JPH04174067A - Sports goods order receiving and ordering data exchange device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a retailer to grasp the latest stock information and delivery information of a sports maker by exchanging immediately ordering data from the sports retailer and answer data to it from a sports maker. CONSTITUTION:A 1st transmitting means 5 sends the ordering data to a maker host computer 13-1 determined by a destination host distribution processing means 4. A 2nd receiving means 6 receives the answer data to the ordering data which is generated by the maker host computer 13-1 and an answer data inspection processing means 7 inspects the adequacy to the host maker code and retailer code that the received answer data contains. Further, a password is inspected so as to protect the secrecy. When all the inspection results are acceptable, a destination terminal distribution processing means 8 determines the retailer terminal at the transmission terminal of the retailer based upon the retailer terminal code in the answer data and a 2nd transmitting means 9 sends the answer data to the determined retailer terminal 10. Consequently, the real-time sports goods order receiving and ordering data exchange device is obtained between plural sports retailers and plural sports makers.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a device for exchanging sporting goods order data between a plurality of sports retail stores and a plurality of sports manufacturers, and in particular, the present invention relates to a device for exchanging data on orders for sports goods between a plurality of sports retail stores and a plurality of sports manufacturers, and in particular, the present invention relates to a device for exchanging data on orders for sports goods between a plurality of sports retail stores and a plurality of sports manufacturers, and in particular, the latest inventory information of the manufacturers that changes from moment to moment. This invention relates to a sporting goods ordering data exchange device that processes orders from retail stores in real time while understanding the following.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, sporting goods ordering data exchange has been carried out in exchange of orders from retailers, as typified by the exchange of ordering data using the so-called JCA procedure, which is the standard communication control procedure for data exchange with business partners established by the Japan Chain Store Association. Data was once stored in a storage processing device within a computer that mediates data exchange between each, and at a pre-arranged time, the data was distributed to each manufacturer and sent to the manufacturer all at once. In addition, the responses were also processed all at once in the same way.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional sporting goods order data exchange device described above processes all at once, so it is not possible to immediately grasp order responses, especially error information such as input data errors, out-of-stock ordered products, and production stoppages. In such a case, there is a disadvantage that the ordering process must be performed again, which takes a very long time.

Furthermore, since sporting goods are highly seasonal and fashionable and have short market cycles, retailers often cannot place orders unless they know whether they are in stock or the delivery date.

Conventional sporting goods ordering data exchange devices take time to obtain this information, so they are rarely used and orders are mainly placed by telephone.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to enable real-time communication between multiple sports retailers and multiple sports manufacturers to be more useful in line with the recent shift to EDP in the order processing of sports goods. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sporting goods order data exchange device.

[Means to solve the problem]

The sporting goods ordering data exchange device of the present invention includes a first receiving means for receiving ordering data from a sports retail store terminal, and a retail store terminal code which is a common item of the ordering data received by the first receiving means. order data inspection processing means for inspecting a manufacturer code, order data number and password; destination host distribution processing means for determining a destination manufacturer host computer based on the manufacturer code of said order data; a first transmitting means for transmitting data to the order data transmitted by the first transmitting means; a second receiving means for receiving response data to the order data transmitted by the first transmitting means from a host computer of the manufacturer; a response data inspection processing means for inspecting items such as a manufacturer host code, a retail store terminal code, a response data number, and a password; and a destination terminal distribution processing means for determining a destination retail store terminal based on the retail store terminal code of the response data. , and a second transmission means for transmitting the response data to the corresponding retail store terminal, and is characterized by being interposed between a plurality of sports retailers and a plurality of sports manufacturers to exchange order data in real time. .

〔Example〕 Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a sporting goods order data exchange device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sporting goods order data exchange device 1 of this embodiment is connected to a retail store terminal 10-1 via a public communication line 11, and to a manufacturer host computer 13-1 via a specific communication line 12. means 2, order data inspection processing means 3, destination host distribution processing means 4, first transmission means 5, second reception means 6, response data inspection processing means 7, and destination terminal distribution processing means 8. and a second transmitting means 9.

The retail store terminal 10-1 is an input/output device through which a person in charge at the retail store inputs order data to a manufacturer and displays response data from the manufacturer.

The public communication line 11 is a telephone line that is interposed between the retail store terminal 10-1 and the sporting goods order data exchange device 1, and serves to exchange order data and response data between them.

The manufacturer host computer 13-1 processes order data from a retail store by linking it with, for example, an in-house sales inventory management system, creates response data as a result, and immediately sends it to the sporting goods order data exchange device 1. Send.

The specific communication line 12 is connected to the manufacturer host computer 13-
1 and the sporting goods order data exchange device 1, and is a dedicated line that serves to exchange order data and response data between them.

