JP2001306958A - Method and system for network shipping - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user friendly network shopping method capable of reducing a labor and time on an operation when a user selects merchandise. SOLUTION: This network shopping comprises a step for displaying plural menus by using a menu data base in which the information of plural menus is stored and a menu item information data base in which merchandise items for realizing each menu are stored, a step for reading desired necessary merchandise items in response to the selection of desired menus by a user based on the desired menus and the menu item information data base, a step for reading desired related merchandise related with the desired necessary merchandise items based on the related merchandise data base, and a step for simultaneously displaying the desired necessary merchandise items and the desired related merchandise corresponding to the desired menus, and for allowing the user to purchase the desired related merchandise.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a network shopping system for providing product information using a computer network, managing product information by a user, and ordering and purchasing a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as computer networks (for example, the Internet) have become widespread, network shopping in which goods can be purchased from virtual stores on a computer network has been spreading as one form of mail order sales. The virtual store is constructed on a computer network, and by posting product information to the user, the user can apply for product purchase. To explain network shopping in more detail, a user accesses a specific virtual store, selects a product desired to be purchased from a screen on which the product is posted, and applies for the purchase. The display of the product on the screen is performed based on the category classified by the manager of the virtual store according to the item. Each time a user makes a purchase application, the user selects and enters a category that is considered to contain the product of interest, and if it is included in that category, selects that product and applies for purchase.

[0003]

In such a network shopping system, the number of items handled is generally very large. Therefore, the user must select a product that is supposed to contain the desired product from among a large number of product categories, and the operation is troublesome and not user-friendly. Furthermore, it is not easy in that it requires familiarity.

[0004] Further, since products are simply posted in a product category based on an assortment of goods at the virtual store, it is not possible to cope with various tastes of users and differences in consumption tendencies. For example, when purchasing menu items or products that are stocked at home that greatly depend on the intuition of the houseworker, the information posted in the conventional virtual store makes a timely purchase without waste. It is difficult. Since the usefulness of the posted information is low, the user is not required to actively purchase.

[0005] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a user-friendly network shopping method and system that reduces the operational burden when a user selects a product. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a network shopping method and system in which each user can select product information according to the user's preference and consumption tendency, and manage the purchase time.

[0006]

A network shopping method according to the present invention includes a menu database storing information on a plurality of menus, and a menu item storing necessary product items necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus. An information database, a product database storing information of a plurality of products, a related product storing a correspondence relationship between the required product item of the menu item information database, and a related product of the product database related to the required product item. Displaying a plurality of menus based on the menu database using a database, and in response to a user selecting a desired menu from the plurality of menus, the desired menu and the menu item information database; Corresponding to the desired menu based on A step of reading a desired required product item; a step of reading a desired related product associated with the desired required product item based on the related product database; and a step of reading the desired required product item and the desired related product corresponding to the desired menu. And displaying a means for purchasing the desired related product at the same time, thereby achieving the above object.

[0007] The menu database, the menu item information database, and the related product database may be databases set by the user.

The menu database, the menu item information database, and the related product database set by the user may be used for a user different from the user.

[0009] In the related product database, a plurality of related products may be associated with the same required product item.

[0010] The step of simultaneously displaying the desired necessary commodity and the desired related commodity may be a step of simultaneously displaying a purchase quantity of the desired related commodity.

[0011] The step of simultaneously displaying the desired required commodity and the desired related commodity may be a step of displaying at least one of each of a plurality of the related commodity and the purchase quantity by a pull-down menu. .

[0012] The means for purchasing the desired related product may be a means for collectively purchasing each of the related products corresponding to each of the desired necessary items.

[0013] The step of further utilizing a menu procedure information database storing information on the realization procedure of each of the plurality of menus, and simultaneously displaying the desired required product item and the desired related product, comprises: The step of further displaying a desired menu realizing procedure based on the desired menu may be performed.

[0014] Each of the plurality of menus may be a menu for cooking, and the necessary items may be ingredients for cooking.

[0015] Each of the plurality of menus may be a topics menu.

[0016] Each of the plurality of menus may be an office menu, and the required item may be an office consumable item.

[0017] Each of the plurality of menus may be an introduction menu introduced in a column.

[0018] A network shopping method according to the present invention comprises a user-set product information database storing a user-set product set as a user and time information set in relation to the user-set product; Using the product database that stores the information of
Based on the time information of the user-set product information database, the user-set product of the user-set product information database is read and displayed, and in response to the user selecting a desired product from the plurality of menus, A network shopping method comprising the steps of reading out the desired product of the user, displaying the desired product, and displaying a means for purchasing the desired product, thereby achieving the above object.

[0019] The step of reading and displaying the user-set product may be performed when the time indicated by the time information approaches a time within a predetermined range.

[0020] The time information may be at least one of a purchase history, a purchase cycle, a number of days consumed, and information on a date and time designated by the user of the user-set product.

A network shopping method according to the present invention includes a user-set item information database storing a user-set item that is a product item set by a user and time information set in relation to the user-set item; Using a related product database storing the correspondence between the user-set item of the user-set item information database and the related product of the product database related to the user-set item, Reading and displaying the user-set item in the user-set item information database based on the time information in the user-set item information database; and a request related to a user's desired item based on the related item database. Read out the product and select the desired item and And displaying the desired related products in correspondence and related products, the a desired related product means to purchase comprising a step of displaying a network shopping method, thereby the objective described above being achieved.

A network shopping system according to the present invention includes a menu database storing information of a plurality of menus, a menu item information database storing necessary product items necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus, and a plurality of menu items. A database including a product database storing information on products, a related product database storing a correspondence relationship between the required product items of the menu item information database, and related products of the product database related to the required product items. A web server for receiving instructions from the user and information from the database server, and transmitting information to the user and the database server, wherein the database server is connected to the web server based on the menu database. Before A transmitting unit that transmits the plurality of menus to the user, the web server receives the desired menu selected by the user from the plurality of menus includes a transceiver for transmitting to said database server,
The database server further reads a desired required product item corresponding to the desired menu based on the receiving unit that receives the desired menu, the received desired menu, and the menu item information database, and stores the read required product item in the related product database. A reading unit that reads a desired related product associated with the desired required product item based on the desired menu item, and a processing unit that associates the read desired desired product item with the desired relevant product corresponding to the desired menu, In the network shopping system, the transmitting unit transmits the desired required product item and the desired related product associated with the user via the web server to the user, and provides a unit for purchasing the desired related product. Yes, the above object is achieved.

[0023] The menu database, the menu item information database, and the related merchandise database may be databases set by the user.

[0024] For a user different from the user, the menu database set by the user, the menu item information database, and the related product database may be used.

In the related product database, a plurality of related products may be associated with the same required product item.

[0026] The transmitting unit may also transmit the purchase quantity of the desired related product at the same time.

