JP2002056215A - Article selling and buying method using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article selling and buying method using a network with which a user can become the seller of article on a network even without having an Internet connection environment while keeping security in the distribu tion of article and price. SOLUTION: When a seller mails or the like of an application form on which article exhibition information is entered to a mediator, the mediator converts the descriptions on the received application or the like to exhibition article data for putting up an article to auction and exhibits the article at auction on the network. A large number of unspecified users of the network bid for the article exhibited at auction and the mediator determines a user who successfully bids the exhibited article, namely a buyer, out of bidders and reports a successful bid to the user being the buyer. The mediator reports information containing the addresses and names of the seller and the buyer through the network to a distributor and prepares the delivery of the knocked-down article. Therefore, the article is delivered from the seller to the buyer by a truck or the like and the buyer pays the price of the article of a settlement institution.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer communication network represented by the Internet and a merchandise trading method using a network for trading goods using a computer system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has been already practiced to buy and sell goods using a computer communication network such as the Internet. For example, the seller puts the product that he / she wants to sell on his own homepage or a bulletin board on the network, and solicits a bid. Among the unspecified number of network users who have seen this, those who want to buy the product bid by e-mail or the like, and when the sale is completed, purchase the product.

[0003]

In the above-described buying and selling of goods on a computer communication network, a large number of bidders can be expected and the time from listing to successful bid is short, which is attractive to sellers of goods. On the other hand, a computer terminal and an Internet connection environment were required to exhibit, so not everyone could exhibit.

[0004] In addition, there are not a few users who are worried about the distribution of goods and payments between individuals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to secure the security of distribution of goods and payments and to provide a network without an Internet connection environment. An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise buying and selling method using a network that can become a merchandise seller.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a feature of the first aspect of the present invention is that a seller bids for a product exhibited at an auction on a network, and consequently makes a sale. In a method for buying and selling goods using a network in which the buyer purchases the exhibited goods, an intermediary that brokers the goods that the seller wants to sell at the auction on the network and the goods exhibited by the seller are collected and delivered to the buyer. Placing a logistics company on the network, and the seller submitting an application form describing the product exhibition information to the intermediary by physical means such as mail or courier; and The description is converted into exhibiting product data for auctioning, and the product is entered into the auction on the network. Exhibiting; a user of the network bidding on the exhibited product placed at an auction on the network; and the broker determines a user who has won the exhibited product from the bidder, that is, a buyer. Notifying the buyer user that the bid has been made, and the intermediary notifying the logistics company of information including the buyer and seller's addresses and names via the network or the like, and And a step of arranging the delivery.

[0007] In the invention of claim 2, the buyer pays the price to a clearing house when the successful bid product is delivered by the logistics company. Paying a commission to the broker, paying a delivery fee to the distributor, and paying the rest to the seller.

[0008] When the intermediary agent of the third aspect of the invention receives the application form, it checks the presence or absence of the goods described therein and the current status, and exhibits the confirmed goods in an auction on the network. It is characterized.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a product trading system according to an embodiment of a product trading method using a network according to the present invention. The merchandise trading system includes a device of a business entity (intermediary agent) 2 connected by the Internet 5, a device of the buyer 3, a device of the logistics company 4, a device of the settlement institution 6, and a seller 1 not connected by the Internet 5. I have.

[0010] The seller 1 has an exhibition application form 11 created by the seller 100. The device of the business entity 2 is a high-speed scanner 21 that reads the exhibition application form 11 notified from the seller 100 and converts it into text information and image data, a WWW / database (DB).
An auction system (computer system) 22 including a server and the like is provided. The device of the buyer 3 includes a computer terminal 31 having an Internet communication function. The equipment of the logistics company 4 has 300 employees of the logistics company.
Is provided with an Internet connection server 41 connected to the Internet operated by.

[0011] It should be noted that the collection and receipt of money related to the purchase and sale of commodities is performed through the settlement institution 6.

Next, information, money, flow of articles, and processing of each device in the sale of goods of this embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

[0013] (from the creation of the application form to the Web) Seller 10
0 describes necessary items in the items designated by the business entity 2 in advance on the exhibition application form 11 as shown in FIG. 3 and pastes an image such as a photograph of the product (step 101). For example, it is sent by mail or courier (step 102). After receiving this, the business entity 2 reads it with the high-speed scanner 21 and the auction system 2
2 (step 201). In the image data read from the exhibition application form 11, the auction system 22 performs OCR processing on text and converts it into text data, assigns the same data source name to the image as it is, and gives a database (DB) as the same information source. ), The text data and the image data are placed on an auction Web page or the like (step 20).
1). This allows multiple Internet users to
The Web server of the auction is browsed through one or a plurality of computer terminals connected to the Internet 5 by a Web server.

(Notification of basic distribution information from order / bid) A user 200 who can be a buyer 3 who is browsing at a computer terminal 31 connected to the Internet 5 places an order or a bid on a product by operating the computer terminal 31. Then, the information is notified to the auction system 22 of the business entity 2 through the Internet 5 (step 301). Auction system 22 of business entity 2
When it is determined that a contract has been established or a successful bid condition has been satisfied as a result of an order or a bid by the user (buyer) 200 who can be the buyer 3, it is determined that “contract has been established” or “successful bid” (step 202). 2
00 is notified via the Internet 5 (step 203). The auction system 22 of the business entity 2 sends the name and address of both the seller 100 and the buyer 200 (the shipping location of the product, the destination) to the logistics company 4 whose business range is the shipping location of the product 12 declared in advance by the seller 100. Then, basic information such as contact information is notified through the Internet 5 (step 204).

