JP2007149135A - Information processor, information processing system, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To calculate all the conclusion processing results from the viewpoint of every priority and to select a conclusion processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from them. <P>SOLUTION: A server 101 determines processing order to a plurality of string attachment between purchase information and sale information managed inside by each of the priority of first priority orders base on the plurality of first priority order concerning the preset string attachment, performs agreement processing to the plurality of string attachment according to the determined processing order, and selects the agreement processing result satisfying the predetermined condition from among the plurality of agreement processing results to which the agreement processing is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology capable of receiving a sale information and purchase information of a product from a communication terminal on the seller side and a communication terminal on the purchaser side and providing an auction site for auctioning the product.

  As a conventional auction processing system provided by a site provider, a plurality of purchase information is linked to one piece of sales information, the sales information and the purchase information are sequentially matched, and the one that satisfies the conditions is concluded. : N auction processing system is known.

  However, when viewed from the purchaser side, there are the following problems. That is, at a site provided by a 1: N auction processing system, it is usual to introduce only products that are handled by only one company. Therefore, when the purchaser wants to compare and purchase products from a plurality of companies, it takes time to enter a plurality of sites, and it is difficult to say that the convenience is high.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to construct a so-called N: N auction site that is highly convenient and requires only access to a single auction site when, for example, the purchaser wants to compare and purchase products from a plurality of companies. It is to be able to provide.

  Another object of the present invention is to calculate all contract processing results from the viewpoint of all priorities, and to select a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from them.

The first aspect of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus connected to one or more seller-side communication terminals and one or more purchaser-side communication terminals via a communication line, Receiving means for receiving merchandise sales information from the seller-side communication terminal and receiving purchase information of a product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the buyer-side communication terminal; and the purchaser Management means for managing the purchase information and the sales information of the product that is the purchase target of the purchase information based on the designation on the side, and a plurality of first priorities related to the preset association Based on a plurality of first priorities, a determination unit for determining a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management unit; Determined for each priority A contract processing means for performing contract processing for the plurality of pegging according to a processing order; and a selection means for selecting a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from the plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing means. Each time the contracting process is executed by the contract processing unit, the management unit includes purchase information that does not correspond to the contract process among a plurality of pieces of purchase information linked to the sales information corresponding to the contract process. The association with the sales information is deleted, and the first priority is processed by giving priority to any of the elements including the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. It is the priority order concerning whether to do.
A second aspect of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus connected to one or more seller-side communication terminals and one or more purchaser-side communication terminals via a communication line, Receiving means for receiving merchandise sales information from the seller-side communication terminal and receiving purchase information of a product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the buyer-side communication terminal; and the purchaser Management means for managing the purchase information and the sales information of the product that is the purchase target of the purchase information based on the designation on the side, and a plurality of first priorities related to the preset association Based on a plurality of first priorities, a determination unit for determining a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management unit; Determined for each priority A contract processing means for performing contract processing for the plurality of pegging according to a processing order; and a selection means for selecting a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from the plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing means. Each time the contract processing unit performs the contract processing for the binding, the management unit includes the sales information not corresponding to the contract processing among the plurality of sales information linked to the purchase information corresponding to the contract processing. The association with the purchase information is deleted, and the first priority is processed by giving priority to any of the elements including the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. It is the priority order concerning whether to do.
The first aspect of the information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method by an information processing apparatus connected to one or a plurality of seller-side communication terminals and one or a plurality of purchaser-side communication terminals via a communication line. A receiving step of receiving product sales information from the seller side communication terminal and receiving purchase information of a product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the purchaser side communication terminal; A management step for associating the purchase information with the sales information of the product that is the purchase target of the purchase information based on the designation on the purchaser side and managing it in the management means, and a plurality of preset associations A determination step for determining, for each of the plurality of first priorities, a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management means based on the first priority of In accordance with the processing order determined for each of the plurality of first priorities by the step, the contract processing step for performing the contract processing for the plurality of ties, and a plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing step A selection step for selecting a contract processing result that satisfies a condition, and in the management step, each time a contract processing is performed for the binding in the contract processing step, a plurality of sales information corresponding to the contract processing is associated with a plurality of sales information. The association between purchase information that does not correspond to the contract processing in the purchase information and the sales information is deleted, and the first priority is the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. It is a priority order concerning which element is prioritized and processed among elements including
According to a second aspect of the information processing method of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method by an information processing apparatus connected to one or a plurality of seller-side communication terminals and one or a plurality of purchaser-side communication terminals via a communication line. A receiving step of receiving product sales information from the seller side communication terminal and receiving purchase information of a product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the purchaser side communication terminal; A management step for associating the purchase information with the sales information of the product that is the purchase target of the purchase information based on the designation on the purchaser side, and managing in the management means, and a plurality of preset associations A determination step of determining, for each of the plurality of first priorities, a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management means based on the first priority of In accordance with the processing order determined for each of the plurality of first priorities by the step, a contract processing step for performing the contract processing for the plurality of ties, and a plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing step A selection step for selecting a closing process result that satisfies a condition, and in the managing step, each time a closing process is performed for the binding in the closing process step, a plurality of items linked to the purchase information corresponding to the closing process The association between the sales information that does not correspond to the contract processing in the sales information and the purchase information is deleted, and the first priority is the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. It is a priority order concerning which element is prioritized and processed among elements including

