JP2005285082A - Method for selling fuel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for automatically selecting and determining a fuel supplier who can supply the most inexpensive fuel while an automobile is running and for providing navigation to the fuel supplier by associating the positioning of an automobile/motorcycle by GPS or the like with a reverse auction system. <P>SOLUTION: The kind of fuel set by a setting means and the amount of residual fuel serving as a basis for reporting the desire to hold an auction to a provider are sent to an auction/navigation server. After information on the residual fuel measured with an automobile fuel gauge and automobile position information are sent to the auction/navigation server, the auction/navigation server determines the successful bidder. Information on the successful bidder is received and reported to a car navigation system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, a reverse auction providing server, a reverse auction participation apparatus, and a reverse auction providing method that enable fuel sales to a moving automobile / motorcycle.

When the user wants to purchase fuel, (1) compare and examine the price-signed signboard beside the road, (2) purchase and use a prepaid card (+ points) in advance, and (3) price For example, using a cheap self-service stand, or (4) contracting a bulk purchase contract with a gas station for commercial vehicles. Recently, it has become possible to operate a portable information terminal that can be connected to the Internet, access a site for holding an auction, and purchase products through the auction.

However, even if there is a tool such as an in-vehicle PC or i-mode, the user confirms that the fuel has run out and investigates and compares the location of the gas station and the price of the fuel. Access), and there was no choice but to choose from among them and purchase. On the other hand, the fuel supply side cannot search that the automobiles and motorcycles running on public roads are out of fuel, and as a customer acquisition strategy, (1) the price is displayed so that it looks like a passing vehicle. (2) Prepaid card (+ points) issued and pre-sale, (3) Self-method to reduce costs and appeal for safety, (4) For commercial vehicles, contracts for bulk purchase with establishments There was no choice but to take the method. That is, a system that informs the fuel supplier of the amount of the fuel tank from the automobile / motorcycle running on the public road and links it to fuel trading has not been invented yet.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. By combining the positioning of automobiles and two-wheeled vehicles by GPS and the like with a so-called reverse auction system, the cheapest fuel is automatically obtained during traveling of the automobile. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a system for selecting and determining a fuel supplier that can supply fuel and further navigating to the fuel supplier. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal that allows a user to purchase fuel from a store with the lowest price without visiting various stores and investigating the price. Another object of the present invention is to provide a reverse auction providing server and a reverse auction providing method that allow a user to provide a mechanism for purchasing fuel from a store with the lowest price. Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to obtain a reverse auction participation apparatus that allows a shop side to obtain a fuel sales opportunity.

A user communication terminal according to the present invention includes a transmission unit that transmits to the auction & navigation server a fuel type set by the setting unit and a remaining fuel amount that serves as a reference for notifying the provider of the desire to hold an auction. Transmitting means for transmitting the remaining fuel information and the vehicle position information to the auction & navigation server, and after the remaining fuel information of the automobile fuel gauge and the vehicle position information are transmitted by the transmitting means, If determined, notification means for receiving the successful bid information and notifying the car navigation system of the successful bid information is provided.

When the auction & navigation server according to the present invention receives information from the user communication terminal that the remaining amount of the automobile fuel gauge is equal to or less than a certain amount and notification of vehicle position information, the information transmitted from the user communication terminal And search for multiple pre-registered gas stations that can be visited based on the information stored in the server, and end bids calculated based on the permission to participate and the search conditions for the gas station communication terminals. Receiving the bid price from the gas station notifying means for notifying the time and the gas station communication terminal notified of the holding of the reverse auction by the gas station notifying means, determining the winning gas station by automatic bidding until the bidding end time, The successful bid information is notified to the user communication terminal, and a successful bid is made to the gas station communication terminal of the non-successful gas station, indicating that the successful bid is made to the gas station communication terminal of the successful bid gas station And it is provided with a and the successful bid notification means for notifying.

The gas station communication terminal according to the present invention is provided with bidding means for receiving participation permission and transmitting a bid price to the auction & navigation server upon receiving permission for participation in the reverse auction from the auction & navigation server.

In the reverse auction providing method according to the present invention, when the auction & navigation server receives from the user communication terminal information indicating that the remaining amount of the fuel gauge of the vehicle is below a certain amount and notification of vehicle location information, the user communication Search for a plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can be visited based on the information transmitted from the terminal and the information stored in the server, and based on the permission of participation and the search conditions for the plurality of gas station communication terminals While notifying the calculated bid end time, the bid price is received from the gas station communication terminal that has received this notification, the successful bid gas station is determined by automatic bidding until the bid end time, and the successful bid information is sent to the user communication terminal The car navigation system to which the successful bid information was sent changes the destination to the winning gas station and shows the route to the gas station on the map. And it is obtained by so that it has awarded the gas station communication terminal bid service station, notifies fails to win the gas station communication terminal non bid filling station.

