JP2000155786A - Method and system for sharing information for on-line free market, selling and buying information sharing device, opposite party introducing device, and storage medium stored with sharing program for information for on-line free market - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To help a seller and a buyer meet each other when meeting in their conditions by gathering selling and buying information without greatly modifying the application of the current on-line free market. SOLUTION: Selling and buying information sharing devices distributed in a network convert a selling or buying request inputted by a seller or a buyer to a format which can be recognized by a opposite-party introducing device for introducing an opposite party to the seller or buyer and store the request, and the opposite-party introducing device searches a selling and buying information sharing device for the format-converted selling or buying request, detects a seller and a buyer who in meet conditions of the selling or buying request by matching, and introduces the buyer to the seller or the seller to the buyer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an online flea market information sharing method and system, a trade information sharing device, a counterparty introduction device, and a storage medium storing an online flea market information sharing program. An online flea market information sharing method and system, a trading information sharing device, and a partner for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in space. The present invention relates to an introduction device and a storage medium storing an information sharing program for an online flea market.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the importance of resource recycling has increased due to environmental problems and the like, and flea markets have been actively conducted in various places. With the development of the Internet, trading information exchange (on-line flea market) on a network has been provided on various sites.

[0003] The exchange of sales information on a network seeks a person who provides what he wants using an electronic bulletin board system or a person who wants a product he wants to sell.

[0004]

However, some of the online flea markets on the conventional network are provided on a large scale by major companies. Many companies use electronic bulletin board systems on the Internet for small-scale operations. In such a case, since the sales information is scattered, there is a low possibility of encountering a person who provides a product that the user wants or a person who wants the product that the user wants to sell. Some products may lead to buying and selling even in a small flea market for reasons such as high needs, but there is a problem that many products remain without being traded.

[0005] In addition, since the distributed trading information is stored in different formats, it is difficult to distribute the trading information over a network, and the condition matching between the trading information generated at different sites is difficult. Is difficult to judge. In order to deal with the above problems, it is conceivable to use a standardized organization that accepts trade information and manages trade information in a centralized manner. However, considering the grassroots development process of the Internet, the centralized Providing a type of service seems unlikely. In addition, it is conceivable that each site accepts trade information and manages trade information centrally in a standard institution.In this case, however, the online free mart application of each site will be significantly reduced. To make significant changes,
Not realistic.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and collects distributed trading information without significantly changing an existing online free-mart application, and allows sellers and buyers who meet the conditions to collect information. It is an object of the present invention to provide an online flea market information sharing method and system, a trade information sharing device, a partner introduction device, and a storage medium storing an online flea market information sharing program capable of supporting encounters.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention. The present invention (Claim 1) is an information sharing system for online flea markets for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. In the method, in a plurality of trading information sharing devices distributed on a network, a seller or a trading request input from a buyer is converted into a format recognizable by the seller or a partner introducing device for introducing a partner to the buyer. It is converted (step 1), stored (step 2), and the partner introduction device searches for the format-converted sales request stored in the sales information sharing device (step 3). Matching sellers and buyers are detected by collation (step 4), buyers are introduced to sellers, and buyers are To introduce the seller (step 5).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. The present invention (claim 2) is an information sharing system for an online flea market for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. A system, comprising: a trade request acquisition means 240 for receiving a trade request from a seller or a buyer dispersed on a network; and a trade request acquired by the trade request acquisition means 240, which is converted into a format recognizable by a device on the introduction side. A trade information sharing device 200 having a format conversion means 220 and a trade request storage means 230 for storing the trade request converted by the format conversion means 220;
A search unit 310 for searching for a format-converted trade request stored in the trade request storage unit 230 of the trade information sharing apparatus 200, a matching unit 350 for checking whether the conditions of the seller and the buyer match the trade request, Collation means 3
If the condition is satisfied by 50, the buyer is introduced to the seller, and the buyer is provided with a partner introduction device 300 having guide means 360 for introducing the seller.

