WO2001071593A1 - Method of electronic commerce using mileage - Google Patents

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WO2001071593A1
WO2001071593A1 PCT/KR2000/000336 KR0000336W WO0171593A1 WO 2001071593 A1 WO2001071593 A1 WO 2001071593A1 KR 0000336 W KR0000336 W KR 0000336W WO 0171593 A1 WO0171593 A1 WO 0171593A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method of ELECTRONIC commerce using mileage, and more particularly, a method of electronic commerce using mileage in which during a commercial transaction between a buyer and a seller, a commission agent of the commercial transaction is provided with mileage points from the seller and provides a special discount benefit to the buyer, as well as all these commercial transactions being performed on a computer network, thereby maximizing efficiency in a mileage point system.
  • mileage is a service initiated first by aviation companies, which is a system that accumulates points according to a flight distance to provide a free airline ticket and various other benefits .
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of ELECTRONIC commerce using mileage in which during a commercial transaction between a buyer and a seller, a commission agent of the commercial transaction is provided with mileage points from the seller and provides a special discount benefit to the buyer, as well as all these commercial transactions being performed on a computer network, thereby maximizing efficiency in a mileage point system.
  • a method of electronic commerce using a mileage system through a computer network system between a seller for providing mileage points and a buyer, and a commission agent comprising the steps of: allowing the buyer to request a purchase of goods to a computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to a computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by using money as payment means; allowing the seller to approve the selling of the money-selling requested goods and to provide the mileage points to the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to the computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by defining the provided mileage points as payment means; and allowing the seller to approve the selling of the mileage-selling requested goods for the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system, and to retrieve the provided mileage points from the computer of the commission agent.
  • the electronic commerce method further comprises: allowing the buyer to read an Internet web page by using a computer and a web browser; and allowing the commission agent computer to transmit a request for purchase of goods-possible-web data to an Internet protocol (IP) address of the buyer computer.
  • IP Internet protocol
  • the electronic commerce method further comprises: allowing the buyer to request a vicarious execution of payment by a vicarious agent for the payment as contracted previously in a money paying method according to the request for goods purchase to the commission agent computer; allowing the commission agent to request an approval of the vicarious execution of payment according to the request for the goods purchase and for the vicarious execution of payment to the computer of the vicarious payment agent connected to the computer network system; and allowing the vicarious payment agent to sanction a supply of the goods for which the vicarious execution of payment is requested for the seller computer connected to the computer network system. More preferably, transmission and reception of information between the buyer and the commission agent, between the commission agent and the seller, and the buyer and the seller are performed according to an input of password information and whether or not the inputted password information accords with predetermined password information.
  • the buyer since the buyer (consumer) need not wait until mileage points reaches a point level for the buyer to be provided with a service, he can obtain a discount benefit derived from a mileage point system through only a corresponding use of the electronic commerce method of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a network and a system for implementing a method of electronic commerce using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figs. 2 to 5 are block diagrams illustrating in detail the construction of each of the elements of an electronic commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the commission agent controller of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the buyer interface of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the seller interface of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the vicarious payment agent interface of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the buyer interface
  • Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the commission agent controller
  • Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the vicarious payment agent interface controller.
  • Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the seller interface.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a network and a system for implementing a method of electronic commerce using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the electronic commerce system of the present invention comprises a commission agent controller 200, a network interface 250, a buyer interface 300, a buyer modem 350, a seller interface 400, a seller modem 450, a vicarious payment agent interface 500, and a vicarious payment agent modem 450.
  • Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the commission agent controller 200 of Fig. 1.
  • the commission agent controller 200 comprises a RAM 205, a code processor 210, a ROM 215, an operating program 220, a CPU 225, DB box 230.
  • the DB box 230 includes a buyer DB 231, a seller DB 232, a vicarious payment agent DB 233, a mileage DB 234, a code key DB 235, a seller approval DB 236, a vicarious payment agent approval DB 237, and a settlement DB.
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the buyer interface 300 of Fig. 1.
  • the buyer interface 300 comprises a RAM 305, a code processor 310, a ROM 315, a video driver 320, a video monitor 325, a CPU 330, a communication port 335, and a DB box 340.
  • the DB box 340 includes a code key DB 341, and a settlement DB 342.
  • Reference numeral 345 denotes an input unit.
  • Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the seller interface 400 of Fig. 1.
