JP2014075108A - Delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shopping cart system for easily and automatically recommending and displaying delivery temperature zones automatically optimized for every commodity according to a delivery destinations and a delivery date specified by a user.SOLUTION: A delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server 10 comprises: a commodity master database 11 which stores information regarding commodities including delivery temperature zone categories and pieces of recommended delivery temperature zone information for every commodity; a delivery temperature zone category database 12 which stores deliverable temperature zone information for every delivery temperature zone category; a delivery temperature zone restriction database 13 which stores delivery temperature zone restriction of commodities in a delivery day for every delivery destination area; an order history database 15 which stores order information including delivery temperature zones; a customer master database 14; and a regular service delivery database 16 which stores regular service delivery commodities for every delivery day of the week which is preliminarily reserved and set by a user, recommends and displays the optimized temperature zone.

Description

  According to the present invention, the temperature range that can be delivered by the user into the shopping cart is matched with the delivery address and the season (month and day) via the communication network in response to a request from the user terminal and the administrator terminal. The present invention relates to a technology for automatically optimizing and combining products that can be bundled and providing the result information.

  Conventionally, in an EC shop shopping cart, product display has been provided by means of image display so that a user can easily select a product (see Patent Document 1). When delivering fresh food such as refrigerated in the summer, normal temperature in the winter, such as room temperature in the winter, the shipping temperature range is optimized for each product, the recommended display is automatically combined, and products that can be bundled for each shipping temperature range are automatically combined. There was no mechanism for instructing delivery. In addition, the optimal delivery temperature range for each season varies depending on the region. For example, the summer season when refrigerated delivery to Aomori Prefecture is required is from June to September, but in Kagoshima Prefecture where the summer season is long, 5 It is necessary to support refrigeration from month to October, and automatically according to each delivery destination area and season so that the product will be in the optimal temperature range at the time of delivery for each product at the timing when the user wants to place in the shopping cart There was no mechanism to optimize.

JP 2009-294909 A

  In the shopping cart of the conventional EC shop, when the user puts the product into the shopping cart, the delivery temperature zone (normal temperature, refrigeration, frozen) is not selectable. For each product, a delivery temperature range was manually specified and a shipping instruction was issued. As a result, it was difficult for the user to know which product arrived at which temperature range and how much the final shipping cost would be. Actually, the shipping cost is the number of boxes (if shipping at room temperature, refrigerated and frozen, it will be a separate mouth even if you order at once, shipping fee will be charged) and shipping temperature zone (refrigerated and frozen shipping fee will be added) This is because it is determined depending on (the postage is generated). In addition, the EC shop operator not only has to manually set the delivery temperature zone for each order history data, but also the optimal delivery temperature zone considering the product characteristics, seasons, and delivery destination temperature. Delivery with was difficult.

In particular, in the case of fresh food, the user wants to select a delivery temperature range as follows.
Case 1: To reduce shipping costs as much as possible, we would like you to send the products at room temperature without additional shipping costs.
Case 2: It is already a hot season in this area, so please send it refrigerated.
Case 3: I would like this frozen meat to be refrigerated as soon as it arrives so that it can be easily cooked.
Case 4: This frozen meat is not cooked for a while, so please send it frozen.
Case 5: We want you to bundle it with your next scheduled delivery service so that no additional shipping costs are incurred.

