JP2003067655A - Private transaction system for used automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent complaints and to quickly and accurately realize international reliable transactions especially by providing detailed used automobile item information in export sales transactions of used automobiles utilizing a communication channel such as the Internet. SOLUTION: In a private transaction system 1 for used automobiles, in addition to conventional general used automobile information such as general numerical data of automobile kind name, year's type, grade, displacement volume, automobile inspection, a mileage, specifications, equipment, color, evaluations and price, etc., for instance and images, 360-degree video image of the used automobile 30 is automatically distributed as streaming data corresponding to a detailed inquiry from a purchase desiring person side after the exchange of a provisional contract. Also, accompanying the detailed inquiry or a service request from the purchase desiring person side, digital images (enlarged photos) of scratches 31 and 32 or the like and detailed digital images (enlarged photos) of a pertinent part in the case of changing or adding a basic machine kind or a damaged part are distributed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention prevents the occurrence of complaints in advance by providing detailed used car property information in a used car sales transaction using a communication line such as the Internet. The present invention relates to a used car private transaction system that quickly and accurately executes a trusted transaction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the used car market, used car information magazines are often used as a method of providing information to general consumers. In the used car information magazine, for example, the name, telephone number, address and location map of the used car dealer are posted. For example, color photographs of used cars sold by the used car dealer are sequentially arranged, Information on various used car properties such as prices related to used cars is posted. The general consumer turns up the used car information magazine and opens the corresponding posting page to gain an overview of the used car property and obtain various used car property information. From the limited information in the used car information magazine, In many cases, they choose a used car property they like and directly go to a used car store to decide whether or not to purchase it. But,
Since the middle class of trade-in / purchase specialty stores, intermediaries, auctions, etc. is multi-layered between general consumers and traders such as used car dealers, the final used car price will rise. In particular, when a product is brought into an auction site for an auction, the larger the scale, the more manpower and time it takes. On the other hand, the same applies not only to transactions between general consumers and used car dealers, but also to transactions between used car dealers. In addition, the price of used products such as used cars often fluctuates, and at the same time as promoting the current price to general consumers, other used car dealerships and other traders predict the fluctuation in the future. It is desirable to ensure sales promotion at a reasonable price, but it is not easy.

In view of the above problems, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-495
Reference numeral 92 indicates search condition items such as the selling price of used cars, vehicle type, year, mileage, vehicle inspection, color, specifications, equipment, etc., and information such as photographs or requester inquiry pages according to common information and selection information. By posting on the website of the client on the Internet and providing the selected purchasers with access to the selected information, used products such as used cars can be
It is disclosed to provide an intermediary sales system device for merchandise that can be directly traded between a general consumer and a used car dealership or between used car dealerships. Currently, used car information that can be searched by traders such as used car dealers and general consumers on the Internet is, for example, vehicle name, year, grade, displacement, vehicle inspection, mileage, specifications, equipment,
It is general numerical data and images such as color, evaluation and price. In particular, with regard to images, there are some that include internal photographs, but the trend is that some of the overall appearance are posted as still images from a specific direction such as photographs.

[0004]