[0009] The present invention (claim 3) provides the partner introduction device 30.
0, in the buy / sell request, buy information storage means for storing information on the buyer side, in the buy / sell request, sell information storage means for storing information on the seller side, and buy information storage means or sell information storage means. A trade information updating means for deleting the relevant information after adding new information or after a contract between the seller and the buyer is established.

[0010] The present invention (claim 4) provides an online flea market for supporting the sale of goods between individuals, between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. Information sharing device in a network information sharing system, the introduction-side device recognizes the trade request acquisition means for accepting a trade request from sellers or buyers distributed on the network, and the trade request acquired by the trade request acquisition means. A trade information sharing device having format conversion means for converting the data into a format that can be converted, and a trade request storage means for storing the trade request converted by the format conversion means, and acquiring the seller or buyer's introduction information from the introducing device And a guidance acquisition unit for presenting the guidance to the user.

[0011] The present invention (claim 5) provides an online free market for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, between individuals and corporations, or between corporations, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. Search device for searching for a format-changed sales request stored in a sales information sharing device that acquires and manages sales request information of a buyer or a seller, and a seller and a buyer. And a guiding means for introducing a buyer to a seller and introducing a seller to a buyer when the conditions are matched by the matching means.

[0012] The present invention (claim 6) provides the following
Buy information storage means for storing information on the buyer side, selling information storage means for storing information on the seller side of the buying and selling request, addition of new information to the buying information storage means or selling information storage means, the seller Trading information updating means for deleting the relevant information after the contract is concluded by the buyer.

[0013] The present invention (claim 7) provides an online flea market for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. A storage medium that stores an online flea market information sharing program mounted on a trade information sharing device in a trade information sharing system for a seller or a trade request acquisition process that receives a trade request from a seller or a buyer dispersed on a network, A format conversion process for converting the trade request acquired in the trade request acquisition process into a format recognizable by the device on the introduction side, a trade request storage process for storing the trade request converted by the format conversion means in the storage means, Seller or buyer from the equipment on the side And a guide acquisition process to be presented to the user to get the referral information.

[0014] The present invention (claim 8) provides an online free market for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. Storage medium storing an online flea market information sharing program mounted on a partner introduction device in a business information sharing system, which is stored in a trading information sharing device that acquires and manages buyer / seller trade request information. A search process that searches for a converted trade request, a matching process that checks whether the conditions of the seller and the buyer's trade request match, and a seller is introduced to the seller when the matching process matches the conditions. And a guiding process for introducing the seller to the buyer.

According to the present invention (claim 9), in the sales request,
A buy information storing process for storing information on the buyer side in the storage means, a selling information storing process for storing information on the seller side in the storage means of the buying / selling request, and adding new information to the storing means, by the seller and the buyer; 9. A storage medium storing an online flea market information sharing program, comprising: a trade information update process for deleting applicable information from said storage means after a contract is made.

There is provided guidance acquisition means for acquiring introduction information of a seller or a buyer from a device on the introduction side and presenting the information to a user. As described above, the present invention converts the trade information possessed by the small and large number of trade information sharing devices into a format understandable by the trade information sharing device in the trade information sharing device and stores the converted trade information. The trade information is searched for and stored, and they are collated. If the trade request is matched, it is possible to introduce the other party to the seller and the buyer.

[0017]

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of an information sharing system for an online flea market according to the present invention. The system shown in FIG. 1 includes one partner introduction device 300 and a plurality of trading information sharing devices 200. In the example shown in the figure, the trading information sharing devices 200A, 200B, 200C
Of the partner introduction device 30 via the network
Connected to 0.

The trade information sharing apparatus 200 stores a trade information storage section 210 for storing seller / buyer requests, a conversion section 220 for converting a trade request into a format understandable by the counterparty introduction apparatus 300, and stores the converted trade request. Storage unit 2
30, an input / output unit 240 that accepts a trade request of a person who wants to trade and, in accordance with a request from the partner introduction device 300, passes a trade request after format conversion.

