JP2002222338A - Secondhand vehicle trade system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a secondhand vehicle trade system which can reduce the labor for trade of secondhand vehicles and can reduce the sale commission. SOLUTION: A person who wants to sell his secondhand vehicle accesses a home page for auction opened in a server of a mediating trader through the Internet and inputs his discrimination information and vehicle information. An assessed price is automatically calculated on the basis of inputted vehicle information by an assessed price calculation program, and the lowest bid price obtained by adding the commission to the mediating trader to this assessed price is determined to put the secondhand vehicle up at auction. When the vehicle is knocked down at auction, the difference between the highest bid price and the lowest bid price is shared between the seller and the mediating trader, and the total amount of the assessed price and the share of the difference is transferred to a bank account of the seller.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a used car trading system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an individual sells a used car, he or she usually buys and sells the used car through an intermediary company.

Conventionally, used car auctions are held by specialized organizers, and individuals cannot participate in the auction. For example, the auction is carried out through a car dealer, ie, through an agent. In addition to this, at the time of this exhibition, it was necessary to drive the vehicle to be sold to the dealer and have it assessed.

[0004] When a vehicle is sold at an auction, a commission is paid to the agency and the organizer, and the remaining amount is handed over to the seller as a price for the vehicle.

[0005]

According to the conventional used car buying and selling system, when an individual sells or purchases a used car, it is necessary to list the car at an auction through an agent and to sell the car to a seller. There was a problem that it had to be carried and assessed, which was very troublesome.

[0006] Further, when buying and selling a vehicle, the seller needs to pay a commission to the auction organizer in addition to the agent, and in fact, the seller can only obtain an amount considerably lower than the sold price. Did not.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a used car trading system which can reduce the trouble when buying and selling a used car and can keep a trade commission as low as possible.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems, a used car trading system of the present invention accesses a homepage for auction provided by an intermediary company via the Internet, and allows a user to buy and sell used cars. Information registration means for registering user identification information on a server side accessible from a terminal device of the user side via the Internet, and registering vehicle information of used vehicles by the user. Vehicle information registering means, an assessed price calculating means for performing an assessment of a used car registered by the vehicle information registering means based on the vehicle information and calculating an assessed price, and an assessment calculated by the assessed price calculating means. A minimum bidding price calculating means for calculating a brokerage commission from the price and calculating a minimum bid price by adding this commission to the assessed price; Vehicle information etc. display means for displaying each of the display fields of the vehicle information of the car, the lowest bid price and the current highest bid price and the input field for inputting the user's bid price, and a final display after a predetermined bidding period has elapsed. A successful bidder certifying means for certifying the user who entered the winning bid, which is the highest bid price, as the winning bidder, calculating the difference between the winning bid and the lowest bid, and adding a predetermined percentage of the difference to the assessed price And a payment price calculation means for calculating a payment price for the seller. In the above configuration, the server side includes, among the difference between the successful bid price and the lowest bid price, the remaining price paid to the seller. An intermediary price calculating means for adding the difference to the fee calculated by the lowest bid price calculating means to calculate an intermediary price for the intermediary is provided.

According to the structure of the used car trading system,
When buying and selling a used car, especially when selling it, simply access the auction homepage held by the broker from the terminal device via the Internet and enter and register the user's identification information, vehicle information, etc. Thus, the assessment is automatically performed and the product can be put up for auction, so that it is not necessary to carry the vehicle to the auction site and receive the assessment.

[0010] Further, a person who buys and sells used cars only needs to pay a commission to the intermediary, and can reduce the expenditure compared to, for example, paying a commission to a dealer and an auction organizer, respectively.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A used car trading system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

This used car trading system is an auction (auction) held by an intermediary via the Internet.
For buying and selling used cars. As shown in FIG. 1, this used car trading system basically includes a server 1 prepared by an intermediary company (or a rental server) and a network line such as a public communication line or a dedicated communication line connected to the server 1. , And D on the network
A terminal device (of course, a computer device) 3 provided on the side of a seller or a buyer (hereinafter also referred to as a user) of a used car which can be connected via an NS server 2 or the like. I have.

