JP2003132246A - Auction system of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auction system, auction server, auction method and auction program capable of performing a transaction suitable to a demander's need while keeping high level of safety or reliability of the transaction by allowing the demander to participate in a membership auction by the surrogate by a member. SOLUTION: In this auction system comprising an auction server, a member terminal and a demander terminal which are mutually connected through a network, the vehicle information of a vehicle exhibited to the auction is acquired and provided to the member terminal and/or the demander terminal, the bid information from the member terminal as the surrogate of the demander is accepted, and the auction is performed on the basis of this surrogated bid information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle auction system in which a member makes a bid on behalf of a general consumer in an auction of used cars and the like which is carried out by a membership system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a general user searches for a used car, he or she purchases a used car information magazine or visits a used car dealer.

In recent years, along with the spread of the Internet, online auctions (net auctions) and used car search systems are also used.

The method using the net is advantageous in terms of searchability and labor saving as compared with the conventional method using an information magazine or a used car dealer.

In particular, when a used car is used as a product, there are various conditions such as model, year, color, price, etc. Therefore, from a limited stock of a dealer, a used car with a condition according to a consumer's wish is obtained. It is difficult to select, but if you search through a large amount of information via the Internet, there is a high possibility that you can find the one that meets the needs of consumers.

[0006]

However, in the online auction and used car search system by users, the criteria for the condition (quality) of the car such as engine condition and damage / wear of outer skin are ambiguous. It was difficult to decide whether to make a purchase based on information alone.

In addition, when buying and selling a used car, the price is likely to be high, and there are many consumers who desire financing such as an auto loan. However, in the transaction between the consumers as described above, the reliability of the information about the vehicle is high. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to receive financing from a finance company.

On the other hand, membership-based auctions are widely held among used car dealers, used car purchasers, etc., and a network is established for members who cannot participate in the auction at the venue due to the schedule and place. A mechanism for prior bidding (bidding before the opening date) used is provided.

In a used car auction, a predetermined vehicle inspection is performed before listing, and the inspection result is also provided as exhibited vehicle information. Therefore, when a member makes a bid without looking at the actual vehicle, the quality of the vehicle becomes uncertain. It rarely happens.

However, in the distribution system in which the seller makes a successful bid for the vehicle bought by the purchaser in this way and sells it to the customer, the purchaser and the seller must have inventory. As mentioned above, the needs of customers are diverse, depending on the type of vehicle, body color, grade, etc., so a large inventory is required to satisfy these requirements.
Investment costs and management costs will increase excessively.

In view of the above, the present invention enables a customer to participate in a membership auction on behalf of a member, so that a transaction suitable for the needs of the customer can be performed while maintaining a high level of security and reliability of the transaction. It is intended to provide an auction system, an auction server, an auction method, and an auction program that can be performed.

[0012]

In an auction system, an auction server, an auction method and an auction program of the present invention, an auction server acquires vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction and a member terminal and / or a consumer terminal. By accepting bid information from the member terminal that acts as a proxy for the consumer and conducts an auction based on this proxy bid information, the consumer can indirectly participate in a membership-based auction, thus ensuring transaction security. While maintaining high reliability and reliability, it enables transactions that meet the needs of consumers.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an auction system of the present invention.

The auction server 1 is connected to an auction management device (auction management means) 2 provided in each auction site via a network, and collects information on the exhibited vehicle (vehicle information) from each site system according to a predetermined rule. And unify.

Member dedicated server (member information providing means) 3
Is a so-called WWW server and provides vehicle information to the member terminal 4 that has performed the authentication process.

The general public server 5 and the member information providing server 6 are so-called WWW servers and provide vehicle information and member information to the general consumer terminal 7.

A consumer who wants to purchase a used car accesses the public server 5 using the general consumer terminal 7, browses the vehicle information and selects a vehicle to bid on, and the bid is a member, that is, a member. Request a dealer such as a used car dealer.

The member who is requested to bid accesses the member dedicated server 3 of the auction server 1 using the member terminal 4 and transmits the information of the bid (bid information).