The reverse auction providing method according to the present invention is such that, at the end of the reverse auction, the store presenting the lowest bid price is determined as the winning bidder.

In the reverse auction providing method according to the present invention, as the successful bid information of the reverse auction, the name of the successful bid shop, the map information, and the successful bid price are notified.

In the reverse auction providing method according to the present invention, when notifying the successful bid information of the reverse auction, a certificate certifying the successful bid of the reverse auction is issued to the user communication terminal and the successful gas station communication terminal. .

effect

As described above, according to the present invention, the user communication terminal transmits to the auction & navigation server the type of fuel set by the setting means and the amount of remaining fuel that serves as a reference for notifying the provider of the desire to hold an auction. A transmission means, a transmission means for transmitting the remaining fuel information of the automobile fuel gauge and the vehicle position information to the auction & navigation server; and after the remaining fuel information of the automobile fuel gauge and the automobile position information are transmitted by the transmission means, the auction When the winning bidder is determined in the & navigation server, it is configured to provide notification means for receiving the winning bid information and notifying the car navigation system of the winning bid information, so that the fuel is constant without the user investigating the price. Buy fuel from the cheapest store when it's essential to go below To allow an effect capable of providing a user communication terminal.

According to this invention, the auction & navigation server receives the information that the remaining amount of the automobile fuel gauge has become a certain amount or less and the notification of the automobile position information from the user communication terminal, and is transmitted from the user communication terminal. Based on the stored information and the information stored in the server, a plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can be visited are searched, and the plurality of gas station communication terminals are calculated based on the permission of participation and the search conditions. Receives the bid price from the gas station notification means that notifies the end time of the bid, and the gas station communication terminal that is notified of the reverse auction by the gas station notification means, and determines the winning gas station by automatic bidding until the bid end time The successful bid information is notified to the user communication terminal, and a successful bid is made to the gas station communication terminal of the non-successful gas station. Since it is configured to provide a successful bid notification means for notifying that the purchase has been made, the user purchases fuel from the store with the lowest price when it is indispensable that the fuel is below a certain amount without investigating the price. There is an effect that can.

According to the present invention, the gas station communication terminal is configured to provide a bidding means for receiving the participation permission and transmitting the bid price to the auction & navigation server when receiving the permission to participate in the reverse auction from the auction & navigation server. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a participation device for the reverse auction in which the gas station side can obtain a fuel sales opportunity.

According to this invention, the reverse auction providing method, when the auction & navigation server receives the information that the remaining amount of the fuel gauge of the vehicle is below a certain amount and the notification of the vehicle position information from the user communication terminal, Based on the information transmitted from the user communication terminal and the information stored in the server, a plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can be visited are searched, and permission for participation and the search conditions are set for the plurality of gas station communication terminals. The bid end time calculated based on the notification is received, the bid price is received from the gas station communication terminal that has received the notification, the successful bid gas station is determined by automatic bidding until the bid end time, and the successful bid information is sent to the user. The car navigation system that notified the communication terminal and sent this successful bid information changed the destination to the winning gas station and displayed the route to the gas station on the map. In addition, since it has been configured to notify the non-successful gas filling station communication terminal that the bidding has been successful for the gas station communication terminal of the successful bid gas filling station, the user does not investigate the price, There is an effect that fuel can be purchased from a store with the lowest price when it is indispensable that the fuel is below a certain amount.

According to the present invention, the reverse auction providing method is configured such that, at the end of the reverse auction, the store showing the lowest bid price is determined to be the winning bidder, and therefore, the product is purchased from the store with the lowest price. There is an effect that can be done.

The reverse auction providing method according to the present invention is configured to notify the name of the winning bidder, the map information, and the winning bid price as the winning bid information of the reverse auction. There is an effect that the price can be recognized.