The partner introduction device 300 includes a search unit 310 for searching for a sales request of the sales information sharing device 200, a sales information storage unit 320 for storing sales information among the found sales requests, and a sales information storage unit 320 for finding the sales request. Buy information storage section 330 and sell information storage section 320 for storing buy information
And a product information management unit 34 for adding new information to the purchase information storage unit 330 or deleting contracted information.
0, the non-contracted sell information and the non-contracted buy information are matched, and a trade request matching section 350 for judging whether or not the request is matched. And a guide section 360 for introducing each other.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, the operation of the sales information sharing apparatus 200 on the seller side will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation on the seller side in the trading information sharing apparatus of the present invention. Step 10) First, the user on the seller side inputs / outputs the input / output unit 240 of the trade information common device 200 of the subscribed site.
Enter the information of the product you want to sell from. The entered information is stored in the trading information storage unit 2 in a format unique to the site.
10 is stored.

Step 20) Next, the conversion unit 220 reads out the information stored in the sales information storage unit 210, and converts the format unique to the site into the partner introduction device 30.
0 is converted to a format that can be understood. Step 30) Store the seller information in the converted format in the storage unit 230.

Next, the buyer-side sales information sharing device 200
Will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation on the buyer side in the trading information sharing apparatus of the present invention. Step 40) First, the user on the buyer side inputs / outputs the input / output unit 240 of the trade information common device 200 of the subscribed site.
Enter the information of the product you want to buy from. The entered information is stored in the trading information storage unit 2 in a format unique to the site.
10 is stored.

Step 50) Next, the conversion unit 220 reads out the information stored in the sales information storage unit 210, and converts the format unique to the site into the partner introduction device 30.
0 is converted to a format that can be understood. Step 60) Store the information on the buyer side in the converted format in the storage unit 230.

Next, the operation of the partner introduction apparatus 300 which is the introduction side will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the partner introduction device of the present invention. Step 100) In the partner introduction device 300, the search unit 3
At 10, various sites on the network are searched for trading information having a format that the partner introduction device 300 can understand.

Step 110) The searched trade information is passed to the product information management unit 340, and the product information management unit 34
At 0, the information is classified into sell information and buy information, the sell information is stored in the sell information storage section 320, and the buy information is stored in the buy information storage section 330. Step 120) The trade request matching section 350 matches the information stored in the sell information storage section 320 with the information stored in the buy information storage section 330, and determines whether or not the trade conditions match.

Step 130) If they match, information indicating that the buying and selling conditions match is sent to the guide unit 360.
Pass to. The guide unit 360 guides the user who is the source of the selling information to the buying information, and guides the user who is the source of the buying information to the selling information.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a description will be given based on FIGS. In FIG. 3, Mr. A, who has joined the Z site, says, “Studless tire 205 / 55R16, sales request, 20,000 yen”
Is input to the sales information sharing device 200C, and on the other hand, Mr. B who has joined the X site says, "Studless tire 205 / 55R16, wish to buy, 20,000 yen"
It is assumed that the information is input to the trading information sharing apparatus 200A.

Assume that Mr. A has a selling desire to "sell studless tires". A is Z
Input / output unit 240 of site trading information sharing device 200C
When the detailed information on the studless tire is input by using, the input information is registered in the trading information storage unit 210 in a format unique to the Z site (step 10). Conventionally, the sales information is stored in this state, and unless a person who has a purchase request accesses this information using the input / output unit 240 of the Z site, a sales contract is concluded. I will not do it. In the present invention, the trading information storage unit 2
The sales information stored in 10 is converted by the conversion unit 220 into
The format is converted to a format that can be understood by the partner introduction device 300 (step 20), and the converted sales information is stored in the storage unit 230 (step 30).

Here, it is assumed that Mr. B has a wish to buy studless tires at the X site. Mr. B is the X site media information sharing device 20
When detailed information on studless tires is input using the input / output unit 240 of 0A, the input information becomes X
The information is registered in the sales information storage unit 210 in a site-specific format (step 40). Similarly to the Z site, in the present invention, the trade information stored in the trade information
In step 0, the format is converted to a format that can be understood by the partner introduction device 300 (step 50), and the converted sales information is stored in the storage unit 230 (step 60).