In response to this, the auction server 1 receives the bid information received by the member dedicated server 3 from the data server 8.
The bid information is input to the auction management means 2 of the corresponding auction site by the venue cooperation system 9 and the bid is submitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the auction server 1 includes an auction management device 2, a member dedicated server 3, a public disclosure server 5, a member information providing server 6, and a data server 8.
And a plurality of devices such as the hall cooperation system 9 and the like.

The auction management device 2 is provided at each auction site apart from the auction headquarters.
It is connected to the venue cooperation system 9 via a communication line such as a telephone.

The auction management device 2 stores vehicle information, receives bid information at the time of auction, determines a successful bid, and manages the progress of the auction.

In this example, the auction management device 2
Although an example in which the above is provided in a plurality of venues remote from the venue cooperation system 9 or the like of the auction headquarters, even if the auction management device 2 is provided in the auction headquarters and only information such as vehicle information and successful bid results is transmitted to the venue. good.

Alternatively, the auction server 1 may not be provided with the auction management device 2, and the venue cooperation system 9 may transmit and receive vehicle information, successful bid result, and other information to and from other auction systems.

As shown in FIG. 2, the member-dedicated server 3 has a main body 31 in which an arithmetic processing section 32 including a CPU (central processing unit) and a main memory, and a storage means (hard disk) storing software for arithmetic processing. Three
3. Input / output port 3 which is an input / output unit for these data
4. A communication control unit (CCU) 35 such as a modem, a TA, and a network card for connecting to a network and controlling communication with other computers is provided.

An operating system (OS) and application software are installed in the storage means 33 of the main body 31.

With these configurations, the member-only server 3
Accepts bid information from the member terminal 4, searches and provides vehicle information, inquires about credit to the finance company, and functions as a bid acceptance unit of the auction server 1, member information providing unit, and credit inquiring unit. ing.

The public server 5 has substantially the same hardware configuration as the member dedicated server 3 shown in FIG. 2, but the processing executed by the calculation means 12 is different based on application software or the like.

The general public server 5 retrieves vehicle information from the data server 8 in response to a request from the general consumer terminal 7, creates a web page based on this, and provides it to the general consumer terminal 7. , Functions as a consumer information providing means of the auction server 1.

The member information providing server 6 has substantially the same hardware configuration as the member dedicated server 3 of FIG. 2, but the processing executed by the calculating means 12 based on application software or the like is different.

The member information providing server 6 retrieves the member information from the data server 8 according to the area information from the general consumer terminal 7, creates a web page based on this, and provides it to the general consumer terminal 7. The auction server 1 functions as a regional information input means and a member information providing means.

Further, the data server 8 stores vehicle information, bid information, and member information relating to auctions held at each auction site in a vehicle information database, a bid information database, and a member database, respectively.

The venue cooperation system 9 communicates with the auction management device 2 provided at each auction site to obtain vehicle information, send bid information, obtain successful bid information, etc., and store it in the data server 8. , And functions as a cooperation means of the auction server 1 and a vehicle information acquisition means.

Further, the hall cooperation system 9 informs the computer 10 of the finance company of information on the provisional application of finance, information on the main application, information on whether or not a successful bid is made, notification of successful vehicle information, and successful bid. It also functions as a provisional application means of the auction server 1, a successful bid information notification means, an application acceptance means, and a successful bid vehicle notification means.

The member terminal 4 and the general consumer terminal 7 are so-called personal computers, and as in FIG. 2, an arithmetic processing unit composed of a CPU, a main memory, etc., storage means for storing software for arithmetic processing, and these. An input / output port 34 that is a data input / output unit, a communication control unit (C for connecting to a network and controlling communication with another computer).
CU) is provided.

The member terminal 4 has a web page browsing software (web browser) and is connected to the member dedicated server 3 which is a WWW server via a network to browse a web page relating to vehicle information. It has the functions of an information acquisition means and a bid means for transmitting bid information to the member dedicated server 3. In addition, the general consumer terminal 7 similarly,
A vehicle information acquisition unit that has web page browsing software and is connected to the general public server 5 or the member information providing server 6 that is a WWW server via a network to browse a web page related to vehicle information, and a member. It has the function of a member information acquisition means for acquiring information.