Since the reverse auction providing method according to the present invention is configured to issue a certificate certifying the successful bid of the reverse auction to the user communication terminal and the successful gas station communication terminal when notifying the successful bid information of the reverse auction, There is an effect that the user can surely purchase the product from the successful bid shop.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a reverse auction system provided by a reverse auction providing method according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a fuel gauge, 2 is a car navigation system capable of positioning by GPS or the like, and 3 is a user communication terminal. (DCM (= Data Communication Module) or mobile phone), 4 is an auction & navigation server, 5 is a gas station communication terminal.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the inside of the user communication terminal 3. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 6 denotes a setting unit (6) for setting the type of fuel desired to be purchased and the amount of remaining fuel that serves as a reference for notifying the provider of the auction request Setting means), 7 is a notification unit for notifying the position information acquired by the car navigation system 2 via the transmission unit 9, and 8 is used to determine whether or not the remaining amount of the fuel gauge 1 has become a certain amount or less. When the amount is less than or equal to the amount, the determination unit 9 notifies the information to that effect via the transmission unit 9 and requests the notification unit 7 to transmit the position information. It is transmitted to the server 4 and the position information acquired by the car navigation system 2 is transmitted, and it is further determined whether or not the remaining amount of the fuel gauge 1 has become a certain amount or less. Effect A transmission unit (transmission means) 10 for transmitting information receives a notification of a gas station that can participate in the reverse auction from the auction & navigation server 4 after the setting content is transmitted by the transmission unit 9, and the auction & navigation server 4 is a receiving unit that receives successful bid information from 4. Reference numeral 11 denotes a display unit for displaying the successful bid information when the receiving unit 10 receives the successful bid information of the reverse auction from the auction & navigation server 4. Note that the successful bid information may be displayed on the display unit of the car navigation system 2. Note that the auction & navigation server 4 may determine whether or not the remaining amount of the fuel gauge 1 has become a certain amount or less.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the inside of the auction & navigation server 4. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 12 receives information indicating that the remaining amount of the user's fuel gauge is below a certain amount and position information from the user communication terminal 3. In addition to the remaining fuel information and the position information transmitted from the communication terminal 3, the receiving unit 13 is registered in the server in advance or originally acquired (1) the traffic congestion status of the route, (2) the range in which the remaining fuel can travel, (3) A search unit that searches a plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can be visited, calculated from search conditions such as vehicle type and (3) fuel type / amount.

14 is a gas station notification unit that notifies the user communication terminal 3 of the gas station searched by the search unit 13 via the transmission unit 15, and 15 is a gas station searched by the search unit 13 under the instruction of the gas station notification unit 14. It is a transmission unit that transmits the location to the user communication terminal 3.

16 is an automatic bidding unit in which the receiving unit 12 receives a bid price from the communication terminal 5 and determines a successful gas filling station by automatic bidding until the bidding end time, and 17 notifies the user communication terminal 3 of successful bid information and makes a successful bid It is a successful bid notification unit for notifying that a successful bid has been made to the gas station communication terminal 5 and to the gas station communication terminal 5 of the non-successful gas station. The successful bid information includes a certificate that notifies the successful bid of the reverse auction while notifying the name of the successful bid shop, map information, and the winning bid price.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the inside of the gas station communication terminal 5. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 18 is a registration for transmitting the type and price of fuel to be exhibited and the address of the gas station to the auction & navigation server 4 via the transmission unit 19. Reference numeral 19 denotes a transmission unit that transmits the registered content to the auction & navigation server 4 under the instruction of the registration unit 18.

20 is a receiving unit that receives permission for participation in a reverse auction from the auction & navigation server 4, and 21 is a bid that receives a bid and transmits a bid price to the auction & navigation server 4 when the receiving unit 20 receives permission to participate in a reverse auction. Part. Reference numeral 22 denotes a display unit that displays the successful bid information when the receiving unit 20 receives the successful bid information of the reverse auction from the auction & navigation server 4.

Next, the operation will be described.

First, the user subscribes to the provider's fuel sales service system and pays a subscription fee to the provider (step ST1). On the other hand, the gas station that wishes to participate in the reverse auction operates the registration unit 18 of the gas station communication terminal 5 to register the type and price of the fuel to be exhibited and the address of the gas station with the provider, and the registration fee to the provider. Pay (step ST2).

In addition, the gas station that wishes to participate in the reverse auction operates the registration unit 18 of the gas station communication terminal 5 to register the minimum price of the fuel to be exhibited (the lowest price that can be sold in the reverse auction) (step ST3). ) When the gas station communication terminal 5 is ready for bidding, it notifies the auction & navigation server 4 of the provider that it is in the standby state for the reverse auction (step ST4).

After that, when the fuel of the user's car becomes a predetermined amount or less, information indicating that is transmitted from the determination unit 8 via the transmission unit 9 and the vehicle position information is transmitted from the determination unit 8 to the notification unit 7. It is notified to the receiving unit 12 of the auction & navigation server 4 via the Internet via the unit 9 (step ST5). The search unit 13 that has received the notification from the receiving unit 12 adds to the location information and the remaining fuel information transmitted from the user communication terminal 3 and is registered in the server in advance or originally acquired. A plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can be visited are calculated based on search conditions such as (3) the range in which the remaining fuel can travel, (3) vehicle type, and (3) fuel type and amount (step ST6). The gas station notification unit 14 is calculated based on the participation permission and the search condition for the reception unit 20 of the gas station communication terminal 5 of the gas station group searched by the search unit 13 via the transmission unit 15. The bid end time is notified (step ST7). Receiving the notification from the receiving unit 20, the bidding unit 21 receives the participation permission and transmits the bid price to the receiving unit 12 of the auction & navigation server 4 via the transmitting unit 19 (step ST8). The automatic bidding unit 16 performs automatic bidding until the bidding end time is reached, the reverse auction is completed at the previous bidding end time, and the winning bidder is determined (step ST10). When the successful bidder is determined, the successful bid notification unit 17 notifies the user communication terminal 3 of the successful bid information via the transmission unit 15 and also informs the user that the successful bid has been made to the gas station communication terminal 5 of the successful bid gas station. Notify the gas station communication terminal 5 of the gas station that it has not been successful (step ST11). The winning bid information includes a certificate that notifies the winning bid of the reverse auction while notifying the name of the winning bidder, the map information, and the winning bid price.

