JP2002117309A - Method and system for commodity price discount in online shopping - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for commodity price discount in online shopping for discounting the price of an ordered commodity according to a related commodity purchase history in ordering the commodity in the online shopping. SOLUTION: In this online shopping system constructed of a service providing system, a service using system, and a communication network, a server inputs order information including the ordered commodity and an orderer inputted from a client, retrieves presence/absence of a commodity related to the ordered commodity price discount as to the ordered commodity in the order information. If there is the commodity related to the discount of the ordered commodity, it is retrieved and determined whether there is a history of purchase of the discount related commodity by the orderer in the order information. When there is the history of purchase of the discount related commodity by the orderer, a discounted price for the ordered commodity is calculated as a price to the order. If there is no discount related commodity related to discount of the ordered commodity price, or if there is no history of purchase of the discount related commodity by the orderer, a normal price of the ordered commodity is applied as the price to the order.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for discounting product prices in online shopping, which discounts the prices of ordered products in accordance with the related product purchase history when ordering the products in online shopping.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when purchasing a product, software is sold as a discount on the price of the product according to the purchase history of the product related to the purchased product. Software sellers offer two types of products, a regular version and an upgraded version, so that those who have purchased an older version of the software can purchase an upgraded version that is cheaper than the regular version, and save money. You can buy products. However, when using the upgraded version or initial installation, the related old version software is required.

[0003]

In the conventional method of purchasing an upgraded version of software, there is a problem that the user must prepare an old version of the product at hand.

[0004] In recent years, with the spread of personal computers and the Internet, the number of occasions for ordering and purchasing digital contents such as music and video from home has increased. For digital music content,
There are product forms called albums and singles. However, single buyers and non-purchasers are charged the same price for albums that include songs placed in singles.In digital music sales where products cannot be differentiated by packages, etc., single buyers feel unfair. May have.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem and to reduce the price of an ordered product such as an album according to the purchase history of a related product such as a single when ordering the product in the online shopping. It is to provide a price discount method and system.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an online shopping system comprising a service providing system, a service using system, and a communication network.
The service providing system inputs order information including the ordered product and the orderer, which is input from the service using system,
For the ordered items in the order information, search for the presence or absence of products related to the price discount of the ordered items, and if there are products related to the price discount of the ordered items, the history of purchase by the order information orderer for the discount related products If there is a history that the orderer has purchased discount-related products, calculate the discount price of the ordered product as the price for the order, and if there is no product related to the price discount of the ordered product Alternatively, if there is no history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer, the normal price of the ordered product is applied as the price for the order.

[0007] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to purchase goods at a discount without requiring an act of impairing the convenience of the purchaser, such as presenting proof of purchase of related goods. On the other hand, for sellers, presenting a discount price to buyers leads to increased sales of products, as well as enclosing customers from the viewpoint that buyers purchase related products and products from the same seller, resulting in increased sales. I can expect.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the processing flow of the present embodiment in FIG.
Shows an overall configuration diagram of the present embodiment.

The overall configuration shown in FIG. 2 includes a server 210 as a service providing system, a client 230 as a service using system, and a communication network 220 connecting them.

The server 210 includes a calculation processing device 211, a storage device 212, and a communication device 213. The calculation processing device 211 is a means for inputting product order information 1
01 and discount related product search means 102 for the ordered product
And the purchase history presence / absence determination means 10 of the discount related product of the orderer
3, an order item discount price calculation unit 104, and an order item normal price application unit 105. The server 210
It is desirable that the computer has a high-speed processing capability for providing services to a plurality of clients at the same time, and a large-capacity storage device for storing information on various services and users. Specifically, large computers and high-performance workstations are good.

The client 230 may be any computer that can be generally called a computer system that can be connected to a communication network. Specifically, any device such as a personal computer, a portable terminal, a television and a set-top box to which a device having a two-way communication function is added may be used. The communication network 230 is a public line,
As long as information can be transmitted between systems, such as SDN, wireless or wired may be used.

Next, the processing flow of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 in accordance with the processing flow of FIG.