Next, an auction procedure (auction method) in this auction system will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a bid procedure by members. First, a member specifies a predetermined URL to access the member dedicated server 3 (step 1, abbreviated as S1 below).

In response to this, the member-dedicated server 3 sends a web page (HTML file) for authentication to the member terminal 4, displays an authentication screen (not shown) on the display of the member terminal 4, and Prompts the user to enter the member number and password (S2).

When the member terminal 4 transmits the input information for authentication to the member dedicated server 3 (S3), the member dedicated server 3
Performs authentication by referring to the member number and password stored in the storage means 33 in advance (S4).

After the authentication, the member dedicated server 3 sends the top menu (web page) to the member terminal (S5). This top menu offers vehicle search, bidding, and proxy bidding (Fig. 4).

When the vehicle search is selected from this menu (S6), the member dedicated server 3 transmits an input page of conditions such as management number, vehicle type, year, price range to the member terminal 4 (S7). .

When the search condition is transmitted from the member terminal 4 (S8), the member dedicated server 3 refers to the vehicle information database of the data server 8 to find suitable vehicle information (S9).

Then, the member-dedicated server 3 creates a web page (not shown) for displaying the search results in a list format and sends it to the member terminal 4.

The member displays the list of vehicle information in the member terminal 4
If there is a vehicle for which you want to check more detailed information on the display of, select this vehicle from the list. In response to this, the member terminal 4 charges the selected vehicle information to the member dedicated server 3 (S10).

The member-dedicated server 3 creates a web page (FIG. 5) for displaying the details of the selected vehicle information and sends it to the member terminal 4 (S11). Although some information is not shown in FIG. 5 as an example, all the information about the exhibited vehicle may be displayed.

On the screen of FIG. 5, a button 51 for instructing a bid (advance bidding) is displayed, and a member wishing to purchase can use this to shift to a bid process (S12). If the bid is not made, the process returns to step 10 and the selection from the list is redone.

The member dedicated server 3 uses the bid button 51.
When the information indicating that is pressed (selected) is received,
The bid amount input form (input screen) shown in is transmitted to the terminal 4 and displayed (S13).

The member inputs the bid price in the bid price field,
Press the "Bid" button 52 to place the bid. Keys can be entered directly in the bid price column. Also, every time the "rise" button is pressed, a predetermined unit price is added and displayed in the bid price column.

When the "bid" button 52 is pressed, the member terminal 4 creates bid information based on the amount entered in the bid price column, the member number, the vehicle management number, the auction site, etc. Is transmitted to the member dedicated server 3 (S14).

The member-dedicated server 3 that has received the bid information stores it in the bid database of the data server 8 (S15). FIG. 7 shows an example of data stored in this bid database.

Then, the venue cooperation system 9 transmits the highest bid information to the corresponding auction site system for each vehicle a predetermined time before the auction date and time (S16).

If the vehicle to be bid is determined in advance in Step 6, "Bid" is selected on the menu screen of FIG. 4 and the vehicle management number is input (not shown), and then Step 13 (FIG. 6). ) Enter the bid price input screen and bid.

On the other hand, by accessing the public server 5, the general consumer searches for the specific vehicle information by searching for the management number, vehicle type, year model, price range, etc., as in the case of the above-mentioned member. It is accessible.

FIG. 8 shows a procedure for searching for a vehicle by the general consumer terminal 7.

First, the general consumer accesses the general public server 5 by designating a predetermined URL (S21).

In response to this, the general public server 5 transmits the top menu (web page) to the general consumer terminal 7 (S22). This top menu (not shown) includes vehicle search, member information search, and the like.

When the vehicle search is selected from this menu (S23), the public server 5 displays the management number, the vehicle type,
Enter the input page for conditions such as year and price range to the general consumer terminal 7
(S24).

The general consumer terminal 7 displays this input page and, when input by the consumer, sends this search condition to the general public server 5 (S25).

The public server 5 that has received this search condition
Refers to the vehicle information database of the data server 8 to find suitable vehicle information (S26).

