JP2002007789A - Auction system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable many persons to participate in an auction by preventing bidders from losing the right to bid in a short period, after starting according to a bid price in the conventional auctions. SOLUTION: This auction system is constituted by using the variation of a price depending on time, successful bid by the time, bidding with an article, a digital pet, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an auction system, and more particularly, to an auction system including a network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional auction type auctions, if a bid is made at a price that is beyond the reach of the user, no further bidding can be performed, and the right to bid and make a successful bid is lost, and the time for participation is extremely short. There are cases.

In a conventional auction type auction, when one person bids, the one person is sold, and the number of people who can bid is limited to one person.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention prevents a conventional auction from losing the right to bid within a short period of time from the start due to the amount bid, and many people participate in the auction. Make it possible to get.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an auction system using a price change with time, time bidding, bidding with goods, and a digital pet has been constructed.

[0006] Or, the product of time and price, the advantage of bidding by making bids and successful bids point,

[0007]

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

As for the auction using the above-mentioned auction system and the conventional auction system, the relationship between time and price is graphed as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. Be able to understand price changes in detail.
Here, the type of the dotted line is used instead of the color.

Regarding claim 1, the exhibitor selects one of the graphs of FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 in which the start price, the time until the end, the lowest price, and the time change of the price are graphed.

It is also possible to create a graph by yourself,
In that case, you have to decide the relationship between P and T yourself or write a graph directly.

The graph selected here is a time change of the price when there is no bid, and is a graph that determines that the price goes down as shown in the graph selected here.

[0012] There has been no bidding for a while after the auction started,
The time (T-1) and the price (P-
If a bid is made in 1), the time is shifted from the time (T-1) to a conventional auction type auction, and the price starts from the price (P-1). As before, when the end time comes, the person who had the highest price wins the bid.

[0013] The graph can be set to be open or closed to the bidder, and the current price is displayed in real time or at regular intervals.

[0014] If there is no bid from the start to the end of the auction using this system, the bid ends at the lowest price and the item returns to the seller.

Regarding claim 2, the seller enters the start price, the time until the end, etc. in the same manner as in the conventional auction, and starts the auction.

As shown in FIG. 6, a time (T
-2) It is assumed that there is a bid at the price (P-2). If there is no bid even after a certain amount of time X has elapsed from the time (T-2), the price (P-2) is changed to the price Y for each time X.
The price after subtracting becomes the current bid price. Time X, Price Y
Is determined by the auction organizer and can be set without dropping below a certain price.

The current price is displayed in real time or at regular intervals.

If there is no bidding from the start to the end of the auction using this system, the bid ends at the start price, and the goods return to the seller.

Regarding claim 3, the seller enters the start price, the time until the end, and the like in the same manner as in the conventional auction, and starts the auction.

FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 is displayed so that the auction participant can know the bidding situation up to the present.

As shown in FIG. 7, Mr. A takes a time X0 seconds after the start (T-30) and a price (P-3).
Suppose you bid in 0). Next, Mr. B has a time (T-31) X1 seconds after the time (T-30), price (P-31), and Mr. A has a time (T-3) X2 seconds after the time (T-31).
2) Price (P-32), then Mr. C is time (T-32)
It is assumed that a bid is made at a time (T-33) and a price (P-33) X3 seconds after, and the end time comes after X4 seconds.

Here, the product of the time X0 and the start price is defined as area 0, the product of X1 and (P-30) is defined as area 1, and the product of X2 and (P-30).
The product of -31) is area 2, the product of X3 and (P-32) is area 3, and the product of X4 and (P-33) is area 4. In this case, Mr. A's area is Area 1 and Area 3, Mr. B's area is Area 2 and Mr. C's area is Area 4, and the successful bid is determined by this area size.

In the case of a system in which the person who has the largest area can make a successful bid, the last price given by that person is the successful bid price.

Next, in the case of a system in which the winning bidder is determined only by the bid maintenance time, the total of Mr. A X1 and X3 and Mr. B is X
2. For Mr. C, the longest person wins the bid in X3. The price is the last price that the winning bidder gave.

If there is no bidding from the start to the end of the auction using these systems, the bid ends at the start price and the goods return to the seller.