The server 1 is provided with a file for displaying a homepage for conducting an auction of a used car. As shown in FIG. 2, a top page 11 of this homepage includes at least "user Registration ",
Buttons are provided that allow the user to go to each page of “Used Car Registration”, “Auction”, and “Other Information”.

The functions that can be performed through this home page, that is, the contents of the file will be described below. FIG.
As shown in the figure, the user registration page 12 includes the user's "name", "address", "telephone number", "e-mail address", and "bank account" for delivery of the price when the transaction is concluded. , Etc., is provided on the server 1 side by an identification information registration program (identification information registration means). Database 4
Registered in. Then, the registered user is given an identification code and a password as authentication information for participating in the auction, and an automatic mail sending program (automatic mail sending means) provided on the server 1 side. This authentication information is sent to the user. If there is no e-mail address, it will be sent by mail. In some cases, the user registration page 12
, An identification code and a password may be given immediately.

As shown in FIG. 4, used car registration page 13
Includes vehicle information such as "vehicle type", "manufacturer name", "model", "year",
To capture input items such as "color", "mileage", "accessories" such as car navigation, "expiration date of vehicle inspection", "presence or absence of damage", "accident history", and image data of the used car There are provided an "Import image data" button, an "Assessment" button for assessing the vehicle, a display field for the "Assessment price" obtained by the assessment, and an "Exhibit" button for exhibiting at the auction. Each data input from the input field of the used car registration page 13 is registered in the database 4 by a vehicle information registration program (vehicle information registration means) provided in the server 1.

The server 1 is provided with an evaluation price calculation program (evaluation price calculation means) for evaluating the vehicle based on the vehicle information registered by the vehicle information registration program and calculating an evaluation price. The minimum bid price obtained by adding the broker's commission (for example, a ratio to the assessed price, specifically, a numerical value such as 10% or 20%) to the assessed price calculated by the assessed price calculation program is calculated. A minimum bid price calculation program (minimum bid price calculation means) for calculation is provided.

The registered vehicle information, image data, and assessment price are displayed on an auction page described later by a vehicle information etc. registration program (vehicle information etc. registration means) provided in the server 1 and exhibited.

As shown in FIG. 5, auction page 1
4, a search screen 14a for searching for a used car desired by the user is provided, and relatively important items such as “vehicle type”, “manufacturer name”, “displacement amount”, “color”, Input fields for search items such as "minimum bid price" are provided, and the search results are displayed in a list.

On this list display page, representative vehicle information and image data of used vehicles are displayed collectively for a predetermined number, and a "detailed display" button is provided for each used vehicle. Clicking the "detailed display" button moves to a detailed display page.

As shown in FIG. 6, this detailed display page 1
5 displays almost all registered "vehicle information", image data of the used car, "bid period", "minimum bid price", and current "highest bid price". Input fields for "bid price" and "authentication information" are provided. Enter a bid amount in the "bid price" input field, enter an identification code and password in the "authentication information" input field, and click "OK". Click the button.
For example, bidding data such as a number specifying the bidding vehicle, the user who made the bidding, and the bidding price are stored in the database 4.

Of course, the items displayed on the list display page and the detail display page are displayed by the above-described vehicle information display program. Then, when the bidding is completed, the successful bidder is recognized (determined) from the bidders by the successful bidder recognition program (successful bidder recognition means).

This successful bidder recognition program compares the amount entered from the "bid price" input field on the detail display page of the auction page with the current maximum bid price, and if the bid price is higher, And the buyer's authentication information and the bid price stored in the database 4 are stored in the highest bidder information storage field, and after a predetermined bidding period (for example, one week), the final highest bid price is obtained. The buyer who has presented the winning bid is authorized as the successful bidder of the used car.

When the successful bidder is recognized by the successful bidder recognition program, the payment price calculation program (payment price calculation means) calculates the payment price to the seller, and calculates the intermediary price calculation program (intermediation price calculation). By means (means), the intermediary price obtained by the intermediary as a commission or the like is calculated.

