JP2001344441A - Display method for article price - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display method for article prices which has a function of presenting wholesale prices to wholesalers as registered members and retail prices to general consumers as a method which displays selling prices of articles together with various article information by using a server computer connected to a network. SOLUTION: When an accessing member which is previously registered can be authenticated with authentication information, the previously stored wholesale prices are displayed and when an accessing person which is not a member can not be authenticated, not the wholesale prices, but the previously registered general prices are displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of presenting prices of goods and services via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, prices of goods and services have been offered through websites established on a network such as the Internet, and web sites configured to receive and sell orders as they are. There is also a site.

[0003]

However, in most of the conventional price presentation methods as described above, a sales price is presented. In some cases, the list price and the selling price are also written together. Therefore, it is not directly available to wholesalers, and the wholesalers need to negotiate by inquiring the wholesale price separately by telephone or fax.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of displaying a commodity price having a function of presenting a wholesale price to a registered wholesaler and presenting a retail price to other general consumers. It is done for the purpose of.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems Claim 1 according to the present invention.
In the method of displaying the product price of the item, in a method of displaying the sales price of the product along with various product information using a server computer connected to the network, the authentication information of the member registered in advance is stored, and The wholesale price is stored, and when the member registered in advance accesses the system, the wholesale price is controlled to be displayed when the member can be authenticated by the authentication information.

[0006] In the invention of claim 2, when the member registered in advance accesses, and if authentication is possible by the authentication information, both the general price and the wholesale price stored in advance are displayed. In the invention of claim 3,
In the case where the pre-registered member has accessed, when the authentication information has been authenticated, the wholesale price stored in advance is displayed, and when a non-member other than the member has accessed or failed in authentication, By displaying the general price stored in advance without displaying the wholesale price, the wholesale price is displayed to the member, but the non-member is controlled not to display the wholesale price.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A method of displaying a commodity price according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment.

In FIG. 1 showing an outline of a system used for a method of displaying a commodity price according to the present invention, reference numeral 1 denotes a server computer, which is installed by an operator who has established a website used in the present invention, and is generally used. It consists of a group of computers. In this server computer, authentication information of members registered in advance is stored, and a photograph of the product, a description such as specifications, a general selling price, and a wholesale price are stored for each of a large number of products handled. ing. Reference numeral 2 denotes a wholesaler client computer operated by a wholesaler as a registered member who accesses the website. Reference numeral 3 denotes a general consumer client computer operated by an unregistered general consumer other than the member accessing the website. The wholesaler client computer 2 and the general consumer client computer 3 can access the server computer 1 via the network 4.

In FIG. 2, which shows the configuration of a website established on server computer 1, top page P
1 lists the titles T1, T2,... Of the genre of the product or service along with the introduction of the website. Information for registering as a wholesaler is also displayed. When these titles are designated by clicking with the mouse, etc., the pages JP1, JP2,
Linked to fly to ... On the page for each genre, as shown in FIG. 3, a picture IM of a product, a description TX such as specifications, and a general selling price Y are displayed. When appropriate authentication information (registered ID and its password, etc.) is input from the accessed client computer, the authentication means inspects the information. If it is determined that the authentication information is appropriate, as shown in FIG. Along with the product photo IM, description TX such as specifications, and general selling price Y,
Further, the wholesale price YY is displayed.

[0010] As described above, the wholesale price is displayed only for the wholesaler who is a registered member in advance, so that the wholesaler can quickly decide the transaction. For wholesalers who meet a specific screening standard, a special wholesale price with a further discount may be offered.

As the authentication information, a member or non-member is automatically used by using the calling telephone number of the accessing client computer or by using the Internet connection account or IP address of the accessing client computer. It can also be configured to authenticate the user.

Further, the photograph of the product may be intentionally blurred or mosaic-processed so that the product is difficult to identify. After the inquiry has been received and the negotiations have proceeded, detailed product photos and specifications may be presented.

[0013] In this way, a large number of wholesalers frequently access this website, so that the sales representatives have to visit the wholesalers scattered in various places to carry out business activities as in the past. It is possible to save money and offer lower wholesale prices. In addition, a banner advertisement such as a product or service for a wholesaler can be posted to use the advertisement cost as a revenue source.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a sales price of a product together with various product information by using a server computer connected to a network. In the case where the wholesale price of the product is stored, and the member registered in advance accesses, when the authentication is performed by the authentication information, the wholesale price is controlled so as to be displayed.
Wholesalers can now make trade decisions quickly. According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the member registered in advance accesses, and when authentication is possible by the authentication information, both the general price and the wholesale price stored in advance are displayed, so that the wholesaler can be obtained. Knowing the profit made it possible to make a quick transaction decision. In the invention of claim 3, when the member registered in advance accesses, when the authentication information can be authenticated, the wholesale price stored in advance is displayed, and when a non-member other than the member accesses, If the authentication fails, the wholesale price is displayed without displaying the wholesale price, so that the wholesale price is displayed to the member but the wholesale price is not displayed to the non-member. Therefore, not only wholesalers but also ordinary consumers can use it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a network system used for a method of displaying a commodity price according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a website of the network system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of general genre pages for general consumers.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a page for each genre for a wholesaler.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 server computer 2 wholesaler client computer, member 3 general consumer client computer, non-member 4 network

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method of displaying a sale price of a product together with various product information by using a server computer connected to a network, wherein a member's authentication information registered in advance and a wholesale price of the product are stored. A method for displaying a commodity price, wherein the member registered in advance accesses the apparatus, and when the member is successfully authenticated by the authentication information, the wholesale price is displayed. 2. In the case where the previously registered member has accessed and if the member can be authenticated by the authentication information,
The method according to claim 1, wherein both the general price and the wholesale price stored in advance are displayed. 3. When the member registered in advance has accessed, when the authentication is successful by the authentication information, a wholesale price stored in advance is displayed, and when a non-member other than the member accesses or is authenticated, Otherwise, by displaying the pre-stored general price without displaying the wholesale price, it is possible to control that the wholesale price is displayed to the member but the wholesale price is not displayed to the non-member. The method of displaying a commodity price according to claim 1, wherein: