JP2002157529A - Distribution system and distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distribution system and a distribution method by which articles are reliably delivered without any cancellation in a service including distribution such as an auction and barter exchange on an electronic community. SOLUTION: In this distribution method with which the electronic community 300 performs an auction by utilizing a network 500 and a distribution dealer 400 delivers an article from an exhibitor to a successful bidder after the auction is over, the community 300 makes the user information of the exhibitor 100 and the successful bidder 200 correspond to each exhibited article, registers the user information as a user information database 321 and notifies the dealer 400 of distribution information 314 consisting of the user information of the exhibitor, the article name and the user information of the bidder being the successful bidder after the auction is over, and the distribution dealer picks up the article from the exhibitor and delivers the article to the bidder being the successful bidder on the basis of the distribution information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a physical distribution system and a physical distribution method, and more particularly to a physical distribution system and a physical distribution method in a service involving physical distribution such as auction or bartering of articles via a network such as the Internet or a general public line. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, services involving logistics such as auctions and barters using electronic communities have become widespread in networks such as the Internet and public telephone networks.

[0003] Among them, as an example of an auction, for example, "Yahoo! (registered trademark) auction" is known. In the auction using the electronic community, an auction of an article is performed as follows. 1. First, a seller of an item provides the item to the electronic community. 2. The electronic community posts the item at an auction site on the electronic community. 3. An article buyer browses the article posted at the auction site. 4. A buyer of an article bids for an article to be purchased at the auction site. 5. After the auction closes, the electronic community sends the result of the successful bid, that is, the successful bidder and the winning bid, to the seller of the article by e-mail after the auction closes. 6. The seller and the buyer of the article mutually contact each other by e-mail, telephone, etc., make a successful bid, and make an agreement on a remittance method and an article delivery method. 7. The buyer remits the price of the article by the method specified by the seller, and the seller arranges the delivery of the article, for example, after confirming the payment. Alternatively, the seller arranges delivery of the article in exchange for the price. 8. The buyer receives the article. Alternatively, the buyer hands the price to the delivery company in exchange for receipt of the article, and the price is remitted to the seller. Thus, the auction of the article is completed.

In this case, Yahoo! The rules of the auction include: "Determining the method of delivery of goods and prices, taking into account their respective advantages and disadvantages, by e-mail or telephone, etc. until it can be determined that you are reliable as a trading partner. Please exchange and complete the transaction at your own risk. As stated in the Terms of Use, Yahoo! Auctions will not be liable for any trouble after the end of the auction. " Therefore, after the auction is determined, the buyer and seller of the article contact each other at their own risk by e-mail or telephone, etc., and logistics (that is, remittance of the price of the article and delivery of the article), The electronic community is not involved, and buyers and sellers do so at their own risk.

As an example of bartering, for example, "Kirukuru Z (registered trademark)" is known. In bartering using the electronic community, bartering of articles is performed as follows. 1. First, the provider of the article provides the electronic community with the article and the exchange condition. 2. The e-community posts the goods and exchange terms at the bartering venue on the e-community. 3. An article applicant browses the article posted at the bartering venue. 4. An applicant for an article applies for a barter for an article desired to be purchased at the bartering venue. 5. The electronic community sends an application for bartering of the article, that is, an applicant to the provider of the article by e-mail. 6. The provider and the applicant of the article mutually contact each other by e-mail, telephone, or the like, establish a transaction, and make an agreement on a delivery method of the article. 7. The provider arranges the delivery of the article, and the applicant arranges the delivery of the article to be exchanged. 8. The applicant receives the article, and the provider receives the article to be exchanged. Thus, the auction of the article is completed.

[0006] In this case, the membership rules of Zurukuru Z include:
"We will not be aware of any trouble caused by using this system. Please negotiate with each other at your own risk. If a trouble occurs between users, it shall be resolved between users. Please do not file a claim with us. " Therefore, in the bargaining negotiations, the provider and the applicant of the article will contact each other at their own risk by e-mail or telephone, etc., and will discuss the distribution (that is, remittance of the price of the article and delivery of the article). However, the electronic community is not involved, and providers and applicants do so at their own risk.

[0007]

As described above, in an auction or bartering using the electronic community, the electronic community only holds an auction site or a bartering site. Logistics, such as the delivery of goods and remittance of goods, depends on direct communication between goods sellers and buyers, or between providers and applicants via email and telephone, and arrangements for remittance and delivery of goods. are doing. Therefore, the following problem may occur.

The first problem is that in an auction or bartering on the electronic community, cancellation is very large after a successful bid for an auction or after bartering is completed. This is because the information cannot be shared in real time on the electronic community, so that a successful bidder or a candidate is given an opportunity to cancel.

[0009] The second problem is that in an auction or bartering on the electronic community, troubles such as delay of delivery of goods or failure of delivery of goods occur frequently during actual distribution. This is because the e-community only posts auctions and barter information, and the actual business negotiations and negotiations are left to the seller and buyer, or the provider and applicant, respectively, or the e-community This is because the actual logistics itself is left to each individual even if negotiations are undertaken.

[0010] The third problem is that in the auction and bartering on the electronic community, in addition to the processing of the auction and bartering on the electronic community, the user also needs to individually provide the logistics company with the goods for logistics. Means that you have to arrange for delivery. This is because an electronic network including an auction site or a bartering site and a logistics company on the electronic community has not been established.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and has been made to surely deliver goods without cancellation in a service including physical distribution such as auction and bartering on the electronic community. , A distribution system and a distribution method.

[0012]

In order to achieve this object, a physical distribution system according to claim 1 of the present invention receives an article from an exhibitor at a server of an electronic community via a network, The displayed goods are displayed at the auction site, and bids for predetermined goods from bidders are received by the server of the electronic community via the network, an auction is performed, and the goods after the auction are displayed by the logistics company. A distribution system for delivering from a seller to a bidder who is the highest bidder with the highest bid price, wherein the electronic community receives exhibition information including the user information of the seller from the seller via a network, Hold an auction site for the bidder via the network and provide the bidder's user information on the goods specified by the bidder An input / output device for receiving bidding information including the bidding information, and a storage device in which the exhibition information and the bidding information from the input / output device are associated with each other and registered as a user information database. For the finished goods, the user information of the seller and the logistics information including the goods name of the goods and the user information of the bidder who is the successful bidder are notified to the terminal device of the logistics company, and the logistics company Based on the information, the article is taken from the exhibitor and delivered to the bidder who is the successful bidder.