(Shipment Form Creation to Receiving Goods) The employee 300 of the distribution company 4 notified of the basic information such as the name, address, and contact information of both the seller 100 and the buyer 200 from the auction system 22 of the business entity 2 A slip required for collection / shipment is created (step 401), and the seller 1
00 is notified that "contract has been established" or "successful bid" (step 402). At this time, the collection date and time are also scheduled. After determining the collection date and time, the distribution company 4 picks up the product 12 at the delivery location of the product 12 declared in advance from the seller 100 at the collection date and time (step 402). The collected goods 12 are delivered to the buyer 200 by the truck 42 or the like according to the created slip (step 103).

(From payment to distribution) Buyer 200
Receives the product 12 (step 302), pays the price of the product 12 to the clearing house 6 in exchange (step 30).
3). The settlement institution 6 deducts the commission from the price received from the buyer 200, and then pays the delivery fee to the logistics company 4 (step 601), pays the commission to the business entity 2 (step 602), and sells the rest to the seller. Remittance to 100 designated accounts or addresses (step 60)
3).

The payment and distribution described above are shown in FIG.
As indicated by the dashed line, when the buyer 200 receives the product 12, the buyer 200 pays the price of the product 12 to the distribution company 4 by cash on delivery or the like. The distribution company 4 pays a fee to the business entity 2 after taking its own shipping fee, and pays the remaining money to the account or address designated by the seller 100,
A distribution method may be adopted.

When buying and selling products on the Internet as described above, it is necessary to ensure the safety of buying and selling. Therefore, the business entity 2 determines whether or not the seller 100 has the merchandise described in the exhibition application form 11 by, for example, determining whether the seller 100 has possession and the pledge to guarantee the current status.
Confirm by sending mail from 00. The confirmed product is displayed on the auction Web page in step 201 described above.

According to this embodiment, a seller 1 is used by an auction system on the Internet and a business entity 2 that mediates between a buyer 200 who is an Internet user and a seller 100 who does not have an Internet connection environment.
Since the display from 00 is possible only with a normal printed photo + handwritten character, the computer terminal and the Internet connection environment which were required for the seller 100 are not required. Products can be sold by using an auction system on the Internet so that they can be listed in many online auctions.

In addition, it is possible to realize a transaction that has been difficult until now by completely mediating the distribution of goods and payments between individuals through the distribution company 4 and the auction system on the Internet. Furthermore, since the logistics company 4 mediates the shipping of goods and the settlement institution 6 mediates deposits and withdrawals,
There is no need for the seller 100 to know the personal information of the buyer 200, and confidentiality of the personal information can be protected at the request of the buyer 200.

In the above embodiment, the Internet 5
However, the same effect can be obtained by applying the present invention to other networks irrespective of an intranet, a dedicated line, a wired network, or a wireless network. Although the auction method is shown as a method of buying and selling goods, the present invention can be applied to any of the usual sales forms in trading. Further, it is described that the settlement institution 6, the business entity 2, and the logistics company 4 are independent corporations. However, in any of the above, the present invention can be applied even when one corporation operates a plurality of corporations. It is possible. Also, the case where the user 200 who is the buyer 3 has the computer terminal 31 is illustrated, but a device having the same communication function and processing function as the minimum computer terminal necessary for receiving this service, for example, Even if the user has a portable terminal or the like, the same effects can be obtained by applying the present invention.

A program for realizing a part or all of the functions of the auction system 22 in FIG. 1 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by a computer system. May be used to buy and sell goods using the network. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

Here, the “computer system” is W
If a WW system is used, a homepage providing environment (or display environment) is also included. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magneto-optical disk, an RO
M, a portable medium such as a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. And those holding programs for a certain period of time. Further, the above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be embodied in various other forms in terms of specific structure, function, operation, and effect without departing from the gist of the invention. .

[0025]

As described above in detail, according to the method for selling and selling goods using the network according to the present invention, the security of the distribution of goods and prices can be ensured, and the network can be installed even without an Internet connection environment. You can be a seller of goods above.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a product trading system according to an embodiment of a product trading method using a network according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of each apparatus for buying and selling goods in the system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an application form created by a user of the seller shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seller 2 Business entity 3 Buyer 4 Logistics company 5 Internet 6 Payment institution 11 Exhibition application form 12 Merchandise 21 High-speed scanner 22 Auction system (computer system) 31 Computer terminal 41 Internet connection server 42 Truck

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method in which a seller bids for an exhibit at an auction on a network, and as a result, a buyer who has concluded the sale buys and sells the exhibit, using a network for purchasing the exhibit. An intermediary for mediating an auction of the product to be sold on the network and a logistics agent for collecting and displaying the exhibitor's exhibited products to the buyer are arranged on the network, and the seller displays the merchandise exhibition information to the intermediary. Submitting an application form describing the application form by physical means such as sending it by mail or courier; and the intermediary converts the description of the received application form into exhibit product data for auction and converts it into an auction on the network. Exhibiting products at the network; and A step of bidding on the exhibited product placed in the auction on the work, and the intermediary determines a user who has won the exhibited product from the bidder, that is, a buyer, and notifies the buyer user that the successful bid has been made. Performing the step of notifying the distributor of information including the addresses and names of the buyers and the sellers via the network or the like, and arranging delivery of the awarded product. A commodity trading method using a network characterized by the following. 2. The buyer pays a price to a clearing house when the successful bid product is delivered by the logistics company, and the clearing house pays a commission in the money paid by the buyer to the broker. Paying a delivery fee to the logistics company and paying the remaining price to the seller. 3. The intermediary agent, upon receiving the application form, confirms the presence or absence of a product described therein and the current status, and exhibits the confirmed product in an auction on the network. A merchandise trading method using the network according to claim 1.