JP5140468B2 - Auction processing device, exhibition notification processing method, exhibition notification processing program, and auction system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technical field of an auction processing device, an exhibition notification processing method, an exhibition notification processing program, and an auction system for auctioning commodities via a network.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an auction system that connects to a network such as the Internet using a terminal device such as a personal computer and enables auction such as product listing and bidding through a Web page provided from a server device or the like. Yes.

  In a general auction system, new products are always exhibited 24 hours a day, so that a user who wants to participate in an auction bid needs to constantly monitor the auction status. For this reason, when a product desired by the user has been listed, it is convenient to always monitor the listing status if notified to that effect. In addition, this notification enables the auction system side to enjoy the advantage of promoting the use of the system.

For example, in Non-Patent Document 1 (Yahoo! (registered trademark) auction), if a keyword such as the name of a desired product or a condition such as a category is registered in an auction alert, a product that matches the condition is listed. It is stated that you will be notified when.
Notify me when items that meet the conditions are listed (auction alert), [Search December 25, 2007], Internet <http://help.yahoo.co.jp/help/jp/auct/bid/bid- 05.html>

  However, in the invention described in Non-Patent Document 1, even when a desired product is clear, an exhibition of a product other than the desired product may be notified. For example, when a category is registered in an auction alert, notification is made for all products that are listed in that category. In addition, even if the name or model number of the desired product is registered as a keyword, the keyword may happen to appear in the description column of an auction that is not the desired product, or to increase the keyword search hit rate. If the keyword is intentionally embedded in the description column or the like, the notification is performed.

  Therefore, the user may receive a notification about the listing of products other than the product he / she wants, so whether or not the product he / she wants has been listed based on the notification content or the notified auction content. There was annoyance that we had to distinguish.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when notifying the user that a product desired by the user has been listed, the listing of the product that the user does not want is notified. It is an object of the present invention to provide an auction processing device, an exhibition notification processing method, an exhibition notification processing program, and an auction system that can be prevented.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 includes an exhibitor terminal device used for listing products and a bidder terminal device used for bidding for the listed products via a network. The auction processing device performs processing related to the auction in response to each request, and registers specification information indicating the specification of the product in association with specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product of the specification. together, databases and win product information about the goods needed for the user, including the status information indicating the status of the goods needed and the specification identification information of the product, are registered in association with the auction for each available user When the specification screen information constituting a screen that displays the specification information of the commodity retrieved based on specified criteria by the user, the bidders terminal device A desired product registration request indicating a request to register a product for which the specification information is displayed according to the specification screen information from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information, and a specification screen information transmitting unit that transmits the specification screen information. Information and a desired product registration request receiving means for receiving desired product registration request information including the status information designated by the user, and the transmitted specification based on the received desired product registration request information Product information registration means for registering the desired product information including the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by screen information and the state information included in the product registration request information in the database; When the exhibition request information indicating the merchandise exhibition request is transmitted from the seller terminal device based on the user's command , The state shown and Sell request receiving means for receiving the exhibition request information, based on the received exhibition request information, the exhibition goods information about a product to be exhibited, the status of the specification identification information and the product of the product Including the information , the product identification information registration means to be registered in the database, and the specification identification information identical to the specification identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information when the exhibition product information is registered. And an exhibition notification information transmitting means for transmitting exhibition notification information for notifying that a product indicated by the desired product information has been exhibited to a bidder terminal device used by a user corresponding to the desired product information including the state information. It is characterized by providing.

According to this invention, when selling a product, the exhibited product information including the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product specification is registered. Here, even if the same product, that is, a plurality of products having the same specifications, are listed separately, the specifications of these products are the same, so the specification identification information included in each item of product information also matches. To do. On the other hand, when different products, that is, a plurality of products having different specifications, are listed separately, the specification identification information included in each of the listed product information does not match. Therefore, by registering the specification identification information indicating the specifications of the desired product, it is possible to reliably specify that the product has been exhibited from the specification identification information of the exhibited product information. It is possible to prevent an undesirable result that the user is notified that the product has been exhibited.
In addition, since the user can confirm the product specification and register the product as the desired product, the user can reliably identify the desired product.

The invention according to claim 2 is the auction processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the specification information includes first specification information for specifying another product related to the product having the specification indicated by the specification information. The specification information registration means for registering the specification information input by the input person in the database, and when the specification information is registered, the first specific information added to the specification information indicates Prompt information for urging to register the product of the specification indicated by the specification information as the desired product is transmitted to the input user terminal device used by the user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information of the product. And a prompting information transmission means.

  According to this invention, since the related product of the product already registered as the product that the user wants may also be desired by the user, when the specification information about the related product is registered, it is desired. By prompting registration as a product, the user is prompted to register. When the related product is registered as a desired product, when the related product is exhibited together with the already registered product, the user can be surely notified of the fact.

The invention according to claim 3 is the auction processing device according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the specification information is another product belonging to the same series as the product of the specification indicated by the specification information, In addition, on the specification, second specification information for specifying another product to be sold after the sales of the product of the specification indicated by the specification information is started is added, and the exhibition notification information transmitting means Is the specification of the product indicated by the second specific information when the second specific information is added to the specification information corresponding to the specification identification information included in the desired product information registered in the database. When the exhibition product information including identification information is registered, the exhibition notification information for notifying that the product indicated by the second specific information has been exhibited corresponds to the desired product information. Characterized in that it sent to the bidder terminal device for use of over The.

  According to the present invention, a new product belonging to the same series as the product is superior to a product already registered as a product desired by the user, for example, in terms of function, design, price, and the like. Since there is a high possibility that the user wants a new product, a user-friendly environment can be provided by notifying that when the new product is listed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the auction processing device according to any one of the first to third aspects, when a commodity indicated by the exhibition commodity information registered in the database is awarded, Successful bid information indicating the content of the successful bid including the successful bid price is included in the database including the specification identification information included in the exhibition product information, and further includes successful bid information registration means, When the exhibited product information is registered in the database, the successful bid information including the specification identification information included in the exhibited product information is specified, and the exhibited product information is determined based on the successful bid price included in the successful bid information. A successful bid market price of the indicated product is calculated, and the exhibition notification information including a notification of the successful bid market price is transmitted.

  According to the present invention, when it is notified that the desired product is listed, the successful bid market price of the product is also notified, so that the user who is a bidder can bid for the desired product with reference to the successful bid market price. You can decide the amount.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the auction processing device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the exhibition notification information transmitting means specifies an email address of a user corresponding to the desired product information. An e-mail notifying that the desired product indicated by the exhibition notification information has been sent is sent to the e-mail address.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auction in response to requests from an exhibitor terminal device used for listing products and a bidder terminal device used for bidding for exhibited products via a network. The auction processing device performs processing related to the product, and registers the specification information indicating the product specification in association with the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product of the specification, and wants the product desired by the user product information, including the status information indicating the status of the goods needed with the product the specification identification data is performed by auction processing apparatus comprises a database to register in association with the auction for each available user in exhibition notification processing method, a screen that displays the specification information of the searched based on specified criteria items by the user configuration A specification screen information transmitting step for transmitting the specification screen information to the bidder terminal device, and a product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information. The desired product registration request information indicating a request to register as a product, and the desired product registration request receiving step for receiving desired product registration request information including the state information designated by the user, and the received desired product registration Based on the request information, the desired product information including the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed according to the transmitted specification screen information, and the state information included in the product registration request information. and want product information registration process to be registered in the database, the exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request of the product, before on the basis of a command of the user An exhibition request receiving step for receiving the exhibition request information when it is transmitted from the exhibitor terminal device, and based on the received exhibition request information, the exhibition merchandise information regarding the merchandise to be exhibited is Including the specification identification information and the state information indicating the state of the product, the exhibition product information registration step to be registered in the database, and the specification identification information included in the exhibition product information when the exhibition product information is registered And an article for notifying that a product indicated by the desired product information has been sent to a bidder terminal device used by a user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information and the status information that is the same as the status information. characterized in that it comprises a Sell notification information transmission step of transmitting the notification information.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auction in response to requests from an exhibitor terminal device used for selling products and a bidder terminal device used for bidding for exhibited products via a network. The auction processing device performs processing related to the product, and registers the specification information indicating the product specification in association with the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product of the specification, and wants the product desired by the user contains product information, the auction processing apparatus having a database including the status information indicating the status of the goods needed and the specification identification information of the product, are registered in association with the auction for each available user specification screen constituting a screen for displaying the specification information of the commodity computer, is searched based on specified criteria by the user A specification screen information transmitting means for transmitting information to the bidder terminal device, and registering a product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information as a desired product from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information. Based on the desired product registration request receiving means for receiving desired product registration request information including desired product registration request information including the status information specified by the user, which is desired product registration request information indicating a request, based on the received desired product registration request information The desired product information including the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by the transmitted specification screen information and the state information included in the product registration request information is registered in the database. product information registration means, exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request products, from the seller terminal device based on the command of the user When that has been signal, Sell request receiving means for receiving the exhibition request information, based on the received exhibition request information, the exhibition goods information about a product to be exhibited, the specification identification information and the product of the product Including the state information indicating the state of the exhibition product information registration means to be registered in the database, and when the exhibition product information is registered, the specification identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information The exhibition notification information for notifying that the product indicated by the desired product information has been sent is transmitted to the bidder terminal device used by the user corresponding to the desired product information including the same specification identification information and the state information. It functions as an exhibition notification information transmitting means.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that an exhibitor terminal device used for listing a product, a bidder terminal device used for bidding for a listed product, and a network via the network. An auction system comprising: an exhibitor terminal device; and an auction processing device that performs processing related to an auction in response to a request from the bidder terminal device, wherein the auction processing device is a specification indicating product specifications. the information, along with previously registered in association with specification identification information for uniquely identifying the items of the specifications, the goods needed information about the goods needed for the user, the status of the goods needed and the specification identification information of the product designation including the status information, a database for registering in association with the auction for each available user, the user indicated Specification screen information transmitting means for transmitting to the bidder terminal device specification screen information that constitutes a screen for displaying the specification information of the product searched based on the searched conditions, and the bidder who has received the specification screen information Product registration request information indicating a request for registering a product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information as a desired product from the terminal device, and a desired product registration request including the state information designated by the user Desired product registration request receiving means for receiving information, based on the received desired product registration request information, the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by the transmitted specification screen information, and the product The desired product information registration means for registering the desired product information including the status information included in the registration request information in the database. , Exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request products, when sent from the seller terminal device based on the instruction of the user, and the exhibition request receiving means for receiving the exhibition request information, the received exhibition requested Exhibition product information registration means for registering in the database, the exhibition product information relating to the product to be exhibited, including the specification identification information of the product and the state information indicating the state of the product, based on the information; When information is registered, a bidder terminal used by a user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information and the state information identical to the specification identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information. An exhibition notification information transmitting means for transmitting exhibition notification information for notifying that the product indicated by the desired product information has been exhibited, The terminal device includes an exhibition request transmitting means for transmitting the exhibition request information to the auction processing device based on a user instruction, and the bidder terminal device receives the specification screen information transmitted from the auction processing device. Specification screen information receiving means for receiving, display means for displaying the specification information based on the received specification screen information, and desired product registration request information including the state information designated by the user to the auction processing device Product registration request information transmitting means for transmitting, exhibition notification information receiving means for receiving the exhibition notification information transmitted from the auction processing device, and the desired product has been exhibited based on the received exhibition notification information And notifying means for notifying the user.