The payment price calculation program calculates the difference (BA) between the successful bid price B and the lowest bid price (assessed price + commission) A, and calculates a predetermined ratio (ratio) of this difference, for example, 80%. The distribution to the seller, that is, the amount obtained by adding 80% of this difference to the assessment price is used as the payment price paid to the seller.

Further, the above-mentioned intermediary price calculation program uses the amount calculated by adding 20% of the difference (BA) to the commission calculated by the minimum bid price calculation program as the intermediary price obtained by the intermediary company. is there. Of course, the distribution ratio of the difference can be set freely.

It should be noted that the payment price calculation program and the mediation price calculation program may be performed by the same program. Then, the payment price and the intermediary price calculated by each of the above price calculation programs are automatically transferred to the seller's bank account and the intermediary bank account.

The server 1 and each terminal device 3 are provided with input means such as a keyboard, display means such as a display, and output means such as a printer. There is provided browsing software for browsing (displaying) the content of each page on the arranged home page.

Next, a method of buying and selling a used car in the above-mentioned used car trading system, that is, an auction procedure will be described with reference to FIG. First, a user who wants to participate in an auction in the used car trading system uses a terminal device 3 connected to the Internet 2 to use a top page of a home page arranged on a server 1 of an intermediary providing the system. 11 and this top page 1
1 to the user registration page 12.

On this user registration page 12, the user inputs his / her name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank account, etc. as his / her identification information, and applies for participation in the auction, that is, registers the user. .

When the user registration is performed, for example, an identification code and a password are sent to the user as the authentication information of the user by e-mail. next,
A case where a user who has registered as a user wants to sell a used car at an auction will be described.

First, a person who wants to sell a used car, that is, a seller, accesses the top page 11 of the broker and moves to a used car registration page 13. Next, on the used car registration page 13, as described above, the user inputs his / her authentication information and the vehicle information on the vehicle to be sold from the respective input fields, and also transmits the image data. The transmission of the image data need not be performed on this page, but may be performed from, for example, a separately provided image data transmission screen.

When input of various information and transmission of image data by the seller are completed, the "evaluation" button is clicked. When the "assessment" button is clicked, the assessment price calculation program automatically assesses the vehicle, and the amount is displayed in the assessment price display field.

[0033] Then, if the seller sees the assessed price and is satisfied and clicks the "Sell" button, the registration (exhibition) of the vehicle in the auction is completed. When the registration of the vehicle is completed by the above procedure, the image data is automatically displayed on the auction page 14 together with various information such as the vehicle information and the minimum bid price from the database 4 by the vehicle information display program.

Next, a case where a registered user buys a used car through an auction will be described. First, a person who wants to buy a used car, that is, a buyer, accesses the top page 11 of a used car auction homepage held by an intermediary company via his / her terminal device 3 via the Internet 2 and moves to the auction page 14.

Next, a search condition corresponding to a desired vehicle is input in a search item input field 14a on the search screen of the auction page 14, and a desired vehicle is searched from a large number of used vehicles. This search result is displayed on the list display page on the spot.

Then, when there is a vehicle for which detailed data is to be obtained from the list data, the user clicks on the column "Detailed information" in the data column to move to the detailed display page 15.

When looking at the detail display page 15 and wishing to buy the vehicle, if the user wants to buy the vehicle, the detail display page 15
Enter the amount in the "bid price" input field provided in. Of course, the current maximum bid price is displayed on the detail display page 15, and an amount exceeding the maximum bid price is input.

At the time of inputting the bid price, authentication information of the user who is the buyer is also input. Then, at the end of the bidding period, the buyer who presented the final highest bid price is automatically recognized as a successful bidder by the successful bidder recognition program, and the payment price to the seller is calculated by the payment price calculation program, and The mediation price is automatically calculated by the mediation price calculation program.

For example, when the successful bid price exceeds the minimum bid price, the total amount obtained by adding the distribution amount of 80% of the difference to the assessment price of the vehicle is used as the payment price to the seller, and the remaining amount is paid. The total amount obtained by adding the distribution amount of 20% of a certain difference to the commission is used as the brokerage price obtained by the broker. Of course, if no difference occurs, this difference is not distributed.

