KR20020010068A - Method and apparatus for cooperative buying through the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a device for a common purchase of a reverse-auction type to the same kind commodity through integrating a purchase request of a consumer using the Internet are provided to enable a plurality of consumers to perform a transaction with respect to a purchase condition suggested by a manufacturer at a profitable position. CONSTITUTION: A consumer may watch commodity information and a common purchase period by connecting to a homepage(1) of a service company through the Internet. After clicking a common room in the homepage(1), the consumer may decide a participation or not in a common purchase. In case that the consumer is a member, the consumer may participate in a commodity information supply and a questioning process(12) by inputting one's ID and password. A service company transmits a database(13) with respect to a consumer's unified purchase request to a supplier by an on-line and an off-line notification and a contract. The supplier may connect to a supplier exclusive menu(14) in a service company server system through the Internet. If the supplier is a member, the supplier may input one's bidding condition to a bidding participation menu. Bidding condition data collected by the above process are inputted to a supplier bidding database(16). A server manager(17) updates a supply price calculated by adding the optimum price suggested by the supplier bidding database(16) to a commission of the service company in a common purchase progressing table(18). The consumer compares a purchase condition with respect to each commodity being displayed in the common purchase progressing table(18), and applies a common purchase. At this time, a questioning process with respect to a change of a purchase request is performed again.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOPERATIVE BUYING THROUGH THE INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for jointly purchasing goods over the Internet, and in particular, by incorporating consumer purchasing needs for multiple products of the same class, thereby ensuring that all participating consumers have a single It relates to a reverse auction method and apparatus using the Internet, characterized in that it acts as a consumer to be able to trade in an advantageous position when negotiating with the producer.

The conventional types of commerce using the Internet can be classified into the following types.

1) General E-Commerce Method:

① The company posts and sells products unilaterally,

② There is little possibility of consumer participation in product selection,

③ There is no possibility of price fluctuation as fixed price system,

④ It is a way to raise profits as advertising fees or brokerage fees.

2) Company-driven joint purchase method:

① The company presents a specific product and promotes joint purchase of it.

② Only consumers who have a demand for purchase of the product will participate.

③ There is no follow-up if the joint purchase fails.

④ The method is characterized by pursuing a quantitative combination of consumers to purchase a specific product.

3) A mix of company-led and consumer engagement:

① Although the company is leading the publication and sale of goods,

② As a way of opening up consumer suggestions or participation,

③ The wide range of products makes it difficult to gather consumer opinions (as there is no institutional device on the site that brings together consumers' purchase needs),

④ It is likely to be promoted by the company's arbitrary interpretation because it pursues joint purchase in accordance with the purchase demand of a few consumers.

⑤ In case of failure of joint purchase, follow-up measures for customer satisfaction are insufficient.

⑥ Because it is fixed price system, even if there is a company that can offer better price condition, it cannot participate.

The present invention, unlike the conventional company-driven or uniform co-purchasing method, or the reverse auction method that consumers were dealing individually, the present invention provides a large number of consumers with increased power as a whole, It is to provide a new joint reverse auction method using the Internet to conduct transactions in a more favorable position with respect to the purchase conditions.

The present invention, in particular, by integrating the purchasing needs of multiple consumers of multiple products of the same class through a service company, thereby ensuring that all participating consumers have the effect of participating in negotiations as a single consumer and at the same time have substantially expanded purchasing power. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reverse auction method and a device using the Internet, characterized by allowing a consumer to occupy an advantageous position when negotiating with the customer.

The present invention includes a questionnaire to a plurality of consumers who want to purchase a product of the same category, by comparing a purchase condition proposed by the seller to convert the consumer's purchase demand into a product of the company which presents the best condition. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a joint reverse auction method and apparatus capable of providing more favorable purchasing conditions by the expanded consumer power through a secondary integration process after a primary integration of a consumer to a purchase request.

