KR20200070037A - System for Real-time auction of used car and participating device there of - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a real-time user car auction system to provide an auction with high reliability and an auction participation device thereof. According to the present invention, the real-time user car auction system comprises a central server connected to a communication network to communicate with the outside and including a blockchain database. The central server comprises: an information storage unit; an access right setting unit; an access right determination unit; and a used car information providing unit extracting requested information from the blockchain database of the central server and providing a used car information requestor with pieces of information corresponding to an access right of the used car information requestor.

Description

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The present invention relates to a real-time used car auction system and auction participation device, it is possible to participate in a used car auction system in real time through a network, but only real-time used cars to provide a reliable auction by allowing only authorized users to participate in the auction. Auction system and auction participation device.

In general, in the case of buying and selling a used car, the transaction is often made through a used car trading company or a dealer rather than an individual direct transaction. This is a situation in which a used car market of offline is used to know the market price and use it as a reference price with reference to an online used car market price.

On the other hand, the transaction method through auction consists of a method in which a plurality of buyers (bidders) set a price for the product and bid on it when the seller puts the product on the auction and bid the product to the bidder who presented the highest amount of the bid amount.

Recently, online auctions using computer communication networks such as the Internet have been actively conducted along with the generalization of communication networks. Websites opened on the Internet for online auctions generally provide auction status such as the auction start price for each product, the current auction price, the upper and lower auction prices, and the number of bids. There are top auction method and reverse auction method.

In a typical auction, bidding is set in such a way that auction bids are made to the highest bidder by bidding with the bidders participating.However, in the method of processing an auction online using a communication network, the bid end time for a product is usually set. At that point, the bidding is terminated and the bid is made to the person who presented the highest price.

The auction method using a communication network in the auction of a used car is a situation where the auction has not been widely performed because the advantages of Internet commerce such as the problem of accurately checking the vehicle status are lost.

Meanwhile, the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2002-0000253 (2002.01.05, online used car auction method) is disclosed. The above patent relates to a used car auction method in which a vehicle seller can apply for an auction by delivering a vehicle to a nearby auction chain store, and an auction participant can participate in an auction through the Internet and make a proper evaluation of the vehicle.

However, since the conventional auction method including the above patent is a method of auctioning online through a website, it is possible only when the website is accessed through a communication device such as a PC in a place where a communication network is installed. There is a hassle of having to search for all vehicles before bidding. In the case of an auction participant, it is not possible to participate properly in the auction as well as not being able to participate properly in the auction, as they do not know whether the auction proceeds or the auction registered vehicle, etc., before accessing the site directly. Could not bid.

On the other hand, online used car transactions receive information from used cars from sellers, database it, display it on a web page, and determine the price, so that buyers can easily search for used car sales information and support online transactions.

As an example of this, a number of prior arts have been disclosed, including the registered patent No. 455090'used car transaction support system' and the registered patent No. 398020'network used car price evaluation and sales system and method'.

The conventional online used car trading system as described above is mainly executed through a web application, but recently, a used car trading system using a mobile environment such as a smartphone is also published. This online used car trading system has problems such as inaccuracy of online information and risk of fraud, uncertainty in vehicle repair history and status information by non-experts, false sale, and lack of trust between individuals and dealers.

Therefore, by providing a system for trading used cars using a mobile environment, it guarantees convenience, but also checks whether an accident of a used car is objectively displayed online and objectively displays it to improve the reliability of the used car transaction. It is necessary to develop a system.

The real-time used car auction system and auction participation device for meeting the above-mentioned needs install auction applications on a terminal such as a smartphone and allow bidding on used car auctions through the application, but authentication and/or verification are performed. The aim is to ensure that only terminals that are allowed through are allowed to participate in the auction.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a reliable used car auction system and apparatus by allowing only a user having the device to participate in a used car auction through a separate device from a smartphone.

