JP2001350931A - Commercial transaction method, device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide commercial transaction method, device and system which contribute to the fast sales of merchandise that a seller tries to sell and can also give the 'feeling of good buy' to a purchaser. SOLUTION: These method, device and system are provided with a step in which the merchandise seller registers the merchandise information on sales objects and a step in which the registered merchandise information is rearranged in each different type of the merchandise in the order of a low sales price and the rearranged merchandise information is presented to the purchaser side with the seller name hidden.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commercial transaction method, apparatus, and system for conducting transactions of various commodities through a network. The present invention relates to a commercial transaction method that sorts items in ascending order and presents the seller's name anonymously to the purchaser and conducts a transaction in accordance with a purchase order from the purchaser, and an apparatus and system for performing the method. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent spread of the Internet, a method of trading various commodities through electronic exchange of information via the Internet has been realized. As a typical method, as shown in FIG. 20A, a virtual commodity distribution market or an electronic shopping mall opened on a server computer for conducting business transactions is accessed from a purchaser (user) computer. Display the product name and selling price for each store on the screen of the purchaser computer, and access the website of the selected store if the buyer selects any product in any store by the buyer The commercial transaction is completed by allowing the purchaser to input detailed information such as the number of purchases, the settlement means, and the destination of the product on the website of the store (first method).

[0003] Further, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), a product name, a description of the product, a quantity, a price, and the like are displayed in a row on a screen of a purchaser computer, and when any product is selected, the corresponding product is selected. Purchase quantity, payment means,
By allowing the purchaser to input detailed information such as the destination of the product, the commercial transaction is completed (second
the method of). In this second method, the store name is private.

[0004] Further, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), a product name, a start price, and a current price of a product exhibited by a store are displayed for each product on a screen of a purchaser's computer, and the current product is displayed over time. There is a method in which a price is lowered and a purchaser issues a purchase instruction when the price reaches a "want to buy" price, thereby conducting a transaction of the product (third method). This third method is called a countdown auction.

[0005] Further, as proposed by the United States "Price Line", a so-called "reverse auction system" in which a buyer (customer) designates a price and performs a transaction after waiting for an offer from a seller. There is a method called.

[0006]

However, in the distribution market of commodities, there are some commodities whose value greatly decreases with the passage of time. For example, computer software, some electric appliances, skiing goods, etc., are goods whose value drops due to the appearance of new products or changes in seasons, or which must be kept in stock. Sellers selling these products should sell their inventory quickly before prices drop significantly,
It is desirable to reduce inventory costs.

[0007] Therefore, it is conceivable to sell inventory items using the above-described conventional transaction method. However,
In the first method, since the store name is disclosed, if the selling price is set significantly lower than that of other stores, a rumor flows that the store will be closed after the stock is cleared, Concerns about lowering credit.

Further, in the second method, although the store name is not disclosed, it is merely a list of products, and the price currently offered to the purchaser is “a bargain price”. However, there is a problem that it is not possible to immediately judge whether the product is sold or not, and it is not possible to respond to a seller's request to sell the product quickly.

In the third method, even if a purchase order is made after waiting for the price to drop to the "price to buy", the price of the same product or an equivalent product at another store is unknown. It is unknown whether or not the price was “a bargain price”, and it cannot be expected that the buyer will be provided with a “bargain feeling”.

[0010] Further, in the selling method by the "reverse auction method", if the purchaser presents an unreasonable low price, the transaction may not be established.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the conventional method, and an object of the present invention is to contribute to prompt sale of a product which a seller intends to sell and to purchase the product. It is an object of the present invention to provide a commercial transaction method, apparatus, and system that can give a "feeling of buying" to a person.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, a commercial transaction method according to the present invention comprises a step of a merchandise seller registering merchandise information to be sold, and a step of registering the registered merchandise information for each type of merchandise. Rearranging the merchandise information in ascending order of the selling price, and presenting the rearranged merchandise information to the buyer side with the seller name in an anonymous state.

