JP2001243405A - Method, device, and server for electronic auction, computer-readable recording medium with recorded program, and bidder, client for electronic auction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic auction method which allows a seller and a buyer to efficiently have an electronic auction, enables the buyer side to takes the initiative in the electronic auction for a desired article, and also enables the owner of the article to sell it according to the auction. SOLUTION: A server for electronic auction has a bid acceptance step wherein an electronic auction is opened and articles are bidden for more than once, a notification step which notifies a buyer client determined in the bid acceptance step of the determination of the bid acceptance, and an application step wherein the buyer client notified in the notification step specifies conveyance conditions of the successfully bidden article and applies for it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic auction method and an electronic auction system, an electronic auction server and a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, and an electronic auction bidder suitable for use in an electronic transaction system. About the client.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, trading of commodities on the Internet has become active. As one form of the commodity transaction through the Internet, there is an auction-type electronic transaction. This e-auction on the Internet
An electronic auction similar to a normal auction is performed by each electronic auction participant using a computer terminal connected to the Internet.

[0003]

However, in electronic auction-type transactions, the transaction may not be completed at the seller's desired price or the product may remain unsold. In such a case, the seller sets the desired amount again. However, such a price setting is not always effective for both sellers and buyers.

[0004] For example, if the set price is too low, the product may be sold at a price too low for the seller, or conversely, if the set price is too high, the electronic auction may not be established again. As a result, the electronic auction cannot be efficiently performed. Further, in such an electronic auction-type transaction, the seller side is the main entity, and the buyer side has no choice but to wait for the desired product to be exhibited in the electronic auction, and the buyer obtains the desired product when he wants it. There is a problem that is difficult.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and in an electronic auction, both sellers and buyers are provided with a plurality of electronic auctions in stages, and an electronic auction is performed at each stage. You can sell for a valid amount,
An electronic auction method using the Internet, an electronic auction system, an electronic auction server, and an electronic auction, in which a buyer performs an electronic auction of a desired product as a main body, and a seller of the product can sell according to the situation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable storage medium used for a bidder client and an electronic auction server.

[0006]

Therefore, an electronic auction method according to the present invention provides a method for connecting a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. Wherein the electronic auction server notifies the buyer client determined in the successful bid step of the successful bid step by holding an electronic auction and bidding on the product. A notification step and an application step in which the purchaser client notified in the notification step specifies the transport condition of the successful bid product, the successful bid step includes at least a primary upper limit price and a primary lower limit price for the primary product group. A primary display step in which an electronic auction server displays primary bid conditions including Based on the primary bid conditions obtained in the display step, a primary bid step in which a plurality of bidders client notifies the bid price within the time limit to the electronic auction for the server, the server for electronic auction,
A secondary display step of displaying a secondary bidding condition including at least a secondary upper limit price and a secondary lower limit price for a secondary product group that has not been awarded in the primary bidding step in the primary product group; A secondary bidding step in which a plurality of bidder clients notify the electronic auction server of a bid price within a time limit based on the secondary bidding conditions obtained in the display step; A tertiary display step of displaying at least a tertiary bidding condition including at least a tertiary lower limit price for a tertiary commodity group that has not been awarded in the secondary bidding step in the commodity group; A plurality of bidder clients are configured to include a tertiary bidding step of notifying a bid price to an electronic auction server within a time limit based on a secondary bidding condition. It is set to (claim 1).

The application step includes a charge presenting step in which the electronic auction server automatically calculates a packing charge of the successful bid product according to the packing form and presents a plurality of charges to the purchaser client; The purchaser client may be configured to include a selection step of selecting one charge from a plurality of charges presented in the charge presentation step (claim 2).

[0008] The electronic auction method of the present invention comprises:
An electronic auction method performed between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network, wherein the electronic auction server includes a plurality of bidders. A notification step of notifying a client of a desired product name, a price competition step in which a plurality of bidder clients perform price competition on the purchase desired product name notified in the notification step, and an electronic auction server performs a price competition step. And a sales intention displaying step in which the owner who actually owns the real product having the name of the product desired to be purchased displays the intention to sell the real product. (Claim 3). An electronic auction system of the present invention is an electronic auction system that is held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network, An electronic auction server displays bidding conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for a group of products to a plurality of bidder clients, and repeatedly performs an electronic auction requesting input of a bid price within a time limit. And the winning product is determined based on a predetermined transport condition.
From the original storage location to the buyer client of the winning product,
It is configured to be directly conveyed (claim 4).

Further, the electronic auction server of the present invention is an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. An electronic auction server used, which includes a product information holding unit that holds information about a product to be submitted for electronic auction, a bidder information holding unit that holds information about a plurality of bidder clients, and a product information holding unit. Based on the information on the product and the information on the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information holding unit, a plurality of bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price are displayed for a plurality of products to determine a winning product. Electronic auction execution unit and electronic auction execution unit For the specified successful bid product, it is configured to automatically calculate the packing fee according to the packing form and provide the calculated fee information to the purchaser client of the winning product. (Claim 5).

[0010] Further, a computer-readable storage medium storing the program of the present invention is provided between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. A computer used for an electronic auction server used in an electronic auction held at a computer, a product information holding unit that holds information about products to be put up for an electronic auction, and a bidder that holds information about a plurality of bidder clients Based on the information holding unit, the information on the product in the product information holding unit, and the information on the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information holding unit, a plurality of bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for the plurality of products are provided. Display the following to determine the winning product The auction execution unit and the electronic auction execution unit automatically calculate the packing fee according to the packing form for the successful bid product determined, and present the calculated fee information to the buyer client of the successful bid product. A program for functioning as a fee presentation unit is recorded (claim 6).

The electronic auction bidder client of the present invention is an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. An electronic auction bidder client for an auction, wherein a product information display unit for displaying information on a product to be exhibited in an electronic auction possessed by the electronic auction server, and authentication information for identifying the bidder client. An authentication information transmitting unit for transmitting to the electronic auction server, and a price transmitting unit for transmitting a desired purchase price of the product to the electronic auction server based on the information on the product displayed on the product information display unit.
A successful bid notification receiving unit for receiving a successful bid determination notification possessed by the electronic auction server, transportation for transmitting the packing fee information according to the packaging form of the successful bid product, and transport conditions for the successful bid product to the electronic auction server. The present invention is characterized by comprising a condition transmitting section (claim 7).

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (A) Description of First Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic auction system 4 to which the present invention is applied. The electronic auction system 4 shown in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c,
The electronic auction server 1 is held between each of the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c and the electronic auction server 1 connected via the network 3, and the electronic auction server 1 and the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c are held. 2c
, Viewer clients 2d to 2f, and network 3
It is composed of

Here, the bidder clients 2a to 2c
Is connected to the electronic auction server 1 via the network 3 and makes a bid based on information from the electronic auction server 1. further,
A purchaser client is determined from these bidder clients 2a to 2c. The bidder clients 2a to 2c exhibit this function by, for example, a personal computer (not shown). The bidder clients 2a to 2c connect to the Internet using a personal computer, access the electronic auction server 1, and acquire information from the electronic auction server 1.

The electronic auction server 1 is connected to a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2a via a network 3.
2c and a plurality of bidder clients 2a-2
For c, a bidding condition including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for the product group is displayed, and a plurality of electronic auctions requesting the input of a bidding price within the time limit are performed, and a winning product is determined. Are directly transported from the original storage location to the purchaser client of the successful bid product based on predetermined transport conditions. The electronic auction server 1 uses, for example, a personal computer (with a display) or a workstation (not shown).

The viewer clients 2d to 2f will be described later in a second embodiment. Further, the system configuration in FIG. 1 is the same in a second embodiment described later. Thereby, the electronic auction server 1 and the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2a
An electronic auction is carried out with c.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the electronic auction server 1. The electronic auction server 1 shown in FIG. 2 includes a product information storage unit 5, a bidder information storage unit 6, It comprises an electronic auction execution section 7 and a charge presentation section 8. This product information holding unit 5
This holds information on commodities to be exhibited in the electronic auction.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of product information stored in the product information storage unit 5, and includes "product 1" to "product 1" shown in FIG. 4 "is a product to be exhibited in an electronic auction, for example, a case of a new or old or used commercial amusement device, a board mounted on the case, and the like. Further, the product information holding unit 5 holds information such as a product number, a manufacturer name, a state, an electronic auction end time, and a bid price range. The function of the product information holding unit 5 is, for example, a memory of a personal computer or a work station,
It is exerted by a PU (hereinafter, not shown) or the like.

Although not shown in FIG. 3A, the information of each product includes weight, volume,
Information such as the shape is also included, and a charge presentation unit 8 described later is provided.
It is used for calculation of transport / transportation charges in the office. And
The bidder information holding unit 6 (see FIG. 2) holds information on a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c, and as described later, an authentication information transmitting unit for each of the bidder clients 2a to 2c. 10 (see FIG. 6), information on the bidder clients 2a to 2c, such as names, country names, e-mail addresses, and member numbers. Similarly, the function of the bidder information holding unit 6 is the same as the memory of the personal computer or the work station,
U and others.

Further, the electronic auction execution unit 7 includes information on the product in the product information holding unit 5 and a plurality of bidder clients 2 a to 2 in the bidder information holding unit 6.
Based on the information on c, a plurality of bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price are displayed for a plurality of products, and a winning product is determined. This function is also exerted by a personal computer, a memory of a workstation, a CPU, and the like, like the product information holding unit 5 and the bidder information holding unit 6.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a multi-order electronic auction according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The primary to tertiary auctions shown in FIG. 4 are sequentially executed, and for each electronic auction, the upper limit bid price (upper limit price), the lower limit bid price (lower limit price), the registration display period, and the like. Is set. here,
The primary auction (today's electronic auction) is the first electronic auction for each product,
Within the time limit, only one price can be bid within the range of the upper and lower price ranges set in advance. The upper and lower prices are 200% of the seller's desired price and 1%.
It is set to 00%.

If at least one bidder client of the bidder clients 2a to 2c receives a bid within the range between the upper limit price and the lower limit price after the lapse of the time limit, the highest bid price is sent to the bidder client who has bid. The bid is awarded, and the electronic auction for this product ends at the primary auction. Also, the seller's desired price of 200
If the bid at the maximum price such as% is made, the primary auction ends even before the time limit of the primary auction elapses, and the product is awarded to the bidder client who bid at the maximum price. Is done.

Further, if no bid is made within the range of the upper limit price to the lower limit price even after the time limit of the primary auction elapses, the primary auction for the product is terminated and the secondary auction (stock electronic auction) ). That is, if no successful bidder is found for the primary auction, the unsold product is registered as a secondary auction product, and the secondary auction is executed for the product. In this case, the upper limit price is 99% of the seller's desired price, etc., and the lower limit price is 60 to 8
It is set to 0%, for example, and is set lower than the bid limit price of the primary auction. Therefore, it is easier to make a successful bid than in the primary auction. Also, in this case, each of the bidder clients 2a to 2a
The number of bidding of c can be up to two.

If a price within the bid price range is not input in this case, a successful bid is determined, and the electronic auction for this product ends with a secondary auction.
On the other hand, in this secondary auction, if a successful bid is not made within the bid limit price, the product is shifted to a tertiary auction (disposal electronic auction).

That is, if no successful bidder is found for the secondary auction, the products that have not been awarded are 3
It is registered as a product for the next auction, and a tertiary auction is executed for these products. In this case, the lower limit price is set to 50% of the seller's desired price, and the upper limit price is set to none, making it easier to make a successful bid than in the secondary auction.

The bidder client who has won the highest price within the range of the bid limit price is determined as the successful bidder. If the successful bid is not made in this tertiary auction, the product information is retained. It is deleted from the information of the unit 5. Then, the charge presenting unit 8 (see FIG. 2) automatically calculates a packing fee according to the packing form for the successful bid product determined by the electronic auction execution unit 7,
The calculated fee information is presented to the purchaser client of the successful bid product. Similarly, the function of the fee presenting unit 8 is realized by a CPU, a memory, and the like.

That is, the fee presenting section 8 collects information on information (weight, volume, shape, etc.) relating to packaging of the bidding product from the product information holding section 5, and bidder clients 2a to 2c who have bidding on the product. To be presented. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing information presented by the fee presenting unit 8 according to the first embodiment, and shows an example of a fee of a successful bid product. The product number, manufacturer name, product name,
In addition to the quantity, condition, volume / weight, successful bid price, etc., several patterns of fees are presented for a payment method, a transport method, and a packing method, and as described later, the successful bid notification receiving unit 12 of the bidder clients 2a to 2c. And the transfer condition transmitting unit 13.

The electronic auction server described above.
The functions of the merchandise information holding unit 6, the electronic auction execution unit 7, the fee presenting unit 8, and the like in 1 are performed by a computer (computer;
This is realized by the CPU reading and operating a program stored in a recording medium of a disk device (not shown).

The method of installing this program in the electronic auction server 1 is described in, for example,
It is installed on a fixed disk of a personal computer using a recording medium such as a ROM and a floppy (registered trademark) disk. Also, the electronic auction server 1
Is configured by a workstation, there is a method of installing using a magnetic recording device.

As a result, a plurality of bidder clients 2a
Used for the electronic auction server 1 used for an electronic auction held between the electronic auction server 1 and the electronic auction server 1 connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients 2 a to 2 c via the network 3. A computer is used to hold a product information holding unit 6 that holds information about a product to be exhibited in an electronic auction, a bidder information holding unit 6 that holds information about a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c, and a product in the product information holding unit 5. Based on the information and the information on the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information holding unit 6, bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for a plurality of products are displayed in a plurality of orders to determine a winning product. The electronic auction execution unit 7 and the winning bid determined by the electronic auction execution unit 7 For, automatically calculates the packaging fee in accordance with the packing form, the calculated fee information, fee presentation unit 8 to be presented to the purchaser client of the successful bid commodity
It is configured as a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded to function as a computer.

