JP2001350949A - Intermediary system and mediating method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intermediary system and a mediating method between a consignor and a consignee which can set a flexible cost and various conditions about individual transfer business without depending only on a vendor and can be changed to fit all cases and perform fast delivery. SOLUTION: Consignor terminals 2 and 2M and consignee terminals 3 and 3M access an intermediary business server 1 through the Internet 101 and a portable telephone network 102. A person who wants to perform consignment first registers the characteristics information of an object to be transferred to the intermediary business server, and the information is generally and publicly opened through the Internet 101. Persons who look at the information and want to be a consignee register a statement expressing desire to be a consignee in the server 1, the person who wants to perform consignment makes a selection among the persons who want to be a consignee and make a contract, and the selected consignee performs consignment business. The consignee reports the business completion to the consignor and also performs settlement processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mediation system and a mediation method for mediating between a business consignee and a business consignee via a communication network. In particular, the present invention relates to an intermediary system and an intermediary method for mediating between a business consignee and a business consignee for the transfer business of goods and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, those who wish to transfer goods and the like have been entrusted to a specialized trader. The procedure is as follows: First, the transfer applicant contacts a specialized trader. The contacted professional company picks up the goods at the place specified by the transfer applicant, or picks up the goods at the pickup location brought in by the transfer applicant, sorts the delivery destination area if necessary, etc. Deliver to For transportation, truck,
Various transportation means such as railroad, aircraft, bicycle, and motorcycle are used. All of these transportation means are operated by the specialist or its affiliated companies according to a predetermined schedule, or resources prepared in advance in anticipation of demand (drivers, vehicles, aircraft, hand carry workers, etc.) Is used for the business concerned.

[0003] In addition, as a form of transfer, a bulk transfer form in which articles of a plurality of transfer applicants are collectively transferred on at least a part of the entire transfer path, and a transfer form of the transfer applicant from a pickup point to a delivery destination. There is an individual transfer mode for transferring only articles.

[0004] The various transport means and forms listed above are:
Each of them has its own characteristics, and appropriate ones are used depending on cost, required time, other factors, and the like.

[0005]

In the above prior art, the transfer means is prepared based on the predicted demand, and the operation efficiency has a wave. There is a problem that the cost related to the difference is passed on to the actual demand, resulting in an increase in cost.

Further, when comparing the above-described bulk transfer mode and the individual transfer mode, the individual transfer mode has a problem that the cost can be further increased while the small turn and the quick delivery can be performed.

[0007] Further, from a macro perspective, there is competition among specialized traders, but since the number of actual contractor candidates is limited from the viewpoint of transfer applicants, the market principle for individual transfer operations is limited. There is little room to work, and individual commission prices and various conditions tend to be rigid.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and does not necessarily rely solely on a specialized trader, but sets flexible prices or various conditions for individual transfer operations based on market principles. To provide an intermediary system and an intermediary method for intermediating between a consignor and a consignee in order to enable quick and convenient delivery that is the same as or similar to the conventional individual transfer mode. Aim.

[0009]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an intermediary method for intermediating a commissioned person and a commissioned person by a server connected to a network. Receiving the characteristic information of the entrusted business transmitted from the entrustor, and step of publishing the characteristic information to the public, and receiving a trust request expression transmitted from the trust applicant with reference to the characteristic information,
Transmitting a notification to the trustee selected by the trustee from the trustees to that effect.

[0010] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that it has a step of receiving a notice of completion of the commissioned business from the trustee, and a step of performing payment processing based on the notice of completion.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that account information of a financial institution for settlement of the consignor and the trustee is received and stored in advance.

Further, according to the present invention, when the characteristic information is received, information on the priority of an information item included in the characteristic information is received, and the information on the priority is disclosed together with the characteristic information. It is characterized by doing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the consignment service is an article transfer service, and the characteristic information includes information on a delivery destination, a delivery date and time, and a price of the transferred article. Features.

[0014] Further, the invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the characteristic information includes information on a pickup location of a transferred article.

[0015] The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that it has a step of transmitting map information of a pickup location or a delivery destination of an article to the trustee.

