CN1454358A

CN1454358A - A trading and auction system, and methods for the authentication of buyers and sellers and for the transmission of trading instructions in a trading and auction system

Info

Publication number: CN1454358A
Application number: CN00819672.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丹尼斯·门迪奥拉; 吉尔帕特里克·R·加西亚
Original assignee: CHIKKA COM Pte Ltd
Current assignee: CHIKKA COM Pte Ltd
Priority date: 2000-06-21
Filing date: 2000-06-21
Publication date: 2003-11-05
Also published as: DE60034599D1; ATE360862T1; GB2378552B; EP1305745A1; GB2378552A; GB0225263D0; EP1305745B1; WO2001098983A1; AU2000258642A1

Abstract

A trading and auction system, and a method for the authentication of buyers and sellers and for the transmission of traidng instructions in a trading and auction system is disclosed. To register with the trading and auction system, a user must provided a unique identifier of a messaging-capable wireless device belonging to the user. After assigning a password to the user, the trading and auction system communicates the password to the user the receives a confirmation of said password from said user, with at least one of the steps of communicating the password and receiving a confirmation of the password being performed using the wireless device's messaging capability. The user's account or trading instruction is activated if the password is correct. The trading and auction system assigns a unique identification number to each product or service for sale or auction.

Description

Transaction and auction system and the method for in transaction and auction system, differentiating buyer seller and transmission trading instruction

Invention field

The present invention relates to a transaction and auction system, and relate to the method for in a transaction and auction system, differentiating buyer seller and transmission trading instruction.

The user who makes wireless device (such as mobile phone) with message transfer capability can participate in rapidly, effectively the auction with transaction aspect, although yet the present invention have be not exclusive be the uniqueness effectiveness.

In whole instructions, remove non-legible needs that have in addition, word " comprise " or its variant " (it) comprises " or " by ... constitute " should be understood that to hint an integral body or one group of integral body of comprising regulation, but do not get rid of any other integral body or one group of integral body.

Background technology

Along with Internet fast development, having occurred convenient between multiple promotion buyer and the buyer, rapid, common also is the method for managing business safely.Ecommerce (being commonly called eCommerce) constantly increases with unusual speed.Company as Amazon.com and eBay.com is exactly the example of rather well received ecommerce internet site.

The shopper that Amazon.com allows to have a computing machine that is connected to the internet and a credit card buys the goods on the website eBay.com that is presented at it, on the other hand, it also is the Conference Room that independent buyer and buyer are engaged in transaction, it comprises a large amount of extensive stocks that seller that those motivations are pure and buyer provide, and these buyer sellers can carry out collecting certain part secondhand furniture in interior any transaction from rare coin.

Making the convenient website (such as eBay.com) of the auction of goods and services because can form a seller critical majority, that trust each other rapidly and buyer and succeeing---goods is by seller's accurate description frankly and sincerely, they will be delivered goods as this seller promises to undertake, and payment for goods also can be paid as this buyer promises to undertake.

Yet immoral buyer and seller can set up a plurality of accounts so that handle bid to specific products.For example a seller can set up the virtual buyer account of a plurality of meetings to his product bid, ought to attempt to reach the result who raises this final price with the bid of crying by announcing more and more higher, those proper buyers.Proper buyer can be misled thinks the overbearing tide that real this product of purchase occurred.

Another problem has then comprised more such buyers and seller, and this transaction was left in just clear-cut selection after they finished a particular transaction, so run counter to the auction contract.

These problems are well-known, and many auction site attempt solving these problems by adopting various offerers to differentiate with transaction promise means always.Take the photograph before discriminating is meant specific buyer or seller's identity carried out and examine.This adopts process form or some registration form that is called as " registration " usually, and wherein buyer and seller fill in various forms or provide the evidence that confirms their real identity.Transaction promises to undertake it is compulsory, if for example tell buyer and seller that they are found and participate in immoral bid or run counter to transaction, they will be refused to be engaged in business activity in this auction site forever.

To adopt a computing machine that has been equipped with an Internet connection and a browser usually to the buyer of a product bid in the Auction Site.Recently, several Auction Sites begin to implement and allow the user to use wireless device to visit the strategy of their auction accounts.Majority utilize wireless device, and the mobile phone that for example utilizes pager or can transmit SMS (short message) to circulate a notice of to the user their bid or issued transaction situation.For instance, if a bid failure, just a message would be sent to the buyer that participates in that all have wireless device (such as pager maybe can receive the mobile phone of SMS).

Some system allows the user to send order from the wireless device that can carry out bidirectional data communication (for example adopting SMS).Yet existing systems is very inconvenient, needs the user to indicate auction engine to take which kind of action in the text that e-mail address or other fix command are embedded into this SMS.In case sent by this offerer, this message just is sent to the e-mail address of this appointment, and finally arrives this auction engine.Because normally several other offerers of this e-mail address send a common address of their message to it, so within this message, must specify the instruction that provides to this auction engine and just at the specific products of asked price.Another kind method is also to specify the different e-mail addresses of suitable different command (order of for example forcing up commodity prices).But this also needs this message itself to comprise the instruction of certain products and simplification.

The mobile device that is equipped with via the internet access people having a common goal of radio application agreement (or " WAP ") is expected to obtain to popularize over the next several years.Some auction site allows to use their website of mobile device visit of WAP now.Be access internet, the user dials to " WAP internet gateway " with their mobile device.This mobile subscriber adopts the small screen view Internet of their wap phone then.