According to the present invention, when registering a product, the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the specification of the product is registered, and the specification identification information indicating the specification of the desired product is registered. Can be reliably identified from the specification identification information, so it is possible to prevent the notification of items that the user does not want, and as a result, only the items that the user wants are notified be able to.
In addition, since the user can confirm the product specification and register the product as the desired product, the user can reliably identify the desired product.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, embodiment described below is embodiment at the time of applying this invention with respect to a merchandise transaction system.

[1. Product transaction system configuration and function overview]
First, the structure and outline | summary function of the goods transaction system S which concern on this embodiment are demonstrated using FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a commodity transaction system S according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the commodity transaction system S is an example of a commodity transaction site system 1, a store terminal 3-j (j = 1, 2,... M), an exhibitor terminal device, and a bidder terminal device. User terminals 4-k (k = 1, 2,..., N).

  The merchandise transaction site system 1 includes a shopping server 1-1 including a shopping database 101, an auction server 1-2 including an auction database 102, and a member information database 100. At this time, the shopping server 1-1, the shopping database 101, the auction server 1-2, and the auction database 102 constitute an example of an auction processing device.

  The shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 mutually use TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) or the like as a communication protocol via a network NW2 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Data can be transmitted and received, and the member information database 100 is accessed via the network NW2.

  Further, the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2, the store terminal 3-j, and the user terminal 4-k exchange data with each other using, for example, TCP / IP as a communication protocol via the network NW1. Can be sent and received. The network NW1 is constructed by, for example, the Internet, a dedicated communication line (for example, a CATV (Community Antenna Television) line), a mobile communication network (including a base station, etc.), a gateway, and the like.

  In the merchandise transaction system S having such a configuration, the merchandise transaction site system 1 is used only by companies, individual business owners, and the like who sell products by a service provider that provides various services through the network NW1, for example. This is a system constructed to operate a shopping site where products can be sold and an auction site where users as general consumers can also sell products in addition to companies and the like.

  This service provider is also an ASP (Application Service Provider), and can sign a store opening contract with multiple companies that sell products, and these companies can open stores on shopping sites and sell products. An application for doing so is provided through the shopping server 1-1. Companies are required to go through a store opening examination by a service provider in advance, and only those companies that are recognized as a credible seller in this store opening examination will be able to open stores on shopping sites. Is now allowed. A company that has signed a store opening contract with a service provider is hereinafter referred to as a “store”.

  Information relating to a store contracted with a service provider, information on products sold on a shopping site, information on products purchased by a user, and the like are registered in the shopping database 101. In addition, information related to listings on the auction site, information related to bids, information related to successful bids, and the like are registered in the auction database 102. In addition, in order to purchase a product at a shopping site or to perform a product listing or a bid at an auction site, a user can use the system by performing a member registration procedure of the product transaction system S. (Hereinafter, a user who can use the commodity transaction system S is also referred to as a “member”), and member information related to the registered member is registered in the member information database 100.

  And the shopping server 1-1 accesses the shopping database 101 and the member information database 100 according to the request | requirement of the shop terminal 3-j or the user terminal 4-k, and buys and sells the goods between a shop and a user. The process for establishing is performed.

  Further, the shopping server 1-1 displays catalog information of products sold on the shopping site and products cataloged on the auction site, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 8 (Web page: specification screen). An example of information) is transmitted to the user terminal 4-k, whereby the user can view the specifications and contents of the product. This catalog information is information input in advance by the service provider and is registered in the shopping database 101. Further, the catalog information is common information that does not change even when the stores that sell the target products are different, and is mainly composed of objective information.

  On the other hand, the auction server 1-2 accesses the auction database 102 and the member information database 100 in response to a request from the user terminal 4-k, and performs processing for establishing an auction between users of the user terminal 4-k. To do.

  The merchandise transaction site system 1 uses a server device (or a shopping server 1-1 or an auction server 1-2) (not shown) for a blog service or SNS (Social Networking Service) for members. To provide. A member can make a product he / she wants, a favorite product he / she owns, etc. public to other members through the blog service or SNS. Information regarding the products desired by the members and the favorite products owned by the members are registered in the auction database 102.

  In connection with the provision of the above service, the product transaction site system 1 is configured to notify the member when the product desired by the member is listed on the auction site. The member is urged to bid for the product. Here, as will be described in detail later, the information on the product that the member wants and the information on the product that has been exhibited on the auction site correspond to the catalog information of the target product by catalog ID (an example of specification identification information), respectively. It is attached. By using this catalog ID, it is possible to prevent an erroneous notification that a product that the member does not want has been sent. The list of products that the member wants is referred to as a “wish list”.

  Next, the store terminal 3-j is a terminal device used by a store that has signed a store opening contract with a service provider, and for example, a personal computer or the like can be applied. The store terminal 3-j accesses the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2, acquires a web page, and displays it on the screen. As a result, the store can manage the page of the product on sale at the shopping site and check the sales history etc. through the Web page, and can also sell and bid for the product on the auction site. Can be done.

  Next, the user terminal 4-k accesses the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2, acquires a web page, and displays it on the screen. As a result, the user can purchase a product, or sell or bid for a product through the Web page. For example, a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), an STB (Set Top Box), a mobile phone, or the like can be applied to the user terminal 4-k.

  A predetermined operating system, a web browser application, an e-mail application, and the like are installed in the store terminal 3-j and the user terminal 4-k, respectively.

[2. Configuration and function of shopping server and auction server, configuration of member information database]
Next, the configurations and functions of the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2, and the configuration of the member information database 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of information registered in the member information database 100. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of information registered in the shopping database 101. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of information registered in the auction database 102. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents set in desired product information.

  The hardware configurations of the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 are basically the same, and will be described below collectively.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 include an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a communication unit 13, a drive unit 14, a storage unit 15, and an input / output interface unit 16. And a system control unit 20. The system control unit 20 and the input / output interface unit 16 are connected via a system bus 21.

  The operation unit 11 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The operation unit 11 receives an operation instruction from an operator or the like, and outputs the instruction content to the system control unit 20 as an instruction signal. The display unit 12 includes, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, and the like, and displays information such as characters and images. The communication unit 13 is connected to the networks NW1, NW2, and the like, and controls the communication state with other server devices, the store terminal 3-j, the user terminal 4-k, and the like. For example, the drive unit 14 reads data from a disk DK such as a flexible disk, a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and the like, and records data on the disk DK. The storage unit 15 is configured by, for example, a hard disk drive or the like, and stores various programs, data, and the like. The input / output interface unit 16 performs interface processing between the operation unit 11 to the storage unit 15 and the system control unit 20. The system control unit 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 17, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 18, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 19, and the like.