[0027] The transmission section may transmit at least one of each of the plurality of related products and the purchase quantity so as to be displayed by a pull-down menu.

The means for purchasing the desired related product may be a means for collectively purchasing each of the related products corresponding to each of the desired necessary items.

[0029] The database server may further include a menu procedure information database storing information on the realization procedure of each of the plurality of menus, and the transmitting unit may execute the desired menu realization procedure based on the menu procedure information database. May be further transmitted.

[0030] Each of the plurality of menus may be a menu for cooking, and the necessary items may be ingredients for cooking.

[0031] Each of the plurality of menus may be a topics menu.

[0032] Each of the plurality of menus may be an office menu, and the required item may be an office consumable item.

Each of the plurality of menus may be an introduction menu introduced in a column.

The network shopping system according to the present invention comprises a user-set product information database storing a user-set product, which is a product set by the user, and time information set in relation to the user-set product; A database server having a product database storing information, and a web server receiving instructions from the user and information from the database server, and transmitting information to the user and the database server, wherein the database server is A reading unit that reads the user-set product in the user-set product information database based on the time information in the user-set product information database; and a transmission unit that sends the read user-set product to the user via the web server. And the web The server includes a transmitting / receiving unit that receives a desired product selected by the user from the user-set products and transmits the desired product to the database server. The database server further includes a receiving unit that receives the desired product, In response to receiving the product, the reading unit reads the desired product based on the product database,
A network shopping system in which the transmission unit transmits the desired product to the user via the web server and provides a means for purchasing the desired related product, thereby achieving the above object.

[0035] The reading section may read out the user-set product when the time indicated by the time information approaches a time within a predetermined range.

[0036] The time information may be at least one of a purchase history, a purchase cycle, a number of days of consumption, and information on a date and time specified by the user of the user-set product.

A network shopping system according to the present invention includes a user-set item information database storing a user-set item that is a product item set by a user and time information set in relation to the user-set item; Product database that stores information about
A database server comprising: a user-set item in the user-set item information database; and a related-product database storing a corresponding relationship between related products in the product database related to the user-set item; and instructions and a database from a user. Receiving information from the server,
And a web server for transmitting information to a user and a database server, wherein the database server comprises:
A reading unit that reads the user-set item in the user-set item information database based on the time information in the user-set item information database; and a transmission that sends the read user-set item to the user via the web server. And a transmission / reception unit for receiving a desired item selected by the user from the user-set items and transmitting the desired item to the database server, wherein the database server further includes a receiving unit for receiving the desired item. And a processing unit, wherein in response to the reception of the desired item, the reading unit reads a desired related product related to a desired item of the user based on the related product database, and the processing unit The desired related item is associated with the desired related item, and the transmitting unit associates the desired item with the desired related item. Is transmitted to the user via the web server and a means for purchasing the desired related product is provided, whereby the above object is achieved.

A recording medium according to the present invention includes a menu database storing information of a plurality of menus, a menu item information database storing necessary product items necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus, and a plurality of products. Using a related product database that stores the correspondence between the required product items of the menu item information database and the related products of the product database related to the required product items,
Displaying the plurality of menus based on the menu database; and responsive to a user selecting a desired menu from the plurality of menus, the desired menu based on the desired menu and the menu item information database. Reading a desired required product item corresponding to the desired product item; reading a desired related product related to the desired required product item based on the related product database; and storing the desired required product item and the desired product corresponding to the desired menu. Display related products at the same time,
And a step of displaying a means for purchasing the desired related product. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for network shopping, thereby achieving the above object.

[0039] The recording medium may record the menu database, the menu item information database, the product database, and the related product database.

[0040]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a network including a network shopping system 100 according to the present invention. With this configuration, the user can purchase a product from a virtual store on a computer network as one form of mail order sales. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a user selects a food menu and purchases ingredients necessary for the food in a virtual supermarket.

First, the configuration of a network including the network shopping system 100 according to the present invention will be described. This configuration includes a plurality of user terminals 110-1 to 3
It comprises a network 120, a web server 130, and a database server 140. Hereinafter, the user terminal 110
-1 will be described as an example, but the same applies to any user terminal.

First, in the user terminal 110-1, the user accesses the web server 130,
Is used to confirm the product group of the virtual store and select and purchase the desired product. For example, a personal computer, a portable terminal, and an interactive television correspond to this. More specifically, the user terminal 110-1 includes an input unit 112 for the user to input an instruction such as selection and purchase of a product, a processing unit 114 for processing information from the input unit 112 and information from the network 120, A display unit 116 for displaying information processed by the unit 114;
And a terminal transmission / reception unit 118 for exchanging information through the communication terminal 0.

The network 120 is connected to the user terminal 110
-1 and a web server 130.
For example, the Internet and the local LAN correspond. However, part or all of the communication network may use wireless communication.

The web server 130 is connected to the user terminal 110
-1 based on the access from the database group 140
, And receives screen information, product information, user information, and the like from the database server 140 and transmits them to the user terminal 110-1. Therefore, the web server 13
0 includes a server transmission / reception unit 132 for exchanging information with the database server 140 via the network 120 or with the database server 140, and a server processing unit 134 for processing received or transmitted information.

Finally, the database server 140 stores the information necessary for network shopping in a plurality of databases, reads out the necessary information based on the information transmitted from the web server 130, and
Send to 0. The plurality of databases are, for example, a product database (product master) related to product information, a member database (member master) related to customer information, and the like. Although not shown, the database server 140 includes a receiving unit that receives information from the web server 130, a reading unit that reads data from the database, a processing unit that processes the read information, and a web server 1 that reads the read data.
30.

Next, a plurality of databases constituting the database server 140 (FIG. 1) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a plurality of databases for realizing the network shopping system and the relation between the databases. First, the database server 14
0 (FIG. 1) will be described. The database group 140 (FIG. 1) of the present embodiment is roughly 1
3 databases. That is, (1)
Top page information 202, (2) Recipe master 204,
(3) Recipe material master 206, (4) Product master 20
8, (5) Recipe composition master 210, (6) Recipe making master 212, (7) Business partner master 214, (8) Classification master 216, (9) Member master 218, (10)
Cart information 220, (11) Order body 222, (12) Order head 224, (13) Delivery destination master 226. These databases are provided in advance by the virtual store. Hereinafter, the databases (1) to (13) will be described. FIG. 2 shows still another database (personal recipe master 228, personal recipe material master 23).
0, personal recipe composition master 232, history master 23
4 and the personal merchandise master 236) are shown. These will be described in the second and subsequent embodiments.

