Purchase management device, purchase management method, program, and recording medium

Abstract

A searching unit 120 searches for products sold in an electronic marketplace according to a query specified by a customer. A product presenting unit 121 presents the searched products to the customer. If the customer selects a product from among the presented products, and the selected product is being sold from a single shop in the electronic marketplace, an ordering unit 122 starts a purchase order for the product by the customer to the single shop. If the selected product is being sold from multiple shops in the electronic marketplace, a shop presenting unit 123 presents the multiple shops to the customer. If the customer selects a shop from among the presented shops, the ordering unit 122 initiates a purchase order for the product selected by the customer to the selected shop.

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         11 . A purchase management device comprising:
 a searching unit that searches for products sold in an electronic marketplace according to a query specified by a customer;   a product presenting unit that presents the searched products to the customer in order of a product score, and if a product from among the presented products is sold by a single shop in the electronic marketplace, that presents a price of sale of the product;   an ordering unit that, if the customer selects a product from among the presented products, and the selected product is being sold from a single shop in the electronic marketplace, initiates a purchase order for the selected product by the customer to the single shop; and   a shop presenting unit that, if the selected product is being sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace, presents the plurality of shops to the customer in order of a shop score, and for each shop of the plurality of shops, also presents a price at which the selected product is sold, wherein   if the customer selects a shop from among the presented shops,
 the ordering unit initiates a purchase order for the product selected by the customer to the selected shop, and 
 the product presenting unit presents a link relating to the purchase order and the product sold from the single shop, and presents a link relating to the shop presentation and the product sold from the plurality of shops; 
   if the customer selects the link relating to the shop or the purchase order presented with the product by the product presenting unit,
 the ordering unit treats the product presented with the selected link as the selected product, and 
 the shop presenting unit presents a link relating to the purchase order and each of the plurality of shops; and 
   if the customer selects the link relating to the purchase order presented by the shop presenting unit, the ordering unit treats as selected the shop presented with the selected link.   
     
     
         12 . The purchase management device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the product score is determined on the basis of whether a product is sold from a single shop or sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace.   
     
     
         13 . The purchase management device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the product score is determined based on matches rates of the products against the query, and   the shop score is determined based on a price at which each of the plurality of shops sells the selected product.   
     
     
         14 . The purchase management device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 in the electronic marketplace, if a first product code that a first shop assigns to a first product matches a second product code that a second shop assigns to a second product, the first product and the second product are treated as the same product, and the same product is treated as being sold by the first shop and the second shop.   
     
     
         15 . The purchase management device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the searching unit calculates a match score expressing a degree to which a combination of a product and a shop selling the product matches the query,   the product score for a product being sold by a single shop in the electronic marketplace is a match score calculated for a combination of the product and the single shop, and   the product score for a product being sold by a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace is a representative value of match scores calculated for respective combinations of the product and the plurality of shops.   
     
     
         16 . The purchase management device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the ordering unit initiates the purchase order by presenting a sales page for selling the selected product, created by the shop to receive the purchase order,   the shop presenting unit presents, to the customer, common information associated with a product code assigned to the selected product, together with the plurality of shops selling the selected product, and   on the basis of an instruction by any of the plurality of shops or the customer, the purchase management device extracts information other than the common information associated with the product code of the product sold on the sales page from among information included in the sales page, and presents the extracted information to the person who gave the instruction.   
     
     
         17 . A purchase management method executed by a purchase management device equipped with a searching unit, a product presenting unit, an ordering unit, and a shop presenting unit, the purchase management method comprising:
 searching by the searching unit for products sold in an electronic marketplace according to a query specified by a customer;   presenting by the product presenting unit the searched products to the customer in order of a product score; also presenting, if a product from among the presented products is sold by a single shop in the electronic marketplace, a price of sale of the presented product sold by the single shop; and presenting a link relating to the purchase order and the selected product sold from the selected shop, and also a link related to the shop presentation and the product sold from the plurality of shops;   initiating by the ordering unit, if the customer selects a product and the selected product is being sold from a single shop in the electronic marketplace, a purchase order for the product by the customer to the single shop;   presenting by the shop presenting unit, if the selected product is being sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace, the plurality of shops to the customer in order of a shop score, and for each shop of the plurality of shops, and a price at which the selected product is sold, and also presenting a link relating to the purchase order and each of the plurality of shops;   initiating by the ordering unit, if the product is being sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace, and the customer selects a shop, a purchase order for the product selected by the customer to the selected shop;   wherein, if the customer selects the presented link relating to the shop of the purchase order presented with the product, the product presented with the selected link is designated as the selected product; and   if the customer selects the presented link relating to the purchase order, the shop of the presented link relating to the purchase order is designated as the selected shop.   
     
