JP2002015185A - Method for using internet to order article with character and method for ordering and order reception of article with character - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a user generate an article sample to order a article by freely selecting the desire article and an character to be stuck to the article on the user side. SOLUTION: The user selects the desired character from character information in a portrait, a literary work, or the like provided from a server by access from a user terminal to the server, and the user selects the desired article from article item information provided from the server by access from the user terminal to the server, and the user sticks the selected character to the selected article to generate the article sample and order the generated article sample to the server as the article which the user wants to purchase.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for ordering a product with a character using the Internet and a method for receiving and ordering a product with a character, and more particularly, to a product desired by a user and the product using the Internet. A user can create a product sample by arbitrarily selecting a character to be attached, an additional portion of the character with respect to a product, and the like, receiving and ordering a product according to the product sample, a character provider and a product seller, a delivery company, and the like. The present invention relates to a method for ordering merchandise with a character and a method for receiving and ordering merchandise with a character using the Internet, which can automatically perform a settlement process to the merchandise and a delivery process to the merchandise buyer online.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Works such as company logos, character design drawings and paintings, and portraits such as talents and idols
Various products such as tee shirts, calendars, cups, and the like with characters) are commercialized and sold. These goods with characters are limited in number of commodities and limited characters, so that the company itself selects, manufactures, and provides them to the user. The types are also limited, and the products do not always meet the needs of the user and the needs of the market.

[0003]

As described above, since the conventional character-added products are sold only in the existing market, it is difficult to grasp the underlying market needs. In addition, the existing company-led planning and commercialization methods
With an emphasis on understanding market needs,
Market needs and customer needs that cannot be grasped only by companies,
Or at present, it is not possible to satisfy product demand and character demand caused by attaching a character.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to freely select a product desired by a user and a character to be attached to the product from the user side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of ordering a product with a character using the Internet, which can create a product sample and place an order. Another object of the present invention is to place an order for a product desired by a user and a character to be attached to the product at the initiative of the user, and to perform online settlement and delivery of the product from the commercialization of the ordered product sample. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for ordering a product with a character using the Internet.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for ordering a product with a character from a user terminal to a server via the Internet, comprising the steps of:
By accessing the server from the user terminal, a character desired by the user is selected from character information such as portraits and copyrighted works provided from the server, and by accessing the server from the user terminal, The user selects a desired product from the provided product item information, pastes the selected character on the selected product, creates a product sample, and uses the created product sample as a user's purchased product on the server. It is characterized by placing an order.

In the method of ordering a product with a character according to the present invention, a product sample desired by a user and a character to be pasted on the product can be freely selected from the user side, and a product sample can be created and ordered.

[0007] To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides:
A method for receiving and ordering a product with a character which automatically performs online ordering, commercialization and delivery of a product with a character from a user terminal to a server via the Internet,
By accessing the server from the user terminal, a character desired by the user is selected from character information such as portraits and copyrighted works provided from the server, and by accessing the server from the user terminal, The user selects a desired product from the provided product item information, pastes the selected character on the selected product, creates a product sample, and uses the created product sample as a user's purchased product along with the quantity. After ordering from the server, the character usage fee for the product sample accepted by the server, the charge of the commercialized product, and the delivery fee are calculated and settled, and after confirming the payment of the settlement amount, the character manager and the product seller Process payment to,
In addition, the method is characterized in that a product manufactured according to the product sample is arranged with a delivery company and a delivery fee is paid.

In the method for receiving and ordering a product with a character according to the present invention, a user orders a product desired by the user and a character to be attached to the product under the initiative of the user. Payment and delivery can be done online.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a method for ordering merchandise with characters and an ordering method for merchandise with characters using the Internet according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a network system to which a method for ordering a product with a character and a method for receiving and ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to the present invention are applied.