  Next, the member information database 100 is constructed on a hard disk or the like stored in a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, in the member information database 100, member information related to members of the commodity transaction system S is registered in association with a member ID for identifying the member. Specifically, member information includes, for example, member ID, login password, member's name, postal code, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, gender, credit card number and expiration date Etc. are set.

  The member information database 100 may be managed by a member information database management server in which a DBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) for managing the database is incorporated. In this case, access to the member information database 100 from each server is performed via the member information database management server.

  A shopping database 101 is constructed in the storage unit 15 of the shopping server 1-1. As shown in FIG. 4, user system information, store system information, and catalog information are registered in the shopping database 101.

  First, user system information is information relating to a member who uses a shopping site, and is registered in association with a member ID. Specifically, a member ID, a member nickname, purchase history, review information, and points are set in the user system information.

  Here, the purchase history is information indicating the history of the purchase of the product on the shopping site by the member, and is registered in association with the purchase history ID for each purchase. Specifically, the purchase history includes a purchase history ID, a purchase date and time of the product, a store ID for identifying the store of the purchase destination, a product ID for identifying the purchased product, and catalog information about the purchased product. Catalog ID, purchase price, orderer information (postal code, address, name, telephone number, e-mail address, etc. of the user who ordered (purchased) the product), destination information (sending of the purchased product) The previous postal code, address, name, telephone number, etc.), recommended recommendation status, etc. are set.

  The recommended listing state indicates whether or not the member has recommended that the product purchased by the member on the shopping site be listed on the auction site (this type of listing is hereinafter referred to as “recommended listing”). This is information indicating whether recommendation is not executed, recommendation is being executed, or recommendation is ended. “Recommendation not performed” indicates that a recommendation for listing (recommendation for listing) has not yet been performed. During the recommendation, it indicates that a listing recommendation has been performed. The end of the recommendation indicates that the corresponding product has been listed. The state where the exhibition recommendation is completed is shown.

  The review information is information indicating a member's critique and evaluation of a purchased product and a member's critique and evaluation of a purchase store.

  The points are the points given when a member purchases a product on a shopping site or makes a successful bid for a product on an auction site, and the member makes a successful bid on the shopping site or on an auction site. The points can be devoted to purchase prices of merchandise.

  Next, the store system information indicates information related to a store permitted to sell a product on the shopping site after the store opening examination, and is registered in association with the store ID. Specifically, the store system information includes a store ID, a store name indicating a store name, product information on sale, a sales history, and the like.

  Here, the on-sale product information is information on the sold product, and is registered in association with the product ID for each sold product. Specifically, in the product information for sale, the store ID, the product ID, the catalog ID of the catalog information of the sold product, the product name, the product description, the product quantity, the sales price, the registration destination of the image data such as the product are shown. An image URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or the like is set.

  The product ID is uniquely given in each store, and may be given redundantly between stores. However, the product ID may be uniquely given through all stores.

  As described above, the catalog information is information indicating product specifications and contents, and is registered in association with the catalog ID for each product. Specifically, the catalog information includes catalog ID, product name, genre information, product summary information, product specification information (the product summary information and product specification information are examples of specification information), and an image indicating a registration destination of product image data. URL, old product information of the series (an example of first specific information), etc. are set.

  Here, the genre information is information indicating the genre to which the product belongs. This genre is usually defined in a hierarchical structure. For example, a notebook computer with a 12 to 14-inch display manufactured by ABC is defined as “Top> Computers / Peripherals> Computers / Computers> Notebook Computers> ABC> 12 to 14 Inch”. The genre shown is a genre that directly belongs to the genre shown on the right side of “>”. Further, when the product belongs to a plurality of genres, a plurality of genre information is set.

  The product summary information is text information that summarizes the features of the product.

  The product specification information is information indicating specific specifications and contents of the product. For example, for laptop computers, product name, model number, manufacturer, series, standard price, size, release date, installed OS, installed CPU, CPU operating frequency, installed memory capacity, maximum installed memory capacity, memory standard, The number of memory slots, width, height, depth, weight, battery operating time, accessories, etc. are set. For example, in the case of movie DVD software, performers, directors, award winning, release date, release source, image size, and the like are set.

  In addition, the old product information of the series includes other products that belong to the same series as the product to which the catalog information corresponds, and is earlier than the release date of the product to which the catalog information corresponds (the date on which sales started). The catalog IDs of other products released in are set.

  The catalog information may be registered for products of all genres, or may be registered only for products of some genres. However, since the catalog information includes product specifications, the quality of each product It is desirable to register items with a uniform number (for example, personal computers and peripheral devices, audio / visual devices, cameras, home appliances, DVD / CD software, books, sports equipment, cars, etc.), and vice versa. If the quality of each product is not uniform (for example, fresh food, plants, pets, etc.), it should not be registered.

  An auction database 102 is constructed in the storage unit 15 of the auction server 1-2. As shown in FIG. 5, information related to the auction is registered in the auction database 102 in association with the member ID for each member. Specifically, the auction database 102 includes a member ID, a member nickname, bid information, successful bid information, exhibition information (an example of exhibited product information), successful bid information, watch list information, evaluation information, desired product information, favorite ownership. Product information is registered.

  First, the bid information is information related to bidding by a member, and is registered in association with an auction ID for each bid item. Specifically, the bid information includes an auction ID, a bid number given by being bid, a bid date and time, the number of bids, a bid price, and the like.

  Next, the successful bid information is information relating to a product for which a successful bid has been made by a member, and is registered in association with an auction ID for each product for which a successful bid is made. Specifically, the auction ID, the bid number, the successful bid date, the number of successful bids, the successful bid price, etc. are set in the successful bid information.

  Next, the exhibition information is information relating to the products that have been exhibited by the member, and is registered in association with an auction ID for identifying the auction for each of the exhibited products. Specifically, the exhibition information includes the auction ID, the catalog ID of the catalog information of the exhibited product, the product name, the number of items exhibited, the genre information indicating the genre to which the exhibited product belongs, the product status indicating new or used, Type of item, product description, start price, immediate drop price, minimum bid price, auction start date and time, auction end date and time, image URL indicating the registration destination of image data such as exhibited products, number of bids, current price, maximum price The member ID of the member who made a bid for the member, the nickname of the member, etc. are set. In addition, when the exhibited product is a product purchased at a shopping site, the store information and the store ID of the store of the purchase destination are further set in the exhibition information.

  Next, successful bid information is information related to products that have been sold by other members among products that have been exhibited by the member, and is registered in association with the auction ID for each product that has been sold. Specifically, the successful bid information includes an auction ID, catalog ID, product name, number of items exhibited, genre information, product status, product description, start price, immediate price, lowest bid price, auction start date and time, auction end date and time. The image URL, the number of bids, the current price, the member ID of the member who bids at the highest price, the nickname of the member, the member ID of the successful bid member, the nickname of the successful bid member, the successful bid price, etc. are set.

  Next, the desired product information is information regarding the product that the member wants, and is registered for each desired product in association with the desired product ID for identifying the product. Further, a list of desired product information for each member corresponds to a desired list. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, desired product information includes desired product ID, catalog ID of desired product, exhibition notification target product status information, exhibition notification target seller information, comments regarding the product, desired product auction information, New product information of the series is set.

  Here, the product status information subject to listing notification is information indicating the product status to be notified of the listing when the desired product is listed on the auction site. Is set to be notified or not notified.

  In addition, the seller information subject to listing notification is information indicating the type of seller to be notified of when a desired product is listed on an auction site. Stores that sell products on the auction site (hereinafter referred to as “shopping site sales stores”), stores that do not sell products on the shopping site, and that sell only on the auction site (hereinafter “shopping site non-sale stores”) ”) And individuals (all except shopping site sales stores and shopping site non-sales stores) are set as notification targets or non-notifications.

  In the desired product auction information, the product name and auction ID of the auction in which the product desired by the member is listed are set.

  In addition, the new product information in the series is a new product that belongs to the same series as the product that the member wants (a product that will be released after the release date of the product that the member wants) and is still registered as the desired product information. The product name and catalog ID of the product that does not exist are set.

  Note that setting the catalog ID of the desired product is not essential.

  Next, the favorite-owned product information is information on a product that the member likes among products owned by the member, and is associated with a favorite product ID for identifying the product for each favorite product. Registered. Specifically, the favorite-owned product information includes a favorite product ID, a product name of the favorite product, a catalog ID, a comment regarding the product, an image URL indicating a registration destination of image data of the product, and the like.

  Note that part or all of the member information database 100, the shopping database 101, and the auction database 102 may be integrated into one database. In this case, for example, an integrated database may be stored in the NAS and connected to the network NW2 or the like so as to be accessible from both the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2.

  In addition, the storage unit 15 of the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 stores HTML data, image data, audio data, text data, and the like that constitute the web pages of the shopping site and the auction site, respectively. .