1 is an overall flow chart of a reverse auction joint purchase method for the same product family through the integration of consumer purchasing requirements according to the present invention,

2 to 11 are diagrams exemplarily showing an output, a form, etc. which appear during a joint purchase process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an information posting and output of a joint purchase request according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing an output made to be able to compare two (or more) products in one output according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen for surveying whether a consumer has a possibility of transition to a purchase need according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a subscription form of a provider according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a view showing an output indicating a supply condition provided by a supplier according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a view showing an output comparing the trading conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention,

8 is a view showing the output of the joint purchase progress according to an embodiment of the present invention,

9 is a view showing the output of the questionnaire process for determining the basis for determining the best purchase condition according to an embodiment of the present invention,

10 is a view showing the output of the result announcement according to an embodiment of the present invention,

11 is a view showing the output of the contract creation form according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the invention, the object of the present invention as described above,

As a method of forming a community of people who want to purchase a similar product on the Internet, receiving a supply condition from a supplier based on the community, and receiving a product having the most favorable supply condition among them,

By checking the possibility of converting a consumer's purchase request to another product among a plurality of similar products, a method of joint purchase on the Internet, characterized in that a person who can convert a purchase request can be presented to a supplier as a potential purchase customer. Can be achieved.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the objects of the present invention,

Forming a community of people who want to purchase a similar product on a networked computer, collecting and analyzing the purchase request of the community, notifying the supplier, being provided with a trade condition from the supplier, and a trade condition The joint purchase method using the Internet comprising the step of receiving a purchase application for the purchase, the step of collecting, analyzing the purchase request of the community and notifying the supplier to investigate the possibility of converting the purchase request to other products of the same type This can be accomplished by a joint purchase method using a networked computer that includes notifying the results.

According to another aspect of the invention, a joint purchase device using a network that allows multiple consumers to purchase one or more of the same kind of products from a singular or multiple supplier, the device comprising a processor and a processor And a server system having a connection part connected to a network and a storage device connected to the processor.

The storage device stores a program for operating the processor, the program comprising the steps of forming a community of people who want to purchase a similar product on a networked computer, collects and analyzes the purchase demand of the community supplier And a step of receiving a trade condition from the supplier, and receiving a purchase request for the trade condition, and collecting and analyzing the purchase request of the community and notifying the supplier to other products of the same category. It can be achieved by a joint purchase device using a network, characterized in that for driving the processor to perform the steps comprising the step of notifying the search result of the purchase request conversion possibility of the.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a consumer selects and outputs a community room on a homepage of a service company's home screen, a description of the room and information on a plurality of products of the same type are provided, where the consumer applies for membership. As a result, the user's ID is passed to the community organization's CGI. It then extracts the consumer's optimal purchasing needs, selects a product family consisting of multiple products that meet the consumer's purchasing needs, outputs the determined product family, and collects data about when and from which product to purchase jointly. In addition, it collects and analyzes consumer's purchase demands by surveying whether to move to another product suggesting optimal conditions. The service company then negotiates the terms and conditions with the singular or plural suppliers, with the result of the consumer's purchase request collected and analyzed, and then proceeds with the joint purchase. When the supplier's selection for the joint purchase is finally completed, the consumer pays the price and the service company confirms the payment and requests the delivery of the ordered product.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the service company announces in advance, from when, to which product family to trade in the consumer community, that consumers wishing to jointly trade for such product family select the desired product in the consumer community room. do. Producers are asked to provide price-to-quantity in partner rooms, and service firms immediately post the supply prices of products that combine the service provider's margins at the lowest and most favorable prices for each product offered by the producer group. And update. In this case, of course, the producers are notified in advance of the analysis results regarding the purchase demands of the consumers who can transfer to the company's product which presents the best condition.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a flowchart detailing the entire process of a reverse auction co-purchasing method for multiple products of the same class through integration of consumer purchase needs according to the present invention. Looking at the joint purchase method according to the present invention with reference to the drawings as a whole, consumers can access the homepage 11 of the service company through the Internet to view the product information and joint purchase period. After clicking on the community room on the homepage 11, the consumer can determine whether to participate in a joint purchase as a consumer community. If the consumer is a member, he / she can participate in the product information provision and questionnaire process 12 by entering his ID and password in the community room. If not, the consumer can participate in the process after joining and registering. Can be.