In FIG. 1, user terminals 101 to 10N
Is a personal computer or a mobile terminal of each home used by the user, who independently creates and orders a product sample with a character desired by the user.
01 to 10N are connected to the Internet 20.
The server 30 calculates a character usage fee, a commercialized product fee, and a delivery fee for a product sample with a character received from the user terminals 101 to 10N through the Internet 30 and performs a payment process, and after confirming payment of the payment amount, It is for payment processing to character managers and merchandise sellers, arranges merchandise manufactured according to merchandise samples to a delivery company, and pays a delivery fee, etc., and is connected to the Internet 20.

Further, the server 30 controls the entire server 30 to execute the above-described processing.
1. A memory 302 for storing a program or the like for executing the above-described processes by the CPU 31, and for storing and managing various character data such as copyrights such as company logos, character design drawings and paintings, and portraits such as talent and idols. Character database 303, an item database 304 for storing and managing product data including image information such as various product names such as tee shirts, calendars, cups and the like, and a character provider, a product seller and a product purchaser. A member database 305 for registering and managing as a member, and a communication control unit 306 for communicating with the Internet 20 are provided. Also, the Internet 20 includes:
A character manager terminal 40, a merchandise seller terminal 50, and a delivery company terminal 60 are connected.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure in the system for ordering merchandise with characters and receiving and ordering merchandise with characters shown in FIG. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, a method of ordering a product with a character and a method of receiving and ordering a product with a character in the present embodiment will be specifically described. First, the member registration process of the character manager, merchandise seller and merchandise purchaser will be described with reference to FIG. The user of this system accesses the server 30 through the Internet 20 from the user terminals 101 to 10N, the character manager terminal 40, and the merchandise seller terminal 50. Accordingly, it is determined whether or not the user terminal is a member of the present system by referring to the member database 305 (step S21). Here, if the user is a member of this system, step S in FIG.
Move to 42. If it is determined that the user is not a member of the system, it is determined whether to register as a member (step S
22). Here, when the member registration is not performed, the process proceeds to step S43 in FIG. When a member is to be registered, the process from step S23 is executed.

In step S23, it is determined whether the terminal accessing the server 30 is a terminal that desires a character registered member.
The process proceeds to 24 to determine whether the member is a registered product sales member (item registered member). If the member is not an item registered member, the process proceeds to step S25 to determine whether the member is a registered product purchase member. If it is determined in step S25 that the member is a registered product purchase member, it is determined by referring to the member database 305 whether the accessed terminal is another registered product purchase member who has not been registered yet (step S26). Here, if the member is another product purchase registered member, the member data required as a product purchase member is input from its own terminal (step S2).
7) The member data is transferred to the server 30 and registered in the member database 305. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S40. If the member is a registered product purchase registered member, the product purchase member data is additionally input as necessary (step S41), and the process proceeds to step S40.

If it is determined in step S23 that the terminal is an registered character member, it is determined by referring to the member database 305 whether the accessed terminal is another registered member who has not been registered (step S28). . Here, in the case of another character registered member, the member data required as a character registered member is input from its own terminal (step S29), and the member data is transferred to the server 30 and registered in the member database 305. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S31. If the registered character member is already registered, character registration member data is additionally input as necessary (step S).
30), and proceed to step S31. Step S
At 24, if it is determined that the terminal is an item registered member, it is determined whether the accessed terminal is another item registered member by referring to the member database 305 (step S).
34). Here, if it is another item registered member who has not been registered yet, the member data necessary as the item registered member is input from its own terminal (step S35), and the member data is transferred to the server 30 and the member database 305 is transferred. Register with. After that, it moves to step S37. If the registered member is an already registered member, additional item registration member data is input as necessary (step S36), and the process proceeds to step S37.