  According to the present invention, the association between the sales information and the purchase information between the plurality of sales information and the plurality of purchase information is managed, and the contract processing between the sales information managed for the association and the purchase information is performed. Since configured, a so-called N: N auction site can be constructed and provided. Therefore, for example, when the purchaser wants to compare and purchase products from a plurality of companies, it is only necessary to access a single auction site, and convenience can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to calculate all the contract processing results from the viewpoint of all priorities, and select the contract processing results satisfying a predetermined condition from them.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments to which the invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The auction processing system according to the present invention is applied to, for example, an auction processing system 100 as shown in FIG.
In the auction processing system 100, as shown in FIG. 1, a server 101 that manages airline ticket market, terminal devices 111 to 113 on a plurality of sellers (sellers) side, and terminals on a plurality of buyers (buyers) side The apparatuses 121 to 123 are configured to be communicably connected to each other via the WAN.

  The server 101, the terminal devices 111 to 113 of the merchant, and the terminals 121 to 123 of the purchaser store, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a keyboard, a mouse, a display device, a communication device, and a processing program of this system in advance. It consists of a personal computer equipped with a memory and the like, and the processing program of the memory is read and executed by the CPU, thereby performing various processes described later.

  Each seller inputs sales information such as product attribute information and sales method attribute information on the terminal devices 111 to 113, while each purchaser has a product attribute of a product to be purchased on the terminal devices 121 to 123. Input purchase information such as information and purchase method attribute information. Here, the product name, image, etc. can be input as the product attribute information input by each seller. Also, as the sales method attribute information, the quantity of the sales product, the desired sales price, the first priority described later A rank etc. can be input. On the other hand, the purchase method attribute information input by each purchaser includes the quantity of purchased products, a desired purchase price, a first priority order described later, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the server 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the server 101 in this embodiment is necessary for the auction processing of this embodiment, such as a communication processing unit 1011 that performs transmission / reception processing of information via a communication line such as the Internet, priority order information that will be described later, and the like. A memory 1012 for storing various information, a hard disk 1013 for storing a table for managing N: N association between sales information and purchase information, and control for overall control of the operation of the server 101 including auction processing Part 1014.

Next, the operation of the auction processing system according to this embodiment will be described in detail.
The seller operates the terminal devices 111 to 113 to access the auction site provided by the site provider. Then, a login screen is displayed on the screen, and the merchant inputs that he / she is a merchant together with his / her ID and password. Then, by pressing the “OK” button, the information is transmitted from the terminal devices 111 to 113 to the server 101.

  The server 101 authenticates the legitimacy of the seller based on the received ID and password. When the legitimacy of the seller is authenticated, a product information / product attribute information input screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screens of the terminal devices 111 to 113.