In an Auction Site, this user utilizes their wap phone to visit this Auction Site and login, perhaps also can input a password, finally visits his account then.Like this, the mobile subscriber of being somebody's turn to do " logining " just can be engaged in basic auction activity, such as reads the message to the bid state of his circular, and instructs this auction server to improve his bid after his bid failure.

Present " leaving over (legacy) " digital mobile phone is opposite with adopting, and this WAP user need have an equipment that allows WAP, and this fact becomes a limiting factor utilizing this medium development auction.And, before GSM equipment being introduced General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) or real " whenever and wherever possible " radio access, it is inconvenient that the WAP internet access remains, it require the user at every turn when they will visit their account to a gateway dialing and sign in to this Auction Site.This must need spended time, and in most of the cases, time-consumingly substantially exceeds a common computing machine and internet access based on browser.Thereby, only be a kind of alternative method via the WAP of mobile phone visit to the computing machine that is connected to the internet.This login process, price raising process or the like all are similar to a computer internet user carries out these same task on an Auction Site process.

Although concentrating on buyer, the discussion of front is product or serve the competitively Auction Site of bidding up, but many above-mentioned discussion also are applicable to the ecommerce and the auction business model of other types, such as reverse auction (being that buyer sets the price that the seller may receive) and Fixprice Models.

Summary of the invention

The present invention attempts to utilize existing two-way SMS communication function in many digital radio equipments to solve the existing limitation of mobile auction process.The present invention is particularly suitable for using with existing " leaving over " GSM mobile device of equipping SMS, but also can utilize any equipment that can carry out SMS, such as CDMA (CDMA) equipment.

Most of GSM networks have permission exchanges short message between its user SMS function.A user is input to a short-text message their gsm mobile telephone usually, and expection recipient's the Mobile Directory Number of importing this message then is as that recipient's address.In a single day this message be issued, and will be handled by SMS service center (SMSC) server system of this GSM network, and be forwarded to this recipient's mobile phone.

The present invention includes the auction server that a Short Message Service direct and this mobile network links.In this embodiment of the present invention, this auction server is directly communicated by letter so that send and reception short message or order via SMS with the server system of the SMS service center (SMSC) of this GSM network.This auction server is communicated by letter with this SMSC via internet, a tie line or other suitable communication systems.Short message adopts the messaging protocol of this GSM network to send and receive from this auction server system.In one embodiment of the invention, used agreement is a computer interfac message distribution protocol second edition (CIMD2), and this is a system of gsm mobile telephone and Nokia of network manufacturer (Nokia) and Ericsson (Ericsson) employing.This computer server can also be designed to the short-message protocol of supporting that any other is popular, such as SMPP (or claiming simple message paging agreement).

In one form, notion of the present invention is, a Mobile Directory Number may be only to a specific user, so can be used as more reliable, as to differentiate buyer and buyer means, for example, it is more reliable than e-mail address.A user may have single Mobile Directory Number, and it is very general to have a user of a plurality of e-mail addresses.The businessman of a Mobile Directory Number of having registered him is less may be in a transaction in violation of rules and regulations, because he is easy to tracked and is rejected participate in following auction activity.In case be rejected, businessman must use another Mobile Directory Number to re-register and continue to use this auction system.This is more effective than only adopting an e-mail address, because e-mail address is anonymous on degree, sets up more cheap than mobile phone.Before a buyer or seller can use this auction system, they will need to this auction server registration.In this embodiment of the present invention, it is a necessary part of this registration process that a Mobile Directory Number is provided, and this is because need to adopt this mobile network's SMS message transfer service this user's password to be sent to their mobile phone.

In another form, the present invention in this auction server by each product of asked price or digital address only, similar mobile phone of service assignment.This only digital address is used as an identifier in the SMS message that this auction server sends, it can make a user by simple SMS transmit (for example as long as select great majority to have " answers " options that all have in the digital radio equipment of two-way SMS ability, normal commands of input or digital massage in message text) then more convenient, more promptly send an order (such as specific criteria is brought up in a bid) to this auction server.And different with the WAP visit, this operation does not need this user to be connected to the internet clearly or dials to it.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a kind of method of differentiating buyer and seller and transmit trading instruction in a transaction and auction system is provided, comprise following steps:

Require prospective buyer or seller to register to this transaction and auction system before can proposing trading instruction, this comprises that above-mentioned prospective buyer of requirement or seller provide an only identifier that belongs to wireless device this prospective buyer or seller, that can transmit message;

Distribute a password for above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller;

Above-mentioned password is conveyed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and receive a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein pass among above-mentioned password and the above-mentioned steps of reception, have at least a step will utilize the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out an affirmation of above-mentioned password;

If above-mentioned password is correct, then activate above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's account or trading instruction;

For can be for sale in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system or each product or only identification number of service assignment of auction;

Send with that buyer to buyer's wireless device and to make to offer and bid relevant message for a product or service institute, ' transmit leg ' territory of every message all comprises the only identification number of this product or service;

Receive and the trading instruction relevant message of that buyer from buyer's wireless device a product or service, extract from ' take over party ' territory of the message received and recognize that the only identification number of this product or service determines this product or service, from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, and the text of analyzing every message is determined the trading instruction of this buyer to that product or service.