(1) Top Page Information The top page information 202 is a screen (top page) displayed first when starting network shopping.
Is an information database. On the top page,
A plurality of service categories available to the user are displayed. FIG. 3 shows an example of the top page 300 after login. As shown on the top page 300, examples of a plurality of service categories that can be used by the user include a selection item 304 relating to a menu proposal and a selection item 30 of a product classified by category.
6, selection items 308 relating to topics, selection items 310 relating to office-related products, items 312 relating to columns, items 314 relating to member information, and information 316 relating to usual shopping. The user can use the service corresponding to the item by selecting and confirming these items with the pointer 302. Referring to FIG. 2 again, in order to provide such a service, the top page information 202 stores a category of the service, and a key code corresponding to the category. Note that the top page information 202 is the user terminal 110-1.
It is referred not only first when there is access from (FIG. 1), but also when the user wants to receive the service again.

(2) Recipe Master The recipe master 204 is a menu database storing information on a plurality of menus. In the present embodiment, "menu" represents a cooking menu. Therefore, the recipe master 204 stores information (recipe code) corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking menus such as curry rice and pork juice.

(3) Recipe Material Master The recipe material master 206 is a menu item information database that stores information on a plurality of menus and necessary commodities necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus. In the present embodiment, information (recipe code) corresponding to each of a plurality of food menus and information (material code) of a material item required for each food menu are stored in association with each other. Here, the “material item” is not a specific name of the material, but a classification or type specified by a name generally used for the material. For example, the term “curry roux” in a general sense is used instead of curry roux expressed as “A curry” of Company A. Therefore, in the recipe material master 206, for the menu "seafood curry", each material code such as curry roux, shrimp, and carrot required for the seafood curry is stored in association with the recipe code corresponding to the seafood curry. I have.

(4) Product Master The product master 208 is a product database that stores information on a plurality of products. The product refers to a specific product to be handled in the virtual store. For example, there are foodstuffs (carrots of B agricultural cooperative) and beverages (delicious water of C company), stationery items (fountain pens of D company), etc., which are handled in conventional supermarkets. In the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of purchasing ingredients necessary for a cooking menu selected by the user, the product master 208 stores at least information on specific food-related products such as vegetables and meat. The product information is, specifically, a product code (for example, JAN (Japanese Article Numbe)
r) code), the price of the product, the maker code of the maker that manufactures the product, the supplier code of the supplier that delivers the product, the large classification code, the middle classification code, and the small classification code of the product.

(5) Recipe Configuration Master The recipe configuration master 210 is a related product database that stores the correspondence between required product items in the menu item information database and related products in the product database related to the required product item. More specifically, the recipe configuration master 210 associates information (recipe code) corresponding to each of a plurality of food menus, information (material code) of material items required for each food menu, and information related to the material items. The product code of the product is stored in association with the product code. “Commodity related to a material item” refers to a product included in the classification or type of the material item.
It is a product related to the company's XX curry roux. A plurality of product codes may correspond to one material code. This indicates that there are a plurality of related products for the material item “Careeroo”. For example, a case where a plurality of manufacturers and a plurality of brands are handled. In addition, if the recipe configuration master 210 is configured to display the image data when the food menu is displayed, including the data on the image file name and the like for referring to the image of the food menu, the user can be more specific. You can grasp the cooking menu.

(6) Recipe Making Master The recipe making master 212 is a menu procedure information database that stores information on the realization procedures of each of a plurality of menus. More specifically, Recipe Master 2
12 stores a method of making each of the plurality of dishes menus in association with information (recipe code) corresponding to each dishes menu. The cooking menu is made up of an appropriate number of steps (for example, four steps). In the present embodiment, the contents of each step correspond to the line numbers (line Nos. 1 to 4). Is stored.

(7) Supplier Master The supplier master 214 is a supplier database that stores information (supplier codes) of suppliers who trade products. The supplier code is attached so that each of the traders can be specified.

(8) Classification Master The classification master 216 is a classification information database that stores classification information indicating product classification. Classifications representing product categories include major categories such as fresh foods / foodstuffs, medium categories such as meat / seasoning / frozen products, and minor categories such as beef / pepper and curry.

(9) Member Master The member master 218 is a member database that stores unique information on member users including a member code.
The member master 218 stores, for example, a user's name, password, and the like so as to correspond to the member code.

(10) Cart Information The cart information 220 is a database that stores information on the user and the product desired to be purchased. More specifically, the cart information 220 includes the member code of the user and the network shopping system 100 (FIG. 1).
The access number used to access the item, the line number (line No.) indicating the order in which the user has selected the desired product, and the product code of the desired product are stored in association with each other.

(11) Order Body The order body 222 is a database that stores information necessary for a user to purchase a product. More specifically, the order body 222 includes, in the order body 222, an order number (order No.) that specifies the order, a line number (row No.) indicating the order in which the user has selected the desired product, and The member code and the product code of the product desired to be purchased are stored in association with each other.

(12) Order Head The order head 224 is a database that stores information necessary for a user to settle an order. More specifically, the order head 224 stores an order number (order number), which is a number specifying the order, and a member code of the user and a credit number in association with each other.

(13) Delivery Master The delivery master 226 is a database that stores information necessary for delivering purchased merchandise to users.
Here, "delivery to the user" includes a case where the product is directly delivered to a place (for example, the user's home) designated by the delivery company to the user, and a delivery of the product designated according to the user's residence area. This includes the case where products are delivered to stores. The delivery destination master 226 stores a user member code and a delivery destination code indicating a delivery company or a merchandise delivery store.

Next, how the databases are associated with each other will be described. The plurality of arrows in FIG. 2 indicate the relationship between the databases. That is, it indicates that the information at the tip of the arrow is referred to based on the information (code) at the root of the arrow. As a basic function of the database, for the elements having the same name, if the content of one element is changed, it can be reflected on another element. For example, when the product code of one database is changed, the product code of another database having the same product code can be changed at the same time. Hereinafter, a procedure of how data is referred after the recipe code is specified in the recipe master 204 will be briefly described. First, based on the specified recipe code, the same recipe code of the recipe material master 206 is referred to. Then, the material code stored in association with the recipe code is specified and read. After the recipe code and the material code are specified, the product code associated with the recipe code and the material code is read from the recipe configuration master 210 based on those codes. In this way, it is possible to trace from the recipe code to the product code. On the other hand, when the recipe code is specified by the recipe master 204, the same recipe code of the recipe making master 212 is referred to, and the line number code corresponding to the recipe code is read. When the recipe code is specified in this way, the cooking procedure can be read. Note that the recipe code is specified based on the cooking menu desired by the user and the recipe master 204.
How data is referenced with respect to other databases will be described later with reference to FIG.

