JP2002269451A - Net commodity retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a net commodity retrieval system capable of collecting information on a plurality of net malls and net shops in one place and providing the information as browsable information to clients. SOLUTION: A net commodity retrieving site A is provided with a latest data collecting function A-2 for collecting the information on the malls and shops and the information on handled commodities in the plurality of net malls and net shops, a net commodity data base A-3 for storing, therein, the data collected by the latest data collecting function, a retrieval list display function A-4 for transmitting from the net commodity data base, in response to a retrieval request from the clients, to the clients the net commodity list including the display of the malls and shops allowing the commodities requested to purchase by the clients and the display of the information on the purchase requested commodities in the malls and shops, and a mall guiding function A-5 for guiding the clients to the malls and shops selected from the net commodity list by the clients.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a net merchandise retrieval system capable of collecting information of a plurality of net malls and net shops in one place and providing the information as browsable information to a client.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Net malls and online shops make use of the characteristics of computers and the Internet to provide conveniences that cannot be obtained in real malls and shops, and the purchasers and the scale of purchase are rapidly expanding. As a result, the number of store openings and the type and type of industry of the store openings are steadily increasing.

[0003] The characteristics of an online mall or an online shop as compared with a real store include, for example, the following. (1) A user can search for a product or a store and view or purchase it on the screen while staying at home. (2) For products of the same type, many products and stores can be easily displayed and compared at the same time.

[0004]

However, in recent years, with the rapid increase of net malls and net shops, the mechanism for connecting these with purchasers has been left undeveloped.
Several problems have become apparent.

[0005] That is, when viewed from the purchaser's side, the address of a net mall or a net shop that has already been used or is posted on a search site can be easily obtained. In contrast, new malls and online malls that are not listed on search sites have difficulty obtaining addresses and have very few opportunities to know about their existence.

[0006] Further, since the search site itself is hosted by a company, and most of the companies set up their own net malls and net shops, buyers can easily search for competing net malls and net shops. It is hard to imagine that it is made possible. For this reason, even if a new net mall or net shop is opened, the purchaser cannot find it, and the purchaser concentrates on some existing net malls or net shops.

[0007] As described above, despite the fact that many net malls and online shops are established, the available information such as addresses and products handled is biased.
It is said that buyers cannot fully enjoy the above-mentioned characteristics (1) and (2), and it has become difficult to purchase desired products under the best conditions at the best price. That is the first problem.

[0008] On the other hand, from the point of view of the trader, it is not so difficult at present to open an internet mall or an online shop due to the development of related package software and the increase in the types of payment methods. In addition, there are many small and medium-sized local businesses that have products that are suitable for sale via the Internet, and that cannot be sold widely at existing stores, and that have excellent local products. Nevertheless, the second problem is that it has become difficult to enter a new online mall or online shop and succeed in that market due to the above situation .

[0009] In any of the above-mentioned problems, the number of store operators is limited by conditions such as the area of the store, distribution means, freshness management and the like, and buyers who come to the store are narrowed by conditions such as regional characteristics and convenience of transportation. In real stores, this is an unthinkable problem, and with the expectation that the economy will recover using IT such as computers and the Internet, there is a possibility that the characteristics of IT can not be fully utilized and the development of the Internet sales market may be hindered. This is considered a major issue.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and can improve the convenience of the purchaser, and as a result, gives the possibility that the purchaser is guided to a new online mall or online shop. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system that can promote the willingness of a trader to open a store, solve the above-described problems, and further activate the product sales market on the Internet.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises an internet product search server, wherein the internet product search server and the client terminal are mutually accessible via a network. The merchandise search server collects at least information on the plurality of net malls and / or online shops, at least information on the net malls and / or the net shops themselves, and information on the products handled by the net malls and / or the online shops as needed or periodically. A collection function, an online product database that stores data collected by the latest data collection function, and a search request from a client terminal that is input via the network and that responds to a search request that includes conditions for a desired product to be purchased. And the Internet product database A net mall and / or an online shop that matches the client's search request and is capable of purchasing the desired product, and includes a display of information on the desired product at the net mall and / or the online shop. A search / list display function for creating a product list and transmitting the net product list to the client terminal that has made the search request, and guiding the client to a net mall and / or net shop selected by the client from the net product list A mall product search function is provided.