If the distribution system has such a configuration,
At the auction site held by the electronic community, after the auction ends, the user information of the seller of the article and the article name and the user information of the bidder who is the highest bidder with the highest bid price are used as logistic information. In response to the notification, the distributor promptly and surely picks up the article from the exhibitor and delivers it to the bidder who is the successful bidder. Therefore, the seller does not need to arrange the delivery of the article after the auction ends, so that the logistics work at the auction can be omitted, and the logistics company immediately delivers the article after the auction. Opportunities are reduced.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a logistics system in which an exhibit of goods from an exhibitor is received by a server of an electronic community via a network, and the goods are exhibited. Posting the goods at the bartering venue, receiving the application for the specified goods from the recipient at the server of the electronic community via the network, performing bartering, and distributing the goods after bartering is completed A logistics system for mutually delivering between a seller and a recipient by a merchant, wherein an electronic community receives seller information including seller user information and exchange conditions from a seller via a network. , Hold a bartering venue over the network for the recipient, and receive application information including the recipient's user information and exchange conditions for the goods specified by the recipient. An input / output device to be communicated with, and a storage device in which the exhibition information and the bidding information from the input / output device are associated with each other and registered as a user information database. Of the goods of the seller and the logistics information consisting of the goods name of the goods, the user information of the acceptor, and the goods name of the exchanged goods, and notifies the logistics trader of the goods. Then, the article is taken from the exhibitor and delivered to the acceptor, and the exchanged product is taken from the bidder who is the successful bidder and delivered to the exhibitor.

If the distribution system has such a configuration,
At the bartering venue held by the electronic community, after bartering is completed, the user information of the seller of the article and the article name of the article, the user information of the acceptor and the article name of the exchanged article are By being notified to the distributor as the distribution information, the distributor promptly and surely takes the article from the exhibitor and delivers it to the bidder who is the successful bidder. Therefore, after the barter is established, the seller,
Since the acceptor does not need to arrange the delivery of the goods or exchanged goods, the trouble of logistics in bartering can be omitted, and the logistics company delivers the goods immediately after bartering is completed, Opportunities for cancellation will be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution system, the terminal device of the physical distributor displays a delivery status for each article in association with physical distribution information from the electronic community, and also displays an actual delivery status of the article. And means for changing the displayed delivery status on the basis of. When the logistics system is configured as described above, the logistics company checks the distribution status displayed for each item with respect to the logistics information from the electronic community at its terminal device, and thereby, the current state of each item is displayed. The delivery status can be reliably grasped, and the display of the delivery status can be changed according to the actual delivery status.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the distribution company picks up the goods from the exhibitor and delivers the goods to the recipient, the distribution company picks up a replacement product from the recipient, and then the distribution company makes the replacement product. Is delivered to the exhibitor. With such a configuration of the logistics system, when the logistics company goes to the recipient, delivery of the article to the recipient and pick-up of a replacement can be performed at the same time. If it goes out, delivery of the article concerned and bartering of a barter will be completed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the logistics system, when the logistics company picks up a replacement from the recipient and delivers it to the exhibitor, the logistics company picks up the article from the exhibitor, and then the logistics company removes the article from the seller. It is configured to deliver to the recipient.
With such a configuration of the logistics system, when the logistics company goes to the seller, delivery of the replacement product to the seller and collection of the article can be performed at the same time. If it goes out, the delivery of the exchanged goods related to bartering and the collection of the articles will be completed.

The distribution system according to claim 6 is configured to include a packing means for packing the article or the replacement when the distribution company picks up the article or the replacement from the exhibitor or the receiver. With such a configuration of the distribution system, the exhibitor or the recipient does not need to pack the article or the replacement when picking up the article or the replacement, and it is also necessary to prepare a packing means. Absent.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a physical distribution system comprising a means for a distributor to collect the price of the article when delivering the article to a bidder and to pay the seller for the price. There is. With such a configuration of the logistics system, when the logistics company delivers the goods to the bidder who is the successful bidder, the price of the goods can be collected at the same time through the logistics company, so that the price of the goods can be collected. Can prevent unpaid payments.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the distribution system collects the price of the difference caused by bartering when the distribution company picks up the goods or exchanged goods from the exhibitor or the recipient, and collects the goods or exchanged goods. When the goods are delivered to the acceptor or the seller, there is provided a means for paying the above-mentioned price. With such a configuration of the distribution system, when the logistics company delivers the goods or exchanged goods to the successful bidder, the bidder, the acceptor or the exhibitor, the goods and exchanged goods generated by bartering are replaced. Since the difference can be collected at the same time via the distribution company, it is possible to prevent unpaid payment of the difference.

In order to achieve this object, according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a physical distribution method in which an article from an exhibitor is received by a server of an electronic community via a network. In addition to posting the goods at the auction site, bidding on the predetermined goods from the bidders is received by the server of the electronic community via the network, an auction is conducted, and the goods after the auction are closed by the logistics company from the exhibitor to the seller. A distribution method for delivering to a bidder who is a successful bidder with a bid price, wherein the electronic community receives exhibition information including seller user information from the seller via a network at the time of listing, and At the time of bidding, an auction site is held for the bidder via the network, and the user of the bidder for the goods specified by the bidder Receiving the bidding information including the information, and associating the exhibition information and the bidding information for each article and registering it as a user information database. After the auction is completed, the electronic community transmits the user information and the article of the seller. The logistics information including the name and the user information of the bidder who is the bidder is notified to the terminal device of the logistics company, and the logistics company picks up the article from the exhibitor based on the logistics information and is the successful bidder. It is configured to deliver to bidders.

Further, in order to achieve this object, in the physical distribution method according to a tenth aspect of the present invention, an article from an exhibitor is received by a server of an electronic community via a network, and the article is sold. Posting the goods at the bartering venue, receiving the application for the specified goods from the recipient at the server of the electronic community via the network, performing bartering, and distributing the goods after bartering is completed A logistics method in which a seller mutually delivers between a seller and a recipient, and the electronic community transmits the seller's user information and the seller's information including exchange conditions via the network at the time of selling. At the time of receiving and bidding, a bartering venue is held for the recipient via the network, and the user information and exchange conditions of the recipient regarding the goods specified by the recipient Receiving the application information including the exhibition information and the application information associated with each article, and registering the information as a user information database. After the barter is established, the electronic community transmits the user information and the article name of the seller. And the logistics information consisting of the user information of the recipient and the name of the goods to the terminal device of the logistics trader, and the logistics trader picks up the goods from the exhibitor based on the logistics information and delivers the goods to the recipient. In this configuration, the exchanged product is picked up from the bidder who is the successful bidder and delivered to the exhibitor.

As described above, the present invention can be embodied not only as an apparatus but also as an invention of a method.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The processing in the information management device of the electronic community in the following embodiment is executed by a computer controlled by a program.
As the recording medium, for example, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or any other computer-readable medium can be used. In addition, the program recorded on the recording medium may be loaded into the computer by directly loading the recording medium into the computer, or may be loaded into the computer via a network.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the distribution system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the physical distribution system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the distribution system 10
Exhibitor 100, bidder 200, and e-community 3
00, a distributor 400, and a network 500. In FIG. 1, only one exhibitor 100 and one bidder 200 are shown, but the present invention is not limited to one.

The network 500 is a network such as the Internet, a general public network or a dedicated network, and provides an Internet connection service.

[0029] The exhibitor 100 has an electronic community 300.
A user who wants to exhibit an article to be auctioned at the above auction site, accesses the electronic community 300 via a network 500 such as the Internet, a general public network, or a dedicated network, and You can log in to 300 servers. In addition, the seller 100 uses a personal computer, various information terminal devices including a mobile phone and a PHS, or a dedicated terminal device for connecting to the electronic community 300 as the terminal device 110 for accessing the electronic community 300. And this terminal device 1
Based on homepage information 311 (described later) for accepting an exhibition displayed on the screen 10, each item relating to an article or the like to be exhibited can be input.

