JP2001265961A - System and method for integrated electronic commercial transaction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated type electronic commercial transaction system capable of selecting a transaction type responding to a merchandise characteristic and performing a transaction with a merchandise transaction type optimum to a seller and a purchaser. SOLUTION: This integrated electronic commercial transaction system is provided with an electronic commercial transaction site 10 where at least a transaction merchandise name, the current price, the number of transactions and a merchandise transfer date are displayed clearly or impliedly and which has at least two types of sites where commercial transactions of a seller, a person wanting to sell and a purchaser or a person wanting to buy are arbitrated, and a data extracting means 20 extracting retrieval results of sales merchandise and purchased merchandise rublicated on the site 10 in each different site.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in which various types of electronic commerce such as auction, reverse auction, shopping, and group buy-in can be selected according to the sales purpose of a seller or the purchase purpose of a purchaser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In electronic commerce, each business operator operates a unique transaction type at each electronic commerce site. Auctions are suitable for buying and selling items with limited supplies, such as dolls and antiques, and sites run by eBay.com are well known. At the auction,
The seller puts the collected items on the operation site, solicits bidders during the bidding period, and the bidder who offers the highest price among the prices above the minimum winning bid set by the seller during the bidding period wins the bid .

[0003] Reverse auctions have a fixed supply capacity such as air travel tickets and hotel accommodations, and are suitable for purchase and sale contracts despite seasonal fluctuations in buyer demand.
Sites operated by eline.com are well known. In the reverse auction, when the buyer puts up the posting or registration of the desired product on the operating site, the site operator notifies the service provider of the conditions specified by the buyer, and the product provider who accepts the conditions specified by the buyer. Make a successful bid for the product offer contract in.

[0004] Shopping is suitable for sales contracts for mass-produced goods with no limitation in supply capacity. For example, a book sales site operated by Amazom.com is well known. In shopping, a purchaser searches and displays a product he / she wants to purchase, confirms a purchase price and a delivery date, and informs the operation site if he / she wants to purchase. The management site performs the personal authentication and the settlement account information of the purchaser using, for example, a credit card number and a password, and the seller can surely collect the price of the sold product. Compared to actually going to a store, the advantage is that the purchaser can place an order at home from the Internet or mobile phone, and the ordered item can be delivered to the home, and the disadvantage is that it does not go to the store. Not only can you not enjoy the fun of exhibiting products, but it takes time to receive the products. Note that personal authentication and settlement are not limited to credit cards, but include bank transfers, postal transfers, cash on delivery, checks, and the like.

[0005] Group buy is an e-commerce version of the co-purchase by the co-op, and the purchasers are grouped to increase the purchase quantity and increase the bargaining power of the sellers. The delivery cost can be reduced as compared with the case of delivering to home. Group buy is similar to shopping, but the seller may pay a rebate to the group buy organizer as a promotion for bulk purchase.

[0006]

However, many of the conventional operation sites often provide one type of e-commerce type such as auction, reverse auction, shopping or group buy. Therefore, there has been a problem that a seller or a purchaser cannot select a transaction type according to a product characteristic. For example, if only one antique item is sold by shopping, the market price is not well understood, and there is a problem that there is a high risk of selling at a low price even though it can be sold at a higher price. On the other hand, if a mass-produced product is sold at an auction, since the seller is not determined during the bidding period, there is a problem that it takes time and effort compared to shopping and that the purchaser cannot quickly obtain the product.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and
An object of the present invention is to provide an integrated electronic commerce system in which a transaction type can be selected according to a product characteristic, and a transaction can be performed in a product transaction type optimal for a seller or a purchaser.

[0008]

The integrated electronic commerce system according to the present invention which solves the above-mentioned problems, as shown in FIG.
At least the name of the traded product, the current price, the number of trades, and the date of delivery of the goods are displayed, either explicitly or implicitly, and at least two types of sites that mediate commercial transactions between the seller or the seller and the buyer or the buyer. It is characterized by having an electronic commerce site 10 and a data extracting means 20 for extracting a search result of a sold product or a purchased product put on the electronic commerce site 10 for each site. The types of sites of the e-commerce site 10 include, for example, an auction site 12 where a seller sells a sale product in an auction format, a reverse auction site 14 where a purchaser purchases a purchase product in a reverse auction format, and a seller sells a sale product. Shopping site 1 for sale in shop format
6, and at least two of the group-by-sites 18 where a plurality of consumers purchase the purchased products.