Best, said method also comprises following steps: require buyer when submitting them about first trading instruction of product or service to by the message between this transaction and the auction system, prove their identity to have one to utilize the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to send or receive in the wherein above-mentioned message at least to this transaction and auction system.

In a kind of design, the above-mentioned steps that above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller is carried out by a computer network, then utilizes the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's reception to the above-mentioned steps of an affirmation of above-mentioned password.

In the another kind design, the above-mentioned steps that above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller utilizes the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out, and from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's reception the above-mentioned steps of an affirmation of above-mentioned password is then carried out by a computer network.

Best, above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this GSM network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system directly with above-mentioned SMSC server communication.

Best, the above-mentioned steps that sends message to buyer's wireless device comprises a visit identification number is connected with the only identification number of this product or service, and with the above-mentioned number that has connected be placed into every message should ' transmit leg ' territory, above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number so that identification from the SMS of the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system, and directly is forwarded to this transaction and auction system with this SMS.

Best, above-mentioned transaction and auction system are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a kind of method of differentiating buyer and seller in transaction and auction system is provided, this method comprises following steps:

Distribute a password for above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller;

Above-mentioned password is conveyed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and receive a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein pass among above-mentioned password and the above-mentioned steps of reception, have at least a step to carry out with the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to an affirmation of above-mentioned password; And

Best, said method also comprises following steps: require buyer when submitting them about first trading instruction of product or service to by the message between this transaction and the auction system, to this transaction and their identity of auction system proof, wherein have at least an above-mentioned message to utilize the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to send or receive.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a kind of method of transmission trading instruction in transaction and auction system is provided, comprise following steps:

To can be for sale in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system or each product or only identification number of service assignment of auction;

Send with that buyer to a buyer's wireless device and to make to offer and bid relevant message, all comprise this only identification number of this product or service in ' transmit leg ' territory of every message for product or service institute;

Receive the message relevant to the trading instruction of product or service from a buyer's wireless device with that buyer, extract from ' take over party ' territory of the message received and recognize that the only identification number of this product or service determines this product or service, from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, and the text of analyzing every message is determined the trading instruction of this buyer to that product or service.

Best, said method also comprises following steps: require buyer when submitting them about first trading instruction of product or service to by the message between this transaction and the auction system, prove their identity wherein to have an above-mentioned message to utilize the message transfer capability of above-mentioned wireless device to send or receive at least to this transaction and auction system.

In a design, the above-mentioned step that exchanges messages is made of from the step that above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller receive an affirmation of above-mentioned password the message transfer capability that sends the step of a password and utilize above-mentioned wireless device to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller by a computer network.

In the alternative design of another kind, the above-mentioned step that exchanges messages is sent the step of a password and constitutes from the step that above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller receive an affirmation of above-mentioned password by a computer network to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller by the message transfer capability that utilizes above-mentioned wireless device.

Best, above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this GSM network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system and the direct communication of above-mentioned SMSC server.

Best above-mentioned transaction is connected with above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network with auction system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a transaction and auction system are provided, comprise:

The location registration process device belongs to an only identifier of wireless device prospective buyer or seller, that can transmit message in order to reception;

The distribution of messages device sends message in order to the wireless device to prospective buyer or seller;

Message receiving apparatus receives message in order to the wireless device from prospective buyer or buyer;

Above-mentioned location registration process device is designed to be and a password can be distributed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller and receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and/or the above-mentioned affirmation of above-mentioned password is received from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, above-mentioned location registration process device is designed to be when the account or the trading instruction that can activate above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller to the above-mentioned affirmation of above-mentioned password when correct;

Only identification number distributor, can be automatically can be for sale in above-mentioned transaction and auction system or each product or only identification number of service assignment of auctioning;

Data library device can be for sale or this only identification number of each product of auction or service and store this only identifier of each buyer or seller's wireless device in order to store in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system; And

Transaction and auction process device, it is designed to be and can makes quotation or bid relevant message with that buyer to product or service to buyer's wireless device transmission via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and ' transmit leg ' territory of every message all comprises this only identification number of this product or service;

Above-mentioned transaction and auction process device are also further designed to such an extent that can receive the message relevant to the trading instruction of product or service with that buyer from buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, and can be by extracting from ' take over party ' territory of receipts message and recognizing that the only identification number of this product or service confirms this product or service, by from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, the text of analyzing every message determines that this buyer is to the trading instruction of that product or service and carry out above-mentioned trading instruction.

Best, above-mentioned transaction and auction process device are designed to be and can require buyer when submitting them about first trading instruction of product or service to the message of this transaction and auction system, prove their identity to this transaction and auction system, wherein above-mentioned message is communicated to above-mentioned buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and/or another above-mentioned message is received from above-mentioned buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus.

Best, above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this GSM network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus directly with above-mentioned SMSC server communication so that send thus respectively and receive SMS.

Best, above-mentioned distribution of messages device is designed to be and a visit identification number can be connected with the only identification number of this product or service, and the above-mentioned number that has connected is placed into every message sending to the buyer relevant with those products ﹠ services should ' transmit leg ' territory, above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number so that identification from the SMS of the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system, and directly is forwarded to this message receiving apparatus with this SMS.

Best, above-mentioned distribution of messages device is connected with above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network with message receiving apparatus.