Then, the general public server 5 creates a web page (not shown) for displaying the search results in a list format and sends it to the general consumer terminal 7 (S27).

The general consumer confirms this vehicle information list on the display of the terminal 7, and if there is a vehicle for which more detailed information is desired to be confirmed, selects this vehicle from the list. In response, the general consumer terminal 7 charges the selected public vehicle server 5 for the selected vehicle information (S28).

In response to this, the general public server 5 transmits a web page (detailed display screen) on which details of vehicle information are posted to the general consumer terminal 7 and displays it as shown in FIG. 9 (S29).

The general public server 5 can view the vehicle information without any authentication as long as it is a terminal connected to the Internet, but a bid (pre-bid) is instructed on the information display screen of the specific vehicle. Button to do so is not provided, and the bid method is not provided to general consumers by other methods.

Instead of this, a bid shop guide button 53 is displayed on the detail display screen on the general consumer terminal.

When there is a vehicle to be purchased, the general consumer pushes the bid store guide button 53. If there is no vehicle to purchase, the process returns to step 25 and the search condition is input again (S30).

When the bid shop guide button 53 is pressed, the general consumer terminal 7 sends this information to the member information providing server 6 (S31).

The member information providing server 6 having received this,
The input form of the desired area of the general consumer is transmitted to the general consumer terminal 7 and displayed (S32). For example, a zip code or the like of the place of residence of a general consumer is input (FIG. 10).

The member information providing server 6 which has received the area information from the general user terminal 7 judges the corresponding area, extracts the information of the members belonging to the area from the member database, and displays the list of the information. A page (list screen) is created and transmitted to the general consumer terminal (S33).

The general consumer terminal 7 displays this list screen (see FIG. 1).
1) is displayed on the display (S34), and the consumer is asked to
Select a store to request a bid from this list.

When the consumer selects from this list, the general consumer terminal 7 sends a request to the member information providing server 6 for detailed information of the selected store (S35).

In response to this, the member information providing server 6 creates a web page for displaying detailed information of the selected store as shown in FIG. 12, transmits it to the general consumer terminal 7, and displays it on the terminal 7. (S36).

At this time, the member information providing server 6 creates a web page by incorporating a detailed number of members together with a number such as a vehicle management number that can identify a vehicle in the same page. Thus, the user only needs to perform the operation of printing the screen displayed on the terminal 7 once, and when the general user goes to the member store, the material for identifying the desired vehicle can be obtained.

Therefore, when the bid shop guide button 53 is pressed or when a desired shop is selected, information such as the vehicle management number is included in the service request data from the terminal 7 and transmitted to the server 6. The member information providing server 6 holds it, and when creating an individual member information display screen, the vehicle management number and corresponding vehicle information can be incorporated into the member information screen.

FIG. 12 shows a procedure in the case where a consumer goes to a member store to request a bid and the member makes a proxy bid.

The member has the steps 1 to 5 described above.
After performing authentication, display the top menu and select the "proxy bid" menu. That is, the member terminal 4 transmits information to the effect that a proxy bid will be made to the member dedicated server 3 (S41).

In response to this, the member dedicated server 3 transmits a page for proxy bidding to the member terminal 4 (S42).

The member terminal 4 displays the page for proxy bidding (FIG. 14), information for identifying the vehicle (vehicle management number in the figure), and the name, zip code, address, telephone number, and year of birth of the customer. Customer information such as date, license number, E-mail address, whether or not to use auto loan, and bid price are input (S43).

After this input, when the bid button 55 is pressed, the member terminal 4 creates bid information based on these input information and sends it to the member dedicated server 3 (S4).
4).

The member-dedicated server 3 that has received the bid information sets the bid type as the proxy bid, and otherwise stores it in the bid database as in the member bid described above (step 14) (FIG. 7, S45).

The member terminal 4 or the member dedicated server 3
Is the fee to be registered in the bid database from the amount listed on the page for proxy bidding, fees and insurance charges for vehicle transactions using this system, land transportation costs of vehicles, vehicle registration fees, vehicle registration agency fees, etc. The actual bid amount (substitute bid amount) may be obtained by deducting the costs associated with vehicle transactions. As a result, general consumers who have made a proxy bid are guaranteed not to spend more than the bid price, making it easier to make a budget for purchase. In this case, as the current bid price shown on the proxy bid page, the actual bid price plus the above-mentioned various costs may be displayed.