The first receiving means 2 receives order data sent from the retail store terminal 10-1 through the public communication line 11.

The order data inspection processing means 3 tests the validity of the retail store terminal code and manufacturer code contained in the order data received from the first receiving means 2.

Also, it is checked whether the same order data has been received twice and whether the password for protecting confidentiality is correct. If all these tests are passed, the order data is passed to the destination host distribution processing means 4.

The destination host distribution processing means 4 determines the host computer 13-1 of the destination manufacturer based on the manufacturer code in the ordering data, and passes the ordering data to the first transmitting means 5.

The first transmitting means 5 sends the order data to the manufacturer host computer 13-1 determined by the destination host distribution processing means 4 through the specific communication line 1.2.

The second receiving means 6 includes a manufacturer host computer 13-1.
The reply data to the order data created in is received through the specific communication line 12.

The response data inspection processing means 7 inspects the validity of the manufacturer host code and retail store terminal code contained in the response data received from the second receiving means 6. In addition, the response data number is used to check whether there are any omissions or duplications in the response data to be received. Additionally, passwords are checked to protect confidentiality. If all these tests are passed, the response data is passed to the destination terminal distribution processing means 8.

Destination terminal distribution processing means 8 determines the destination retail store terminal based on the retail store terminal code in the response data.

The second transmitting means 9 sends the answer data to the destination terminal distribution processing means 8 through the public communication line 11 and then sends the response data to the retail store terminal 10.
send to

FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are layouts of ordering data and response data handled by the sporting goods ordering data exchange device of this embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3(a), processing of order data in the sporting goods order data exchange device 1 of this embodiment includes a terminal reception step 41 and a terminal management information reading step 42.
, terminal registration determination step 43, order data inspection step 44, order data inspection and determination step 45, manufacturer management information reading step 46, manufacturer registration determination step 47, host management information reading step 48, and host operating status Decision step 49 and host sending step 50
, an order data number replacement step 51 , and a terminal invalidation transmission step 52 .

Further, referring to FIG. 3(b), processing of response data in the sporting goods order data exchange device 1 of this embodiment includes a host reception step 61, a host management information reading step 62, and a host registration determination step 63. , response data inspection step 64 , and response data inspection determination step 6
5, a terminal management information reading step 66, an end unregistered determination step 67, a terminal connection status determination step 68, a terminal transmission step 69, an answer data number replacement step 70, and a host invalidation transmission step 71.

FIGS. 4(a), (b), and (C) are layouts of terminal management information, manufacturer management information, and host management information stored for processing on the sporting goods ordering data exchange device of this embodiment. It is.

Next, the operation of the sporting goods order data exchange device of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, when a clerk at a retail store enters order data into the retail store terminal 10 and presses the execution key, the retail store terminal 1 is automatically connected to the sporting goods order data exchange device 1 through the public communication line 11 and the order data is transferred. is sent to it.

When the sporting goods order data exchange device 1 receives the order data (step 41), the retail store terminal code 21 contained therein is used as a search key to store the retail store terminal code 8.
Read the terminal management information that matches 1 (step 42)
, if it is determined that the terminal is registered (step 43
), items included in each of the order data and terminal management information are compared and inspected. That is, it is determined whether the password 22 and the password 82 are equal, whether the order data number 23 is greater than the order data number 83, and whether the manufacturer code 24 matches the manufacturer code 85 included in the manufacturer table 84. Inspect (Step 4)
4).

If it is determined that all the inspections in step 44 are satisfied (step 45), the manufacturer code 88 is searched using the manufacturer code 24 included in the order data as a search key.
Read the manufacturer management information that matches (step 46)
. If it is determined that the manufacturer is registered, step 4
7) Using the manufacturer host code 89 included in the retrieved manufacturer management information as a search key, host management information that matches the manufacturer host code 90 is read (step 48). Based on the contents of the host status 93 included in the retrieved host management information, it is determined whether the manufacturer host computer 13-1 is in operation (step 49). If the manufacturer host computer 13-1 is in operation, order data is transmitted to the manufacturer host computer 13-1 through the specific communication line 12 (step 50). Furthermore, the order data number included in the terminal management information is replaced with the order data number included in the order data (
Step 51). In addition, in steps 41 to 51 of the processing up to now, if the end is determined to be unregistered in the unregistered determination step 43 or the order data inspection determination step 45
or the manufacturer registration determination step 47.
If the host is determined to be unregistered in step 49, or if it is determined to be inactive or malfunctioning in step 49 of determining the host operating status, the respective content and order data are sent to the retail store terminal as invalid, and the process ends. (Step 52).

