WO2004023361A1

WO2004023361A1 - Electronic trading method and system

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Publication number: WO2004023361A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/009164
Authority: WO
Inventors: Terunori Maruyama
Original assignee: Terunori Maruyama
Priority date: 2002-09-09
Filing date: 2002-09-09
Publication date: 2004-03-18
Also published as: AU2002368231A1

Abstract

An electronic trading method. The conventional electronic trading method has various problems: there is little benefit for ordinary consumers as compared to enterprises and when the price is interlocked with an order acceptance count and lowered, only a small number of orders can be obtained within the order acceptance time. It is possible to provide an electronic trading method capable of lowering the price interlocked with the total order acceptance count and offering benefit of electronic trading both for ordinary consumers and enterprises. In the electronic trading method, a trading condition that the price is interlocked with the total order acceptance count and decided after the order deadline is indicated on a buyer’s terminal and after the order deadline, a settled price Pd decided while being interlocked with the total order acceptance count is transmitted to the terminal which has made an order. All the buyers can buy a commodity at the same settled price Pd interlocked with the total order acceptance count NE and decided to be cheap after the order deadline. Thus, a seller can significantly increase the profit or sell a commodity at a cheaper price and both of ordinary consumers and enterprises can receive benefit of the electronic trading.

Description

Description Electronic transaction method and system Technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic transaction method performed via a computer network such as the Internet, and an electronic transaction system using the same and a program and program of the electronic transaction method and a recording medium having the program recorded thereon. Background art

Electronic trading via computer networks such as the Internet is in full swing. In electronic trading, sellers and buyers can find trading partners around the world and trade for 24 hours while at home. In addition, since products can be sold without stores or intermediaries, it is expected that significant cost reductions will be possible. Furthermore, in recent years, electronic commerce technology has been proposed that utilizes the computational power of a computer during online connection. Examples thereof are JP-A-2000-57214 and JP-A-10-320470.

In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-57214, an optimal production procedure algorithm is used to make an optimal production plan for meeting an order request when an order is received from a customer, calculate prices and delivery times in real time, and display it on the customer terminal screen. To present. In addition, it is possible to sell the products at lower prices as the number of orders received is complete.

According to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-57214, when selling is carried out to lower the price as the number of received orders is finalized, the cheaper the price is presented to the customer terminal as the order acceptance order is later. According to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-57214, when selling is done to lower the price as the cumulative number of orders is finalized, the customer who noticed that the cheaper the price is presented as the order acceptance order is later, the acceptance order A customer who notices that only a small number of orders can be collected within the reception time because they delay the point of order later, or the order acceptance order is early There is a high possibility that Problem 1 will occur, such as canceling the previous order, when trying to leave the acceptance order.

In JP-A-10-320,470, a price corresponding to the number of purchases inputted by the buyer is calculated and displayed on the terminal. Companies that purchase large amounts of money can benefit greatly because purchasing products in large quantities makes purchasing products much cheaper than purchasing them separately. However, there is a problem2 that the benefits of electronic transactions are small for general consumers who purchase single items or small items.

The present invention solves the problems 1 and 2 described above, and can make the price linked to the cumulative number of orders to make it cheaper, and at the same time, both consumers and large buyers who purchase in the small market will be fair. The purpose is to provide an electronic transaction method that can enjoy the benefits of the transaction. Disclosure of the invention

To this end, in the invention according to claim 1, in the electronic transaction method using a communication computer network such as the Internet, the settlement price is determined in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received for the buyer's terminal. Use an electronic trading method characterized by comprising the step of presenting trading conditions. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the electronic transaction method according to claim 1, wherein the cumulative number of orders received is the cumulative number of orders received after the deadline for order offering. Here, the cumulative number of orders received is defined as the sum of the number of products sold for all orders received from the start of the recruitment of orders for product purchases to a certain time thereafter. In the electronic commerce method according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the electronic commerce, the transaction conditions for determining the settlement price in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received are presented to the terminal of the buyer. This makes it possible for buyers to be interested in the ability to obtain products under trade conditions where the settlement price is linked to the number of orders received and which is cheaper. In the electronic transaction method according to the second aspect of the present invention, transaction conditions for determining the settlement price in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the order offering deadline has been presented to the buyer's terminal. This makes it possible for all buyers to understand that they can obtain goods at the same price uniformly after order submission deadline regardless of order acceptance order. As a result, the occurrence of the problem 1 can be prevented.

In the invention according to claim 3, in the electronic transaction method carried out using a communication computer network link such as the Internet, the step of outputting product information to the buyer's terminal, and after the order submission deadline. Suggesting transaction conditions that determine the settlement price in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received, prompting the user to set the number of items purchased when the settlement price is undecided, and promoting transmission of order information Using an electronic commerce method characterized by comprising:

In the electronic commerce method according to the third aspect of the present invention, the transaction conditions for determining the settlement price in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders after the order submission deadline before or after the step of outputting the product information in the electronic commerce. Present on the buyer's terminal. This makes it possible for all buyers to understand that they can purchase goods at the same price uniformly regardless of the order acceptance order, thus preventing the occurrence of Problem 1 above. In addition, it is possible to ensure that the buyer is not concerned about the price at the stage of prompting to set the number of purchased products or at the stage of prompting to transmit the order information without settlement price being settled.

In the invention according to claim 4, in the electronic transaction method using a communication computer network such as the Internet, the settlement price linked to the cumulative number of orders after the order submission deadline is transmitted to the buyer's terminal. Use an electronic commerce method characterized by providing a step.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in the electronic transaction method using the communication computer network such as the Internet, after the order submission deadline, the number of orders received after the order submission deadline for the terminal of the buyer who is the order requester. Send the settlement price determined in conjunction with. Therefore, since the order requester can be notified immediately via the buyer terminal immediately after the settlement price is determined, the buyer can feel relieved. Furthermore, since all buyers can purchase goods at the same settlement price, which is inexpensively linked to the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline, regardless of the number of purchases, the problem 2 is solved. it can.

Also, in the conventional commerce method, the seller monopolizes the increase in profit due to the increase in the number of sales. T JP 2002/009164

However, in the electronic transaction method according to claim 4, since the product can be sold at the settlement price P d which becomes inexpensive in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline, the profit increase due to the increase in the number of sales The seller can share with the buyer. Since the seller can increase the satisfaction of the buyer to compensate for the increase in profit due to the increase in the number of sales, the seller can increase the satisfaction of the buyer, so new customers who come to hear and visit the customers, fixed customers and reputation who come again The possibility of increasing the number of buyers can be increased.

In the invention according to claim 5, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a step of outputting to the terminal of the buyer the fact that the delivery date of the product takes a predetermined period is required. Use an electronic bower method characterized by comprising:

According to the invention as set forth in claim 5, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the fact that the delivery date of the product requires a predetermined period is presented to the tribute. In the meantime, the seller can offer additional orders as required, as well as purchase “parts-in-parts' materials, production of ordered products, inspection, delivery, etc. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, not only pre-order purchased products that are stocked and stocked with products prior to order acceptance but also related parts after order acceptance as products to be sold · It is also possible to sell made-to-order products that purchase materials, produce ordered products, and then deliver them, and post-order products that are purchased after the products themselves are ordered and then delivered. As a result, the types of products handled can be significantly increased, and the e-commerce market can be expanded.

In the invention according to claim 6, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a statement or table for showing a price linked to the cumulative number of orders received for the terminal of the buyer. Alternatively, the electronic commerce method is used, which comprises the step of outputting a mathematical expression or a figure or the like.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 6, the price linked to the cumulative number of orders received for the item ordered is presented as a statement, a table, a formula or a figure etc. to the terminal of the buyer. It is easy for buyers to understand that the price is linked to the cumulative number of orders and becomes cheaper. For this reason, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, unlike the conventional commercial law in which the price is sold at a constant price, the price is received from the accessing buyer. It is easy to be interested in being sold in a distinctive way that becomes cheaper in conjunction with the cumulative number.

In the invention according to claim 7, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, reference is made to the buyer terminal at a predetermined time of the price linked to the cumulative number of orders received. And b. Presenting the value.

According to the invention described in claim 7, for example, the reference price P (t) at the time when the buyer accesses the electronic shop is evaluated as the reference value at the predetermined time of the price linked to the cumulative number of orders. To the It also suggests that the settlement price may be cheaper than the current value at which the buyer is accessing the online store.

Therefore, the buyer knows the current value of the price linked to the cumulative number of orders and can understand that the final settlement price may be cheaper than the current value at which the buyer accesses the online store. . For this reason, in addition to the inventive effects described in any one of claims 1 to 6, it is interesting for a large number of buyers including those who do not necessarily order how much the settlement price falls from the current value. In order to see how much the price goes down, you can once again try to access this electronic store.

In the invention according to claim 8, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the order received at the time when the order of acceptance is I is received from the buyer's terminal. The electronic trading method comprises the steps of outputting the reference price Pi t (Fig. 17) linked to the number NN (I), and outputting the explanation that the settlement price becomes less than the reference price Pi t. Use

According to the invention as set forth in claim 8, in the electronic transaction method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the reference price description clearly specifying that the settlement price is equal to or less than the reference price PI t A price linked to the cumulative number of orders received NN (I) at the time of receiving the order, which is output to the buyer's terminal and urges sending the order information further, is accepted as the reference price PI t. It is output to the buyer's terminal together with or separately from the information. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the settlement price is a reference An explanatory note stating that the price must be equal to or less than the price PI t is output to the buyer's terminal, so that the buyer can be relieved regarding the price when deciding whether to order a product purchase. Furthermore, it is possible to provide the order requester with an expectation that the settlement price is lower than the reference price PI t presented at the time of order receipt.

In the invention according to claim 9, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the transition information of the reference price since the start of the order offering start is outputted to the terminal of the buyer. The electronic commerce method characterized by comprising a step is used.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 9, the transition information of the reference price since the start of the offer is presented to the buyer as a price transition diagram (FIG. 9). As a result, interest is given to the trend of cheap prices linked to the number of orders received, and many buyers feel that they will try to re-access this electronic store later to see the price change. It can be turned. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, at first, the buyer who does not order the product purchase only by looking at the product information is given to the buyer who places the order of the product purchase. It can be changed gradually.

In the invention according to claim 10, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, including the step of outputting guidance information of the product experience to the terminal of the buyer. Use the electronic transaction method that is the feature.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 10, since it becomes possible for the buyer to experience the product experience and confirm the quality before ordering, it is possible to greatly improve the credit to the electronic store. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 9, a large number of potential buyers who want to conduct electronic transactions if quality can be confirmed are accessed to the electronic store. It can be a new customer to come. In addition, high-priced products can be easily sold by electronic transactions.

In the invention according to claim 11, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the delivery date of the ordered item is the date of the date for the terminal of the buyer. Use an electronic bower method characterized by comprising the step of outputting.

According to the invention of claim 11, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 10 In addition, since the point of delivery that is second only to quality and price in commerce can be presented on the date of the date when the buyer accesses the electronic store, the buyer's sense of trust can be enhanced.

In the invention according to claim 12, in the transaction method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, for the terminal of the buyer, the customer goes to a predetermined place to receive an ordered item. Use an electronic commerce method characterized by including the step of delivering to home or prompting selection.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 12, in addition to the effects of the invention as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 11, the desired buyer can go to a predetermined place to receive the goods. If there are many buyers who want it, sellers can deliver a large amount of goods to a designated place for delivery in a short period, shorten delivery times, and reduce delivery costs to improve buyer satisfaction.

In the invention according to claim 13, in the electronic transaction method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, for any product, price information linked to the cumulative number of orders received and guidance information on the product experience. In order to make it possible to present at least one of them on an arbitrary home page, an electronic commerce method characterized by transmitting to a predetermined server or terminal is used. According to the invention as set forth in claim 13, in addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 13, it is possible to list price information which becomes inexpensive in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders regarding any product. In the form of figures or formulas, present on any homepage, or present the existence of an online store where you can check the quality by making product experience before placing an order on any homepage, It is easy to do. Through these, it is possible to increase the number of people and new buyers who visit electronic stores. In addition, if the quality can be confirmed, the potential number of potential buyers who wish to conduct electronic transactions can be greatly increased as new customers coming in to access electronic stores. In addition, they can sell high-priced products through electronic transactions.

In the invention according to claim 14, the electronic transaction according to any one of claims 1 to 13: In the method, an electronic commerce method is used in which the transition price of the reference price P2t and the settlement price Pd determined in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the closing of the offer are presented on any website.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 14, during the offering period of the product purchase order, the transition information of the reference price after the order offering start is displayed on any home page, and the settlement price is determined after the offering deadline. As soon as it is done, it can be displayed in addition to the transition information. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 13, the trend of reference prices linked to the cumulative number of orders received and the status of determination of settlement prices are given to a large number of people using computer networks. Can be presented. Because of this, it is possible to impress a large number of people that it is an interesting commerce method that makes good use of the capabilities of computer networks, and it is possible to significantly increase the number of buyers coming in to electronic stores.

In the invention according to claim 15, in the electronic transaction method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, at least the cumulative number of orders received for each ordered product and the order requester for the seller's terminal. The electronic commerce method is used, which comprises the step of outputting sales number summary information consisting of a name list.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 15, in addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 14, the seller uses the sales number summary information to collectively put together the products to be effective. Because the company can carry out large-scale purchasing, mass production, mass inspection, mass delivery, etc. for delivery, it will cut down on purchasing costs, production costs, and delivery costs, and sell products at significantly lower prices. In addition, it is possible to significantly increase profits.