When “with use of auto loan” is selected, the member-dedicated server 3 includes information such as vehicle information, bid price, customer information, etc. based on the received data, and information indicating that a temporary application for finance is to be made. Is notified to the computer 10 of the finance company (S46).

The finance company carries out the examination process (credit) based on this information, and the processed result is stored in the computer 10.
Responds to the member dedicated server 3 (S47).

Regarding the vehicle information, only the vehicle management number may be notified and detailed data may be obtained by the finance company via the public disclosure server 5, or the detailed data of the vehicle information may be added to the notified data. You may.

When this credit result is notified, the member dedicated server 3 transmits the credit result to the member terminal 4 together with the proxy bid result confirmation information (S48).

The correlation between the proxy bidding process and the examination process result follows the operational rules of this system.

For example, the proxy bidding process may be executed irrespective of the examination result, or if the credit is not obtained in the examination process, the result that the bid cannot be accepted may be returned.

In the case of operating according to the latter rule, if it is difficult to perform an immediate examination process at the time of accepting a proxy bid (when the proxy bid data is transmitted from the terminal to the member-dedicated server), the proxy is temporarily executed. After accepting the bid, when the member-dedicated server receives the examination processing result, it cancels the proxy bid data that was not credited and sends the examination result to the applicable bidder (customer or customer) by e-mail, etc. You may make it notify by.

As another method, when the member-dedicated server receives the examination processing result, a flag indicating whether credit has been obtained is added to the proxy bidding data to update the bidding DB, and the venue collaboration system 9 Alternatively, only the proxy bid data for which credit has been obtained may be treated as valid data.
Then, as described above, the venue cooperation system 9 transmits, for each vehicle, the highest bid information to the corresponding auction venue system a predetermined time before the auction date and time (S16).

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the procedure after the start of the auction. When the auction is conducted at the auction site, the auction management device 2 notifies the site cooperation system 9 of the information on the successful bid result (S51).

When the result of the successful bid is a successful bid based on the transmitted advance bid data, the hall cooperation system 9 notifies the successful bid to the member terminal 4 involved in the bid through the member dedicated server 3 and also makes a financing. Notify the computer 10 of the company (S52).

At this time, the member dedicated server 3 creates a web page displaying the vehicle information, the customer information, the winning bid price (bid price), various expenses and the like as the successful bid result, and creates the member terminal 4.
Send to.

Then, the customer who makes a contract for finance under this condition (successful bid result) presses the main application button (not shown) in this page to make the main application for finance. As a result, the member terminal 4 receives the contract condition (successful bid result)
The server for exclusive use of members 3
Alternatively, it is transmitted to the computer 10 of the finance company via the venue cooperation system 9 (S53).

The information notified to the finance company at this time also includes vehicle owner information, which is used for payments made by the finance company and vehicle registration procedures performed by the members.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a customer can participate in a membership auction on behalf of a member, and while maintaining a high level of security and reliability of the transaction, a transaction suitable for the needs of the customer can be performed. It can be performed.

Therefore, the quality of the vehicle and the settlement do not become a problem unlike the Internet auction by the consumer.

Further, even members such as dealers can efficiently sell vehicles without having an excessive inventory.

<Other Embodiments> In the above embodiments, the member dedicated server, the general public server, the member information providing server, and the hall collaboration system are described as independent components, but they are physically independent as hardware components. The software modules (CGI, etc.) corresponding to the respective modules may be operated on the same device.

Further, in the above embodiment, the venue cooperation system 9 acquires the vehicle information, and the vehicle information database is provided in the auction server and stored in the database. However, from the member-only terminal or the general consumer terminal. When there is a request, the venue cooperation system 9 may operate as a gateway that transmits the request to the auction management device at each venue, receives the result, and returns it to the terminal.

