JP2001155095A - Device and method for exchanging purchase request information of secondhand article and sale application information corresponding thereto - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for exchanging secondhand article information, with which a secondhand article can be sold while defining a lot of users within a range as wide as possible as objects. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a purchase request information recording means 11 for recording purchase request information on the secondhand article, a user terminal 12 for writing the purchase request information in the purchase request information recording means 11, a dealer terminal 13 for reading and displaying the purchase request information recorded in the purchase request information recording means 11, and a transmitting means 14 for transmitting sale application information corresponding to the purchase request information from the dealer terminal 13 to the user terminal 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting and receiving used article purchase request information and sales application information for the same, and more particularly, to a user who wants to purchase a used article such as a used car. Used goods suitable for, for example, writing the desired purchase conditions such as the model and price of the used car in a database, browsing the used car dealer and providing the user with sales application information of the used car that meets the conditions. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving purchase request information and sales application information for the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, over-the-counter sales or auctions have been generally used as sales forms of used cars.

[0003]

However, in the conventional over-the-counter sales and auction, since the user has to go to the dealer's store or the auction site, only a small number of users in a relatively limited range can be targeted. There was a problem. The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an apparatus and a method for transmitting and receiving used article information capable of selling used articles to as many users as possible in a wide range are provided. The purpose is to do.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a purchase desire information recording means for recording purchase desire information on a used article;
A user terminal that writes the purchase request information in the purchase request information recording unit; a dealer terminal that reads and displays the purchase request information recorded in the purchase request information recording unit; and a sales application information for the purchase request information. Transmission means for transmitting from the dealer terminal to the user terminal (claim 1), whereby the object can be achieved.

According to the present invention, the used article is a used car (claim 2), the database is a home page of a user on the Internet, and the transmission means is an electronic mail or a facsimile machine on the Internet ( Claim 3), whereby the object can be achieved.

[0006] Further, according to the present invention, a purchase request information of a used article supplied from a user terminal is recorded in a database, the purchase request information recorded in the database is read out and displayed by a dealer terminal, and the purchase request is displayed. The sales application information of the used article corresponding to the desired information is transmitted from the dealer terminal to the user terminal (claim 4), thereby achieving the object.

According to the present invention, a user who wishes to purchase a used article inputs his / her desired purchase information such as the type and price of the desired used article from a user terminal at home, so that the user can purchase the used article. Since the sales application information of the used article meeting the conditions is sent, the user can search for the used article meeting the desired conditions while staying at home. The transfer of such information can be performed easily and at low cost by using the Internet.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an apparatus for transmitting and receiving used article purchase request information and sales application information for the used article according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a case where the present invention is applied to a used car.

As shown in FIG. 1, an apparatus 1 for transmitting desired purchase information of used articles and sales application information corresponding to the information (hereinafter, referred to as an information transfer apparatus) 1 according to the present invention is a purchase request for recording desired purchase information on used articles. Information recording means 11, a user terminal 12 for writing desired purchase information in the desired purchase information recording means 11, and a dealer terminal 13 for reading and displaying desired purchase information recorded in the desired purchase information recording means 11
And transmission means 14 for transmitting sales application information for the purchase desire information from the dealer terminal 13 to the user terminal 12.

[0010] The purchase desire information recording means 11 is, for example, a host computer, and records the purchase desire information supplied from the user terminal 12 in the database 15. The user terminal 12
For example, a personal computer at home of a user who wants to purchase a used article, and purchase information of the used article that the user wants to purchase, that is, the type, year,
Enter the degree, desired price, etc. The dealer terminal 13 is, for example, a personal computer installed in a dealer that sells used articles, and reads out and displays purchase desire information recorded in the purchase desire information recording means 11.

When there is a used article that matches the purchase desire information, the type, year, degree, and selling price of the used article are input from the dealer terminal 13 as sales application information for the used article. The transmission means 14 is communication means such as the Internet, a LAN, and a telephone line. Sales application information supplied from the dealer terminal 13 is transmitted to the user terminal 12 via the transmission means 14.