As described above, by using the database, it is possible to reduce the operation labor when selecting a product, and to easily purchase the product by grasping the product from various angles. FIG. 4 hierarchically shows a display screen from the login top page to the purchase of a product. The login top page is a screen on which the user first inputs his / her member ID and password. The login top page is displayed based on login top page information that is information necessary for displaying the login top page. This may be provided as a database or may be provided as a part of the above-mentioned “(1) Top page information”. Subsequently, a top page is displayed. As described in “(1) Top page information” above, the user can select a menu proposal,
A plurality of services such as classified products can be received.
First, consider a case where a user selects an item of a classified product on the top page. This is a conventional purchase procedure for selecting a desired product from many product categories. In this procedure, first, a list of classifications of meat, fresh vegetables, and the like is displayed. When the user selects fresh vegetables, a list of products classified as fresh vegetables is displayed, and the product that the user wants to purchase can be purchased separately. On the other hand, a new purchase procedure according to the present invention is purchase of a product based on a menu proposal. That is, based on the proposed menu, necessary products for the menu are displayed, and the products are selected or purchased collectively or only necessary products. This procedure is shown as the top procedure in FIG. Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a commodity purchase procedure 500 based on a menu proposal according to the present invention.
In the following, “display” means that the web server 130 (FIG. 1) transmits data to be displayed to the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) and displays the data on the display unit of the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1). Displaying the contents of data.

Hereinafter, the operation of the web server 130 (FIG. 1) will be described along each step of the flowchart. First, the web server 130 (FIG. 1)
When the access is made from the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) through the terminal 0 (FIG. 1), the login top screen is displayed and the login is accepted (step 502). The access starts with a connection request from the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1).
Upon receiving the connection request, the web server 130 (FIG. 1) displays a login screen, asks the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) for a member number, a name, a password, and the like. 218 (FIG. 2). If they match, top page information (Fig. 2)
Then, the top page 300 (FIG. 3) after login is displayed based on (step 504). If they do not match, they will not be treated as a member user, but may be allowed to view the top screen with a restriction as a guest member.

When the member user selects the menu proposal item 304 (FIG. 3) from the top page, the web server 13
0 (FIG. 1) receives an instruction to select the menu proposal item 304 (FIG. 3) from the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) (step 506).

The web server 130 (FIG. 1) displays a list of meal categories for which a food menu is to be proposed based on the top page information 202 (FIG. 2) (step 508). The category of meal is classified into breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc., and each of them is classified into Japanese, Western, Chinese, etc.

The user selects one of the meal categories, for example, “Western food” from the “Lunch” column. Web server 130 (FIG. 1) receives the selection instruction from user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) (step 510).

Subsequently, the web server 130 (FIG. 1) displays a plurality of food menus corresponding to "Western food" from the column of the selected meal category "lunch" (step 51).
2). The display is performed based on the recipe master 204 (FIG. 2). For example, "omurice", "seafood curry", and the like are displayed. At this time, a product that is normally used when a Western lunch is served may be displayed. For example, eggs, potatoes and the like. Another example is bread, jam, eggs, etc. for a Western breakfast. This is realized by preparing a recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2) storing standard menus, material items, commodities, and the like, and referring to it.

Subsequently, the user selects a desired menu (hereinafter, referred to as a “desired menu”) from a plurality of cooking menus. Web server 130 (FIG. 1) receives an instruction to select a desired menu from user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) (step 514). Here, it is assumed that “seafood curry” is selected.

When the desired menu is selected, web server 130 (FIG. 1) displays a screen of the desired menu (step 516). FIG. 6 shows a screen 600 displaying a desired menu. The screen shows the desired menu name 60
2, the image data 604, the additional items 606 of the desired menu, the recipe item 610 displayed based on the recipe recipe master 212 (FIG. 2), the material item 620, and the cart item for purchase ( Cart button)
630 and a close item (close button) 640 for closing the screen of the desired menu are displayed. The material item 620 further includes a material item necessary for the desired menu (hereinafter, “required required item”) item 622, a related product (hereinafter, “required related product”) item 624 related to the desired required item 622, and a purchase thereof. A quantity item 626 and a product detail item 628 for displaying details of the desired related product 624 are included. The desired item is the recipe material master 206
It is read based on (FIG. 2). Desired related products are read out based on the recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2). Note that among the desired related products, there are displays for the number of people, such as "2 servings", which are displayed with reference to the recipe material master 206 (FIG. 2). The reason for storing the data for this display in the recipe material master 206 (FIG. 2) is that a specific material item (eg, clam, shrimp, etc.) is used.
Is not sold in units of one person, but is sold in units of a fixed amount (e.g., an amount equivalent to two people), which is considered to be an attribute of the material item itself. If there are a plurality of desired related products, the desired related product item 6
By pressing the down arrow (button) 624-2 of the 24 with a pointer (not shown), a plurality of desired related products are displayed in the product item 624-1 in the form of a pull-down menu. Other desired related products in the pull-down menu are displayed with reference to the product code of the recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2). This pull-down menu includes a down arrow (button) 626-2 for the purchase quantity item 626 and a quantity item 6
26-1 is also provided. As a result, the user can list the necessary items 622, and since the items and the quantities corresponding to the items have already been set, it becomes very easy to purchase the items necessary for the desired menu. Further, the displayed product can be easily changed to another product of the same item by using the pull-down menu, and the purchase quantity can be easily set. This is useful when the user wants to use a product of a favorite brand. The recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2) includes a quantity item 626-
The default value of the purchase quantity of 1 is stored in association with the product code (not shown). Product item 624
In -1, the product name (and the display for the number of people) is shown, but it is preferable to display the price of the desired related product from the beginning of the screen 600 on which the desired menu is displayed so as to be more convenient for the user. . Further, the total of the product prices in the current settings may be displayed.

The above-mentioned product item 624-1 displays the product name and the number of people. As another example, each product necessary to make a desired menu for one person is displayed, and the number of products is displayed. A pull-down menu for selecting whether a minute is required may be provided. However, since products such as carrots and curry roux are not usually sold in units of one person, in such a case, the user can purchase only the minimum sales unit (quantity 1). With this selection method,
Since the user can purchase as many products as necessary, user-friendly network shopping can be realized. Further, in the recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2) or the like, since the data of each product may be held in units of one person, the configuration for data management is simplified.

Referring again to FIG. 5, when the screen of the desired menu is displayed, it is determined whether or not the user has instructed the display of the product details (step 518). This is because the user may want to confirm the place of production, price, etc. of the product before purchasing the product. The user can instruct display of the product details by pressing the product details item 628 (FIG. 6) of the desired related product with a pointer (not shown). When the user instructs to display the product details, the product details are displayed (step 520). This display is the product master 208
Product description master 238 along with the product code (FIG. 2)
This is performed based on the product information stored in (FIG. 2). The product information is, for example, the description of the product, the expiration date, the place of production, the ingredients, and a new product pop indicating that the product is a new product. FIG. 7 shows a screen 700 displaying the product details. On the screen, the name 702 of the desired related product and its image data 70 are displayed.
4, a price 706 of the desired related product, a description item 708 of the desired related product, and a close item (close button) 710 for closing a product detail screen of the desired related product.
And are displayed. The image data 704 is stored in an image database (not shown), and is referred to using its file name or the like. The price 706 is stored in the recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2). The user can determine whether to purchase the desired related product by reading the displayed description, price, and the like. Then the user
By pressing the se button 710 with a pointer (not shown), the user can return to the food menu display screen. If the user wants to see the product details of another desired related product on the dish menu display screen, he can press the product details 628 again with the pointer (not shown).