  • the seller interface 400 comprises a RAM 405, a code processor 410, a ROM 415, a video driver 420, a video monitor 425, a CPU 430, a communication port 435, and a DB box 440.
  • the DB box 440 includes a selling approval 441, a mileage DB 442, and a settlement DB 443.
  • Reference numeral 445 denotes an input unit.
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the vicarious payment agent interface 500 of Fig. 1.
  • the vicarious payment agent interface 500 comprises a RAM 505, a code processor 510, a ROM 515, an operating program 555, a video driver 520, a video monitor 525, a CPU 530, a communication port 535, and a DB box 540.
  • the DB box 540 includes a buyer DB 541, a code key DB 542, a vicarious payment execution approval DB 543, and a settlement DB 443.
  • Reference numeral 545 denotes an input unit.
  • Figs. 6 to 9 are flowcharts for explaining the electronic commerce method using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention, which are flowcharts illustrating an information processing control routine of each computer for implementing the buyer interface 300, the commission agent controller 200, the vicarious payment agent interface 500, and the seller interface 400, respectively.
  • the buyer accesses an information service provider (ISP) through a computer network system by using a buyer computer for implementing the buyer interface 300 and software called a browser to be allocated an Internet protocol (IP) address, and inputs or selects a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) representing a kind of data and a location for preserving data by using the input unit 345.
  • IP Internet protocol
  • URL Uniform Resource Locator
  • a commission agent computer for implementing the commission agent controller 200 transmits web data that makes a request for a purchase of goods possible to IP address of the buyer computer through a web server. The web data is interpreted by the browser of the buyer computer and displayed on the video monitor 325.
  • the buyer inputs information on the buyer and conditions of purchase according to guidance information displayed on the video monitor 325 (ST601-ST602) , and may request vicarious execution of payment through a vicarious agent for payment contracted previously such as a credit card company (ST 603) . That is, at step ST603, the CPU 330 determine whether or not there is a request for vicarious execution of payment. If it is determined at ST603 that there is the request for vicarious execution of payment, the program proceeds to step ST604 in which the buyer should input inherent information for the vicarious payment execution such as the number of a credit card. Preferably, for the buyer to log in to the
  • the buyer inputs code information such as ID and a password together (ST605) . After completion of all input operations, the buyer selects and inputs a request for a purchase of goods (ST606) . At this time, the buyer may register the ID and password in the code DB 341 to seek a convenience when performing the log in operation again.
  • the commission agent computer When the commission agent computer receives the request for the purchase of goods from the buyer, it reads/writes the buyer DB 231 and the code key DB 233 to register and retrieve a corresponding information
  • transmission and reception of buyer information continues to be performed selectively depending on whether or not the inputted code information accords with buyer information registered previously (ST704 and ST705) .
  • the CPU 225 determines whether or not there is a request for vicarious execution of payment from the buyer. If it is determined at ST706 that there is the request for vicarious execution of payment from the buyer, the CPU 225 of the commission agent computer accesses a vicarious payment agent computer for implementing the vicarious payment agent interface 500 through the computer networking system to transmit inherent information for vicarious payment execution to vicarious payment agent computer, and to request approval of vicarious payment execution (ST707-ST709) .
  • the vicarious payment agent computer When the vicarious payment agent computer receives the request for the approval of vicarious payment execution from the commission agent computer, it reads the buyer DB 542 and the code key DB 542 to retrieve inherent information for vicarious payment execution transmitted by the commission agent computer, i.e., the buyer information and code information (ST801-ST803) . Then, the vicarious payment agent computer approves only a request for vicarious payment execution coincided with the conditions of determination of a degree of credit among inherent customers (members) with whom the retrieved information accords, and upgrades the vicarious payment execution approval DB 543 (ST804- ST807) .
  • the commission agent computer If a payment made by the buyer or the approval of vicarious payment execution by the vicarious payment agent is identified, the commission agent computer reads the seller DB 232 to search a seller of goods requested by the buyer (ST707, ST710 and ST 711.), and accesses the seller computer for implementing the seller interface 400 to request a selling of corresponding goods. At this time, in a case where the commission agent computer was provided with mileage points from the seller computer through previous electronic commercial transaction, the commission agent computer reads the mileage DB 232 to first determine whether or not the previously provided mileage point makes it possible to purchase the corresponding goods (ST712) .