  Furthermore, in the storage unit 15 of the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2, in addition to a predetermined operating system, the store terminal 3-j and the user terminal 4 are used by using an HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) protocol. In response to a request transmitted from -k or the like, a web page is generated based on various data stored in the storage unit 15, and the web page is transmitted to the store terminal 3-j, the user terminal 4-k, or the like. The WWW (World Wide Web) server program and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) protocol are used to receive e-mails sent from other mail servers, while e-mails created by the server itself are sent to other Mail server program to send to mail server, database management program to manage each database, etc. Are 憶.

  Furthermore, the shopping server 1-1 stores a management program for managing various information registered in the shopping database 101, a shopping processing program for performing processing related to sales, purchases, etc. of products on the shopping site. Furthermore, the auction server 1-2 performs processing related to a management program for managing various information registered in the auction database 102, listing on the auction site, bidding, successful bid, communication between the exhibitor and the successful bidder, and the like. An auction processing program to be executed is stored.

  The various programs may be acquired from other server devices via the network NW1, for example, or may be recorded on a disk DK such as a CD-ROM and read via the drive unit 14. Anyway.

  The system control unit 20 of the shopping server 1-1 constitutes an example of specification information registration means and specification screen information transmission means.

  And the system control part 20 of the shopping server 1-1 controls each part of the shopping server 1-1 by CPU17 reading and executing the various programs memorize | stored in ROM18 or the memory | storage part 15, and each means mentioned above And so on.

  The function as each means will be described. In the following description, “system control unit 20” simply means “system control unit 20 of shopping server 1-1”.

  In the system control unit 20 as the specification information registration unit, for example, an administrator (an example of an input person) directly operates the shopping server 1-1 or operates a terminal device (not shown) connected to the network NW2. For this reason, the inputted catalog information is registered in the shopping database 101. At this time, the system control unit 20 automatically generates a catalog ID corresponding to the catalog information or acquires a catalog ID input by the administrator, and associates the catalog information with the catalog ID. Is to be registered.

  When entering the catalog information, the administrator sets the old product information for the same series, and catalogs of other products that belong to the same series as the corresponding product and for which catalog information has already been registered. Enter your ID. In addition, when the series and release date to which the product belongs are set in the product specification information, it is possible to identify other products in the same series that were released before the product was released by these information Therefore, the system control unit 20 may set the previous product information of the series based on the product specification information.

  In order to encourage the user to register in the wish list a new product belonging to the same series as the product already registered in the wish list in the auction server 1-2, the system control unit 20 stores the catalog information. When registering, this catalog information is transmitted to the auction server 1-2.

  Further, the system control unit 20 serving as the specification screen information transmitting unit displays a catalog page 300 displaying the catalog information of the product requested by the user on the user terminal 4-k in response to a request from the user terminal 4-k. It is supposed to send.

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 includes an exhibition request reception unit, an exhibition product information registration unit, an exhibition notification information transmission unit, a desired product registration request reception unit, a desired product information registration unit, a prompt information transmission unit, and a successful bid information registration. An example of the means is configured.

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 controls each unit of the auction server 1-2 by causing the CPU 17 to read and execute various programs stored in the ROM 18 and the storage unit 15, and the above-described units. And so on.

  The function as each means will be described. In the following description, “system control unit 20” simply means “system control unit 20 of auction server 1-2”.

  The system control unit 20 serving as an exhibition request receiving means selects information related to a product to be exhibited by the user through an exhibition information input page transmitted to the user terminal 4-k in advance in response to a request from the user terminal 4-k. Thus, the input exhibition information (an example of the exhibition request information) transmitted from the user terminal 4-k is received.

  Further, the system control unit 20 as the exhibition product information registration means registers the exhibition information in the auction database 102 based on the received input exhibition information. At this time, the system control unit 20 registers the exhibition information including the catalog ID set in the exhibition request.

  Further, the system control unit 20 as a desired product registration request receiving means transmits a desired item list registration page, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 9, which has been transmitted to the user terminal 4-k in response to a request from the user terminal 4-k. When necessary information is input by the user through 400, the desired product information (an example of desired product registration request information) transmitted from the user terminal 4-k is received.

  Further, the system control unit 20 as the desired product information registration means registers desired product information in the auction database 102 based on the received desired product information. At this time, the system control unit 20 registers desired product information including the catalog ID set in the desired product information to be input.

  In addition, the system control unit 20 as the successful bid information registration means determines that the product for which the auction has been successful has been awarded if the auction has been held at the end of the auction period. The successful bid information is registered in the auction database 102. At this time, the system control unit 20 generates successful bid information in which the successful bid price and the catalog ID of the exhibited product (the catalog ID set in the auction exhibition information) are set.

  In addition, the system control unit 20 as an exhibition notification information transmission means confirms that, when the exhibition information is registered, the product registered for the user who registers the desired product in the wish list. Information for notification (an example of exhibition notification information) is transmitted to the user terminal 4-k of the user.

  Specifically, the system control unit 20 sets the catalog of the desired product in which the catalog ID set in the exhibition information registered in a predetermined period (for example, the day before the processing day) is set in the desired product information. If it matches the ID, the winning bid price is registered from the winning bid information registered in the auction database 102, and the winning bid price is obtained from the winning bid information for which the catalog ID is set. The successful bid market price is calculated. Further, the system control unit 20 identifies the user's e-mail address from the user's member information corresponding to the desired product information, and sends an exhibition notification e-mail (including a description of the successful bid market price) to the e-mail. The sent exhibition notification mail is transferred to the user terminal 4-k by a mail server or the like.

  Further, the system control unit 20 additionally sets the auction ID of the registered exhibition information in the desired product auction information of the desired product information. Further, when the system control unit 20 generates a desired list display area 600 to be described later with reference to FIG. 13, for the desired product information for which the auction ID is set in the desired product auction information, the desired product is listed. This is displayed in the auction information display area 624. At this time, the system control unit 20 calculates the successful bid market price of the desired product and displays the successful bid market price in the product name display area 621 in the same manner as described above.

  In addition, when catalog information is registered in the shopping database 101, the system control unit 20 serving as a prompt information transmission unit, the catalog information corresponding to the product (new product) corresponding to the catalog information (new product) Information (an example of prompt information) to encourage users who have registered their wish list to a product list that is released before the release date) It transmits to the user terminal 4-k of the said user. In practice, the system control unit 20 receives the registered catalog information from the shopping server 1-1 and performs processing.

  Specifically, after the catalog information is registered, the system control unit 20 wants the catalog ID of the old product when the catalog ID of the old product is set as the old product information of the series in the catalog information. If it matches the catalog ID of the desired product set in the product information, the user's email address is identified from the user's member information corresponding to the desired product information, and the desired list registration recommendation addressed to the email An e-mail is transmitted, and the sent exhibition notification mail is transferred to the user terminal 4-k by a mail server or the like. Further, the system control unit 20 additionally sets the catalog ID of the new product to the new product information in the series of the desired product information. Further, when the system control unit 20 generates a desired list display area 600 to be described later with reference to FIG. 13, the product information for which the new product information of the series is set belongs to the same series as the desired product. Information recommending that new products be registered in the wish list is displayed in the new product display area 625 of the series.

  Note that the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 may be integrated into one server device. Moreover, you may comprise the shopping server 1-1 and the auction server 1-2 by several server apparatuses, such as a server which manages a database, respectively, and a WWW server which provides various information, for example.

[3. Operation of commodity transaction system]
Next, the operation of the commodity transaction system S will be described.

[3.1 Registration of desired products, listing of desired products and processing at the time of bidding]
First, the operation of the commodity transaction system S in the case where the user registers the desired product in the wish list and notifies the user when the desired product is exhibited by another user and makes a bid. It demonstrates using thru | or FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating a processing example of the commodity transaction system S according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view showing a display example of the catalog page 300. FIG. 9 is a view showing a display example of a wish list registration page 400. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of the exhibited product detail page 500.

  In the following description, a terminal device used by a user (hereinafter referred to as “list registrant”) who registers a certain product in a wish list and bids for the product is referred to as a user terminal 4-1, and the product. A terminal device used by a user (hereinafter, referred to as “exhibitor”) who sells is referred to as user terminal 4-2.

  First, in response to a request from the user terminal 4-1, the system control unit 20 of the shopping server 1-1 displays a catalog page 300 of a product desired by the list registrant as shown in FIG. 7. (Step S1).

  The user terminal 4-1 that has received the catalog page 300 displays the page on the screen as shown in FIG.

  The catalog page 300 includes a genre display link 310, a search area 320, a genre designation area 330, a product summary display area 340, a specification details display area 350, and the like.

  The genre display link 310 is a link that hierarchically displays the genre to which the product that is the display target of the catalog information belongs, and when the user selects a link in any one of the levels, the genre corresponding to the level A page displaying a list of genres belonging to or a list of products belonging to the genre is displayed on the screen.

  The search area 320 includes an input area for inputting a keyword for searching for a product for which catalog information is to be displayed, a pull-down menu for specifying the genre of the product to be searched, and the like.

  The genre designation area 330 is composed of a link group for designating the genre of the product in order to search for the product for which catalog information is to be displayed.

  In the product summary display area 340, the product name, release date, standard price, specification summary, product features, etc. of the product are displayed. The area includes the product summary information in the catalog information and part of the product specification information. Based on.

  The product summary display area 340 is provided with a desired item list registration link 341 and a desired item list registration link 342. When the user selects a wish list registration link 341, a wish list registration page 400 is displayed on the screen. Further, when the user selects the item list registration link 342 that the user has, it is used to input information for registering (registering as favorite-owned product information) in the item list having the product displayed on the catalog page. The registration list page is displayed on the screen.

  In the specification detail display area 350, the contents set in the product specification information of the catalog information are displayed.

  Here, when the list registrant selects the desired list registration link 341 (step S2), the user terminal 4-1 sends a desired list registration request in which the catalog ID of the product for which the catalog information is displayed is set to the auction server. It is transmitted to 1-2 (step S3).

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 that has received the wish list registration request acquires catalog information corresponding to the catalog ID set in the request from the shopping database 101, and wants based on the catalog information. When the list registration page 400 is generated, the page is transmitted to the user terminal 4-1 (step S4).

  The user terminal 4-1 that has received the wish list registration page 400 displays the page on the screen as shown in FIG.

  The wish list registration page 400 is a page for the user to input information on the desired product. The page includes a catalog ID setting area 410, a product name setting area 420, a product status / exhibitor type setting area 430, a comment. The area includes a setting area 440, a registration button 450, and the like.

  The catalog ID setting area 410 is an area for setting a catalog ID of a desired product. The area includes a catalog ID display area 411, a catalog ID selection button 412, and the like. At this time, when the wish list registration page 400 is displayed from the catalog page 300 via the wish list registration link 341, in the initial state, the catalog ID display area 411 shows the product whose catalog information is displayed. The catalog ID is displayed. When the user selects the catalog ID selection button 412, a catalog search page or a catalog list page is displayed on the screen. Thereby, the user can select a catalog ID different from the catalog ID currently displayed.

  The product name setting area 420 includes a product name input area for inputting and editing the product name of the desired product, and the desired product list registration page 400 is displayed via the desired product list registration link 341 from the catalog page 300. When displayed, in the initial state, the product name of the product for which the catalog information is displayed is entered.

  The product status / exhibitor type setting area 430 includes a check box for selecting the status of the product to be notified and the type of exhibitor as a condition for notifying that the desired product has been exhibited on the auction site. It is configured. Specifically, a check box is provided for each new and used item as a state of the product, and a check box is provided for each of the shopping site sales store, the shopping site non-sale store, and the individual as the type of exhibitor. It has been. The user can select one or a plurality of items from the five items.

  The comment setting area 440 includes a comment input area for inputting a comment about a desired product.

  Here, when the list registrant inputs a comment or the like and selects the registration button 450 (step S5), the user terminal 4-1 displays the catalog ID, the product name, the state of the selected product, and the type of the exhibitor. And a comment is sent to the auction server 1-2 as product information for which input is desired (step S6).

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 that has received the desired product information registers the desired product information (step S7). Specifically, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 generates desired product information based on the desired product information, specifies the member ID of the list registrant through session management, etc., and generates the desired product. Information is registered in the auction database 102 in association with the member ID.

  Thereafter, in response to a request from the user terminal 4-2, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 transmits an exhibition information input page to the user terminal 4-2. When various information related to the product to be exhibited is input (step S8), the user terminal 4-2 transmits the input information to the auction server 1-2 as input exhibition information (step S9). In this input exhibition information, a catalog ID of a product to be exhibited is also set.

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 that has received the input exhibition information executes an exhibition process (step S10).

  Specifically, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 newly assigns an auction ID, generates exhibition information including the received input exhibition information, and corresponds the exhibition information to the member ID of the exhibitor. In addition, it is registered in the auction database 102.

  In addition, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 generates an exhibition product detail page 500 based on the generated exhibition information, and registers the page in the auction database 102.

  Thereafter, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 determines that the catalog ID set in the registered seller's exhibition information is the catalog ID set in the product information desired by the list registrant registered in advance. Is determined (step S11), an exhibition notification mail addressed to the list registrant is transmitted based on the exhibition information and desired product information (step S12). The main body of the notice email will include an excerpt of information related to the item being auctioned, a message to recommend bidding for the item, a successful bid price on the item's auction site, and the item for sale. The URL of the detail page 500 is described. Details of the process for sending the exhibition notification mail will be described later.

  The user terminal 4-1 that has received the exhibition notification mail displays the mail on the screen based on the operation of the list registrant. When the list registrant who reads the contents of the exhibition notification mail selects the URL described in the mail (step S13), the user terminal 4-1 sends a product detail request in which the URL is set to the auction server 1-2. (Step S14).

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 that has received the product detail request acquires the exhibition product detail page 500 corresponding to the URL set in the request from the auction database 102, and the page is displayed on the user terminal 4-1. (Step S15).

  The user terminal 4-2 that has received the exhibition product detail page 500 displays the page on the screen as shown in FIG.

  The exhibited product detail page 500 is a Web page that the user browses to determine whether or not to bid the exhibited product, and the page includes a product name display 510, an exhibitor information display area 520, an auction. The information display area 530, the bid area 550, the image display area 560, the product description display area 570, the catalog reference button 580, the bid history display area 590, and the like.

  The product name display 510 displays the product name of the exhibited product. In the exhibitor information display area 520, information related to the exhibitor (nickname, transaction method, payment method, etc.) is displayed. In the auction information display area 530, information related to the auction of the item for sale (current price, remaining time, number of items exhibited, number of bids, start price, start time, end time, etc.) is displayed.

  The bidding area 550 is provided with a bidding button for bidding on the exhibited product. In addition, in the image display area 560, images of exhibited products and the like are displayed. In addition, in the product description display area 570, the description of the exhibited product is displayed.

  Further, when the user selects the catalog reference button 580, a catalog page 300 that displays catalog information of the exhibited products is displayed on the screen. The bid history display area 590 displays the history of bids so far.

  Here, when the bidder selects the bid button in the bid area 550 and inputs the bid amount, the user terminal 4-2 transmits a bid request to the auction server 1-2 (step S16).

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 that has received the bid request executes a bid process based on the request (step S17), and performs registration of bid information, update of exhibition information, and the like through the process.

  In the above description, the product desired by the list registrant is registered in the desired list via the catalog page 300, but it is also possible to register it without going through the catalog page 300. The operation of the commodity transaction system S in this case will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating another processing example of the commodity transaction system S according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of the my auction page 200. FIG. 13 is a view showing another display example of the my auction page 200. In FIG. 13, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements as those in FIG.

  First, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 responds to a request from the user terminal 4-2, as shown in FIG. 11, a my auction page 200 for a list registrant registered in the auction database 102. Is transmitted to the user terminal 4-1 (step S31).

  The user terminal 4-1 that has received the my auction page 200 displays the page on the screen as shown in FIG.

  The my auction page 200 is a web page for browsing and managing information related to member auctions. The page includes an evaluation display area 210, a buy menu area 220, a sell menu area 230, other menu areas 240, and a notification display. An area 250, a campaign display area 260, and the like are included.

  The buy menu area 220 is an area for displaying various menus for bidding products on the auction site, and the area includes a watch list menu 221, a bid product menu 222, a successful bid product menu 223, and the like.

  When the user selects the watch list menu 221, a list of auctions registered in advance by the user is displayed on the screen instead of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260 as auctions of products that may be bid. When the user selects the bid product menu 222, a list of auctions of products for which the user is bidding is displayed on the screen instead of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260. When the user selects the successful bid product menu 223, a list of auctions for the product for which the user has made a successful bid is displayed on the screen instead of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260.

  The selling menu area 230 is an area for displaying various menus for listing products on the auction site, and the area includes an exhibition menu 231, an exhibition product menu 232, a successful bid item menu 233, and the like.

  When the user selects the exhibition menu 231, an exhibition information input page for inputting information related to the product to be displayed is displayed on the screen. Further, when the user selects the exhibition product menu 232, a list of auctions of products being exhibited by the user is displayed on the screen instead of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260. Also, when the user selects the successful bid item menu 233, a list of auctions for which the user has made a successful bid among the auctions of the items exhibited by the user is displayed on the screen instead of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260. Is displayed.

  The other menu area 240 is an area for displaying various menus other than listings and bids on the auction site, and the area includes a purchase history menu 241, a desired items list menu 242, an item list menu 243, etc. ing.

  When the user selects the purchase history menu 241, a purchase history list page that displays a list of the user's product purchase history on the shopping site is displayed on the screen. When the wish list menu 242 is selected, a wish list display area 600 to be described later is displayed on the screen in place of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260. When the user selects a list menu 243 that the user has, a list of products registered in advance by the user as a product that the user likes among the products owned by the user is displayed in the notification display area 250 and It is displayed on the screen instead of the campaign display area 260.

  Here, when the list registrant selects the desired list menu 242 (step S32), the user terminal 4-1 transmits a desired list request to the auction server 1-2 (step S33).

  The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 that has received the wish list request calculates the successful bid price of the desired product based on the product information desired by the list registrant registered in the auction database 102 (step S34). .

  Specifically, when the catalog ID is set for the desired product information, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 determines all successful bid information registered in the auction database 102 (or during a predetermined period). The average value of successful bid prices set in the successful bid information for which the catalog ID is set is used as the successful bid market price. Further, when the catalog ID is not set for the specified desired product information, the system control unit 20 selects all the winning bid information registered in the auction database 102 (or the items for which a successful bid was made during a predetermined period). The average value of the successful bid prices set in the successful bid information in which the product name and the product name that are set in the desired product information match (may be full match or partial match) is set as the successful bid market price. Note that other methods may be used as the method of calculating the successful bid market price.

  Next, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 generates a my auction page 200 for displaying a desired list based on the desired product information and the calculated successful bid information, and displays the page as the user terminal 4. -1 (step S35).

  Upon receiving the my auction page 200, the user terminal 4-1 displays the page on the screen as shown in FIG. 12 differs from the my auction page 200 shown in FIG. 12 in that a desired list display area 600 is displayed in place of the notification display area 250 and the campaign display area 260.

  The wish list display area 600 includes a new registration link 610, one or more wish information display areas 620 (when desired product information is registered), and the like.

  When the user selects a new registration link 610, a desired list registration page 400 is displayed on the screen.

  The desired information display area 620 includes a product name display area 621, a catalog ID display area 622, a comment display area 623, an auction information display area 624, and the like.

  In the product name display area 621, the product name set in the desired product information, the successful bid market price on the auction site, and the like are displayed. At this time, when the desired product catalog ID is set in the desired product information, the product name is a link to the catalog page 300 of the desired product.

  The catalog ID display area 622 displays the catalog ID when the desired product catalog ID is set for the desired product information.

  In the comment display area 623, comments set in desired product information are displayed.

  In the auction information display area 624, a link to the auction product detail page 500 corresponding to the auction ID set in the desired product auction information of the desired product information is displayed. That is, in the auction information display area 624, a link to the product detail page 500 about the auction of the product desired by the user is displayed. At this time, if the desired product is listed in a plurality of auctions, a link to the product detail page 500 is displayed for each auction. However, if the auction ID is not set in the desired product auction information, a message indicating that the product desired by the user is not listed is displayed.

  In addition, when the catalog ID of the new product is set in the new product information of the series of the desired product information, the new product display area 625 of the same series is provided in the desired product information display area 620. Yes. This series new product display area 625 includes a link to the catalog page 300 of the product corresponding to the catalog ID set in the new product information of the series, and a wish list registration page for registering the product in the wish list. 400 and the like.

  Here, when the list registrant selects the new registration link 610 (step S36), the user terminal 4-1 transmits a desired list registration request to the auction server 1-2 (step S37), and the auction server 1-2. In response to this, the system control unit 20 transmits the desired list registration page 400 to the user terminal 4-1 (step S38).

  The user terminal 4-1 that has received the wish list registration page 400 displays the page on the screen. In the initial state of the list registration page 400 in this case, nothing is displayed in the catalog ID display area 411 of the catalog ID setting area, and nothing is input in the product name input area of the product name setting area 420. It is in a state. Therefore, the user sets a catalog ID and inputs a product name.

  At this time, the user does not need to set a catalog ID. In this case, a keyword search by a product name is performed, and when a desired product is listed, the notification is performed. Become. However, when a product other than the desired product is listed, if it happens to be hit by a keyword search, a listing notification will be made. To prevent this, a catalog ID may be set. desirable.

  Thereafter, the same processing as steps S5 to S17 shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

[3.2 Exhibition Notification Control Process]
Next, the exhibition notification control process will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the exhibition notification control process of the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 according to the present embodiment. In the following description, “system control unit 20” simply means “system control unit 20 of auction server 1-2”.

  The exhibition notification control process is a process executed periodically (for example, once a day, once a month, etc.) in the auction server 1-2.

  When the process is started, as shown in FIG. 14, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 identifies one of all users who can use the commodity transaction system S (step S51).

  Next, the system control unit 20 specifies one item of product information that the specified user wants to be registered in the auction server 1-2 (step S52).

  Next, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not the catalog ID of the desired product is set in the specified desired product information (step S53).

  At this time, when the catalog ID of the desired product is set in the specified desired product information (step S53: YES), the system control unit 20 performs a predetermined period (for example, the exhibition notification control process is performed on a day 1). If it is executed once, the auction of the product indicated by the specified product information among the auctions started from 0:00 until the day before 24:00 on the day before the processing is performed, Search by catalog ID (step S54).

  Specifically, the system control unit 20 has a catalog of products for which the auction start date and time is within a predetermined period and the catalog ID of the displayed products is desired among the exhibition information registered in the auction server 1-2. Search for exhibition information that matches the ID. At this time, the system control unit 20 performs a search from the exhibition information in which the same product state as the notification target product state is set in the product notification state information of the sale notification target of the specified desired product information. The search is performed from the exhibition information in which the same seller type as the type of the seller who is the notification target is set in the seller notification target seller information of the desired product information. After completing this process, the system control unit 20 proceeds to step S56.

  On the other hand, when the catalog ID of the desired product is not set in the specified desired product information (step S53: NO), the system control unit 20 wants to be specified from among the auctions started during a predetermined period. The auction for the product indicated by the product information is searched by keyword (step S55).

  Specifically, the system control unit 20 uses the product name of the desired product as a keyword, and among the exhibition information registered in the auction server 1-2, the auction start date and time is within a predetermined period and the item has been exhibited. Search for exhibition information in which the keyword is included in the product name or product description of the product. At this time, the system control unit 20 performs a search from the exhibition information in which the same product state as the notification target product state is set in the product notification state information of the sale notification target of the specified desired product information. In the exhibition information subject seller information of the desired product information, a search is performed from the exhibition information in which the same exhibition vehicle type as the type of the seller who is the notification target is set. After completing this process, the system control unit 20 proceeds to step S56.

  Next, the system control unit 20 determines in step S56 whether one or more auctions have been searched. At this time, if no auction is searched (step S56: NO), the system control unit 20 proceeds to step S60.

  On the other hand, when one or more auctions are searched, the system control unit 20 calculates the successful bid market price on the auction site of the product indicated by the specified product information (step S57). This calculation method is basically the same as the method in step S34 shown in FIG.

  Next, the system control unit 20 transmits an exhibition notification mail (step S58: step S12 shown in FIG. 7). Specifically, the system control unit 20 sets the product name set in the specified desired product information, an excerpt of the searched exhibition information, a message that recommends that the product is to be exhibited, the drop market price, the searched auction The URL of the exhibition product detail page is set in the body of the exhibition notification mail. Then, the system control unit 20 sets the e-mail address set in the specified user member information as the destination of the exhibition notification mail, and transmits the mail.

  Next, the system control unit 20 additionally sets the product name and auction ID of the searched exhibition information as the desired product auction information in the specified desired product information (step S59).

  Next, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not an exhibition notification process has been performed for all the product information desired by the identified user (step S60). That is, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not at least step S53 of steps S53 to S59 has been performed for all the product information desired by the specified user. At this time, when there is product information that the user wants not to perform the exhibition notification process (step S60: NO), the system control unit 20 does not want to perform the exhibition notification process among the specified product information desired by the user. The next desired product information is specified from the product information (step S61), and the process proceeds to step S53. That is, the system control unit 20 performs an exhibition notification process for all the product information desired by the identified user.

  Then, the system control unit 20 performs an exhibition notification process for all the product information desired by the specified user (step S60: YES), and then determines whether or not the exhibition notification process has been performed for all users ( Step S62). At this time, when there is a user who has not performed the exhibition notification process (step S62: NO), the system control unit 20 specifies the next user from among the users who have not performed the exhibition notification process (step S63). ), The process proceeds to step S52. That is, the system control unit 20 performs an exhibition notification process for all users who can use the commodity transaction system S.

  And system control part 20 will end exhibition notice control processing, if exhibition notice processing is performed about all users (Step S62: YES).

  In the above description, the system control unit 20 regularly performs the exhibition notification process. However, for example, the exhibition control process may be performed every time an exhibition on the auction site is performed. In this case, the system control unit 20, for example, out of all desired product information of all users registered in the auction database 102, the catalog ID of the desired product is the catalog ID set in the registered exhibition information What is necessary is just to search the merchandise information which wants to match, and to perform an exhibition notification process with respect to the user of the desired merchandise information searched.

[3.3 Processing when receiving catalog information]
Next, the catalog information reception process started when the auction server 1-2 receives catalog information from the shopping server 1-1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the catalog information reception process of the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 according to the present embodiment. In the following description, “system control unit 20” simply means “system control unit 20 of auction server 1-2”.

  When the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 receives the catalog information from the shopping server 1-1, as shown in FIG. 15, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not the previous series product information is set in the catalog information. (Step S81). At this time, if the previous series product information is not set in the catalog information (step S81: NO), the system control unit 20 ends the catalog information reception process.