The requirements regarding the delivery temperature range of merchandise on the EC shop operator side are as follows.
Case 1: We want to deliver products to users with as much quality and freshness as possible. For that purpose, we want to limit the delivery temperature range according to the characteristics of the product.
Example) Vegetables are limited to refrigeration in summer, but in autumn, winter and spring, we would like to ship at room temperature or refrigeration according to the user's request.
Case 2: In order to maintain quality and freshness, the length of summer varies from region to region, so we want to limit the delivery temperature range according to the temperature in each region.
Example) Aomori Prefecture is hot from June to August, so it should be refrigerated only during that period, and the rest of the season should be selected from refrigerated or room temperature.
On the other hand, Kagoshima Prefecture is hot from May to October, so it should be limited to refrigeration during that period, and the rest of the season should be selected from refrigeration or room temperature.
Case 3: On the other hand, in Hokkaido, the product freezes when it is shipped at normal temperature in mid-winter. Therefore, it is necessary to limit refrigeration so that the product does not freeze during delivery from December to February.
Case 4: Due to the characteristics of the product, we want to deliver it at a fixed delivery temperature all year round.
Example) I want to ship milk and tofu refrigerated all year round.
Case 5: Due to the characteristics of the product, it is not very dependent on the delivery temperature range, so I would like to bundle it with other products.
Example) Seasonings such as dressing and soy sauce can be shipped at room temperature all year round, but if you want to bundle them with products that you want to ship refrigerated, we would like you to do so.

  The present invention provides a computer technology such as a database, a communication network, and the like in order to solve the above-mentioned demands from the viewpoints of user-side convenience and postage burden and the above-mentioned requirements from the viewpoint of maintaining product quality on the EC shop side. By combining an easy-to-use input interface with web browser technology, the user can easily change the season and season for each product by simply performing the same procedure as that for placing a product in a general shopping cart without forcing the user to bother. It is possible to deliver products in the optimal delivery temperature range considering the delivery destination.

  A delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server according to the present invention is a server that automatically optimizes the delivery temperature zone of a product in a shopping cart via a communication network in response to a request from a user terminal. Product information storage means for storing information relating to the product including delivery temperature zone category and recommended delivery temperature zone information, and delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means for storing delivery temperature zone restrictions for the product on a delivery date for each region Order history information storage means for storing order history information including delivery destination information, delivery product and delivery temperature zone, delivery date, and customer information storage means for storing customer information including the delivery destination information; When the delivery destination information, the delivery product and the delivery date are selected from the user terminal, the product information storage means and the delivery temperature are selected. A delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display for automatically recommending the delivery destination information, the deliverable temperature zone information on the delivery date and the recommended delivery temperature zone information in the shopping cart with reference to the restriction information storage means Means.

  By adopting the above configuration, the optimal operation considering the season and delivery destination for each product can be performed by simply performing the same procedure as putting the product in a general shopping cart without forcing the user to bother. Enables delivery of products in the temperature range.

  The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server may include a delivery temperature zone category information storage unit that stores the deliverable temperature zone information for each delivery temperature zone category.

  With the above configuration, it is possible for an administrator to easily set delivery temperature category information even when delivery temperature category additions or changes occur due to development of delivery technology or changes in product characteristics. To do.

  The delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means of the delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server refers to a delivery for setting the delivery temperature zone restriction of the product with reference to an expected temperature on the delivery date for each region. A temperature zone restriction information setting unit may be included.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to set a delivery temperature zone restriction for each delivery date for each delivery destination region, and to automatically restrict the delivery temperature zone for each region and delivery date.

  The delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display means of the delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server, when the product and the delivery date are selected from the user terminal, the product information storage means and the delivery temperature zone category As a result of determining whether or not the selected product is a delivery temperature range selectable product with reference to the information storage means, if it is the delivery temperature zone selectable product, refer to the delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means, After determining whether or not the delivery temperature range of the product on the delivery date is restricted, the delivery cart information, the deliverable temperature zone information and the recommended delivery temperature zone information on the delivery date are stored for each product in the shopping cart. The delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display means for automatically recommending the display may be included.

  With the above configuration, users can refer to the product temperature zone category information and delivery area by simply performing the same procedure as putting a product in a general shopping cart, without complicating the user. In addition, products can be automatically recommended at the optimal delivery temperature range for each delivery date.

  In the above delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server, the user orders the scheduled flight delivery information storage means for storing the scheduled flight delivery product for each delivery date that is set in advance by the user, and the user places an order. When the delivery date of the scheduled flight delivery product is selected as the delivery date of the product placed in the shopping cart, the shopping cart is referred to by referring to the scheduled flight delivery information storage means. It may be configured to include a periodic flight delivery product automatic bundling means that additionally bundles and displays the scheduled flight delivery product.

  With the above configuration, the user can simply select the delivery date of the product for regular flight delivery in the same operation as putting a product in a general shopping cart without forcing the user to bother. It is possible to additionally bundle it with a registered regular flight delivery product.

  The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart program of the present invention is a program for automatically optimizing the delivery temperature zone of a product in a shopping cart via a communication network in response to a request from a user terminal, from the user terminal When the delivery destination information, the delivery product and the delivery date are selected, the product information storage means and the delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means are referred to, and the delivery destination information and the This is for causing a computer to execute delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display processing for automatically recommending and displaying the deliverable temperature zone information and the recommended delivery temperature zone information on the delivery date.

  According to the delivery temperature zone automatic optimizing shopping cart system of the present invention, it is possible to change the season for each product only by performing the same procedure as that for putting the product into a general shopping cart without forcing the user to perform troublesome work. It is possible to deliver products at the optimum temperature range considering the delivery destination and easy delivery to users while maintaining the freshness and quality of fresh produce such as vegetables and fruits, milk, meat and fish Therefore, it can be said that the significance of the present invention is extremely large.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart system 100 in one embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the process part of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the shopping cart process for goods purchase. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed example of the delivery temperature zone automatic optimization process by each process part in the shopping cart process for goods purchase. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the goods master database. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the delivery temperature zone category database. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the delivery temperature range restriction | limiting database. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the customer master database. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the order history database. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the regular flight delivery database. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a user login screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a shopping cart (confirmation of a shopping content, a delivery destination, and a payment method selection screen). It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a shopping cart (delivery date and time selection screen). It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a shopping cart (at the time of display of the delivery temperature zone selection screen for goods-recommended delivery temperature zone). It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a shopping cart (at the time of the delivery temperature zone selection screen by goods-delivery temperature zone selection change by a user).

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart system 100 includes a delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server 10, user terminals 31 to 3N (N is an arbitrary positive integer), and an administrator terminal. 41 to 4N (N is an arbitrary positive integer). The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server 10, the user terminals 31 to 3N, and the administrator terminals 41 to 4N are connected to each other by a communication network 50 such as the Internet.

  The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server 10 is managed by a system administrator of this system, and is configured by an information processing device such as a WWW server or a database server.

  Delivery temperature zone automatic optimization The shopping cart server 10 defines delivery temperature zone selection information defining delivery temperature zone selection information that can deliver a product at the time of delivery in addition to basic information about the product (features such as product name, price, and production location). Product master database 11 (see FIG. 5) for storing the category (any one of the attribute information of room temperature / refrigeration selectable, refrigeration limited, freezing limited, refrigerated / freezing selectable) and recommended delivery temperature zone information, and delivery Delivery temperature zone category database 12 (see FIG. 6) that stores deliverable temperature zone information for each temperature zone category, and the delivery temperature zone of the product set in advance by the administrator for each delivery date for each destination area A delivery temperature zone restriction database 13 (see FIG. 7) that stores the restriction (the product of the delivery temperature zone category code 4 in FIG. 6 is limited to refrigeration); Order history database 15 (see FIG. 9) for storing order information including date, customer name, payment method, delivery address, delivered product and quantity and price, delivery temperature range, delivery date, etc., and customer name , Customer master database 14 (see FIG. 8) composed of delivery address, e-mail address, sex, etc., and scheduled flights for each delivery day that the user has set in advance for each delivery date A regular flight delivery database 16 (see FIG. 10) for storing delivery products is provided.