However, in the conventional used car information, the details of the used car are often difficult to discern and can be difficult to identify, so that a trader such as a used car dealer and general consumers can be satisfied. The reality is that convenience has not yet been obtained. In addition, although information such as whether or not a car has been damaged or has a history of repairs greatly affects the price of a used car, information is generally scarce. Therefore, regardless of domestic transactions or international export business, transactions between traders such as used car dealers, authorized dealers or mechanics, or transactions between traders and general consumers (indirect data There is also a case where it is posted for resale on the Internet), and when the car finally arrives after the sale is completed on the seller side and the purchase applicant side, a used car other than the purchase applicant's intention is a product There are complaints (complaints) when delivered. In particular, in the case of a used car transaction, even if there is no problem in the case of a new car, once the temporary contract is concluded, whether there is a car damage or a repair history other than setting detailed conditions between the seller side and the purchase applicant side For example, it is very important for the exporter and the purchaser to exchange mutually convincing information. In particular, in international export operations where the trading partner is overseas, a trade called FOB (unit price for delivery by ship on the export side) is the responsibility and cost of the exporter to load the goods into the designated ship at the shipping port. Regardless of the form of transaction, or the trade transaction form called CIF, in which the export cost of goods is combined with the freight to the port of arrival and the marine insurance premium, the shipping freight and both countries The customs clearance and costs that are always carried out in Japan, the issue of LC (letter of credit) of the bank on the import side or international wire transfer and its costs, and the bank fees that are equally incurred on the export side, etc. Since it is a considerable ratio,
It is very important to prevent complaints in advance. In this way, as far as domestic transactions are concerned, problem solving (complaint processing) between the seller side and the purchase applicant side does not cause so much trouble, and even if a solution is taken, the trading partner becomes overseas. In the case of trade (export, import), more time and money than expected is wasted in resolving complaints. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and in the used car sales transaction using the Internet, it prevents the occurrence of complaints in advance, and in particular, promptly and accurately conducts international trustworthy transactions. The purpose is to achieve.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 relates to a contents provider to which a terminal device corresponding to a trader for transmitting used car information is connected, and the used car information. Numerical value of a used car as the used car information that can be searched and obtained in a network that interconnects with other traders that receive the information or an internet provider to which another terminal device for general consumers is connected through a communication line. In addition to the information and the appearance image from a specific direction, in response to a detailed inquiry or a service request from the other trader or the general consumer, providing a 360-degree video of the used car by streaming distribution, and details. It is a private trading system for used cars, which is characterized by providing detailed information about. The trader here includes a dealer such as a used car dealer, as well as a regular dealer or a mechanic. Transactions include not only cases between the traders but also cases involving general consumers. Numerical information refers to used vehicle information such as general numerical data such as vehicle type name, year, grade, displacement, vehicle inspection, mileage, specification, equipment, color, evaluation and price.
Further, the 360 ° image of the used car referred to here is preferably a moving image taken by a video camera or the like. As a shooting method, a video camera is fixedly installed, and a used car is placed on a turntable.
It is conceivable to take a 360 degree image of the used car by rotating the used car at a predetermined position by rotating it by 0 ° or by rotating the video camera around the used car. In addition,
Here, it takes a considerable amount of time to prepare for the storying distribution,
In addition to labor and expense, depending on the exporting country,
Since it may be possible that the environment for receiving streaming data is not in place due to insufficient infrastructure development on the Internet, general information such as numerical information and images of used cars should be distributed first. It is preferable to stream and distribute a moving image such as a 360-degree video after a detailed inquiry or service request from the purchaser side. Streaming is a technology for transferring rich content data so that it flows in divided and continuous distribution, rather than download in which all data is transferred collectively. For this reason,
If distributed as streaming data, even a relatively large file size such as voice or moving image can be efficiently distributed. In this way, by providing detailed used car property information such as a 360-degree image of a used car, it is possible to prevent complaints from occurring in advance, and particularly to realize reliable international transactions quickly and appropriately. Further, it is possible to quickly obtain detailed used car information on the Internet without using an auction or the like, so that it is possible to increase the distribution volume of the used car market.