Next, the bidder clients 2a to 2c will be described. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the bidder clients 2a to 2c.
“c” includes a product information display unit 9, an authentication information transmission unit 10, a price transmission unit 11, a successful bid notification reception unit 12, and a transport condition transmission unit 13, respectively. The product information display unit 9 displays information on products to be exhibited in an electronic auction that the electronic auction server 1 has.

Specifically, the bidder clients 2a-2
The product information display section 9 shown in FIG. 3C is configured by a personal computer monitor device (hereinafter, not shown) or the like so that its function is exhibited.
Item information to be exhibited in the electronic auction shown in (a) is displayed. This product information is the same as the information held in the product information holding unit 5 in the electronic auction server 1, and includes a product number, a manufacturer name, a quantity, a state, an end time of the electronic auction, a bid price range, a successful bid. Information such as information and results are displayed.

The authentication information transmitting unit 10 transmits authentication information for identifying the bidder clients 2a to 2c to the electronic auction server 1, and is connected to the electronic auction server 1, When participating in the auction, the information of the bidder client itself is transmitted to the electronic auction server 1 (see FIG. 7). As the information transmitted by the authentication information transmitting unit 10, for a non-member, a country name, an E-MAIL address, a password set by the user, and the like are input.

Here, the function of the authentication information transmitting unit 10 is realized by input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse (hereinafter, not shown) of a personal computer. In addition, information on the holding of the electronic auction is obtained from a magazine or a homepage, and the bidder client 2a to
2c is participating. The authentication information transmitted by the authentication information transmitting unit 10 is held in the bidder information holding unit 6 of the electronic auction server 1, and the second and subsequent bidder clients 2a to 2c have their membership numbers (Membership No. ) Is issued and the next time you can log in by entering your membership number (Membership No.) and password.

The price transmitting unit 11 transmits a desired purchase price of the product to the electronic auction server 1 based on the information on the product displayed on the product information display unit 9. The function is realized by inputting into the bid control box in the display shown in FIG. 3B using an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse.

Specifically, the bidder clients 2a-2
3C, if there is a desired product in the product information shown in FIG. 3A, a desired product number or a product name and its quantity are entered in a control box shown in FIG. 3B using a keyboard and a mouse. A bid price corresponding to the input is entered by using a keyboard and a mouse, and the bid is transmitted by clicking a bid execution shown in FIG. 3B.

The successful bid notification receiving unit 12 receives the successful bid determination notification held by the electronic auction server 1, and more specifically, the time limit in the bid control box shown in FIG. After a lapse, success / failure and the like are displayed for the bid result. The function of the successful bid notification receiving unit 12 is C
This is realized by a data receiving unit (not shown) for receiving data from the network 3 in addition to the PU, the memory, and the like.

Then, the transport condition transmitting unit 13 transmits to the electronic auction server 1 packing fee information according to the packing form of the successful bid product and transport conditions for the successful bid product, as shown in FIG. A desired transport / packing condition is selected from the transport / packing conditions shown and transmitted to the electronic auction server 1. The function of the transfer condition transmitting unit 13 is realized by input devices such as a mouse and a keyboard for inputting transfer conditions, a CPU, a memory, and a data transmitting unit (not shown) for transmitting data to the network 3. You.

Hereinafter, the operation of the electronic auction system of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, a desired electronic auction is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 9 by each of the bidder clients 2a to 2c, and in a step A1 (primary auction), the electronic auction server 1 causes a primary merchandise group (primary auction). Primary bidding conditions including at least the primary upper limit price (upper limit price in the primary auction) and the primary lower limit price (lower limit price in the primary auction) for the displayed product are displayed on the electronic auction server 1 (1). Next display step). That is, display is performed on the product information to be exhibited in the primary auction shown in FIG.

Then, a plurality of bidder clients 2a-
In 2c, based on the primary bidding condition obtained in the primary display step, the electronic auction server 1
The bid price will be notified within the time limit and a sales contract will be made (1
Next bidding step). If there is a bid within the bid price range, the process proceeds to step A2 via the YES route, and the purchaser client determined in the successful bid step is notified of the determination of the successful bid (notification step).

For example, if the bidder client 2a is
In the bid control box shown in (b), for the products (“product 1” and “product 3”) desired to be purchased,
Assuming that bids for 590,000 yen and 680,000 yen are made, respectively, and that the price bid for the “product 1” is the highest price after the time limit has passed, the electronic auction server 1 sends the bidder client 2a On the other hand, it is notified that the product 1 has been awarded, and the bidder client 2a clicks the successful bid confirmation button indicated by B in the bid control box of FIG.