  • the commission agent computer requests a selling of goods to the seller computer using the mileage points as payment means (ST713) .
  • the commission agent computer requests a selling of goods to the seller computer using money as payment means (ST716) .
  • the seller computer receives the request for the selling of goods from the commission agent computer, it first determines a kind of sale of goods (ST901 and st902) . If the kind of sale of goods is a money sale, the seller computer approves a selling of goods, and then, writes/adds mileage points based on a mileage contract previously fixed to the mileage point DB 442
  • the seller computer reads the mileage DB 442 to determine whether or not it is possible to use mileage points based on the previously fixed mileage contract to the mileage point DB 442 (ST908 and ST909) . If it is determined that mileage points accumulated are usable, the seller computer approves a selling of goods, and the, writes/subtracts mileage points used to/from the mileage DB 442 (ST904 through ST907) . This means that the seller computer withdraws mileage points from the commission agent computer.
  • the commission agent computer performs a writing operation to the mileage DB 234 to subtract mileage points based on the previously fixed mileage contract from the mileage point DB 234 (ST714 and ST715) .
  • the commission agent computer performs a writing operation to the mileage DB 234 to add mileage points based on the previously fixed mileage contract to the mileage point DB 234 (ST717 and ST718) .
  • While an example of an electronic commerce system including a buyer, a commission agent, a vicarious payment agent, and a seller connected to each other through computer network system has been considered in the above-mentioned embodiment, the buyer and the commission agent, the vicarious payment agent, and the seller may be connected to each other through offline or online partly so that the connections between them are implemented by a composite online-offline electronic commerce system and method in which a commerce transaction is performed through a call center operated by the commission agent.
  • a commission agent of the commercial transaction is provided with mileage points from the seller and provides a special discount benefit to the buyer, as well as all these commercial transactions can be performed on a computer network system.
  • the commission agent since mileage points profit the commission agent, he calculates in advance the profits so that he can distribute all the profits or any remaining profit except proper profit to each of the buyers. That is, the commission agent can provide a discount benefit to buyers ahead.

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Disclosed is a method of electronic commerce using a mileage system through a computer network system between a seller for providing mileage points and a buyer, and a commission agent, comprising the steps of: allowing the buyer to request a purchase of goods to a computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to a computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by defining money as payment means; allowing the seller to approve the selling of the money selling requested goods and to provide the mileage point for the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to the computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by defining the provided mileage point as payment means; and allowing the seller to approve the selling of the mileage selling requested goods for the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system, and to retrieve the provided mileage point from the computer of the commission agent. Since the buyer need not wait until mileage points reach a point level for the buyer to be provided with a service, he can obtain a discount benefit derived from a mileage point system through only a corresponding use of the electronic commerce method of the present invention.

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METHOD OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE USING MILEAGE
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method of ELECTRONIC commerce using mileage, and more particularly, a method of electronic commerce using mileage in which during a commercial transaction between a buyer and a seller, a commission agent of the commercial transaction is provided with mileage points from the seller and provides a special discount benefit to the buyer, as well as all these commercial transactions being performed on a computer network, thereby maximizing efficiency in a mileage point system.
Background Art
In general, mileage is a service initiated first by aviation companies, which is a system that accumulates points according to a flight distance to provide a free airline ticket and various other benefits .
In early cases of this mileage service, only flight distances had calculated, but recently, aviation companies cooperate with financial facilities such as banks, credit card companies, etc., and accumulate points according to deposits or an amount of exchange money, and actual results of use of a credit card.
Many foreign and domestic enterprises such as a hotel, rental car companies, telecommunication companies, etc., take advantage of the mileage service to provide diverse services according to a degree of use for customers. At this time, when mileage points reach a point beyond a fixed limit level, a prize or an additional service or a benefit for conversion of goods into money is provided to a user. In addition, according to current various kinds of mileage point systems, it was not until the reach of mileage points to a fixed level that any benefit was given to a user, which is considered an inevitable case in a commercial transaction.
The reason for this is that an intention of the mileage point system has two sided properties of a raising of user service and a securing of regular customers, and so many companies providing the mileage system cannot help fixing a point level for provision of a service rather highly based on the latter and for the purpose of conducting the pursuit of profit of enterprise.