The invention according to claim 8 is an intermediary method for mediating between a commissioner of a commissioned business and a trustee by a server connected to a network, wherein characteristic information of the commissioned business transmitted from the commissioner is transmitted. Receiving, publishing the characteristic information to the public, receiving a request for consignment sent from a consignee who referred to the characteristic information, and selected by the consignor from the consignees A step of transmitting a notice to that effect to the trustee and a step of performing settlement processing of the brokerage commission for the commissioned business.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an intermediary system for mediating between a consignee of a consignment service and a consignee by a server connected to a network, wherein characteristic information of the consignment service transmitted from the consignor is transmitted. Receiving, publishing the characteristic information to the public, receiving a request for consignment sent from a consignee who referred to the characteristic information, and selected by the consignor from the consignees And transmitting a notice to that effect to the trustee.

[0018] The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that a step of receiving a notification of completion of the consigned business from the trustee and a step of performing a settlement process based on the completion notification are executed.

Further, the invention according to claim 11 is characterized in that account information of a financial institution for settlement of the consignor and the trustee is received and stored in advance.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the characteristic information is received, information on the priority of an information item included in the characteristic information is received, and the information on the priority is disclosed together with the characteristic information. It is characterized by doing.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the consignment service is an article transfer service, and the characteristic information includes information on a delivery destination, a delivery date and time, and a price of the transferred article. Features.

Further, the invention according to claim 14 is characterized in that the characteristic information includes information on a pickup location of a transferred article.

The invention according to claim 15 is characterized in that it has a step of transmitting map information of a pickup location or a delivery destination of an article to the trustee.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an intermediary system for mediating between a commissioner of a commissioned service and a trustee by a server connected to a network, wherein characteristic information of the commissioned service transmitted from the commissioner is transmitted. Receiving, publishing the characteristic information to the public, receiving a request for consignment sent from a consignee who referred to the characteristic information, and selected by the consignor from the consignees A step of transmitting a notification to that effect to the trustee and a step of performing settlement processing of the brokerage commission for the commissioned business are the gist of the invention.

Further, the invention according to claim 17 is characterized in that: the account information relating to at least one of the settlement financial institution accounts of the consignor or the trustee; the charging information relating to the price for each individual consignment business; A service processing unit that creates settlement transaction data for settlement of the price based on the account information and the billing information and transmits the transaction data to a server of a financial institution.

Further, the invention according to claim 18 displays a transfer business matter opened to the public on a network by a server, transmits a transfer business selection request selected by a trustee to the server, and A gist of the terminal device is that, in the case where the work has been commissioned, a notice to that effect is received from the server, and a notice of completion of the transfer work is transmitted to the server.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, at least one of a pickup place, a delivery destination, a transferred product volume, a transfer quality amount, a pickup date and time, a delivery date and time, and a payment amount is set for a transfer business case. Enter as a key,
The present invention is characterized in that the transfer business case searched based on the key is displayed.

The invention according to claim 20 is characterized in that map information of at least one of a pickup location and a delivery destination of a transferred product in the transfer business is displayed.

[0029] The invention according to claim 21 is characterized in that a position measuring unit for measuring a current position is provided, and the position information measured by the position measuring unit is processed in association with the map information.

[0030] The invention according to claim 22 is a recording medium recording a program for mediating between a consignee of a consignment service and a consignee by a server connected to a network, wherein the consignment service transmitted from the consignor is recorded. Receiving the characteristic information, processing for releasing the characteristic information to the public, processing for receiving a request for consignment transmitted from the consignee who referred to the characteristic information, and selecting the consignment from among the consignees. And transmitting a notice to that effect to a trustee selected by the user.

The invention according to claim 23 causes a computer to execute a process of receiving a notification of completion of a commissioned business from the trustee and a process of performing a payment process based on the completion notification. Is what you do.

In the invention according to claim 24, when the characteristic information is received, information on the priority of an information item included in the characteristic information is received, and the information on the priority is disclosed together with the characteristic information. The processing is performed by a computer.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, the consignment service is an article transfer service, and the characteristic information includes information on a delivery destination, a delivery date and time, and a price of the transferred article. It is a feature.

