JP2004029972A - Mail order business system and method using portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mail order business using the Internet browser function of a portable telephone by realizing a mail order business method to be performed by a few operations for a user and a mail order business settlement system to be easily introduced for a mail order business agent. <P>SOLUTION: This mail order business method and system is configured to transmit the numbers of merchandise carried in various media to a control server, or to receive merchandise purchase requests by using the Internet browser function of the portable telephone so that mail order business settlement of the price can be carried out according to the identification number of the portable telephone or a credit card number corresponding to the terminal number. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail order method, a mail order system, and a settlement system using an internet browser function of a mobile phone.
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2. Description of the Related Art The spread of the Internet using mobile communication devices having a digital Internet browser function typified by a PDA, a mobile phone, a PHS, a mobile terminal, etc. (in the present application, these are collectively referred to as "mobile phones"). Along with this, e-commerce in which products such as digital contents are traded on a network using a mobile phone, and in which mail-order sales are performed on a site accessible by the mobile phone, has become widespread. In the case of such electronic commerce, content is displayed on the screen of the display unit of the mobile phone, and an application is made based on the information. This is a kind of storage agency that bills the user together with the telephone charge, while those that include expensive payments, such as mail-order sales, are not suitable for payment together with the telephone charge. It uses a method such as payment with a card number.
[0003]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-described conventional payment service, which is carried out by a telecommunications carrier in an e-commerce using a mobile phone, the payment is limited to only a small payment, and the other high payment is performed. In the case of performing a credit card settlement, there is a danger or anxiety such as unauthorized interception or unauthorized use resulting from transmitting and receiving a credit card number on the Internet. In order for mail order companies to establish a mechanism for encrypted communication such as SSL in order to prevent such unauthorized use, introduction costs such as development costs on a very large scale are incurred. For those who use this system, it becomes burdensome and it is not easy to spread it.
[0004] In addition to the mobile phone users who do not carry out mail order sales on the Internet, not only the mail order companies that have already made mail order sales to the personal computer users on the Internet are also required to apply. In order to cover mobile phones equipped with an Internet browser function as an entrance to the site, it is necessary to create a site dedicated to mobile phones separately from a site for personal computers, and to operate and maintain it, etc. It was not.
[0005] Furthermore, in a mail-order business that already sells mail-order on the Internet, if you try to make an application while looking at the product catalog from the product catalog on the site, you will have to follow the menu of the site and reach the product. There has been a problem that many operations, time, and communication costs are required to reach a product screen desired by a user, such as browsing over many pages. This problem is expected to become even greater in the future as the number of mail-order sales that use the Internet browser function of mobile phones for mail-order sales continues to increase. You.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem of e-commerce using a mobile phone in the future, and a communication service using an Internet browser function of a mobile phone can be performed with a small number of operations for a user. It is a sales method and an object of the present invention is to provide a mail-order sales settlement system that is easy to introduce for mail-order sellers.
[0007]
According to the present invention, first, the number of a handled product described in a medium on which a product of a product distributor is described is identified by using the data communication function of the mobile phone. The number or terminal number and the user's password are transmitted to the management server, the management server accepts the purchase procedure of the product, and the price of the received product is registered in the server in advance. Is a settlement method using a credit card number corresponding to the above.
[0008] A second aspect of the present invention is to specify a credit card number from a terminal number of a mobile phone of the user in response to a product purchase request using the Internet browser function of the mobile phone from the user, and to specify the specified credit card. Authorize the credit card company using the number as a key, and when the authorization of the product purchase of the credit card is possible, start the ordering transaction and use the Internet browser function for the user. Perform acceptance and confirmation processing of product purchases, perform ordering and processing related to the goods with the corresponding mail-order business, settle the purchased goods with the credit card number of the user, and This is a mail-order sales method characterized by performing a payment process for a commodity price.
[0009] A third aspect of the present invention is a product database in which the number of handled products and product information registered on a medium on which products of a product seller are described, a terminal number of a user's mobile phone, a credit card number, and the like. In response to a user purchase request using a mobile phone Internet browser function from a user, the user checks the price of the corresponding product in the product database, and checks the user's mobile phone terminal number from that user's mobile phone terminal number. Search the user information database, specify the credit card number of the corresponding user, authorize the credit card company with the purchase amount of the product database using the specified user's credit card number as a key, the result of the authorization Starts the ordering transaction if is possible, The user uses the Internet browser function to perform a product purchase acceptance confirmation process, and then performs payment of the purchased product with the user's credit card number. And a management server for performing a settlement process of the product price for the mail-order vendor with the mail-order vendor.
[0010] A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a medium on which a merchandise merchandise is posted is described, wherein a merchandise number used in a mail-order settlement site dedicated to a mobile phone equipped with an Internet browser function is described. Is what you do.
A fifth aspect of the present invention is the mail-order sales method according to the above-mentioned invention, characterized in that when a user first applies for a product purchase, the management server is urged to register a credit card number in association with a mobile phone terminal number. Or a mail-order system or a payment system.