Referring again to FIG. 5, if the user has not instructed the display of the product details, it is determined whether the user has instructed the selection and confirmation of the desired related product in order to purchase the desired related product. Is determined (step 522). The selection and determination of the desired related product refers to selecting the desired related product and the purchase quantity of the product to be purchased by the user from the desired related products, and confirming the selection. When the user wishes to purchase desired related products in a lump, the user can select the desired related products and the purchase quantity, and press the cart button 630 (FIG. 6) with a pointer (not shown). If there is a product that the user does not intend to purchase, the purchase quantity of the desired related product is 626.
The cart button 630 (FIG. 6) may be pressed with a pointer (not shown) by setting (FIG. 6) to 0 or explicitly indicating “not purchase” in the pull-down menu. If “do not purchase” is selected, even if a value other than 0 is set in the purchase quantity 626 (FIG. 6),
The purchase quantity 626 (FIG. 6) may be displayed in a non-selectable manner. If the user has not instructed to confirm the selection, the processing is repeated from step 518 again.

When the user instructs selection confirmation, processing for purchase is performed (step 524). There are three types of processing for purchase. The first process is a process of generating the cart information 220 (FIG. 2) by associating the product code of the determined desired related product, the member code of the user, the access number, and the line number. Thereby, it is possible to know which user has purchased which product. However, the purchase can be canceled at this stage, and the user may simply press the cart button 630 (FIG. 6) to confirm the desired related product. The second process involves order number, line number,
In this process, the member code of the user is associated with the product code of the desired related product, and an order body 222 (FIG. 2) corresponding to an order slip is generated. Thereby, the order is provisionally determined, and the purchase price is specified. The order numbers may be assigned in the order in which they were ordered, or may be assigned according to a predetermined rule. Then, when the user confirms the order,
Third processing is performed. The third process is the order body 22
This is a process of generating the order head 224 (FIG. 2) by associating the order number of No. 2, the user's member code, and the credit card number. The order head 224 (FIG. 2) is generated after the generation of the order body 222 (FIG. 2) because it is necessary to obtain an order number that confirms settlement of an individual transaction. The credit card number is input and transmitted via a credit card number input screen (not shown). On this input screen, in addition to the credit card number, it is possible to specify a card type indicating a card company, a card expiration date, a method of receiving goods, a time, a delivery destination, and the like. Although the order is confirmed at the stage when the third process is completed, a screen displaying a list of final products and the amount of money may be displayed, and the user may be presented with a screen for reconfirming the purchase of the product. On this screen, the delivery destination master 22
6 (FIG. 2), a message that the purchased product is delivered to the user or a message that the user purchased the product is delivered to the product delivery store is displayed. The merchandise delivery store is a currently existing store specified according to the user's residence area as described above. When the user receives the product at the product delivery store, the user may settle in cash at the time of delivery, without using a credit card.

When the user makes a purchase, the web server 130 (FIG. 1) displays a purchase completion screen (step 526). The user can check the purchased product in the member information item 314 (FIGS. 3 and 4). In the member information item 314 (FIGS. 3 and 4), registered personal information can be browsed. This is information about the registered individual, including basic information such as the individual's name, ID, address, and telephone number, usage details compiled on a monthly basis, and order slips showing the contents of each individual order so far. It is. Note that the usage details and the order form are displayed with reference to the history master 234 (FIG. 2).

If the user does not purchase, the process returns to top page 502 after login.

(Embodiment 2) In the present embodiment, a user registers a personal favorite cooking menu (hereinafter referred to as "personal cooking menu") and materials necessary for the personal cooking menu in a database. This makes it easy to buy the ingredients you need to cook with that menu at any time. As a result, even if the menu relies heavily on the intuition of the person, the user can easily and reliably purchase the material, and can easily reproduce the menu unique to each household.

Further, in this embodiment, a personal dish menu set by a certain user and ingredients (foodstuffs) necessary for the menu can be used by a user different from the user. Thereby, many users can use a menu of original cuisine, which is not limited to a menu prepared by the virtual store in advance. Furthermore, even if the menu is highly dependent on the intuition of a household worker, other users can easily and reliably purchase the material,
The menu can be reproduced.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, a new database is provided. That is, a personal recipe master 228, a personal recipe material master 230, and a personal recipe configuration master 232. These databases correspond to the recipe master 204, the recipe material master 206, and the recipe configuration master 210 described in the first embodiment, respectively. And a database for registering the product at any time. At least one database is provided for each user who wants to use the database.

Since the cooking menu is information unique to the member, the registration is performed on each member page. Since each user inputs his / her member ID and password on the login top screen, each member page is displayed based on the information. This procedure is shown as the bottom procedure in FIG. First, the user enters the usual shopping item 3 on the top page after login.
16 (FIG. 3). As a result, the user can register a personal dish menu on each member page. “Standard products” in the “always shopping” procedure at the bottom of FIG. 4 include a personal cooking menu of the user according to the present embodiment,
Necessary product items corresponding to the menu and related products related to the required product items are also included. The registration of the personal dish menu includes the name of the personal dish menu, the required product items required for the personal dish menu, the related products in the product database related to the required product items, and the purchase quantity.

In order for the user to register a personal menu,
When a personal dish menu name, a required product item required for the personal dish menu, and a related product of a product database related to the required product item are input, the database is configured as follows. That is, the personal recipe master 228 is a menu database storing information on the personal cooking menu. In personal recipe master 228,
Information (recipe code) corresponding to the personal dish menu is stored. This information is preferably a unique code different from the information used in the recipe master 204. Subsequently, the personal recipe material master 230 is a menu item information database that stores information on the personal dish menu and necessary product items necessary to realize the personal dish menu. Individual recipe ingredients master 23
0 stores information (recipe code) corresponding to the personal dish menu and information (material code) of the ingredients required for the personal dish menu. Finally, the personal recipe configuration master 232 stores the correspondence between the required product items in the menu item information database (personal recipe material master 230) and the related products in the product database (product master 208) related to the required product items. It is a related product database. The personal recipe configuration master 232 includes information (recipe code) corresponding to the personal dish menu, information (material code) of material items necessary for the personal dish menu, and a product code of a product related to the material item and its purchase. The quantity (not shown) is stored in association with the quantity. The procedure for referring to the data after the recipe code is specified in the personal recipe master 228 is exactly the same as that described in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The new purchase procedure provided by the present embodiment is the purchase of a product based on the personal dish menu registered and set. This procedure is shown by the procedure at the bottom of FIG. 4, similarly to the registration of the personal dish menu. Since the individual dish menu is information unique to the member, access to the individual dish menu is performed on each member page. Upon entering each member page, the user's personal recipe master 228 is identified based on the member master 218. After the personal recipe master 228 is specified, the product codes of the desired related products of the personal recipe configuration master 232 are sequentially read. This procedure is based on the recipe master 204 already described and the recipe material master 2
06 and the procedure using the recipe configuration master 210.