In the invention according to claim 16, in the electronic transaction method according to claim 15, the product is classified as either a made-to-order product, a purchased product after receiving an order, or a purchased product before receiving an order, and the ordered product is In the case of a made-to-order product, information including the sales number summary information plus the schedule of at least one process in the downstream process after receiving an order, such as related parts, material purchasing process, production process, inspection process, delivery process. Send to the terminal of the corresponding department in the downstream department after receiving an order, such as purchasing department, production department, inspection department, delivery and delivery department, etc. If the sales number summary information, the purchasing process of the product itself, the inspection process, the schedule of at least one process in the downstream process after receiving the order such as delivery process etc. information is added to the purchasing department, inspection department, delivery and delivery department etc. Send to the terminal of the corresponding department in the downstream department after receiving the order, and if the ordered product is a pre-order purchased product, add the schedule of the downstream process after receiving the order such as delivery process to the sales number summary information. Use an electronic transaction method characterized by transmitting to terminals of the downstream division after receiving an order, such as delivery and delivery division.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 16, in the electronic commerce method according to claim 15, in the corresponding department in the downstream department, a schedule of the downstream process after the order reception is added to the sales number summary information. Information is available.

Therefore, in order-to-order products, it is possible to batch-order the number of ordered items and efficiently purchase large quantities of materials and parts, and to deliver in large quantities for mass production, mass inspection, and delivery. In the electronic store that sells the product, the cost of at least one of purchasing cost, production cost, delivery cost for delivery, etc. is reduced, and the downed product is sold to all buyers at the same price. it can.

In addition, even for electronic stores that do not handle made-to-order products, for the post-order products or pre-order products, the number of ordered items can be collectively put together and efficiently purchased in large quantities, or inspected in large quantities, or delivered Because of this, it is possible to reduce the cost of purchasing, inspection, and delivery costs, to improve profits, and to sell products at a lower price, for mass delivery.

In addition, regardless of made-to-order products, purchased products after receiving orders, and purchased products before receiving orders, the order acceptance order and the order acceptance order for general consumers who purchase in single items or small items, and for companies that purchase in large items etc. Regardless of the number of purchases, products can be sold at the same price, which is inexpensive in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline, so both problem 1 and problem 2 can be solved. As a result, ordinary consumers can equally receive the great benefits of electronic transactions, as well as large buyers of companies and the like, and both ordinary consumers and businesses can be greatly expanded as fixed customers and new customers. It is possible to increase to

In the invention according to claim 17, the electronic transaction according to any one of claims 1 to 16 In the method, for the terminal of the buyer, either one of the total number of orders received at the time of order reception or the total number of orders received at the time of order reception after a predetermined period has passed from the start of order offering or the number of orders received after order offering deadline It is characterized in that it comprises the step of establishing the accepted order when it is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value, but outputting transaction conditions for canceling the accepted order if the number of received orders after the order submission deadline is less than the previous term threshold. Use the electronic trading method

According to the invention as set forth in claim 17, the seller can set in advance, as a threshold value, the minimum number of cumulative orders for which a minimum profit can be obtained for each product. The buyer is aware of the terms and conditions under which his / her order will be canceled if the number of orders received after the order submission deadline is less than the threshold.

Then, when any one of the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance, the cumulative number of orders received after a predetermined period has passed from the start of the order offering, or the cumulative number of orders after the order offering deadline has passed the threshold value, the accepted order is established. However, if the number of orders received after the order submission deadline is less than the threshold after the order submission deadline, the seller can legally cancel all orders.

Therefore, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 16, since the probability that the seller loses in the electronic transaction can be significantly reduced, the sellers of various products can use the electronic transaction. Since it is easy to participate, the e-commerce market can be more activated.

In the invention according to claim 18, in the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, it is preferable that the method comprises the step of prompting the buyer's terminal to set a desired price. Use electronic trading methods.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 18, the buyer sets a desired price when ordering a product purchase, and places an order on the condition that the product is purchased only when the settlement price is less than the desired price. Can. Therefore, buyers who give priority to low prices can order with confidence. In addition, making the desired price the same as the reference price at the time of ordering ensures that the order will be completed, so that buyers who prioritize to obtain goods can also place orders at ease.

Moreover, since the settlement price is determined as being cheaper in conjunction with the increase in the number of orders received after the order closing date, the buyer who gives priority to low prices and the buyer who gives priority to obtaining goods Together, there is a possibility that you can get the product cheaper than the price you set.

Therefore, according to the invention as set forth in claim 18, in addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 16, both a buyer giving priority to low cost and a buyer giving priority to obtaining products are satisfied. It is possible to attract a large number of new buyers. The invention according to claim 19 uses an electronic distribution content characterized by including a program comprising the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 18. The invention according to claim 20 uses a recording medium characterized in that a program comprising the electronic method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 is recorded.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 19 or claim 20, when the program is ported to a server connected to a communication computer network such as the Internet via the content or the recording medium, The electronic commerce method described in any one of to 18 can be realized.

The invention according to claim 21 uses an electronic transaction system comprising a program comprising the electronic transaction method according to any one of claims 1 to L8. According to the invention as set forth in claim 21, the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 can be realized by the electronic transaction system. Brief description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a view showing the relationship between the number N E (horizontal axis) of cumulative orders received after order closure and the profit (vertical axis) used to explain the main features of the electronic transaction method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the electronic transaction system of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the electronic commerce program of the first embodiment.

FIGS. 4-15 and FIGS. 17-19 are examples of the electronic shop home page outputted on the screen of the buyer terminal 4 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a display example output to the buyer terminal 4 on the top page of the electronic shop home page. FIG. 5 shows the product 1 which is output to the buyer terminal 4 in the first half of the step 2 product information output stage. The example of a display of insult information is shown.

FIG. 6 shows a display example of detailed product information output to the buyer terminal 4 in the second half of the step 2 product information output stage. Figure 7 shows an example of the display output to the buyer terminal 4 in the second half of the step 2 product information output stage, product attribute (eg size) 16A, 16B, ..., price list every 1 6 N A 1 7 A, 17 B, ..., 17 N are displayed.

Figure 8 shows the price list に 7 used to determine the settlement price P d in conjunction with the total number of orders received after the order submission deadline. Figure 9 shows the reference price transition map. Figure 10 illustrates the relationship between the settlement price and the cumulative number of orders received after the order collection deadline.

FIG. 11 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 at the step 4 of the recruitment period output stage. FIG. 12 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 5 product experience guidance stage. FIG. 13 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 6 of outputting transaction conditions. FIG. 14 shows the screen outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 7 order prompting stage. FIG. 15 shows an example of a display outputted to the buyer terminal 4 when the “don't order” button 46 is selected in the step 7 order prompting step. FIG. 16 shows the flow of price calculation of the price calculation means 13 K in the first embodiment. FIG. 17 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 9 of transmitting the order information. FIG. 18 shows a display example of a transaction change menu displayed on the buyer terminal 4 when the “change” button b 21 is selected in the step 7 order prompting step. FIG. 19 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 at the step 10 order acceptance stage.

FIG. 20 shows an example of the electronic shop home page outputted to the seller terminal 5 in the step 12 sales number collecting stage of the embodiment 1. FIG. 21 shows the contents of process information of the downstream process which is different for each product category. 22 and 23 show an example of the electronic shop homepage displayed on the screen of the buyer terminal 4 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 22 is outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 6 of the transaction condition output step of the second embodiment. An example of display is shown. FIG. 23 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 10 order acceptance step of the second embodiment.

24 to 28 show an example of the electronic shop homepage displayed on the screen of the buyer terminal 4 in the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 24 shows the purchase in the first half of the step 6 of the transaction condition output stage of the fourth embodiment. 10 shows an example of display output to the hand terminal 4; FIG. 25 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the suggested price selection stage in the second half of step 6 of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 26 shows the flow of price calculation of price calculation means 13 KD. FIG. 27 shows a display example outputted to the buyer terminal 4 in the step 9 of the order information transmission step of the embodiment 4; FIG. 28 shows a display example output to the buyer terminal 4 at the step 10 order acceptance stage of the fourth embodiment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First, the main features of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The horizontal axis N E represents the cumulative number of orders received after the order offering deadline for a certain item for sale. The vertical axis represents the number of orders received after the deadline for order submission, which is the profit obtained from NE.

The straight line f shows the relationship between profit B 1 and N E when selling at a constant price with a constant profit per product. Curve g shows the relationship between N E and profit B 2 when selling with decreasing price per product in line with the increase in N E, as the increase in N E decreases the profit per product.

In the case of f, the rate of increase of profit B1 / 31 is constant regardless of the value of N E. In the case of g, the increase rate of profit B2 / 32 decreases with the increase of NE.

Here, point i = 1, 2, · Ν is placed in a predetermined range on the horizontal axis, and N E (i) represents the total number of orders received after the order submission deadline at point i. The product price in the case of f selling at a constant price with a constant profit per product is denoted as S, and the profit obtained from the number of sales N E (i) is denoted as BIG). In the case of g, the price is lowered according to the increase of NE by decreasing the profit per product with the increase of NE, and the price is sold, the product price can be obtained from P (i), sales volume N EC) If the profit is expressed as B2 (i), the relationship of equation 1 holds.

P (i) = S-{B l (i)-B2 (i)} / N E (i) 1 set

B l (i) is the profit that sellers monopolized by the conventional commercial law selling like f. If the price is set to P (i) based on Formula 1, and the price is lowered in line with NE and sold as shown in g, the profit that the seller usually monopolized under the conventional commercial law B 1 (1) The seller receives Profit B2 (i) and the profit to be provided to the buyer {Bl (i)-B2 (i)}, divided by {Bl (i)-B2 (i)} / NE (i) per item Can be provided to all buyers fairly. Each of the embodiments 1 to 4 of the electronic commerce method according to the present invention to be described later has the settlement price after the order offering deadline for the purpose of giving the buyer the benefit of commerce larger than the conventional commercial law sold as f. Until the price is decided, the order of the product purchase is accepted in the undecided state, and the settlement formula is used to determine the price. In each of the first to fourth embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, a computer network 1 such as the Internet, a connection line 2, a server 3, a buyer terminal 4, a seller terminal 5a> a seller downstream division terminal 5b. Use electronic trading system. The connection line 2 may be an I SDN, CATV or digital TV line as well as a telephone line. The server 3 comprises a CPU 6, an input / output control unit 7 and a memory 8. The server 3 is an electronic shop homepage top page 9 used in the present invention and an electronic transaction program 9A (Example 1), or an electronic transaction program 9B (Example 2), or an electronic transaction program 9C (Example 3), or an electronic transaction Program 9D (Example 4) is pre-installed.

As the terminals 4, 5a, 5b, a personal computer comprising a CPU 10, a memory 11, a display unit, a printer, a keyboard, a mouse and the like is preferable. It may be a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, a TV receiver with an STB (set-top box), or an Internet-only terminal, as long as it has a connection function to a computer network such as the Internet. As the memory 11, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an HDD, a DVD, an optical disk device or the like is used according to the amount of data handled in the electronic transaction.

An OS and a Browser 1d (hereinafter referred to as WWW) are pre-installed on each of the server 3 and the terminals 4 5a 5b. The www browser has a function to find out the server of the contact by passing the URL (address information of the home page) input from the terminal 4, 5a, 5b and pass various data. With this function, server 3, terminals 4, 5a, 5b can mutually exchange commands, e-mails, homepages, etc. Example 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic transaction program 9A of the embodiment 1 comprises a main program 12A comprising steps 1 to 12, a sub program group 13Z comprising sub program means 13A to 13L, and a database (hereinafter referred to as DB). 14A to 14C: A storage unit 14D and a storage unit 14D. Various data used by the means 13A to 13L are registered in advance in the customer DB 14A and the product DB 14B. The output data from the means 13A to 13L is recorded in the order receipt DB 14C.

The main program 12A calls any one of the means 13A to 13L to the CPU 6 in each of the steps 1 to 12. Each means 13A to 13L reads out data registered in advance in the customer DB 14A and the product DB 14B in accordance with an instruction or an answer from the seller or buyer transmitted through the terminals 4, 5a, 5b. Perform predetermined processing. In addition, it exchanges data via the storage unit 14D as needed. Then, with the support of the WWW browser, the processing result is sent to the terminals 4, 5a, 5b as the homepage of the online store and output.

The sub program means 13A to 13L will be described. 13A is a transaction order maintaining means having a function of causing a buyer to carry out a customer registration procedure, 13B is a product information output means for outputting a product name, product specification, etc. 13C is a price for outputting price information for each product Information output means, 13D: offer period output means for outputting offer period of product purchase order (hereinafter referred to as order), 13E: product experience guidance means for outputting product experience guidance, 13F: predetermined period required for delivery of goods Transaction condition output means for outputting information etc. 13G is to output either choice of “to order” or “do not order” for products for which product information output means 13B has outputted product specifications etc. and decide either. 13H is a sales number accumulation means for obtaining the cumulative number of orders received for each item, 13 I is an order information transmission means for transmitting order information for product purchase, 13 J is a terminal 4 Send to server 3 The order acceptance means for sending order acceptance information for accepting the order information to the terminal 4 13K is the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance NN (I) at the time of order acceptance of the order accepted in order I Cumulative number of orders Received price calculation means to calculate by lowering the price linked to NE, 13L after the order offering deadline, It is a sales volume summarizing means that outputs sales volume summary information consisting of at least the cumulative number of orders received and the order requester list, in order to accumulate and summarize the number of product purchases for orders received since the start of order offering.