Then, in step A8, the notified purchaser client specifies the transport condition of the successful bid product (application step). Further, the electronic auction server 1 automatically calculates the packing fee of the successful bid product according to the packing form, and presents a plurality of charges to the purchaser client 2a (charge presenting step). The purchaser client selects one charge from the plurality of charges presented as above (selection step).

As described above, in response to the notification, the successful bid notification receiving section 12 of the purchaser client 2a inputs the transport conditions, packing conditions, and the like for the successful bid product. Then, the electronic auction server 1 actually conveys the goods to the purchaser client based on the transfer conditions and packing conditions selected by the purchaser client from the transfer condition transmitting unit 13, and the process ends. .

In step A1, if no successful bid is made, the process proceeds to step A3 (secondary auction) via the NO route, and the electronic auction server 1 selects a primary product group (primary auction item) from the group. At 1
A secondary bidding condition including at least a secondary upper limit price and a secondary lower limit price is displayed for a secondary product group (secondary auction exhibition product) that has not been awarded in the next bidding step (secondary display step).

That is, a product that has not been awarded within the time limit of the primary auction is regarded as a product for sale in the secondary auction (electronic inventory auction), and the lower limit price of the secondary auction (from 60% to 80%).
The setting is set in the bid price range of the upper limit price (99% or less) and is notified to the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c as the secondary auction commodity.

Then, a plurality of bidder clients 2a-
In step 2c, a bid price is notified to the electronic auction server 1 within the time limit based on the secondary bidding conditions obtained in the secondary display step (second bidding step), and the product is bid. . Then, if a bid is made within a bid range and a time limit set for the secondary auction item among the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c, a bid is determined for the buyer client who has bid the highest price. (Step A4), and in Step A8, the purchaser client notified in the notification step specifies the transport condition of the successful bid product, and the process ends.

Subsequently, in step A3, if there is no bid within the bid price range even after the time limit has elapsed, NO
The process proceeds to step A5 (third auction) through the route. Then, in the electronic auction server 1, 2
A tertiary bidding condition including at least a tertiary lower limit price is displayed for a tertiary merchandise group (tertiary auction exhibition commodity) that has not been awarded in the secondary bidding step in the next commodity group (secondary auction exhibition commodity). (Tertiary display step).

Then, a plurality of bidder clients 2a-
In 2c, a bid price is notified to the electronic auction server 1 within the time limit based on the tertiary bidding condition obtained in the tertiary display step (tertiary bidding step). In this case, the lower limit range of the bid price is 50% of the seller's desired price, and the upper limit range is not set. If the bidder client 2a to 2c exceeds the lower limit range, the bidder client 2a to 2c But bidding is possible.

Then, a plurality of bidder clients 2a-
In 2c, if a bid is made within the bid range and time limit set for the tertiary auction item,
The buyer client who has bid the highest price is notified of the determination of the successful bid (step A6). Further, in step A8, the buyer client notified in the notification step specifies the transport condition of the successful bid product,
The process ends.

If no successful bid is made in step A6, the result is deleted from the list in step A7 via the NO route, and the process is terminated. In this way, according to the electronic auction system 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of electronic auctions are set, and the bidding price range of the electronic auction is gradually increased for products for which the electronic auction has not been established. , There is an advantage that the electronic auction can be operated efficiently.

Further, since the inventory of the products can be reduced, there is an advantage that the space such as a warehouse for storing the products can be reduced, and the cost required for storage can be reduced. In addition, since complicated shape data is input, the packing fee and transport fee are automatically calculated for each of a plurality of patterns, so complicated calculations are not required, and the transport time can be further reduced. In addition, since the purchaser can select a plurality of patterns from the transport and packing conditions and the amount corresponding to each, there is an advantage that a more useful pattern can be selected.

(B) Description of the Second Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the electronic auction system 4 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from this mode is that a plurality of purchasers who desire a certain product set the desired purchase price of the product by electronic auction, and the product holder who actually has the product checks the status of the electronic auction. Therefore, when the amount of money that is willing to be sold is reached, the owner of the product can voluntarily conduct an electronic auction, such as selling the product.

That is, the electronic auction system 4 of the present embodiment is the same as the electronic auction system shown in FIG. 1, and includes an electronic auction server 1, a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c, and a viewer client 2.
d to 2f and a network 3. Here, as described later, the viewer clients (clients holding the products) 2d to 2f do not make a bid but view the status of the electronic auction and sell the products owned by themselves. That is. The configuration of the viewer clients 2d to 3f is almost the same as the configuration of the bidder clients 2a to 2c shown in FIG.

