[0006] Even if a member of a franchise chain joins a franchise as a new business, it is difficult to convert to a new business at a member store where business profits cannot be secured due to location, competition, and misunderstanding of business plans. There was a problem. In other words, there has been a problem that the franchise chain has not been able to buy or sell its franchise chain because it has no market. In addition, bankruptcy of franchise headquarters,
There has been a problem in that even if substantial damages to the membership are caused due to breach of contract, there is no insurance to compensate for the damages.

[0007] There is also a problem that a franchise chain having excellent business contents overseas is introduced, and there is no business that mediates its membership.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems between the franchise chain headquarters business operator and the franchise chain applicants, or between the franchise chain operator and the franchise chain. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mediation system for the sale and purchase of membership rights between applicants.

[0009] In addition, accepting claims, requests and evaluation information for the franchise chain headquarters via the Internet, and providing rating information along with fair evaluation and evaluation by a third-party organization to franchise chain applicants and franchise chain affiliates. With the goal.

[0010] It is another object of the present invention to introduce a franchise chain having excellent business contents abroad via the Internet and mediate its membership.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a franchise chain membership right trading support system according to the present invention comprises a terminal of a user who wants to join a franchise chain and a terminal device which has already joined the franchise chain. Terminals of franchise chain business operators, terminals of third-party organizations that evaluate and evaluate the business content and business performance of franchise chain business operators, computer systems of franchise chain business operators, and the Internet A mediation device provided by an intermediary company that connects them to a terminal and a computer system to support the purchase and sale of franchise chain membership rights. Merchants from chain business operators FC headquarters registration means for accepting consolidation conditions and consignment of member rights trading and registering them in the FC headquarters database, user registration means for registering users who wish to join the franchise chain in the user database, and conditions for joining the user Introducing the franchise chain by searching the FC headquarters database and introducing the franchise chain that matches, the user accepting the introduced franchise chain and registering it in the FC member database, and the franchise chain Upon receiving support requests from participating FC member businesses, FC
FC member support means to be recorded in the member database, claims and requests from franchisees to the franchise chain headquarters to be received and registered in the claims information database to be disclosed to members via the Internet. A means for accepting a request to sell a membership right from a member, registering it in the FC membership right trading database, and releasing it to the member via the Internet;
FC headquarters evaluation means for adding the franchise chain headquarters rating information of a third party organization as content data of the claim information database and claim correspondence information of the franchise chain headquarters, and publishing to users via the Internet; A sales contract mediation means for receiving a franchise chain membership right purchase request from a user and mediating a sales contract with the franchise chain headquarters or the franchise chain headquarters.

[0012] Further, the member right trading intermediary apparatus includes a Web server and a mail server including a firewall, the FC headquarters database, a user database, an FC member member database, a claim information database, and a FC.
A database server for managing at least a membership right trading database, and the FC headquarters registration means, user registration means, introduction means, FC membership member registration means, claim receiving means, sale receiving means, FC headquarters evaluation means, and sales contract mediation means. It is characterized by comprising at least an intermediary service application server and an intermediary service input data processing terminal.

[0013] Further, the third party is characterized by including any of a law firm, an information center, an association of small and medium-sized enterprises, a franchise association, and a patent and trademark office.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the configuration of a franchise access right trading support system 100 of the present invention.

Here, 1 is a franchise chain (F
(Also referred to as C) Terminals of users who wish to join, 2 are terminals of FC affiliated companies that are affiliated with the franchise chain, 3 are third parties that evaluate and evaluate the business content and business performance of FC headquarters operators 4 is a computer system of the FC headquarters operating company, 5 is a computer system of the FC headquarters operating company outside the country, and 6 is an Internet communication line.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a membership right trading intermediary device which is connected to the terminals 1, 2, 3 and the computer systems 4, 5 via the Internet 6 and which is provided by an intermediary company which supports the trading of franchise access rights.

As shown in FIG. 1, a membership right trading mediation device 50 includes a Web server and a mail server 10 including a firewall, a database server 11 for managing a database 8 necessary for mediation business processing, and a mediation business application server. 9 shows an embodiment composed of a data processing terminal 9, an intermediary service and management service data input processing terminal 13, and a local area network (LAN) 15 connecting them.

The database 8 includes a FC headquarters database 8a for registering the FC headquarters contracted with the intermediary business operator and recording the FC headquarters together with an ID number determined by the intermediary device 50 and a password determined by the FC headquarters. User database 8b for registering IDs and passwords, and an FC member database 8c for registering applicants who are already participating in the franchise chain and recording the IDs and passwords together with the ID numbers and passwords
And a claim information database 8d from the FC member to the FC headquarters, and an FC member right trading database 8e that receives and registers requests from FC members.