[0034] Further, the invention according to claim 26 is characterized in that the characteristic information includes information on a pickup location of a transferred article.

The invention according to claim 27 is characterized by causing a computer to execute a process of transmitting map information of a pickup location or a delivery destination of an article to the trustee.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording a program for mediating between a consignee of a consignment service and a consignee by a server connected to a network, wherein the consignment service transmitted from the consignor is recorded. Receiving the characteristic information, processing for releasing the characteristic information to the public, processing for receiving a request for consignment transmitted from the consignee who referred to the characteristic information, and selecting the consignment from among the consignees. A computer-readable recording program for causing a computer to execute a process of transmitting a notice to that effect to a trustee selected by a third party and a process of performing settlement processing of an intermediary commission for the consignment business. And a simple recording medium.

[0037]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the mediation system according to the embodiment. In FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes an intermediary service server, 2 and 2M are consignor terminals used by a transfer service consignor, 3 and 3M are consignor terminals used by a transfer service consignor, and 5 is a finance used for settlement of the price. The institution's financial institution server. Also, 101
Is the Internet which connects the intermediary service server 1, the client terminals 2 and 2M, the client terminals 3 and 3M, and the financial institution server 5 to enable mutual communication. Also, 102
Is a mobile telephone network, and the entrustor terminal 2M and the entrustor terminal 3M can communicate with each other via the Internet 101 via the mobile telephone network 102.

The client terminal 2M and the client terminal 3M are:
Since it is connected to the Internet 101 via the mobile phone network 102, the entrustor and the entrustee can use the mediation system while moving. Also,
By enabling the entrustor terminal 2 and the entrustee terminal 3 to access the Internet 101 via means such as wireless communication, the present mediation system can be used while moving.

Next, the procedure for carrying out the transfer operation will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the transfer operation according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, an intermediary service provider that mediates between the entrustor and the entrustor prepares the intermediary service server 1 in advance (step S0), and can perform the procedures of steps S1 to S9 for each individual transfer job. To

A consignment applicant who wishes to consign transfer of goods or the like first registers characteristic information of conveyed goods (characteristic information of consignment business) from the consignor terminal 2 or 2M in the mediation business server 1 (step S1). . When the registration is completed, the characteristic information of the transferred product is stored in the WWW (World
It becomes accessible via the Internet 101 by the Wide Web server function, and is made publicly available (step S2). The trust applicant who wishes to receive the transfer after seeing the published characteristic information registers the trust request expression in the intermediary service server 1 from the trustee terminal 3 or 3M (step S3).

Then, upon the arrival of a predetermined date and time, the registration of the commission request is closed. The deadline is
For example, an entrustment applicant may specify it at the time of registration.
The consignment applicant determines a consignee from among the consignment applicants registered in the intermediary business server 1 by the deadline in consideration of various conditions (step S4). Then, the detailed information on the transfer operation is sent to the trustee determined in step S4 (step S5), and the contract is established when the trustee receives and confirms the detailed information (step S6).

Based on the received detailed information, the trustee picks up the transported product at the specified location, transports the product, and delivers it to the specified delivery destination (step S7). The consignment work is completed by obtaining the receipt confirmation at the delivery destination,
The trustee reports the completion to the trustee (step S
8). Then, the settlement of the consignment price between the consignor and the trustee is performed, and the broker or the trustee or both of them pays the brokerage commission to the brokerage service provider (step S9). Note that, for example, step S
The report from the trustee to the trustee in step 8 is based on the trustee terminal 3
Alternatively, it can be performed via an intermediary service server by input from 3M. In addition, for example, the input of the completion report in step S8 allows the intermediary business server to automatically perform the settlement processing in step S9.

The characteristic information of the transferred product registered by the consignee in step S1 includes the following information items. That is, pickup location, delivery destination,
The information includes a transfer product volume, a transfer quality amount, a desired pickup date and time, a desired delivery date and time, and a desired price. Note that a search using these information items may be performed from the trustee terminal. For example, searching for a pickup location or a delivery destination as a key makes it easier to find a transfer business that matches the transfer schedule of the applicant, and for example, searching for the desired price as a key It is easy to find a transfer operation in the amount range to be paid.

The consignee can set a priority for each of the above information items. For example, if the commissioner wants to keep the price below the desired amount but considers that it is acceptable to make some compromises on the desired delivery date and time, set the priority of the desired price higher than the desired delivery date and time I do. Conversely, if it is desired that the delivery date and time be strictly observed but the price can be negotiated, the priority of the desired delivery date and time is set higher than the desired price. The contract applicant can also use such a priority as a judgment factor.

At the time of registering the request for consignment in step S3, the consignee wants to input whether or not all the desired conditions of the consignee can be completely satisfied. If all the conditions cannot be completely satisfied, an alternative condition draft can be input for each individual item. For example, regarding the delivery date and time, the delivery destination, etc., do not completely match the wishes of the consignee, but an alternative can be presented by inputting a delivery date and time that is close to it. In determining the trustee, the trust applicant can use such alternative proposals as one of the criteria. By providing such a mechanism for presenting alternative conditions, it is easier to express a request for consignment, and it is possible to increase the possibility of contract conclusion.

Since the characteristic information of the transferred goods is made public to the public by the intermediary service server, it is possible for anyone, not only a specialist, to have a chance to receive the goods. In addition, since the desired price of the consignee is registered and disclosed as one information item, the price can be determined by the market principle without using only the amount set in advance by the trustee based on the necessary cost.

Next, the use of map information in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are sequence diagrams showing examples of the use form of the map information. 3 and 4, a reference numeral 7 denotes a map server attached to the intermediary service server 1. Reference numeral 11 denotes a service processing unit for providing an intermediary service function in the intermediary service server 1, and reference numeral 13 denotes a database for storing information such as a transfer business case. The map server 7 holds map information corresponding to a road map or a house map, provides this map information, and converts a place name and an address, longitude / latitude information, and positional information on the map to each other. Has a function.

In FIG. 3, first, (1) the consignor inputs a pick-up place, a place name of a delivery destination and an address as required (corresponding to step S1 in FIG. 2), 13 is stored.
Then, (2) when the trustee of the transfer business is determined (corresponding to step S4 in FIG. 2), (3) the service processing unit 11
Reads the place name from the database 13 and
(4) A map corresponding to the place name, and position information and longitude / latitude information on the map are acquired from the map server 7, and (5)
The detailed information including these pieces of information is sent to the trustee (corresponding to step S5 in FIG. 2). As a result, the trustee can obtain not only the place name information but also the map and the longitude and latitude information, and even if the trustee does not know detailed geographic information of the delivery destination, it is possible to easily find the delivery destination Become. The longitude and latitude information received by the trustee terminal 3 or 3M may be used in association with position information measured by a GPS (Global Positioning System).

In the sequence shown in FIG. 4, a map is displayed on the client terminal 2 or 2M in advance, and it is possible to specify a pickup location or a delivery destination by pointing a position on the map. I have. Then, when (1) the entrustor designates a position on the map and performs registration (corresponding to step S1 in FIG. 2), (2) the service processing unit 11 sends a request from the map server 7 based on the position on the map. The location name, the address, and the longitude / latitude information are acquired, and (3) information such as the location name is written in the database 13. Then, (4) when the trustee of the transfer work is determined (corresponding to step S4 in FIG. 2), (5) the service processing unit reads the place name and the like from the database 13, and (6) detailed information including the place name and the like. It is sent to the trustee (corresponding to step S5 in FIG. 2). As a result, the consignee can specify the pickup location and the delivery destination only by indicating the location on the map without worrying about the detailed place names and addresses.

Next, an example of the configuration of a terminal device for using the mediation system while moving will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the trustee terminal 3M. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 31 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) installed in the trustee terminal 3M, 32 denotes a display unit, 33 denotes an input unit, 34 denotes a storage unit, 35 denotes a communication unit,
Reference numeral 6 denotes a position measuring unit. Between these parts 31 to 36,
Signals can be exchanged via a common bus.
The communication unit 35 functions as a terminal of the mobile phone network 102.
Further, the position measuring unit 36 has a function of measuring the current position using GPS and outputting it as longitude and latitude information.