Regarding claim 4, the seller enters the start price, the time until the end, and the like as in the conventional auction, and starts the auction.

The person who wants to bid is only the amount, the amount and goods,
You can choose from only articles. For example, when Mr. G selects only money, he inputs a price and bids as before. Next, when Mr. H selects an amount and an article, after inputting the price, he / she inputs the article to be offered to the exhibitor and the bidding is completed. Further, when Mr. I selects only the goods, Mr. I inputs the goods to be offered to the seller and completes the bidding.

When the end time comes, the exhibitors are Mr. G, Mr. H,
I can decide who to bid for. If Mr. J bids at a higher price than Mr. G before the closing time and Mr. K bids only on goods, the sellers will be Mr. J, Mr. H, Mr. I,
You can select from Mr. K.

That is, if a bid is made for an article, it can be left to the seller's choice. In addition, an auction for bidding using goods is based on claim 4.

A bidder can be made aware of the conditions of another bidder.

If there is no bid from the start of the auction using this system to the end of the auction, the system ends with the start price and the goods return to the seller.

Regarding claim 5, the seller starts the auction by inputting the start price, the time until the end, etc. as in the conventional auction.

The auction of this system is a point-based auction in which a bidder is given points. Points are awarded by bidding and making a bid, and the points that each person has at the start are points obtained by bidding and making a bid for another exhibit before.

It is assumed here that Mr. D has 30 points, Mr. E has 40 points, and Mr. F has 40 points.
For a certain item as shown in FIG.
Suppose you bid in 0). After that, Mr. E has more points than Mr. D, so he can make a successful bid at the same price (P-50) as Mr. D. Further, after this, even if Mr. D and Mr. F try to bid at the price (P-50), Mr. D has less points than E, and F
Since Mr. E is at the same point as Mr. E, he cannot bid and must have a price (P-51) which is equal to or higher than the price (P-50).

In addition to the above, the discount of the successful bid price is also based on claim 5 based on claim 5. In this case, the discounted price shall be paid to the seller.

If there is no bid from the start of the auction using this system to the end of the auction, the system ends with the start price and the goods return to the seller.

Regarding claim 6, in a system for participating in an auction using a digital pet, the digital pet is a system in which points are increased in the same manner as in claim 5, and the points are reflected in the growth of the pet. The points possessed by the pet and the method of the auction are the same as in claim 5.

As the pet grows, automatic bidding can be performed, and detailed settings for automatic bidding can be performed.

As shown in FIG. 9, the digital pet 2 is displayed on the auction screen 1 during the auction and is always taking some action. It would be nice to have a function to enjoy talking with digital pets.

Regarding the auction system using the digital pet irrespective of whether or not the point function is used, the present invention is based on claim 6.

[0041]

As described above, the present invention prevents a conventional auction from losing the right to bid before a long time elapses from the start, and allows many people to participate in the auction. To Further, the game characteristics of the auction are enhanced, so that users can enjoy the auction, and further increase in repeaters can be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a graph showing the progress of an auction in terms of time and price.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing the progress of the auction with time and price.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing a time change of a price when there is no bid in an auction using the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing a time change of a price when there is no bid in an auction using the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing a time change of a price when there is no bid in an auction using the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the progress of an auction using the present invention, showing time and price.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing progress of an auction using the present invention, showing time, price, and area.

FIG. 8 is a graph showing bids in an auction using the present invention in terms of time and price.

FIG. 9 is a layout diagram illustrating a display example of an auction using a digital pet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Auction screen 2 Digital pet 3 Detailed information part of auction

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An auction system in which a price of an item that has been exhibited decreases with time as long as there is no bid, and the price stops when a bid is made, and a conventional auction starts from there. 2. An auction system in which, if no bid is made for a certain period of time since the last time a bid was placed, the price of an item that was placed falls below the previous bid price, and another person can bid on it again. 3. An auction system in which a person who bids for an exhibit and maintains it for the longest time or who has the largest product of time and price can make a successful bid. 4. An auction system in which a bid can be made for an item, a price, and a price of the item. 5. A system in which a certain person bids and makes a bid in an auction in the past, and a point is obtained, and a person having a high point can bid and make a bid advantageously. 6. A system in which a bidder participates in an auction using a digital pet.