At the start of the electronic transaction in the first embodiment, main data that needs to be registered in the product DB 14B in advance will be described. First, there is a price list 15 shown in FIG. Price list 15 for 16 ships, 16 ships, ·

The price which falls in conjunction with the total number of orders received after the order submission deadline is shown as price list ΠΑ, ΠΒ, · · · 、 17N for each of the product code ΑΑ, ΒΒ, · · ZZ shown in 16N. Product code ΑΑ, ΒΒ, ·, · · ΖΖ gives each product an attention by focusing on the main attributes of the product (in this example, the screen size). In addition, price list ΠΑ, 17 Β, · · · ΠΝ are given in the form of price list A18 shown in Fig.8 respectively.

Price list A18 is a combination of criteria {NE (i)-δ (i)} to {NE (i) + <5 (i)} and price P (i) for each level i = 0, 1 to N + 1 It consists of In the price list A18, the judgment criteria {NE (i) 1 δ (i)} to {NE (i) + δ (i)}, i = 0, 1 to 1 + 1 are each for the order of acceptance order I Cumulative number of orders received at the time of order NN (I) and cumulative number of orders received after closing of application Determine whether the level of NE corresponds to the level i = 0 or 1 to N + 1 Evaluate the value of the reference price PI t in conjunction with the cumulative order number NN (I) at the time of reception, or determine the settlement price P d in conjunction with the level of NE after the order submission deadline. Used for When the order acceptance number NN (I) of order I at the time of order acceptance satisfies the criteria of a certain level i in the price list A18, the price P (i) of the level i is the value of the reference price PI t It is evaluated that it is. Cumulative number of orders received after order submission deadline If NE satisfies the criteria of level i in price list A18, price i) of level i is determined as the settlement price P d. Price list A18 is created as follows. The value of each point of NE (1),..., NE (N) shown in FIG. 1 and the profit at each point: in the case of f: Bl (l),. Prepare data on profits B2 (l), ..., B2 (N) for S, and g for each sales item. And the points NE (1), ···, NE (N) are the criteria for each level i = 1 to N {NE (i)-S (i)} ~

Used as the center value NE (i) in {NE (i) +5 (i)}. At each of the levels i = 1 to N When setting the values of NE (i) and <5 (i), use NE (1) ··· NE (N – 1) and NE (N). Then, the value of the upper limit criterion {NE (i) +6 (i)} + l at each of the levels i = 1 to N is the lower limit criterion Cr (i + 1) of the level i + 1. Equal to the value of ί + 1), {E (1) + δ (ΐ)} + 1 = ΝΕ (2) — <5 (2), {Ε (2) + δ (2)} +1 = ΝΕ (3)-δ (3) · · ·. It is assumed that the criterion of level 0 is ΝΕ (1) − (less than 5 (1), the criterion of level N + 1 is more than {ΝΕ (Ν + δ (Ν)). Since ΝΝ (I) or ΝΕ is always included in any of the criteria of level i = 0, 1 to N + 1 even if 、 (I) or ΝΕ is any value, NN (I Or NE levels can always be identified.

Next, the number of orders received after the deadline for order acceptance The number of orders received decreases the profit per item as the NE increases, and the price drops and sells in conjunction with the value of NE. Item in the case of g (Fig. 1) Give the price Calculate the price P (i), 1 = 1 to N + 1 of the price list A18 using the formula 1. Next, P (0) is P (0)> P (1), and at the same time, the seller can accept a loss even if the value of order accumulation NE after the order offering deadline has fallen below a predetermined value. It is preferable to give

As described above, product code ΑΑ, ΒΒ, · · Evaluation criteria for each ΖΖ {NE (i)-δ (ΐ)} ~

Set a specific numerical value for {NE (i) + <5 (i)} and price P (i), (i = 0,:! To N + 1), product code AA 16 A, product code · Price list A per item BB 16B, · · · Product code ZZ 16 N Create 17Γ · 17 作成 and register in the product DB 14B. In addition, the product code 16 Α, 16 Β, · 16 価格 corresponding price list Α 7 Γ, Β 7 Β, · · · 17N in the position of 17 Α, Γ 7 Β · 17 第 in Figure 7 Create each product and register it in the product DB 14B. Then, using the product classification data, the product is classified into any of the order-made product, the purchased product after receiving an order, and the purchased product before receiving an order, and registered in the product DB 14B. In the first embodiment, according to the product classification data, the seller can make the next arrangement different for each made-to-order product, the purchased product after receiving the order, and the purchased product before receiving the order.

In the case of make-to-order products, related parts, materials, etc. are purchased in the downstream process after receiving an order, and they are used to produce products and deliver them to buyers. Post-order purchase For items ordered after order In the downstream process, the product itself is stocked, inspected and delivered. Pre-order purchases Before placing an order, it is recommended that the items be pre-stocked, stocked, and delivered in the downstream process after the order has been placed.

And, in the case of make-to-order products, related parts · Parts required for production in the process of purchasing materials · Purchase period required for batch purchasing of materials, and in the production process using the parts · materials A production period required for production, a delivery period required for delivering the products completed in the production process collectively in the delivery process, and a predetermined number range of Gi to Gi + i product sales Recruitment period required for recruiting the number of orders Received production product period data consisting of Ti, and evaluated in advance by predetermined number range Gi to Gi + i, (i = 1, 2 n) for each product code and registered Do.

In the case of products purchased after receiving an order, in the process of purchasing the product itself, the purchase period required to collectively purchase and inspect the products, and the delivery period required to collectively deliver the products in the delivery process, and The predetermined number range Gi to Gi + i The recruitment period required for recruiting the number of orders to bring the number of products after purchase Received commodity data after receiving order consisting of Ti, predetermined number range for each product code Gi to Gi + i , Evaluate and register in advance for each (i = 1, 2 n).

In the case of pre-order purchased products, the delivery process requires the delivery period required to deliver products in a batch, and the number of orders that bring the number of items sold in the specified number range Gi to Gi + i. Pre-order-purchased commodity period data consisting of a recruitment period Ti is evaluated and registered in advance for each predetermined product number range Gi to Gi + i, (i = 1, 2 n). Each period data mentioned above is given as a unit of month, or 時間を, or time.

In the first embodiment, it is possible to register a predetermined place for offering the product experience and the product reception to the buyer as needed. The seller is a product experience guidance text, experience date and time, product experience guidance schedule including product experience place fixed place, product delivery guidance text, product delivery date and time, product delivery predetermined data for product delivery guidance data for each predetermined product code. Prepare for. Then, if there is the above two guidance data, if there is not, if there is only product experience guidance data, and if there is only product delivery guidance data, the predetermined place registration flag is AB, 00, Register different from A0, OB.

In addition, we will prepare data such as product detail information such as top page of online store, product list, product code for each product, appearance photograph, performance specification table, delivery date condition etc. Then, when the sub program means 13A to 13L read out each of the data, the respective data are organized by product code so that the product code can be read as a clue, and the terminal 4 in steps 1 to 12 Set the output format for 5a and 5b and register in the product DB 14B. In addition, customer name, customer ID, address, e-mail address, etc. are registered in customer DB 14A. Then, each data registered in the customer DB 14A and the product DB 14B is created in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) format in order to allow browsing as a home page. When the means 13A to 13L register or record data in the customer DB 14A, the product DB 14B, the order DB 14C, and the storage unit WD in each of the steps 1 to 12, in order to make the later steps easy to read Each code or customer ID is in a predetermined organized format. As an auxiliary function of the means 13A to 13L, a button indicated by a double line frame in FIG. There are 18 mag and input 檷 Cl, C2 etc. shown by bold lines. The pots bl to bl8 and the input fields Cl and C2 are displayed at predetermined positions in the terminal 4, 5a, 5b screen together with text information, a figure, a table and the like.

Potan bl to bl8 etc. are selected by pointing and pressing with the arrow shown in FIG. The selected port M to bl8, etc. are displayed on each of the buttons, and the instructions such as "enter an electronic store" or "return" are installed from the terminals 4, 5a, 5b to the server 3 as the buyer's instruction. It has a function to transmit to each of the means 13A to 13L.

Input 檷 Cl, C2, etc., the instruction output on the screen of terminal 4 or 5 a, for example, "If you are a seller, please enter the shop ID and the product code in the space below." It is a space for the buyer or seller to input via the keyboard of 5a, and the input answer is transmitted from the terminal 4 or 5a to the Sano 3 and any of the means 13A to 13 L as a reply from the buyer or seller. It is transmitted to.

The e-commerce procedure of Example 1 will be described. At the start of electronic trading, the perpetrator is the WWW Call the browser on the terminal 4 screen, and enter the URL of an electronic shop homepage using an electronic transaction program 9A.

Then, the WWW browser sends the home page read command of the U R L to the computer network 1. The home page read command is delivered to the server 3 on which the electronic shop home page top page 9 is installed, using the UR L as a clue.

Then, the top page 9 of the online shop installed on the server 3 is read out, sent to the terminal 4, and output by the WWW browser as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 22 denotes a partition of a predetermined part of the home page displayed on the terminal screen, 20 denotes an input instruction for the buyer, and 21 denotes an input instruction for the seller. When the buyer places the mouse cursor 19 on the "enter an electronic store" potan bl and presses the mouse, a predetermined command is transmitted from the terminal 4 of the buyer to the server 3, and the command is transmitted to the main program 12A in the server 3. Passed to

Then, the main program 12A calls up the transaction order maintenance means 13A on the CPU. The means 13A called by the main program 12A starts the predetermined processing in step 1. The transition from one step to the next step is also made by the main program 12A calling one of the means 13A to 13L.

Step 1 Means of maintaining order in the stage of maintaining order 1 3 A outputs information prompting the buyer's ID 4 to be input and sent to the terminal 4 of the buyer who has accessed the electronic shop home page ( Not shown). When an ID is transmitted from the terminal 4, the means 1 3 A checks whether there is a match with the customer ID registered in advance in the customer D B 1 4 A. If there is a match, the ID is delivered to the subsequent steps via the storage unit 14D. After this, go to step 2.

Step 2 At the product information output stage, the product information output means 13B reads the product list 23 from the product DB 14B and outputs it to the terminal 4 as shown in FIG. Prompt the buyer to make a choice. When the buyer presses one of the "select" potan b5 to bl5 via the mouse cursor 19, for example, the potan bl5, the product information output unit 13B displays the trade name displayed on the same line as the pressed potan bl5. With regard to M, detailed product information including appearance photos, performance specifications, etc. is read out from the product DB 14 B and is output to terminal 4 as shown in FIG. When the buyer finishes watching the detailed product information shown in FIG. 6 and presses the "Continue" button, it proceeds to step 3.

Step 3 In the price information output stage, the price information output means 13C reads the price list 15 consisting of the product code 16 A, 16 Β · · · · 1 6 N and the price list Α 17 Α 17 · · 17 N from the product DB 14 B It is output to terminal 4 as shown in FIG. Price list Α7Α, 17 ·, ···, 17N are shown in the form of price list A18 (Fig. 8), with the corresponding price list per product code 1 6 Α, 16 Β, 16 · · · 1 6 表.

Reference price calculated by interlocking with the number of orders received at the time of order acceptance of the order I (I) due to the order of acceptance order I made by the nearest buyer, Reference price P it is the product code Each order is registered in the sales order DB 14C. The reference price of the order from the nearest buyer P It indicates the current value of the price linked to the cumulative number of orders received. For each of the product codes 1 6 示す, 16 、, 1 1 6 N shown in Fig. 7, the reference price Pit is read from the DB 14C and the following processing is performed. Product code 1 6 Α, 16 · · · · · The corresponding price list every 1 6 N A 17 A, 17 Β · · · 価格 7 価格 (represented in the form of Fig. 8) Price P (i), (i Find a price that matches with P It from = 0, 1 to N + 1).

Next, the price information output unit 13C places an annotation 25 on the price that matches the Pit, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 on the P (t) 24 side. Then, it is presented to the buyer terminal 4 that the current value of the price that becomes inexpensive in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders is P (t) 24. Do the same for each of the price lists Β7, 、 7, ···, 17N.

Select the item that the buyer wants to place a purchase order from among the item sizes shown in 1 6 boxes, 16 boxes, · · · 1 6 in Fig. 7, and select potan 2 6 boxes, 2 6 boxes · · · 2 Any one of 6 One, for example 2 6 B is pressed. The price information output means 13C stores the commodity classification data etc. corresponding to the commodity code BB16B and price list A17B of the row of the selected potan 2 6 B and the commodity code BB16B not shown in FIG. 14D. Pass over to step 4 or later. Since the order offering start date in the processing in step 10 described later, the date and time of receipt of the order made by the buyer and the reference price Pit for each order are recorded in the order receipt DB 14C for each product code. The price information output means 13 C reads out the date of receipt of the order and the reference price Pit of all the orders related to the commodity code BB16 B selected through the above-mentioned potan 2 6 B, from the DB 14 C, as shown in FIG. Output to the buyer terminal 4 in the reference price transition chart shown in. In the reference price transition diagram in Fig. 9, the horizontal axis is the date from the order offering start date, and the vertical axis is the price, showing the transition of the reference price P it from the order offering start date to the time when the buyer accesses. . The date of the predetermined order closing date is displayed on the horizontal axis of FIG. 9, and a question mark is displayed in the display position of the settlement price determined on that day? By placing 27, the buyer is interested in the development of the settlement price determined after the application deadline. Then proceed to step 4. It should be noted that, in order to present the price linked to the cumulative number of orders received, an arbitrary sentence, a functional expression, a diagram, etc. may be used instead of the table as shown in FIG. For example, as shown in Fig. 10, if you display the value of the cumulative order number NN (I) at the time of order I at the reception of order I together with the function formula 28 in the figure with scale, the value is the cumulative number of orders received It is easy to tell buyers that they will be linked to

The price of the product is linked to the cumulative number of orders received by presenting the price linked to the cumulative number of ordered items to the terminal of the buyer in a text or table or formula or diagram etc. Make it easy for buyers to understand that they will be cheaper. In addition, it is possible to make the buyers who are accessing the products interested in selling goods under the impressive commercial law, in which the price changes inexpensively in conjunction with the number of orders received.