After the seller is notified by e-mail of the sale and the amount of the successful bid price and the payment price, for example, when the delivery of the vehicle is completed through an intermediary agent, the payment price is changed to the seller's bank account. Transferred to. Of course, at this point, the broker receives the brokerage price.

On the other hand, if there is no bid at the end of the auction bidding period, for example, the next bidding period is automatically set and displayed again on the auction page. At the time, the lowest bid price is calculated at a predetermined rate by the lowest
% Will be reduced. Of course, functions such as setting of a new bidding period and reduction of the minimum bid price are provided in the minimum bid price calculation program.

When the minimum bid price is reduced, for example, whether the reduced amount is subtracted from the assessed price,
Alternatively, the assessed price and commission are reduced at a predetermined rate, respectively. It should be noted that the ratio of reduction to the assessed price and the allocation of the reduced amount to the assessed price and the fee are determined by the intermediary.

As described above, when buying and selling a used car, particularly, when selling a used car, the user accesses the homepage for an auction held by an intermediary company from his / her own terminal device via the Internet, and identifies the identification information and the vehicle information. By simply entering and registering necessary information such as, etc., the assessment is automatically performed and it is possible to exhibit at an auction, so that it is troublesome to transport the vehicle to the auction site and receive the assessment as before. Is no longer necessary, and those who buy and sell used cars only need to pay commissions to brokers, and therefore pay less compared to traditionally paying commissions to dealers and auction organizers respectively. It can save money.

The programs described in the above embodiment are classified and described according to functions necessary for holding an auction, and usually, a plurality of functions are put together in one program. is there.

In addition to the files for displaying pages, screens, and the like described in the above embodiment, a screen for displaying input and output of pages and items necessary for conducting an auction is displayed on the terminal device side. Files and programs are located on the server side.

[0046]

As described above, according to the configuration of the used car trading system of the present invention, when buying and selling a used car, particularly when selling a used car, a homepage for an auction held by an intermediary company from a terminal device via the Internet. By simply entering and registering the user's identification information, vehicle information, and other information, the assessment is automatically performed and the auction can be put on the auction.
This eliminates the hassle of transporting vehicles to the auction site and receiving assessments, and those who buy and sell used cars,
It is only necessary to pay a commission to the intermediary, and therefore, the amount to be paid can be kept lower than in the conventional case where the commission is paid to each of the seller and the auction organizer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic overall configuration of a used car trading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a top page for an auction in the used car trading system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a user registration page in the auction.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a used car registration page in the auction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an auction page in the auction.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a detail display page in the auction.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the procedure of the auction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Server 2 Internet 3 Terminal device 11 Top page 12 User registration page 13 Used car registration page 14 Auction page 15 Detail display page

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A system that allows a user to buy and sell a used car by accessing an auction homepage provided by an intermediary company via the Internet, wherein the system is accessed from a terminal device on the user side via the Internet. Identification information registration means for registering the identification information of the user on the server side, vehicle information registration means for registering the vehicle information of the used car by the user, and assessment of the used car registered by the vehicle information registration means Price based on the vehicle information and calculates the assessed price, and calculates the commission of the intermediary from the assessed price calculated by the assessed price calculating means and adds the commission to the assessed price and calculates the lowest bid price Means for calculating the lowest bid price, and the display fields of the vehicle information of the used car, the lowest bid price and the current highest bid price, and Vehicle information display means for displaying input fields for inputting a user's bid price, respectively, and after a predetermined bidding period has elapsed, a user who has input a final highest bid price, which is the highest bid price, is identified as a successful bidder. And a payment price calculation means for calculating a difference between the above-mentioned successful bid price and the lowest bid price, adding a predetermined ratio of the difference to the assessment price, and calculating a payment price for the seller. A used car trading system characterized by the following. 2. The server adds the remaining difference paid to the seller, out of the difference between the winning bid price and the lowest bid price, to the fee calculated by the lowest bid price calculation means, and provides the broker with the broker. 2. The used car trading system according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediate price calculating means for calculating the price.