After providing information about the product and the survey process, the service company delivers the database 13 on the consumer's integrated purchase request to the supplier by online and offline announcements and contracts. The supplier can access the dedicated supplier menu 14 in the service company server system via the Internet. If the supplier is a member, his or her bidding conditions may be directly entered in the bid participation menu 15, but if the supplier is not a member, the member may first register and then participate in the process. The bidding condition data collected by the above process is input to the supplier bidding database 16. The server manager 17 updates in real time the co-purchase progress table 18 the supply price of the product plus the service company's fee to the price of the product which presents the best condition for each product from the supplier bidding database 16. The consumer applies for a joint purchase after comparing the purchase conditions for each product shown in the joint purchase progress table (18). At this time, the questionnaire about the transfer of the consumer's purchase request is again performed.

After the joint purchase application is completed, as described with reference to FIG. 9, the service company decides to purchase the product for the integration of the purchase application of the consumer, which allows the transfer of the purchase request to another product that presents the best condition. Conduct a survey of consumers on the basis of judging the best supply conditions. From this, when the best supply condition is decided by majority decision, the service company notifies the supplier of the confirmation of bid. The consumer who will jointly purchase the selected product pays the price by means of payment information or unpaid deposit, and the service company which confirms this request the product supplier to deliver the goods.

As shown throughout the entire process, a processor (CPU) and a storage device are included in the server system for processing the method of the present invention. In the storage device, (1) a user database (member information database) in which information such as a user's name, ID, password, address, telephone number, and payment method is stored and stored in a server computer for customer management; (2) information on the consumer's ID, personal information related to the purchase request, types of products to be purchased, purchase patterns, purchase levels, etc. (3) Database of consumer purchase application status for each product that stores ID, contract information (purchase product information, payment information, delivery location, delivery date), my wallet information, etc. (4) Transactions presented by seller for each product Transaction conditions and comparative analysis database of sellers whose conditions are stored, (5) a delivery check database in which shipping status checks are stored, and (6) information exchange between members. The member room database where contents and posting information are stored is stored.

2 to 11 are views showing implementation models for specific working steps in the overall process of the present invention shown in FIG.

2 to 4 are diagrams showing the preliminary working steps of the first step for the joint purchase according to the present invention. 2 is a view showing the output of the information posting and joint purchase request according to an embodiment of the present invention. The drawing is a screen outputting a column in which a service company posts information on a plurality of products of the same category as a pre-working step for a joint purchase. When a consumer wants to jointly purchase among the products shown on the screen, The joint purchase request is made by clicking the purchase request field of the product in the posting screen. In the case of the information posting, for example, a period may be set, such as accepting a request from X month X day to X month X day and proceeding with a joint purchase from X month X day to X month X day.

3 is a view showing an output made to compare two (or more) products in one output according to an embodiment of the present invention, when clicking the detailed information field of the information posting screen of FIG. In other words, the details of a product can be compared with two or more other products on one screen. For example, when the product is a learning material for infants, the detailed comparison may specifically show a picture of the textbook, the composition and content of the textbook, the material, and the price.

4 is a view showing a screen for surveying whether or not a transition possibility to a purchase request of a consumer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The survey is for use in negotiating terms of trade with a supplier. In other words, the service company notifies the supplier of the purchase demand status of the consumer community as shown in FIG. 2 and, if there is a supplier presenting the optimal condition, as a result of FIG. 4, the supplier presenting the optimal condition. By letting them know that there are more potential consumers who may be able to transfer their purchase needs to their products, it will give them a better position in the negotiations.

Here, comparing the meanings of FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, FIG. 2 confirms the purchase demand of the consumer by first posting information on a plurality of similar products and classifying the consumer's personalized purchase request thereon. The process of increasing the power of the primary. 4 is a process of reducing the criteria for selecting a product by inducing a consumer's purchase request, which is already classified primarily by the above process, to be indiscriminately transferred to other products of the same type, not to a product of a specific company. In this process, the consumers are secondarily gathered, resulting in the effect of all participating consumers participating in the negotiation as a single consumer. It is also a process of expanding the actual consumer's purchasing power so that the consumer can take advantage of the negotiations with the producers. In other words, it can be said to increase the power of the consumer by the secondary integration of the consumer's purchase needs (needs).