According to one the 5th aspect of the present invention, a transaction and auction system are provided, comprise:

Data library device is in order to the only identifier of the wireless device that stores each buyer or buyer;

Above-mentioned location registration process device is designed to be and a password can be distributed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller and receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and/or the above-mentioned affirmation of above-mentioned password is received from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, above-mentioned location registration process device is designed to be when the account or the trading instruction that can activate above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller to the above-mentioned affirmation of above-mentioned password when correct.

Best above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.

According to one the 6th aspect of the present invention, a transaction and auction system are provided, comprise:

Only identification number distributor, can automatically an only identification number be distributed in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system can be for sale and each product or the service of auction;

Data library device can be for sale and each product of auction or the only identification number of service in order to store in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system; And

Transaction and auction process device, it is designed to be to send with that user to buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device makes to offer and bid relevant message to product or service institute, all comprises the only identification number of this product or service in ' transmit leg ' territory of every message;

Above-mentioned transaction and auction process device are also further designed to such an extent that can receive the message relevant to the trading instruction of product or service with that buyer from buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, and by extracting from ' take over party ' territory of the message received and recognizing that the only identification number of this product or service confirms this product or service, by from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, analyzes every message text in case definite this buyer to the trading instruction of that product or service and carry out above-mentioned trading instruction.

Description of drawings

The present invention may be better understood by following explanation to a concrete mode.The appended illustration of this description references carries out, wherein:

Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 is how user of expression is usually to the synoptic diagram of transaction with the auction system registration;

Fig. 4 is how user of expression receives the circular relevant with his bid usually and submit a further width of cloth synoptic diagram of bid to this transaction and auction system.

Embodiment

Of the present invention this wished embodiment at a transaction and auction system, and it can provide a kind of improved discrimination process and the system that bids more easily can be provided for the user who has the wireless device that can transmit message.For the wireless device of this embodiment reference of being realized of explanation is the gsm mobile telephone that can carry out SMS, but should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to these equipment.

The transaction of this embodiment and auction system comprise an auction server 10.Auction server 10 comprises a location registration process device (register processor), a distribution of messages device (information distributor), a message receiving apparatus (message receiver), an only identification number distributor (UIN divider), a data library device (database 12) and transaction and auction process device (auction processor).These all are to implement with the program software form of carrying out continuously under the control of operating system in auction server 10, so can make this registration and binding process robotization.

Auction server 10 is connected to a computer network 14, is the internet in the present embodiment.This can make a prospective users having computing machine 16 visit auction server 10 via computer network 14 and this user's ISP (ISP) 18.

The Short Message Service of this GSM network is gone back directly or be linked to by the internet to auction server 10.Particularly, this information distributor and message receiver directly communicate by letters so that send and reception short message or order by SMS with the service system 20 of the SMS service center (SMSC) of this GSM network.This information distributor and message receiver are via computer network 14, tie line or other suitable communication systems and a SMSC direct communication.Short message adopts the messaging protocol of this GSM network to send and receive from auction server 10.In this embodiment of the present invention, used agreement is computer interfac message distribution protocol second edition (CIMD II), and this is the system that a gsm mobile telephone and network manufacturer (as Nokia) adopt.This auction server can also be designed to be can support any popular short-message protocol, such as simple message paging agreement (SMPP).

Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 helps to explain the registration process of a prospective users.

Referring to Fig. 1, this user uses their computing machine 16 to visit auction server 10 via computer network 14 and their ISP 18.In this embodiment, a registration table that provides in user's 16 visit auction servers 10.This registration table comprises that the user must import some territories of master data for this registration process, and the user can import other territories of option data if desired therein.

If this user has entered data into the territory in the registration table, this user just can submit this information to auction server 10 so.This can finish with several different methods, for example be adopted as that this registration table provides, based on the html web page of form, wherein this user can submit the data of having imported to auction server 10.After receiving this basic and option data from this user's computer 16, will call this register processor.

This register processor comprises this new clauses and subclauses basic and option data for this user generates one in database 12.In this embodiment, this master data comprises this user's name, address, an only identification number of that this user has, as can to transmit message wireless device, for example a gsm mobile telephone number, an e-mail address and a pet name.For instance, the option data among this embodiment can comprise this user's date of birth.

This register processor distributes an interim password for this user, and it is stored in the database 12, does not convey to this user in this stage.Before discrimination process finished, the data that are stored in the database 12 for this user were marked as inertia.

Fig. 2 represents a first of the discrimination process that this embodiment adopts.New user is carried out by this register processor to the discrimination process of auction server 10 registrations.As shown in the figure, at the beginning, this registration process is called this register processor earlier so that obtain to distribute to this user's interim password and this user's gsm mobile telephone number from database 12.

This this information distributor of register processor order sends a SMS message to this user's mobile phone 22 then.This user's gsm mobile telephone number is used as ' take over party ' territory in this SMS message.The Message-text of this SMS message comprises that this register processor distributes to this user's interim password.This Message-text can also comprise that issuing this user for one allows them utilize their computing machine 16 to import these passwords and it is submitted to the instruction of auction server 10.