Further, in the above embodiment, the proxy bidding was performed by the preliminary bidding, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the bid information of the proxy bidding at the time of holding the auction is transmitted (bid) to the venue management device 2 in real time to bid. You can go. The auction system, the auction server, the auction method, and the auction program of the present invention are not limited to the illustrated examples described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

For example, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained even with the configurations shown in the following items.

[1]: In the auction system in which an auction server, a member terminal, and a consumer terminal are connected via a network, the auction server acquires vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction. Means, member information providing means for providing the vehicle information to the member terminal, consumer information providing means for providing the vehicle information to the consumer terminal, and bid information from the member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer. The member terminal includes vehicle information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle information from the member information providing means, and bid means for transmitting bid information to the auction server on behalf of a customer. The consumer terminal includes a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information from the consumer information providing unit. Vehicle of the auction system.

[2]: The auction system for a vehicle according to [1], in which the bid means of the member terminal creates bid information based on the proxy bid amount obtained by subtracting various expenses from the bid amount input by the consumer. .

[3]: Vehicle information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction in an auction server which constitutes an auction system by connecting a member terminal and a consumer terminal via a network, and the vehicle. Member information providing means for providing information to the member terminal,
An auction server comprising: a consumer information providing means for providing the vehicle information to a consumer terminal; and a bid acceptance means for accepting bid information from a member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer.

[4]: The auction management means comprises one or more auction management means for managing the progress of the auction, and cooperation means for transmitting the bid information accepted by the bid acceptance means to the auction management means. Determines the successful bid based on the bid information from the cooperation means. [3] The auction server according to [3].

[5]: A member database that stores information on the location of members, area information input means for inputting area information from the customer terminal, and member information corresponding to the area information to the customer terminal. An auction server according to [3] or [4], which comprises a member information providing means for providing.

[6]: An auction system according to any one of [3] to [5], which comprises credit inquiring means for inquiring about credit by connecting to a computer of a predetermined finance company in response to a request from a member terminal. .

[7]: Temporary application means for notifying the computer of a predetermined finance company of the information on the temporary application of finance at the time of the bid, and the applicant concerned makes a successful bid after the end of the auction corresponding to the temporary application. The auction server according to any one of [3] to [6], further comprising a successful bid information notifying unit that notifies the finance company of information on whether or not it has been done.

[8]: Finance application receiving means for accepting the main application for finance from the successful bidder, and a winning vehicle notifying means for notifying the finance company of application information and vehicle information relating to the successful bid when the application is accepted. ,
The auction server according to any one of [3] to [7].

[9]: Via network, with auction server,
An auction method applied to an auction system in which a member terminal and a consumer terminal are connected to each other, wherein the auction server acquires vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction, and the auction server includes the vehicle. Providing information to a member terminal, the auction server providing the vehicle information to the consumer terminal, the auction server accepting bid information from the member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer, The member terminal acquires vehicle information provided from the auction server; the member terminal transmits bid information to the auction server on behalf of a consumer; and the consumer terminal, Acquiring vehicle information from a consumer information providing means. Auction method according to claim.

[10]: The member terminal includes a step of creating bid information based on the proxy bid amount obtained by subtracting various expenses from the bid amount input by the consumer.

The vehicle auction method according to [9].

[11]: An auction method applied to an auction server forming an auction system by connecting a member terminal and a consumer terminal via a network, and acquiring vehicle information of a vehicle put up for auction. And a step of providing the vehicle information to a member terminal, a step of providing the vehicle information to a consumer terminal, and a step of accepting bid information from a member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer. Auction method to do.

[12]: Sending the bid information to one or more auction management means for managing the progress of the auction, and the auction management means determines a successful bid based on the bid information. ,
Is characterized by including

The auction method according to any one of [9] to [11].

[13]: Providing a step of inputting area information from the consumer terminal, and a step of retrieving member information corresponding to the area information from a member database and providing it to the consumer terminal.

The auction method according to any one of [9] to [12].

[14]: Includes a step of connecting to a computer of a predetermined finance company and inquiring about credit in response to a request from the terminal.

The auction method according to any one of [9] to [13].

