JP2000048099A - Server system in information service system and recording medium storing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide system capable of automatically providing information by a format enabling a user to easily respond. SOLUTION: The system is explained by a communication sequence between a server and a client A. When the client A requesting service (given below) provided from the server outputs a connection request to the server (S102), the server inspects the customer credit or the like of the client A to approve service supply (S104). Then the server starts the supply of information (S106). The service indicates the presentation of 'single article sales' for an art object or the like. The 'single article sales' for selling only one existing commodity is frequently carried out by a procedure for selling it to a bidder making a highest bid normally by an auction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information service using the Internet, and more particularly, to a system for performing automatic competitive bidding and the like using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, commercial transactions on the Internet generally involve selecting a large number of products on a homepage, putting them in a shopping basket, etc., and finally paying with a credit card or the like. It is a target. It is also common practice to confirm an order by e-mail or the like.

[0003] Ordering and ordering systems that automate these and systems for searching for desired products have also been developed.

[0004]

In order to place an order using the above-described system, it is necessary to take a procedure of searching on the net from product information and then placing an order. Information is flowing on the Internet like a flood, and it is troublesome to search for the desired product from this and search for the predetermined product, and it is difficult for people who are very free or available only on the Internet. It is rare to use such a system only when you get something you do not have.

[0005] It is an object of the present system to be able to automatically provide information in a form in which a user can easily respond.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a server system in an information service system in which a plurality of clients and at least one server are connected. A means for automatically and sequentially presenting information to the plurality of clients, a means for receiving responses to the information from the plurality of clients for a predetermined period, and a means for counting the received responses.

[0007] In such a system, an auction (auction) or the like can be automatically performed, and there is no need to always have an operator on the server side. For this reason, it is possible to sell the product using various sales modes even in a time zone such as from 8:00 at night to 1:00 at midnight, in which the user who is the client is likely to be at home. This system can also be used for automatic questionnaire counting and the like.

The server system can present, for example, a result of a successful bid, a result of a questionnaire, or the like by presenting a result of summing up the received responses after a certain period of time.

[0009] In addition, by presenting the total of the received responses when the conditions are met, for example, it is possible to sell limited quantities of commodities and the like.

[0010] In addition, by presenting the tally of the received responses as needed, information on the course of the course is presented, and in the case of auction, a bid is offered again, and in the case of a limited quantity, the remaining quantity is presented. Can increase purchasing motivation.

[0011] The server system described above is used for a computer
The present invention also includes a recording medium storing a program that can be configured by the system.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the present system.
The server 20 that performs the service of the present invention is connected via the Internet 10 to a number of clients A30 and B40 that receive the service of the present invention.

A communication sequence between the server 20 and the client A 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, when a connection request is issued to a server from a client A who wants to receive a service (described later) provided by the server (S102), the server
For example, the trust of the client of the client is checked to approve the provision of the service (S104).

Next, the server starts providing information (S106). This service is, for example, the presentation of “single item sales” of works of art and the like. Such “single item sales” for selling products that only exist one by one often takes the form of selling to the bidder with the highest price in the form of a normal auction. Such "single item sales"
The system of the present invention will be described below by taking the information provision as an example.

In such auction-type sales,
The server transmits the description of the product, the photograph, the lowest price, the payment conditions, and the like to the client A or the like as information provision (S10).
6). When reading the sent information, the client A requests the purchase and responds with the purchase price and the like (S108).

The server has a limited time for accepting this response, and counts the clients that have responded within that period and sends them to each client (S11).
0). This total information can be transmitted as appropriate within the response acceptance period. When the response acceptance period ends, this transmission information transmits information including whether or not a successful bid has been made together with the total information. Information such as a successful bid is transmitted to the winning client.

By repeating the above (S112 to S116), the auction can be performed by automatically presenting products from the server one after another.

As another service form, for example, there is a case where a product whose quantity is limited is sold. In this case, rather than taking the form of an auction, the auction is performed based on whether a predetermined number of products have been sold before the response acceptance period. When the product of the quantity is sold, the sold-out information is also transmitted as the total information. In addition, a client who has purchased a plurality of the products is notified that the products have been purchased.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the processing performed by the server 20. In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the processing of connection authentication with the client is omitted.

The server provides information by, for example, periodically rewriting the home page (S20).
2). This information provision includes the above-mentioned single item sales, limited item sales, and the like. The server accepts a response from the client to this information provision (S204). Then, the responses are totaled as needed, and the corresponding information on the home page is rewritten (S206), etc., and the totaling result is notified to the connected client. This behavior
For example, the process is performed until the condition of the quantity limitation is satisfied (S208) or the response period ends (S210). Thereby, the client side can grasp, for example, how far the price has risen in the case of an auction and how many have been sold in the case of a product limitation.

When the response period for the provided information ends, the result for the provided service is displayed (S212), and the next information is provided (S202).

The above-described information provision has been described by taking as an example the sale of a single item or the sale of a limited number of items. However, the present system can also be used for, for example, a questionnaire for a certain question or voting for a certain candidate.

The system constituted by the server and the client described above is connected via the Internet, but may be connected via another network. Further, the above-described server system and client system are configured by computer systems that execute application programs having the above-described functions.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a limited product such as "single sale" is sold on the Internet in a short time by a method of competitive bidding in which a plurality of people participate. can do.

The present invention can also be applied to systems such as questionnaires and voting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a response between a server and a client.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing in the server of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Internet 20 Server 30, 40 Client

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A server system in an information service system in which a plurality of clients and at least one server are connected, means for automatically sequentially presenting information to the plurality of clients; A server system in an information service system, comprising: means for receiving a response to the information from the client for a predetermined period; and means for counting the received responses. 2. The server system in an information service system according to claim 1, further comprising: means for presenting a result of totalizing the received responses after the predetermined period. 3. The server system in an information service system according to claim 1, wherein said server has means for presenting a total of the received responses when a condition is met. . 4. The server system in the information service system according to claim 2, wherein the server has means for presenting the total of the received responses as needed. 5. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer system to configure the server system according to claim 1. Description: