Method for selling consumer goods
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1. A method for selling goods, comprising:
- a step of storing packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material, as well as goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale;
a step of sending offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to a customer;
a step of receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer;
a step of specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step, based on said packaging material data; and
a step of generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step.
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Abstract
At the Web site provided by a server machine, a customer designates the desired goods and packaging sheet for wrapping the goods. The customer can select the desired packaging sheet among those provided by retailers. The selection of a packaging sheet means the selection of the retailer which provides the packaging sheet. Then, the designated goods are delivered to the delivery destination designated by the customer with the goods being wrapped in the designated packaging sheet.
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1. A method for selling goods, comprising:
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a step of storing packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material, as well as goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale;
a step of sending offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to a customer;
a step of receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer;
a step of specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step, based on said packaging material data; and
a step of generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step.
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2. A method for selling goods using a computer having storage, comprising:
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a step of storing packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material, as well as goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale into the storage;
a step of outputting offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to a customer;
a step of receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer;
a step of specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step, based on said packaging material data; and
a step of generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in said step of receiving.
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3. A method for selling goods using a server computer having storage and connectable to first client computers each operated by a retailer and to a second client computer operated by a customer, comprising:
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a step of storing packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material, as well as goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale into the storage;
a step of sending offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to the second client computer;
a step of receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer from the second client computer;
a step of specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step, based on said packaging material data; and
a step of generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for selling goods, comprising:
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a server computer connected to first client computers each operated by a retailer and to a second client computer operated by a customer;
a first storage medium storing packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material;
a second storage medium storing goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale; and
a third storage medium storing a server program which controls the server computer to execute;
a step of sending offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to the second client computer, a step of receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer from the second client computer, a step of specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step, based on said packaging material data, and a step of generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step.
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10. A computer readable storage medium which is readable by a computer connectable to first client computers each operated by a retailer and to a second client computer operated by a customer, storing:
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packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material;
goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale; and
a server program which controls the computer to execute;
a step of sending offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to the second computer, a step of receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer from the second client computer, a step of specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step, based on said packaging material data, and a step of generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in said receiving step.
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11. A method for selling goods using a client computer connectable to an apparatus for selling goods, comprising:
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a step of acquiring goods description information describing goods for sale and information indicating a packaging material which have sent by the apparatus for selling goods;
a step of designating the goods and the packaging material both of which the customer desires to get; and
a step of ordering by sending goods designation information indicating the designated goods and packaging material designation information indicating the designated packaging material to the apparatus for selling goods.
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12. A computer program product, comprising:
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instructions for storing packaging material data which includes information indicating a packaging material and retailer information indicating a retailer providing the packaging material, as well as goods data which includes goods description information describing goods for sale;
instructions for outputting offering data which includes the goods description information in said goods data and the information indicating a packaging material in said packaging material data to a customer;
instructions for receiving designation data which includes goods designation information designating goods the customer desires to buy and packaging material designation information designating a packaging material selected by the customer;
instructions for specifying retailer information corresponding to the packaging material indicated by the packaging material designation information in the designation data received in accordance with the receiving instructions, based on said packaging material data; and
instructions for generating order data which includes the specified retailer information, customer information indicating the customer, and the goods designation information in the designation data received in accordance with the receiving instructions.
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