[0009] In the device configured as described above, various types of electronic commerce such as auction, reverse auction, shopping, and group buy are prepared in the electronic commerce site. The data extraction means searches the electronic commerce site in accordance with the conditional expression presented by the searcher, and extracts the sales status of the sale product and the order status of the purchase product for each electronic commerce type.

[0010] Preferably, the integrated electronic commerce system further includes an exhibition function section 22 for registering an article to be exhibited from the seller terminal 30, and an exhibition function section 22 for displaying an article to be exhibited from the seller terminal 30 to an electronic commerce site. Exhibit form selection means 24 for selecting which site to exhibit in 10
It is preferable to have a configuration including: In this case, when registering a product to be exhibited on the e-commerce site 10, the seller extracts in advance the search result of the marketed product or the purchased product that has been put on the market by the data extracting means 20, and conducts a market survey. The most suitable site can be selected and exhibited by the exhibition type selecting means 24.

Preferably, the integrated electronic commerce system further includes an order function unit 26 for registering an order from the purchaser terminal 40, and an order from the purchaser terminal 40 in the order function unit 26, whichever of the e-commerce sites 10 And an order form selecting means 28 for selecting whether to place an order. In this case, when registering a product to be ordered on the e-commerce site 10, the purchaser extracts a search result of the sale product or the purchase product which is put on the market in advance by the data extraction means 20 and conducts a market survey by extracting the search result for each site. The most suitable site can be selected and ordered by the order form selecting means 28.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an e-commerce site 10 is operated by a server having a CPU equipped with a high-performance processor such as an Intel Pentium processor, and includes an auction site 12, a reverse auction site 14, a shopping site 16, and a group-by site 18. Among them, there are at least two types of sites. Note that the transaction cost of electronic commerce is as low as about 1/10 of that of a document based transaction using a conventional telephone or facsimile. Therefore, when a site of another electronic commerce type appears, it is preferable to add this new transaction type site to the electronic commerce site 10.

[0013] The data extraction means 20 is provided for the e-commerce site 1 according to a conditional expression inputted by a searcher such as a seller or a purchaser.
A search within 0 is performed to extract and display the sales status of the sold product and the order status of the purchased product for each e-commerce type. The selling function unit 22 registers a product to be sold from the seller terminal 30 in any of the sites of the electronic commerce site 10, and authenticates whether the seller is a member of the trading site operator or sells the product. Register the video information and the sales price. The selling mode selection means 24 selects which site of the electronic commerce site 10 the item to be sold from the seller terminal 30 in the selling function section 22. From the exhibition function unit 22 based on the selection by the exhibition mode selection unit 24,
Sell on the auction site 12 from the exhibition screen 25a,
It is exhibited on the reverse auction site 14 from the bidding screen 25b, exhibited on the shopping site 16 from the exhibition screen 25c, and exhibited on the group-by site 18 from the exhibition screen 25d.

The order function unit 26 registers an order from the purchaser terminal 40 in any one of the e-commerce sites 10, and for example, authenticates whether the orderer is a member of the trading site operator or places an order. Register the video information of the product and the purchase price. The order form selection means 28 includes an order function unit 26
An order from the buyer terminal 40 at the e-commerce site 1
0 to select an order. Based on the selection by the order form selection means 28, the order function unit 26 places an order from the order screen 29a to the auction site 12 and an order from the order screen 29b to the reverse auction site 14,
Order to shopping site 16 from order screen 29c,
An order is made to the group by site 18 from the order screen 29d.

The seller terminal 30 is used by a seller to register a product for sale on the e-commerce site 10.
a personal computer having a browser function for the Internet such as scale (registered trademark) or Internet Explorer, or Compac
t-HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or WAP (Wir
Mobile phones and pagers that support eless Access Protocol) are used, but facsimile and voice mail are also acceptable. The purchaser terminal 40 is for the purchaser to register the ordered product on the e-commerce site 10, and the terminal model is the same as the seller terminal 30.