When the receiving unit 10 of the user communication terminal 3 receives the successful bid information, the successful bid information is transmitted to the car navigation system 2 via the notification unit 7. The car navigation system 2 that has received the successful bid information changes the destination to the gas station that has made a successful bid, and shows the route to the gas station on the map (step ST12).

It is a block diagram which shows the reverse auction system which the fuel sales method by the best form for implementing this invention applies. It is a block diagram which shows the inside of a communication terminal (DCM or a mobile telephone). It is a block diagram which shows the inside of an auction & navigation server. It is a block diagram which shows the inside of a communication terminal.

Explanation of symbols

1: fuel gauge, 2: car navigation (GPS), 3: user communication terminal (DCM or mobile phone), 4: auction & navigation server, 5: gas station communication terminal, 6: setting unit, 7: notification unit, 8: Determination unit, 9: transmission unit, 10: reception unit, 11: display unit, 12: reception unit, 13: search unit, 14: filling station notification unit, 15: transmission unit, 16: automatic bidding unit, 17: successful bid information Notification unit, 18: Registration unit, 19: Transmission unit, 20: Reception unit, 21: Bid unit, 22: Display unit

Claims (7)

Transmitting means for transmitting the fuel type and the amount of remaining fuel set by the setting means to the auction & navigation server; transmitting means for transmitting remaining fuel information of the vehicle fuel gauge and vehicle position information to the auction & navigation server; After the remaining fuel information of the automobile fuel gauge and the vehicle position information are transmitted by the transmission means, when the successful bidder is determined in the auction & navigation server, the successful bid information is received and the successful bid information is notified to the car navigation system. A user communication terminal provided with a notification means. When the information on the fact that the remaining amount of the automobile fuel gauge is less than the fixed amount and the notification of the vehicle position information are received from the user communication terminal, based on the information transmitted from the user communication terminal and the information accumulated in the server A plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can drop in, and a gas station notification means for notifying the plurality of gas station communication terminals of participation permission and a bid end time calculated based on the search conditions; The bid price is received from the gas station communication terminal notified of the holding of the reverse auction by the gas station notification means, the successful bid gas station is determined by automatic bidding until the bid end time, and the successful bid information is notified to the user communication terminal And a successful bid notification means for notifying that a successful bid was made to a gas station communication terminal of a successful bid gas station and that a successful bid was not made to a gas station communication terminal of a non-successful gas station. Interrogation server. A gas station communication terminal provided with a bid means for receiving a participation permission for a reverse auction from the auction & navigation server and transmitting the bid price to the auction & navigation server. When the auction & navigation server receives from the user communication terminal information indicating that the remaining amount of the fuel gauge of the vehicle is below a certain amount and notification of the vehicle location information, the information transmitted from the user communication terminal and the server are stored. While searching for a plurality of pre-registered gas stations that can be visited based on the information that has been made, and notifying the plurality of gas station communication terminals of participation permission and bid end time calculated based on the search conditions The bid price is received from the gas station communication terminal that has received this notification, the successful bid gas station is determined by automatic bidding until the bidding end time, the successful bid information is notified to the user communication terminal, and the successful bid information is transmitted. The car navigation system changes the destination to the winning gas station, shows the route to the gas station on the map, and makes a successful bid to the gas station communication terminal of the successful gas station Was to the effect, was to be notified to the effect that could not be successful in filling stations communication terminal of the non-bid filling stations, reverse auction provides a method. 5. The method for providing a reverse auction according to claim 4, wherein at the end of the reverse auction, a store presenting the lowest bid price is determined as a successful bid store. 5. The method of providing a reverse auction according to claim 4, wherein the successful bid information of the reverse auction is notified of the name of the successful bid shop, the map information, and the successful bid price. 5. The method for providing a reverse auction according to claim 4, wherein when the successful bid information of the reverse auction is notified, a certificate certifying the successful bid of the reverse auction is issued to the user communication terminal and the gas station communication terminal that has made a successful bid.

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