  Each of the user terminals 31 to 3N is managed by a registered user of the present system, and is configured by an information processing device such as a mobile phone terminal or a personal computer.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the processing unit of the present invention. A database control processing unit 17 that controls database access, a delivery temperature zone restriction information setting processing unit 18 that sets product delivery temperature zone restrictions, and a delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation processing unit that performs automatic recommendation processing for product delivery temperature zones 19 and a regular flight delivery product automatic bundling processing unit 20 that performs automatic bundling processing related to regular flight delivery products.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a shopping cart process for purchasing a product in the delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart system 100 of this example.

  The user displays a member login screen (see FIG. 11) from the user terminals 31 to 3N (step S101), and logs in by inputting a mail address and password as a member ID.

  When the login is completed, the merchandise master database 11 and the customer master database 14 are referred to, and a delivery destination and payment method selection screen (see FIG. 12) is displayed together with a list of merchandise put in the shopping cart by the user. It is also possible to register a plurality of delivery destinations in advance and select from among them. At this point in time, since no delivery destination has been selected, the delivery area cannot be specified, and the delivery temperature range displayed for each product is a possible delivery temperature range (for example, normal temperature or refrigeration). Is displayed. For example, when normal temperature or refrigeration can be a candidate, it is displayed as 101 in FIG. 12, and in the case of a product that is already frozen at this time, it is displayed as 102 in FIG. On this screen (see FIG. 12), the user confirms the product put in the shopping cart and selects a delivery destination and a payment method (step S102).

  When step S102 is completed, a screen (see FIG. 13) for the user to select a delivery date and a delivery time zone from candidates is displayed. Here, the user selects a delivery date and a delivery time zone (step S103).

  In step S103, together with the display of the candidate date of delivery date, the scheduled flight delivery database 16 is referred to and the delivery date of the scheduled flight delivery product previously set by the user is displayed in a calendar format. (See 103 in FIG. 13), it is also possible to select the delivery date of the scheduled flight delivery product.

  By completing the steps so far (step S103), information (ordered product, delivery destination, delivery date) necessary for automatically optimizing the delivery temperature range for the delivery product is selected. . This makes it possible to display for each product the delivery temperature range that depends on the combination of the selected order item, delivery destination, and delivery date, and the selected delivery date is for the scheduled delivery product. If it is a delivery date, the preset scheduled delivery product will also be displayed in the shopping cart.