Fig. 3 represents a second portion of this discrimination process.As shown in the figure, this user just submits this interim password with computing machine 16 to auction server 10 after receiving SMS message on their gsm mobile telephone 22.In this embodiment, in case this user has submitted the data that are input in these Registration Forms to auction server 10, will make this user's computer 16 show another html web pages, notify this user they will soon on their mobile phone, receive a message that comprises an interim password.This another html web page is then ordered this user that this password is input in the territory that this webpage provides and with it and is submitted to auction server 10 then.This another html web page will illustrate then, in case this password server 10 under the hammer is examined, their account will be activated.

This user is input to their computing machine 16 with this password, and this information is submitted to auction server 10.Notice that the information that auction server 10 receives must also can be discerned this user.This has multiple implementation method, for example by using " cookies " (cookie).One " cookie " is a data file that resides in the computing machine 16, it comprises the previous movable information based on this user, the personnel that it also can make auction server user of 10 identifications or identification that the URL address corresponding with auction server 10 conducted interviews.So, make one " cookie " and that user's the account association of discerning this user.

After receiving this password, whether the password that auction server 10 is examined this submission is identical with stored interim password in the database 12.If this password is correct, this user's account just is marked as activity, this user's computer 16 will show another html web page notify his registration of this user the success.Perhaps, if the password that should submit to can not be correctly and the only password coupling that stores in the database 12, this user's computer 16 will show that a html web page notifies their registration of this user to attempt to get nowhere and needs try again so.

Just inaccurate this user of message handling device 12 does further trial after attempting several times.

Although being described, the discrimination process that present embodiment adopts comprises that a piece of news of the GSM equipment that sends to this user and this user import an affirmation via their computing machine, but will be appreciated that, in other embodiments, can adopt other accreditation process, but still require this user to specify their Mobile Directory Number so that activate their account.

For instance, submitted to after this log-on data, this user may be directed into the webpage GSM equipment via him that also instructed that comprises this interim password and send a SMS message that comprises their password to specific telephone number.That telephone number may be distributed with the digital fetcher code of identification for the registration purpose by auction server 10 and link to each other with the digital address and form.This user's SMS message may be forwarded to the message receiver of auction server 10 from SMSC 20 then.Because this Message-text comprises this password, and this user's mobile phone number will be presented at being somebody's turn to do in " transmit leg " territory, so this user's identifier and password just can be examined of this SMS message.

In a kind of intensifying method of this registration process, auction server 10 sends a message to this user's mobile phone 22, and a wherein included message is that this user of order inputs the interim password that shows in the html page that occurs on the computing machine 16.This message adopts one by a number word access code that belongs to this register processor number that constituted " transmit leg " as it that link to each other with a digital address.In many GSM equipment, " answer " key that sends on the GSM equipment that a SMS who comprises this interim password only need press them can be realized.To be inserted " take over party " territory of this new SMS message automatically by link to each other with the digital address address of " transmit leg " that become of a number word access code that belongs to this register processor, thereby simplified the process of transmitting of this interim password.

In this specific register method, this information distributor inserts a number in " transmit leg " territory of this SMS message, and this number is distributed for the registration purpose by auction server 10 and the number word access code recognized links to each other with a digital address forms.This numeral fetcher code is used for discerning auction server 10 by SMSC server system 20.SMSC server system 20 received, its " take over party " territory will directly be forwarded to auction server 10 from SMSC server system 20 with any SMS message of the digital fetcher code beginning of auction server 10, this message receiver is handled this message therein.

The digital address code of registration usefulness is a predetermined number that points to this register processor.Like this, this message receiver receive, will be forwarded to this register processor by this message receiver to any message of that digital code addressing of being subordinated to this register processor.

In case finish registration, user just can be for the product and service of transaction with auction according to browsing like that of further describing below, and propose the bid to various product and service.Registered user also can submit the product of their Gong transaction with auction on auction server 10.

Can submit product data to auction server 10 with the method that is similar to above-mentioned submission log-on data for product or service being added to 10, one users of auction server.In other words, this user visits auction servers 10 and visits " interpolation new product " html web page with their computing machine 16.This user imports product data and these product data is submitted to auction server 10 then.In this embodiment, need the user that following product data are provided, wherein some is an option:

Title: will appear at the brief description of product in the auction server 10 product inventories.

User identifier: the pet name of selling the registered user of this product.

User cipher: this user's password is used to make these product clauses and subclauses to come into force.If this password bad, this product will can not be added to auction server 10.

Auction type/method: for instance, it is to auction routinely or undertaken by Dutch Auction that the user can specify this auction.

Goods explanation: but to a more detailed description of goods on offer thing.

Country: seller's country.

Auction Start Date and time: the Start Date of this auction and time.Before an auction beginning, do not receive bid to various goods.

Auction period: the duration length of this auction.

Catalogue: a big class distinguishing mark that from a inventory, select, the product type of selling.Such as antique, music or computing machine.

External resource URL: this user is an optional uniform resource locator of appointments such as figure, further information.

Computer graphics metafile (option):, can directly upload to auction server 10 via internet 14 from computing machine 16 by a photos of the goods of asked price.

Method of payment: the mode of payment that this user will receive, such as cash, check or credit card.

Shipment information: from the details that this seller transports this success buyer to, for example load and transport cost, this country that seller's preparation transports to or inaccurate received shipment is past or the like about this product.

Lowest offer: be a ultimate value of this prescribed minimum of bidding for the first time.Auction server is ignored and is lower than the asked price of this lowest offer.