Step 4 In the offering period output stage, the offering period output means 13 D is based on the product code BB 16 B delivered from step 3, the order offering start date 29 and the offering deadline date 30 registered in the product DB 14 B in advance. Read out recruitment period information 31 consisting of Output to terminal 4. Then, deliver the order offer start date 29 and the offer deadline date 30 to the subsequent steps. After this, proceed to step 5.

Step 5 In the product experience guidance stage, the product experience guidance means 13E reads the predetermined place registration flag from the product DB 14B, and when the flag is AB or AO, the product code registered in advance in the product DB 14B with the product code BB16B as a clue Read out the product experience guidance information 35 consisting of the information about the experience meeting 32, the product experience date and time 33, the venue 34, etc. and output it to the terminal 4 as shown in FIG. For example, “Product experience meeting information is held for those who want to experience and confirm the usability and quality of product _xxx (product code YY) etc. For those who wish to participate,“ Join ” Please press the button 36. Urge the answer to the buyer through the terminal 4.

The product experience guiding means 13E sets a product to be delivered from step 3 as a product name x x x (product code YY), for example, L C D for 12-inch PC (product code BB16B). When the buyer presses the "Join" button 36, the product experience guidance means 13E reads the buyer's name from the customer DB 14A using the customer ID handed over from step 2 as a clue and, together with the product experience guidance information 35, the venue Send to 34 terminals 5 c (not shown). Then, the product experience guidance means 13E delivers the predetermined place registration flag to step 6 and subsequent steps. Then, go to step 6. When the predetermined place registration flag is 00, the product experience guiding means 13E only transfers the flag to the subsequent steps, and moves to step 6.

At the venue 34, it is possible to know in advance the date of the product experience meeting, the number of participants, and the products to be prepared for the experience, from the product experience guidance information 35 and the buyer's name transmitted by the product experience guidance means 13E. , The seller is able to give the buyer a product experience with the minimum necessary and efficient response. Buyers who participated in the product experience meeting can confirm and confirm the quality and convenience of the product, and can access this electronic store again to place an order.

Step 6 In the transaction condition output stage, the transaction condition output means 13F is The contents to be displayed are changed according to the registration flag passed and output to terminal 4. If the registration flag is AB or AO, “The delivery date will be (the specified date) because it is expected that it will take (the prescribed period) for the term of the product. However, the delivery date and delivery date will be final The order number will be confirmed after the deadline for order placement The cumulative number of orders after the deadline for order placement is fixed after the deadline for the finalization of the order placement order will be notified by e-mail as soon as the delivery date and delivery date are decided. Please accept as a pre-condition: Delivery date condition J consisting of J sentences, "Go to the designated place for receiving" Potan 38, "Delivery to home" Potan 39, Product delivery consisting of product delivery given place and product delivery date Product delivery date consisting of information 40, product delivery guidance 41, transaction condition A43, read by the buyer in Step 3 "Select" Potan 2 6B Price list A17B selected via B from storage section 14D, Buyer On terminal 4 Send and output as shown in Fig.13.

Next, the transaction condition output unit 13F obtains a period from the order offering start date and time 29 to the time when the buyer accesses the online store. In the processing of step 8 due to the order made by the previous buyer of the present buyer, the sales number accumulating means 13H records the cumulative number of orders received NN (I) at the time of order receipt in the order receipt DB 14C.

The transaction condition output means 13F reads out the NN (I) from the order receipt DB 14C. Next, the sales number range including the value of NN (I) among the predetermined sales number ranges Gi to Gi + l, (i = 1, 2, ..., n) registered in the product DB 14B (Find 3/4-Qj + i.

Then, if the product classification data delivered from step 4 is a made-to-order product, the related parts · materials that are registered in the product DB 14B for each sales number range Gi to Gi + i, (i = l, 2 n) Received orders such as stocking period, production period, delivery period, recruitment period T i, recruitment deadline date 30 etc. Read out the data corresponding to the above C3⁄4 to Gj + i from the production commodity period data and substitute for 2 types to deliver the delivery date calculate.

Delivery date-(Time period from the first recruitment start date and time 29 to the point when the buyer accesses the electronic store) + Purchase period + Production period + Delivery period 2 types However, if the item classification data is a purchased item after receiving an order The production period in 2 is 0 Make it If the item classification data is a pre-order purchased item, set the purchase period and production period in equation 2 to zero. Next, the trade condition output unit 13F calculates the delivery date as the date of year, month, day, and day using formula 3.

Delivery date = Date when the buyer accessed + Delivery date 1 (Sunday) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Output as (predetermined period) and (predetermined date) out of 37 sentences. By presenting the delivery date condition 37 in this manner, it is possible to obtain from the order requester consent to require (predetermined period of time) the delivery date as a precondition of the product purchase order.

In addition, as needed by sellers, it is possible to gather additional orders and summarize the number of sales from the point when the order requester accesses for product purchase order to delivery (predetermined period) I have to. In addition, purchase, production, inspection, delivery, etc. as necessary during (a predetermined period of time), with product classification data treated differently depending on whether it is a made-to-order product, a post-order product or a pre-order product. It is possible. The product delivery guidance 41 may be, for example, “How to deliver to the designated place” or “How to deliver to the home”. Please select one. Receiving goods to a designated location can shorten delivery times and eliminate delivery costs. It consists of sentences. The product delivery guidance 41 prompts the buyer to choose whether to go to a designated place for receipt or to deliver to home.

When the buyer presses the button 38 via the terminal 4, the transaction condition output means 13F delivers the product delivery information 40 to the subsequent steps. When the user presses the button 39, the means 13F reads the address of the buyer from the customer DB 14A using the customer ID delivered from the step 1 as a clue, and delivers it to the subsequent steps.

Transaction condition A43, for example, “Settlement price P d is determined in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders NE after the closing of the order offering deadline. Therefore, settlement price P d is cheap in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders after the closing order offering price NE After the order submission deadline, using the price list A17B, after the order submission deadline Cumulative number of orders received Determine the level of NE, and from among P (0) to P (N + l) shown in the price list 、 7, the number of cumulative orders received after order submission deadline The price P (i) of the level i of NE We will decide on the settlement price. Since the settlement price is determined in this way, all buyers can purchase goods at the same settlement price regardless of the order acceptance order or the number of goods purchased. As soon as the settlement price is decided, the order requester will be notified by e-mail. It consists of sentences.

By showing transaction conditions A43 that determine the settlement price in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders after the order submission deadline, all buyers can obtain products at the same price uniformly after the order submission deadline regardless of the order acceptance order. Can be notified to all buyers, so the occurrence of Problem 1 above can be prevented.

In addition, by presenting transaction condition A43 and price list ΑΓ7 on the terminal 4 of the buyer and clarifying the transaction conditions and the method of determining the finalized price to the buyer, the buyer can be assured of the way of determining the price and the price. I am able to do it. Furthermore, by presenting the transaction condition A43 to the terminal 4, the buyer may be interested in the fact that the product can be obtained under the transaction condition in which the settlement price becomes cheaper in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline. it can.

When the predetermined place registration flag is 00, the transaction condition output unit 13F is the same as the one shown in FIG. 13 except for the product delivery data 42 consisting of the potan 38, the potan 39, the product delivery information 40 and the product delivery guidance 41. Is output to the terminal 4 in the same manner as when the registration flag is AB. Next, the trade condition output unit 13F delivers the due date condition 37, the trade condition A43 and the price list A17B to the subsequent steps.

Step 7 Order prompting step at the order prompting step 13G is the order prompting data 44 consisting of order prompting letter 44, "order" button 45, "do not order" potan 46, purchase number entry field 7 etc. It reads from DB 14 B and outputs it to terminal 4 as shown in FIG. For the order reminder 44, for example, select either "Order" potan 45, or "do not order" potan 46. If you place an order, please fill in the number of items purchased on item 47. It consists of sentences. When the user does not order the Potan 46, the order prompting means 13G displays the pre-registered display data 50 for the order not ordered. Read from B and output to terminal 4 as shown in FIG. When the button 51 is pressed, the process returns to step 2 as shown in FIG.

When the "order" pot 45 shown in FIG. 14 is pressed and the purchase number Y is entered on the input box 47 by the buyer via the keyboard, the "next" poet 49 is pressed. The order prompting means 13G reads out the NN (I) recorded in the order acceptance DB 14C from the order acceptance DB 14C in step 9 in relation to the order of the buyer closest to the pressing time. NN (I) is the cumulative number of orders received at the time of ordering of the order of acceptance order I, and indicates the total number of goods purchased by all the orders made up to the time when processing of the current step 7 starts since the order offering start date and time. . Next, the order prompting means 13 G delivers NN (I) and the Y to the subsequent steps through the storage unit 14 D. After this, proceed to step 8. Step 8 In the cumulative sales stage, the sales number accumulation unit 13H generates order acceptance order I and acceptance date / time for the order of the number of purchased products Y delivered from step 7. Next, Y is added to NN (I) delivered from step 7 to update the cumulative number of orders received NN (I) at the time of order acceptance of the order of acceptance order I. Next, sales volume accumulation means 13H records acceptance order I, cumulative order acceptance number NN (I) at the time of order acceptance of the order of acceptance order I, and acceptance date and time in the order acceptance DB 14C and delivers it to the subsequent steps Go to step 9.

Step 9 In the order information transmission stage, the order information transmission means 13 I calls the price calculation means 13K. The price calculation means 13K executes the calculation of the calculated price P1C according to the calculation flow shown in FIG.

(1) Process 101 reads the price list 表 7 selected in step 3 and delivered via the storage unit 14D.

(2) In processing 102, the cumulative number NN (I) of received orders at the time of order acceptance of the order of acceptance order I delivered from step 8 is read from the storage unit 14D.

(3) In processing 103, compare NE (1) — and NN (I) in the price list 7 (see Fig. 8) and go to processing 104 in the case of NN (I) or NE (1) 1 δΐ . No, ie, NN (I) NE NE (1) One (if 51, go to processing 105).

(4) In processing 104, the calculated price P1C is made the highest value P (0) in the price list ΑΓ7.

(5) In the step 105, when the maximum judgment criteria {NE (N) + δΝ} and NN (I) in the price list A17B are compared with each other and NN (I)> {ΝΕ (Ν) + <5Ν} is YES, Go to process 106. (6) In step 106, the calculated price P1C is set to the lowest price P (N + 1) in the price list Β7.

(7) In the process 105, if No, that is, {NE (1) -01} ≤ NN (I) ≤ {Ν (Ν) + δ Ν}, the process proceeds to the process 107. Then, for each of the levels i = 1 to で at processes 108 to 109, the relation {NE (i)-δ (i)} ≤ NN (I) ≤ {NE © + <5 (i)} is satisfied. Find level i.

(8) If No at step 108, ie, {NE + + S (i)} <NN (I), raise the level i to i + 1. If YES in step 108, NN (I) is judged as the criterion {N E (i)-(5 (0)

It means that the level i included in the range of {NE (i) + δ (0}) has been found.

(9) In processing 109, the price P (i) corresponding to the level i found in processing 108 is read from the price list A17B, and the calculated price is PlC = P (i).

Thereafter, if the time point when the price calculation means 13K is called is step 9 in FIG. 3, the calculated price P1C is handed over to the order information transmission means 13I. If the time point when the price calculation means 13K is called is step 12 of FIG. 3, the P1C is handed over to the sales number summarizing means 13L.

Next, the order information transmitting means 13 I receives P1C, and sets the reference price PI t = P1C. Then, it reads out the order information 53 consisting of the orderer requester name and the product name 16B, the number of purchases Y 47 and the product delivery information 40 registered in advance in the product DB 14B, the order information transmission prompt 52 and the explanation A54. Reference price Plt 55, “Send order information” along with the pot b 20 etc., output to terminal 4 as shown in FIG. Reference price Plt55 presents the price value linked to the cumulative number of orders received at the time of receiving the order to the buyer as a reference price at the time of receiving the order.

In the first embodiment, since the settlement price is determined in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline, the settlement price is not presented to the buyer at the time of accepting the product purchase order. Therefore, the reference price PI t 55 is presented but the settlement price P d is not presented in FIG. 17 which is a display for prompting the buyer to transmit the order information 53, and the order is placed with the settlement price being undecided. Prompt the buyer to send the information 53 to the server 3

For example, “The contents of the order received from you are shown below. If you are correct, press the“ Send Order Information ”button 20). If you want to change the order contents, please press the "Change" button b 21. It consists of sentences. Description A54 is an explanation of the reference price Plt55. For example, “The reference price Plt55 indicates the value of the price at the time of receiving the order based on the cumulative number of orders received at the time of receiving the order NN (I) The cumulative number of orders may increase up to the order closing date, so the cumulative number of orders after the closing is always equal to or more than the cumulative number of orders NN (I) at the time of order acceptance. The settlement price P d determined on the basis of the cumulative number of orders received after the deadline must be equal to or less than the reference price P lt 55. " When the buyer decides whether to send 53 or not, it promises the buyer to make sure that the settlement price P d is equal to or less than the reference price P lt 55, and helps the buyer to feel relieved about the price. . Furthermore, it offers fun to the order requester who expects the payment price P d to be lower than the reference price Pi t 55 presented at the time of order receipt.

