Patent ID: 7664675
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A distribution aiding method embodied on recording mediums for execution by processors for a distribution aiding server, a dealer computer terminal and a user computer terminal, for conducting a sale of an article between a user using the user computer terminal and a dealer in charge of said user using the dealer computer terminal, said article being an article from a maker for the article, where said user computer terminal and said dealer computer terminal are connected to said distribution aiding server via a computer network, the method comprising: an article search step in which the user connects said user computer terminal with said distribution aiding server via said computer network and searches or selects a necessary article; an order information registration step in which said user registers order information, with use of said user computer terminal connected with said distribution aiding server said order information being available to the dealer in charge of said user, according to said selected article; an order-acceptance condition registration adding step in which the dealer in charge of said user connects said dealer computer terminal to said server via said computer network to download the order information and adds order-acceptance condition information including a delivery price which the user pays the dealer to be added to said order information on said dealer computer terminal including an article master file storing the delivery price of the article determined for each said user, without registering in the distribution aiding server and without being known to a maker, other users or other dealers; and an order-acceptance condition notification step in which the dealer in charge of said user uploads to said server the order information including the order-acceptance condition information to be sent to said user so that said user alone is notified of said order-acceptance condition information, wherein said article from the maker is available to the user solely through a sale of the article by said dealer in charge of said user.