When the personal dish menu is displayed, the merchandise and the purchase quantity as already registered are specified, so that the user can make a batch purchase. As a result, even if the menu greatly depends on the intuition of the user, the user can easily and reliably purchase the material. For bulk purchase, the cart button 630 (FIG. 6) may be pressed with a pointer (not shown). At this time, it is naturally possible to change to another product or to change the purchase quantity. Another product may be a product registered in advance by the user or a recommended product provided by the virtual store based on the registered material item. The subsequent purchase procedure of the desired related product is exactly the same as the procedure described in the first embodiment (steps 516 to 526 in FIG. 5), and thus the description thereof is omitted.

In the above embodiment, it is assumed that a certain user registers a personal dish menu, and that the user purchases a product which is a material of the personal dish menu registered by himself. However, it is also possible to make a personal dish menu set by a certain user and ingredients necessary for the menu available to a user different from the user. That is, the user selects, from among the personal dishes menus registered by himself, a public individual dishes menu that may be made available to other users. The selection is performed, for example, by checking a check box of a corresponding dish menu on the screen in the registered personal dish menu list display. When another user issues an instruction to display the open personal dish menu, the web server 130 (FIG. 1)
A search is made for the open personal dish menu in which the check is made, and the information is displayed. When the number of open personal cooking menus increases or for maintenance and management reasons, a new open menu database storing a member code specifying a user and its recipe code in association with each other may be provided. By publishing the personal cuisine menu, many users can use a menu of original cuisine, which is not limited to the menu prepared in advance by the virtual shop. Furthermore, even for a menu that greatly depends on the intuition of the houseworker, other users can easily and reliably purchase the material and reproduce the menu.

(Embodiment 3) In the present embodiment, the user registers in the database products that are purchased continuously or products that are frequently purchased (hereinafter referred to as "standard products"). By using the information of this database at the time of network shopping of standard products, standard products can be easily selected and purchased.

Further, in the present embodiment, the user designates the next purchase time, the number of days of consumption of the basic product, the purchase cycle, etc. for the registered basic product, and the system notifies the user when the time approaches. To be notified. As a result, the user can prevent forgetting to purchase a standard product,
The purchase time can be managed according to the consumption tendency of the product.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, a new database is provided. That is, history master 2
34 and a personal merchandise master 236. At least one database is provided for each user. The history master 234 is a database that stores information on purchase results of each user up to the present. In the history master 234, purchase result information of a product is stored. Product purchase record information for a specific member code,
This is information in which at least a product code and a purchase time are associated with each other. On the other hand, the personal merchandise master 236 is a database in which a user registers a standard merchandise. The standard products are, for example, rice, miso, and favorite items. The personal merchandise master 236 stores items, merchandise names, quantities, and merchandise codes of standard merchandise for a specific member code. Further, in the present embodiment, the purchase time information is stored in the personal product master 236 in association with the product code.
The purchase time information is information indicating the next purchase time of the standard product. The purchase time information may be stored by providing a purchase time information database and corresponding to the member code and the product code.

History Master 234 and Personal Merchandise Master 2
36 is created as follows. First, the history master 234 is generated based on the order body 222 generated by purchasing a product in the network shopping described in the first or second embodiment. On the other hand, the personal merchandise master 236 is a user-set merchandise information database created based on user settings. Since the information on the standard products is information on the individual user, the registration of the standard products is performed on each user page. This procedure is shown as the bottom procedure in FIG.
The user first selects the usual shopping item 316 (FIG. 3).
Select As a result, the user can register the standard product via the standard product list which is a page for each member. When the user inputs an item, a product name, and a quantity of a standard product, a product code corresponding to the product is added based on the product master 208 (FIG. 2). However, in order to reduce the burden on the user, the user may input only the product name and the quantity of the standard product. In this case, the item is set on the network shopping system 100 (FIG. 1) using the classification code of the product master 208 (FIG. 2). When only a specific product is specified without specifying a specific product with respect to a standard product, a product of the specific product handled by the virtual store is set. For example, when only the item “tobacco” is designated, a plurality of brands of tobacco handled at the virtual store are set and displayed.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a commodity purchase procedure 800 based on the registration of a basic commodity according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the operation of the web server 130 (FIG. 1) will be described along each step of the flowchart. First, web server 130 (FIG. 1) receives access from user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) (step 801), and displays top page 300 (FIG. 3) based on top page information (FIG. 2). (Step 802). Since these processes are exactly the same as steps 502 and 504 in FIG. 5, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Subsequently, when the user selects the usual shopping 316 (FIG. 3) on the top page, the web server 1
30 (FIG. 1) receives an instruction to select a usual shopping item 316 (FIG. 3) from the user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) (step 804).

Web server 130 (FIG. 1) displays a list of standard products based on personal product master 236 (FIG. 2) (step 806). The display of the standard product list may be a list of only the product names, or a list of the items and the quantity selection items together with the product names. Here, the former is assumed.

When the user selects a standard product to be purchased from the standard products listed in the standard product list, web server 130 (FIG. 1) receives the selection instruction from user terminal 110-1 (FIG. 1) (step S1). 808).
One or more selections may be made.

The web server 130 (FIG. 1), based on the information on the selected basic product desired to be purchased (hereinafter referred to as “desired basic product”) and the personal product master 236,
The item of the desired standard product, the product name, and the quantity are displayed (step 810). These contents may be displayed, for example, as a material item 620 (FIG. 6). Further, the next purchase time can be displayed based on the purchase time information. The web server 130 (FIG. 1) monitors the content of the purchase time information of the personal merchandise master 236, and when the time corresponding to the “next purchase time” approaches a time within a predetermined range, the user is notified. And that the purchase time of the standard item XX is approaching or that the standard item XX is being purchased. For example, the user is notified when approaching one week ago. The notification can be made by e-mail or displayed on the screen on each member page. As a result, the user can purchase the product at a good timing without failing to buy the product. When notified on each member page, the desired basic product may be displayed immediately.
Although the purchase time information is stored in the personal product master 236, a new time information database may be provided and stored in association with the product code of the personal product master 236.