    Details of the algorithm (see FIG. 4) regarding the automatic display of the delivery temperature zone optimized for each product in step S104 and the bundling processing of the scheduled flight delivery product are as follows. First, when step S103 is completed and “next” is clicked on the screen (see FIG. 13), the scheduled flight delivery product automatic bundle processing program of the scheduled flight delivery product automatic bundle processing unit (20 in FIG. 2). (S104-1) is activated, and it is determined whether or not the selected delivery date matches the scheduled flight delivery date. If they match (in the case of FIG. 13, October 14 is the scheduled flight delivery date). Is selected from the pull-down menu), a process is performed in which the goods delivered to the regular flight are displayed together with the goods desired to be purchased in the shopping cart in the shopping cart (step S104-2). ). When the regular flight delivery product is bundled, it is displayed in the shopping cart as indicated by 106 in FIG. In this way, scheduled delivery products are automatically bundled, so it is possible to bundle scheduled delivery products and products you wish to purchase in a single box, which incurs additional shipping costs for users. In addition, it is possible to receive both items at once. Next, the delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation program (S104-3) of the server-side delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation processing unit (19 in FIG. 2) is started, and each database is referred to in the following procedure. Referring to the product master database 11, the product is a product that can be selected in the delivery temperature range (that is, whether the delivery temperature zone category in FIG. 6 is “OK” for a plurality of delivery temperature zones), and the delivery temperature zone selectable product. In the case of “No”, it is determined whether the commodity that can be selected at room temperature or refrigeration (that is, whether the delivery temperature zone category code of FIG. 6 is 4). If both are “Yes”, refer to the delivery temperature zone restriction database 13 (FIG. 7) Then, it is determined whether the delivery destination area designated by the user on the delivery date designated by the user is limited to refrigeration. When the delivery date is limited to refrigeration, the process of displaying the refrigeration confirmed and performed is performed (step S104-5). That is, as shown by 105 in FIG. 14, refrigeration is confirmed and displayed, and a pull-down menu for selecting a delivery temperature zone is not displayed. When the delivery date is not a date corresponding to refrigeration only, a process for displaying a recommended delivery temperature range in a state where refrigeration or room temperature can be selected is performed (step S104-4). That is, as shown by 104 in FIG. 14, when refrigeration is in the recommended delivery temperature range, refrigeration is recommended and the room temperature can be selected from the pull-down menu. If the product is not a delivery temperature zone selectable product (that is, if the delivery temperature zone category code in FIG. 6 is 1, 2 or 3), the corresponding delivery temperature zone is fixed and displayed (as indicated by 105 in FIG. 14). In addition, the pull-down for selecting the delivery temperature zone is not displayed) (step S104-5). In addition, even if the product is selectable in the delivery temperature range, if it is not a product that can be selected at room temperature or refrigeration (that is, if the delivery temperature range category code in FIG. 6 is 5), recommended delivery is possible with refrigeration or freezing selectable. A temperature zone is displayed (when refrigeration is in the recommended delivery temperature zone as indicated by 104 in FIG. 14, refrigeration is recommended and freezing can be selected from the pull-down) (step S104-4). After all the above processes are completed, a selectable delivery temperature zone for each product is displayed on the user terminal side by the product display instruction (S104-6) from the server side (S104-7).

  When the user wants to change the delivery temperature zone of the delivery temperature zone changeable product displayed on this screen (FIG. 14), for example, the product that can be selected from freezing and refrigeration (in the case of FIG. 6, the delivery temperature zone category code 5 is If the corresponding) is recommended for freezing, the user can change to refrigeration. FIG. 15 shows an example in which the user changes “Aji Hiraki (1)” (refer to 107 in FIG. 14), which is recommended for freezing in FIG. 14, to refrigeration. As shown in FIG. 15, in FIG. 14, “Aji Hiraki (1)” (see 107 in FIG. 14) that was in the refrigerated shopping cart is moved to the frozen shopping cart and displayed (see 108 in FIG. 15). , Shipping and product totals are automatically recalculated and displayed.

  When “Next” in FIG. 15 is clicked, an order final confirmation screen is displayed, and when the user clicks the order confirmation button, the order is confirmed in the same manner as a general shopping cart system, and the confirmed order contents are the order history database. The order process is completed (step S105).

  The administrator sets the delivery temperature zone restriction in the delivery temperature zone restriction database 13 from the administrator terminal in advance by the delivery temperature zone restriction information setting processing unit (see 18 in FIG. 2). For example, in areas where the temperature rises quickly (for example, Kyushu), it is possible to deliver products while maintaining the freshness and quality of products by setting refrigeration only where room temperature cannot be selected at an early stage. . Also, like Hokkaido, if you ship the product at room temperature in the middle of winter, there may be a problem of freezing, so in regions like Hokkaido, by setting it to refrigerated only where room temperature can not be selected, It is also possible to prevent problems caused by freezing of products. Furthermore, with global warming, it is also possible to predict the temperature of each region each time and change the settings at will.

  The administrator previously sets a delivery temperature zone category coat and a deliverable temperature zone in the delivery temperature zone category database 12 from the administrator terminal by the database control processing unit (see 17 in FIG. 2), and further, the product master database 11 Set the delivery temperature zone category code and recommended delivery temperature zone for each product code.