According to the present invention, information such as prices and purchase conditions of merchandise handled at a shopping mall on the Internet (hereinafter referred to as “net mall”) and a store on the Internet (hereinafter referred to as “net shop”) is collected and purchased. It is intended to provide a system that enables consumers to easily search and compare, thereby enabling purchases closer to their wishes, and at the same time, giving equal sales opportunities to each net mall and net shop. .

[0013] There is a huge amount of information on the Internet,
Several "Internet search sites" have been constructed and operated in order for users to search for desired information from among them. The present invention relates to a "net merchandise search site" that can search for merchandise information of an internet mall or an internet shop, among the internet search sites.

In an internet mall or an online shop, usually, in order for a buyer to search for and compare products, the product category, keywords, characteristics, price range, purchase conditions, and the like are used.
It has a screen that displays a list of products in your own online mall or your own online shop. The search function and the list display function usually include data representing product information (hereinafter referred to as “product data”), storage, search,
It is realized as a database having a function of displaying a list (hereinafter referred to as “product database”).

In the "net product search site" of the present invention,
A function to collect or input the product data and the information such as the address of each net mall or net shop itself from each net mall or net shop at regular time intervals or to enter them at any time. Database (hereinafter referred to as “net product database”),
It has functions such as search and list display, which are similar to those of a normal net mall, net shop, or Internet search site.

[0016] The purchaser may select the "net product search site"
Connect to and search for the products you want to buy or similar products by price or purchase conditions, etc. Can be obtained.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration of a net product search system according to the present invention. This system includes a net product search server (net product search site) mutually accessible via a network and a client terminal. Examples of the network include an existing network such as the Internet and a dedicated line. The net product search server is generally a server computer, and the client terminal is generally a personal computer owned by the client or a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone.

In FIG. 1, A is a net product search site (net product search server). This net product search site A has the following functions (A-1) to (A-5).

(A-1) "Basic functions" of an Internet search site, such as Internet connection, display of user screen, access control, security measures, etc.

(A-2) From each net mall or online shop, the product data of these and information such as the address of each net mall or net shop itself are collected at regular time intervals or input at an arbitrary time. (A-3)
"The latest data collection function" that updates to the existing database

(A-3) A "net product database" which has a data table for storing the information of (A-2) and a data table in which various necessary related information is optimized, and stores each data.

(A-4) In order for a user to search for a desired product or a net mall / net shop, information in a net product database is searched according to a product category, a keyword, a characteristic, a price range, a purchase condition, and the like. "Search / list display function" for displaying a list

(A-5) "Mall guidance function" for guiding a user to an actual net mall or an online shop, such as displaying an address capable of uniquely determining the location on the Internet and operating a link.

The above-described configuration is basically the same as the system configuration in a normal Internet search site. In the present invention, the search target is information on merchandise in a plurality of net malls and net shops, net malls and the like. It is characteristic that it is the information of the net shop itself.

B is a group of actual net malls and net shops, and includes various systems (B-1, B-2, B-
3) exist, but since these methods have already been generalized and commercialized, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted in this specification. These net mall and net shop systems include a “product database” (B) that stores information for users to search, display, and purchase the products they have.
-1-1), "mall / shop data" (B-1-2) which specifies information of a net mall or a net shop itself, such as an address, an operator, characteristics, and introduction. B-2-1 and B-3-1 are the product database B-1.
-1 and B-2-2 and B-3-2 are moldings.
Since it is the same as the shop data B-1-2, detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 2 is an example of a flowchart when the latest information of a net mall or a net shop is updated and the user uses the updated information. The operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

(2-1) The online merchandise search site provides the latest data collection function (A-2 in FIG. 1) at appropriate fixed time intervals or at the request of each net mall or online shop.
To collect the latest data of each online mall and online shop. The latest data includes unique address information indicating the location of each net mall or online shop on the Internet, the name of the trader, the location of the trader, payment method and other information as essential information on mail-order sales of products, the characteristics of net malls and net shops And the characteristics and basic information that buyers need to compare product purchases, such as product category, product name, product code, keywords, sales price, sales unit, inventory quantity,
The information includes a sales period, a delivery period, a shipping fee, and other information. The method and system for collecting the latest data include a method and a system generally implemented on a known Internet search site, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted in this embodiment.