A real-time used car auction system for achieving the above object, connected to a communication network for communication with the outside, includes a central server including a blockchain database, and the central server, the used car subject to auction in the blockchain database An information storage unit that stores information, and assigns respective security levels to the stored plurality of used car information based on a preset accessibility index, and sets access rights of the stored plurality of used car information according to the assigned security level Based on the access authority setting unit and the input information of the auction bidder who requested the provision of the used car information, the input information of the used car information requestor is compared with the access authority set for the used car information requested to be provided, and the access authority is set. As a result of comparison, when it is determined that the used car information requestor has access to the used car information requested to be provided, the access authority determination unit determines to provide the used car information requested to be provided, and the blockchain database of the central server And a used car information providing unit for extracting the information requested to be provided, and providing information to the used car information requestor among information included in the extracted used car information to the used car information requester, and storing the information Used car information stored in the wealth includes a used car auction unit for controlling the auction status for the used car when the bid data is input from at least one or more auction bidders, including the current price value of the used car. .

In addition, in the real-time used car auction system of the present invention, the information storage unit includes a feature of converting the used car information into a transaction and storing the converted transaction in the blockchain database.

In addition, in the real-time used car auction system of the present invention, the access permission determining unit determines that the used car auction requestor does not have access permission set in the requested used car information to the used car auction requestor, as a result of the access permission comparison. Includes a feature to reject the request.

In addition, in the real-time used car auction system of the present invention, the information storage unit generates a transaction for providing the used car information when information with access to the used car auction requester is provided among the information included in the used car information, And storing the generated transaction in the blockchain database.

On the other hand, as an auction participation device for use in the real-time used car auction system, a communication unit for communication with the central server, a user interface unit for receiving a user's operation signal, and auction according to receiving a signal from the user interface It includes a control unit for sending an participation request signal, receiving an allowance signal for the transmitted participation request signal, and informing the auction participant, wherein the control unit receives the user's auction bid data value through the user interface to the central server. Includes a feature to send to the used car auction department.

In addition, in the auction participation apparatus of the present invention, the user interface is characterized in that the touch screen in and / or a plurality of buttons.

In addition, in the auction participation device of the present invention, the communication unit is provided as a module for Bluetooth communication, and any one button of the user interface is a button for Bluetooth pairing with the user's smartphone.

In addition, in the auction participation device of the present invention, further comprising a memory, and when the controller sends an auction participation request signal by the user's manipulation, the ID server includes the ID value previously stored in the memory, and sends the signal. The access authority determining unit includes a feature of receiving the ID value and determining whether permission to participate in the auction is permitted.

The real-time used car auction system and the auction participation device as described above install an auction application on a terminal such as a smartphone and allow bidding for a used car auction through the application, but is permitted through authentication and/or verification. The advantage of providing a reliable used car auction by allowing only terminals to participate in the auction.

In particular, there is an advantage of providing a reliable used car auction system by allowing only a user having the device to participate in a used car auction through a separate device from a smartphone.

1 is a schematic view showing a used car auction system according to an embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the central server shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a view for explaining the auction participation device shown in FIG.

In this specification, terms such as first and/or second are used only to distinguish one component from another component. That is, it is not intended to limit the components by the terms. Elements, features, and steps referred to in the phrase'include' in this specification mean that the elements, features, and steps exist, and are intended to exclude one or more other elements, features, steps, and the like. This is not.

In this specification, unless otherwise specified in the singular form, the plural form is included. That is, the components and the like referred to herein may mean the presence or addition of one or more other components.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used in this specification, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains (ordinary skilled person). to be.

In other words, terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and are interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined herein. Does not

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view showing a used car auction system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the central server shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the auction participation device shown in FIG. It is a drawing.

The real-time used car auction system according to this embodiment is connected to the communication network 200 for communication with the outside, and includes a central server 100 including a blockchain database 110.