Further, the seller 100 can notify the user information (address, name, telephone number, etc.) and register as a member in advance in order to access the electronic community 300, and can uniquely identify the seller 100. It has a user identification code. Thus, when logging in to the server of the electronic community 300, the exhibitor 100 is uniquely identified by transmitting the user identification code, and thus does not need to input user information each time.

The bidder 200 is a user who is bidding on an article posted at an auction site on the electronic community 300, and via a network 500 such as the Internet, a general public network, or a dedicated network. The user can access the electronic community 300 and log in to the server of the electronic community 300. Note that the bidder 200 uses a personal computer, various information terminal devices including a mobile phone and a PHS, or a dedicated terminal device for connecting to the electronic community 300 as the terminal device 210 for accessing the electronic community 300. The user browses homepage information 312 (described later) for auction viewing as an auction venue displayed on the screen of the terminal device 210, and designates a desired item to be displayed on the screen of the terminal device 210. Homepage information 31 for accepting bids for the article
3 (to be described later), the user can enter a bid in an auction format by inputting items relating to an article to be bid and specifying a bid price.

Further, in order to access the electronic community 300, the bidder 200 reports user information (address, name, telephone number, etc.) in advance and registers as a member, and can uniquely identify the bidder 200. It has a user identification code. Accordingly, when logging in to the server of the electronic community 300, the bidder 200 is uniquely identified by transmitting the user identification code, and thus does not need to input user information each time. The seller 100 and the bidder 200 described above.
Are not separate from each other;
The user 00 can become both the exhibitor 100 and the bidder 200 by logging in to the server of the electronic community 300 and specifying and accessing the homepage for selling or the homepage for browsing the auction.

The electronic community 300 is composed of a server as an information management device provided at an appropriate place. For example, in order to hold an auction for parts for personal computers, an input / output device 310 and a storage device 320.

The input / output device 310 is connected to the network 5
For the seller 100 who has accessed via the 00,
Pre-registered homepage information 31 for accepting exhibitions
1 (see FIG. 2), the exhibition information 120 sent from the exhibitor 100 is registered in the storage device 320, and the exhibition information 120 is stored in homepage information 312 (see FIG. 3) and 313 (see FIG. 4). Add.

The input / output device 310 presents previously registered auction browsing homepage information 312 to the bidder 200 who has accessed via the network 500, and also displays the goods designated by the bidder 200. Homepage information 31 for bid acceptance
3 and the bid information 220 sent from the bidder 200
Is registered in the storage device 320 and the bid information 22
The homepage information 312 and 313 are updated based on 0.

Further, the input / output device 310 is connected to the logistics agent 400 accessed through the network 500.
In response to this, the homepage information 314 (see FIG. 5) for the physical distribution registered in advance is presented as the physical distribution information. These homepage information 311, 312, 313, 31
4 may be registered in the input / output device 310 or may be registered in the storage device 320 described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the homepage information 311 for accepting an exhibition includes, as input items, a seller's name 311a, an address 311b, and an article name 31 to be exhibited.
1c and the input fields of the auction start value 311d,
The registration button 311e and the cancel button 311f are respectively presented on the screen of the terminal device 110 of the exhibitor 100 that has accessed via the network 500.

The input / output device 310 is connected to the exhibitor 10.
0 receives via the network 500 the exhibition information 120 composed of the respective input items input on his / her own terminal device 110 and registers it in the storage device 320. In addition, exhibitor 10
The user information (for example, the seller's address, name, and telephone number, etc.) regarding himself / herself may be registered in the storage device 320 of the electronic community 300 in advance as described above. Each time, the information may be input from the terminal device 110 of the exhibitor 100, input to the input / output device 310 together with the exhibition information 120 via the network 500, and registered in the storage device 320. Here, if the user information has been registered in advance, the seller name 3
Registered names and addresses may be input to 11a and address 311b as default values.

The selling information 120 includes, as information for specifying the goods to be sold, the name of the goods, the state of the goods,
For example, a description of a new article or a new article as well as a used article or the presence or absence of a scratch may be added. Such a description may be made, for example, by providing an article column (not shown) in the homepage information 311 for accepting exhibition, and adding the contents described in this article column to the exhibition information 120. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the auction browsing home page information 312 includes, as output items, a serial number 312a, an exhibitor name 312b, and an article name 312.
c, auction start value 312d, and as input items,
Input field for auction bid value 312e and bid button 3
12f is presented on the screen of the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200 via the network 500. Thereby, the electronic community 300 will hold an auction site. Here, in the column of the auction bid value 312e, the current highest bid value is input as a default value.

Then, the input / output device 310
When the user clicks on the bid button 312f of the desired article on his / her terminal apparatus 210, the home page information 313 for accepting a bid on the article is presented on the screen of the terminal apparatus 210 of the bidder 200.

This homepage information 313 for accepting bids
Is a serial number 31 as an output item as shown in FIG.
3a, an exhibitor's name 313b, an article name 313c, an auction start value 313d, input fields of an auction bid value 313e, a bidder's 200 name 313f, and an address 313g as input items, a register button 313h, and a cancel button 313i. Are presented on the screen of the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200 via the network 500.

Then, the input / output device 310
0 receives, via the network 500, the bid information 220 including the respective input items input on his / her own terminal device 210 and registers it in the storage device 320. In addition, bidder 20
The user information (e.g., the bidder's address, name, telephone number, etc.) regarding himself / herself may be registered in the storage device 320 of the electronic community 300 in advance as described above. Each time, the information may be input from the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200, input to the input / output device 310 together with the bid information 220 via the network 500, and registered in the storage device 320. Here, if the user information is registered in advance, the name of the bidder 3
Registered names and addresses may be input to 13f and address 313g as default values.

Then, the input / output device 310 sends the storage device 320 to the seller 100 of the article for which the auction expiration date has passed, assuming that the bidder with the highest bid price of the article is the successful bidder. By reading the registered selling information 120 of the seller 100 and the bidding information 220 of the successful bidder, the homepage information 314 for logistics including the seller's name, address, and article name, and the successful bidder's name and address is created. . In addition, the input / output device 310 deletes the article for which the auction has been completed from the homepage information 312 for browsing the auction, and also deletes the homepage information 313 for receiving the bid.

In the storage device 320, the above-mentioned exhibition information 120, bidding information 220, and user information are registered as a user information database 321. Bid information 2
20 are added and stored so that they can be read out in association with each other.

On the other hand, the distributor 400 accesses the electronic community via the network 500,
The server of the electronic community 300 can be logged in. Note that the logistics company 400 is the electronic community 3
A personal computer, various information terminal devices including a mobile phone and a PHS, and a dedicated terminal device for connecting to the electronic community 300 can be used as the terminal device 410 for accessing the terminal device 41.
Homepage information 31 for logistics displayed on the screen 0
4, it is possible to acquire the goods receiving destination and the delivery destination of the goods for each of the goods for which the auction has been completed and awarded. Further, the terminal device 410 of the distributor 400
Is the network 5 for the electronic community 300.
It may be connected via another network such as another private LAN without passing through 00, or may be directly connected via a dedicated line or the like.