Other configurations of the electronic auction system 4 in the present embodiment are the same as those of the electronic auction system of the first embodiment, and those having the same reference numerals as those described above are the same. , Or have the same function, and a duplicate description will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the electronic auction server 1 is configured to notify a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c of a desired product for purchase.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of purchase desired product information according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c are connected to the electronic auction server 1.
In response to the request, the electronic auction server 1 notifies the user of the name of the product desired to be purchased with purchase desired product information shown in FIG. The product you would like to purchase in this case is “Product 5”,
"Product 6" and "Product 7" are shown.

Then, a plurality of bidder clients 2a-
2c, price competition is performed on the name of the desired product notified by the electronic auction server 1. That is, a plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c
If the user wants to purchase the notified product to be purchased, the user bids on the product using the bid control box shown in FIG. 12A to compete for price.

The electronic auction server 1 transmits the status of the price competition to the network 3 with respect to the status of the bidding. That is, the status of the bidding by the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c is reflected by the electronic auction server 1 on the "current highest bid price" of the purchase desired product information shown in FIG. 2c.

At this time, an unspecified number of viewer clients 2d to 2f other than the purchaser also browse the purchase desired product information shown in FIG. The owner of the product will display an intention to sell a real product. In other words, if the browsing client who actually owns the product among the browsing clients 2d to 2f browses the status of the electronic auction and determines that the product may be sold, the electronic auction is notified. Server 1
The client with the highest bid at that point wins the purchase right.

Hereinafter, the operation of the subscriber terminal device of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, step B1
Then, in the electronic auction server 1, a plurality of bidder clients are notified of the names of the products desired to be purchased (notification step). Then, in step B2, price competition is performed by the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c with respect to the purchase desired product name notified in the notification step using the bid control box shown in FIG. Price competition step). That is, in the bidder client 2a, the price offer (A) is made, and in the bidder client 2b, the price offer (B) is made, and thereafter, the price at this time is made by the bidder client 2c. Presentation (C) is performed.

Then, in step B3, the state of the price competition by the plurality of bidder clients 2a to 2c at this time is determined by the electronic auction server 1 by the bidder clients 2a to 2c and the viewer clients 2d to 2f.
And has been communicated to. Then, in step B4, if it is considered that the viewer client 2e who is browsing the electronic auction may sell the electronic auction at the highest offered price (the price (C) by the bidder client 2c) at this time, By using the control box for browsing shown in FIG.
, The bidder client 2c is determined as the purchaser and the viewer client 2e is determined as the seller, and the process is terminated.

As described above, according to the electronic auction system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the client desiring to purchase voluntarily conducts the electronic auction,
Since the seller of the product sells based on the situation of the electronic auction, the buyer can obtain the product at the most desired time and sell the product in a more advantageous manner for the seller There are advantages that can be done.

(C) Others In each of the above-described embodiments, items to be exhibited in the electronic auction are not limited to business-use amusement devices, but are used for various products. The upper and lower bid prices and the time limit are not limited to only the values in the embodiment, and can be set arbitrarily.
Further, the configuration may be such that the upper limit price is not set.

Further, in the first embodiment, the electronic auction is set up to the tertiary auction, but the multi-order electronic auction may be set up to the quaternary auction, for example. Further, the electronic auction server 1 may include a monitor device for displaying information used in the electronic auction, such as information in the product information holding unit 5, and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and its modifications, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0064]

As described in detail above, according to the electronic auction method of the present invention, the electronic auction server
A bidding step in which an electronic auction is held to bid on the product, a notification step for notifying the buyer client determined in the bidding step of the successful bid, and a buyer client notified in the notification step winning the bid. It has an application step to specify the transportation conditions of the product,
A primary display step in which the electronic auction server displays a primary bidding condition including at least a primary upper limit price and a primary lower limit price for the primary merchandise group;
A primary bidding step in which a plurality of bidder clients notify the electronic auction server of a bid price within a time limit based on the primary bidding conditions obtained in the next display step; A secondary product group that has not been awarded in the primary bidding step in the next product group includes at least a secondary upper limit price and a secondary lower limit price 2
Based on the secondary display step for displaying the next bidding condition and the secondary bidding condition obtained in the secondary display step, a plurality of bidder clients notify the electronic auction server of the bidding price within the time limit. A secondary bidding step and a tertiary bidding in which the electronic auction server includes at least a tertiary upper limit price and a tertiary lower limit price for a tertiary product group that has not been awarded in the secondary bidding step in the secondary product group Based on the tertiary display step of displaying the conditions and the tertiary bid conditions obtained in the tertiary display step, a plurality of bidder clients notify the electronic auction server of the bid price within the time limit. Since it is configured with a bidding step, the range of the bidding price of the electronic auction is gradually lowered for products for which the electronic auction has not been established. Because, effectively there is an advantage of being able to operate the electronic auction.

According to the electronic auction method of the present invention, in the application step, the electronic auction server automatically calculates a packing fee of the winning product according to the packing form, and provides a plurality of fees to the purchaser client. A fee presentation step to be presented to the customer and a selection step for the buyer client to select one of the fees presented in the fee presentation step. Since the data of (1) and (2) are input, the packing and the transportation / transportation fee are calculated for each of a plurality of patterns, so that complicated calculations are not required, and the transportation time can be further shortened. For the buyer, it is possible to set from the transport and packing conditions of multiple patterns and the amount corresponding to each, so the purchaser can compare There is an advantage of being able to select a pattern, which is a benefit.

According to the electronic auction method of the present invention, an electronic auction method is performed between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. An electronic auction server informing a plurality of bidder clients of desired product names of the plurality of bidder clients, and a plurality of bidder clients competing for prices of the desired products in the notification step. A price competition step, a communication step in which the electronic auction server communicates the status of the price competition in the price competition step on the network, and an owner who actually owns the real product having the name of the product desired to be purchased sells the real product. It is configured with a sales will display step for displaying a will Therefore, the bidder client notifies the buyer of the desired product, multiple bidder clients conduct price competition, and the owner of the desired product determines the will of the product based on the price competition situation. The buyer can voluntarily announce the name of the product he / she wants to purchase, and based on that, the client who wants to purchase the product will voluntarily conduct an e-auction to sell the product, The advantage that the product owner sells based on the situation, so that the buyer can get the product at the most desired time, and also sell the product in a more advantageous way for the seller (Claim 3).

According to the electronic auction system of the present invention, an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. An electronic auction server, wherein an electronic auction server displays bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for a group of products to a plurality of bidder clients, and requests input of a bid price within a time limit. The auction is configured to be performed multiple times to determine the winning product, and the winning product is directly transported from the original storage location to the buyer client of the winning product based on predetermined transport conditions. , So multiple e-auctions are set and e-auctions are completed Since the stepwise lower the range of the bid price of the electronic auction for which was not commodity, effectively there is an advantage of being able to operate the electronic auction.

Further, according to the electronic auction server of the present invention, an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. An electronic auction server used for an auction, which is a product information holding unit that holds information about a product to be put up for an electronic auction, a bidder information holding unit that holds information about a plurality of bidder clients, and a product information storage. Based on the information about the product in the section and the information about the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information holding section, a plurality of bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price are displayed for a plurality of products, and the winning product is displayed. Electronic auction execution unit to determine and electronic auction execution For the successful bid commodity, which is determined by,
Since it is configured with a charge presenting unit that automatically calculates a packing fee according to the packing form and presents the calculated fee information to a purchaser client of a successful bid product, a multi-order electronic auction is provided. Is set, and the range of the bidding price of the electronic auction is gradually reduced for the products for which the electronic auction has not been established. Therefore, there is an advantage that the electronic auction can be operated efficiently.

A computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded is held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. A computer used for an electronic auction server used for an electronic auction, a product information holding unit for holding information about a product for sale in the electronic auction, and a bidder information holding unit for holding information about a plurality of bidder clients And information on the product in the product information storage unit and information on the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information storage unit,
An electronic auction execution unit that displays bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for a plurality of products over multiple orders to determine a winning product, and for a winning product determined by the electronic auction execution unit, The advantage is that electronic auctions can be carried out efficiently, since the corresponding packing fee is automatically calculated and the calculated fee information is made to function as a fee presenting unit that presents it to the buyer client of the successful bid product. There is.

According to the electronic auction bidder client of the present invention, a plurality of bidder clients are
An electronic auction bidder client in an electronic auction held between each of a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected via a network, and listing in an electronic auction possessed by the electronic auction server A product information display unit for displaying information on the product to be provided, an authentication information transmitting unit for transmitting authentication information for identifying a bidder client to the electronic auction server, and information on the product displayed on the product information display unit. A price transmitting unit that transmits a desired purchase price of a product to the electronic auction server, a successful bid notification receiving unit that receives a notification of a successful bid determination that the electronic auction server has, and packing according to a packing form of the winning product. Electronic auction of fee information and transport conditions for the winning product Since it is configured to include a transport condition transmitting unit that transmits to use server efficiently is advantageous perform the electronic auction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic auction system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an electronic auction server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a product information storage unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
(B) is a diagram showing an example of a bid control box according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a multi-order electronic auction according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing information presented by a fee presentation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a bidder client according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing information input in an authentication information notification unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an electronic auction method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen display according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of the electronic auction system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of product information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12A is a diagram showing an example of a bid control box according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a viewing control box according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a flowchart of the electronic auction system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic auction server 2a-2c Bidder client (purchase applicant) 2d-2f Browser client (product holder) 3 Network 4 Electronic auction system 5 Product information holding unit 6 Bidder information holding unit 7 Electronic auction execution unit 8 Charge presentation section 9 Product information display section 10 Authentication information transmission section 11 Price transmission section 12 Successful bid notification reception section 13 Transport condition transmission section 14 Electronic auction viewer

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An electronic auction method performed between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network, the electronic auction method comprising: A bidding step in which the server holds the electronic auction and bids for the product; a notification step of notifying the buyer client determined in the bidding step of the decision of the bidding; and a notification in the notifying step The purchaser client has an application step of designating the transfer condition of the winning product, and the winning bid step includes a primary bidding condition including at least a primary upper limit price and a primary lower limit price for the primary product group, A primary display step displayed by the electronic auction server; and a primary entry obtained in the primary display step. A primary bidding step in which the plurality of bidder clients notify the electronic auction server of a bid price within a time limit based on the bill condition; 2 including at least a secondary upper limit price and a secondary lower limit price for the secondary product group that has not been awarded in the primary bidding step
A secondary display step of displaying the next bidding condition; and the plurality of bidder clients bidding on the electronic auction server within the time limit based on the secondary bidding condition obtained in the secondary display step. A secondary bidding step of notifying a price, wherein the electronic auction server includes at least a tertiary lower limit price for a tertiary product group that has not been awarded in the secondary bidding step in the secondary product group. A tertiary display step for displaying a bid condition; and the plurality of bidder clients sending a bid price to the electronic auction server within a time limit based on the tertiary bid condition obtained in the tertiary display step. An electronic auction method, comprising: a third bidding step of notifying a third bid. 2. The application step, wherein the electronic auction server automatically calculates a packing fee of the successful bid product in accordance with the packing form, and presents a plurality of fees to the purchaser client. And a selecting step for the purchaser client to select one fee from the plurality of fees presented in the fee presenting step.
The electronic auction method according to claim 1. 3. An electronic auction method performed between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network, the electronic auction method comprising: A notifying step in which the server notifies the plurality of bidder clients of desired product names, and a price competition step in which the plurality of bidder clients compete for the desired product names notified in the notifying step. The electronic auction server transmits the status of the price competition in the price competition step to the network, and the owner who actually owns the real product having the desired product name is the real product. Characterized by comprising a sales will display step of displaying a sales will
Electronic auction method. 4. An electronic auction system held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network, the electronic auction system comprising: The server performs a plurality of electronic auctions for the plurality of bidder clients, displaying bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for the product group and requesting input of a bid price within a time limit, The successful bid product is configured to be determined, and the successful bid product is configured to be directly transported from an original storage location to a purchaser client of the successful bid product based on predetermined transport conditions. An electronic auction system, characterized by: 5. An electronic auction server used for an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. A product information holding unit that holds information about a product to be exhibited in the electronic auction; a bidder information holding unit that holds information about the plurality of bidder clients; and information about the product in the product information holding unit. An electronic device for displaying a plurality of bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for the plurality of products and determining a winning product based on the information on the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information holding unit. An auction execution unit, and the successful bid product determined by the electronic auction execution unit And a charge presenting unit for automatically calculating a packing fee according to the packing form, and presenting the calculated fee information to a purchaser client of the successful bid product. , Electronic auction server. 6. An electronic auction server used for an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. A computer to be used, a product information holding unit for holding information on a product to be exhibited in the electronic auction, a bidder information holding unit for holding information on the plurality of bidder clients, and the product in the product information holding unit. On the basis of the information about the plurality of bidder clients in the bidder information holding unit and the bid conditions including at least an upper limit price and a lower limit price for the plurality of products, and The electronic auction execution unit to be determined, and the electronic auction execution unit determines A program for automatically calculating a packing fee according to the packing form for the obtained successful bid product and functioning as a fee presenting unit for presenting the calculated fee information to a purchaser client of the winning bid product. Computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded. 7. An electronic auction bidder client in an electronic auction held between a plurality of bidder clients and an electronic auction server connected to each of the plurality of bidder clients via a network. A product information display unit for displaying information on a product to be exhibited in the electronic auction which the electronic auction server has; and authentication information for transmitting authentication information for identifying a bidder client to the electronic auction server. A transmitting unit; a price transmitting unit that transmits a desired purchase price of the product to the electronic auction server based on information about the product displayed on the product information display unit; A receiving unit for receiving a notification of a successful bid, Was a packing fee information, is characterized in that the transport conditions for the successful bid goods has been configured to include the transport conditions transmission unit to be transmitted to the electronic auction for the server, bidder client for the electronic auction.