The central server 100 includes an information storage unit 120 for storing used car information subject to auction in the blockchain database 110, and a security level for each of the stored used car information based on a preset accessibility index. Based on the input information of the auction bidder requesting the provision of the used car information, and the access authority setting unit 130 for setting the access rights of the stored plurality of used car information according to the granted security level, When the input information of the used car information requester is compared with the access authority set in the used car information requested to be provided, and the access authority is compared, and it is determined that the used car information requestor has access authority to the used car information requested to be provided. , Extracts the requested access information from the block chain database 110 of the central server 100, and the access authority determination unit 140 that determines to provide the used car information requested for the offer, and the extracted used car Among the information included in the information includes a used car information providing unit 150 that provides information to the used car information requester to the used car information requester.

The used car real-time auction system according to an embodiment of the present invention can prevent used car information leakage due to hacking of the system by storing used car information in the blockchain database 110. In addition, since all participants share used car information through the blockchain database, the used car information providing record is transparently disclosed.

Used car information stored in the information storage unit 120 includes the current price value of the used car, and when the bid data is input from at least one or more auction bidders from the outside, the used car auction unit for controlling the auction status for the used car ( 160).

Meanwhile, the information storage unit 120 converts the used car information into a transaction in the form of a program code, and stores the converted transaction in the blockchain database 110.

The access authority setting unit 130 may set an accessibility index for used car information subject to auction, and may set an access authority according to the set accessibility index. For example, the accessibility index can be preset as 1st level (highest), 2nd level (middle), 3rd level (lowest), and if input used car information is classified as 1st level accessibility index, 1st level is entered for input used car information. Access rights corresponding to the highest security level corresponding to the accessibility index may be set.

When the request of the used car information requester for auction is received, the access authority determining unit 140 may determine whether the used car information requestor has access to the requested used car information.

For example, when the information requester requests to provide information on the used car information having the first level accessibility index set, the access authority determination unit 140 determines whether the access authority of the used car information requester corresponds to the highest security level set in the first level accessibility index. Can be. If the information requester does not have access authority according to the accessibility index set in the used car information requested, the system may reject the request for the information. Conversely, if the information requestor has access authority according to the accessibility index set in the used car information requested, the access authority determination unit 140 reviews the validity related to providing used car information as to whether the used car information requestor can receive the requested used car information. can do. The access authority determination unit 140 may parse the authority related to providing used car information, and examine the validity by responding to the identity of the used car information requester. For example, if the information requestor has access authority according to the accessibility index set in the used car information requested, the used car information provider 150 may request to provide used car information. On the other hand, if the information requester does not have access rights, the access authority determination unit 140 may request permission of providing used car information to the seller of the used car subject to the auction.

If the seller grants the information, the access authority determination unit 140 may request the used car information provider 150 to provide the used car information, and if the seller refuses to provide the used car information, the system rejects the information requester's request for providing the used car information. can do.

This is to achieve a reliable used car auction system, and it provides unnecessary used car information of auction targets selectively to information requesters who have appropriate access rights, thereby reducing unnecessary and sparse used car information leakage. Recently, online transactions of used cars due to false sale are not reliable, so providing the above information has an advantage of improving reliability in a real-time used car auction.

In addition, the information storage unit 120, if the information provided with access to the used car auction requester among the information included in the used car information, generates a transaction for providing the used car information, and generates the transaction By storing it in the blockchain database 110, all events related to auction transactions are stored in the blockchain so that a transparent auction transaction is performed.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 1, an apparatus for participating in an auction in this embodiment will be described as an example that is performed through a smartphone 300 and a separate auction participation module 400.

When participating in a real-time auction using the smartphone 300, a separate application is installed on the smartphone 300, and through the application, the auction participant authenticates the ID, etc., so that only authorized persons participate in the auction or ID It is possible to participate in an auction suitable for the level of.

Meanwhile, the smart phone 300 is used only as a communication means for using the communication network 200, and it is sufficiently inferred by those skilled in the art that only a user having the auction participation module 400 can participate in the auction. It transmits a separate identification value to the auction participation module 400, for example, an electronic serial number (ESN), to the central server 100, so that the central server 100 has an allowed ESN value. This is achieved only by allowing participation in the auction.