In the first embodiment, before or after the step of outputting the product information, the transaction condition A43 for determining the settlement price in conjunction with the order accumulation after the order submission deadline is presented to the buyer's terminal. In this way, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the problem 1 described above because all buyers can be informed that they can purchase goods at the same settlement price regardless of the order acceptance order. Furthermore, the explanatory note A 54 enables the buyer not to be concerned about the price, although it is prompted to set the number of purchased products or to send order information when the settlement price is not fixed. If the designated place registration flag is 00 or if the buyer presses the "Delivery to home" button 39 in step 6, it is replaced with the product delivery information 40 shown in FIG. 17 and the buyer's address using the customer ID as a clue. Look after Customer Read out and display from DB14A.

When the buyer confirms the order information 53 shown in FIG. 17 and presses the “send order information” button b 20 via the terminal 4, the order information transmission means 13 I receives the order information 53 and the reference price P lt 55, 40 or hand over the buyer's address to the next step. Also, in order to notify the sale that an order has been made, the order information 53 and the reference price Plt 55 are sent to the seller terminal 5a as an e-mail. After this, proceed to step 10.

When the buyer presses the "change" button b 21, the order information transmission means 13 I transmits the change menu 56 registered in advance from the product DB 14B to the terminal 4 and outputs it as shown in FIG. . The tribute presses one of the eight "select" buttons shown in the change menu 56, such as the "select" button 57 and then presses the "go to next" button 58. Then, the order information transmitting means 13 I is displayed on the side of the selected and pressed “selection” port 57, for example, the recruitment period output means 13 D is called corresponding to the recruitment period output phase. The buyer calls the recruitment period output phase Or allow the transaction procedure to be re-executed, or return to the online shop page top page 9 shown in FIG.

Step 10 Order acceptance means 13 J at the order acceptance stage: Order information 53 and acceptance order I delivered from step 9; order acceptance information 59 consisting of acceptance date, reference price P 1 1 55, delivery date condition delivered from step 6 37 The transaction condition A43 and the price list 7 are put together and output to the terminal 4 and the seller terminal 5a as shown in FIG.

Since the acceptance order I and the date and time of acceptance are displayed in the order acceptance information 59, the buyer can confirm that his or her order has been accepted by the seller. In addition, the seller can grasp the contents of the order by looking at the order reception information 59, the delivery date condition 37, the transaction condition A43, the price list A17B, the reference price Pit 55 etc. which are output to the terminal 5a in a timely manner.

The order acceptance means 13 J delivers the goods in the goods delivery information 40 in FIG. 19 and the predetermined place 60 when the predetermined place registration flag is 00 and when the buyer presses the “delivery to home” button 39 in step 6. Display the buyer's address delivered from step 6 in place of. Then, the order acceptance means 13 J is the order acceptance information 59, the reference price P 1 155 for each product code. Receipt order is recorded in the order entry DB 14C in the order of entry I.

Next, the process proceeds to step 11 shown in FIG. 3, and the main program 12A outputs the question of "do you want to see other product information?" And the options of "see" and "do not see" to the terminal 4, either. Prompt the buyer to select and send a response. When the buyer selects and sends the option "view" via the terminal 4, the process returns to step 2 and the main program 12A calls the product information output means 13B. For this reason, the buyer is in step 2 for other item information.

It becomes possible to repeat ~ 10.

If the option "Don't look" is selected and sent from the terminal 4, the Internet store homepage top page 9 is returned to, and the output shown in FIG. When the buyer presses the "Return" button b 4 in FIG. 4, the display on the terminal 4 returns to the WWW browser. The operation of the buyer at terminal 4 is now complete. The transaction program 9A operates as described above, and functions as a seller's agent for the buyer accessing the electronic store through the terminal 4.

The point at which the settlement price is determined in the electronic transaction of the first embodiment is after the order offering deadline for which the number of received orders is determined. At the closing date, the seller is obliged to determine the settlement price P d using the cumulative number of orders received after the closing deadline and to notify the order requester. When the seller inputs the URL of the online shop homepage on the terminal 5a, the WWW browser reads out the top page 9 of the online shop homepage installed on the server 3 and sends it to the terminal 5a, as shown in FIG. Output as shown.

In the terminal 5a, the seller inputs the shop ID in the input field C1 shown in FIG. 4, and in the input field C2, inputs the product code for which the settlement price P d needs to be determined, for example, the product code BB16B. “Go to the next step j When pressing the button b 3, the store ID and the product code BB 16 B are sent to the server 3.

In the server 3, the main program 12A receives the store ID, and checks whether there is any match with the store ID registered in advance in the customer DB 14A. If there is a match, the main program 12A stores the store ID and the product code BB16B. Deliver to step 12 through Part 14D. Then proceed to step 12.

Step 12 In the sales number consolidation stage, it is checked whether the point in time Tc when the sales volume grouping means 13L is called by the main program 12A is after the order offering deadline of the product with product code BB16B. If the Tc at the point in time is not after the application deadline, the sales volume and method 13L is not a warning message after the application deadline for product code BB16B. Is output to the terminal 5a, and the process of step 12 is finished.

The number-of-sales aggregating means 13L calls the price calculating means 13K on the server 3's CPU 6 only when the time Tc is after the deadline for offering. The price calculation means 13K stores the total number NN (I) of order acceptance at the time of order acceptance, as shown in processing 102 of FIG. 16 regarding the order for which the product acceptance order I of the product code BB16B is the last. Read from Next, calculate the calculated price P1C by replacing the above number of orders received NN (I) in the order acceptance stage in the process 103 to 109 in Fig. 16 with the cumulative number of orders after the application deadline NE = NN (I). , And hand over to the sales number collecting means 13L. It is assumed that the settlement price P d = P 1 C using the calculated P 1 C for the sales number grouping means 13 L.

The reference price P lt 55 is calculated based on the cumulative number of orders NN (I) at the time of order prior to the order closing date, so it changes according to the order of acceptance I, but the settlement price P d 61 is the cumulative order receiving order after the order closing day As it is calculated based on the number NE, it does not depend on Acceptance Order I, and is constant for all orders with product code BB16B.

Next, the sales number grouping means 13L is a predetermined sales number range registered in the product DB 14B.

From Gi to Gi + i, (i = 1, 2 n), find the sales number range Qj to Gj + i including the cumulative number of orders after the order offering deadline NE. Furthermore, with the product code BB16B as a clue, the related sales quantities Gi to Gi + i registered in the product DB 14B every related parts (i = l, 2 n) 'stocking period of materials, production period, delivery The data corresponding to the sales number range Gj to Gj + i and the product classification data are read out from the period data such as period, offering period T i, and 30 days of offering deadline, etc. Calculate schedule 62 of the process. If the product classification data of product code BB16B is a made-to-order product, the application deadline date in 30 of the application deadline date (for example, Day D of 2005 D, G in Fig. 11) is taken as the start date of the purchasing process, and the purchasing period is added to it. Date is the end date of the purchasing process. The end date of the purchasing process is the start date of the production process, and the date obtained by adding the production period to it is the end date of the production process. The end date of the production process is the start date of the delivery process, and the date that adds the delivery period to it is the end date of the delivery process.

If the product classification data of product code BB16B is purchased after order receipt, the purchase period and delivery period of the product itself corresponding to the sales number range Gj to Gj + l are read out from the product DB 14B, and the product code of product code BB16B If the classification date is a pre-order purchased product, the delivery period corresponding to the sales number range Gj to Qi + 1 is read out from the product DB 14B. Then, in the case of purchased products after order acceptance, the above-mentioned application deadline date is the start of the purchasing process of the product itself, and in case of pre-order purchased products, the above-mentioned offering deadline date is the start date of the delivery process. It is calculated in the same way as the schedule 62 of the downstream process of Thus, the schedule from the start date to the end date of each process is calculated as the schedule of the downstream process after receiving an order for all the orders.

Next, the sales volume grouping means 13L receives the reception order 1 to the last reception order E. Order reception information on E E: Settlement price P d 61, Schedule of downstream process 62, Cumulative number of orders received after order submission deadline N E 63, sales number summary information 65 consisting of product category 64 is output to the terminal 5a of the seller as shown in FIG. 20, and then sales number summary information 65 is received in a predetermined format for each product code DB14C Register on

Schedule of downstream process 62 is the schedule information of the downstream process after receiving the order calculated above, and as shown in Figure 21, product category 64 is either made-to-order product, purchased product after order received, or purchased product before order received Depending on whether or not the related parts · material purchasing process and production process, start date to end date of delivery process, or start date to end date of purchase process and delivery process of the product itself, or ^ start of product process It consists of day to end date. If necessary, the schedule for the downstream process schedule 62, such as the inspection process for purchased goods, the inspection process for manufactured goods, and the payment collection process, is added. Sales Order Summary Information Order Acceptance Information in Order 1 in Order 65 59-1 Order Ending Order in Order E Order Acceptance Information in 59—E each of the items in order acceptance information 59 shown in FIG. The delivery department 60 or the location of the order requester is described, and the delivery department or the payment collection department utilizes the sales number summary information 65 to deliver the delivery for delivery. And payment collection can be performed efficiently.

For example, in the case of order conditions such as books, newspapers, and CDs, the order requester must go to a store in a predetermined place to receive ordered items. It may only consist of a list of cumulative number N E63 and order requester name 66.

Next, the sales number grouping unit 13L substitutes period data such as the purchase period, production period, delivery period, etc. corresponding to the sales number range read out from the product DB 14B into 4 types, and delivers the delivery date of the made-to-order product. calculate.

Delivery time = stocking period + production period + delivery period 4 types If the product is a purchased item after receiving an order, set the production period in type 4 to zero. If it is a pre-order purchased product, set the purchase period and production period in equation 4 to zero. Next, the sales number grouping unit 13 L substitutes the delivery date obtained from the equation 4 into the equation 5 to calculate the delivery date.

Delivery date-date of offer closing date + delivery date 1 (Sunday) · · · · 5 sets

Next, the sales number grouping unit 13L sends the date of delivery obtained from the equation 5 as an established delivery date to the terminals of all the order requesters, as an electronic mail together with the information on the settlement price P d61. Furthermore, at least one of the transition information of the reference price Plt 55 which becomes cheaper in conjunction with the increase in the number of orders received, or the settlement price P d 61 information determined after the order offering deadline, or the guidance information of the product experience, Send to a designated server or terminal for presentation on any home page.

Then, for many people who access the computer network, at least one of the transition information of the reference price Plt55 linked to the cumulative number of orders received fc or the settlement price P d61 information determined after the order offering deadline or the product experience guidance information Present the electronic commerce Advertise the store and the products you handle. This promotion can increase the possibility of increasing the number of people accessing new stores and new buyers. Or, if the quality can be confirmed, a large number of potential buyers who want to trade electronically can increase the possibility of becoming a new customer who accesses the electronic store, or it becomes easy to sell high-priced goods in the trade. Further, the sales number grouping unit 13L transmits the settlement price P d61 determined in conjunction with the cumulative number of orders received after the order offering deadline, to the terminal of the buyer who is the orderer. With this transmission, the order requester can be notified immediately after the settlement price has been determined, giving the buyer a sense of security.

Then, if the ordered item is a made-to-order item, the sales volume grouping means 13 L is at least one or more of the downstream processes after receiving an order, such as related parts, material purchasing process, production process, inspection process, and delivery process. The sales volume summary information 65 including the schedule is sent to the terminal 5b of the downstream department after receiving the order, such as the purchasing department, the production department, the inspection department, and the delivery and delivery department.

If the ordered item is a purchased item after receiving an order, the sales volume grouping means 13L summarizes the number of sales including the schedule of the downstream process after receiving the order, such as the purchase process of the product itself, the inspection process, and the delivery process. Information 65 is sent to the terminal 5b of the downstream department after receiving an order, such as purchasing department, inspection department, delivery and delivery department, and if the ordered product is a pre-order purchased product, sales including the schedule of downstream process after receiving an order The number summary information 65 is sent to the downstream department terminal 5b after receiving an order such as delivery department.

This transmission makes it possible for the downstream division to use the sales number summary information 65 including the schedule of the downstream process after receiving an order. It can be delivered in bulk for purchasing, mass production, mass inspection, or delivery. Therefore, at an electronic store selling made-to-order products, any one or more of purchasing cost, production cost, delivery cost for delivery, etc. can be cut down, so the same price for all buyers is low. It becomes easy to sell goods.

In addition, even for electronic stores that do not handle build-to-order products, mass purchase or mass inspection of the number of ordered items collectively for mass purchased after purchase or pre-ordered products. Since it is possible to reduce the cost of purchasing, inspection and delivery costs by mass delivery for inspection or delivery, it is easy to improve profits or sell inexpensive goods.

In addition, we can accept orders for both made-to-order products, purchased products after receiving orders, and purchased products before receiving orders, for general consumers who purchase single items and small items, and for companies etc. who purchase large items. Regardless of the order I and the number of product purchases Y, products can be sold at the same price, which is cheaper, linked to the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline. As a result, ordinary consumers can enjoy the benefits of electronic transactions as well as companies, etc., so it is possible to significantly increase both ordinary consumers and companies as new customers and fixed customers. Become. Example 2 will now be described. Hereinafter, the description of the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment will be omitted. In the electronic transaction method of the first embodiment, the price P (0) at the level i = 0 in the price list A18 (Fig. 8) may be determined as the resolved price P d. In this case, if the seller sets a high price as P (0), it may happen that the settlement price P d is too high and the buyer can not accept the settlement price P d. In the second embodiment, in order to prevent this situation, in the first embodiment, a threshold SH for deciding whether to accept or cancel all the accepted orders is provided for each product. The value of threshold SH is given in advance for each product by pre-evaluating the minimum number of orders received that gives the seller a minimum acceptable profit. Then, replace the judgment criteria "Ε (1)-less than δ」 "of level i = 0 in price list A18 with" less than threshold SH "and" order cancel "price of level i = 0" P (0) " Use price list B (not shown) replaced with. In the second embodiment, while the cumulative number of received orders NN (I) at the time of receiving the order during the order offering period is less than the threshold SH, the order from the buyer is accepted as holding the order completion. When the cumulative order number NN (I) at the time of order acceptance exceeds the threshold SH, all orders including the order accepted by the process of holding the order pending are treated as accepted. After the order submission deadline, if it is determined that the cumulative number of orders after the order submission deadline NE is less than the threshold SH, it is decided to cancel all the orders. Cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance during the order offering period NN (I) exceeds the threshold SH, Cumulative number of orders received after order offering deadline NE is threshold SH 09164

Example 2 becomes substantially the same as Example 1 from the time when it is found that

If it turns out that the cumulative number of orders after the deadline for order submission NE exceeds the threshold SH, as in the case of Example 1, the settlement price P d is linked to the number of cumulative orders after the deadline for order submission NE In order to reduce the cost, after the order submission deadline, use the price list B to determine the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline and determine the level of NE from the price list B. From the price list B, the cumulative number of orders after the order submission deadline NE level i Select the price P (i) and decide on the settlement price Pd.

In the electronic commerce method of the second embodiment, each time an order of acceptance order I is received, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance NN (I) — determining whether SH is positive or negative, NN (I) — SH If the is correct, the information to complete the order is output to the buyer's terminal 4, and if the NN (I) — SH is negative, the information to be accepted is treated to hold the completion of the order to the buyer's terminal 4 And the following steps.

NN (I)-As information to complete an order when SH is positive, add transaction condition B68 as order acceptance condition to step 10 of the first embodiment, step 10 of order acceptance stage (Fig. 19) Use the output information (Figure 23) in which price list A17B is replaced with price list B67. In Example 2, when the value of NN (I) 1 SH becomes positive, Example 2 becomes substantially the same as Example 1 after that point. Therefore, in the following, the description after the time when the value of NN (I)-SH becomes positive will be omitted, and Example 2 will be described while the value of NN (I)-SH is negative. NN (I)-Even while the value of SH is negative, the processes in steps 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12 are the same as in the second embodiment and the second embodiment, so the description will be omitted. .

(i) Various data registered in the product DB 14B in the first embodiment, transaction conditions A43, etc. In addition to the data specific to the second embodiment, the threshold SH, the transaction conditions B68, and the price list B for each product code Register on

(ii) The electronic transaction program 9B (not shown) of the second embodiment is substantially the same as the transaction program 9A of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and includes a main program 12B consisting of steps 1 to 12; In addition to the respective means of the same 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13F, 13G, 131H, 13J, 13K, 13L, the means specific to Example 2 13CB, 13FB, 13IB, 13 It consists of a sub-program group 13ZB consisting of JB, a schedule base consisting of DBs 14A to 14C, and a block 14D (not shown). Specific Means of Example 2 13 CB, 13FB, 13 1 B> 13 JB is a slight modification of the means 13C, 13F, 131, 13 J of Example 1. • In the main program 12B of the second embodiment, between the step 2 product information output step and the step 3 price information output step, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance NN (I) One threshold value The step of determining whether the value of SH is positive or not It is provided. The value of the above NN (I) is delivered through the storage unit 14D by the processing in the step of order acceptance, which is caused by the order from the nearest buyer with respect to a certain buyer accessing the online shop homepage. In the second embodiment, while the value of NN (I) -one SH is negative, the main program 12B starts the steps 3, 6, 8 and 10, price information output means 13CB, transaction condition output means 13FB, order information transmission means 13 IB, Order acceptance means 13 JB (all not shown) are called to execute functions of each means. Price information output unit 13CB, transaction condition output unit 13FB, order information transmission unit 13 IB, order reception unit 13 JB, price information output unit 13C used in the first embodiment, transaction condition output unit 13F, order information transmission unit 13 1. An order acceptance means 13 J with the following functions (ΐίΐ) to (VR) added.

(iii) Step 3 In the price information output stage, the price information output means 13CB outputs the price list B to the buyer's terminal 4 in substantially the same manner as the price information output means 13C does in step 3 of the first embodiment. . Further, for example, a product name 12-inch PC LCD, a product code BB16B, a price list B67 corresponding to a product code BB16B, and a product classification data etc. are stored in the storage section 14D. Pass over to step 4 through. (ΐ) Step 6 In the transaction condition output stage, the transaction condition output means 13FB is similar to the transaction condition output means 13F performed in step 6 of the first embodiment, the product delivery data 40, Product delivery data consisting of product delivery information 40 consisting of the product delivery predetermined place and the product delivery date and time, product delivery information 41 (see FIG. 13). , Delivery date condition 37, Transaction condition A43, Price code B67 corresponding to commodity code BB16B, Transaction condition B68 read from commodity: DB14B, Are output to the terminal 4 as shown in FIG.

The transaction condition B 68 comprises, for example, the following statements (a), (b) and (c). “(A) As for the product XXX (product code YY), during each order offering period, every time an order (the acceptance order is I) is received, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance NN (I) is compared with the threshold SH > When NN (I) is less than SH, the order is placed on hold and accepted (b) Cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance When NN (I) becomes equal to or higher than the threshold SH, the order is accepted. As soon as the cumulative number of orders received NN (I) reaches the threshold SH or more, we will send an email notification of the order completion to all the order placers accepted as pending (c) Order open deadline If it is determined that the number of orders received later is lower than the threshold SH, then all orders received will be cancelled, again in this case an email will be sent immediately to all order clients for order cancellation notification. I will send

Then, the trade condition output unit 13FB delivers the trade name and the commodity code delivered from step 3 as the commodity XXX (commodity code YY) in the above (a) of the transaction condition B68, for example, 12-inch PC CD, commodity code BB16B Is output to a predetermined place in the transaction condition B68 displayed on the terminal 4. Further, it reads the specific value of the threshold SH and the order offering deadline date and time, and outputs it to a predetermined place in the transaction condition B64 displayed on the terminal 4. Thereafter, delivery date condition 37, product delivery data 42, transaction condition A 43, price list B 67, transaction condition B 68 are handed over to the subsequent steps.

(V) Step 8 of Embodiment 2 At the stage of transmitting order information, while the value of NN (I)-SH is negative, the order information transmitting means 13 IB performs the order information transmitting means 13 I at Step 8 of Example 1. Calculate the reference price P lt 55 in much the same way as you do, and further, in addition to the order information transmission prompt 52, order information 53, and description A 54 registered in advance in the product DB 14B, Because this order is less than the threshold SH at this point, this order will be held pending until the cumulative number of orders NN (I) reaches or exceeds the threshold SH. "Read the order handling sentence 69, and" send order information " With the Potan b20 etc., the display is almost the same as in Fig. 17 and output to the terminal 4 (not shown). (Vi) Step 10 At the order acceptance stage, the order acceptance section 13 JB receives the order information 53 and the order of acceptance I, the order and date of acceptance, in substantially the same manner as the order acceptance section 13 J does in Step 10 of the first embodiment. Acceptance information 59 (see Fig. 19), reference price P It 55, description A 54, delivery date condition 37, transaction condition A 43, transaction condition B 68, price list B 67 as shown in Fig. 23, the terminal Output to 4 and seller terminal 5 a. The price list B67 in the figure is delivered from step 3 of the second embodiment. Thereafter, in the same manner as steps 11 to 12 of the first embodiment, steps 11 to 12 of the second embodiment are performed to carry out an electronic transaction.

The effects of the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, while the order acceptance cumulative number of orders received NN (I) One threshold value SH is negative, in step 6 trading condition output stage, it is accepted as a treatment for holding the order completion pending, after the order offering deadline Cumulative number of orders Accepted all orders accepted from the time when it becomes clear that NE becomes more than threshold SH, and accumulated orders received after order open deadline If all NE is less than threshold SH all accepted orders Present the cancellation transaction conditions B68 to the buyer's terminal 4.

For this reason, the buyer is aware that the order may be canceled after the order offering deadline, depending on the value of the cumulative number of orders received after the order offering deadline. And, after the application deadline, if the above N E is less than S H, the seller can legally cancel all orders. On the other hand, when the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline N E is equal to or more than the threshold S H, the electronic transaction is performed in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the occurrence of a loss due to the electronic transaction can be prevented, so that the seller can participate in the electronic commerce in peace. However, in the electronic commerce method of the second embodiment, the buyer can not necessarily purchase the ordered product. Therefore, the electronic commerce method of the second embodiment is particularly suitable for commerce other than necessities such as entertainment goods, entertainment goods, entertainments, entertainment admission tickets, entertainment tours such as sightseeing tours, speculative goods, luxury goods, etc. As the sellers who handle various goods such as entertainment goods, special goods, exciting goods, speculative goods, luxury goods are more likely to participate in e-commerce, the e-commerce market can be further activated. it can. A third embodiment will now be described. In the third embodiment, in the electronic commerce method of the second embodiment, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance of the order of acceptance I is changed to NN (I) and the order of acceptance I after the predetermined period has elapsed from the start of order offering. Cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance AD (I) or cumulative number of orders after order offering period deadline It compares with threshold SH using NE to determine whether order will be fulfilled or canceled The above determination is made after a predetermined period has elapsed from the point in time or after the deadline for the order offering period, and when the above AD (I) or NE is equal to or more than the threshold SH, the order completion is notified to the order requester. And, in other respects, the third embodiment carries out the same electronic transaction method as the second embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the cumulative number of orders received NN (I) at the time of order acceptance is used at the time of order acceptance, and it is determined whether the order is to be closed or treated as a hold. As soon as the) becomes SH or higher, it is possible to notify the order requester who has accepted the order on hold status that the order is complete.

However, since the delivery time point is after the order offering deadline, in Example 2, there is a tendency for the period from the order completion time point to the delivery time point to be long. For this reason, there is a tendency that the number of cancellation requests from the buyer for existing orders tends to increase from the point of order completion to the point of delivery. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, the time when the order requester is notified of the completion of the order is after a predetermined period has passed since the start of the order offering or after the order offering deadline has ended. However, on the other hand, the time from notification of the order completion to the order requester to delivery can be shorter than in the second embodiment. Since the delivery time is after the order offering deadline, the third embodiment is easier to notify the buyer than the second embodiment than the second embodiment, and it is easy to shorten the time from delivery to the delivery. During the period up to the point in time, it is possible to reduce the number of cancellation requests from existing buyers. A fourth embodiment will now be described. In the electronic commerce method according to the fourth embodiment, the terminal 4 is provided with the price candidate P (0) shown in FIG. 25 so that the buyer can set the desired price in the first embodiment. Present multiple price picks as shown in P (l) ,, P (N + 1). Then, the buyer selects one of the plurality of price candidates P (0), P (l), and P (N + 1) as a desired price. In addition, all orders are accepted with the order closing pending until the settlement price P d is determined after the order closing date. In addition, when the settlement price Pd is determined after the order offering deadline, it is determined that an order price that is higher than the settlement price P d is selected as the desired price is considered as the order completion, and the settlement price is less than P d Orders found to have selected a price candidate as a suggested price are accepted as canceled.

Settlement price P d is linked to the effective number of sales DNN (i) defined in equation 6 and is made inexpensive. Therefore, after the order offering deadline for the product for which order offering is offered, the effective sales quantity DNN (i), (i = 0, 1 to N + 1) is calculated using equation 6, and the effective sales quantity DNN (i) And (i = 0, 1 to N + 1) are shown in the price list D 70 (FIG. 25), the criteria for the level i = 0, 1 to N + 1, NE α) − δ less than 1,

{ΝΕ (1) -δ1} to {ΝΕ (1) + <51},, {ΝΕ (Ν) — <5Ν} to {ΝΕ (Ν) + δΝ}, {ΝΕ

(Ν) + <5Ν}, It is judged which judgment criterion is satisfied among the, and the price criterion P (i), the level satisfying the judgment criterion among (1 = 0, 1 to N + 1) Determine the price candidate as the settlement price P d. For some products to be ordered, there are multiple levels, for example: Effective sales numbers of levels i = hl, h2, h3 DNN (hl), DNN (h2), DNN (h3) are each level i = jl,] ' If the criteria of 2 and j 3 are satisfied, the price candidate of level i =] 'l, j2, j3 price candidate P (]' l), P (j2), P (j3) is the cheapest price candidate, eg P (j 3) is determined as the settlement price P d. Then, it is considered that an order is established in which it is found that a price candidate higher than the price candidate determined as the settlement price P d is selected as the desired price. On the other hand, an order found to have selected a price candidate less than the price candidate determined as the settlement price Pd is canceled.

The effective sales numbers DNN (i), (i = 0, 1 to NH) for a product for which the order is offered after the order deadline is all the criteria for i = 0 in the price list D70. When it is found that it is less than 51, the highest price in price list D70, level 0 price candidate 0) is determined as the settlement price, and only the order for which price candidate P (0) is selected as the desired price is completed. All orders for which a price candidate less than P (0) is selected as a suggested price will be canceled. The electronic transaction program 9D (not shown) of the fourth embodiment is substantially the same as the trading program 9A of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and the main program consists of steps 1 to 12. Databases 14A, 14B, 14C and The point of including the storage unit 14D is the same. Also, the means 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13H, etc. of the first embodiment are used as the processing means of steps 1 to 5, 8 and 11 in the same manner.