  Each of the sellers A to C inputs sales information (name, attribute information, etc.) of a product to be sold on the product name information / product attribute information input screen of FIG. In the example of FIG. 3, for example, the seller A inputs two types of sales products. For the first product (product (1)), the product name “XX Airline 5/1 111 flight Haneda "Departure (8:00) Fukuoka arrival (9:30)", quantity "10 pieces", desired price "20,000 yen", and priority "none" are entered as product attribute information. In addition, for the second product (product (2)), the product name “XX Airline 5/1 121 flight Haneda (9:10) Fukuoka arrival (10:40)”, quantity as product attribute information “10 sheets”, desired price “20,000 yen”, and priority “none” are entered. Similarly, the other sellers B and C also input information related to the product to be sold on the product information / product attribute information input screen. Information input on this screen is registered in the server 101.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the sellers A to C set the lower limit value of the sales price of each sales product on the product name information / product attribute information input screen as shown in FIG. Sales information with a desired purchase price below the value may be excluded from the target of the auction process.

  On the other hand, each purchaser “A” to “U” can also access the N: N auction site by operating the terminal devices 121 to 123. Thereby, the login screen is displayed on the screens of the terminal devices 121 to 123, and the fact that the purchaser is the purchaser is entered together with the own ID and password. Then, by pressing the “OK” button, the information is transmitted from the terminal devices 121 to 123 to the server 101.

  The server 101 authenticates the purchaser based on the received ID and password. When the purchaser's legitimacy is authenticated, a purchase product search screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the screens of the terminal devices 121 to 123.

  For example, it is assumed that the purchaser A inputs a search condition for searching for a purchase target product on the purchase product search screen of FIG. In this embodiment, the purchaser A uses 5/1 Haneda to Fukuoka as a search condition in order to search for an airline ticket that matches the airline's conditions. You are typing.

  Subsequently, the “search” button in FIG. 4 is pressed to confirm the search condition. As a result, the search conditions are transmitted from the terminal devices 121 to 123 to the server, and sales information that matches the search conditions is searched on the server 101. An example of this search result is shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a list screen of search results by the server 101, in which product names and the like of products that meet the search condition “XX Airlines 5/1 Haneda to Fukuoka” are displayed.

  In the example of FIG. 5, products a to d are displayed in a list, and the purchaser “A” selects a desired product (product a, product b) from these. Subsequently, the “next” button in FIG. 5 is pressed to confirm the purchase target product. In this embodiment, in addition to the method of individually specifying the target products for purchase on the search result display screen in FIG. 5, a specific condition is specified and products that meet the conditions are comprehensively purchased. Can also be specified. For example, such a purchase target product can also be specified by transmitting the search condition shown in FIG. 4 to the server 101 as it is. When the search condition is transmitted to the server 101, the sales information of all the products that match the condition and the purchase information are associated in the association process described later.

  Further, as another method of specifying the target product, (1) it is preferable to set a priority between the products for reasons such as low price is preferred, or (2) for example, it is desired to purchase 10 products a. If the number is less than 10, it is possible to specify that the product b is replenished to 10 items, or (3) that 20 items that meet certain conditions and have a predetermined price or less are purchased. It is.

  The operation of the server 101 in the case of the designation method (1) will be described later. In the case of the designation method of (2) above, the server 101 associates the sales information of the product a and the product b with the purchase information, but treats the association with the sales information of the product a with high priority, If 10 products a are closed, the association between the purchase information and the sales information of the product b is released. On the other hand, when the contract quantity with the product a is less than 10, the contract with the product b is continued to make the contract quantity 10 pieces.

  In the case of the designation method (3) above, the server 101 includes all sales information that meets the conditions specified by the purchaser (for example, if the ticket is from Tokyo to Fukuoka, regardless of other conditions). The contract processing is performed at a predetermined price or less until the contracted quantity reaches 20 pieces.