The application server 9 includes at least the following units 9a to 9h.

The FC headquarters registration means 9a is a means for receiving the conditions for recruiting affiliated stores from the FC headquarters operating company and entrusting the purchase and sale of affiliated rights to register them in the FC headquarters database 8a.

The user registration means 9b is a means for registering a user who wants to join the FC in the user database 8b.

The introduction means 9c is a means for receiving the user's desired membership conditions in the accepting user database 8b, searching the FC headquarters database 8a, introducing a matching franchise chain, and recording it in the user database 8b.

If the user accepts the franchise chain introduced by the FC member registration means 9d, the FC member registration means 9d
This is a means to register in the member database. Also, F
The C member member support means 9e is a means for receiving a support request from an FC member business operator already participating in the franchise chain and recording it in the FC member member database 8c.

The claim accepting means 9f is a means for accepting claims and requests from FC members for the FC headquarters, registering them in the claim information database 8d, and disclosing them to the members via the Internet.

The sale accepting means 9g is a means for accepting a request to sell a membership right from an FC member, registering it in the FC membership trading database 8e, and opening it to the member via the Internet.

The FC headquarters evaluation means 9h adds, as content data of the claim information database 8d, the evaluation information of a third-party organization that performs the FC headquarters rating and the claim handling information of the FC headquarters, and provides the user via the Internet. It is a means of disclosure.

The sales contract mediation means 9i is provided by the user
This is a means for accepting a membership purchase request and mediating a sales contract with the membership owner or FC headquarters. The sales contract mediation means 9i, in the case of a membership purchase agreement with the franchise headquarters, carries out bankruptcy of the franchise headquarters, concludes non-life insurance under the membership right, and mediates contracts for participation due to default on contract terms.

The third party includes any one of a law firm, an information center, an association of small and medium-sized enterprises, a franchise association, and a patent and trademark office.

Next, the operation flow of the franchise chain membership right trading support system 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described.

The membership right intermediary device 50 receives the membership store recruiting conditions and the access to the commission request for the membership right sale from the computer systems 4 and 5 of the FC headquarters operating company, and displays a Web page input screen required for registration. The input data is transmitted and registered in the received FC head office database 8a (FC head office registration means 9a) (S21).

The membership right trading intermediary device 50 receives the access of the membership request from the terminal 1 of the user who wants to join the FC, transmits a Web page input screen required for user registration, and receives the input data. User database 8b
(User registration means 9b) (S22).

Following the registration, the membership mediation device 50 transmits a web page input screen provided with items necessary for the user's desired membership conditions, receives the input data, and receives the input data to obtain the user database 8b. , And searches the FC headquarters database 8a, distributes it by mail to the terminal 1 of the matching FC user via the Internet, introduces it, and records it in the database 8a (introducing means 9c) (S23).

Upon receiving a mail for consent to the FC introduced from the user's terminal 1, the device 50 registers it in the FC member database 8c (FC member registration means 9d).
(S31).

The membership right buying and selling intermediary device 50 records in the database 8c when receiving a support request from an FC member company that has already joined the FC (FC member member support means 9e) (S32).

The membership right trading intermediary device 50 accepts a claim / request from the FC member member terminal 2 to the FC headquarters, confirms the member from the ID / password of the FC member member database 8c, and then enters the claim / request. A Web page having an input field that can be input is received, and the received data is registered in the claim information database 8d, and is disclosed to FC member members on the Web page via the Internet (claim receiving means 9f) (S33). .

Upon receiving the membership right sale request from the FC member member terminal 2 and confirming the member from the ID / password of the FC member member database 8c, the membership right trading intermediary device 50 needs to sell the membership right. An input screen Web page provided with items to be transmitted is transmitted, the input data is received, registered in the FC membership right trading database 8a, and released to the FC affiliate members on the Web page via the Internet (sale acceptance means 9g). ) (S34).

The membership right trading intermediary device 50 adds the following information content data to the claim information database 8d. The evaluation information of the third-party organization that performs the FC headquarters rating is received from the terminal 3 and added to the database 8d (S4).
1).

Further, the database 8d is disclosed to the user's terminal 1 via the Internet, in addition to the claim correspondence information of the FC headquarters. However, the ID and password are confirmed in the user database 8b (FC headquarters evaluation means 9h) (S42).