The home page information 314 for physical distribution is
As shown in FIG. 5, the serial number 314 is used as an output item.
a, article name 314b, exhibitor name 314c, address 31
4d, the name 314e of the successful bidder, the address 314f, and the input fields of the delivery status 314g as input items, respectively, and the terminal device 41 of the distributor 400 via the network 500.
0 on the screen. Here, the delivery state 314g is
Undelivered, being delivered or already delivered is input, and the terminal device 4 is set in accordance with the actual delivery status of the article.
Input is made from 10. And the distribution company 400
Goes to the address of the exhibitor 100 for each article in the home page information 314 for delivery, picks up the article, and goes to the address of the successful bidder (bidder 200) to deliver the article. Here, the distributor 400 is the seller 1
When the pickup of the goods to 00 is started, the delivery state 314g of the home page information 314 is changed from undelivered to being delivered, and the goods are delivered to the successful bidder. Further, when the delivery is completed, the distributor 400 changes the delivery status 314g of the distribution homepage information 314 from “delivery” to “delivered”.

Next, the operation of the distribution system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The physical distribution system 10 is used as a whole as shown in FIG. 6 and, in detail, used in each step of an exhibiting operation of the exhibitor 100 shown in FIG. 7 and a bidding operation of the bidder 200 shown in FIG. You. First, in FIG. 6, the seller 100 connects the terminal device 110 to the electronic community 300 via the network 500 as shown by the symbol A, and sells the article that the seller wants to sell. In response to this, the electronic community 300 additionally registers the article in the homepage information 312 for browsing the auction, which is the auction site, and posts the article as indicated by the symbol B.

Such an exhibition operation will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, the seller 100
As shown by reference numeral A1, the terminal device 110 logs in to the server of the electronic community 300 via the network 500 via the network 500, and displays the homepage information 311 for accepting exhibition provided by the input / output device 310 in its own terminal. By referring to the screen on the screen of the apparatus 110, the user accesses the homepage for accepting exhibition.

As a result, as shown by reference numeral A2, the homepage information 311 for accepting exhibition is transmitted from the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 to the terminal device 1 of the exhibitor 100.
10 and a homepage for accepting exhibition is opened on the screen of the terminal device 110. And exhibitor 100
As shown by the symbol A3, the terminal device 110 refers to the homepage information 311 for accepting exhibition,
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the name of the seller "Kudo XX" is entered for each item required for the exhibition, that is, the seller's name 311a, address 311b, article name 311c to be exhibited, and auction start value 311d. , Address "Yokkaichi XXXX, Aichi Prefecture" and article name "Modem XXX"
X "and the auction start value" 2000 ". To cancel the exhibition, the seller 100 may click the cancel button 311f.

Then, the exhibitor 100 enters the registration button 31
By clicking on 1e, the terminal device 110 obtains the seller's name "Kudo XX",
Address "Yokkaichi XXXX, Aichi Prefecture", article name "Modem XXXX" to be exhibited, and auction start value "2000"
Is transmitted to the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 via the network 500.

In response to this, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 sends the exhibitor 1 as indicated by reference numeral A5.
Exhibition information 12 transmitted from the terminal device 110 of 00
A serial number is added to 0 and registered in the user information database 321 of the storage device 320. Further, as indicated by reference numeral A6, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 updates the homepage information 312 (see FIG. 3) for auction browsing as an auction site based on the exhibition information 120, and the reference numeral A7. As shown by, the information is registered in the user information database 321 of the storage device 320, and as shown by reference numeral A8, the homepage information 313 for receiving bids based on the exhibition information 120.
4 (see FIG. 4), and registered in the user information database 321 of the storage device 320, as indicated by reference numeral A9.

Thus, when the bidder 200 accesses the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300, the auction browsing homepage information 3
12 and the homepage information 313 for accepting bids are transmitted to the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200 and presented on the screen thereof, so as to be posted at the auction site as shown by a symbol B in FIG.

On the other hand, the bidder 200 connects to the electronic community 300 via the network 500 by the terminal device 210 and makes a bid at the auction site, as indicated by the symbol C. Such a bidding operation will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, the bidder 20
0 is represented by the terminal device 210 as indicated by the symbol C1.
The electronic community 300 via the network 500
The user accesses the homepage for auction browsing by referring to the homepage information 312 for auction browsing as an auction venue provided by the input / output device 310 on the screen of the terminal device 210 of the user himself / herself. .

As a result, as shown by reference numeral C2, the homepage information 312 for auction viewing is transmitted from the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 to the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200, and is displayed on the screen of the terminal device 210.
A home page for browsing the auction is opened. Then, as shown by reference numeral C3, the bidder 200 specifies an article to be bid on the terminal device 210 while referring to the homepage information 312 for auction browsing, and clicks a bid button 312f of the article. As a result, the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200 transmits the serial number of the article to the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 via the network 500, as indicated by reference numeral C4.

In response to this, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300, as indicated by reference numeral C5, reads from the user information database 321 of the storage device 320 home page information 313 for receiving a bid for the article corresponding to the serial number. And the terminal device 210 of the bidder 200 via the network 500 as indicated by reference numeral C6.
, And a homepage for accepting a bid is opened on the screen of the terminal device 210.

Then, as shown by reference numeral C7, the bidder 200 refers to the homepage information 313 for accepting bids, and uses the terminal device 210 to enter items necessary for bidding,
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the bidder's name "Akiyama XX", the address "Fukuoka-shi XXXX" and the auction bid are entered in the input fields of the bidder's name 313f, address 313g and auction bid value 313e. Enter the value "3000". When canceling the bid, the bidder 200 may click the cancel button 313i.

Then, the bidder 200 enters the registration button 31
By clicking on 3h, the terminal device 210 obtains the bidder's name "Akiyama XX",
The electronic community 30 via the network 500 together with the serial number and the bid information 220 including the address “XXXX, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka” and the auction bid value “3000”.
0 to the input / output device 310.

In response to this, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 sends the bidder 2
Bid information 22 transmitted from the terminal device 210 of 00
0 is registered in the user information database 321 of the storage device 320 in association with the exhibition information 120 corresponding to the serial number. Further, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 has a storage device 320 as indicated by reference numeral C10.
The auction information is read from the user information database 321 registered in the auction site, and as shown by reference numeral C11, the bid value related to the serial number in the homepage information 312 (see FIG. 3) for auction browsing as an auction venue is updated. , Homepage information 3 for bid reception
Update the 13 bid values.

[0060] In this way, for the article for which at least one bidder 200 has made a bid, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 has passed the predetermined auction period or reached the predetermined price. At this time, or when the seller closes the auction early, the auction is ended with the bidder having the highest bid price at that time as the successful bidder, as indicated by reference numeral D in FIG. A business negotiation on the article with the bidder 200, which is the successful bidder, is established.