However, since it is very difficult for a consumer to reach the point level to be provided with a service, almost all consumers are apt to think such a mileage system is almost useless, which leads to obstruct the creation of new customers and an increase in sales.
Disclosure of the Invention Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of ELECTRONIC commerce using mileage in which during a commercial transaction between a buyer and a seller, a commission agent of the commercial transaction is provided with mileage points from the seller and provides a special discount benefit to the buyer, as well as all these commercial transactions being performed on a computer network, thereby maximizing efficiency in a mileage point system.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of electronic commerce using a mileage system through a computer network system between a seller for providing mileage points and a buyer, and a commission agent, comprising the steps of: allowing the buyer to request a purchase of goods to a computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to a computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by using money as payment means; allowing the seller to approve the selling of the money-selling requested goods and to provide the mileage points to the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to the computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by defining the provided mileage points as payment means; and allowing the seller to approve the selling of the mileage-selling requested goods for the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system, and to retrieve the provided mileage points from the computer of the commission agent.
Preferably, the electronic commerce method further comprises: allowing the buyer to read an Internet web page by using a computer and a web browser; and allowing the commission agent computer to transmit a request for purchase of goods-possible-web data to an Internet protocol (IP) address of the buyer computer. Preferably, the electronic commerce method further comprises: allowing the buyer to request a vicarious execution of payment by a vicarious agent for the payment as contracted previously in a money paying method according to the request for goods purchase to the commission agent computer; allowing the commission agent to request an approval of the vicarious execution of payment according to the request for the goods purchase and for the vicarious execution of payment to the computer of the vicarious payment agent connected to the computer network system; and allowing the vicarious payment agent to sanction a supply of the goods for which the vicarious execution of payment is requested for the seller computer connected to the computer network system. More preferably, transmission and reception of information between the buyer and the commission agent, between the commission agent and the seller, and the buyer and the seller are performed according to an input of password information and whether or not the inputted password information accords with predetermined password information.
According to the present invention, since the buyer (consumer) need not wait until mileage points reaches a point level for the buyer to be provided with a service, he can obtain a discount benefit derived from a mileage point system through only a corresponding use of the electronic commerce method of the present invention.
Further, this discount benefit leads to a rapid increase in the number of users and a development of electronic commerce, so it is expected that sales will be expanded, and logistics costs are reduced greatly, which will be, in turn, responsible for additional reduction in price of corresponding goods.
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The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a network and a system for implementing a method of electronic commerce using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figs. 2 to 5 are block diagrams illustrating in detail the construction of each of the elements of an electronic commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the commission agent controller of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the buyer interface of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the seller interface of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the vicarious payment agent interface of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the buyer interface;
Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the commission agent controller;
Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the vicarious payment agent interface controller; and
Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control routine for processing information in the seller interface.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a network and a system for implementing a method of electronic commerce using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, the electronic commerce system of the present invention comprises a commission agent controller 200, a network interface 250, a buyer interface 300, a buyer modem 350, a seller interface 400, a seller modem 450, a vicarious payment agent interface 500, and a vicarious payment agent modem 450.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the commission agent controller 200 of Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 2, the commission agent controller 200 comprises a RAM 205, a code processor 210, a ROM 215, an operating program 220, a CPU 225, DB box 230. The DB box 230 includes a buyer DB 231, a seller DB 232, a vicarious payment agent DB 233, a mileage DB 234, a code key DB 235, a seller approval DB 236, a vicarious payment agent approval DB 237, and a settlement DB. Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the buyer interface 300 of Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 3, the buyer interface 300 comprises a RAM 305, a code processor 310, a ROM 315, a video driver 320, a video monitor 325, a CPU 330, a communication port 335, and a DB box 340. The DB box 340 includes a code key DB 341, and a settlement DB 342. Reference numeral 345 denotes an input unit.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the seller interface 400 of Fig. 1. Referring to Fig. 4, the seller interface 400 comprises a RAM 405, a code processor 410, a ROM 415, a video driver 420, a video monitor 425, a CPU 430, a communication port 435, and a DB box 440. The DB box 440 includes a selling approval 441, a mileage DB 442, and a settlement DB 443. Reference numeral 445 denotes an input unit.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the vicarious payment agent interface 500 of Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 5, the vicarious payment agent interface 500 comprises a RAM 505, a code processor 510, a ROM 515, an operating program 555, a video driver 520, a video monitor 525, a CPU 530, a communication port 535, and a DB box 540. The DB box 540 includes a buyer DB 541, a code key DB 542, a vicarious payment execution approval DB 543, and a settlement DB 443. Reference numeral 545 denotes an input unit.