By using the trustee terminal 3M having the above-described configuration, for example, the map information and the longitude / latitude information near the pickup location and the delivery destination provided by the map server 7 described with reference to FIG. Receiving the data by 35 and storing it in the storage unit 34, displaying the map on the display unit 32, and showing the pickup location and the delivery destination and the current position output by the position measurement unit 36 on the map. Becomes possible. This allows the trustee to easily reach those locations without having to be familiar with the geography around the pick-up location or delivery destination.

Further, for example, the position measuring unit 36 outputs the longitude / latitude information of the current position of the applicant, and a search using the longitude / latitude information allows the pick-up place to be selected from the open transfer business cases. It is possible to extract and list items close to the current position of the user. This allows the contract applicant to efficiently search for the transfer business.

The configuration shown in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and the trustee terminal may have another configuration. For example, a general personal computer or PDA (Personal Digital A
An ssistant device or a portable telephone terminal device may be used as the trustee terminal.

Next, a description will be given of a settlement method of the commission and the brokerage fee using the brokerage system. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for payment settlement processing and a pre-registration of a financial institution account for the processing. In FIG.
Reference numeral 15 is charging information provided in the brokerage service server 1 such as a commission price and a brokerage fee for each transaction. Reference numeral 17 denotes account information on a financial institution account for settlement of the consignor and the trustee who use the mediation system.

(1) The user of the intermediary system (a person who can be a consignor or a trustee) preliminarily transmits account information for settlement from the entrustor terminal 2 or the trustee terminal 3 to the service processing of the intermediary business server 1. Transmit to the unit 11. The account information includes, for example, a financial institution name, a financial institution code, a branch name, a branch code, an account type (for example, “ordinary deposit” or “checking account”), an account number, an account holder, and the like. (2)
The service processing unit 11 makes an inquiry to the financial institution server 5 to confirm the received account information, and the financial institution server 5 replies whether there is any error or the like in the account information.
Note that an automatic debit contract from a financial institution account may be made in accordance with the account confirmation procedure. And (3) if there is no error in the confirmed account information,
The service processing unit 11 writes this in the account information 17.

When the execution of the commissioned business based on the contract is completed, (4) the trustee inputs the completion of the business from the trustee terminal 3, and this information is transmitted to the service processing unit 11 via the service processing unit 11. (Corresponding to step S8 in FIG. 2). In response to this, (5) the service processing unit 1
1 writes in the charging information 15 data indicating that the payment based on the conditions of the contract should be settled between the financial institution account of the consignor and the financial institution account of the trustee. In the case where an intermediary commission is collected from the entrustor, data indicating that the amount should be settled between the financial institution account of the entrustor and the financial institution account of the intermediary service provider is written in the billing information 15, and When the brokerage fee is collected from the bank, the data indicating that the amount should be settled between the financial institution account of the trustee and the financial institution account of the brokerage service provider is written in the charging information. Whether to collect brokerage commissions from the consignor and the trustee is determined by the brokerage service provider in advance,
A fee may be collected from one of them, a fee may be collected from both, or neither may be collected.

At an appropriate timing,
(6) The service processing unit 11 reads out the billing information 15, reads out the account number and the like related to the read out payment information from the account information 17, creates payment transaction data, and sends it to the financial institution server 5. The financial institution performs a payment process based on the received payment transaction data. It should be noted that such payment transaction data may be created each time an individual consignment task is completed, or the billing accumulated at regular intervals (for example, once every two weeks, once a month, etc.). It may be performed based on information.

In the above embodiment, the Internet or the mobile phone network is used for communication between the server and the terminal, but another network may be used instead.

The settlement method described in the above embodiment is merely an example, and another settlement method may be used. Other settlement methods include, for example, a credit card, a debit card, electronic money, cash, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

All or part of the above-mentioned intermediary service server, entrustor terminal, entrustor terminal, and financial institution server are realized by a computer system. The above-described mediation of the transfer operation and the respective processes associated therewith are stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the computer reads and executes the program to perform the processes. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a CD-R.
OM, magnetic hard disk, semiconductor memory, etc.