<Step 101> Input of Product Order Information The product order information 300 is input from the client 230 and input to the server 210 via the communication network 220.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a file configuration of the order information 300. The order information 300 includes an order number 301 for uniquely identifying an order, an orderer ID 302 for identifying an orderer, and an order item number 303 for specifying an order item. The order number is automatically assigned by the client 230 or the server 220 to uniquely identify the order. The orderer ID is
It is sufficient that the orderer and the past purchaser can be specified, such as a customer number or a credit card number given for customer management.

<Step 102> Search for discount-related products related to ordered products For the ordered product number 303 of the order information 300 input in step 101, products related to price discount are searched from the discount target product information 400.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a file structure of the discount-related product information 400. The discount-related product information 400 is the product number 4
01, a discount-related product number 402 indicating a discount-related product corresponding to the product number 401, and a discount amount 403 indicating an amount to be discounted from the product price corresponding to the product number 401 when the discount-related product has been purchased.

The order information 300 input in step 101
A record having the same value as the order product number 303 is searched from the product number 401, and the value of the discount-related product number 402 of the corresponding record is the discount-related product number.

As a result of the search, if there is a product related to the price discount, the process proceeds to a discount related product purchase history presence / absence determination process in step 103. If there is no product related to the price discount, the process proceeds to step 105. Transition to application processing.

<Step 103> Judgment of the purchase history of the discount related product of the orderer The purchase history information 500 is searched for the discount related product searched in the step 102 to determine whether there is a history of purchase by the orderer in the past. judge.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a file structure of the purchase history information 500. The purchase history information 500 includes an order number 501 specifying an order, an orderer ID 502, an ordered product number 503,
The order date 504 includes a discount purchase availability flag 505 indicating whether or not the purchase history of the product can be used for discount purchase of another product. Discount purchase availability flag 5
05 is used when the purchase history once used for the discount purchase cannot be used again.

More specifically, a record having the same value as the orderer ID 302 inputted in step 101 for the orderer ID 502 and having the same value as the discount-related product number retrieved in step 102 for the order product number 503 is stored. Search and determine if there is a corresponding record.

If there is a corresponding record, that is, if the orderer has a history of purchasing discount-related products and the discount purchase availability flag 505 of the corresponding record indicates that it is available, the discount price in step 104 is used. Transition to calculation processing. If there is no corresponding record, that is, if there is no history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer, or if there is a corresponding record but the discount purchase availability flag 505 indicates that use is prohibited, step 105 is executed.
Transition to the normal price application process.

<Step 104> Processing for calculating the discount price of the ordered product Based on the purchase history of the discount related product of the orderer searched in step 103, the discount of the ordered product is obtained from the discount related product information 400 and the product price information 600. Calculate the price.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a file configuration of the commodity price information 600. The product price information 600 includes a product number 601 and a product normal price 602.

From discount-related product information 400, step 1
Order product number 503 of purchase history record searched in 03
Is searched for a record having the same value for the discount related product number 402 and the same value for the product number 401 as the order product number 303 entered in step 101, and the value of the discount amount 403 of the corresponding record is It will be the amount.

The calculated discount amount is added to the commodity price information 600.
The discount price of the ordered product is calculated by subtracting from the value of the product normal price 602 corresponding to the product number of the ordered product.

In the numerical examples shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the normal price of the order item number 100 is 2,000 yen and the discount amount is 20.
Since it is 0 yen, the calculated discount price is 1800 yen.

<Step 105> Application of normal price of commodity If there is no purchase history of the discount-related commodity of the orderer in step 103, the normal price is applied to the ordered commodity. Specifically, the product normal price 602 corresponding to the product number of the ordered product in the product price information 600 is applied.

In the numerical example shown in FIG. 6, a normal price of 2000 yen of the order product number is applied.

Thereafter, processing such as presentation of the price of the product, payment of the price, delivery of the product, and the like are performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to purchase goods at a discount without impairing the convenience of the purchaser who presents proof of purchase of the related goods. on the other hand,
For a seller, presenting a discount price to a buyer leads to an increase in sales of the product, and in addition, the buyer is expected to purchase related products and the product from the same seller, thereby encouraging customers to increase sales.

The present embodiment is applicable not only to online shopping but also to over-the-counter sales. In that case, a client connected to the service providing system is installed at the store, and the client operates the store to calculate the discount price. Alternatively, the present invention can also be applied to a case where digital contents are sold at a kiosk terminal in a store or on the street by using the kiosk terminal as a client.

