JP2004070436A - Used car information providing/trading system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a used car information providing/trading system for providing the newest used car information by updating information each time the newest information on used cars is obtained, and for mediating the buying and selling of used cars by the Internet. <P>SOLUTION: A used car dealer 2 who sells used cars, users 3 who want to purchase used cars, and a used car information provider 1 which updates used car information each time it periodically obtains the used car information of the dealer so as to provide the newest used car information to used car information magazines and a Website on the Internet to mediate the buying and selling of used cars between the dealer 2 and the users 3 of the newest used car information, are interconnected by the Internet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is used when selling or purchasing a used car, disseminating used car information using an internet homepage and a used car information magazine, and mediating the sale and purchase of a used car. Used car information provision and sales system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art When selling or purchasing a used car, an Internet homepage that displays used car information magazines or used car information that contains information on used cars (hereinafter referred to as “used car information”) is used.
[0003]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional system for transmitting used car information.
[0004]
In FIG. 2, for example, when the used car information magazine is monthly, the publisher 4 adjusts a plurality of used car dealers (A... N) 2 once a month to release the used car information magazine. Used car information will be collected in consideration of the deadline. The interviews include obtaining information necessary for purchasing and selling used cars, such as the name, price, year, inspection, color, and equipment of used cars, and photographing used cars. The used car dealer 2 provides the information to the publisher 4 and pays a publication fee to the publisher by having the information published in the used car information magazine.
[0005]
The publisher 4 inputs the used car information of each used car dealer (A... N) 2 into the database and registers the stock information of each used car dealer (A... N) 2. Used car information is updated to the latest used car information at the deadline. In addition, it is updated to the latest used car information on the Internet homepage.
[0006]
After the deadline for reporting used car information magazines, convert used car information into data, create used car information magazines, and sell them. The latest used car information is also displayed on the Internet homepage.
[0007]
The user 3 obtains used car information from a used car information magazine, or searches on a homepage on the Internet and uses it as a reference for purchasing a used car, and selects a used car that meets the conditions. The user who has selected a used car inquires to the used car dealer 2, and if the conditions are met, purchases the selected used car.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional system shown in FIG. 2, the used car information on the used car information magazine and the homepage on the Internet is collected immediately before the deadline because the used car information collected after the deadline of the used car information magazine is updated only once a month. Although used car dealers can obtain the latest used car information, the used car dealers who have gathered information at an early stage cannot obtain the latest used car information, which has the drawback that the actual used car information may be different.
[0009]
Also, since the Internet is used only for users to search for used car information, if you try to purchase a used car selected by the user, you have to negotiate directly with a used car dealer, which is troublesome. There is a problem that it is not used effectively.
[0010]
Therefore, the present invention provides a used car information providing / trading system that provides the latest used car information by updating the used car every time the latest information enters, and mediates used car sales and purchase through the Internet. It is.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The used car information providing / buying system of the present invention is updated each time a used car dealer who sells used cars, a user who intends to purchase a used car, and used car information of a used car dealer are regularly obtained. To distribute the latest used car information through used car information magazines and websites on the Internet, and to provide used car information between the used car dealers and the users of the latest used car information. And a person connected via the Internet. It is desirable that the latest used car information is updated daily.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a used car information providing / trading system according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a case where the used car information magazine is published monthly, but it may be once every two weeks or during the season.
[0013]
The used car information provider 1 collects used car information from a plurality of used car dealers 2 without considering the release date of a used car information magazine, for example, at each used car dealer (A... N). For each of the two, we will do it once a week on a regular basis to obtain the latest used car information. The used car information of one used car dealer 2 usually does not change significantly in one week, so by reporting every week, almost the latest used car information can be obtained. If a significant change occurs in the used car information before the next news gathering, the used car information may be supplemented by applying for information provision from the used car dealer 2. The content of the interview includes information such as the name of the used car, the price, the model year, the inspection, the photographing of the car, and the like, as in the past. The used car dealer 2 pays the used car information provider 1 a publication fee in order to have the used car information posted on a used car information magazine and an Internet homepage.
[0014]
The used car information provider 1 inputs used car information collected from each used car dealer A... N and used car information provided from the used car dealer 2 into the web database. Used car information is updated to the latest used car information each time it is obtained. Usually, coverage is performed at any used car dealer 2 every day, so the used car information input to the web database is updated every day. When the homepage of the Internet is opened, the updated used car information will be displayed. In the display, for example, a car name, a price, a model year, and the like are displayed together for each of the 11 photographs of each used car. Therefore, the user 3 can search for the latest used car information. When deleting used car information from the web, "General retail sales" to sell directly to customers, "Business rejection" to sell to other used car dealers, "Auction sale" to sell by auction successful bid Is selected, the data is tabulated on a weekly or monthly basis, and this information can be fed back to the used car dealer 2 as hot selling information.
[0015]
After the deadline for used car information magazines, the latest information is converted into data for publication, and used car information magazines are created and released. The user 3 can obtain the latest used car information from the used car information magazine as compared with the conventional used car information magazine.
[0016]
The user can select a used car to purchase from used car information obtained from a used car information magazine or used car information obtained by searching from the latest information on the Internet homepage.
[0017]
The user 3 who has selected a used car from the used car information magazine makes an inquiry or application for purchasing the selected used car via telephone, the Internet or directly to the window of the used car information provider 1. When using the Internet, the used car information published in the used car information magazine can be entered on the web page number and on the web, and the selected used car can be searched for one shot, and further detailed information can be obtained.
[0018]
When the used car information provider 1 receives the application from the user 3, the used car information provider 1 contacts the used car dealer 2 to perform purchase on behalf of the user 3. After the user has completed the purchase of the used car, the used car information provider 1 receives a mediation margin from the used car dealer 2.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
According to the used car information providing / trading system of the present invention, the used car information is updated every time the used car information is entered, so that the latest information can be obtained.
[0020]
Also, the user can save time and effort by having the used car information provider act on behalf of the purchase of the used car selected from the used car information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a used car information providing / trading system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional used car information transmission system.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: used car information provider 2: used car dealer 3: user 4: publisher

Claims (2)

Used car dealers that sell used cars,
A user trying to buy a used car,
Every time the used car information of a used car dealer is obtained regularly, the latest used car information is distributed through the used car information magazine and the website of the Internet, and the used car dealer and the latest used car information are updated. A used car information providing and selling system characterized by connecting a used car information provider that mediates used car purchasing and sales with users via the Internet. The used car information providing / trading system according to claim 1, wherein the latest used car information is updated daily.

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