The invention according to a second aspect is characterized in that, as detailed information of the details, an image in which a scratch attached to a used car is enlarged and displayed, and an explanatory sentence explaining a degree and a state of the scratch are provided. A used car private transaction system according to claim 1 is preferable. Here, when a scratch or the like is attached to the car body, it is preferable to provide an enlarged image of the scratch or the like with a digital photograph together with a detailed description of the scratch or the like. In particular, it is important that the delicate state such as the area, length, and shape of scratches is transmitted so that the terminal device on the receiving side can surely discriminate it. As described above, by providing detailed information such as scratches attached to a used car, the above problem can be solved more preferably.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, as detailed information of the details, an enlarged image of a damaged part or a part in which the basic model is partially changed or added is provided together with an explanatory text explaining the part. Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above.
The listed used car private trading system is preferred. Here, when the damaged part or the basic model of the used car is partially changed or added at the request of the purchaser, it is preferable to provide an enlarged image of the corresponding part with a digital photograph or the like together with detailed description. In that case, the same part before change or addition can be displayed together as a comparative example. The basic model may be the basic equipment of a used car or an accessory. In this way, by providing detailed information on the damaged part of the used car or the change or addition of the basic model, the above problem can be solved more suitably.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and various forms can be adopted within the technical scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a used car private transaction system 1 in this embodiment is a content provider (I).
CP) 2, Internet provider (ISP) 3, Internet exchange (IX) 4 and the like.

The content provider 2 is a server that provides contents (contents of information) such as company information and databases used in Web pages on the Internet, and here provides used car information. The content provider 2 may be an internet data center (IDC) having a huge internet infrastructure facility, or the internet provider 3 described later. Here, a plurality of terminal devices (PC) 11, 12, 13 are connected to the content provider 2. The terminal devices 11, 12 and 13 correspond to traders such as used car dealers, exporters such as regular dealers and maintenance companies, and personal computers (hereinafter,
It is simply called a personal computer).

The Internet provider 3 is a server that manages and builds a backbone network and interconnects with other providers in order to provide a connection service to the Internet. The Internet provider 3 includes a plurality of terminal devices (PCs) 14, 15, 1 here.
6, 17, 18 are connected. Terminal devices 14, 1
Reference numerals 5, 16, 17, and 18 respectively correspond to traders such as used car dealers and general consumers who wish to purchase, and are composed of personal computers or the like. Each terminal device 14, 15, 16, 1
The connection form to 7, 18 is via an access point, cable TV line, ISDN line or ADSL
Any connection form such as a line may be used. Further, a broadband line called FTTH in which all metallic lines (copper lines) for current home subscribers are replaced with optical fiber lines may be used.

Internet exchange (hereinafter,
The networks are interconnected between the providers via the "IX" 4). An optimum transfer route can be detected by connecting each provider to the IX4 by a dedicated line. Here, the content provider 2 on the exporter side that provides used car information and the Internet provider 3 on the purchase applicant side to which each terminal device 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 that accesses the used car information is connected are IX4. Is preferably communicated via.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal devices 11 to 18 composed of a personal computer or the like generally include a computing device 21 and
An auxiliary storage device 23 such as a flexible disk device or a hard disk device, which is connected to the computing device 21 through an input / output interface 22, an input device 24 including a keyboard and a mouse, an output device 25 such as a display or a printer, a digital camera, etc. An image input device 26 and a communication device 27 connected to a communication line are provided.

The computing device 21 is a central processing unit (hereinafter,
It is composed of a “CPU” 28 and a main storage device (memory such as hard disk, ROM, RAM) 29.
The CPU 28 has a control device 28a and a computing device 28b. Further, the main storage device 29 has an instruction unit 29a and a data unit 29b.

The CPU 28 is an operating system (O
Under the control of S), the program stored in the main storage device 29 or the auxiliary storage device 23 is activated to execute a predetermined task. At this time, the CPU 23 can also perform a multitask execution process in which a plurality of tasks are virtually and simultaneously executed in parallel. Control device 28a of CPU 28
Receives an instruction from the data portion 29b based on the address of the instruction portion 29a to be executed, decodes the content of the instruction, and outputs a necessary operation instruction to another device. Further, the arithmetic unit 28b performs the four arithmetic operations and the logical operations on the given data according to the instruction from the control unit 28a. The control device 28a issues an input / output control command to another device through the input / output interface device 22 and also outputs a memory control command to the main storage device 29.

The auxiliary storage device 23 compensates for the lack of capacity of the main storage device 29, and in accordance with an instruction from the control device 28a, the computing device 21 is operated through the input / output interface 22.
Data is exchanged with the. From the input device 24 through the input / output interface 22, the calculation device 21
A command such as a command or data is input to. In the output device 25, the data processed by the calculation device 21 is taken out through the input / output interface 22. Image data captured from the image input device 26 is input to the calculation device 21 through the input / output interface 22. In the communication device 27, commands such as commands or data are exchanged with a terminal device such as another personal computer connected to the communication line or a database. The received command, data, or the like is input to the computing device 21 via the input / output interface 22, and the data processed by the computing device 21 and output through the input / output interface 22 is transmitted from the communication device 27 to the communication line.

A command input from the input device 24, the communication device 27 or the like is first transferred to the main storage device 29, and the main storage device 29 selects and selects an instruction and data from the received command. The data and instructions are transferred to the control device 28a of the CPU 28. Input / output interface 2 captured by the image input device 26
Image data transferred to the main storage device 29 through
Alternatively, various used car data input from the input device 24 such as a keyboard and the communication device 27 is stored in the data unit 29b of the main storage device 29.

The used car private transaction system 1 in this embodiment is carried out on the Internet as described above.
As shown in FIG. 3, at the time of the first stage provisional contract, first, the exporter side (a trader such as a used car dealer) and the purchase applicant side (here, a trader such as an overseas used car dealer) General consumers such as model name, year, grade, displacement, vehicle inspection, mileage, specifications, equipment, color, evaluation and price, and used car information such as images. Will be queried.

On the exporter side, as information that can be searched for and obtained by a trader such as a used car dealer who is a purchase applicant side or a general consumer, for example, vehicle model name, year, grade, displacement, vehicle inspection, mileage, etc. In addition to general numerical data such as specifications, equipment, colors, evaluations and prices, and conventional general used car information such as images from a specific direction, respond to detailed inquiries or service requests from the purchaser side Each used car information including detailed information such as a 360 degree image of the used car 30 and details such as scratches provided by the Internet is distributed on the Internet (Fig. 3).
).

On the side of the exporter, in the terminal devices 11 to 13, first, by operating the input device 24, a transmission instruction is executed from the Internet connection screen. In the computer 21 that receives this transmission instruction through the input / output interface device 22, the control device 28a of the CPU 28 causes the main memory device 29 to operate.
The used car information corresponding to the input screen is read out from the data section 29b and is transmitted to the content provider 2 connected to the Internet through the communication device 27. In the used car information database of the content provider 2, as described above, for example, the model name, year, grade, displacement,
In addition to general numerical data such as vehicle inspection, mileage, specifications, equipment, color, evaluation and price, and used car information such as images, detailed information such as 360-degree images of used car 30 and scratches are stored in order of registration date. It In this way, registration of used car information in the used car information database is performed from the terminal devices 11 to 13 of the exporter side connected to the content provider 2.

On the other hand, the purchaser side selects a desired used car 30 from various used car information distributed from the exporter side (FIG. 3). The purchaser who uses the terminal devices 14 to 18 connected to the internet provider 3 operates the input device 24 to obtain the authentication information (ID or password) from the internet connection screen when he wants to obtain the used car information from the exporter. ) Is input to access the used car information database of the content provider 2 via IX4. Further, the purchase applicant side operates the input device 24 to input various desired conditions and the like, and transmits the acquisition request through the communication device 27. The control program of the content provider 2 is provided on the purchase applicant side (for example, the terminal device 1 here).
If you receive a request for used car information from 4), check the authentication information, and then search the used car information database that matches the conditions of this purchaser side, and use the corresponding used car information. The data is read and the corresponding used car property is transmitted to the terminal device 14 via the Internet provider 3. The terminal device 14 receives the used car information transmitted through the communication device 27 and displays it on the output device 25 such as a display through the input / output interface 22.