The valency of guaranteeing the minimum: a selected value, it stipulates that this seller does not prepare the price of selling this goods with low price more.

Bid increment: minimum bid increment.

With or the switching (option) of the time of need not dynamically bidding: this switch is told this auction server, if still receive bid in this appointment auction period when finishing, prolongs and does not still prolong this auction period.If this switch connection will be till then this auction will be lengthened in corresponding to the time durations of this dynamic bid time and no longer receive bid.

Auction server 10 is checked the integrality of the product data that this user submitted to, if this information completely, then the UIN divider is UIN of this product dispensation.These product data and UIN just are stored into database 12 then.

When this auction beginning, the bid relevant with this product also is stored within the database 12.

A user can browse on auction server 10 via internet 14 with his computing machine 16 and can supply the product of auction.If a user wishes that to a product bid as long as he select, and this product will be directed into a bid submission webpage.This user's identity then adopts top said discrimination process to be differentiated then.If this user's identity is credible, this user accepts with regard to server 10 under the hammer the bid of this product so, and is stored in the database 12.This user adopts the UIN of this product to be discerned to the bid of this specific products.In another kind of embodiment, when submitting bid to, can skip this discrimination process, perhaps only this product overbalance expected price in just need to differentiate.

The user can import two types bid, a conventional bid or (or agency) bid automatically.A conventional once bid of bidding to comprise to concrete price.An automatic bid then is to specify a best bid by this user.Then should auction with transaction processor just as an agency for this user to this product by the bid of minimum increment until the highest price that arrives this user's appointment, its attempt is won bid to this product with the possible increment value of minimum.

In case this user has registered them to bidding the first time of product, just can be sent to or be received from this user's gsm mobile telephone and not need this user capture his computing machine 16 or computer network 14 about this user's the bid and the circular of further bid.Fig. 4 helps to demonstrate this circular and forces up commodity prices process.

If a user fails to the bid of product, this auction and transaction processor just order this information distributor to send a SMS message to this user's gsm mobile telephone 22.This auction is retrieved this user's mobile phone number with transaction processor from database 12, and it is transmitted to this information distributor so that make it be included in being somebody's turn to do in " take over party " territory of this SMS message.

This auction and transaction processor also are transmitted to this information distributor with the UIN of this product, it is connected the digital fetcher code of this auction server 10 with the product UIN that receives, and the number that will connect gained insert this SMS message should " transmit leg " territory in.

At last, this auction and transaction processor are transmitted to this information distributor with a Message-text so that the message text of this SMS message of formation of being included.The Message-text that this auction and transaction processor are made comprises the information relevant with this product, such as the title of this product, current best bid and the order of carrying out another time bid.The example of a Message-text can be that " you have been higher than other people to the bid of ' antique bookshelf '.Present highest price Shi $1,050.For submitting another time bid to,, and specify bid type and quantity to get final product " as long as this message is replied.

This SMS message is directly sent to the SMSC system server 20 of this GSM network by this information distributor, and it is again with the gsm mobile telephone 22 of this forwards to this user.

For this product is submitted to another time bid, this user only need reply this SMS message with the recovery function on this gsm mobile telephone 22 and get final product.Very advantageously, the recovery function on this gsm mobile telephone 22 can take out the number in " transmit leg " territory in this original SMS message automatically, and it is inserted " take over party " territory of this answer SMS message.Therefore, for submitting to a bid not need this user to call out e-mail address or product code again subsequently.This user is as long as import this bid type and this bid quantity and send this SMS message in the text of this SMS message.

For submitting the routine bid of a Ge $1200 to, this user only needs input " conventional 1200 " to get final product as the text message of this answer SMS message.For submitting the active agency bid of a Ge $1200 to, this user's input " automatic 1200 " is as the text of this SMS message.

In case this user has sent this SMS message, his gsm mobile telephone 22 just sends to it the SMSC server system 20 of this GSM network.Be somebody's turn to do digital fetcher code in " take over party " territory, auction server 10 in these SMSC server system 20 these SMS message of identification, and this SMS message directly be transmitted to the message receiver of auction server 10.

Receive after this SMS message, this message receiver extracts this product UIN in " take over party " territory of this SMS message, in " transmit leg " territory of this SMS message, extract this user's mobile phone number, and extract the text message of this SMS message and these contents are transmitted to this transaction and auction processor.

This transaction and auction processor can be discerned this product from the UIN of this product.And this transaction and auction processor can be discerned this user from user's gsm mobile telephone number.If receive a higher bid from another user, perhaps this user's bid order is beyond recognition, and should auction just send an answer SMS message to this user's gsm mobile telephone 22 with transaction processor so, circulates a notice of this mistake to them.Otherwise this user is to the bid of that product in this transaction and the auction processor input database 12.An alternative method is, if this bid is successfully received, so should auction can sends one to this user's gsm mobile telephone 22 with transaction processor and reply SMS message, and the bid of circulating a notice of him to them is successfully received.

Except previous highest bidder being sent circular, this auction and transaction processor also can be designed to be the user that can bid to that product to some or all and send this same circular.

As can seeing from top explanation, have the auction and the transaction system of the wireless device that can transmit message (for example allowing to carry out the GSM equipment of SMS) for its user, the invention provides one fast, efficiently and easily method and system for the discriminating and the transmission of instruction.