Next, upon receiving the order data, the manufacturer host computer 13-1 immediately creates a response as response data and sends it to the sporting goods order data exchange device 1 through the specific communication line 12.

When the sporting goods order data exchange device 1 receives the response data (step 61), it uses the manufacturer host code 26 contained therein as a search key to read host management information that matches the manufacturer host code 90 (step 62). When it is determined that the manufacturer host is registered, in step 63), the items contained in each of the response data and host management information are compared and inspected.

That is, it is checked whether the password 27 and the password 91 are equal, and whether the answer data number 28 is greater than the answer data number 92 by 1 (step 64).

If it is determined that all the tests in step 64 are satisfied (step 65), the terminal management information that matches the retail store terminal code 81 is read using the retail store terminal code 29 included in the response data as a search key ( Step 66). When it is determined that the terminal is registered (step 67),
Terminal status 8 included in the searched terminal management information
7 determines whether the retail store terminal 10-1 is connected (step 68). If the retail store terminal 10-1 is connected, the response data is sent to the retail store terminal 10-1 via the public communication line 11. Send (step 69). Furthermore, the answer data number 92 included in the host management information is replaced with the answer data number included in the answer data (step 70). In addition, in the processing of these response data from step 61 to step 70, if the host registration determination step 63 determines that the host is not registered, the response data inspection determination step 65 determines that the response data has failed, or the terminal registration determination step If it is determined in step 67 that the terminal is unregistered, or if it is determined that the terminal is not connected in step 68 for determining the terminal connection status, the respective content and response data are sent to the manufacturer host computer 13-1 for processing. (Step 71). Further, the business data 25 and the business data 30 include data necessary for individual business processes, such as product codes and quantities, and their formats are determined for each process. At the exchange device, the receipt is passed directly to the manufacturer's host computer or retail store terminal without being inspected.

Through the processes from step 41 to step 52 and from step 61 to step 71 described above, order data from the retail store terminal is immediately passed to the manufacturer's host computer, and the response is immediately transmitted from the manufacturer's host computer to the retailer's store. returned to the terminal. This function enables real-time exchange of sporting goods order data between multiple sports retailers and multiple sports manufacturers.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the effect that the retailer can grasp the manufacturer's latest inventory information and delivery date information by immediately exchanging order data from the sports retailer and response data from the sports manufacturer. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 2 (a) and (b) show examples of order data from a retail store and response data from a manufacturer, respectively, in the same embodiment. Figures 3(a) and 3(b) are flowcharts respectively showing the processing of order data and the processing of response data in the same embodiment.
Figure (a). (b) and (c) are terminal management information in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating examples of manufacturer management information and host management information, respectively. 1...Sporting goods order data exchange device, 2...
first receiving means, 3... order data inspection processing means, 4.
...destination host distribution processing means, 5...first transmission means,
6... Second receiving means, 7... Answer data inspection processing means, 8... Destination terminal sorting processing means, 9... Second transmitting means, 10... Retail store terminal, 11... -Public communication line, 12... Dedicated communication line, 13... Manufacturer host computer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first receiving means for receiving order data from a terminal at a sports retail store, and a retail store terminal code, manufacturer code, and order that are common items of the order data received by the first receiving means. order data inspection processing means for inspecting a data number and password; destination host distribution processing means for determining a destination manufacturer host computer based on the manufacturer code of the order data; and a destination host distribution processing means for transmitting the order data to the host computer of the corresponding manufacturer. 1 transmitting means; a second receiving means for receiving response data to the order data transmitted by the first transmitting means from a manufacturer's host computer; and a manufacturer that is a common item of the response data received by the second receiving means. a response data inspection processing means for inspecting a host code, a retail store terminal code, a response data number, and a password; a destination terminal distribution processing means for determining a destination retail store terminal based on the retail store terminal code of the response data; and a second transmission means for transmitting the information to the corresponding retail store terminal, and intervening between a plurality of sports retailers and a plurality of sports manufacturers to exchange order data in real time. Data exchange equipment. 2. Inspect the retail store terminal code, manufacturer code, order data number, and password, which are common items in the order data received from the terminal of the sports retail store, determine the destination manufacturer host computer based on the manufacturer code of the order data, and Order data is sent to the host computer of the corresponding manufacturer, response data for the transmitted order data is received from the manufacturer's host computer, and common items of the received response data are the manufacturer host code, retail store terminal code, and response. By inspecting the data number and password, determining the destination retail store terminal based on the retail store terminal code of the response data, and transmitting the response data to the corresponding retail store terminal, multiple sports retailers and multiple sports manufacturers A sporting goods ordering data exchange method characterized by exchanging ordering data in real time by intervening between the players.