A communication unit 410 for communication with the central server, a user interface unit 420 for receiving a user's operation signal, and a signal from the user interface 420 are received, and an auction participation request signal is sent. It includes a control unit 430 for receiving the permission signal for the sent out request signal to inform the auction participants, the control unit 430, the user's auction bid data value input through the user interface 420 It is transmitted to the used car auction unit 160 of the central server 100.

In the user interface 420, the smartphone 300 is a touch screen, and the auction participation module 400 can be implemented as a plurality of buttons 420 as shown in FIG.

At this time, the communication unit 410 of the auction participation module 400 is preferably provided as a communication module for Bluetooth communication, Bluetooth pairing for communication with the user's smart phone 300 is achieved through a plurality of buttons 420 It is desirable to do so.

Meanwhile, the auction participation module 400 further includes a memory 440, and it is preferable that the identification value such as the ESN is stored in the memory 440.

The auction participation module 400 as described above enables a user to participate in an auction by communicating with the central server 100 through a connection via a smartphone 300 and a Bluetooth pairing. It is preferable that one of the plurality of buttons 420 is a button for Bluetooth pairing, and the other button is a button for bidding at auction. It is preferable to check the information on the auction status through the display (not displayed) window of the smartphone 300.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and is easily changed and equivalent by those skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention. It includes all changes to the scope.

100: central server 200: communication network
300: smartphone 400: auction participation module

Claims (9)

As a real-time used car auction system,
It is connected to a communication network for communication with the outside, and includes a central server containing a blockchain database,
The central server,
An information storage unit for storing used car information subject to auction in the blockchain database;
An access authority setting unit that assigns respective security levels to the stored plurality of used car information based on a preset accessibility index, and sets access rights of the stored plurality of used car information according to the assigned security level;
Based on the input information of the auction bidder requesting the provision of the stored used car information, the input information of the used car information requester is compared with the access authority set for the used car information requested to be provided, and the access authority is compared, and the used car is compared. If it is determined that the information requestor has access to the used car information requested to be provided, the access authority determining unit determines to provide the used car information requested to be provided,
Used car information is provided to extract the information requested to be provided from the blockchain database of the central server, and to provide the used car information requester with information having access to the used car information requester among information included in the extracted used car information Including wealth,
Used car information stored in the information storage unit includes the current price of the used car,
A real-time used car auction system further comprising a used car auction unit for controlling the auction status of the used car when bid data is input from at least one or more auction bidders from the outside. According to claim 1,
The information storage unit,
A real-time used car auction system including a feature of converting the used car information into a transaction and storing the converted transaction in the blockchain database. According to claim 1,
The access right determining unit,
A real-time used car auction system including a feature of rejecting the request for providing the stored used car information when the access authority comparison result determines that the used car auction requestor does not have access permission set in the requested used car information. According to claim 1,
The information storage unit,
If information to which the used car auction requestor has access permission is provided among the information included in the used car information, a transaction for providing the used car information is generated,
A real-time used car auction system including a feature of storing the generated transaction in the blockchain database. An auction participation device for use in the real-time used car auction system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A communication unit for communication with the central server,
A user interface unit for receiving a user's manipulation signal;
It includes a control unit for receiving the signal of the user interface to send an auction participation request signal according to the input signal, and receives the permission signal for the transmitted participation request signal and informs the auction participant,
The control unit,
Auction participation device comprising the feature of transmitting the auction bid data value of the user received through the user interface to the used car auction unit of the central server. The method of claim 5,
The user interface,
Auction participation device characterized in that it is a touch screen. The method of claim 5,
The user interface,
Auction participation device characterized in that it is provided with two or more buttons. The method of claim 7,
The communication unit is provided as a module for Bluetooth communication,
Any one button of the user interface is a button for a Bluetooth pairing with the user's smartphone, auction participation device, characterized in that. The method of claim 6 or 7,
More memory,
When the controller sends an auction participation request signal by a user's manipulation, the controller includes an ID value previously stored in the memory, and sends the signal.
The central server access permission determining unit, the auction participation device comprising a feature that receives the ID value and determines whether or not to allow the auction participation.

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