After the first stage of work has been collected and analyzed for all of the consumer's purchase needs, the process now moves to a second stage of notifying the supplier of the consumer's purchase request. The service company shall notify the affiliated cooperative members or those companies that can supply the product that the consumer wants to purchase through online and offline consumers' purchase requests, and preferably participate as a supplier of the product for a joint purchase made within a certain period of time. Induce. At this time, the suppliers can access the service company's server system through the Internet to view the purchase demand situation of the consumer in real time.

Next, the third step is a step in which the individual supplier starts the transaction while presenting the respective supply conditions, Figures 5 and 6, respectively, the screen for listing the supplier's subscription form and supply conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention This is a diagram of outputting. 5 and 6 are screens that only a corresponding supplier and a service company can see. Individual suppliers are prepared according to the forms of FIGS. 5 and 6 and transmitted to the server system of the service company. At this point, the supplier may continue to change the terms of supply he or she has proposed during the co-purchase period. However, the new condition to be updated should be more favorable to the consumer than the previous condition.

Next, the fourth step is a service company compares and analyzes the supply conditions suggested by the individual suppliers. FIG. 7 showing an example of such a comparative analysis is a screen that only a service company can see, and neither a consumer nor a supplier can see. In the drawing, the affiliated companies A1, A2, and A3 indicate respective branches of the company A. In FIG. 1, these are represented as a1, a2, and the like.

For example, the service company compares and ranks the supply conditions of each partner company that wants to supply the Hangul Hangul learning textbook "Hangul pair" for infants, and shows only the best purchase conditions of the No. 1 company in the joint purchase progress table of FIG. Update in real time. At this time, the names of the affiliated companies that have provided the above conditions are omitted.

Preferably, if there is more than one supplier for each product, only those companies that are affiliated with the service company can be given a supply right, and the product offered by the supplier, i.e., the price / quantity is not the best condition. In the event of a failure to provide a service provider, the service company may notify you that it is not responsible for it.

Next, as a fifth step, both the consumer and the supplier as a member of the progress of the joint purchase process, and the results for the joint purchase process.

8 is a table showing the progress of joint purchase, and the progress of the X-th (period) joint purchase for a specific type of product (XX product) is shown. At this time, the trade terms are updated in real time with the price of the service company plus a certain percentage of the margin as the supplier changes his supply terms.

Looking at the situation table, when the consumer clicks on the purchase request field shown in the situation table "Purchase Applicant ID" screen appears. At this time, the information on the consumers who answered positively to the demand transfer is stored in the database, and if it is determined that the co-purchase of the best product is made, the consumer's application for purchase is the other best product of the best condition. Is automatically transitioned to. On the other hand, a consumer who clicks on a purchase request field but responds negatively to the transfer of purchase demands (Needs) will participate in the joint purchase according to the present invention only if the product he / she has applied for is determined to be the best product.

Referring to FIG. 9, a screen outputting a questionnaire for determining the best basis for determining a purchase condition is shown.

In the process shown on the screen, only consumers who have applied for a purchase in the co-purchase progress table of FIG. 8 can participate, which is determined by a majority vote on what constitutes the most important basis for determining the best purchase condition. It is. By following the decision according to the majority decision principle, it is a step to minimize consumer backlash that may occur in the final decision of the purchased product and to maximize consumer loyalty to the decision. In this way, when the product having the best supply condition is determined, the consumer who has negatively answered the transition of purchase needs in FIG. 8, if the product selected by the user is not determined to have the best purchase condition, the joint purchase is made. Can't participate in On the other hand, a consumer who responds positively to the need transfer will automatically transition to a purchase for the product with the best purchase conditions, regardless of what product he actually purchased.