In such a state, the search unit 310 in the partner introduction device 300 randomly searches various sites on the network (step 100), and finds trading information stored in a format that can be understood by itself. These pieces of information are stored in the selling information storage unit 320 and the buying information storage unit 330 via the product management unit 340 (step 110).

Next, the trade request matching section 350 matches the stored sell information and buy information (step 120), and checks whether the trade conditions match. If the buying and selling conditions match, the guiding unit 360 introduces each other to the seller and the buyer (step 130). This will be described below using a specific example.

FIG. 7 shows an on-line system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows an example of an information sharing system for a flea market. At present, online flea markets using networks are often based on HTTP. Buying and selling applicant (Web
The clients 400 and 410) use a Web browser to input information on an online flea market site reception screen. In this case, the site of the online flea market uses the cgi program 250 in which the request of the Web client 400 or 410 of the buyer or seller is described in Perl or the like via the HTTP daemon (Httpd) 240, and sells the trading information database 210.

A function for converting the information in the sales information database 210 into an XML format, which has attracted attention as a standard format for document distribution, and storing the information is not changed. XML can be transferred using HTTP, and the data structure in the document is clarified as shown in FIG. With the data structure revealed, it is possible to determine what each piece of data represents within the application.

In such a state, the partner introduction device 300
Then, the web robot 310, which is often used for creating an index of a search engine, is operated,
Defined DTD (Data Type De
Search for the tag defined in (finition). When the tag is found, the partner introduction device 300 performs the conversion again using the XML-to-database conversion 340, and converts the sales information into the sales information database 320 and the purchase information database 330.
To be stored. The selling information and the buying information are periodically compared by the judgment application 350 (the data structure is clear, so that it is easy to check the product name and use, etc.). The address and conditions are transmitted to the buyer by e-mail using the send mail 360.

Although the above embodiment has been described based on the configurations of FIGS. 3 and 7, the components of the sales information sharing apparatus 200 and the counterparty introduction apparatus 300 are constructed as a program, and the sales information is constructed. It is stored in a disk device connected to a computer used as a sharing device or a partner introduction device, or in a portable storage medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a CD-ROM, and is installed when implementing the present invention. Thereby, the present invention can be easily realized.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the claims.

[0037]

According to the present invention, the online
In the information sharing system for flea markets, the function of converting and storing the data into a format that can be handled in a unified manner is added, thereby changing the on-line flea market service unique to each conventional site as shown in FIG. Without this, it is possible to distribute the sales information over the network. As a result, even if the sales information is scattered, it is easy to meet a person who provides the product desired by the user or a person who wants the product desired by the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an online flea market information sharing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation on the seller side in the trading information sharing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation on the buyer side in the trading information sharing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the partner introduction device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of an online flea market sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a description example in an XML format according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the difference between the conventional type and the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Information sharing system for online flea market 200 Trading information sharing device 210 Trading information storage unit, trading information database 220 Format conversion unit, conversion unit, XML conversion 230 Sales request storage unit, storage unit, XML file 240 Sales request acquisition unit, Input / output unit, Httpd 250 Cgi 300 Opponent introduction device 310 Search means, search unit, Web robot 320 Sell information storage unit, Sell information database 330 Buy information storage unit, Buy information database 340 Product information management unit, XML to DB conversion 350 collation Means, Trading Request Matching Unit, Judgment Application 360 Guidance Means, Guidance Unit, Send mail 400, 410 Web Client