Figs. 6 to 9 are flowcharts for explaining the electronic commerce method using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention, which are flowcharts illustrating an information processing control routine of each computer for implementing the buyer interface 300, the commission agent controller 200, the vicarious payment agent interface 500, and the seller interface 400, respectively.
Now, an explanation on the electronic commerce method using mileage according to an embodiment of the present invention will be in detail given hereinafter with reference to Figs. 1 to 9.
First, the buyer accesses an information service provider (ISP) through a computer network system by using a buyer computer for implementing the buyer interface 300 and software called a browser to be allocated an Internet protocol (IP) address, and inputs or selects a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) representing a kind of data and a location for preserving data by using the input unit 345. This means that the buyer reads an Internet web page of the commission agent. Then, a commission agent computer for implementing the commission agent controller 200 transmits web data that makes a request for a purchase of goods possible to IP address of the buyer computer through a web server. The web data is interpreted by the browser of the buyer computer and displayed on the video monitor 325.
The buyer inputs information on the buyer and conditions of purchase according to guidance information displayed on the video monitor 325 (ST601-ST602) , and may request vicarious execution of payment through a vicarious agent for payment contracted previously such as a credit card company (ST 603) . That is, at step ST603, the CPU 330 determine whether or not there is a request for vicarious execution of payment. If it is determined at ST603 that there is the request for vicarious execution of payment, the program proceeds to step ST604 in which the buyer should input inherent information for the vicarious payment execution such as the number of a credit card. Preferably, for the buyer to log in to the
Internet web page of the commission agent, the buyer inputs code information such as ID and a password together (ST605) . After completion of all input operations, the buyer selects and inputs a request for a purchase of goods (ST606) . At this time, the buyer may register the ID and password in the code DB 341 to seek a convenience when performing the log in operation again.
When the commission agent computer receives the request for the purchase of goods from the buyer, it reads/writes the buyer DB 231 and the code key DB 233 to register and retrieve a corresponding information
(ST701-ST703) . Preferably, transmission and reception of buyer information continues to be performed selectively depending on whether or not the inputted code information accords with buyer information registered previously (ST704 and ST705) .
At step ST706, the CPU 225 determines whether or not there is a request for vicarious execution of payment from the buyer. If it is determined at ST706 that there is the request for vicarious execution of payment from the buyer, the CPU 225 of the commission agent computer accesses a vicarious payment agent computer for implementing the vicarious payment agent interface 500 through the computer networking system to transmit inherent information for vicarious payment execution to vicarious payment agent computer, and to request approval of vicarious payment execution (ST707-ST709) .
When the vicarious payment agent computer receives the request for the approval of vicarious payment execution from the commission agent computer, it reads the buyer DB 542 and the code key DB 542 to retrieve inherent information for vicarious payment execution transmitted by the commission agent computer, i.e., the buyer information and code information (ST801-ST803) . Then, the vicarious payment agent computer approves only a request for vicarious payment execution coincided with the conditions of determination of a degree of credit among inherent customers (members) with whom the retrieved information accords, and upgrades the vicarious payment execution approval DB 543 (ST804- ST807) .
If a payment made by the buyer or the approval of vicarious payment execution by the vicarious payment agent is identified, the commission agent computer reads the seller DB 232 to search a seller of goods requested by the buyer (ST707, ST710 and ST 711.), and accesses the seller computer for implementing the seller interface 400 to request a selling of corresponding goods. At this time, in a case where the commission agent computer was provided with mileage points from the seller computer through previous electronic commercial transaction, the commission agent computer reads the mileage DB 232 to first determine whether or not the previously provided mileage point makes it possible to purchase the corresponding goods (ST712) .