Next, a case where the used article information transfer device 1 is applied to a used car will be specifically described with reference to FIG. Here, the user terminal 12 of the end user,
It is assumed that the dealer terminal 13 of the member shop B of used car sales is connected to the Internet 15. The end user and the member store B are members of the used car sales system, and a home page 16 accessible by these members is provided on the Internet. This home page 16 is a purchase request information recording means 11 provided on a computer owned by the Internet provider.
Will be recorded.

If the end user wishes to purchase a used car, a home page 16 is called by the user terminal 12, and here the manufacturer name, car name, When the desired color, year, budget range, and other conditions are written and transmitted, the purchase request information is recorded on the provider's computer. Then, at the member store B, when trying to sell a used car, the dealer terminal 13 calls the homepage 16 and browses it.
Here, when member store B owns a used car that matches the purchase request information described on website 16,
As the sales application information 18, the used car manufacturer name, model, color, year, sales price, and, for example, dealer security,
Write the contents of the cooling-off system, inspection, appeal, etc. on the website 16 and send it.

Then, this content is transmitted to the end user's user terminal 12 by Internet e-mail 19 and displayed as dealer information 20. The e-mail 19 is sent by the sales application information transmitting means 14 of the provider. Note that the dealer information 20 can be transmitted by a facsimile machine or the like instead of the electronic mail 19.

As described above, according to the present invention, an end user who wants to purchase a used car inputs purchase desired information 17 such as a desired used car type and a desired price from the user terminal 12 at home, for example. By doing so, the dealer sends the used car sales application information 20 meeting these conditions, so that the user can search for used cars meeting the desired conditions while staying at home.

Therefore, since the user does not need to go to a used car dealer, it is possible to sell the used car to a user far from the used car dealer, and the sales of the used car are aimed at users in a wider area. Will be possible. In addition, since the dealer applies the used car information corresponding to the conditions indicated by the end user, the end user sees the information provided by the dealer as in the past, and from the information, the used car desired by the dealer is selected. It is possible to search for a used car that is closer to the conditions desired by the end user than when searching for a car.

Further, since the purchase request information 17 and the sales application information 20 are performed by using the Internet 15, it can be performed easily and at low cost. In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to a used car. However, the present invention is not limited to a used car and can be applied to sales of various used articles such as watches.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A user who wishes to purchase a used article inputs purchase desired information such as the type and price of the desired used article from a user terminal at home, for example, and the dealer applies for a sale of the used article meeting the conditions. Since the information is sent, the user can search for used articles that meet his / her desired conditions while staying at home. Therefore, it becomes possible to sell used articles for users in a wider area, and to search for used articles that are closer to the user's conditions. In addition, the above-mentioned transmission and reception of information can be performed easily and at low cost by using the Internet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an apparatus for transmitting and receiving used article purchase request information and sales application information for the same according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the sale of a used car.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Transferring Device 11 Purchase Information Recording Means 12 User Terminal 14 Transmission Means 15 Internet 16 Home Page 17 Purchase Information 18 Dealer Terminal 19 E-mail

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A purchase request information recording means for recording purchase request information on a used article, a user terminal for writing the purchase request information in the purchase request information recording means, and the user terminal recorded in the purchase request information recording means. A dealer terminal for reading and displaying the purchase request information; and a transmission unit for transmitting sales application information for the purchase request information from the dealer terminal to the user terminal. A device for sending and receiving sales application information. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the used article is a used car. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the used article is a used car. 3. The purchase request information of a used article according to claim 1, wherein the database is a home page of a user on the Internet, and the transmission unit is an e-mail or a facsimile machine on the Internet. And how to send and receive sales application information. 4. A purchase request information of a used article supplied from a user terminal is recorded in a database, the purchase request information recorded in the database is read out and displayed by a dealer terminal, and the purchase request information is corresponded. And a method for transmitting and receiving sales request information for a used article and sales application information for the used article, wherein the sales application information for the used article is transmitted from the dealer terminal to the user terminal.