The membership right buying and selling intermediary device 50 receives the FC membership right purchase request from the user's terminal 1 and mediates a sales contract with the member right holder or FC headquarters. That is, the ID and password are confirmed in the user database 8b, and F
It searches the C membership right trading database 8e to mediate the sales contract (trading contract mediation means 9i) (S43). Further, the sales contract mediation means, in the case of a membership purchase agreement with the franchise headquarters, performs the bankruptcy of the franchise headquarters, concludes the non-life insurance under the membership right due to default of the contract conditions, and mediates the contract for participation.

[0041]

The franchise chain membership right trading support system of the present invention has the following effects.

That is, by means of the membership right trading intermediary device,
Even if a franchise chain joins a franchise as a new business, it will be easier to switch to another new business at franchisees whose business profits cannot be secured due to location, competition, misalignment of business plans, etc. .

Since there is now a trading market for franchise chain membership, wasteful situations such as abandonment of membership can be avoided.

On the other hand, a user who wishes to join the franchise chain can know in advance the complaints / requests for the franchise headquarters or the fair examination / evaluation / rating information of a third-party organization. You can decide to join the chain.

Information on the franchise chain is constantly exchanged with domestic and overseas franchise chain headquarters, affiliated businesses, affiliated applicants, and third-party organizations via the Internet by means of a membership right trading mediation device, and exchanged.
The system will be able to support with the latest information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a franchise chain membership right trading support system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation of the franchise chain membership right trading support system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of the system following FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation of the system following FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Terminals of users wishing to join FC 2 Terminals of FC affiliates or terminals of FC affiliates 3 Terminals of third-party organizations 4 Computer systems of FC headquarters operators 5 FC headquarters operators overseas Computer system 6 Internet communication line 8 Database 8a FC headquarters database 8b User database 8c FC member membership database 8d Claim information database 8e FC membership right trading database 9 Brokerage application server 9a FC headquarters registration means 9b User registration means 9c Introduction means 9d FC member registration means 9e FC member support means 9f Claim receiving means 9g Sale receiving means 9h FC headquarters evaluation means 9i Sale contract mediation means 10 Web server and mail server including firewall 11 Database Database server 13 brokerage input data processing terminal 15 LAN 50 member rights brokerage apparatus 100 franchisees rights trading support system for managing

Claims (3)

[Claims] [1] Rating the terminal of a user who wants to join the franchise chain, the terminal of a franchise chain member company that has already joined the franchise chain, and the business content and business performance of the franchise chain headquarters operating company Terminals of third-party organizations to be evaluated, computer systems of franchise chain headquarters operators, and intermediaries that connect them to terminals and computer systems via the Internet to support the purchase and sale of franchise chain memberships A support system comprising a membership right trading intermediary device, wherein the membership right trading intermediary device accepts conditions for recruiting affiliated stores from the franchise chain headquarters operating company and entrustment of membership right trading, and registers it in the FC headquarters database. FC headquarters registration means and franchise User registration means for registering users who wish to join the franchise chain in the user database, referral means for accepting the user's membership request conditions, searching the FC headquarters database and introducing matching franchise chains, Accepts the introduced franchise chain and registers it in the FC franchise database, and accepts support requests from FC franchisees already affiliated with the franchise chain and records them in the FC franchise database FC member support means,
Claim receiving means for receiving claims and requests from FC member members to the franchise chain headquarters, registering them in the claim information database and disclosing them to the member via the Internet, and receiving FC member membership requests to sell membership rights and FC membership rights Sale acceptance means for registering in the trading database and disclosing it to members via the Internet, evaluation information of a third-party organization that ranks the franchise chain headquarters as content data of the claim information database, and claim correspondence information of the franchise chain headquarters In addition, the FC headquarters evaluation means that is made available to users via the Internet, and a sales contract that accepts a franchise chain membership purchase request from the user and mediates a sales contract with the franchise owner or franchise chain headquarters Intermediary Franchise member rights trading support system characterized in that it comprises and. 2. The mediation device for a membership right trading system comprises: a web server and a mail server including a firewall; the FC headquarters database; a user database;
Member database, complaint information database, F
C: a database server that manages at least a membership database, and said FC headquarters registration means, user registration means, introduction means,
2. An intermediary service application server including at least a C member registration means, a claim accepting means, a sale accepting means, an FC headquarters evaluating means, and a sales contract intermediary means, and an intermediary service input data processing terminal. A franchise chain membership support system. 3. The third party organization according to claim 1, wherein the third party includes one of a law firm, an information center, an association of small and medium-sized enterprises, a franchise association, and a patent and trademark office. A franchise chain membership support system.