If it is possible to use the mileage points, the commission agent computer requests a selling of goods to the seller computer using the mileage points as payment means (ST713) . On the other hand, if it is impossible to use the mileage points, the commission agent computer requests a selling of goods to the seller computer using money as payment means (ST716) . When the seller computer receives the request for the selling of goods from the commission agent computer, it first determines a kind of sale of goods (ST901 and st902) . If the kind of sale of goods is a money sale, the seller computer approves a selling of goods, and then, writes/adds mileage points based on a mileage contract previously fixed to the mileage point DB 442
(ST908 and ST909) . This means that the seller computer provides mileage points to the commission agent computer. If, on the other hand, it is determined at step
ST902 that the kind of sale of goods is a mileage sale, the seller computer reads the mileage DB 442 to determine whether or not it is possible to use mileage points based on the previously fixed mileage contract to the mileage point DB 442 (ST908 and ST909) . If it is determined that mileage points accumulated are usable, the seller computer approves a selling of goods, and the, writes/subtracts mileage points used to/from the mileage DB 442 (ST904 through ST907) . This means that the seller computer withdraws mileage points from the commission agent computer.
If an approval of the request for a selling of goods using mileage points as payment means is identified by the selling computer, the commission agent computer performs a writing operation to the mileage DB 234 to subtract mileage points based on the previously fixed mileage contract from the mileage point DB 234 (ST714 and ST715) . On the other hand, if an approval of the request for a selling of goods using the money as payment means is identified by the selling computer, the commission agent computer performs a writing operation to the mileage DB 234 to add mileage points based on the previously fixed mileage contract to the mileage point DB 234 (ST717 and ST718) .
Industrial Applicability
While an example of an electronic commerce system including a buyer, a commission agent, a vicarious payment agent, and a seller connected to each other through computer network system has been considered in the above-mentioned embodiment, the buyer and the commission agent, the vicarious payment agent, and the seller may be connected to each other through offline or online partly so that the connections between them are implemented by a composite online-offline electronic commerce system and method in which a commerce transaction is performed through a call center operated by the commission agent.
As can be seen from the foregoing, according to the electronic commerce of the present invention, during a commercial transaction between a buyer and a seller, a commission agent of the commercial transaction is provided with mileage points from the seller and provides a special discount benefit to the buyer, as well as all these commercial transactions can be performed on a computer network system.
Thus, since mileage points profit the commission agent, he calculates in advance the profits so that he can distribute all the profits or any remaining profit except proper profit to each of the buyers. That is, the commission agent can provide a discount benefit to buyers ahead.
Consequently, since the buyer need not wait until mileage points reaches a point level for the buyer to be provided with a service, he can obtain a discount benefit derived from a mileage point system through only a corresponding use of the electronic commerce method of the present invention. Further, this discount benefit leads to a rapid increase in number of users and a development of electronic commerce, so it is expected that a sale will be expanded, and a logistics cost is reduced greatly, which will be, in turn, responsible for additional reduction in price of corresponding goods.
While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, but, on the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

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1. A method of electronic commerce using a mileage system through a computer network system between a seller for providing mileage points and a buyer, and a commission agent, comprising the steps of: allowing the buyer to request a purchase of goods to a computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to a computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by defining money as payment means; allowing the seller to approve the selling of the money selling requested goods and to provide the mileage point for the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system; allowing the commission agent to request a selling of the purchase requested goods to the computer of the seller connected to the computer network system, by defining the provided mileage point as payment means; and allowing the seller to approve the selling of the mileage selling requested goods for the computer of the commission agent connected to the computer network system, and to retrieve the provided mileage point from the computer of the commission agent.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic commerce method further comprises: allowing the buyer to read an Internet web page by using a computer and a web browser; and allowing the commission agent computer to transmit request for purchase of goods-possible-web data to an Internet protocol (IP) address of the buyer computer.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic commerce method further comprises: allowing the buyer to request a vicarious execution of payment by a vicarious agent for the payment as contracted previously in a money paying method according to the request for goods purchase to the commission agent computer; allowing the commission agent to request an approval of the vicarious execution of payment according to the request for the goods purchase and for the vicarious execution of payment to the computer of the vicarious payment agent connected to the computer network system; and allowing the vicarious payment agent to sanction a supply of the goods for which the vicarious execution of payment is requested for the seller computer connected to the computer network system.
4. The method according to claims 1, wherein transmission and reception of information between the buyer and the commission agent, between the commission agent and the seller, and the buyer and the seller are performed according to an input of password information and whether or not the inputted password information accords with predetermined password information.
5. The method according to claims 1, wherein the buyer and the commission agent, and the seller are be connected to each other through offline or online partly.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1, wherein a commerce transaction is performed through a call center operated by the commission agent.
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