After the negotiation is completed, the input / output device 310 of the electronic community 300 sends the name, address, and article name of the exhibitor 100 and the bidder 200 of the successful bidder, as indicated by the symbol E in FIG. The name and address are notified to the distributor 400 via the network 500. This notification is provided as homepage information 314 shown in FIG. 5 when the distributor 400 periodically accesses the electronic community 300 via the network 500. However, this notification is sent to the electronic community 30
From 0, it may be sent to the distributor 400 by other means such as e-mail, facsimile, telephone and the like.

The distributor 400, as indicated by the symbol F,
When the notification is received, the delivery status 314g of the article is changed from "not delivered" to "under delivery" in the distribution home page information 314, and as shown by the reference symbol G, the delivery person Go to 100 addresses. The exhibitor 100 delivers the item “modem XXXX” to the delivery person, as indicated by the symbol H, and the delivery member brings the item back.

Then, as shown by the symbol I, the delivery person of the distribution company 400 delivers the article “modem XXXX” to the address of the bidder 200 which is the successful bidder, and
0 indicates the article “Modem XXXX” as indicated by the symbol J.
Receive. Here, the exhibitor 100 can also entrust the collection of the price to the distribution company 400. In this case, the delivery person collects the price of 3000 yen in exchange for the article “Modem XXXX”, and then sends the price to the exhibitor 100.
The payment of 3000 yen is sent by an appropriate method.

As described above, in the distribution system 10 of the embodiment of the present invention, the article “modem XXXX” related to the auction is immediately taken from the exhibitor 100 by the distributor 400 immediately after the auction ends.
It will be delivered to the bidder 200 who is the successful bidder, and the distribution in the auction is completed. Therefore, the distribution of the goods related to the auction is quickly and reliably performed.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the physical distribution system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the physical distribution system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, the distribution system 10
Exhibitor 600, acceptor 700, and electronic community 8
00, a distributor 900, and a network 500. In FIG. 9, only one exhibitor 600 and one acceptor 700 are shown, but the present invention is not limited to one.

The network 500 is a network such as the Internet, a general public network or a dedicated network, and provides an Internet connection service.

The exhibitor 600 can use the electronic community 800
A user who intends to exhibit goods to be bartered at the bartering venue above, and which is a network 50 such as the Internet, a general public network, or a dedicated network.
In addition, the user can access the electronic community 800 through the Internet 0 and log in to the server of the electronic community 800. In addition, the exhibitor 600 uses a personal computer, various information terminal devices including a mobile phone and a PHS, and a dedicated terminal device for connecting to the electronic community 800 as the terminal device 610 for accessing the electronic community 800. And homepage information 811 for accepting an exhibition displayed on the screen of the terminal device 610.
Each item relating to an article or the like to be exhibited can be input based on (described later).

Further, the seller 600 can notify the user information (address, name, telephone number, etc.) in advance and register as a member in order to access the electronic community 800, and can uniquely identify the seller 600. It has a user identification code. Accordingly, when logging in to the server of the electronic community 800, the exhibitor 600 is uniquely identified by transmitting the user identification code, and thus does not need to input user information each time.

The acceptor 700 is a user who intends to apply for an exchange of goods posted at the bartering venue on the electronic community 800, and is a network 500 such as the Internet, a general public line network, or a dedicated line network. , And can log in to the server of the electronic community 800. The acceptor 700 uses a personal computer, various information terminal devices including a mobile phone and a PHS, and a dedicated terminal device for connecting to the electronic community 800 as the terminal device 710 for accessing the electronic community 800. The user can browse homepage information 812 (to be described later) for bartering as a bartering venue displayed on the screen of the terminal device 710, specify a desired article, and specify the desired item. Homepage information 813 for accepting an exchange application for the article displayed above
By inputting each item relating to the article to be exchanged based on (described later), it is possible to apply for the exchange of the article.

Furthermore, in order to access the electronic community 800, the recipient 700 can notify the user information (address, name, telephone number, etc.) in advance and register as a member, and can uniquely identify the recipient 700. It has a user identification code. Thereby, when logging in to the server of the electronic community 800, the acceptor 700 is uniquely identified by transmitting the user identification code, so that there is no need to input user information each time. Note that the exhibitor 600 and the acceptor 700 described above are used.
Are not separate from each other;
00, when logging in to the server of the electronic community 800, by specifying and accessing a homepage for exhibition or a homepage for bartery browsing, the user can become both the exhibitor 600 and the acceptor 700. it can.

The electronic community 800 is composed of a server as an information management device provided at an appropriate place. For example, in order to hold a barter for personal computer parts, an input / output device 810, And a storage device 820.

The input / output device 810 is connected to the network 5
For the seller 600 who has accessed through 00,
Pre-registered homepage information 81 for exhibition reception
1 and the exhibition information 620 sent from the exhibitor 600 is registered in the storage device 820, and the exhibition information 620 is added to the homepage information 812 and 813.

Further, the input / output device 810 presents the homepage information 812 for browsing barter information registered in advance to the recipient 700 who has accessed via the network 500, and the recipient 700 specifies the information. Homepage information 81 for accepting exchange applications related to lost goods
3 and the application information 720 sent from the recipient 700
Is registered in the storage device 820 and the application information 72
The homepage information 812 and 813 are updated based on 0.

Further, the input / output device 810 is connected to the logistics company 900 accessed through the network 500.
, The home page information 814 for the physical distribution registered in advance is presented as the physical distribution information. The homepage information 811, 812, 813, 814 may be registered in the input / output device 810 or may be registered in the storage device 820 described later.

Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the homepage information 811 for accepting an exhibition includes, as input items, the name 811a of the exhibitor, the address 811b, and the name of the article 8 to be exhibited.
11c and the entry fields of the article name 811d of the exchange item as exchange conditions, a registration button 811e and a cancel button 811
f is presented on the screen of the terminal device 610 of the exhibitor 600 that has accessed via the network 500.

Then, the input / output device 810 is connected to the exhibitor 60.
0 receives, via the network 500, the exhibition information 620 including the respective input items input on the terminal device 610 of the user, and registers the exhibition information 620 in the storage device 820. In addition, exhibitor 60
0, the user information (for example, the seller's address, name, telephone number, etc.) may be registered in the storage device 820 of the electronic community 800 in advance as described above. Each time, the information may be input from the terminal device 610 of the exhibitor 600, input to the input / output device 810 together with the exhibition information 620 via the network 500, and registered in the storage device 820. Here, if the user information has been registered in advance, the seller name 8
Registered names and addresses may be input as default values in 11a and address 811b.

The exhibition information 620 includes, in addition to the article name, information on the state of the article,
For example, a description of a new article, a new article, a used article, the presence or absence of a scratch, and the like, and a detailed condition of an article as a replacement condition may be added. Such explanations and conditions may be provided, for example, by providing an article column (not shown) in the homepage information 811 for accepting exhibition and adding the contents described in this article column to the exhibition information 620. I just need.