In step S31, it is determined whether or not there is character data to be registered. If there is character data to be registered, the character data input from the character manager terminal 40 is taken into the server 30 (step S32). The character data is registered in the character database 303 (step S33), and the process proceeds to step S40. If it is determined in step S31 that there is no character data to be registered, the process ends. In step S37, it is determined whether or not there is item data to be registered. If there is item data to be registered, the item data input from the merchandise seller terminal 50 is taken into the server 30 (step S3).
8) This item data is stored in the item database 30.
4 (step S39), and the process proceeds to step S40. If it is determined in step S37 that there is no item data to be registered, the process ends. Then, in step S40, it is determined whether or not the product is to be commercialized. If the product is to be commercialized, the process proceeds to step S43 in FIG. 3, and if not, the process ends.

The information of the member registrant includes, for example, the company name or name of the registrant who uses the present system,
The address, telephone number, etc. for contacting, and if necessary, the bank, branch name, account number, name, and credit company and number to be used for various payments and payments, etc. are listed. If it is desired to separate the account for merchandise purchase from the account for the character right fee, that fact is registered at the time of additional registration. Each registered member is issued an individual member registration number (ID) and a password for personal identification, and the member registration is completed. In addition, the member registration number that was additionally registered is not changed, only the member information is changed, and the password is
It can be changed arbitrarily the next time this system is used.

In registering the character data, a member registration number (ID) of the character right holder and a password for identity verification are required. In addition, the character data includes a character fee, a character expiration date and usage. Each information of the range is added as desired by the character right holder. The types of use range of the character include first-party sales in which only the registrant of the character commercializes and sells the product, second-party sales in which the purchaser-registered product is commercialized without selling, and purchaser-registered There is a third-party sale that is commercialized for the purpose of selling. When the character data including these information is electronic data, after inputting and confirming the data from the terminal, a method of transmitting the character to the server 30 is selected, transmitted directly through the Internet 20, and transmitted to the character database 303. It is registered (step S33). If it is not electronic data,
The server 30 is brought or mailed to a window of a company that manages the server 30, and is converted into electronic data by the company that manages the server 30 and registered in the character database 303 (step S33).

When registering item data,
Item (product type) registrant member registration number (ID)
And a password for personal verification are required, as well as the product price, minimum order unit, approximate delivery time, product supply period, pass / fail of character pasting work, expiration date and usage range (to whom third party sales are allowed) ) Is added.
After these data are input and confirmed from the terminal, the method of sending the item to the server 30 is selected and registered in the item database 304 (step S39). Further, in order to avoid leakage of various data of the character manager, the merchandise seller and the delivery company, these data are encrypted as necessary to ensure data security.

Next, the merchandising, settlement and delivery processing operations will be described with reference to FIG. The user terminals 101 to 10N access the server 30 through the Internet 20 to order products. Thereby, the server 30 refers to the member database 305 and determines whether or not the accessing user terminal is a purchaser registered as a member based on the member registration number (ID) and the password (step S42). When it is confirmed that the purchaser is a registered member, the server 30
Character data and item data from the character database 303 and the item database 304 to the user terminal, display characters and item types on the display screen, and select a category desired by the purchaser from the character and item type categories. In addition to the selection, the desired character and product type from the selected category are displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. 4 (step S43).

Next, the user selects a desired character from the display screen and confirms whether the character has been selected (step S44). If there is no desired character, the process proceeds to step S45, where a message requesting a new character to the server 30 is transmitted, and the process ends. When the selection of the character is confirmed, the user selects the desired product and the color of the product from the display screen, and checks whether the product is selected (step S46). If there is no desired item, the process proceeds to step S47, where a message requesting a new item to the server 30 is transmitted, and the process ends. Thereafter, if there is a desired character and a product, the mouse or the like attached to the user terminal is operated to change the selected character to a desired portion of the product such as a shirt (see FIG. 4) as shown in FIG. (A portion indicated by a broken line), and a method of pasting a character is determined to create a product sample (step S48).