When the desired basic product is displayed, it is determined whether or not to edit the basic product list (step 81).
4). “Editing the list of basic products” means setting or changing the content of the displayed basic product, such as the purchase quantity item. Settings can be flexibly changed according to the user's wishes. When editing the list, delete unnecessary settings and register appropriate products and quantities. Editing the list can also set parameters for the next purchase of the item. This parameter may represent a specific time period (for example, “early April”), the number of days consumed (for example, “about one month of consumed days”), and the purchase cycle (for example, “every two months”). Further, this parameter may not only be set by the user, but also be automatically set by the web server 130 (FIG. 1). In that case, the history master 234
The purchase cycle of a specific product or a product of the same item calculated based on the purchase result information of the product is used. The list edited as described above is the personal goods master 23
6 is provided as update information and is reflected in the content.
When the editing of the list of basic products is completed or when the list of basic products is not edited, a process of confirming and purchasing a desired basic product is performed (steps 818 to 826). Since these are exactly the same as the processes described in the first embodiment (steps 518 to 526 in FIG. 5), description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, by using the information of this database at the time of network shopping of standard products, standard products can be easily selected and purchased.

Further, based on the next purchase time of the registered basic product, the number of days of consumption of the basic product, the purchase cycle, etc.
The user is notified when the time is approaching, so that the user can avoid forgetting to purchase a standard product and manage the purchase time according to the consumption tendency of the product.

(Embodiment 4) In the present embodiment, for example, based on topics such as cherry-blossom viewing and athletic meet, office supplies, columns written by a writer, etc. Make it available for purchase. As a result, the user can purchase the product in a more timely and aggressive manner.

FIG. 3 shows selection items 308 relating to topics, selection items 310 relating to office-related products, and items 312 relating to columns on the top page after login. The selection item 308 relating to topics is, for example, assuming that the topic is a cherry-blossom viewing, displays commodities necessary for the cherry-blossom viewing, such as alcoholic beverages, snacks, rugs, and the like. These contents are, for example, the material item 620
It may be displayed as shown in FIG. The office related product selection item 310 includes office related products, such as stationery,
Consumable items such as drinks such as coffee and commodities are displayed. Similarly, these contents are, for example, material item 6
20 (FIG. 6). Finally, column 312 is a column written by a writer,
For example, when a movie commentary column of a movie commentator is displayed, and wine and tableware appearing in the movie are introduced in this column, the wine and tableware are displayed as commodities. The display of the product can be viewed as a list of selectable products. Alternatively, when a location representing wine, tableware, or the like in the text is selected, the screen is switched, and the image may be changed to the material item 620 (FIG. 6).

Such a configuration can be realized, for example, by providing a topic item master, a topic item master, and a topic configuration master (none are shown). These are respectively a recipe master 204, a recipe material master 206, and a recipe configuration master 210 in the first embodiment.
And a database corresponding to First, a topic item master is provided as a database on topics. The topics item master is a topics database storing information of a plurality of topics menus. The topic item master stores information (topic code) corresponding to each of a plurality of topic menus such as cherry-blossom viewing and athletic meet. This corresponds to the recipe master 204 (FIG. 2). Subsequently, a topics item master storing items of products handled by topics is provided. The topic item master is a topic item information database that stores information on a plurality of topic menus and necessary product items necessary to realize each of the plurality of topic menus. This corresponds to the recipe material master 206 (FIG. 2). Finally, a topic configuration master that stores the product codes of the products handled in the topics is provided. The topics configuration master is a related product database storing the correspondence between required product items in the menu item information database and related products in a product database related to the required product item. This corresponds to the recipe configuration master 210 (FIG. 2). A plurality of product codes may correspond to one item code.

The above database is similarly provided for other office items and column items.

By providing databases such as the topic item master, the topic item master, and the topic configuration master as a part of the database shown in FIG. 2, the user can be more timely and positive about various themes. Will be able to purchase the product.

The first to fourth embodiments of the present invention have been described. In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the present invention is implemented in a network shopping system has been mainly described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the database and the processing of the present invention can be realized by using a data structure and a computer program stored in a recording medium such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The web server 130 (FIG. 1) operates based on such a data structure and a computer program to realize a network shopping system.

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According to the present invention, based on a menu desired by a user, products necessary for the menu are displayed,
Furthermore, since the selection of a product can be easily performed, a user-friendly network shopping without difficult operation can be realized.

According to the present invention, since the user can register the menu, even if the menu greatly depends on the intuition of the user, the user can easily and surely purchase the material, and the menu unique to each household can be created. Can be easily reproduced.

Further, since the menu registered by the user can be set to be made public, even if the menu greatly depends on the intuition of the houseworker, other users can purchase the material easily and reliably. Can be reproduced.

According to the present invention, various preferences of the user,
Since it is possible to cope with the difference in consumption tendency, it is possible to purchase a good-time product without failing to buy the product. For example, according to the present invention, since standard products reflecting the user's preferences are registered in the database, selection and purchase of the standard products are facilitated. Further, according to the present invention, the purchase time of the next product is set, and when the time approaches, the user is notified of the purchase time of the next product, so that it is possible to avoid a failure to purchase the product.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network including a network shopping system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a plurality of databases for realizing a network shopping system according to the present invention and the relation between the databases.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a top page after login.

FIG. 4 is a diagram hierarchically showing a display screen from a login top page to purchase of a product.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure for purchasing a product based on a menu proposal according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen displaying a desired menu.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen displaying product details.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a commodity purchase procedure based on registration of a basic commodity according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 110-1, 110-2, 110-3 User terminal 120 Network 130 Web server 140 Database server

Claims (34)