[0061]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The contents of the goods transfer business case are disclosed to the public through the network by the server of the intermediary service provider, and anyone who wants to transfer the goods can see the published contents, In addition, it is possible to outsource transfer at a flexible price based on market principles without relying only on specialists.

Further, according to the present invention, not only are transported using resources (drivers, vehicles, aircrafts, workers engaged in hand-carrying services, etc.) prepared in advance by specialists in anticipation of demand, but also publicized. It is also possible for a person who happened to plan a transfer on a convenient route for a transfer business case to transfer the work, so that the cost for the transfer can be reduced, Each conveyed article can be individually, quickly and inexpensively transferred without being restricted only by a previously scheduled operation schedule of vehicles and the like.

Further, according to the present invention, the payment settlement processing is automatically performed by the intermediary system, so that it is possible to reduce the time and effort for paperwork for settlement.

Further, according to the present invention, since the settlement financial institution accounts of the entrustor and the entrustee are registered in advance, it is not necessary to exchange account information for each individual business consignment.
In addition, since the registered account is confirmed in advance by a financial institution or the like, it is possible to reduce the risk of collecting payments and brokerage fees.

Further, according to the present invention, a search can be performed using a pickup location, a delivery destination, a transfer product volume, a transfer quality amount, a pickup date and time, a delivery date and time, a price, and the like as keys. Among the business cases, a case suitable for the consignee can be preferentially displayed on the terminal of the consignee, and matching between the consignor and the consignee can be performed efficiently.

Further, according to the present invention, since the display and input can be performed at the terminal based on the map information provided by the mediation system, the user is not familiar with the geographical location of the picked-up goods and the delivery destination of the transferred goods. In such a case, it is easy to specify or find the place. Further, according to the present invention, the use of the position measuring means using the GPS or the like further facilitates finding the place.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mediation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a transfer operation according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a usage example of map information provided by a map server.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a usage example of map information provided by a map server.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a trustee terminal;

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure of payment settlement processing and a pre-registration of a financial institution account therefor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 brokerage business server 2, 2M client terminal 3, 3M client terminal 5 financial institution server 7 map server 11 service processing unit 13 database 15 billing information 17 account information 31 CPU 32 display unit 33 input unit 34 storage unit 35 communication unit 36 Position measurement unit 101 Internet 102 Mobile phone network

Claims (28)