Subsequently, conditions and prices are negotiated between the exporter side and the purchase applicant side (Fig. 3), a temporary contract for a used car property is concluded (Fig. 3), and a temporary contract is exchanged. Mutual confirmation is performed (Fig. 3). Traditionally at this point,
The purchaser side only has to wait for delivery after that. However, in the used car private transaction system 1 in the present embodiment, more detailed information can be obtained after the replacement of the provisional contract by the purchaser side. It will be possible. It should be noted that most of the provisional contracts here are made on the Internet, and at this time, the purchaser side rarely actually confirms the actual used car 30.

As a second step, the side of a used car, who wishes to purchase used car information, such as a trader such as a used car dealer or a general consumer, who wants to obtain more detailed information about the received used car.
It is possible to search and obtain detailed information such as a 0-degree image and a digital image (enlarged photo) of a detailed portion such as a scratch.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the used car 30 is responded to in response to a detailed inquiry or service request (FIG. 4) from the purchase applicant side performed after exchanging the temporary contract.
The 360 degree video of is automatically distributed as streaming data (FIG. 4). Further, in the case where a digital image of a scratch or the like (enlarged photo) and a damaged part or a basic model is changed or added, a detailed digital image of the corresponding part (enlarged photo) is delivered (FIG. 4). After that, a final confirmation communication was conducted by both parties (Fig. 4), and through the above steps,
After deepening mutual understanding of the final price, delivery date, settlement conditions, etc., exchange contracts for export transactions are exchanged on the Internet (Fig. 4
), The transaction is completed when the vehicle is actually delivered to the purchaser.

For example, when a 360-degree image of the used car 30 is requested and obtained, not only an image from a specific direction such as the front of the used car 30 but also the entire appearance of the used car 30 is viewed and a specific direction is obtained. It is possible to confirm the overall balance, atmosphere, scratches, etc. that cannot be grasped from the image. Used car 3 here
The 360 degree image of 0 provides a moving image captured by the video camera 33 or the like. As a shooting method, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), a video camera 33 may be fixedly installed, and a used car 30 may be mounted on a turntable 34 or the like and rotated 360 degrees, or a shooting method may be used. As shown in b), the used car 30 may be stopped at a predetermined position and the video camera 33 may be rotated around the used car 30 to take a picture. The captured video can be efficiently transmitted by distributing it as streaming data.

Furthermore, if a spot such as a scratch is found while checking the overall image of the used car 30, the scratch 31 or 3 is found.
2 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) can be enlarged and the degree and state of the scratches 31 and 32 can be confirmed in detail. In this case, operate the input device 24 to specify the relevant part, and
It is requested to enlarge and display 1, 32. Used car 30
As for the scratches 31 and 32 attached to the scratches, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the corresponding portions are displayed in a digital image magnified by a digital camera or the like, and the extent of the scratches 31 and 32 will be described. A detailed explanation is also attached (not shown). As described above, since the detailed description is also attached, the degree and state of the scratches 31 and 32 can be more surely grasped. 6A shows a scratch 31 attached to the vehicle body near the left front wheel, and FIG. 6B shows a scratch 32 attached to the vehicle body near the right rear wheel on the opposite side. Note that this digital image is preferably a clear image so that even small scratches can be clearly discriminated.

Further, when it is desired to partially change or add a damaged portion, the damaged portion can be selected on the display screen and enlarged, and the change setting can be made. Here, in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the corresponding portion is enlarged and displayed in a digital image enlarged and photographed by a digital camera or the like.
At the time of selection, various prepared patterns are displayed in order, and the purchase applicant side selects the most favorite one. At that time, the cost for replacing the damaged portion is calculated and displayed, and a detailed explanation is attached (not shown). In addition, as an option, when changing or adding a basic device or an accessory from a basic model to a custom-made item, the same as when changing or adding a damaged part. FIG. 7A is an enlarged view of the rearview mirror 35 which is separately equipped. Figure 7 (b)
Is an enlarged view of the front grill 36 with the basic model changed. In addition, when the basic model is changed, as shown in FIG. 7C, the standard front grill 37 is also enlarged and displayed as a comparative example. As described above, it is preferable that this digital image is also a clear image so that even a fine portion can be clearly discriminated.