Claims

1, a kind of method of differentiating buyer and buyer and transmission trading instruction in a transaction and auction system comprises following steps:

Require prospective buyer or seller before can submitting trading instruction to, to register, comprise that above-mentioned prospective buyer of requirement or seller provide an only identifier that belongs to wireless device this prospective buyer or seller, that can transmit message to this transaction and auction system;

A password is distributed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller;

Above-mentioned password is conveyed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller and receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein pass in above-mentioned password and the above-mentioned steps that receives an affirmation of above-mentioned password to have at least a step to utilize the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out;

If above-mentioned password correctly just activates above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's account or trading instruction;

To can be for sale in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system and each product or only identification number of service assignment of auction;

Wireless device transmission to buyer is made the quotation or the relevant message of bidding with that user for product or service, all comprises the only identification number of this product or service in ' transmit leg ' territory of every message;

Receive the message relevant to the trading instruction of product or service from buyer's wireless device with that buyer, by extracting from ' take over party ' territory of the message received and recognizing that the only identification number of this product or service determines this product or service, by from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, and analyze the text of every message so that determine the trading instruction of this buyer to that product or service.

2, a kind of as desired method in the claim 1, also comprise following steps, promptly require buyer when submitting them to by the message between this transaction and the auction system about first trading instruction of product or service, prove their identity wherein to have an above-mentioned message to send or receive at least to this transaction and auction system with the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device.

3, a kind of as desired method in claim 1 or 2, wherein pass on the above-mentioned steps of above-mentioned password to carry out, and utilize the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out to the above-mentioned steps of an affirmation of above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's reception by a computer network to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller.

4, a kind of as desired method in claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmission message capability of passing on the above-mentioned steps of above-mentioned password to utilize above-mentioned wireless device to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller is carried out, and receives from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller the above-mentioned steps of an affirmation of above-mentioned password is carried out by a computer network.

5, a kind of as any a desired method in the aforementioned claim, wherein above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this network has a SMSC server and controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system and above-mentioned SMSC direct communication.

6, a kind of as any a desired method in the aforementioned claim, wherein the above-mentioned steps that sends message to buyer's wireless device comprises and a visit identification number is connected with the only identification number of this product or service and the above-mentioned number that has been connected is placed in this ' transmit leg ' territory of every message, above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number to discern SMS from the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system, and this SMS directly is forwarded to this transaction and auction system.

7, a kind of as any a desired method in the aforementioned claim, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.

8, a kind of method of differentiating buyer and seller in transaction and auction system comprises following steps:

A password is distributed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller;

Above-mentioned password is conveyed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller and receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein pass in above-mentioned password and the above-mentioned steps that receives an affirmation of above-mentioned password to have at least a step to utilize the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out; And

9, a kind of as desired method in the claim 8, also comprise following steps, promptly require buyer when submitting them to by the message between this transaction and the auction system about first trading instruction of product or service, prove their identity to this transaction and auction system, wherein at least one above-mentioned message sends or receives with the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device.

10, a kind of as desired method in claim 8 or 9, wherein pass on the above-mentioned steps of above-mentioned password to carry out, and utilize the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device to carry out to the above-mentioned steps of an affirmation of above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's reception by a computer network to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller.

11, a kind of as desired method in claim 8 or 9, wherein the transmission message capability of passing on the above-mentioned steps of above-mentioned password to utilize above-mentioned wireless device to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller is carried out, and receives from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller the above-mentioned steps of an affirmation of above-mentioned password is carried out by a computer network.

12, a kind of as any a desired method in the claim 8 to 11, wherein above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system and above-mentioned SMSC direct communication.

13, a kind of as any a desired method in the claim 8 to 12, wherein the above-mentioned steps that sends message to buyer's wireless device comprises and a visit identification number is connected with the only identification number of this product or service and the above-mentioned number that has been connected is placed in this ' transmit leg ' territory of every message, above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number to discern SMS from the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system, and this SMS directly is forwarded to this transaction and auction system.

14, a kind of as any a desired method in the claim 8 to 13, wherein above-mentioned transaction is connected with above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network with auction system.

15, a kind of method of transmission trading instruction in transaction and auction system comprises following steps:

Wireless device transmission to buyer is made the quotation or the relevant message of bidding with that user about product or service, all comprises the only identification number of this product or service in ' transmit leg ' territory of every message;

16, a kind of as desired method in the claim 15, also comprise following steps, promptly require buyer when submitting them to by the message between this transaction and the auction system about first trading instruction of product or service, prove their identity to this transaction and auction system, wherein at least one above-mentioned message sends or receives with the transmission message capability of above-mentioned wireless device.

17, a kind of as desired method in the claim 16, the above-mentioned steps that wherein exchanges messages comprises by a computer network and sends a password to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and the message transfer capability that utilizes above-mentioned wireless device receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller.

18, a kind of as desired method in the claim 16, the above-mentioned steps that wherein exchanges messages comprises the message transfer capability that utilizes above-mentioned wireless device and sends a password to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password by computer network from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller.

19, a kind of as any a desired method in the claim 15 to 18, wherein above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, and wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system are via a direct link or by internet and above-mentioned SMSC direct communication.