[0013] Further, in accordance with the purchase order of the purchaser for the presented product information, the method further comprises the step of instructing the seller of the product to deliver the product and instructing the purchaser to pay the price. I do.

[0014] Further, the commercial transaction device of the present invention receives merchandise information to be sold from a merchandise seller, and registers the merchandise information in a storage means, and sorts the registered merchandise information by product type in ascending sales price order. Means for presenting the sorted product information to the purchaser with the seller's name in an anonymous state.

The commercial transaction system of the present invention has a seller terminal used by a seller of a product, a purchaser terminal used by a purchaser, and a server computer that has established a virtual product distribution market. The computer receives merchandise information to be sold from the seller terminal through the network, registers the merchandise information in the storage unit, and sorts the registered merchandise information in ascending order of selling price by product type. Means for transmitting, in response to a request from the purchaser terminal, the seller name in an anonymous state to the purchaser terminal via the network.

[0016]

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

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a system to which the commercial transaction method of the present invention is applied. A plurality of client computers 102a to 102c, 105a to 105b connected to the Internet 101, a portable information terminal 105c and a server computer 104.

The server computer 104 has a virtual commodity distribution market 103 on which various kinds of commodity information are posted. Client computers 102a-102c
Is the computer used by the seller (seller),
The user can access the virtual commodity distribution market 103 of the server computer 104 to register the commodity information to be sold, or receive an e-mail of a purchase order or the like of a commodity for which a purchase order has been placed. Client computers 105a-105
b is a computer used by the purchaser (buyer), and is a virtual commodity distribution market 10 of the server computer 104.
Access 3 and display the product information for sale on the screen,
It is possible to place a purchase order for a product desired to be purchased, or to receive a request for payment for the product by e-mail. The mobile information terminal 105c is a mobile phone that can access the Internet 101 or a mobile terminal having an equivalent function.
05b, which is used by the purchaser (buyer).
Access 3 and display the product information for sale on the screen,
It is possible to place a purchase order for a product desired to be purchased, or to receive a request for payment of a product by e-mail. Hereinafter, the client computers 105a to 105
b and the portable information terminal 105c are collectively referred to as a purchaser terminal 105, and the client computers 102a to 102c are collectively referred to as a seller terminal 102.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an example of product information displayed on the screen of the purchaser terminal 105 according to the present invention. The prices of commodities of the same type or equivalent commodities registered from a plurality of seller terminals 102 are rearranged and displayed in order of the lowest price, the second lowest price, the third lowest price, and so on. That is, the lowest price is displayed at the top position. Here, the same type or equivalent product is a product having the same main function or attribute.

The basic feature of the present invention is that merchandise information registered by a plurality of sellers is sorted according to the same type of merchandise or equivalent merchandise, and further sorted for each merchandise type in ascending sales price order. The changed product information is presented to the purchaser with the seller name being anonymous.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, suppose that the A electronics store to the D electronics store have registered the product information of “14-inch TV”, the server computer 104
"TV" is sorted and displayed in ascending order. In this example, since the desired selling price “14500 yen” presented by the A electronics store is the lowest, this is displayed together with the quantity at the head position, and then “1500” presented by the B electronics store.
"0 yen" is displayed together with the quantity. Even for the same TV, the main functions of the 20-inch TV are different.
It is displayed separately from the price of the TV.

By displaying in this way, the buyer, who is the buyer, can simultaneously refer to the prices of a plurality of sellers, and can purchase the desired product from the seller who offers the lowest price among them. At the same time, a "feeling of bargain" can be obtained. On the other hand, the seller will also be able to sell the target product promptly by confirming the offer price of another seller and presenting the lowest price, or by re-subscribing to the lowest price. I can expect that. Further, even if the lowest price is presented, the seller name (store name) is kept secret, so that there is no fear of causing credit insecurity.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing information or procedures transmitted and received among the server computer 104, the purchaser terminal 105, and the seller terminal 102 in the present invention. A commercial transaction is completed in the following procedure.