[0012] A sixth aspect of the present invention is a method for buying and selling goods using a mobile phone. The number of a product displayed on various media such as a catalog, a poster, a magazine, a flyer, a wrapping paper, a bag, or a product description is written on the mobile phone. A commodity purchase method is characterized in that a commodity is purchased by transmitting the commodity to a predetermined server of a seller using the method, and the price of the purchased commodity is paid by a designated method.
[0013] A seventh aspect of the present invention relates to a method for selling and selling goods using a mobile phone. The number of goods displayed on various media such as a catalog, a poster, a magazine, a flyer, a wrapping paper, a bag, or a product description is displayed. This is a merchandise buying and selling method characterized in that the merchandise is purchased by transmitting it to a predetermined server of a seller using a telephone, and the price of the merchandise is paid by a designated credit card.
[0014] The eighth aspect of the present invention relates to a mail-order sales method using a mobile phone. The merchandise purchaser registers a credit card number used for settlement of the merchandise price with a mail-order business in advance and simultaneously executes a mail-order transaction. Register a password for authentication, and mail-order business distributes various media such as catalogs, posters, magazines, flyers, wrapping paper, bags, product descriptions, etc. that display the product number used for mail-order, When a purchaser purchases a product, the product number displayed on the various media and the registered password are notified to a mail-order company using a mobile phone, and a mail-order application is made. The mail-order business accepting the application confirms that it matches the registered password, and then checks whether payment for the product using the registered credit card number is possible. Contact a credit card company, deliver the product to the product purchaser if payment by the credit card is possible, and apply to the credit card company for advance payment of the product price. It was a mail order method.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a mail order system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the entire processing flow of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a flowchart at the time of initial registration, and FIG. It is a flowchart at the time. In this embodiment, a mobile phone 1 owned by a customer (hereinafter, referred to as a user or a user) who wants to purchase goods or services by mail order, and a mail order for sending and receiving data by information communication with the mobile phone 1 A system 2 having a site (hereinafter referred to as a management server or a mail order system), a system 3 of a mail-order company that sells products (hereinafter referred to as a member store or a mail-order company), a company that performs settlement of product prices, etc. (Hereinafter referred to as a credit card company) and a medium 5 used by a user to obtain product information and use it for ordering.
Prior to using the present system, the member store registers the product information to be sold from the terminal of the system 3 of the member store in the product database 21 of the management server 2 in advance. The product information includes a member store identification code, a product code, a product price, a validity period, and the like. The management server manages information about a plurality of products of a plurality of member stores.
The user registers user information in the customer database 22 of the management server 2 via the Internet in advance. The user information includes, as shown in FIG. 3, user identification information such as a user's own name, telephone number, and e-mail address, a credit card number, a password, and the like. The management server sends information that prompts the user to enter a credit card number or the like when receiving access from the user, ensures personal identification information, and manages this information for multiple users. .
At the member store, catalogs, pamphlets, newspaper inserts, advertisements hanging on trains, posters, televisions, and other advertising media 5 are provided with the contents and prices of their products and means for accessing the management server. (E.g., address, purchase site name), and each of the above-mentioned advertising products, a member store identification code and a product code (the information may be separated into a plurality of pieces, but is formed as a series of numbers as a product code. May be advertised).
The user who sees these advertisements accesses the merchandise purchase site described in the advertisement through the mobile phone 1 and inputs the member store identification code and the product code described in the advertisement. As shown in FIG. 4, the management server 2 having received the communication searches the product database 21 based on the input member store identification code and product code to specify the product, and inputs information for confirmation and a password. Is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 of the user.
The user who has received the communication transmits a confirmation of the product and a personal identification number from the mobile phone 1, and the management server 2 having received the confirmation searches the customer database 22 based on the telephone number and the personal identification number, and And sends information such as the card number and the purchase price to the system 4 of the credit card company to request an authorization.
When the authorization is obtained from the system 4 of the credit card company, the management server 2 notifies the mobile phone 1 of the customer that the transaction has been completed, and furthermore, the system 3 of the member store transmits the transaction information. And the merchant sends out the product to the user. Thereafter, the credit card company setstle the payment for the member store and charges the user for the credit according to a normal transaction form.
In this way, based on the product information obtained from all types of advertising media such as catalogs, magazines, flyers, televisions, mobile phones, and the like, the user adds the information to the information at the place where the user views the advertisement. The merchandise can be purchased only by inputting the member store identification code, the product code, or a code in which these are integrated.
This selling method is not limited to so-called mail-order sales, and can be used when conducting a transaction while actually looking at a product at a storefront of a product store. That is, in store sales, the merchandise store identification code and the product code or an identification code obtained by integrating these are attached to the product, and when the transaction is completed at the store, the same procedure as the above-mentioned mail-order sales is performed using a mobile phone. Through this, automatic settlement of so-called credit sales becomes possible.
The above-mentioned system and transactions are not limited to sale of merchandise. Admission tickets for professional baseball and drama, etc., when the member store is a ticket dealer, train tickets when the member store is a transporter, and other tickets. Can be used to sell services. In that case, the right to the ticket acquired by the user will be issued at a later date, without allowing the ticket to be issued, allowing the credit card to be used as a ticket and passing through the entrance gate, or using the mobile phone It is also possible to display the ticket information and permit passage through the entrance gate.