  On the other hand, when the same series old product information is set in the catalog information, the system control unit 20 identifies one of the catalog IDs set in the same series old product information (step S82).

  Next, the system control unit 20 identifies one of all users who can use the commodity transaction system S (step S83).

  Next, the system control unit 20 searches for desired product information in which a catalog ID that matches the specified catalog ID is set among all the desired product information of the specified user (step S84).

  Next, the system control unit 20 determines whether one or more desired product information has been searched (step S85). At this time, if no desired product information is retrieved (step S85: NO), the system control unit 20 proceeds to step S88.

  On the other hand, when one or more desired product information is searched (step S85: YES), the system control unit 20 transmits a desired list registration recommendation mail (step S86).

  Specifically, the system control unit 20 sells (or has been sold) a new product (a product for which catalog information is newly registered this time) belonging to the same series as the product registered in the wish list. , The outline of the new product for which catalog information has been newly registered, the URL of the catalog page 300 of the new product, a message recommending that the new product be registered in the desired list, and the new product to be registered in the desired list The URL of the wish list registration page 400 is set in the text of the wish list registration recommendation mail. Then, the system control unit 20 sets the e-mail address set in the specified user member information as the destination of the desired list registration recommendation mail, and transmits the mail.

  Next, the system control unit 20 additionally sets the new product information of the same series including the specified catalog ID in the searched product information (step S87).

  Next, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not a desired list registration recommendation process has been performed for all users (step S88). That is, the system control unit 20 determines whether or not at least steps S84 to S85 among steps S84 to S87 have been performed for all users. At this time, if there is a user who has not performed the desired list registration recommendation process (step S88: NO), the system control unit 20 selects the next user from among the users who have not performed the desired list registration recommendation process. After specifying (step S89), the process proceeds to step S84. That is, the system control unit 20 performs a desired list registration recommendation process for all users who can use the commodity transaction system S.

  When the system control unit 20 performs a desired list registration recommendation process for all users (step S88: YES), then, for all catalog IDs set in the previous product information in the series of the registered catalog information. Then, it is determined whether or not the desired list registration recommendation process has been performed (step S90). At this time, if there is a catalog ID for which the desired list registration recommendation processing has not been performed (step S90: NO), the system control unit 20 selects the desired one of the catalog IDs set in the previous product information of the series. The next catalog ID is identified from the catalog IDs that have not been subjected to the list registration recommendation process (step S91), and the process proceeds to step S83. That is, the system control unit 20 performs a desired list registration recommendation process for all catalog IDs set in the previous product information of the series.

  When the system control unit 20 performs a desired list registration recommendation process for all catalog IDs set in the old product information of the series (step S90: YES), the system information receiving process is terminated.

  In the above description, the system control unit 20 executes the catalog information reception process every time the catalog information is received, and transmits the desired list registration recommendation mail and adds the new product information of the series. These processes may be performed periodically. For example, if it is performed once a day, the system control unit 20 may receive the catalog information registered on the previous day from the shopping server 1-1 and perform these processes based on the catalog information.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the auction server 1-2 registers the product information including the catalog ID of the product desired by the user in association with each user who can use the auction site. The system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 includes the database 102, receives the input exhibition information transmitted from the user terminal 4-k used by the exhibitor, and displays the exhibition information including the catalog ID of the product to be exhibited. It is registered in the auction database 102. When the exhibition information is registered, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 uses the user terminal used by the user corresponding to the desired product information including the same catalog ID as the catalog ID included in the exhibition information. In 4-k, an exhibition notification e-mail notifying that the product indicated by the desired product information has been sent is transmitted to the user, and the desired product auction information is additionally set in the desired product information, and the desired list When transmitting the my auction page 200 including the registration area 600, the auction information display area 624 is embedded in the desired list registration area 600.

  Therefore, even if the same product, that is, a plurality of products having the same specifications, are listed separately, the specifications of these products are the same, so the catalog IDs included in the respective exhibition information also match. On the other hand, when different products, that is, a plurality of products having different specifications, are listed separately, the catalog IDs included in the respective exhibition information do not match. Therefore, by registering the desired product information including the catalog ID indicating the specifications of the desired product, it is possible to reliably specify that the product has been exhibited from the catalog ID of the exhibition information. It is possible to prevent an undesirable result that the user is notified that an undesired product is listed.

  Further, catalog information is registered in the auction database 102 in association with the catalog ID, and the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 displays a catalog page 300 constituting a screen for displaying catalog information on the user terminal 4. -K is received in response to a request from the user terminal 4-k which has received the catalog page 300, the desired product information input is received, and the desired product information is registered in the auction database 102. .

  Accordingly, the user can confirm the product specifications and the like and then register the product as the desired product, so that the user can reliably specify the desired product.

  In addition, the catalog information is attached with the old product information of the same series for identifying the old product that belongs to the same series as the corresponding product and is released before the product. The system control unit 20 of the server 1-2 registers the catalog information input by the administrator in the auction database 102, and when the catalog information is registered, includes the catalog ID set in the old product information of the series. Search for the product information you want. Then, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 recommends that the user corresponding to the searched product information is recommended to register the product corresponding to the registered catalog information as the desired product registration mail. When a new auction page 200 including a wish list registration area 600 is transmitted by adding and setting new product information of the series in the desired product information, the new product in the series is added to the wish list registration area 600. A display area 625 is embedded.

  Therefore, new products that belong to the same series as the product are often better in terms of function, design, price, etc. Since the user is more likely to want the user, when the catalog information about the new product is registered, the user should register it by recommending that it be registered in the wish list. Is aroused. When the new product is registered in the wish list, even when the new product is listed, the user can be surely notified of the fact. As a result, a bid for the new product is aroused and the use of the auction site can be promoted.

  Further, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 registers in the auction database 102 successful bid information in which the successful bid price and the catalog ID set in the exhibition information of the auction are set. Then, when processing to notify that the desired product has been sent, the successful bid market price of the product is calculated based on the successful bid price set in the winning bid information including the catalog ID of the product that the user wants In addition, processing is performed so that the successful bid market price is also notified to the user.

  Therefore, when a notification that the desired product has been sent is notified, the successful bid market price of the product is also notified, so that the user can determine the bid amount of the desired product with reference to the successful bid market price. For example, bidding at a price slightly higher than the successful bid market price can increase the probability that a desired product can be successfully bid while suppressing expenses.

  As a supplementary example to the above embodiment, when a new product belonging to the same series as the product registered in the user's wish list is listed, the user is notified that the new product has been listed. You may do it.

  Specifically, the system control unit 20 of the shopping server 1-1 firstly catalogs a product that belongs to the same series as the product to which the catalog information corresponds, and that has been started to be sold after the product has been sold. The ID, that is, the catalog ID of the new product is set in the catalog information as the new product information of the series (an example of the second specifying information). In the catalog information, since the catalog ID of the old product of the same series is set as the old product information of the series, the new product can be specified thereby.

  After that, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 searches for the auction of the product indicated by the specified product information specified by the catalog ID in step S54 shown in FIG. 14 of the exhibition notification control process. The catalog ID of the new product information of the same series is acquired from the catalog information corresponding to the catalog ID, and the auction of the new product belonging to the same series as the desired product is searched with this catalog ID.

  Then, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 performs subsequent exhibition notification processing for the searched auction.

  According to this supplementary example, when a new product belonging to the same series as a product that is already registered as a product that the user wants to be sent is notified, a user-friendly environment can be provided. As a result, a bid for the new product is aroused and the use of the auction site can be promoted.

  In the above embodiment, the system control unit 20 of the auction server 1-2 selects the new product when the catalog information of the new product belonging to the same series as the product already registered in the wish list is registered. Processing was performed so as to recommend registration to the wish list, but not only new products but also related products (for example, optional products) were recommended to be registered in the wish list. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the old product information and the new product information of the series are applied as the first specifying information and the second specifying information, but the release date and the series are set in the product specification information of the catalog information. If so, the old product and new product belonging to the same series can be specified by this information. In this case, the old product information and new product information of the same series are not set in the catalog information. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the catalog ID is applied as the specification identification information. However, as long as the specification of the product can be specified, the product name other than the catalog ID, for example, the product name set in the catalog information Or model number. On the other hand, the product name set in the product information that the user wants to input or edit is text information whose contents can be freely determined by the user. Don't be. That is, as the specification identification information, it is necessary to be able to uniquely identify the target product based on the information.

It is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the goods transaction system S which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the shopping server 1-1 and auction server 1-2 which concern on this embodiment. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of content of information registered in a member information database 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the information registered into the shopping database. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the information registered into the auction database. It is a figure which shows an example of the content set to desired merchandise information. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process example of the goods transaction system S which concerns on this embodiment. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a catalog page 300. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a desired list registration page 400. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the exhibition goods detail page 500. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the other process example of the goods transaction system S which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of my auction page 200. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of my auction page 200. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the exhibition notification control process of the system control part 20 of the auction server 1-2 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the catalog information reception time process of the system control part 20 of the auction server 1-2 which concerns on this embodiment.