After the creation of the desired product sample is completed, it is confirmed again whether or not the user is a regular member (step S49). If the member is not a member, the processing of the system ends. After confirming the minimum order unit of the product and setting the order quantity, the server 30 together with the product sample data.
To send an order (step S50). The server 30 that has received the order from the user terminal performs payment processing of bank transfer or card payment based on the order quantity of the product sample and the member data, and determines whether the payment has been made (step S51). When the settlement is completed, the server 30 executes the payment processing and checks whether the payment processing is completed (step S53).

Here, if the payment has not yet been made, the user terminal is notified of a demand for payment (step S54), and step S5 is performed.
Return to 2. If the payment is confirmed, the server 30
The server 3 arranges for a character and performs processing for payment of a royalty (royalties) to a character manager.
The process is executed between 0 and the character manager terminal 40 (step S55). After that, arrange for the product to the product seller,
A process for paying the product seller to the product seller is executed between the server 30 and the product seller terminal 50 (step S).
55). Further, an operation of attaching a character to the product according to the product sample is performed (step S57). Next, a product manufactured according to the product sample is arranged with a delivery company to request delivery, and at the same time, processing for payment of a delivery fee is executed between the server 30 and the delivery company terminal 60 (step S).
58). Then, the merchandise is delivered from the delivery company to the customer, and it is confirmed whether the merchandise is delivered (step S59). Here, if the delivery of the product to the customer cannot be confirmed, the delivery location is confirmed (step S60), and the process returns to step S58.
If the delivery of the product to the customer is confirmed, the system processing ends.

As described above, according to the method of ordering a product with a character and the method of receiving and ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to the present embodiment, the product desired by the user and the character to be pasted on the product are selected from the user side. You can freely select and create a product sample and place an order. In addition, the user can order a desired product and a character to be pasted on the product under the initiative of the user, and from the commercialization of the ordered product sample, settlement and delivery of the commercialization can be performed online. This allows
It is easy to grasp the underlying market needs, and it is possible to satisfy market needs and customer needs that cannot be grasped only by companies, or product demands and character demands caused by attaching characters.

[0024]

As is clear from the above description, the method of ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to the present invention is realized by accessing the server from a user terminal.
A character desired by the user is selected from character information such as portraits and copyrighted works provided by the server, and an access to the server from a user terminal allows the user to select a desired product from product item information provided by the server. Is selected, a product sample is created by pasting the selected character on the selected product, and the created product sample is ordered from the server as a user's purchased product. A product sample and a character to be pasted on the product can be freely selected from the user side, and a product sample can be created and ordered.

In the method for receiving and ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to the present invention, when a user terminal accesses the server, the user can obtain desired information from character information such as portraits and copyrighted works provided from the server. A character to be selected, and by accessing the server from the user terminal, selecting a product desired by the user from the product item information provided from the server, and pasting the selected character to the selected product. A product sample is created, the created product sample is ordered to the server together with the quantity as a user's purchased product, and a character usage fee for the product sample received by the server, a charge of a commercialized product, and a delivery fee are calculated. Payment processing, and after confirming payment of the payment amount, payment processing to the character manager and the merchandise seller. And a product manufactured according to the product sample is arranged to a delivery company to pay a delivery fee, so that the user places an order for a product desired by the user and a character to be pasted on the product at the initiative of the user. From the commercialization of the ordered product sample, settlement and delivery of the commercialization can be performed online.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a network system to which a method of ordering merchandise with characters and a method of receiving and ordering merchandise with characters using the Internet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for ordering a member product with a character and receiving and ordering a product with a character shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an ordering and settlement / ordering system for a character-added product shown in FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of delivery.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display of a commercialization process according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 to 10N User terminal 20 Internet 30 Server 301 CPU 302 Memory 303 Character database 304 Item database 305 Member database 306 Communication control unit 40 Character manager terminal 50 Merchandise seller terminal 60 Delivery company terminal