Next, as a sixth step, the results of the product selection with the best conditions are presented. FIG. 10 shows the results of the selection and payment status for the joint purchase of a certain product in a few times. As shown in the figure, for products whose co-purchase is determined as the best purchase condition (the transaction condition rank is indicated by 1), the contract and payment fields are displayed as clickable parts. For consumers in favor of the transfer of needs in FIG. 8, as described above, the program automatically transitions to a purchase request for the best-quality product by the program regardless of the actual purchase application product, and thus best in FIG. 8. Condition The output is added to the number of consumers who applied for the product. When the best product is determined as above, the service company notifies the product supplier.

If you click on the 'contract and payment' column in Figure 10, the purchase agreement screen as shown in Figure 11 is displayed. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, when a consumer who wants to purchase a joint purchase fills in the contents of the purchase agreement and clicks the 'confirmation' column, a screen for selecting a payment method appears. Payment can be made using one of several payment methods, including credit card or bankbook payment, and will be made immediately after the final price is determined. After confirming the payment, the service company requests the product supplier to deliver the product, so that the joint purchase is terminated.

According to the joint reverse auction method through the Internet according to the present invention constituted as described above, it is easy to compare and analyze the quality and price of a plurality of specific similar products, thereby expanding the consumer's choice. In addition, as the product continues to be jointly purchased using the comparatively analyzed data, the customized information can be provided to the consumer, and the consumer care type joint purchase can be made according to the consumer's purchasing needs. . In addition, the market price control of the consumer is improved by the fact that a large number of consumers have advantageous conditions in negotiating with the supplier as one huge consumer with increased power.

The present invention also proposes a unified model for business-to-business, that is, B-to-B transactions, and between business-to-individuals, that is, B-to-C transactions, which is unlike conventional purchases by simple quantitative combinations of consumers. In other words, it means a qualitative combination of consumers in which the consumer acts as a purchasing organization.

In the present invention, it is also possible for consumers and suppliers to view the status of the joint purchases related to the supply conditions and the purchase requests, which are updated in real time, thereby presenting a variable price system without a lower price limit, rather than a fixed price system, for the benefit of consumers. It suggests how to make joint purchases that can contribute to the future.

According to the present invention, consumer interests can be expected to increase due to the information disclosure of the product supply company and the competition triggered, and consumer confidence in product quality and price can be improved.

Claims (7)

Forming a community of people who want to purchase a similar product on a networked computer, collecting and analyzing the purchase request of the community, notifying the supplier, receiving a supply condition from the supplier, and supply conditions The joint purchase method using the Internet comprising the step of receiving a purchase application for the purchase, the step of collecting, analyzing the purchase request of the community and notifying the supplier is the result of the investigation of the possibility of converting the purchase request to other products of the same type The method of joint purchase using a networked computer, comprising notifying the network. The method of claim 1, further comprising posting information about a particular type of product family prior to collecting and analyzing the community's purchase needs. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of comparing and analyzing the supply conditions provided by the suppliers to update only the most favorable supply conditions for each product in real time so that the consumers and suppliers can view the joint purchase using a networked computer. Way. The method of claim 1, further comprising a survey step on the basis of determining the product having the most favorable supply conditions. 5. A networked connection as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the step of accepting a purchase request for a supply condition comprises the step of investigating the possibility of converting a purchase request to another product having the most favorable supply condition. How to buy together using a computer. A co-purchase device using a network that allows multiple consumers to purchase one or more of the same number of products from a single or multiple suppliers, the device comprising a processor, a processor connected to and connected to the network and the processor Including a server system having a storage device connected to the, The storage device stores a program for operating the processor, the program comprising the steps of forming a community of people who want to purchase a similar product on a networked computer, collects and analyzes the purchase demand of the community supplier And a step of receiving a trade condition from the supplier, and receiving a purchase request for the trade condition, and collecting and analyzing the purchase request of the community and notifying the supplier to other products of the same category. And operating the processor to perform the steps including notifying a result of the investigation of the purchase requisition conversion possibility of the network. As a method of forming a community of people who want to purchase a similar product on the Internet, receiving a supply condition from a supplier based on the community, and receiving a product having the most favorable supply condition among them, A method for co-purchasing on the Internet, characterized in that it is possible to check whether a consumer's purchase request can be converted to another product among a plurality of similar products and present a person who can convert the purchase request to a supplier as a potential purchase customer.