The homepage information for browsing the barter 8
12, as shown in FIG. 11, as output items, a serial number 812a, an exhibitor name 812b, an article name 812c,
The exchange item name 812d and the exchange application button 812e as exchange conditions are presented on the screen of the terminal device 710 of the recipient 700 via the network 500, respectively. As a result, the electronic community 800 will hold a bartering venue.

The input / output device 810 is connected to the receiver 70
When the user clicks on the exchange request button 812e for the desired article on his / her terminal device 710, the homepage information 813 for accepting the exchange application for the article is presented on the screen of the terminal device 710 of the recipient 700.

Homepage information 8 for accepting this exchange application
13, as shown in FIG. 12, serial numbers 813a, exhibitor names 813b, article names 813c,
The article name 813d of the exchange item as the exchange condition, and the name 813e, address 813f,
Each entry field of the replacement article name 813g and a registration button 81
3h and the cancel button 813i are respectively presented on the screen of the terminal device 710 of the receiver 700 via the network 500.

The input / output device 810 is connected to the receiver 70
0 receives the application information 720 including the respective input items input on its own terminal device 710 via the network 500 and registers it in the storage device 820. The recipient 70
The user information (e.g., bidder's address, name, telephone number, and the like) about the user 0 may be registered in the storage device 820 of the electronic community 800 in advance as described above. Each time, the information may be input from the terminal device 710 of the recipient 700, input to the input / output device 810 together with the application information 720 via the network 500, and registered in the storage device 820. Here, if the user information is registered in advance, the name of the acceptor 8
The registered name and address may be input as default values in the address 13e and the address 813f.

Then, the input / output device 810 stores the goods for which the acceptor 700 has requested the exchange with the storage device 820 with the exhibitor 600 of the goods as a barter partner.
Information of the seller 600 and the application information 720 of the receiver 700 registered in the seller, and read out the name, address, and article name of the seller, and the name, address, and replacement product of the receiver for distribution. The information 814 is created.
In addition, the input / output device 810 deletes the barter-exchange article from the barter-browsing browsing homepage information 812 and deletes the homepage information 813 for barter application.

In the storage device 820, the above-mentioned exhibition information 620, application information 720, and user information are registered as a user information database 821. Application information 7
20 are added and stored so that they can be read out in association with each other.

On the other hand, the distributor 900 accesses the electronic community via the network 500,
The server of the electronic community 800 can be logged in. Note that the distribution company 900 is the electronic community 8
A personal computer, various information terminal devices including a mobile phone and a PHS, and a dedicated terminal device for connecting to the electronic community 800 can be used as the terminal device 910 for accessing the terminal device 91.
Homepage information 81 for logistics displayed on the screen 0
4, it is possible to acquire the delivery destination and the delivery destination of the article and the exchanged article for each article for which barter has been established. Further, the terminal device 910 of the distributor 900
Is the network 5 for the electronic community 800.
It may be connected via another network such as another private LAN without passing through 00, or may be directly connected via a dedicated line or the like.

The home page information 814 for physical distribution is
As shown in FIG. 13, a serial number 814 is output as an output item.
a, the article name 814b of the article, the name 814 of the exhibitor
c, the address 814d, the article name 814e of the replacement, the recipient's name 814f, the address 814g, and the input fields of the delivery status 814h of the article and the delivery status 814i of the replacement as input items, respectively, via the network 500. The information is presented on the screen of the terminal device 910 of the distributor 900. Here, the delivery statuses 814h and 814i are set to be input as undelivered, being delivered or already delivered, and are input from the terminal device 910 according to the actual delivery status of the article.

Then, the distribution company 900 sends the goods of the exhibitor 60 for each article of the home page information 814 for delivery.
To the address of the successful bidder (acceptor 700) to deliver the article, and for the exchange, go to the address of the acceptor 700 and collect the exchange. Deliver the replacement at the address of 600. Here, the distribution company 900
Changes the delivery statuses 814h and 814i of the home page information 814 from undelivered to being delivered when the collection of goods or exchanged goods to the exhibitor 600 or the acceptor 700 is started, Deliver goods or replacements. In addition, the distributor 900
When the delivery of the article and the exchanged product is completed, the delivery statuses 814h and 814 of the homepage information 814 for the distribution described above.
Change i from being delivered to delivered.

Next, the operation of the distribution system 20 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The distribution system 20 is used as a whole as shown in FIG.
First, in FIG. 14, the exhibitor 600 connects to the electronic community 800 via the network 500 by the terminal device 610 as shown by the symbol K1, and exhibits an article to be bartered. In response to this, the electronic community 800 additionally registers the article in the barter browsing homepage information 812, which is a bartering venue, and posts the article as indicated by the symbol K2.

Such an exhibition operation is performed in substantially the same manner as the exhibition operation (see FIG. 7) in the distribution system 10 shown in FIG. 1 described above. That is, the exhibitor 600 logs in to the server of the electronic community 800 via the network 500 using the terminal device 610, and stores the homepage information 811 for accepting exhibition provided by the input / output device 810 in the terminal device 610. Access the homepage for accepting exhibitions by referring to it on the screen.

Thus, homepage information 81 for accepting an exhibition from input / output device 810 of electronic community 800.
1 is transmitted to the terminal device 610 of the exhibitor 600, and a website for accepting exhibition is opened on the screen of the terminal device 610. Then, the seller 600 refers to the homepage information 811 for accepting exhibition, and uses the terminal device 610 to perform an item necessary for exhibition, that is, the name of the seller 811.
For each of the input fields of a, address 811b, article name 811c to be exhibited, and exchange article name 811d as exchange conditions, for example, as shown in FIG.
X ", the address" Yokkaichi XXXX, Aichi Prefecture ", the article name" modem XXXX "to be exhibited, and the article name" other modem "of the exchange item as an exchange condition. When canceling the exhibition, the seller 600 may click the cancel button 811f.

Then, the exhibitor 600 enters the registration button 81
1e, by clicking on the terminal device 610, the seller's name “Kudo XX” and address “Yokkaichi XX, Aichi Prefecture” are displayed.
XX "and the article name" modem XXXX "to be exhibited and the article name" other modem "of the exchanged article,
The information is transmitted to the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 via the network 500.

In response to this, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 adds a serial number to the exhibition information 620 transmitted from the terminal device 610 of the exhibitor 600, and stores the serial number in the user information database of the storage device 820. 82
Register to 1. Further, based on the exhibition information 620, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 outputs homepage information 8 for browsing bartering as a bartering venue.
12 (see FIG. 11) is updated and registered in the user information database 821 of the storage device 820, and homepage information 813 (see FIG. 12) for receiving an exchange application is created and stored based on the exhibition information 620. It is registered in the user information database 821 of the device 820.

Thus, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 can access the barter information browsing homepage information 812 when the acceptor 700 accesses.
By transmitting the homepage information 813 for accepting the exchange application to the terminal device 710 of the recipient 700 and presenting it on the screen, as shown by reference numeral K2 in FIG.
Post it at the barter venue.

On the other hand, the acceptor 700 has a reference
As shown in FIG.
00, and connect to the electronic community 800 to apply for an exchange at the bartering venue.