Further, the above-described system and transaction are not limited to the provision of goods and services, but can also be used to acquire a kind of value such as coupons and points. In the case of a coupon, the coupon information of the member store is registered in the coupon database of the management system, and the user information is registered in the user database by the mobile phone in the same manner as described above. When the user accesses the coupon acquisition site by mobile phone and enters the coupon number (consisting of the merchant identification number and the coupon product identification number) displayed on the advertising media such as the catalogs of magazines, magazines, and televisions, the management system Performs a coupon acquisition procedure corresponding to the coupon number input in the same manner as described above. The user brings the credit card to the store with the acquired coupon and makes a transaction.
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According to the present invention, products and services handled by mail-order or over-the-counter sellers are published in magazines, televisions, flyers, and any other media, and the Internet browser function of the mobile phone is used. Thus, the purchase of the product and the value acquisition procedure can be immediately received, and the payment of the received product or the like can be performed on the spot. In this case, payment is made in the same manner as ordinary credit sales, instead of being charged in the same manner as in the conventional mobile phone usage fee, so that high-priced products can be used and are safe. The user only needs to use his or her own mobile phone, does not require a procedure such as signing as compared to credit sales, and has the trouble of inputting address, name, settlement account and other information as in normal online sales. Nor. From a seller's point of view, a wide range of mail-order sales can be performed using all current media, and there is no need to build a large-scale system, and long-term and short-term free use is possible, reducing sales expenses. Becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of a sales processing procedure according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart at the time of initial registration.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart at the time of purchase.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Mobile phone 2 System 2 with mail order site (management server)
3 System of mail-order dealer (member store) that sells products 4 Authorization system 5 Product information medium 21 Product database 22 Customer database

Claims (9)

Using the data communication function of the mobile phone, send the number of the handled product described on the medium on which the product distributor's product is posted to the management server together with the identification number or terminal number of the mobile phone and the password of the user, Mail-order sales, wherein the management server accepts the purchase procedure of the product and makes a payment for the received product with a credit card number corresponding to a mobile phone identification number or a terminal number registered in the server in advance. Method. In response to a product purchase request from a user using the mobile phone's Internet browser function, the credit card number is specified from the terminal number of the user's mobile phone, and the specified credit card number is used as a key to authorize the credit card company. When the authorization of the product purchase of the credit card is possible, an ordering transaction is started, and the user performs the product purchase acceptance and confirmation processing using the Internet browser function. Performing the ordering process related to the product with the corresponding mail-order company, performing the payment of the purchased product with the credit card number of the user, and performing the payment process of the product price to the mail-order company. Characteristic mail-order method. There is a merchandise database in which the number of merchandise items and merchandise information described in a medium on which merchandise merchandise is posted are registered, and a user information database in which user terminal numbers of mobile phones and credit card numbers are registered. In response to a product purchase request from the user using the mobile phone's Internet browser function, the price of the corresponding product is checked in the product database, the user information database is searched from the terminal number of the user's mobile phone, and The credit card number of the user to be specified is specified, the credit card number of the specified user is used as a key, the authorization is made to the credit card company together with the purchase amount of the product in the product database, and if the result of the authorization is acceptable, the ordering transaction is performed. To start the -Use the Internet browser function to perform the process of confirming the completion of product purchase acceptance, then settle the purchased product with the user's credit card number, and execute the ordering process related to the purchase application product with the corresponding mail-order company. And a settlement server for performing settlement processing of the product price to the mail-order company. A medium for listing merchandise from merchandise sellers, which describes the merchandise number to be used on a mail-order settlement site exclusively for mobile phones equipped with an Internet browser function. 3. The mail-order sales method according to claim 1, wherein when the user applies for the purchase of the product for the first time, the management server is prompted to register the credit card number in association with the terminal number of the mobile phone. 4. The mail-order system according to claim 3, wherein when the user applies for the purchase of the product for the first time, the management server is prompted to register the credit card number in association with the terminal number of the mobile phone. This is a method for buying and selling merchandise using a mobile phone. A method of buying and selling a product by transmitting it to a server, and paying for the purchased product by a designated method. This is a method for buying and selling merchandise using a mobile phone. A method of buying and selling a product by transmitting the product to a server and paying the price of the product with a designated credit card. This is a mail-order sales method using a mobile phone. The merchandise purchaser registers a credit card number used for settlement of the merchandise price and a password for mail-order sales authentication with the mail-order business in advance. , The mail-order business distributes various media such as catalogs, posters, magazines, flyers, wrapping paper, bags, product descriptions, etc. that display the product number used for the mail-order sales, and when the product purchaser purchases the product Is, using a mobile phone to notify the merchandise number displayed on the various media and the registered password to the mail-order business, apply for mail-order sales, the mail-order business accepting the mail-order sales application, After confirming that the password matches the registered password, ask the credit card company whether payment for the product is possible using the registered credit card number. A mail-order method using a mobile phone, wherein the product is delivered to a product purchaser when payment by the credit card is possible, and an application is made to a credit card company for advance payment of the product price. .

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