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A method for ordering merchandise with a character from a user terminal to a server via the Internet, comprising: accessing a server from the user terminal; The user selects a desired character from the character information, and selects an item desired by the user from item information provided from the server by accessing the server from the user terminal, and selects the selected item for the selected item. A product sample is created by pasting the created character, and the created product sample is ordered to the server as a product purchased by the user. 2. The character and product item are displayed on a display screen of a user terminal, and on this display screen, character and product selection processing and detailed selection such as color designation of the product are performed. 2. The method for ordering a character-added product with a character using the Internet according to claim 1. 3. The server, wherein the server is registered as a member,
The system is configured to permit only a user who intends to purchase a product to use the character and the product, and to receive and manage the product sample created by the user. Item 1. A method for ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to Item 1. 4. The server registers the character and merchandise providers as members, and receives and registers and manages character data or merchandise item data input from the member terminals through the Internet as needed. 2. The method for ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to claim 1. 5. The server determines which of a character registered member, a product item registered member, and a product purchase registered member is desired for access from a terminal not registered as a member, and requests the character registered member. If it is determined that the member is a member, the necessary member data input from the terminal is taken in, the member is registered as an additional member, and the registered character data is registered, and it is determined that the member wants to be a registered member of the product type. When it is done, it takes in the necessary member data input from the terminal and registers it as an additional member, registers the input product item data, and when it is determined that the product purchase registration member is desired, 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein necessary member data input from a terminal is taken and registered as an additional member. Item 1. A method for ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to item 1. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the character data includes information on a character expiration date and a use range. 7. A method for automatically receiving and ordering a product with a character from a user terminal to a server via the Internet, and automatically ordering, commercializing, and delivering the product with a character, comprising the steps of: The user selects a desired character from character information such as portraits and copyrighted works provided by the server by accessing the server, and the user terminal accesses the server from the user terminal to obtain a user from merchandise item information provided by the server. Selects a desired product, creates a product sample by pasting the selected character on the selected product, orders the created product sample as a user's purchased product together with the quantity to the server, Character fee, commercialized product fee and delivery fee for product samples accepted at Calculate and settle the payment, perform payment processing to the character manager and the merchandise seller after confirming the payment of the settled amount, and arrange the goods manufactured according to the sample product to the delivery company to pay the delivery fee. A method for receiving and ordering goods with characters using the Internet. 8. The character and product item are displayed on a display screen of the user terminal, and the character and product selection processing and detailed selection such as color designation of the product are performed on the display screen. 8. The method for receiving and ordering goods with characters using the Internet according to claim 7. 9. The server, wherein the server is registered as a member,
8. The Internet according to claim 7, wherein only the user who intends to purchase the product is permitted to use the character and the product, and the user is managed to receive the product sample created by the user. The ordering method for the goods with characters used. 10. The server registers the character and merchandise provider as a member, and receives and registers and manages character data or merchandise item data input from the member terminals via the Internet as needed. 8. The method for receiving and ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to claim 7. 11. The server determines which of a character registered member, a product type registered member, and a product purchased registered member is desired for access from a terminal not registered as a member, and requests the character registered member. If it is determined that the member is a member, the necessary member data input from the terminal is taken in, the member is registered as an additional member, and the registered character data is registered, and it is determined that the member wants to be a registered member of the product type. When it is done, it takes in the necessary member data input from the terminal and registers it as an additional member, registers the input product item data, and when it is determined that the product purchase registration member is desired, 11. A method according to claim 7, wherein necessary member data input from a terminal is taken in and registered as an additional member. A method for receiving and ordering goods with characters using the Internet according to claim 1. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the character data includes information on a character expiration date and a use range. 13. The use range of the character includes first-party sales in which only the registrant of the character commercializes and sells the product, second-party sales in which the person registered as the purchaser does not sell the product, and buyers. 13. The method for receiving and ordering a product with a character using the Internet according to claim 12, wherein the registered product is a third-party sale commercialized for sale.