The exchange application operation will be described in more detail below. The acceptor 700 uses the terminal device 710
Log-in to the server of the electronic community 800 via the network 500,
The user accesses the homepage for barter / browsing by referring to the homepage information 812 for barter / browsing as a bartering venue provided by the user on the screen of his / her own terminal device 710.

As a result, the homepage information 812 for barter browsing is transmitted from the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 to the terminal device 710 of the acceptor 700 and displayed on the screen of the terminal device 710 for bartering browsing. The homepage opens. Then, the acceptor 700 specifies an article to be exchanged with the terminal device 710 while referring to the bartery browsing homepage information 812, and clicks the article exchange button 812e. Thereby, the terminal device 710 of the acceptor 700 transmits the serial number of the article to the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 via the network 500.

In response to this, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 reads from the user information database 821 of the storage device 820 home page information 813 for receiving an exchange application for the article corresponding to the serial number, and Is transmitted to the terminal device 710 of the acceptor 700 via the Internet, and a homepage for accepting the exchange application is opened on the screen of the terminal device 710.

[0098] Then, the receiver 700 refers to the homepage information 813 for accepting the exchange application, and uses the terminal device 710 to make the necessary items for the exchange application, that is, the name 813e, the address 813f of the recipient and the information of the exchanged product. Article name 81
For each input field of 3g, for example, as shown in FIG.
Name of bidder "Akiyama XX", address "XXX, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture"
X "and the article name" modem YYYY "of the exchanged product. When canceling the exchange application, the recipient 70
For 0, the user only has to click the cancel button 813i.

Then, the acceptor 700 enters the registration button 81
By clicking 3h, the terminal device 710 displays the name "Akiyama XX" and the address "XX of Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture"
XX "and the application information 720 consisting of the item name" modem YYYY "of the exchange, together with the serial number,
0 through the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800
Send to

In response to this, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 associates the application information 720 transmitted from the terminal device 710 of the recipient 700 with the exhibition information 620 corresponding to the serial number, and stores the application information 720 in the storage device 820. Register in the user information database 821. Further, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 has a storage device 82
The above-mentioned exhibition information 620 is read from the user information database 821 registered at 0, and homepage information 812 for barter reading as a bartering venue (see FIG. 11).
Of the serial number and the homepage information 813 for receiving the exchange application.

In this way, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800 for the article for which the recipient 700 has requested the exchange, as shown by the symbol K4 in FIG.
The barter is completed, and bartering between the exhibitor 600 and the receiver 700 for the article is completed.

Then, the input / output device 810 of the electronic community 800, as indicated by the symbol K5 in FIG. The article name of the article is notified to the distributor 900 via the network 500 as distribution information. This notice is sent to the homepage information 8 shown in FIG. 13 by the logistics company 900 periodically accessing the electronic community 800 via the network 500.
14 is provided. However, the notification may be sent from the electronic community 800 to the distributor 900 by other means such as e-mail, facsimile or telephone.

As indicated by reference numeral K6, the distribution company 900 receives the distribution information, that is, the homepage information 8 for the distribution.
14 and the home page information 81 for the logistics
At 4, the delivery state 814 relating to the article and the replacement product
h, 814i is changed from “not delivered” to “during delivery”, and as shown by reference numeral K7, the delivery person goes to the address of the exhibitor 600, and as shown by reference numeral K8, the delivery person To the address of the person 700. The exhibitor 600 and the acceptor 700 deliver the article "modem XXXX" and the replacement "modem YYYY" to the delivery person, as indicated by reference numerals K9 and K10, respectively, and the delivery person brings the article and the replacement back. .

Then, the delivery person of the distribution company 900 delivers the replacement "modem YYYY" to the address of the exhibitor 600, as indicated by reference numeral K11.
As shown at 12, a replacement "modem YYYY" is received, and as shown at K13, the receiver 700
, And the receiver 700 receives the article “modem XXXX” as indicated by reference numeral K14. After that, the delivery person 9
00, the delivery statuses 814h and 814i of the distribution home page information 814 are changed from “under delivery” to “delivered”.

Here, there is a case where the difference between the article of the exhibitor 600 and the exchanged goods of the receiver 700 is generated, but the collection of the difference can be entrusted to the distribution company 900. It is. In this case, the delivery person is the recipient 70
0, when the item "Modem XXXX" is delivered or when the exchange product "Modem YYYY" is delivered to the exhibitor 600, the price of the difference is collected in exchange for the article or the exchange product, and then the exhibitor 600 Alternatively, the difference is remitted to the recipient 700 by an appropriate method. When such a difference is paid, the distributor 900 of the exhibitor 600 or the acceptor 700 picks up the goods or exchanged goods from the person who does not collect the difference first,
The difference may be collected when delivering the article or replacement. If the difference is not charged, the logistics company 900 sends the exhibitor 600 or the recipient 7
00, the goods or replacements are picked up from the closer to the delivery base, and when the goods or replacements are delivered, the replacements or the goods are picked up. Will be done.

As described above, in the physical distribution system 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the goods "modem X" related to the barter immediately after the barter is established by the distributor 900.
XXX ”and the exchange product“ Modem YYYY ”
0 and the recipient 700
00 and the seller 600, and the physical distribution in barter is completed. Therefore, the physical distribution of articles related to bartering is performed promptly and reliably.

[Third Embodiment] A third embodiment of the physical distribution system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the physical distribution system according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 15, the physical distribution system 30 has substantially the same configuration as the physical distribution system 10 shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, the same components as those in the physical distribution system 10 of FIG. Is omitted. As shown in FIG. 15, the physical distribution system 30 is the physical distribution system 1 shown in FIG.
0, the e-community 300, the distribution company 40
No. 0 terminal device 410 is configured using the electronic goods transaction system 31 operated by the distributor 400. This electronic goods transaction system 31 is an existing one,
As a result, the distributor 400 itself establishes the electronic community 30.
0 is run.

In this case, the terminal device 41 of the distributor 400
0 uses a terminal device of the electronic goods transaction system 31 connected to the electronic community 300 by a private LAN incorporated in the electronic goods transaction system 31 or the like. Then, the storage device 32 of the electronic community 300
In the user information database 321 registered in “0”, the customer data of the distributor 400 in the electronic goods transaction system 31 can be used as it is.

According to the distribution system 30 having such a configuration, it operates in the same manner as the distribution system 10 shown in FIG. 1, and further has the following advantages. In other words, the terminal device 410 of the electronic community 300 and the distributor 400 in the distribution system 30 can use the existing electronic goods transaction system 31 and the user information registered in the storage device 320 of the electronic community 300. The database 321 can use customer data of the distributor 400. Therefore, the equipment cost is significantly reduced, and the distribution system 30 can be easily configured.

In the above embodiment, the seller 10
Users who are to be 0,600, bidder 200, and acceptor 700 have user identification codes by registering in advance with electronic communities 300,800, and log in to electronic communities 300,800. At the time of the listing or bidding, the user identification code is uniquely identified by sending the user identification code. Obviously, information may be input.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the auction or barter was described using the genre of personal computer parts as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is apparent that the present invention can be applied to the physical distribution system and the physical distribution method related to the present invention.