[Claims] 1. A menu database storing information of a plurality of menus; a menu item information database storing necessary product items necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus; and storing information of a plurality of products. Using a product database and a related product database storing the correspondence between the required product items in the menu item information database and related products in the product database related to the required product items, based on the menu database Displaying the plurality of menus; and responding to a selection of a desired menu from the plurality of menus by a user, in accordance with the desired menu and the menu item information database, a desired required product corresponding to the desired menu. Reading the item; and the related product data Reading a desired related product associated with the desired required product item based on the base; displaying the desired required product item and the desired related product corresponding to the desired menu at the same time; and purchasing the desired related product Displaying the means for performing a network shopping. 2. The network shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the menu database, the menu item information database, and the related product database are databases set by the user. 3. Even for a user different from the user,
The network shopping method according to claim 2, wherein the menu database set by the user, the menu item information database, and the related product database are used. 4. The network shopping method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of related products are associated with the same required product item in the related product database. 5. The network shopping method according to claim 4, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the desired required product item and the desired related product is a step of simultaneously displaying a purchase quantity of the desired related product. 6. The step of simultaneously displaying the desired required product item and the desired related product is a step of displaying at least one of each of a plurality of related products and the purchase quantity by a pull-down menu. The network shopping method according to claim 5. 7. The network according to claim 6, wherein the means for purchasing the desired related product is a means for collectively purchasing each of the related products corresponding to each of the desired necessary items. Shopping method. 8. The method further comprising: further utilizing a menu procedure information database storing information on the realization procedure of each of the plurality of menus, and simultaneously displaying the desired required product item and the desired related product, 2. The network shopping method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of further displaying a procedure for realizing the desired menu based on a database. 9. The network shopping method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of menus is a menu of dishes, and the necessary items are ingredients of dishes. 10. The network shopping method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of menus is a topics menu. 11. The network shopping method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of menus is an office menu, and the required item is an office consumable item. 12. The network shopping method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of menus is an introduction menu introduced in a column. 13. A user-set product information database that stores a user-set product that is a product set for a user and time information set in relation to the user-set product, and a product that stores information of a plurality of products. Using a database, based on the time information in the user-set product information database, reading and displaying the user-set product in the user-set product information database; and displaying a desired product from the plurality of menus by the user. A network shopping method, comprising: reading a desired product of the user in response to the selection; displaying the desired product; and displaying a means for purchasing the desired product. 14. The network shopping method according to claim 13, wherein the step of reading and displaying the user-set product is performed when the time indicated by the time information approaches a time within a predetermined range. 15. The network according to claim 13, wherein the time information is at least one of a purchase history of the user-set product, a purchase cycle, a number of days consumed, and information on a date and time designated by the user. Shopping method. 16. A user-set item information database that stores a user-set item that is a product item set by a user and time information set in relation to the user-set item, and a product that stores information of a plurality of items. A user-set item information database using a user-set item information database, the user-set item information database, and a related-item database that stores a correspondence relationship between related items of the product database related to the user-set item. Reading and displaying the user-set item in the user-set item information database based on the time information, and reading out a desired related item related to a desired item of the user based on the related item database. The item is associated with the desired related product, And the step of displaying, network shopping method comprising the step of displaying the means to purchase the desired related products. 17. A menu database storing information on a plurality of menus, a menu item information database storing necessary product items necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus, and storing information on a plurality of products. A database server comprising a product database, a related product database storing the correspondence between the required product items in the menu item information database, and related products in the product database related to the required product items, A web server receiving instructions and information from the database server, and transmitting information to the user and the database server, wherein the database server sends the plurality of information to the user via the web server based on the menu database. Transmitter that transmits the menu of The web server further includes a transmission / reception unit that receives a desired menu selected by the user from the plurality of menus and transmits the desired menu to the database server. The database server further includes: a receiving unit that receives the desired menu; A readout of a desired required product item corresponding to the desired menu based on the received desired menu and the menu item information database, and a readout of a desired related product related to the desired required product item based on the related product database. And a processing unit for associating the read desired desired product item with the desired related product corresponding to the desired menu, and the transmitting unit includes the desired required product item and the Transmitting the desired related product to the user via the web server, and Network shopping system that provides the means to buy the Nozomi related products. 18. The menu database, the menu item information database, and the related product database are databases set by the user.
The network shopping system according to claim 17. 19. The network shopping according to claim 18, wherein the menu database, the menu item information database, and the related product database set by the user are used for a user different from the user. system. 20. In the related product database,
The network shopping system according to claim 17, wherein a plurality of related products are associated with the same required product item. 21. The network shopping system according to claim 20, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the purchase quantity of the desired related product at the same time. 22. The network shopping system according to claim 21, wherein the transmission unit transmits at least one of each of the plurality of related products and the purchase quantity so as to be displayed by a pull-down menu. 23. The network according to claim 22, wherein the means for purchasing the desired related product is a means for collectively purchasing each of the related products corresponding to each of the desired necessary items. Shopping system. 24. The database server, further comprising a menu procedure information database storing information on the realization procedure of each of the plurality of menus, wherein the transmission unit stores the desired menu based on the menu procedure information database. 18. The network shopping system according to claim 17, further comprising transmitting an implementation procedure. 25. The network shopping system according to claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of menus is a menu of dishes, and the necessary items are ingredients of dishes. 26. The network shopping system according to claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of menus is a topics menu. 27. The network shopping system according to claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of menus is an office menu, and the required item is an office consumable item. 28. The network shopping system according to claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of menus is an introduction menu introduced in a column. 29. A user-set product information database that stores a user-set product that is a product set for a user and time information set in relation to the user-set product, and a product database that stores information of a plurality of products. And a web server that receives instructions from the user and information from the database server, and transmits information to the user and the database server. A reading unit that reads the user-set product in the user-set product information database based on the time information; and a transmission unit that transmits the read user-set product to the user via the web server. The server determines whether the user is the user-set product. A transmitting / receiving unit that receives the selected desired product and transmits the selected desired product to the database server; the database server further includes a receiving unit that receives the desired product; A network shopping system that reads out the desired product based on the product database, the transmission unit transmits the desired product to the user via the web server, and provides a unit for purchasing the desired related product. . 30. The network shopping system according to claim 29, wherein the reading unit reads the user-set product when approaching a time within a predetermined range with respect to a time represented by the time information. 31. The network according to claim 29, wherein the time information is at least one of a purchase history, a purchase cycle, a number of days of consumption, and information on a date and time designated by the user of the user-set product. Shopping system. 32. A user-set item information database that stores a user-set item that is a product item set by a user and time information set in relation to the user-set item, and a product that stores information of a plurality of items. A database server comprising: a database; a user-set item in the user-set item information database; and a related-product database that stores a correspondence relationship between related products in the product database related to the user-set item. A web server receiving instructions and information from the database server, and transmitting information to the user and the database server, wherein the database server is configured to execute the user-set product based on the time information in the user-set item information database. The user-defined product of the information database A reading unit for reading an eye; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the read user-set item to the user via the web server, wherein the web server receives a desired item selected by the user from the user-set item. And a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting the data to the database server. The database server further includes a receiving unit and a processing unit for receiving the desired item, and in response to receiving the desired item, the reading unit The processing unit reads out the desired related item related to the user's desired item based on the product database, the processing unit associates the desired item with the desired related item, and the transmitting unit transmits the desired item and the desired related item. A network for transmitting goods to the user via the web server and providing a means for purchasing the desired related goods. Shopping system. 33. A menu database storing information on a plurality of menus, a menu item information database storing necessary product items necessary for realizing each of the plurality of menus, and storing information on a plurality of products. Using a product database and a related product database storing the correspondence between the required product items in the menu item information database and related products in the product database related to the required product items, based on the menu database Displaying the plurality of menus; and responding to a selection of a desired menu from the plurality of menus by a user, in accordance with the desired menu and the menu item information database, a desired required product corresponding to the desired menu. Reading the item; and the related product data Reading a desired related product related to the desired required product item based on a database; displaying the desired required product item and the desired related product corresponding to the desired menu at the same time; and purchasing the desired related product Displaying a computer program for performing network shopping. 34. The computer program for network shopping according to claim 33, wherein the recording medium stores the menu database, the menu item information database, the product database, and the related product database. Recording medium on which is recorded.