20, a kind of as any a desired method in the claim 15 to 19, wherein the above-mentioned steps that sends message to buyer's wireless device comprises and a visit identification number is connected with the only identification number of this product or service and the above-mentioned number that has been connected is placed in this ' transmit leg ' territory of every message, above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number to discern SMS from the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system, and this SMS directly is forwarded to this transaction and auction system.

21, a kind of as any a desired method in the claim 15 to 20, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction system are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.

22, conclude the business and auction system for one, comprise:

Only identification number distributor, can automatically an only identification number be distributed in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system can be for sale or each product or the service of auction;

Data library device can be for sale or the only identification number of each product of auction or service and store the only identifier of each buyer or seller's wireless device in order to store in above-mentioned transaction and the auction system; And

Transaction and auction process device, it is designed to be and can makes quotation or bid relevant message with that user about product or service to buyer's wireless device transmission via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and ' transmit leg ' territory of every message all comprises the only identification number of this product or service;

Above-mentioned transaction and auction process device are also further designed to such an extent that can receive the message relevant to the trading instruction of product or service with that buyer from buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, and by extracting from ' take over party ' territory of the message received and recognizing that the only identification number of this product or service determines this product or service, by from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, analyzes every message text in case definite this buyer to the trading instruction of that product or service and carry out above-mentioned trading instruction.

23, one as desired transaction and auction system in the claim 22, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction process device be designed to be can require buyer by and this transaction and auction system between message when submitting them to about first trading instruction of product or service, prove their identity to this transaction and auction system, wherein above-mentioned message is communicated to above-mentioned buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and/or another above-mentioned message is received from above-mentioned buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus.

24, a kind of as any a desired transaction and auction system in claim 22 or 23, wherein above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, and wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus and the direct communication of above-mentioned SMSC server are so that send thus respectively and receive SMS.

25, a kind of as any a desired transaction and auction system in the claim 22 to 24, wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device is designed to be this ' transmit leg ' territory that a visit identification number can be connected and the above-mentioned number that has connected is placed into every the message that sends to the buyer relevant with those products ﹠ services with the only identification number of this product or service, and above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number so that identification directly is forwarded to this message receiving apparatus from the SMS of the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system and with this SMS.

26, a kind of as any a desired transaction and auction system in the claim 22 to 25, wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.

27, conclude the business and auction system for one, comprise:

Data library device is in order to the only identifier of the wireless device that stores each buyer or seller;

Above-mentioned location registration process device is designed to be and a password can be distributed to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, and above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or buyer and receives a affirmation to above-mentioned password from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller, wherein above-mentioned password is communicated to above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and/or the above-mentioned affirmation of above-mentioned password is received from above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, above-mentioned location registration process device is designed to be can be in the account or the trading instruction that the above-mentioned affirmation of above-mentioned password are activated above-mentioned prospective buyer or seller when correct.

28, a kind of as desired transaction of claim 27 and auction system, wherein above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, and wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus and the direct communication of above-mentioned SMSC server are so that send thus respectively and receive SMS.

29, one as claim 27 or 28 desired transaction and auction systems, and wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.

30, conclude the business and auction system for one, comprise:

Message receiving apparatus receives message in order to the wireless device from prospective buyer or seller;

Data library device can be for sale and each product of auction or the only identification number of service in order to store in this transaction and the auction system; And

Transaction and auction process device, it is designed to be to send with that user to buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device makes to offer and bid relevant message about product or service institute, all comprises the only identification number of this product or service in ' transmit leg ' territory of every message.

Above-mentioned transaction and auction process device are also further designed to such an extent that can receive the message relevant to the trading instruction of product or service with that buyer from buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus, and by extracting from ' take over party ' territory of receipts message and recognizing that the only identification number of this product or service determines this product or service, by from should ' transmit leg ' territory the extracting and recognize that the only identifier of this wireless device discerns this buyer of every message, analyzes every message text in case definite this buyer to the trading instruction of that product or service and carry out above-mentioned trading instruction.

31, one as desired transaction and auction system in the claim 30, wherein above-mentioned transaction and auction process device be designed to be can require buyer by and this transaction and auction system between message when submitting them to about first trading instruction of product or service, prove their identity to this transaction and auction system, wherein above-mentioned message is communicated to above-mentioned buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned distribution of messages device, and/or another above-mentioned message is received from above-mentioned buyer's wireless device via above-mentioned message receiving apparatus.

32, a kind of as any a desired transaction and auction system in claim 30 or 31, wherein above-mentioned wireless device is the GSM equipment with SMS ability, above-mentioned wireless device provides service by a GSM network, this network comprises that a SMSC server controls and manage the SMS that mails to and receive from above-mentioned wireless device, and wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus and the direct communication of above-mentioned SMSC server are so that send thus respectively and receive SMS.

33, a kind of as any a desired transaction and auction system in the claim 30 to 32, wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device is designed to be this ' transmit leg ' territory that a visit identification number can be connected and the above-mentioned number that has connected is placed into every the message that sends to the buyer relevant with those products ﹠ services with the only identification number of this product or service, above-mentioned SMSC server adopts this visit identification number so that identification from the SMS of the wireless device that is used for above-mentioned transaction and auction system, and directly is forwarded to this message receiving apparatus with this SMS.

34, a kind of as any a desired transaction and auction system in the claim 30 to 33, wherein above-mentioned distribution of messages device and message receiving apparatus are connected to above-mentioned SMSC server via a computer network.