     
         18 . The purchase management method according to  claim 17 , wherein
 the product score is determined on the basis of whether a product is sold from a single shop or sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace.   
     
     
         19 . The purchase management method according to  claim 17 , wherein
 the product score is determined based on matches rates of the products against the query, and   the shop score is determined based on a price at which each of the plurality of shops sells the selected product.   
     
     
         20 . The purchase management method according to  claim 17 , wherein
 in the electronic marketplace, if a first product code that a first shop assigns to a first product matches a second product code that a second shop assigns to a second product, the first product and the second product are treated as the same product, and the same product is treated as being sold by the first shop and the second shop.   
     
     
         21 . The purchase management method according to  claim 17 , further comprising calculating a match score expressing a degree to which a combination of a product and a shop selling the product matches the query; wherein
 for a product being sold by a single shop in the electronic marketplace, the method further comprises calculating the product score as a match score calculated for a combination of the product and the single shop, and   for a product being sold by a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace, the method further comprises calculating the product score as a representative value of match scores calculated for respective combinations of the product and the plurality of shops.   
     
     
         22 . The purchase management method according to  claim 17 , wherein
 when initiating the purchase order, the method further comprises presenting a sales page for selling the selected product, the sales page being created by the shop to receive the purchase order;   when presenting the plurality of shops, the method further comprises presenting to the customer common information associated with a product code assigned to the selected product, together with the plurality of shops selling the selected product; and   the method further comprises, on the basis of an instruction by any of the plurality of shops or the customer, extracting information other than the common information associated with the product code of the product sold on the sales page from among information included in the sales page, and presenting the extracted information to the person who gave the instruction.   
     
     
         23 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to function as:
 a searching unit that searches for products sold in an electronic marketplace according to a query specified by a customer;   a product presenting unit that presents the searched products to the customer in order of a product score, and if a product from among the presented products is sold by a single shop in the electronic marketplace, that presents a price of sale of the product;   an ordering unit that, if the customer selects a product from among the presented products, and the selected product is being sold from a single shop in the electronic marketplace, initiates a purchase order for the selected product by the customer to the single shop; and   a shop presenting unit that, if the selected product is being sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace, presents the plurality of shops to the customer in order of a shop score, and for each shop of the plurality of shops, also presents a price at which the selected product is sold, wherein   if the customer selects a shop from among the presented shops,
 the ordering unit initiates a purchase order for the product selected by the customer to the selected shop, and 
 the product presenting unit presents a link relating to the purchase order and the selected product sold from the selected shop, and presents a link relating to a shop presentation and the product sold from the plurality of shops, 
   if the customer selects the link presented by the product presenting unit relating to the purchase order and the selected product sold from the selected shop,
 the ordering unit treats the product presented with the selected link as the selected product, and 
 the shop presenting unit presents a link relating to the purchase order and each of the plurality of shops; and 
   if the customer selects the link relating to the purchase order and presented by the shop presenting unit, the ordering unit selects the shop presented with the selected link.   
     
     
         24 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the product score is determined on the basis of whether a product is sold from a single shop or sold from a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace.   
     
     
         25 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the product score is determined based on matches rates of the products against the query, and   the shop score is determined based on a price at which each of the plurality of shops sells the selected product.   
     
     
         26 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 23 , wherein
 in the electronic marketplace, if a first product code that a first shop assigns to a first product matches a second product code that a second shop assigns to a second product, the first product and the second product are treated as the same product, and the same product is treated as being sold by the first shop and the second shop.   
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the searching unit calculates a match score expressing a degree to which a combination of a product and a shop selling the product matches the query,   the product score for a product being sold by a single shop in the electronic marketplace is a match score calculated for a combination of the product and the single shop, and   the product score for a product being sold by a plurality of shops in the electronic marketplace is a representative value of match scores calculated for respective combinations of the product and the plurality of shops.   
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the ordering unit initiates the purchase order by presenting a sales page for selling the selected product, created by the shop to receive the purchase order,   the shop presenting unit presents, to the customer, common information associated with a product code assigned to the selected product, together with the plurality of shops selling the selected product, and   on the basis of an instruction by any of the plurality of shops or the customer, the purchase management device extracts information other than the common information associated with the product code of the product sold on the sales page from among information included in the sales page, and presents the extracted information to the person who gave the instruction.