(1) First, a seller registration page of the virtual commodity distribution market 103 is accessed from the seller terminal 102,
The user is required to input the seller information such as the store name, address, representative name, person in charge, telephone number, fax number, mail address, and transfer account number of the sales price of the seller. The input seller information is registered in a seller database (DB) 1061 of the storage device 106 managed by the server computer 104. For the registered seller, a unique ID (identification number) and password are issued and sent to the seller by mail or e-mail. Similarly, the purchaser accesses the purchaser registration page of the virtual merchandise distribution market 103 and inputs purchaser information such as a name, an address, a telephone number, a FAX number, and an e-mail address. The input purchaser information is stored in a purchaser database (DB) 10 of a storage device 106 managed by the server computer 104.
63 is registered. For the registered purchaser, a unique ID (identification number) and password are issued and sent to the purchaser by mail or e-mail.

(2) The seller who has registered the seller information accesses the product information registration page using the ID and the password, and inputs the product information (product name, quantity, sales price, etc.) to be sold. (Of FIG. 3). The input product information is stored in a product database (DB) 10 of the storage device 106.
62.

(3) The merchandise information registered in the merchandise DB 1062 is sorted by the server computer 104 according to the same type of merchandise or equivalent merchandise, and further rearranged for each merchandise type in ascending order of selling price.
062. In this state, the server computer 104 allows the sorted product information to be presented to the purchaser with the seller name in an anonymous state.

(4) The purchaser accesses the product list page of the virtual product distribution market 103 for product purchase, and
If D and the password are authenticated, FIG. 2 (b)
Is displayed on the screen of the purchaser terminal 105. Therefore, when the purchase order and the quantity are specified and a purchase order operation is performed (FIG. 3), the server computer 1
From 04, a payment request or payment request for the price of the purchased product is issued to the purchaser terminal 105 by e-mail or FAX (FIG. 3). (5) Then, the payment is made to the virtual commodity distribution market 103
(See Fig. 3). (6) When it is confirmed that the deposit has been made at the deposit confirmation terminal 107 used by the holder or manager of the virtual commodity distribution market 103, the information of the deposit confirmation is transmitted to the server computer 10.
4 (of FIG. 3). Note that the payment confirmation terminal 10
Reference numeral 7 is also used as a terminal by which the administrator inputs the delivery contents of the goods delivered from the seller, the shipping contents of the goods shipped to the purchaser, the payment contents when paying the seller, and the like. (7) Upon receiving the payment confirmation, the server computer 104 issues a delivery instruction including an order instruction to the seller terminal 102 by e-mail or facsimile for the product for which the purchaser has made a purchase order (FIG. 3). . (8) Upon receiving the delivery instruction, the seller delivers the product to the owner or manager of the virtual product distribution market 103 (FIG. 3). (9) The holder or manager of the virtual commodity distribution market 103 sends out the delivered commodity to the purchaser (FIG. 3). (10) In parallel with the commodity shipping procedure, the holder or manager of the virtual commodity distribution market 103 transfers the payment to the seller's payment transfer account (FIG. 3). The above procedure completes the commercial transaction. The server computer 104 manages a payment waiting list 1064 for managing the payment status of the price from the purchaser, a delivery waiting list 1065 for managing the delivery status from the seller, and manages the delivery status of the product to the purchaser. Waiting list 10 for
66. A payment waiting list 1067 for managing the status of payment to the seller is prepared in the storage device 106.

Here, for both the buyer and the seller,
Although the ID and the password are authenticated, the authentication may be performed only for the seller. For the seller, for example, goods such as stolen goods are sold in an anonymous state, and the virtual goods distribution market 103 may be illegally used as a "spot for selling stolen goods". Therefore, an ID and a password are issued in advance. Because it is safer. I
After issuing the D and the password, the identity of the seller is confirmed through a survey agent or the like, and consideration is given to preventing the virtual commodity distribution market 103 from being used illegally. However, issuing the ID and password to the purchaser is also convenient for the purchaser since it is not necessary to input the name, address, shipping address, etc. each time a purchase order is made. This is convenient for identifying a purchaser having the same name and the same name.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the processing in the server computer 104. First, when the virtual commodity distribution market 103 is accessed from the purchaser terminal 105 or the seller terminal 102 (step 40).
1) The contents of the top page 400 of the virtual commodity distribution market 103 as shown are transmitted to the purchaser terminal 105 and displayed on the screen of the purchaser terminal 105 (step 402).
On the top page 400, item buttons for a product list, a purchase order, a purchaser registration, a seller registration, and product information registration / change are displayed.

When the purchaser of the purchaser terminal 105 or the seller of the seller terminal 102 selects one of the item buttons by a mouse click operation or a keyboard operation, the content of the selection operation is determined by an input event type determination process. A determination is made (step 403), and the process branches to a seller registration process 404, a purchaser registration process 405, a product information registration / change process 406, a purchase order process 407, and a product list display process 409 according to the determination result. In this embodiment, since the payment confirmation information from the payment confirmation terminal 107 used by the administrator is also input as one of the input events, the process branches to the delivery processing 408 when the payment confirmation information is input.

If any of these processes is completed, the type of product, the price, or the number of products may increase or decrease. Therefore, the product information registered in the product DB The merchandise information is edited (step 411) in which sorting is performed for each equivalent merchandise, and further sorting is performed for each merchandise type in ascending order of selling price, and stored in the merchandise DB 1062 again.

Next, the process of updating the payment waiting list (step 412) and the process of updating the delivery waiting list (step 41)
3), update processing of the shipping waiting list (step 414),
Update processing of the waiting list for seller (step 41)
5), perform payment processing to the seller (step 416), and return to step 401.

The payment waiting list is an arrangement of payment status for each purchaser who has made a purchase order, and as shown in FIG. 5, the fields of a purchaser ID, a purchaser name, an order date, an amount, and a check. Is provided, and whether or not payment has been made for each purchaser is recorded in a check column. For a paid purchase order, a “レ” symbol is added to the check box. The payment waiting list 501 is updated based on the contents of an e-mail requesting the purchaser to make a payment. Although the product name of the buy order is not displayed, if you want to know the details of the product name, etc., click on the paid line or the non-paid display line, and the details such as the product name in the buy order of that display line will be displayed. Is displayed.

The delivery waiting list is a list of the delivery status of the products for which the seller has made a delivery request. As shown in FIG. 6, for the products to be delivered by the seller, the payment date (purchase date) , A seller ID, a seller name, a product name, a quantity, and a check column are provided, and whether or not a product to be delivered for each seller has been delivered is recorded in the check column. For delivered products, a “欄” symbol is added to the check box. This payment waiting list 601
Is updated based on the contents of an e-mail requesting delivery to the seller.

The waiting list indicates whether or not the merchandise delivered from the seller addressed to the manager of the virtual merchandise distribution market (or the management organization) has been sent to the buyer who has placed the purchase order. As illustrated in FIG. 7, columns for ordering date, payment date, address, destination, product name, quantity, delivery date (delivery date to the purchaser), and check are provided. It is recorded in the check box whether or not has been sent. In the example of FIG.
X and AAA have already been shipped, and the MMM
Indicates that the product EGF has not been shipped because the product EGF has not been delivered from the seller. The shipment waiting list 701 is updated after the merchandise is inspected each time the merchandise from the seller reaches the manager (or management institution) of the virtual merchandise distribution market.