In connection with the setting of the suggested price, the electronic transaction program 9D performs step 6 trading condition output phase, step 7 order prompting phase, step 9 order information transmitting phase, step 10 order acceptance phase, step 12 processing in sales number consolidation phase Differently from the electronic transaction program 9A of the embodiment 1, as the processing means of the embodiment 4 at these steps, the transaction condition outputting unit 13FD, the order prompting unit 13GD, the price calculating unit 13KD, the order information transmitting unit 13 ID, the order receiving unit 13 JD, Sales volume summary means 13 LD is used. Means 13FD, 13GD, 13KD, 13ID, 13JD, 13LD will be described later.

Data required to be registered in the DB 14B in the fourth embodiment are substantially the same as in the first embodiment, but there are price list D70 and transaction condition D71 as data unique to the fourth embodiment.

The fourth embodiment proceeds from step 1 to 5 in the same manner as the first embodiment, but step 6 trading condition outputting stage shows the first half stage presenting the trading conditions D71 etc. and the price list D 70 to show the buyer the desired price It consists of the second half to set Ph.

In the first half of step 6 of the fourth embodiment, the transaction condition output unit 13FD receives the product code BB16B, the price list A17B, the product classification data, etc. via the storage unit 14D, and then, the delivery date condition 37, the product delivery data 42, the transaction The condition D71 is read from the product DB 14B, and these are sent to the buyer's terminal 4 and output in the almost same format as FIG. The delivery date condition 37 and the delivery date 42 are described in the section relating to step 6 and FIG. 13 of the first embodiment. Business condition D71 consists of the following statements (a :) to (i).

(a) For buyers ordering products, among price candidates P (0), P (l), ..., P (N + l) shown below in price list D70 (Fig. 25) Please select one as a suggested price. At that time, please consider the following (b) to (e). (b) Settlement price Pd will be determined after order submission deadline. Until then, the fulfillment of the order will be accepted on hold.

(c) Settlement price Pd is cheaper along with the increase of the effective number of sales DNN (i) defined in Equation 6. The settlement price P d is undecided because the value of the valid sales number D NN (i) is not fixed during the order offering period.

DNN (i) = C (0) + C (1) +. + C (i-1) + C (i) · · · · Formula 6 where i = 0, 1 to N + 1, C (0) is P (0), C (1) is P (1), C (i-1) is P (i-1), C (i) is P (i), and is the suggested price The total number of order offerings purchased by the selected order.

(d) In the price list D70 (Fig. 25), the price candidates P (0), P (l), '·, P (N + l) have higher values, judgment criteria, NE (1)- Values less than 61, such as {Ν E (l)-61} to {NE (l) + <51}, etc. are set small. Therefore, selecting a price candidate with a high value as the desired price increases the probability that the order will be completed. The value of the price candidate is the highest price Ρ (0)> Ρ (1)> "> P (i -1)> P (i)> P (i + 1)> ··> Ρ (N)> lowest price The order is P (N + l).

(e) It is recommended that buyers who give priority to obtaining goods select a current price P (t) 24 as a suggested price. Since the settlement price Pd is less than or equal to the current price P (t) 24, the order for which the current price P (t) 24 is selected as the suggested price is considered to be complete.

(f) The buyer who gives priority to being cheap is one of the price candidates P (t),..., P (N), P (N + 1) at the current price P (t) 24 or less. It is recommended to select as a suggested price.

(g) Settlement price In order to determine that the price d becomes cheaper in line with the increase in the number of effective sales DNN (i), the number of effective sales DNN (i) is i = Calculate 0 and 1 to N + 1 respectively. Then, for each DNN (i) of i = 0, 1 to N + 1, among the criteria for a certain level i to the lowest level for price shown in price list D70, which criteria of the criteria are given below. It is judged whether the condition is satisfied, and the judgment criteria are satisfied among P (0) to P (N + l) shown in price list D70. The price candidate for the next level is determined as the settlement price P d. If there are multiple levels that satisfy the judgment criteria, the lowest price candidate among the levels that satisfy the judgment criteria is the settlement price P.

(h) When the settlement price Pd is determined after the order submission deadline, an order that proves that the case price higher than the settlement price Pd is selected as the desired price is concluded, and the price candidate less than the settlement price P d is Orders found to be selected will be canceled.

(i) If there are multiple levels that meet the criteria, the cheapest price candidate among the levels that meet the criteria is the settlement price P d. As a result, the buyer may be able to purchase the product at a price below the desired price that he has selected. Once the payment price P d has been determined, all order requesters will be notified by e-mail immediately.

Now, the effective sales number DNNG of a certain level i in the price list D70 satisfies the judgment criteria {NE (i) −δ (i)} to {NE (i) + δ (ΐ)} and a price candidate for level i Suppose that P (i) is the settlement price P d. Since the settlement price Pd = P (i), the price candidate P (0), P (1), ~ P (i one 1), P (p (0) or more) is an order for the buyer who selected as the desired price Therefore, the number of goods purchased due to the order for which the price candidate of P (i) or higher is selected as the suggested price C (0), C (1), ... i) 1), C (i) contribute to sales.

On the other hand, an order for which price candidates P (i + 1), (N) and P (N + 1) less than P (i) are selected as the suggested price is canceled when the settlement price Pd is determined in (h) above. Because the price candidate P (i + 1), ~ P (N) and P (N + l) are selected as the desired price, the number of product purchases C (i + l) ), ... (N), C (N + l) do not contribute to sales. Considering that the effective number of sales should consist only of the number of products resulting from orders that contribute to sales, the level that contributes to sales excluding the number of products purchased by orders that do not contribute to sales i Price candidate P (i) or higher Price candidate P (0), P (1), ~ P (i-l), P (i) as the desired price The cumulative number of product purchases by the number of orders purchased is the effective number of sales It is defined as DNN (i), and DNN0) is given by the six expressions.

When the first half of step 6 of presenting transaction conditions D71, etc. as shown in Fig. 24 is finished, the process moves to the second half of step 6. In the second half of step 6, transaction condition output means 13FD By using the price list # 7 selected by the buyer and transferred to step 6 in the same manner as in step 4 of the embodiment 1, the desired price selection reminder 72 registered in advance in the product DB 14B is read out. 25 The price list D 70 shown in FIG. For example, if you would like to place a purchase order, click on one of “Select” Potan 73-0 to 73-(N + 1) to select Price Candidate P (0), P ( l), ..., P (N + l) Please select one as the desired price. As shown in Fig. 25, select one of Poten 73-0-73-(N + 1) as shown in Fig. 25 and select one of the price markers P (0) and P (l (l). ,,..., Urges the buyer to choose any one of P (N + 1) as the desired price. When the buyer selects, for example, “select” pot 73-h via terminal 4, price candidate P (h) 74 of level i = h at which transaction condition output means 13 FD is selected is designated as Ph 74 B or less. Deliver to step. It is also possible to have the buyer enter the desired price numerical value via the keyboard and set the desired price Ph74B.

Step 7 In the order prompting stage, the number Y 47 of ordered item purchases (see FIG. 14) is input through the terminal 4 in the same manner as in step 7 of the first embodiment. Y47 is the number of goods purchased by the order for which the price P (h) 74 of level h is selected as the suggested price Ph, for example. With C (i)

Since D NN (i), (1 = 0, 1 to N + 1) has been recorded in DB 14 C since the start of the order offering in step 10 of Example 4 to be described later, the order prompting means of Example 4 13 GD reads C (i) and D NN (i), (i = 0, 1-N + 1) from DB 14C.

The order prompting means 13GD is: C (i), (i = 0, 1 to N + 1), C (h) = C (h) using C (h) and Y47 at level i = h Calculate + Y and update C (i), (i = 0, l ~ N + l). Furthermore, the updated C (i), (i = 0, 1 to N + 1) is substituted into the equation 6, and D NN (i), (i = 0, 1 to N + 1) is updated. Then, the order prompting means 13GD delivers the updated C (i) and D NN (i), (1 = 0, 1-N + 1) to the subsequent steps.

Step 8 of the fourth embodiment In the cumulative sales stage of the fourth embodiment, as in step 8 of the first embodiment, the sales cumulative means 13H receives the order acceptance order I and the reception date and time and the order acceptance information 59 (see FIG. 19). While registering to DB14C, hand over to the following steps. After this step 9 Go to

In step 9 of the fourth embodiment, the order information transmission means 13 in the order information transmission step 13 price calculation means 13 KD called by DNN (i), (i = 0, 1 to N) for the commodity code BB16B delivered from step 3 Calculate the calculated price P2C using +1). The calculation flow of the calculated price P2C is shown in Fig.26.

(1) The price calculating means 13 KD is called by the order information transmitting means 13 I D in step 9 in process 201 and is called by the sales number collecting means 13 L D in step 12 to execute the following process.

(2) Process 202: The price list selected in step 3 of the fourth embodiment, for example, price list Β7, is read from the storage unit 14D.

(3) Process 203 reads DNN (i), (i = 0, 1 to N + 1) from the storage unit WD.

(4) In processing 204, it is checked whether DNN (N + 1) <NE (1)-1 61. If YES, then processing 205 is entered. If No, ie, DNN (N + l) NE NE (1) — δ 行く, go to processing 206. Since DNN (N + 1) is the maximum value among DNN (i) and (i = 0, 1 to N + 1), it can be checked whether DNN (1H1) or (1)-δΐ It can be checked whether each of DNN (i) and (i = 0, 1 to NH) is less than NE (1)-? 1.

(5) In processing 205, the calculated price P2C is set to the highest price P (0) in Ρ (1) to P (N + 1).

(6) In step 206, it is determined whether DNN (N + 1) exceeds the maximum value of the judgment criteria NE (N) + δ 基準. 、, that is, if NE (1)-61 <DNN (N + l) 5 NE (N) + 5 N, go to processing 208.

(7) DNN (N + l)> NE (N) +? If is YES, the calculated price P2C is set to the lowest price P (N + 1) among P (1) to P (N + 1) in processing 207.

(8) Process 208: Initialize a candidate j of the level that satisfies the DNN (i) level i and the judgment criteria in process 208.

(9) At step 209, the level k of the criterion to be compared with 'DNN (i)' is initialized. (10) Process 210: For each DN of level i = 1 to N, compare with the judgment level of i to N whose price is less than or equal to P (i), NE (k)-δ k ≤ DNN (i ) ≤ NE (k) + <5 k, satisfying the judgment criteria 2002/009164

Look for the level.

The reason for using the criterion of level k = i to N as the criterion in the process 210 is that the price is less than or equal to the price candidate P (i) of level i. By finding the level, it is linked to the value of the effective sales number DNN (i) to make the settlement price cheaper. In processing 210, when Yes, the processing goes to processing 213. If No, go to processing 211. (11) At step 211, the level k of the criterion to be compared with DNN (i) is increased to k = k + 1 and the process returns to step 210 again. The level k of the criterion to be compared with D NN (i) is the level k = i to N at which the price is less than or equal to P (i). In the process 212, when k becomes N + 1, in order to raise the level i of the DNN (i), the process goes to the process 209 with i = i + 1.

(12) In processing 213, DN NO) satisfies the criterion of level i, so let price P (i) of level i be the candidate PP (j) of calculated price P 2C and meet the criterion of level j To j = j + l and to further raise the level i of DNN (i), i = i + l and processing 209 and 214 are again returned to processing 210.

(13) In the process 214, when the level i of the DNNG to be compared with the judgment standard becomes N + 1, the loop of the processes 210 and 213 is finished, and the process moves to the process 215.

(14) In processing 215, the lowest price is selected from the candidate PP (j) and (1 ≤ j ≤ N), and the calculated price is P2C. Also, let J be the level that is the lowest level of the judgment criteria passing level, for example j3, which is the calculated price P2C.

As described above, the price calculation means 13 KD interlocks the calculated price P 2 C at the time of being called by the order information transmission means 13 ID or sales number means 13 LD with the increase of the effective sales number D NN (i). Calculation to be cheap.

When the price calculation means 13 KD is called by the order information transmission means 13 ID in step 9, the calculated price P2C is delivered to the order information transmission means 13 ID as the reference price P2 t75. If the price calculation unit 13KD is called by the sales number grouping unit 13L D in step 12, the calculated price P2C and the effective sales number D NN (J) are handed over to the sales number grouping unit 13L D, and the calculated price P2 Deliver C as the settlement price P d. In step 9, next, the order information transmission means 13 ID is almost the same as FIG. 17 shown in step 9 of the embodiment 1, order information transmission prompt 52, order requester name and product name 16B, number of purchases Y47 As shown in FIG. 27, the order information 77 is composed of order information 53 consisting of goods delivery information 40, and the suggested price Ph 74 B, reference price P 2 t 75 and explanation B 76 delivered from step 6. Output to 4.

Description B 76 is a description for enabling the buyer to be relieved regarding the price when the buyer decides to send the ordering information 77 to the seller side to order the product purchase, for example, “Reference price P 2t75 is a reference price calculated at the time of order acceptance, calculated in conjunction with the effective number of sales D NN (i) at the time of order acceptance, and shown for reference. Since the effective sales number D NN ω becomes equal to or higher than the value at the time of the order after the application deadline, there is a possibility to increase, so the settlement determined based on the effective sales number DNN after the application deadline Price P d is a reference price P

It must be equal to or less than 2Π5. It consists of sentences.

Next, the order information transmitting means 13 ID passes the order information 77 to the subsequent steps. Also, it sends it to the terminal 5a as an e-mail. After this, proceed to step 10.