(2-2) The online product search site uses the latest data collection function (A-2 in FIG. 1) to perform the above-mentioned 2-1.
Update the latest data collected in (1) to the online product database (A-3 in FIG. 1). At this time, if necessary, the latest data is converted to the standard product name and product code according to the format of the data table,
Edit data such as converting to standard product category. The purpose of this is to standardize the method of displaying information on products so that buyers can easily compare and review similar products when searching for products later. A conversion table for displaying information at a mall or an online shop and displaying information on an online product search site is separately prepared.

(2-3) The net product search site repeats the above steps 2-2 at sufficiently short intervals in order to keep the data of the net product database fresh enough to withstand the demands of the purchaser.

(2-4) The purchaser (client) connects to the net product search site by ordinary Internet connection means. As for the Internet connection means and the connection to the Internet product search site, there are known means for using the Internet and methods and systems generally realized in the Internet search site. Omit.

(2-5) The purchaser uses the search / list display function (A-4 in FIG. 1) on the screen of the net product search site to search for the desired product or the net mall / net shop. Specify conditions. The method and system for this search and list display are generally realized on known Internet search sites, and therefore, detailed description is omitted in this embodiment.

(2-6) Using the search / list display function (A-4 in FIG. 1), the net product search site is designated from the information stored in the net product database in 2-5. Extract all the information that meets the conditions, and list the results on the screen seen by the buyer.

(2-7) If necessary, the purchaser should make the above 2
While changing the condition designation of -5, the user repeatedly searches and displays a list of desired products, net malls and net shops.

(2-8) The purchaser selects his / her desired merchandise and information on the net mall / net shop from the list displayed in 2-6 above and uses the mall guidance function (A in FIG. 1). -5) is started. The mall guidance system and system include a system and system established as a known Internet technology such as an HTML link system, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted in this embodiment.

(2-9) The online merchandise search site uses the mall guidance function (A-5 in FIG. 1) to activate the online information of the selected information based on the activation of the purchaser in 2-8. And the screen of the buyer to the address of the online shop.

(2-10) The purchaser connects to the actual address of the net mall or net shop by the mall guiding function (A-5 in FIG. 1).

(2-11) The purchaser can browse detailed information on the selected information at an actual net mall or an online shop, or can actually purchase a product.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to collect information on an online mall or an online shop in one place and provide the information as browsable information. Price and purchase conditions at malls and online shops can be compared and displayed on the same screen in a list format, and based on the results of comparisons of similar products, purchases can be made directly from the screen to the online mall or online shop. It is possible to guide the person.

[0039]

As described above, the net product retrieval system of the present invention has the following effects (a) to (c). (A) The first effect is that a purchaser can easily search for an online mall or an online shop that handles a product to be purchased. (B) The second effect is that buyers can select from online malls and shops that sell similar products.
It is possible to easily compare prices, purchase conditions, and the like, and easily visit a target net mall or net shop based on the results. (C) The third effect is that, if the prices and purchase conditions are the same, the same sales opportunity can be obtained for a company that opens an online mall or an online shop.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a net product search system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Net Product Search Site A-1 Basic Function A-2 Latest Data Collection Function A-3 Internet Product Database A-4 Search / List Display Function A-5 Mall Guidance Function B Net Mall / Net Shop

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An Internet-based product search server, comprising: a network-based product search server; and a client terminal that can access each other via a network. The latest data collection function that collects at least information about the online mall and / or the online shop itself, information about the products handled by the online mall and / or the online shop at any time or periodically, and accumulates data collected by the latest data collection function. In response to a search request from a client terminal input through the network and including a condition for a desired product to be purchased, the net product database matches the content of the client's search request from the net product database. Before and after The user has created a net product list including a display of the net mall and / or online shop where the desired product can be purchased, and a display of information on the desired product at the net mall and / or online shop, and made a search request. A search / list display function for transmitting the net product list to the client terminal; and a mall guiding function for guiding the client to a net mall and / or an online shop selected by the client from the net product list. Internet product search system.