[0113]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user information of the exhibitor of the article and the article of the article at the auction hall or barter hall held by the electronic community after the transaction is completed. The name, the user information of the other party, the successful bidder or acceptor, and the article name of the exchanged product are notified to the distributor as distribution information, so that the distributor can quickly, and In the case of bartering, the logistics company promptly and surely picks up the exchanged product from the recipient and delivers it to the seller. Therefore,
After the transaction is completed, the exhibitor or the recipient does not need to arrange for the delivery of the goods or exchanged goods, so that the logistics work in the auction or bartering can be omitted, and the logistics company immediately after the transaction is completed. Delivery of goods or replacements reduces the chances of cancellation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a physical distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of homepage information for exhibition in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of homepage information for browsing an auction in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

4 is a diagram showing an example of homepage information for a bid in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of home page information for distribution in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an entire operation in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an exhibition operation in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a bidding operation in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a physical distribution system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of homepage information for exhibition in the physical distribution system of FIG. 9;

11 is a diagram showing an example of homepage information for browsing an auction in the distribution system of FIG. 9;

12 is a diagram illustrating an example of homepage information for a bid in the distribution system of FIG. 9;

13 is a diagram showing an example of home page information for distribution in the distribution system of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an overall operation in the distribution system of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a physical distribution system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 20, 30 Distribution system 31 Electronic goods trading system 100 Seller 110 Terminal device 120 Exhibition information 200 Bidder 210 Terminal device 220 Bid information 300 Electronic community 310 Input / output device 311 Homepage information for accepting exhibitions 312 Homepage for browsing auctions Information (auction site) 313 Homepage information for accepting bids 314 Homepage information for distribution (distribution information) 320 Storage device 321 User information database 400 Distributor 410 Terminal device 500 Network 600 Seller 610 Terminal device 620 Exhibition information 700 Acceptor 710 terminal device 720 application information 800 electronic community 810 input / output device 811 homepage information for accepting exhibitions 812 homepage information for barter reading Venue) 813 exchange accepting applications for the home page information 814 home information for the physical distribution (logistics information) 820 storage device 821 the user information database 900 distributor 910 terminal devices

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Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims 1. An article from an exhibitor is received by a server of an electronic community via a network, the exhibited article is displayed at an auction site, and a bid for a predetermined article from a bidder is received. A logistics system that receives a server at an electronic community via a network, performs an auction, and delivers goods after the auction to a bidder who is the highest bidder from a seller by a logistics agent. The electronic community receives the listing information including the user information of the seller from the seller via the network, and holds an auction site for the bidder via the network to provide information on the goods designated by the bidder. An input / output device that receives bid information including the bidder's user information; A storage device in which information is associated with each article and registered as a user information database; and wherein the electronic community determines, for the article that has been auctioned, the user information of the exhibitor, the article name of the article, and the successful bid. The logistics information including the user information of the bidder who is the bidder is notified to the terminal device of the logistics company. A distribution system characterized by delivery. 2. An article from an exhibitor is received by an electronic community server via a network, the exhibited article is posted at a bartering venue, and an application for a predetermined article from a recipient is made. Logistics system in which the goods are received by a server of the electronic community via a network, bartering is performed, and goods after bartering are mutually delivered between the exhibitor and the receiver by the logistics company. The electronic community receives the seller's user information and exhibition information including the exchange conditions from the seller via the network, and holds a bartering venue via the network for the recipient, An input / output device that receives application information including the user information and exchange conditions of the recipient regarding the goods specified by the seller, and the above-mentioned exhibition information and application information from the input / output device A storage device that is registered as a user information database in association with each article, and wherein the electronic community accepts, for the article after bartering has been completed, the seller's user information, the article name of the article, and the acceptance of the article. Notify the logistics company of the user's user information and the logistics information consisting of the goods name of the exchanged goods, and the logistics company picks up the goods from the exhibitor based on the logistics information, distributes the goods to the recipient, A logistics system that picks up goods from recipients and delivers them to exhibitors. 3. The terminal device of the logistics company displays the delivery status of each item in association with the distribution information from the electronic community, and displays the delivery status based on the actual delivery status of the item. 3. The distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing a delivery state. 4. When the logistics company picks up the goods from the exhibitor and delivers the goods to the recipient, the logistics company picks up a replacement from the recipient, and then the logistics company delivers the replacement to the seller. 3. The distribution system according to claim 2, wherein: 5. When the logistics company picks up a replacement from the recipient and delivers it to the exhibitor, it takes the goods from the seller and then the logistics company delivers the goods to the recipient. The logistics system according to claim 2, characterized in that: 6. The distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising a packing means for packing the article or the replacement when the logistics company picks up the article or the replacement from the exhibitor or the acceptor. Logistics system according to any of the above. 7. The distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising means for collecting a price for the article and paying the price to the exhibitor when the logistics company delivers the article to the bidder. , 3 or 6. 8. When the logistics company picks up the goods or exchanged goods from the exhibitor or receiver, it collects the price of the difference caused by bartering, and the receiver or seller of the goods or exchanged goods. 7. A means for paying the above-mentioned price when the goods are delivered to the company.
The logistics system according to any one of the above. 9. An exhibit of an article from an exhibitor is received by a server of an electronic community via a network, the exhibited article is displayed at an auction site, and a bid for a predetermined article from a bidder is received. A logistics method comprising: receiving an auction at a server of an electronic community via a network, conducting an auction, and delivering goods after the auction to a bidder who is a highest bidder from a seller by a distributor. The e-community receives exhibit information including the user information of the seller from the seller via the network when selling, and holds an auction site for the bidder via the network at the time of bidding. Bid information including the bidder's user information on the goods specified by the bidder After the auction is completed, the electronic community described above stores the user information of the exhibitor and the logistics information comprising the article name and the user information of the bidder who is the successful bidder. A logistics method comprising notifying a terminal device, and a logistics company picking up the article from an exhibitor based on the logistics information and delivering the article to a bidder who is a successful bidder. 10. An exhibit of an article from an exhibitor is received by a server of an electronic community via a network, the exhibited article is posted at a bartering venue, and an application for a predetermined article from a recipient is made. Logistics method, the goods are received by the server of the electronic community via the network, barter is performed, and the goods after the barter is established are mutually delivered between the exhibitor and the receiver by the logistics company. The e-community receives exhibitor information including the seller's user information and exchange conditions from the exhibitor via the network at the time of exhibiting, and the bidding site via the network to the acceptor at the time of bidding. And receive application information including the recipient's user information and exchange conditions for the goods specified by the recipient, and associate the exhibition information and application information for each article. After the barter has been completed, the e-community stores the logistics information consisting of the seller's user information and article name and the recipient's user information and article name. Notifying the terminal device, the logistics company picks up the goods from the seller based on the logistics information and delivers the goods to the recipient, and also picks up a replacement from the bidder who is the successful bidder and delivers the goods to the seller. Logistics method characterized by doing.