Step 10 At the order acceptance stage, the order acceptance means 13 JD receives the order acceptance information 59 (see FIG. 19) consisting of the acceptance order I and acceptance date and time handed over from step 9 and the order information 53. Price Ph74B and reference price P2 The t75 is added, and the delivery date condition 37 and the transaction condition D71 transferred from the step 6 are further added, and output to the terminal 4 as shown in FIG. 28 in the same manner as the step 10 of the first embodiment. Since the reception date and the reception order I are described in the order reception information 59 in the same manner as shown in FIG. 19, the buyer can confirm the date and the reception order of the seller's own order.

Next, the order acceptance means 13 JD receives the order acceptance information 59 and the suggested price Ph 74 B and the reference price P 2 t 75 Example acceptance personal information 78 of the fourth example and C (i) and D NN delivered from step 6 , (I = = 0, 1 to N + 1) are registered in the order reception DB 14C and handed over to the subsequent steps. Furthermore, it also sends to the seller's terminal 5a. The seller timely through the terminal 5 a Then, it is possible to know the occurrence of a new order by looking at the order acceptance personal information 78. Even in Example 4, it is after the order offering deadline that the seller executes the processing in the step 12 sales number consolidation stage to determine the settlement price P d. Prior to the start of step 12, the seller calls the top page of the electronic shop homepage shown in FIG. 4 through the terminal 5a in the same manner as the execution of step 12 of the embodiment 1, and the shop ID and settlement price P d Enter the product code of the product that needs to be determined, for example, the product code BB16B, and send it to the server 3. Then, if the sales number summarizing means 13L D is called by the main program 12D of the fourth embodiment and then the point called is after the recruitment deadline time, the sales number summarizing means 13L D calls the price calculation means 13KD.

The price calculation means 13 KD reads D NN (i), (i = 0, 1 to N + 1) from the storage unit 14 D with respect to the product code BB 16 B as shown in the process 203 of FIG. Then, the calculated price P2C is calculated in the same manner as the processing performed in step 8, and the calculation result P2C and the effective number of sales D NN (J) are handed over to the sales number collecting means 13L D.

Then, the sales number summarizing means 13L D sets the settlement price P d = P2C, and regarding the product code BB16B, the order acceptance information 59 of all the orders for the product code BB16B registered in the order acceptance DB 14C at step 10 Recommended price Read out Ph74B. Furthermore, according to (b) and (d) of the transaction conditions D71, the sales volume grouping means 13L D compares the list price Ph74B for each order called in order of acceptance I with the settlement price Pd, and the list price Ph74B is The order canceler is sent to the terminal of the order requester whose settlement price is less than P d, and the notice of closing the order and the settlement price P d is sent to the terminal of the order requester whose order price Ph74B is higher than the settlement price P d Send information in an email. As soon as the settlement price P d is determined after the closing of the offer, the sales price summarizing means 13L D transmits the settlement price P d information to the order requester, which can enhance the buyer's sense of confidence.

In Example 4, the profit that the seller has monopolized in the conventional transaction method is divided into the profit that the seller receives and the profit that is provided to the buyer, and the settlement price P d is the effective sales number DNN (J) based on the price list D70. We decide to become cheaper along with the increase. Moreover, since the buyer can set the desired price Ph74B, it is better for the buyer who gives priority to the low price to set the desired price Ph74B at a low price and purchase the product only when the settlement price P d falls below the desired price Ph74B. If the settlement price P d does not fall below the desired price Ph 74 B or less, the order is cancelled, so that buyers who give priority to low prices can take part in this transaction at ease.

In addition, if the current price P (t) 24 in FIG. 25 output to the terminal 4 in the second half of step 6 is selected as the desired price Ph 74 B, the order is always satisfied. Furthermore, since the number of goods sold increases due to the added order from the time of order acceptance to the time of recruitment deadline, the settlement price P d is cheaper than the current price P (t) 24 at the time of order acceptance There is a high probability of becoming For this reason, even if the order requester selects the current price P (t) 24 as the suggested price Ph74B in priority to obtaining the product, the price lower than the current price P (t) 24 at the time of order reception There is a high possibility of obtaining a product at For this reason, it is also safe for buyers who have priority to obtain goods.

In this way, the electronic commerce method of the fourth embodiment is not only the effects of the invention of the first embodiment, but also the buyers who prioritize the low cost and the buyers who prioritize the acquisition of goods can participate in the trade with peace of mind. Can be called to the online store.

Furthermore, with regard to the order for which the suggested price Ph74B is the settlement price P d or more, the sales number summarization means 13L D is the sales quantity summary information 65 (FIG. 20) created by the sales number summarization means 13L in step 12 of the first embodiment. In substantially the same manner, sales number summary information 79 (not shown) in Example 4 having substantially the same content as the sales number summary information 65 is created and output to the seller terminal 5a, 5b or registered in the order receipt DB 14C. The sales number summary information 79 is replaced by the cumulative order number NE63 (Fig. 20) after the order offering deadline, and the effective sales number D NN (J) is used. Except this point, the embodiment 1 shown in FIG. The same contents as the number of sales summary information 65 of.

Next, the sales volume grouping means 13L D transmits sales volume summary information 79 to at least one terminal 5b in the downstream section after receiving an order, such as a purchasing department, a production department, an inspection department, and a delivery department. This transmission makes the sales number summary information 79 available in the downstream section Therefore, in substantially the same manner as in the case of the first embodiment, the possibility of cost reduction can be enhanced in one or more of the downstream divisions after receiving the order. Therefore, for almost the same reason as in Example 1, not only the electronic stores that sell made-to-order products but also the electronic stores that do not handle made-to-order products improve the profit or sell the products inexpensively. Things will be easier. In addition, for made-to-order products, purchased products after receiving orders, and purchased products before receiving orders, for both general consumers and companies, regardless of the order acceptance order I and the number of product purchases Y, the number of effective sales DNN Products can be sold at a uniform price that becomes cheaper in conjunction with the increase in (J). As a result, ordinary consumers will be able to enjoy the benefits of electronic transactions as well as companies, and it will be easy to significantly increase both consumers and businesses as new customers and fixed customers. When a program including the electronic commerce method exemplified in the above-described embodiments 1 to 4 is ported to a server or computer connected to the Internet via an arbitrary recording medium or electronic distribution content, the embodiment 1 can be realized. It is clear that the electronic trading method of ~ 4 can be realized. In addition, even if an electronic transaction system is configured using a computer network, a connection line, a terminal and a program including the electronic transaction method exemplified in the first to fourth embodiments without using the Internet, the first to fourth embodiments are exemplified. It is clear that electronic trading methods can be realized. Industrial Applicability

In the electronic commerce of the present invention, when the sale product is an industrial product, agricultural product, or fishery product, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance NN (I) or order offer start from the time the order is received until the delivery. Cumulative number of orders received after a predetermined period has elapsed from the point in time AD (I) or cumulative number of orders received after closing the order offering period NE, or number of valid sales D NN (J), or depending on the sales amount based on them As a result, it is possible to cut down costs significantly by mass purchasing, mass production, inspection, mass distribution and mass delivery. This can significantly increase the profits of producers and sellers of industrial, agricultural and fishery products, or make goods cheaper Market, and can provide e-commerce methods that can equally offer the benefits of electronic transactions to both consumers and businesses.

In the electronic commerce of the present invention, the product sold is a recording medium such as a movie, animation, game CD or tape such as a recording medium such as CD or tape, or a reservation admission ticket for entertainments such as performances, baseball, soccer, sports events etc. In this case, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance NN (I) or the cumulative number of orders received after a predetermined period has passed from the start of order offering AD (I) or the order collection period Based on the cumulative number of orders received after the deadline NE, or the effective sales volume D NN (J), or based on the sales amount based on them, the assumptions at the time of planning are revised to increase or decrease the investment funds, and the product quality or Scale, performers can be optimized by leveling up or down. As a result, it will be easier to ensure both profitability and product quality.

In the case where the sale product is a real estate product such as a condominium sale, a house, a building, or a residential land sale in the electronic commerce of the present invention, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order reception is NN I) or Cumulative number of orders received after a predetermined period from the start of order offering AD (I) or cumulative number of orders received after the deadline for order offering period NE, or effective number of sales D NN (J), or sales amount based on them Depending on the cost, the related materials, equipment, tools and human resources can be combined and purchased in large quantities, large-scale clean-up, large-scale construction, large-scale construction, mass transportation, etc. It is possible. As a result, it is possible to increase the profit of the seller or sell the real estate products at a low price.

In the case where the sale product is a financial product such as stock, bond, insurance, pension, deposit, etc. in the electronic commerce of the present invention> A small number of dealers are required to receive the pre-order and deliver it at the time of order acceptance. Cumulative number of orders NN (I) or Cumulative number of orders received after a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of order offering AD (I) or cumulative number of orders after the deadline for order offering period NE, or effective number of sales DNN (J) or Depending on the amount of sales, efficient sales, paperwork, collection, remittance, etc. can be performed collectively, so significant cost reduction is possible. As a result, it is possible to increase the profit of the seller or to sell the financial product with a favorable dividend to the buyer. Four

As described above, according to the present invention, regardless of whether the product to be sold is an industrial product, agricultural product, fishery product, recording medium, electronic distribution content, entertainment reservation admission ticket, real estate product, financial product or the like, It is possible to significantly stimulate the e-commerce market as it can significantly increase profits or sell products cheaper.

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The scope of the claims

1. An electronic transaction method using a communication computer network such as the Internet, characterized in that it comprises the step of presenting, to a buyer's terminal, a transaction condition that is determined in conjunction with the settlement price with the cumulative number of orders received. Electronic trading method.

2. The electronic transaction method according to claim 1, wherein the cumulative number of orders received is the cumulative number of orders received after the order offering deadline.

3. In an electronic transaction method that uses a communication computer network such as the Internet, transaction conditions that determine the settlement price in conjunction with the stage of outputting product information to the buyer's terminal and the order accumulation after the order submission deadline. An electronic commerce method comprising the steps of: presenting the information, prompting the user to set the number of purchased products when the settlement price is undecided, and prompting sending the order information.

4. An electronic transaction method using a communication computer network such as the Internet, comprising the step of transmitting to the buyer's terminal a settlement price linked to the cumulative number of orders received after the order submission deadline. Transaction system.

5. The electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the step of outputting, to the buyer's terminal, that the delivery date of the product requires a predetermined period of time. Transaction system.

6. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a statement or a table or a formula or a figure or the like for indicating a price linked to the cumulative number of orders received is outputted to the terminal of the buyer. An electronic transaction method comprising the step of

7. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, a reference value at a predetermined time of the price linked to the cumulative number of orders received, for example, the buyer accesses the electronic shop, for the terminal of the buyer. And e. Presenting a value at a time such as a time point.

8. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, when an order is received at a price linked to the cumulative number of orders received at the time of receiving the order from the buyer's terminal. An electronic transaction method comprising: outputting as a reference price; and outputting that the settlement price is less than or equal to the reference price.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising the step of outputting to the buyer's terminal the transition information of the price since the start of the order offering. Electronic trading method.

10. The electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising the step of outputting guidance information on the product experience to the terminal of the buyer.

11. The electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising the step of outputting the delivery date of the ordered item as a date on the terminal of the buyer. Electronic trading method.

12. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, to go to a predetermined place or to deliver at home for receiving an order item from the buyer's terminal, either is selected. An electronic transaction method comprising the step of promoting.

13. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, at least one of price information linked to the cumulative number of orders received and guidance information on product experiences regarding any product is optional. Electronic trading method characterized by presenting on the homepage of.

14. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, presenting the transition of the reference price linked to the number of orders received and the settlement price determined after the deadline for order submission on any home page. Electronic trading method characterized by

15. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, for the seller's terminal, sales number summary information consisting of at least the cumulative number of orders received for each ordered product and the order client name list An electronic commerce method comprising the step of outputting.

16. In the electronic transaction method according to claim 15, the product is classified into any of a made-to-order product, a purchased product after receiving an order, and a purchased product before receiving an order, and if the ordered product is a made-to-order product, the sales The information including the related parts' stocking process of materials, production process, inspection process, delivery process of at least one process in downstream process after receiving order etc. It is sent to the downstream terminal after receiving order, such as department, production department, inspection department, delivery and delivery department, and if the ordered product is purchased after order receiving, the sales number summary information, the process of supplying the product itself Information on at least one process in the downstream process after receiving an order, such as inspection process, delivery process, etc., is sent to the end of the downstream department after receiving an order, such as purchasing department, inspection department, delivery department, etc. When the product is a pre-order purchased product, it is characterized by transmitting information to the downstream division terminal after delivery order acceptance such as delivery and delivery division, adding the schedule of downstream processing after receipt of order such as delivery process to the sales number summary information. And electronic trading method.

17. In the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 16; for the terminal of the buyer, the cumulative number of orders received at the time of order acceptance or the point at the time of statement acceptance after a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of order offering. Accepted orders will be established if either the cumulative number of orders received or the cumulative number of orders received after order submission deadline is above a predetermined threshold, but if the number of cumulative orders received after order submission deadline is less than the threshold, it will be accepted An electronic transaction method comprising the step of outputting the terms and conditions for canceling the order.

18. The electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, further comprising the step of prompting the buyer's terminal to enter a desired price.

19. An electronic distribution content, comprising a program comprising the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

20. A recording medium storing a program comprising the electronic commerce method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

21. An electronic transaction system comprising a program comprising the electronic transaction method according to any one of claims 1 to 18: