Electronic shop sales system and electronic shop sales method

An electronic shop sales system comprising:

• an electronic ship connected to a network communication line;
• a user terminal connected to said network communication line;
• and
• an article storage device connected to said network communication line, wherein:
• said electronic shop comprises:
• an article database configured to manage article information including names, article codes and prices of a variety of articles, storage conditions therefor;
• a customer database configured to manage names of customers, detailed trade information;
• a sales system configured to present articles managed by said article database to said user terminal through said network communication line for accepting an order of an article sold by said electronic shop from a user;
• and
• a distribution system configured to perform a transaction required to deliver an article accepted through said sales system based on destination information, and wherein:
• said distribution system is configured to be responsive to an order of an article from said user terminal for reading article information on the article from said article database and reading the detailed trade information associated with the customer, printing the read article information and trade information on a label, and attaching said label on the article, and
• said article storage device comprises:
• an article storage device;
• environment control section configured to control a storage environment in said article container,
• an image sensor configured to read the label attached on the article;
• means operable when said image sensor reads the label attached on the article upon retrieval of the article from said article container for inquiring said electronic shop based on the read detailed trade information to acquire information on parties associated with a trade, said parties including a sender of the article, and a person in charge of delivery;
• and
• means for notifying an article reception confirmation to terminals of the parties associated with the trade acquired by said means through an electronic mail, and wherein:
• said electronic shop sales system is configured to be responsive to an order of an article received from said user terminal, for reading a storage condition for the article from said article database, operating said environment control section of said article storage device based on the storage condition to adjust the storage environment in said article container, storing the ordered article in said article container, and subsequently delivering the article to the user.

An electronic shop sales method, wherein an article storage device and an electronic shop are interconnected through a network communication line, for selling an article to a user terminal connected to said network communication line from said electronic shop, wherein:

• said electronic shop comprises an article database configured to manage article information including names, article codes and prices of a variety of articles, storage conditions therefor for presenting articles managed by said article database to said user terminal through said network communication line, accepting an order of an article sold thereby from a user, and performing a transaction required for delivery based on destination information when an article is accepted,
• said article storage device comprises an article container, and environment control section configured to control a storage environment in said article container,
• said method comprising:
• receiving an order of an article from said user terminal;
• reading a storage condition for said article from said article database;
• operating said environment control section of said article storage device based on the storage condition to adjust the storage environment in said article container;
• storing the ordered article in said article container;
• and
• delivering the article to the user by way of said article storage device.