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1 commodity transaction site system 1-1 shopping server 1-2 auction server 3-j store terminal 4-k user terminal 11 operation unit 12 display unit 13 communication unit 14 drive unit 15 storage unit 16 input / output interface 17 CPU
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20 System Control Unit 21 System Bus 100 Member Information Database 101 Shopping Database 102 Auction Database NW1, NW2 Network S Product Transaction System

Claims (8)

An auction processing device that performs processing related to an auction in response to requests from an exhibitor terminal device used for listing products and a bidder terminal device used for bidding for exhibited products via a network. And
The specification information indicating the specification of the product, together are registered in association with specification identification information for uniquely identifying the items of the specifications, the goods needed information about the goods needed for the user, the specification identification information of the product Including a status information indicating the status of the desired product, a database that is registered in association with each user who can use the auction,
Specification screen information transmitting means for transmitting specification screen information constituting a screen for displaying the specification information of the product searched based on a condition designated by the user to the bidder terminal device;
Requested product registration request information indicating a request for registering the product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information as the desired product from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information, and designated by the user Desired product registration request receiving means for receiving desired product registration request information including the state information;
Based on the received desired product registration request information, the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by the transmitted specification screen information, and the state information included in the product registration request information, The desired product information registration means for registering the desired product information to be included in the database;
Exhibition request receiving means for receiving the exhibition request information when the exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request for the product is transmitted from the seller terminal device based on a user's command;
Exhibit merchandise information registration for registering the merchandise information related to the merchandise to be listed in the database, including the specification identification information of the merchandise and the status information indicating the status of the merchandise based on the received exhibition request information Means,
When the exhibition goods information is registered, use of the user corresponding to the specification identification information and the goods needed information including the status information said same and specifications identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information An exhibition notification information transmitting means for transmitting, to the bidder terminal device, exhibition notification information for notifying that the product indicated by the desired product information has been exhibited;
An auction processing device comprising: The auction processing device according to claim 1,
The specification information includes first specification information for specifying another product related to the product of the specification indicated by the specification information,
Specification information registration means for registering the specification information input by the input person in the database;
When the specification information is registered, the input person terminal device used by the user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information of the product indicated by the first specific information added to the specification information, Prompt information transmitting means for transmitting prompt information for prompting to register a product of the specification indicated by the specification information as a desired product;
An auction processing device further comprising: In the auction processing device according to claim 1 or 2,
The specification information includes other products that belong to the same series as the product indicated by the specification information, and the sale starts after the specification product indicated by the specification information is started. Second identification information is added to identify other products
In the case where the second specific information is added to the specification information corresponding to the specification identification information included in the desired product information registered in the database, the exhibition notification information transmitting unit includes the second specific information. When the exhibition product information including the specification identification information of the product indicated by is registered, the exhibition notification information for notifying that the product indicated by the second specific information has been exhibited corresponds to the desired product information. An auction processing device, wherein the auction processing device transmits the information to a bidder terminal device used by a user. In the auction processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the product indicated by the exhibition product information registered in the database is awarded, the successful bid information indicating the content of the successful bid including the successful bid price of the product is included, including the specification identification information included in the exhibition product information. , Further comprising successful bid information registration means for registering in the database,
The exhibition notification information transmitting means specifies the successful bid information including the specification identification information included in the exhibited product information when the exhibited product information is registered in the database, and the successful bid price included in the successful bid information. The auction processing device, wherein the auction processing device calculates a successful bid market price of the product indicated by the exhibition product information and transmits the exhibition notification information including a notification of the successful bid market price. In the auction processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The exhibition notification information transmitting means specifies an email address of a user corresponding to the desired product information, and sends an email notifying that the desired product indicated by the exhibition notification information has been sent to the email address. An auction processing device for transmitting. An auction processing device that performs processing related to an auction in response to requests from an exhibitor terminal device used for listing products and a bidder terminal device used for bidding for exhibited products via a network. The specification information indicating the product specification is registered in association with the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product of the specification, and the product information regarding the product desired by the user is stored in the specification identification In an exhibition notification processing method executed by an auction processing apparatus including a database that stores information and state information indicating a state of a desired product in association with each user who can use the auction.
A specification screen information transmission step for transmitting specification screen information constituting a screen for displaying the specification information of a product searched based on a condition designated by a user to the bidder terminal device;
Requested product registration request information indicating a request for registering the product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information as the desired product from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information, and designated by the user A desired product registration request receiving step for receiving desired product registration request information including the state information;
Based on the received desired product registration request information, the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by the transmitted specification screen information, and the state information included in the product registration request information, The desired product information registration step of registering the desired product information including the desired product information in the database;
An exhibition request receiving step of receiving the exhibition request information when the exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request of the product is transmitted from the seller terminal device based on a user instruction;
Exhibit merchandise information registration for registering the merchandise information related to the merchandise to be listed in the database, including the specification identification information of the merchandise and the status information indicating the status of the merchandise based on the received exhibition request information Process,
When the exhibition product information is registered, the user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information and the state information that are the same as the specification identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information is used. An exhibition notification information transmitting step for transmitting exhibition notification information for notifying that a product indicated by the desired product information has been exhibited to the bidder terminal device;
The exhibition notice processing method characterized by including. An auction processing device that performs processing related to an auction in response to requests from an exhibitor terminal device used for listing products and a bidder terminal device used for bidding for exhibited products via a network. The specification information indicating the specification of the product is registered in association with the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product of the specification, and the desired product information regarding the product desired by the user is stored in the specification of the product. A computer included in an auction processing device including a database that includes identification information and state information indicating a state of a desired product, and that is registered in association with each user who can use the auction.
Specification screen information transmitting means for transmitting specification screen information constituting a screen for displaying the specification information of the product searched based on a condition designated by the user to the bidder terminal device,
Requested product registration request information indicating a request for registering the product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information as the desired product from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information, and designated by the user Desired product registration request receiving means for receiving desired product registration request information including the status information,
Based on the received desired product registration request information, the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by the transmitted specification screen information, and the state information included in the product registration request information, Desired product information registration means for registering the desired product information including the database in the database,
An exhibition request receiving means for receiving the exhibition request information when the exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request for the product is transmitted from the seller terminal device based on a user's command;
Exhibit merchandise information registration for registering the merchandise information related to the merchandise to be listed in the database, including the specification identification information of the merchandise and the status information indicating the status of the merchandise based on the received exhibition request information Means and
When the exhibition product information is registered, the user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information and the state information that are the same as the specification identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information is used. Exhibition notification information transmitting means for transmitting, to the bidder terminal device, exhibition notification information for notifying that the product indicated by the desired product information has been exhibited,
An exhibition notice processing program characterized in that it functions as In response to a request from an exhibitor terminal device used for listing an item, a bidder terminal device used for bidding for the exhibited product, and the seller terminal device and the bidder terminal device via a network An auction system comprising an auction processing device that performs processing related to an auction according to each,
The auction processing device includes:
The specification information indicating the specification of the product is registered in association with the specification identification information for uniquely identifying the product of the specification, and the desired product information regarding the product desired by the user is registered with the specification identification information of the product. Including a status information indicating the status of the desired product, a database that is registered in association with each user who can use the auction,
Specification screen information transmitting means for transmitting specification screen information constituting a screen for displaying the specification information of the product searched based on a condition designated by the user to the bidder terminal device;
Requested product registration request information indicating a request for registering the product for which the specification information is displayed by the specification screen information as the desired product from the bidder terminal device that has received the specification screen information, and designated by the user Desired product registration request receiving means for receiving desired product registration request information including the state information;
Based on the received desired product registration request information, the specification identification information of the product for which the specification information is displayed by the transmitted specification screen information, and the state information included in the product registration request information, The desired product information registration means for registering the desired product information to be included in the database;
Exhibition request receiving means for receiving the exhibition request information when the exhibition request information indicating the exhibition request for the product is transmitted from the seller terminal device based on a user's command;
Exhibit merchandise information registration for registering the merchandise information related to the merchandise to be listed in the database, including the specification identification information of the merchandise and the status information indicating the status of the merchandise based on the received exhibition request information Means,
When the exhibition product information is registered, the user corresponding to the desired product information including the specification identification information and the state information that are the same as the specification identification information and the state information included in the exhibition product information is used. Listing information sending means for sending listing notice information for notifying that a product indicated by the desired merchandise information has been sent to the bidder terminal device,
The seller terminal device
Based on a user's command, the exhibition request transmitting means for transmitting the exhibition request information to the auction processing device,
The bidder terminal device
Specification screen information receiving means for receiving the specification screen information transmitted from the auction processing device;
Display means for displaying the specification information based on the received specification screen information;
Product registration request information transmitting means for transmitting desired product registration request information including the state information designated by the user to the auction processing device;
Exhibition notification information receiving means for receiving the exhibition notification information transmitted from the auction processing device;
Notification means for notifying the user that the desired product has been exhibited based on the received listing notification information;
An auction system comprising:

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