  As described above, the delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart system 100 considers the user's destination area and season (temperature), and selects the product in the optimum delivery temperature zone according to the characteristics of the product to be delivered. In addition to enabling delivery, it is also possible to select and change the delivery temperature range desired by the user within the permissible range of delivery temperature range for each product, and to bundle products in the same delivery temperature range Thus, it is possible to reduce the user's shipping cost. This is useful because it enables delivery of a product with a minimum shipping cost by bundling processing in an optimal delivery temperature range according to the user's application.

  According to the delivery temperature zone automatic optimizing shopping cart system of the present invention, it is possible to change the season for each product only by performing the same procedure as that for putting the product into a general shopping cart without forcing the user to perform troublesome work. It is possible to deliver products in the optimal delivery temperature range considering the delivery destination and delivery to users while maintaining the freshness and quality of fresh food such as freshly produced vegetables and fruits, milk, meat and fish Therefore, it can be said that the present invention is extremely significant.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server 11 Goods master database 12 Delivery temperature zone category database 13 Delivery temperature zone restriction database 14 Customer master database 15 Order history database 16 Regular flight delivery database 17 Database control processing part 18 Delivery temperature zone restriction Information setting processing unit 19 Automatic delivery temperature range recommendation processing unit 20 Automatic bundled product delivery processing unit 31-3N User terminal 41-4N Administrator terminal 50 Communication network 100 Automatic delivery temperature range optimization shopping cart system

Claims (6)

A server that automatically optimizes the delivery temperature zone of the product in the shopping cart via a communication network in response to a request from the user terminal,
Product information storage means for storing information about the product including delivery temperature zone category and recommended delivery temperature zone information for each product;
A delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means for storing a delivery temperature zone restriction of the product on a delivery date for each region;
Order history information storage means for storing order history information including delivery destination information, delivery product and delivery temperature range, and delivery date;
Customer information storage means for storing customer information including the delivery destination information;
When the delivery destination information, the delivery product, and the delivery date are selected from the user terminal, the product information storage unit and the delivery temperature range restriction information storage unit are referred to, and the product information is stored for each product. A delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server comprising delivery destination zone information, delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display means for automatically recommending and displaying the delivery destination temperature zone information on the delivery date and the recommended delivery temperature zone information in the shopping cart. A delivery temperature zone category information storage means for storing the deliverable temperature zone information for each delivery temperature zone category;
The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server according to claim 1. The delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means includes a delivery temperature zone restriction information setting means for setting the delivery temperature zone restriction of the product with reference to an expected temperature on the delivery date for each region.
The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server according to claim 1.   The delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display means refers to the product information storage means and the delivery temperature zone category information storage means when the product and the delivery date are selected from the user terminal, and the selected product. As a result of determining whether or not the product is a delivery temperature range selectable product, if the product is the delivery temperature range selectable product, the delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means is referred to and the delivery temperature zone of the product on the delivery date is referred to The delivery according to claim 1, wherein, after determining whether there is a restriction, the delivery destination information, the deliverable temperature zone information and the recommended delivery temperature zone information on the delivery date for each product are automatically recommended in the shopping cart. Automatic temperature range shopping cart server. A regular flight delivery information storage means for storing a scheduled delivery product for each delivery date that the user has set in advance;
When the delivery date of the scheduled flight delivery product is selected as the delivery date of the product placed in the shopping cart for the user to order, the scheduled flight delivery information storage means is referred to , Including means for automatically bundled periodic delivery delivery products for displaying the regular delivery delivery products in the shopping cart.
The delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart server according to claim 1. A program for automatically optimizing a delivery temperature zone of a product in a shopping cart via a communication network in response to a request from a user terminal,
When the delivery destination information, the delivery product and the delivery date are selected from the user terminal, refer to the product information storage means and the delivery temperature zone restriction information storage means,
A delivery temperature zone automatic recommendation display process for automatically recommending display of the delivery destination information and the delivery possible temperature zone information and the recommended delivery temperature zone information on the delivery date for each product in the shopping cart;
Delivery temperature zone automatic optimization shopping cart program to be executed by computer.

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