Online shopping system and method
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1. A related item recommending system comprising:
- a related information storing memory which stores purchase items and related items, wherein said related items are related to said purchase items; and
a controller which accepts a specification of a purchase item, and which searches said related information storing memory for a related item that is related to the specified purchase item.
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Abstract
There is provided a network shopping system that contributes to the omission of the item to be purchased and the prevention of purchasing an unnecessary item. Information of equipment that each client possesses is stored in net member DB. A main item, an option, or an item having a tendency to be used at the same time, are associated with an item related thereto and stored in related item DB. When a user inputs individual identification information for authentication processing, the system searches net member DB to specify equipment that the user possesses. Next, the system gains access to related item DB, searches a related item, and recommends the item to the user.
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1. A related item recommending system comprising:
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a related information storing memory which stores purchase items and related items, wherein said related items are related to said purchase items; and
a controller which accepts a specification of a purchase item, and which searches said related information storing memory for a related item that is related to the specified purchase item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A related item recommending method comprising:
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defining relationship information for a plurality of items;
accepting a selection of an item from a client via a network;
determining a related item relating to the selected item based on said relationship information;
offering the related item to said client via the network; and
accepting a selection of the offered related item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A program for controlling a computer or a group of computers to perform the steps of:
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accepting specification of a purchase target item; and
subsequently, searching for an item related to the purchase target item in a memory which stores relationship information for a plurality of related items.
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13. An item recommending system for recommending a related item at the time of purchasing a purchase item, said system comprising:
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a client database which stores an item that a client possesses;
a related information storing memory which contains relationship information concerning purchase items and related items;
a possessed item extractor which, in response to client information, extracts from said client database the item that said client possesses;
a related item extractor which extracts, from said relationship information stored in said related information storing memory, an item related to the extracted item; and
a recommendation section which recommends the purchase of the related item extracted by said related item extractor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An online shopping system that is capable of reflecting a price discount rate which is used in a business transaction at a store, said system comprising:
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a client database which records information of a client;
a discount memory which registers discount information into said client database, where said discount information corresponds to the price discount rate used in the business transaction at the store; and
a controller which sets a price of an item offered to the client as a purchase target to a value that reflects the discount information registered in said client database.
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21. An item recommending method comprising:
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defining relationship information for a plurality of items;
storing client information indicative of an item that each client possesses;
specifying a client of an access source in response to access via a network;
specifying a possessed item that the specified client possesses;
determining, based on said relationship information, an item that is related to the specified possessed item; and
offering the determined related item via the network.
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22. A method comprising:
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registering discount information corresponding to a price discount rate used in a business transaction at a sales store;
specifying a client of an access source in response to access via a network;
specifying a price discount rate of an item offered to the specified client from said discount information; and
setting a price of an item offered to the client as a purchase target to a value that reflects the specified price discount rate.
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23. A program for controlling a computer to perform:
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extracting an item that a client possesses from a client database;
extracting a related item relating to the extracted item from a related information database, wherein said related information database stores information relating possessed and related items to each other; and
outputting a signal for recommending the purchase of the extracted related item to the client.
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24. A program for controlling a computer to perform:
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specifying a client of an access source in response to access via a network from a server in an online shopping system;
setting a discount rate of an item offered to the specified client based on a price discount rate in a business transaction at a store; and
setting a price of an item offered to the client as a purchase target to a price that reflects the set discount rate to generate a signal for offering a set value to the client.
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25. A selection supporting apparatus for a subordinate item comprising:
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an item information storing memory which classifies a plurality of items into an item classification indicative of main items and subordinate items subordinate to said main items to divide the main items into a plurality of item categories to be related to each other and stored;
a specifier which specifies an item classification of a desired item and an item category of the main item, a display which displays a list of main items belonging to the item category specified by said specifier;
a selector which selects an arbitrary main item from said list; and
an extractor which extracts an item applicable to the main item selected by said selector and belonging to the item classification specified by said specifier from said item information storing memory. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for selecting a subordinate item comprising:
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selecting an item classification;
offering a first list of item categories of main items in response to the selection of the item classification;
accepting the selection of the item category from the offered first list;
offering a second list of the main items belonging to the selected category in response to the selection of the item category;
accepting the selection of the main item from the offered second list; and
extracting an item applicable to the selected item and belonging to the selected item classification in response to the selection of the item from an item information database that classifies a plurality of items into item classifications indicative of main items and subordinate items subordinate to said main items and divides the main items into a plurality of item categories and stores the main items to be associated with each other.
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30. A program for controlling a computer to perform:
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specifying an item category and an item classification;
displaying a list of items belonging to the specified item category, and selecting an arbitrary item from said list; and
extracting an item applicable to the selected item and belonging to the selected item classification in response to the selection of an item from an item information database that classifies a plurality of items into item classifications indicative of main items and subordinate items subordinate to said main items and divides the main items into a plurality of item categories and stores the main items to be associated with each other.
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31. A network system comprising:
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a memory which stores identification information of a business organization and identification information of at least one individual belonging to said business organization;
an inputting section which inputs, at a log-in time via a network, identification information of said business organization and identification information of said individual belonging to said business organization;
a determiner which determines whether or not the input identification information of said business organization and said individual correspond to information stored in said memory; and
a discriminator which discriminates whether a log-in is accepted or rejected in accordance with a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A log-in method comprising:
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inputting, via a network, identification information of a business organization and identification information of an individual belonging to said business organization;
determining whether the input identification information of said business organization and said individual is registered as a person who can log in; and
deciding whether log-in is accepted or rejected in accordance with the determination result.
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40. A program causing a computer to execute processing for:
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inputting, at a log-in time via a network, identification information of a business organization and identification information of an individual belonging to said business organization;
determining whether the input identification information of said business organization and said individual is registered as a person who can log in; and
deciding whether log-in is accepted or rejected in accordance with the determination result.
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