Claims (9)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An information sharing method for an online flea market for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. In the plurality of trading information sharing devices distributed above, the seller or the trading request input from the buyer, the seller, or convert to a format that can be recognized by the counterparty introducing device that introduces the partner to the buyer, In the partner introduction device, a format-converted trade request stored in the trade information sharing device is searched for, and a seller and a buyer that match the conditions of the trade request are detected by matching, and the seller is An online freemer that introduces buyers and introduces sellers to buyers Tsu door for information sharing method. 2. An online flea market information sharing system for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. Sellers distributed on the network, trading request acquisition means for receiving a trading request from a buyer, and format conversion means for converting the trading request obtained by the trading request obtaining means into a format recognizable by the introducing device. A trade information sharing device having a trade request storage means for storing the trade request converted by the format conversion means; and a format-converted trade request stored in the trade request storage means of the trade information sharing device. A search means for searching; and the conditions of the sale request of the seller and the buyer. Matching means for checking whether or not they match, and when the condition is matched by the matching means, a partner introduction device having a guiding means for introducing the buyer to the seller and introducing the seller to the buyer. Characteristic information sharing system for online flea market. 3. The counterparty introduction device, a purchase information storage unit that stores information on a buyer side of the sales request, a sale information storage unit that stores information on a seller side of the sales request, 3. The information for online flea market according to claim 2, further comprising: a buying information storage means or a selling information updating means for adding new information to said selling information storing means, and deleting said information after a contract between the seller and the buyer is established. Sharing system. 4. An online flea market information sharing system for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. A shared device, a sales request acquiring means for receiving a sales request from a seller or a buyer dispersed on a network, and converting the sales request obtained by the sales request obtaining means into a format recognizable by the introducing device. A trade information sharing device having a format conversion means for converting, and a trade request storage means for storing the trade request converted by the format conversion means; and obtaining and using the seller or buyer's introduction information from the introducing device. Information acquisition means for presenting to a user Sharing device. 5. An information sharing system for an online flea market for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. A search means for searching for a format-converted trade request stored in a trade information sharing device for acquiring and managing the trade request information of a buyer or a seller; and a condition of the trade request of the seller and the buyer. A partner introduction device comprising: matching means for checking whether or not they match; and, when the matching means matches the condition, introducing a buyer to the seller and guiding the seller to the buyer. 6. A purchase information storage means for storing information on a buyer side in the trade request, a sale information storage means for storing information on a seller side in the trade request, or the buy information storage means, 6. The counterparty introduction device according to claim 5, further comprising a sales information updating unit that deletes the information after adding new information to the selling information storage unit and after a contract between the seller and the buyer is established. 7. An online flea market information sharing system for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. Online and shared devices
A storage medium storing an information sharing program for a flea market, a seller dispersed on a network, or a trade request acquisition process for accepting a trade request from a buyer, and the trade request acquired in the trade request acquisition process,
A format conversion process of converting the format into a format recognizable by the introducing device; a trade request storing process of storing the trade request converted by the format converting device in the storage device; and a seller or a buyer from the introducing device. A guidance acquisition process of acquiring introduction information and presenting the information to a user, the storage medium storing an information sharing program for an online flea market. 8. A partner introduction in an online flea market information sharing system for supporting the buying and selling of goods between individuals, or between individuals and companies, or between companies, where sellers and buyers are not fixed in cyber space. A storage medium storing an online flea market information sharing program installed in the device, and a format-converted sales request stored in a sales information sharing device that acquires and manages buyer / seller sales request information. A search process for searching for, a matching process for checking whether the conditions of the sale request of the seller and the buyer match, and, if the conditions are matched by the matching process, introducing the buyer to the seller and introducing the buyer to the buyer. Online having a guiding process to introduce the seller -A storage medium storing an information sharing program for flea markets. 9. A buying information storing process of storing information on a buyer side in the selling request in a storage unit, a selling information storing process of storing information on a seller side in the selling request in the selling request, 9. A storage device storing an online flea market information sharing program, comprising: a process for adding new information to a storage device and, after a contract between a seller and a buyer has been established, deleting the relevant information from the storage device. Medium. A trade information sharing device, comprising: a guide acquisition unit for acquiring introduction information of a seller or a buyer from the device on the introduction side and presenting the information to a user.