The payment waiting list manages the payment status of the goods delivered by the seller. As shown in FIG. 8, the seller ID, the seller name, the amount, and the transfer account column are displayed. It is provided and records the amount of money waiting to be paid for each seller. The amount recorded in the payment waiting list 801 is paid to each seller on a predetermined payment date. The paid amount is the payment waiting list 80
Removed from 1. Like the shipping waiting list 701, the payment waiting list 801 is updated after receiving a product inspection every time a product from a seller reaches a manager (or a management organization) of the virtual product distribution market.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the seller registration process. First, when the virtual merchandise distribution market 103 is accessed from the seller terminal 102 and the seller selects the item button of the seller registration, the registration page is accessed, and the seller registration screen 900 as shown in the figure is displayed. It is displayed on the screen of the terminal 102 (step 901). Then, on the seller registration screen 900, seller information such as a store name, an address, a representative name, a person in charge, a telephone number, a FAX number, an e-mail address, and a transfer account number of the sales price of the seller is input. Then, the OK button is pressed,
When the seller information including these items is received (step 902), it is registered in the seller database (DB) 1061 of the storage device 106 (step 903). Next, a unique ID (identification number) and password are issued for the registered seller (step 904), and the seller is sent to the seller by mail or e-mail. Here, if the seller performs an operation of immediately registering the product information, the process proceeds to a product information registration / change process (FIG. 11), and after the registration of the product information is completed, the seller registration process is completed ( Steps 905 and 906).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the purchaser registration process. First, when the virtual commodity distribution market 103 is accessed from the purchaser terminal 105 and the purchaser selects the purchaser registration item button, the purchaser registration page is accessed and the purchaser registration screen 1000 as shown in the figure is displayed.
Is displayed on the screen of the purchaser terminal 105 (step 10
01). Then, on this purchaser registration screen 1000, purchaser information such as a name, an address, a telephone number, a fax number, and a mail address is input. Then, when the OK button is pressed and the purchaser information including these items is received (step 1002), the purchaser database (DB) 1063 of the storage device 106 is registered (step 10).
03). Next, a unique ID for the registered buyer
(Identification number) and password are issued and sent to the purchaser by mail or e-mail (step 100)
4). Here, if the purchaser has performed a buy order operation, the process proceeds to a buy order process (FIG. 16). After the buy order process is completed, the purchaser registration process is completed (step 100).
5,1006).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the merchandise information registration / change processing. When the seller selects a product information registration / change item button on the top page of the virtual product distribution market 103 or performs a product information registration operation on the seller registration screen 901, a product information registration / change page To display a screen for registering / changing product information (not shown) on the screen of the seller terminal 102,
Authentication of the seller ID and password is performed (steps 1101 and 1102). If the authentication has failed, the seller is notified of the failure, and the user is prompted to input again. If the authentication has failed more than a predetermined number of times, the process ends. If the authentication is successful and the registration operation of the product to be sold is performed, the process proceeds to the registration process of step 1104 and thereafter. If the change operation is performed, the process proceeds to the change process of step 1112 and subsequent processes. Is performed, the flow proceeds to the order confirmation processing of step 1111 and thereafter.

When a registration operation of a product for sale is performed,
A screen 1201 as illustrated in FIG. 12 is displayed, and a product name and a seller are input (step 1104). Then, the same or equivalent product as the input product name is
B1062 is searched for (step 1
105) In some cases, a screen 1301 as illustrated in FIG. 13 is displayed, and detailed information such as a price is input here. In the example of FIG. 13, the user inputs a desired retail price 1302, a description 1303 of a product, a selling price 1304, and a quantity 1305. Here, FIG.
The input on the screen 2 is displayed as it is. Also,
Information 1306 of the lowest price, the second lowest price, and the third lowest price for the same or equivalent product presented by another seller is displayed for reference. A seller desiring to newly register a product may refer to this information 1306 and enter the price and quantity of the product he or she wants to sell. Then, if the OK button is pressed, the input product information is additionally registered in the product DB 1062. Then, when the registration is completed, a confirmation screen including the price and quantity of the same or equivalent merchandise of another seller is displayed (step 1107), and it is confirmed that the registration has been securely performed.

On the other hand, if the product with the product name entered on the screen 1201 in FIG. 12 is not in the product DB 1062, the product is accepted as a new product, and the sales price and quantity are input as in FIG. The product is registered in the product DB 1062 (step 1113). When the registration is completed, a confirmation screen is displayed to make sure that the registration has been completed (step 1106). When an operation of changing the selling price or the quantity is performed on this confirmation screen, a change screen 1401 as illustrated in FIG. 14 is displayed, and the price provided adjacent to the current price 1405 and the quantity 1406 is displayed. A new price and quantity are entered in the fields 1402 and 1403 (steps 1108 and 1109). If the OK button 1407 is pressed after the input, the newly input price and quantity are registered in the product DB 1062 (step 1110). In this case, it goes without saying that a confirmation screen similar to that in step 1107 is displayed. However, the OK button 1408 of “Stop selling” 1404
Is pressed, the registered product information is stored in the product DB1.
062.

In step 1103, when the operation of displaying the merchandise list screen by seller is performed, FIG.
Is displayed on the merchandise list screen 1501 for the merchandise registered by the merchant as shown in FIG.
112). On this screen 1501, information on the product name, price, remaining number, number of waiting for payment, and number of waiting for delivery is displayed for each product name for various products registered by the user. Therefore,
Sellers can check the sales status, deposit status,
The delivery status can be grasped. A button 1502 for changing product information on the screen 1501 of FIG.
Is pressed, the screen 1401 shown in FIG. 14 is displayed, and the changed content is accepted (steps 1108 and 1109). In addition, when the operation of displaying the order status confirmation screen is performed in step 1103, the order status confirmation screen 1503 for the product registered by the seller is displayed as shown in FIG. 1111). On this screen 1503, for various products registered by yourself,
Information on the product name, order date, quantity, price, payment date, and delivery date is displayed for each of the products that have been ordered and have been delivered and the products that have been delivered. Therefore,
The seller can grasp the order status of the product registered by himself / herself. When a button 1504 for changing product information is pressed on the screen 1503 in FIG.
4 is displayed, and the changed contents are accepted (steps 1108 and 1109).

As described above, the seller can register the product he / she wants to sell, change the price and quantity of the registered product, and grasp the order status and the list of registered products. In the screen 1501 of FIG.
When an operation of clicking one product name is performed as indicated by an arrow 1505, the screen transits to a screen 1503 in FIG. 15B, and the order status of the product can be confirmed.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the buy order processing. When the buyer selects the item button for a buy order on the top page of the virtual commodity distribution market 103,
Access the product information list page, and display the product information list screen 1701 as illustrated in FIG.
05, and the purchaser ID and password are authenticated (steps 1601 and 1602). If the authentication has failed, the purchaser is notified of the failure, and the user is prompted to input again. If the authentication has failed more than a predetermined number of times, the process ends.
If the authentication is successful and a selection operation of any of the product names is performed on the product information list screen 1701, FIG.
A purchase information input screen 1702 is displayed as shown in FIG.
4).

In the example shown in FIG. 17, for example, when "14 type television" in the first display line is selected, FIG.
On the screen 1702 (b), the product name, sales source, price,
Information on the description of the product is displayed, and an input field 1703 is displayed for the quantity in the lower field. Therefore, when the desired quantity is input and the OK button 1704 is pressed, a desired product list 1801 as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed (steps 1605 and 1606). here,
An example is shown in which purchase of two products of “14-inch television” and “game software” is selected, and the total amount of fees and fees for these products is displayed. Also, an input column 1802 for correcting the shipping address is displayed.
If it is not necessary to correct the shipping destination that has already been registered in the purchaser registration process, the purchaser sends the purchase order button 18
03 is operated to order a desired product. However, if it is necessary to make a correction, the destination is entered in the input field 1802. The correction input column 1802 of the shipping address can be used not only when the user changes his / her own address but also when purchasing as a gift. Then, after confirming the shipping destination (step 1607), when the purchaser sends a purchase order sending button 1803, the purchaser sends the purchase order for the product to the seller by e-mail or FAX (step 1608). The payment request form is sent to the purchaser by e-mail or FAX (step 1609). By the above processing,
The purchaser can purchase a desired product among the products displayed on the product information list screen 1801, and a product with the lowest price among prices presented by a plurality of sellers. In particular, since there is no need to check the prices of a plurality of sellers for the same or equivalent products by referring to other virtual malls, there is no need to perform complicated operations related to purchase, and to obtain a "feeling of buying". Can be.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of the product information editing process (step 411 in FIG. 4). In the merchandise information editing process, the merchandise DB 1062 is first accessed (step 1901), the registered merchandise information is sorted by merchandise of the same type or equivalent merchandise, and the sales price is lower for each merchandise type. The order is rearranged (step 1902), and the product DB 106 is again returned.
2 (step 1903).

As described above, according to the small transaction system of the present embodiment, the buyer who is the buyer can refer to the prices of a plurality of sellers at the same time, and the seller who has offered the lowest price among the sellers has the desired price. You can buy products. At the same time, a "feeling of bargain" can be obtained. On the other hand, the seller can quickly sell the target product by presenting the lowest price after confirming the offer price of the other seller, or by presenting the lowest price again. . Also, even if the lowest price is presented, the seller name (store name) is kept secret, so there is no worry of losing credit. Therefore, by applying this method to quickly sell inventory of old products accompanying the launch of seasonal products or new products, sellers are extremely effective in reducing inventory costs etc. Become.

In the above-described embodiment, only the items such as the product list are displayed on the top page of the virtual product distribution market. However, the product list as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the display may be performed in the “ABC order”, and an item such as a product list may be displayed at a predetermined position on the display screen. Alternatively, a configuration is also possible in which a large category of products such as electric appliances, books, game software, and music software is provided, and the products are displayed side by side according to this category.

Further, the lowest price, the second lowest price,
The products are listed in the order of the lowest price, but the multi-screen configuration displays the lowest priced product on the most front multi-screen and the second and third priced products on the back multi-screen. It may be. in short,
It is sufficient if the lowest-priced product is displayed at the top.

It is needless to say that a part of the procedure with the seller and the purchaser can be changed to a reasonable procedure by contract or consultation with the seller and the purchaser.

[0051]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a buyer, who is a buyer, can simultaneously refer to the prices of a plurality of sellers, and request the seller who offers the lowest price among the sellers. Products can be purchased. at the same time,
A "feeling of bargain" can be obtained. Also, the seller can promptly sell the target product by confirming the offer price of another seller and presenting the cheapest price, or by presenting the cheapest price again.
Also, even if you offer the lowest price, the seller name (store name)
Is closed to the public, so that sellers can quickly sell the products they are trying to sell, such as no worries about losing credit, and give buyers a “feeling good” Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a system to which a small transaction method of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of product information displayed on a purchaser terminal in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information transmitted and received by a server computer, a seller terminal, and a purchaser terminal.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing in a server computer.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a payment waiting list managed by a server computer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery waiting list managed by a server computer.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shipping waiting list managed by a server computer.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a payment waiting list managed by a server computer.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of a seller registration process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of a purchaser registration process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of product information registration / change processing.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for newly registering product information.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for registering details of product information.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for changing product information.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying a merchandise list for each seller and an order receiving status for each seller.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of a buy order process.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a product information list screen when a purchase order is made.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of a list of desired products for purchase.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of a product information editing process.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display example of product information in a conventional commercial transaction method.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: Internet, 102a to 102c: Client computer (seller), 104: Server computer, 105a to 105c: Client computer (buyer), 106: Storage device, 1061: Seller database, 1062: Product database, 1063: Buyer database .

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for conducting a commercial transaction electronically through a network, wherein a seller of a product registers product information to be sold, and the registered product information is arranged in ascending order of selling price by product type. And presenting the sorted product information to the purchaser with the seller's name in an anonymous state. 2. An apparatus for electronically conducting a business transaction through a network, comprising: means for receiving merchandise information to be sold from a merchandise seller and registering the information in a storage means; Means for separately rearranging the items in ascending order of the selling price and presenting the rearranged product information to the buyer side with the seller name being anonymous. 3. A system for conducting a commercial transaction electronically through a network, comprising a seller terminal used by a seller of a product, a buyer terminal used by a purchaser, and a server that establishes a virtual product distribution market. A server computer, the server computer receives merchandise information to be sold from the seller terminal through the network, and registers the merchandise information in a storage unit, and the registered merchandise information in ascending order of selling price by product type. Means for rearranging the merchandise information and transmitting the merchandise information anonymously to the buyer terminal through the network in response to a request from the buyer terminal.