[15]: Step of notifying a computer of a predetermined finance company of information on provisional finance application at the time of bidding, and whether or not the applicant has made a successful bid after the end of the auction corresponding to the provisional application Notifying the finance company of information on whether or not

The auction method according to any one of [9] to [14].

[16]: Includes a step of accepting the main finance application from the successful bidder and a step of notifying the finance company of the application information and the vehicle information related to the successful bid when the application is accepted.

From [9] to [1
5] The auction method according to any one of 5).

[17]: An auction program operated by an auction server which is connected to a member terminal and a consumer terminal via a network and constitutes an auction system, and acquires vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction. The step of providing the vehicle information to the member terminal, the step of providing the vehicle information to the consumer terminal, and the step of accepting bid information from the member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer. A unique auction program.

[18]: Sending the bid information to one or more auction management means managing the progress of the auction, and the auction management means determines a successful bid based on the bid information. ,
The auction program according to [17] for executing.

[19]: Perform the step of inputting area information from the consumer terminal and the step of searching the member database for member information corresponding to the area information and providing it to the consumer terminal [ 17] or [18]
The auction program described in.

[20]: The auction program according to any one of [17] to [19], which executes a step of inquiring about credit by connecting to a computer of a predetermined finance company in response to a request from a terminal.

[21]: At the time of bidding, a step of notifying the computer of a predetermined finance company of information on provisional finance application, and whether or not the applicant has made a successful bid after the end of the auction corresponding to the provisional application The step of notifying information of whether or not to the finance company, and the auction program according to any one of [17] to [20].

[22]: Execute the step of accepting the finance main application from the successful bidder and the step of notifying the finance company of the application information and the vehicle information related to the successful bid when the application is accepted [17] ] To [21], the auction program.

In the present invention, the above components can be combined as much as possible.

[0125]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By allowing consumers to participate in membership-based auctions on behalf of members, it is possible to conduct transactions that meet the needs of consumers while maintaining a high level of transaction safety and reliability. An auction server, an auction method, and an auction program can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an auction system according to the present invention.

[Figure 2] Schematic block diagram of member-only server

[Figure 3] Illustration of the bidding procedure by members

[Figure 4] Schematic diagram of the top page

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a web page displaying detailed vehicle information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a bid amount input form.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of bid information stored in the bid database.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a procedure such as a vehicle search using a general user terminal.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a detailed page of vehicle information for general consumers.

[Figure 10] Explanatory drawing of the input form for regional information

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a member information list screen.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a detailed screen of member information.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a proxy bidding procedure.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an input form for proxy bidding.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure after the auction starts.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 auction server 2 Auction management device 3 Member dedicated server 4 member terminals 5 Public server 6 Member information provision server 7 General user terminals 8 data servers 9 Venue collaboration system 10 Finance Company Computers

Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. An auction system in which an auction server, a member terminal, and a consumer terminal are connected via a network, wherein the auction server acquires vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction. , A member information providing means for providing the vehicle information to a member terminal, a consumer information providing means for providing the vehicle information to a consumer terminal, and a bid for accepting bid information from a member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer And a member means for acquiring vehicle information from the member information providing unit, and a bid unit for transmitting bid information to the auction server on behalf of a consumer, A vehicle characterized in that the consumer terminal includes vehicle information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle information from the consumer information providing means. Auction system. 2. The vehicle auction system according to claim 1, wherein the bid means of the member terminal creates bid information based on a proxy bid amount obtained by subtracting various expenses from a bid amount input by a consumer. 3. An auction server, which constitutes an auction system by connecting a member terminal and a consumer terminal via a network, and a vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction, and the vehicle information. A member information providing unit for providing the member terminal, a consumer information providing unit for providing the vehicle information to the consumer terminal, and a bid receiving unit for receiving bid information from the member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer. An auction server characterized by 4. An auction management means comprising: one or more auction management means for managing the progress of the auction; and cooperation means for transmitting the bid information accepted by the bid acceptance means to the auction management means. The auction server according to claim 3, wherein a successful bid is determined based on bid information from the cooperation means. 5. A member database for storing information on the location of a member, area information input means for inputting area information from the consumer terminal, and member information corresponding to the area information is provided to the consumer terminal. The auction server according to claim 3, further comprising a member information providing unit. 6. The auction system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising a credit inquiring unit that is connected to a computer of a predetermined finance company and inquires about a credit in response to a request from a member terminal. 7. A provisional application means for notifying a computer of a predetermined finance company of provisional finance application information at the time of the bidding, and whether or not the applicant has made a successful bid after the end of the auction corresponding to the provisional application. The auction server according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising: a successful bid information notifying unit that notifies the finance company of information regarding whether or not it is successful. 8. A finance application acceptance means for accepting a finance main application from a successful bidder, and a successful bid vehicle notification means for notifying the finance company of application information and vehicle information relating to a successful bid when the application is accepted. The auction server according to any one of claims 3 to 7, further comprising: 9. An auction method applied to an auction system in which an auction server, a member terminal, and a consumer terminal are connected via a network, wherein the auction server is vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction. Acquiring the vehicle information, the auction server providing the vehicle information to a member terminal, the auction server providing the vehicle information to a customer terminal, the auction server providing the customer Accepting bid information from a member terminal acting on behalf of the member; the member terminal acquiring vehicle information provided from the auction server; and the member terminal acting on behalf of a consumer to the auction server. And a step of transmitting the consumer terminal, An auction method comprising: acquiring vehicle information from a vehicle information providing unit. 10. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the member terminal includes a step of creating bid information based on a proxy bid amount obtained by subtracting various expenses from a bid amount input by a consumer. Auction method. 11. An auction method applied to an auction server which is connected to a member terminal and a consumer terminal via a network and constitutes an auction system, the method comprising acquiring vehicle information of a vehicle to be put up for auction. An auction comprising: providing the vehicle information to a member terminal; providing the vehicle information to a consumer terminal; and accepting bid information from a member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer. Method. 12. A step of transmitting the bid information to one or more auction management means managing the progress of the auction, and a step of the auction management means deciding a successful bid based on the bid information. The auction method according to claim 9, comprising: 13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of inputting regional information from the consumer terminal, and the step of searching the member database for member information corresponding to the regional information and providing the information to the consumer terminal. 12. The auction method according to any one of 12. 14. The auction method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of connecting to a computer of a predetermined finance company and inquiring about credit in response to a request from a terminal. 15. A step of notifying information of a provisional finance application to a computer of a predetermined finance company at the time of the bidding, and whether or not the applicant has made a successful bid after the end of the auction corresponding to the provisional application. 15. The method of auction according to claim 9, further comprising the step of notifying the finance company of the information of 1. 16. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: a step of accepting a finance main application from a successful bidder; and a step of notifying the finance company of application information and vehicle information relating to a successful bid when the application is accepted. The auction method according to any one of 1. 17. An auction program operated by an auction server which is connected to a member terminal and a consumer terminal via a network and constitutes an auction system, wherein the step of acquiring vehicle information of a vehicle put up for auction. Performing a step of providing the vehicle information to a member terminal, a step of providing the vehicle information to a consumer terminal, and a step of accepting bid information from a member terminal acting on behalf of the consumer. Auction program to do. 18. A step of transmitting the bid information to one or more auction management means for managing the progress of the auction, and a step of the auction management means deciding a successful bid based on the bid information. The auction program according to claim 17, which is executed. 19. The method of executing the step of inputting area information from the customer terminal, and the step of searching the member database for the information of the member corresponding to the area information and providing the information to the customer terminal. Alternatively, the auction program described in 18. 20. The auction program according to claim 17, wherein the auction program connects to a computer of a predetermined finance company and executes a step of inquiring about credit in response to a request from a terminal. 21. A step of notifying information of a temporary financing application to a computer of a predetermined finance company at the time of the bidding, and whether or not the applicant has made a successful bid after the end of the auction corresponding to the temporary application. 21. The step of notifying the finance company of the information of
The auction program described in any of 1. 22. The method according to claim 17, further comprising: a step of receiving a finance main application from a successful bidder, and a step of notifying the finance company of application information and vehicle information related to a successful bid when the application is received. 21. The auction program according to any one of 21.