[Claims] 1. An intermediary method for mediating between a commissioner of a commissioned business and a trustee by a server connected to a network, the method comprising: receiving characteristic information of the commissioned business transmitted from the entrustor; Publishing to the public; receiving a request for trust sent from a trustee with reference to the characteristic information; and informing the trustee selected by the trustee from the trustees of that fact. Sending a notification; and a mediation method. 2. The intermediation method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving a notification of completion of the commissioned business from the trustee; and performing a payment process based on the completion notification. 3. The intermediary method according to claim 1, wherein the consignor and the financial institution account information for settlement of the consignor are received and stored in advance. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the characteristic information is received, information on a priority of an information item included in the characteristic information is received, and the information on the priority is disclosed together with the characteristic information. 4. The intermediation method according to any one of 1. to 3. 5. The consignment business is an article transfer business, and the characteristic information includes information on a delivery destination, a delivery date and time, and a price of the transferred article.
5. The intermediation method according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. The intermediation method according to claim 5, wherein the characteristic information includes information on a pickup location of a transferred article. 7. The intermediation method according to claim 5, further comprising a step of transmitting map information of a pickup place or a delivery destination of the article to the trustee. 8. A mediation method for mediating between a commissioner of a commissioned business and a trustee by a server connected to a network, comprising the steps of: receiving characteristic information of the commissioned business transmitted from the entrustor; Publishing to the public; receiving a request for trust sent from a trustee with reference to the characteristic information; and informing the trustee selected by the trustee from the trustees of that fact. A mediation method, comprising: transmitting a notification; and performing settlement processing of the mediation fee for the commissioned business. 9. An intermediary system for mediating between a consignee of a consignment service and a consignee by a server connected to a network, comprising: receiving characteristic information of the consignment service transmitted from the consignor; Publishing to the public; receiving a request for trust sent from a trustee with reference to the characteristic information; and informing the trustee selected by the trustee from the trustees of that fact. Sending a notification; and performing: 10. The mediation system according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of: receiving a notification of completion of the commissioned business from the trustee; and performing a payment process based on the completion notification. 11. An intermediary system according to claim 9, wherein said consignor and said financial institution account information for settlement of said consignee are received and stored in advance. 12. Receiving information on the priority of an information item included in the characteristic information when receiving the characteristic information,
The mediation system according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein information on the priority is disclosed together with the characteristic information. 13. The consignment business is an article transfer business, and the characteristic information includes information on a delivery destination, a delivery date and time, and a price of the transferred article.
13. The mediation system according to any one of items 1 to 12. 14. The mediation system according to claim 13, wherein the characteristic information includes information on a pickup location of a transferred article. 15. The mediation method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of transmitting map information of a pickup location or a delivery destination of the article to the trustee. 16. An intermediary system for mediating between a consignor of a consignment service and a consignee by a server connected to a network, wherein: receiving characteristic information of the consignment service transmitted from the consignor; Publishing to the public; receiving a request for trust sent from a trustee with reference to the characteristic information; and informing the trustee selected by the trustee from the trustees of that fact. A step of transmitting a notification, and a step of performing settlement processing of the brokerage commission for the consignment business. 17. Based on account information relating to at least one of the settlement financial institution accounts of the consignor or the trustee, charging information relating to a fee for each individual consignment business, and the account information and the charging information. 17. The mediation system according to claim 9, further comprising: a service processing unit that creates settlement transaction data for settlement of the payment and transmits the settlement transaction data to a server of a financial institution. 18. A case of a transfer business that is publicly displayed on a network by a server, and a request for transfer business selected by the trustee is transmitted to the server, and when the transfer business is successfully contracted, A terminal device, which receives a notification to that effect from a server and transmits a notification of completion of the transfer business to the server. 19. With regard to a transfer business case, at least one of a pickup place, a delivery destination, a transfer product volume, a transfer quality amount, a pickup date and time, a delivery date and time, and a payment amount is input as a key, and the key is used as a basis. The terminal device according to claim 18, wherein the search finds a case of the transfer business. 20. The display device according to claim 18, wherein map information of at least one of a pickup location and a delivery destination of the transferred product in the transfer operation is displayed.
A terminal device according to item 1. 21. The terminal device according to claim 20, further comprising a position measuring unit that measures a current position, wherein the terminal device processes the position information measured by the position measuring unit in association with the map information. 22. A recording medium on which a program for mediating between a commissioner of a commissioned business and a trustee is recorded by a server connected to a network, a process of receiving characteristic information of the commissioned business transmitted from the commissioner, A process of publishing the characteristic information to the public, a process of receiving a trust request expression transmitted from a trust applicant who referred to the characteristic information, and a trustee selected by the trustee from the trust applicant. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute a process of transmitting a notification to that effect, and causing the computer to execute the process. 23. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of receiving a notification of completion of a consignment business from the trustee, and a process of performing a payment process based on the completion notification. A computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1. 24. When receiving the characteristic information, receiving information on a priority of an information item included in the characteristic information,
24. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 22, wherein a program for causing a computer to execute a process of publishing the information on the priority together with the characteristic information is recorded. 25. The consignment business is an article transfer business, and the characteristic information includes information on a delivery destination, a delivery date and time, and a price of the transferred article.
25. The computer-readable recording medium according to any one of 2 to 24. 26. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 25, wherein the characteristic information includes information on a pickup location of a transferred article. 27. The computer-readable recording according to claim 25, wherein the program is recorded so that the computer executes a process of transmitting map information of a pickup location or a delivery destination of the article to the trustee. Medium. 28. A recording medium on which a program for mediating between a commissioner of a commissioned business and a trustee by a server connected to a network is recorded, and a process of receiving characteristic information of the commissioned business transmitted from the commissioner; A process of publishing the characteristic information to the public, a process of receiving a trust request expression transmitted from a trust applicant who referred to the characteristic information, and a trustee selected by the trustee from the trust applicant. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute: a process of transmitting a notification to that effect; and a process of performing settlement processing of the brokerage commission for the commissioned business.