Therefore, by order information being centrally managed by the service providing system, an order for a product may be made online or at a store.

For example, when a digital music single is downloaded and purchased online, and a related music CD album is purchased at a store, the order information is centrally managed, so that a discount price for a CD purchased at the store is obtained. Can be calculated.

[0036]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to purchase goods at a discount without impairing the convenience of the purchaser who presents proof of purchase of the related goods. On the other hand, for sellers, presenting a discount price to buyers leads to increased sales of products, as well as enclosing customers from the viewpoint that buyers purchase related products and products from the same seller, resulting in increased sales. I can expect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall processing flow of a commodity price discount method in online shopping according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a commodity price discount system in online shopping according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration example of order information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a file configuration example of discount-related product information in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a file configuration example of purchase history information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a file configuration example of commodity price information according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: Product order information input processing, 102: Discount related product search processing related to ordered goods, 103: Purchaser presence / absence determination processing of the orderer's discount related goods, 104: Discount price calculation processing of ordered goods, 105: Ordered goods Normal price application processing

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tatsuro Arai 890 Kashimada, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside the Information Service Business Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Hiromi Ukai, Inc. F term in development laboratory (reference) 5B049 BB11 CC05 CC08 EE05 GG07

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An online shopping system comprising a service providing system, a service using system, and a communication network, wherein the service providing system includes an order including an ordered product and an orderer of the product input from the service using system. Information is input, and for the ordered product of the entered order information, the presence or absence of a product related to the price discount of the ordered product is searched and determined. If there is a product related to the price discount of the ordered product, the search is performed. For the discount-related product obtained, it is determined whether there is a history of purchase by the orderer of the order information, and if there is a history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer, the order product is priced for the order. Calculate the discount price of
When there is no product related to the price discount of the ordered product, or when there is no history of purchase of the discount related product by the orderer, the normal price of the ordered product is applied as the price for the order. Product price discount method for online shopping. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determination as to whether there is a history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer of the order information is performed based on the history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer. And that the purchase history has not been used for a discount, and that there is a history that the orderer has purchased the discount-related product, and that the purchase history has been used for the discount. If not, the discounted price of the ordered product is calculated, and there is no history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer, or there is a purchase history of the discount-related product, but it has been used for all discounts. In some cases, a method of discounting a product price in online shopping, wherein a normal price of the ordered product is applied. 3. The order product according to claim 1, wherein the order product is an album product composed of a series of digital music songs, and the discount-related product is a single product composed of songs included in the digital music album product. , A method of discounting product prices in online shopping. 4. An online shopping system comprising a service providing system, a service using system, and a communication network, wherein the service providing system includes an order including an order product and an orderer of the product input from the service using system. Means for inputting information, means for searching for and determining the presence or absence of a product related to the price discount of the ordered product with respect to the ordered product of the input order information, when there is a product related to the price discount of the ordered product. Means for retrieving and determining whether there is a history of purchase by the orderer of the order information with respect to the searched discount-related product; and, if there is a history of purchase of the discount-related product by the orderer, the order Means for calculating a discount price of the ordered product as a price for the product, and a product related to the price discount of the ordered product Means for applying the normal price of the ordered item as the price for the order, if there is no such item or if there is no history of purchase of the discount-related item by the orderer, the item price in online shopping. Discount system. 5. A storage medium, comprising a service providing system, a service using system, and a communication network, storing a product price discount program for online shopping mounted on an online shopping system, wherein the service providing system is provided with the service A process of inputting order information including an order product and an orderer of the product input from a use system, and searching for and determining whether there is a product related to the price discount of the order product with respect to the order product of the input order information. And if there is a product related to the price discount of the ordered product, a process of searching and determining whether there is a history of purchase by the orderer of the order information for the searched discount related product, If the orderer has a history of purchasing discount-related products, A process of calculating a discount price of the ordered product as a price for the order, if there is no product related to the price discount of the ordered product, or if the orderer has no history of purchasing the discount related product, A storage medium storing a product price discount program in online shopping, comprising: a process of applying a normal price of the ordered product as a price.