The operation of the apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration will be described below. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the electronic commerce top page. The e-commerce top page 100 is, for example, WWW (W
or Old Wide Web) and described in HTML. In the product search field 102, when a product name is input, the data extraction means 20 searches the electronic commerce site 10 to extract the sales status of sales products and the order status of purchased products for each electronic commerce type. Access promotion display column 10
Reference numeral 4 denotes, for example, an auction site 12 that displays an item whose bidding period is about to end soon. In addition, a noticeable product or the like at each site may be displayed. The category display column 106 displays the category division of goods and services. For example, there is "Computer Internet" as a large division, and "Hardware" as a middle division.
There is "Mac" as a subdivision. Here, the large division and the middle division are displayed. The exhibition promotion column 108 is for inviting an exhibitor to exhibit a product, and is registered while distinguishing whether the exhibitor is a company or an individual.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a category top page. The category top page 120 is a top page describing the category division of goods and services, and is divided into a large division, a middle division,
Along the tree of subsections, it leads to a page with products. In addition to the site tree structure, sorting (sorting) by title (product name), bid price, and remaining time can be performed.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display page for displaying the ordering status of individual products. The individual product display page 130 displays the sales status of the products sold at each site and the order status of the purchased products. The product name display column 132 displays the product name to be displayed. In the sales method display column 134, the auction site 12, the reverse auction site 14, the shopping site 16 (SHOP), and the group by site 18 are displayed. The current price display column 136 displays the latest available limit price in the auction, the offer price of the sales applicant in the reverse auction (if open), the selling price of the seller in shopping, and the purchase price of the group purchaser in group buy. It is. In the date and time display column 138,
Auctions and reverse auctions show the last date of bidding, shopping shows the available date, and group buy shows the application date.

The number display column 140 displays the number sold in auction and shopping, and the number purchased in reverse auction and group buy. Bid status display field 142
Indicates the number of bids in the auction and the number of purchase applications in the group-by, and there is no indication of the sales type in the reverse auction and shopping. Seller display field 144
Has a display of sellers and sellers. Bid application field 14
6 is operated by a purchaser who wishes to bid by an auction or a purchaser by group buy. Exhibition hope column 148
Is operated by a seller who wants to exhibit at an auction or shopping.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a bid screen. The bid screen 150 is used by a purchaser who wants to bid at an auction. The product information list 152 includes the product information 1
54, title 156, exhibitor name 158, product description 1
60, payment method 162, postage bearer 164, remaining auction period 166, current contract price 168, start price 170, presence / absence of minimum contract price 172, seller information 17
4. A question 176 about a product and a bid price column 178 are provided. In the seller information 174, the seller's reputation in the past auction of the seller is written, and a display with a high reputation is attached to the effect that the security of the transaction is high.
In the question 176 regarding the product, the buyer asks the seller about the product, thereby enabling the two-way communication between the buyer and the seller.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an exhibition screen, showing a style common to each site. On the exhibition screen 180, the product information 182, the title 184, the product description 186, the payment method 188, the postage bearer 190, and the selection column 19 of each site are displayed.
2, an option setting 194, and a transmission column 196. Payment methods 188 include bank transfer, registered mail,
There are different types of postal transfer, cash on delivery, and credit card. The shipping bearer 190 is classified into an exhibitor and a successful bidder. The auction site 12, the reverse auction site 14 (R auction),
The distinction of the shopping site 16 (mall) and the group by site 18 is displayed. Option setting 194
Has a photo, bold, background enhancement,
The required points for each option are displayed. When the entry on the exhibition screen 180 is completed, the user operates the transmission column 196 to transmit the e-commerce site 10.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an auction listing screen. In the exhibition screen 200, product information 202, title 2
04, product description 206, number of exhibits 207, payment method 2
08, a postage bearer 210, an auction format 212, an auction period 214, a start price 216, a lowest bid price 218, an option setting 220, and a transmission column 222. The payment method 208 includes bank transfer, registered mail, postal transfer, cash on delivery, and credit card. The shipping bearer 210 is classified into an exhibitor and a successful bidder. The auction format 212 includes an open that allows an unspecified number of members to make a successful bid and a close that allows only a specific member to make a successful bid. The auction period 214 is typically two weeks, but can be shortened or extended. Starting price 2
16 is the starting price of the auction;
Reference numeral 18 denotes a limit price at which a product is not transferred when the contract price is less than this price. The option settings 220 include
There is a photo, bold text, background emphasis, and points required for each option. When the input on the auction listing screen 200 is completed, the transmission section 222 is operated to transmit the data to the auction site 12 of the electronic commerce site 10.

In the above embodiment, the case of an auction site as an e-commerce site has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a reverse auction site, a shopping site (mall), and a group by site are also applicable. , An exhibition screen and an order screen can be provided.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
On the e-commerce site, at least the name of the traded product, current price, number of trades, the date of delivery of the product is explicitly or implicitly displayed, and at least the seller or the seller who wants to broker the business transaction between the buyer or the purchaser. Two types of sites are prepared, and the data extraction means searches the e-commerce site according to the conditional expression presented by the searcher, and extracts the sales status of sales products and the order status of purchased products for each e-commerce type. Therefore, the seller and the orderer can select the site of the most suitable transaction type according to the exhibited product and the ordered product.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an electronic commerce top page.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a category top page 120.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display page of an order placement status of an individual product.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a bid screen.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an exhibition screen, showing a style common to each site.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an auction listing screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 E-commerce site 12 Auction site 14 Reverse auction site 16 Shopping site 18 Group by site 20 Data extraction means 22 Exhibition function part 24 Exhibition form selection means 26 Order function part 28 Order form selection means 30 Seller terminal 40 Buyer terminal

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Claims (7)

[Claims] Claims 1. At least the name of a traded product, the current price, the number of traded items, and the date of delivery of the product are explicitly or implicitly displayed, and at least a broker between the seller or the seller and the buyer or the buyer. An integrated e-commerce system, comprising: an e-commerce site having two types of sites; and means for extracting search results of sales products or purchased products on the e-commerce site for each site. 2. The e-commerce site includes an auction site where a seller sells merchandise in an auction format, a reverse auction site where a purchaser purchases purchased merchandise in a reverse auction format, and a seller sells merchandise in a shop format. 2. A site that is at least two types of a shopping site for sale and a group-by site for a plurality of consumers to purchase purchased products.
2. An integrated electronic commerce system according to item 1. 3. The integrated electronic commerce system further includes an exhibition function section for registering an article to be exhibited from a seller terminal, and an article to be exhibited from the seller terminal in the exhibition function section. The integrated electronic commerce system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: an exhibit form selecting means for selecting which site to exhibit. 4. The integrated electronic commerce system further comprises: an order function unit for registering an order from a purchaser terminal; and an order from the purchaser terminal in the order function unit to any of the electronic commerce sites. The integrated electronic commerce system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: an order form selecting means for selecting whether to place an order. 5. At least the name of the traded product, the current price, the number of traded items, and the date of delivery of the product are explicitly or implicitly displayed, and at least the intermediary between the seller or the seller and the buyer or the buyer is required. In an e-commerce method for trading sales or purchase merchandise using an e-commerce site having two types of sites, a step of registering a product to be exhibited from a seller terminal, and an exhibition from the seller terminal in the exhibition registration step Selecting which of the electronic commerce sites the product to be exhibited is to be exhibited. 6. At least the name of the traded product, the current price, the number of traded items, and the date of delivery of the product are explicitly or implicitly displayed, and at least the intermediary between the seller or the seller and the buyer or the buyer. In an electronic commerce method for trading sales or purchase merchandise using an electronic commerce site having two types of sites, a step of registering an order from a purchaser terminal; and an order from the purchaser terminal in the order registration step. Selecting from which of the e-commerce sites to place an order. An integrated e-commerce method. 7. The integrated e-commerce method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of extracting search results of sales or purchase merchandise on the e-commerce site for each site. The integrated electronic commerce method according to claim 6.