In the present embodiment, in the first stage, the purchase is open so that any purchaser who is connected to the Internet can participate for free.
Regarding the communication from the stage, by adding restrictions on the control program to target registered purchase applicants, special acts such as detailed inquiries or service requests from purchase applicants (360-degree video streaming distribution) Or, for the act of instructing the distribution of digital images, etc. of detailed parts such as scratches, etc., a system will be charged.

As described above, in addition to the basic used car information such as the numerical information about the used car 30 and the appearance image from a specific direction between the exporter side and the purchase applicant side, the used car 30
In order to deliver detailed information such as 60-degree images and scratches 31, 32, prevent complaints in the used car 30 export / sales transaction using the Internet in advance, and realize internationally reliable transactions quickly and accurately. can do.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications and the like can be added without departing from the technical idea of the present invention, and modifications and equivalents thereof. Items and the like are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. For example, although the above embodiment is described on the premise of international export transactions, the present invention is not limited to export transactions and may be applied to domestic transactions. Further, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration is shown in which the terminal devices 11 to 18 are connected to different network configurations (content provider 2 and Internet provider 3) on the exporter side and the purchase applicant side, but the same network. It may be implemented in a system in which the terminal devices 11 to 18 are connected to each other. The target used car 30 can be applied not only to cars such as ordinary passenger cars and trucks, but also to motorcycles and motorbikes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a used car private transaction system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of terminal devices 11 to 18 used in the private transaction system 1 for a used car.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a transaction form in the first stage of the private transaction system 1 for used cars.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a transaction form in the second stage of the private transaction system 1 for used cars.

5 (a) is a front view showing a method of capturing a 360-degree video of a used car 30. FIG. (B) It is a top view showing other methods of photographing a 360-degree picture of used car 30.

FIG. 6A is a display example in which a flaw 31 is enlarged and photographed.
(B) It is a display example in which another scratch 32 is enlarged and photographed.

FIG. 7 (a) is a display example in which a rearview mirror 35 separately mounted is enlarged and photographed. (B) Modified front grill 3
6 is a display example in which 6 is enlarged and photographed. (C) It is a display example in which the standard front grill 37 is enlarged and photographed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-Private trading system for used cars 2 ... Content Provider (ICP) 3 ... Internet Provider (ISP) 4 Internet exchange (IX) 21 ... Computing device 22: Input / output interface 23 ... Auxiliary storage device 24: Input device 25 ... Output device 26 ... Image input device, 27 ... communication device 28 ... Central processing unit (CPU), 28a ... Control device 28b ... Arithmetic device 29 ... Main storage device 30 ... used car

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A content provider to which a terminal device corresponding to a trader for transmitting used car information is connected, and another terminal device corresponding to another trader or general consumer for receiving the used car information is connected. In the network that interconnects Internet providers with communication lines, as used car information that can be searched and obtained, in addition to numerical information about used cars and appearance images from a specific direction, the other trader or general consumer side In response to a detailed inquiry or service request from the used car, a used car private transaction system is provided, which provides a 360-degree video of the used car by streaming distribution and provides detailed information of the details. 2. As the detailed information of the details, an image in which a scratch attached to a used car is enlarged and displayed, and an explanatory text explaining a degree and a state of the scratch are provided.
Private transaction system for used cars listed. 3. As the detailed information of the details, an enlarged image of a damaged part or a part in which a basic model is partially changed or added is provided, and an explanatory text explaining the part is provided. A used car private transaction system according to item 1 or 2.