  Next, the product attribute information input screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the terminal devices 121 to 123. The purchaser “A” inputs the desired purchase price, quantity, and priority for each of the product a (equivalent to the product (1)) and the product b (equivalent to the product (2)) on this screen. Here, the priority order is a numerical value indicating the priority of the purchase intention of the purchaser. In the example of FIG. 6, a higher priority is given to the product a than the product b. Subsequently, the product attribute information is confirmed by depressing the “OK” button in FIG.

  The product attribute information input on the product attribute input screen of FIG. 6 is transmitted from the terminal devices 121 to 123 to the server 101 and registered in the server 101. Thereby, the bid processing of the product a and the product b by the purchaser is completed. In the following description, it is assumed that the purchaser “I” and the purchaser “U” have also performed bidding processing on the products a to d by the same input operation using the screens of FIGS.

  The server 101 associates the sales information with the purchase information every time there is a bid process from each purchaser “A” to “U”. An example of this tying is schematically shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, the association between the sales information and the purchase information is indicated by the association between the product name and the purchaser name. As shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, for the product a, bid processing from the purchaser “A” to the purchaser “U” is performed, and for the product b, from the purchaser “A” and the purchaser “I”. As for the bid processing and the product c, it is assumed that there is a bid processing from the purchaser “I” and the purchaser “U”.

<First auction process>
Next, the auction process in the example of tying in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to the flowcharts in FIGS. The flowchart in FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of first and second auction processes described later, and the flowchart in FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of third auction process.

First, the first auction process will be described.
First, either the seller side or the purchaser side is set as a key. Whether the seller side or the purchaser side is set as a key can be arbitrarily selected by, for example, the site provider, and the key setting determines whether the satisfaction of the auction process is placed on the seller or the purchaser. Can be determined. In this auction process, the purchaser side is used as a key.

  Subsequently, the server 101 stores sales information and purchase information associated with each other in the table in accordance with a first priority set in advance by the site provider (hereinafter referred to as a pair of sales information and purchase information associated with each other). “Bid information”) is sorted (step S801).

  In this example of the auction process, it is assumed that the site provider sets in advance the desired purchase price, the desired purchase rank, and the bid time priority as the first priority. The server 101 sorts the bid information in the table according to the first priority order. In other words, the bid information with a high desired purchase price is sorted to the top with the highest priority, and the bid information with the same desired purchase price is sorted to the top with respect to the bid information having the same desired purchase price. Further, for the bid information having the same desired purchase price and the desired purchase order, the bid information with the earlier bid time is sorted in the upper part. As a result of this sort processing, a table configuration as shown in FIG.

  Next, the bid information registered at the top of the table of FIG. 10A is closed (step S802, 1001 in FIG. 10B). Subsequently, since the buyer side is the key in this auction process, other bid information related to the purchaser “U” registered in the uppermost bid information is deleted (indicated by x in the figure) ( Step S803, 1002 in FIG. 10B). Subsequently, the remaining number of contracted products c is checked, and if there is no remaining, other bid information related to the contracted products c is deleted (step S804, 1003 in FIG. 10B).

  Next, the above steps S802 to S805 are repeated for the bid information whose status is blank data (corresponding to unmarked data that has not been closed and is not deleted (x) in the figure) The auction process is executed until there is no data bid information (FIG. 10C). When the auction process ends, the contract results are transmitted to the communication terminals 111 to 113 of the seller and the communication terminals 121 to 123 of the purchaser. In the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an N: N auction site by the process of associating sales information and purchase information as described above and the subsequent auction process.

  Conventionally, when viewed from the site provider, the auction process is repeated as many times as the number of sales information that is performed on a normal auction site. Therefore, a long time is required until the auction process is completed, and the processing load is large and inefficient. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as described above, other bid information related to the purchaser “U” and other bid information related to the contracted product c are deleted, and the auction process target is reduced. Thus, the auction processing speed can be improved.

<Second auction process>
Next, the second auction process will be described.
First, as in the first auction process, one of the seller side and the purchaser side is set as a key. In this auction process, the purchaser side is set as a key as in the first auction process.

  Subsequently, the server 101 sorts the bid information in the table in accordance with the first priority set in advance by the site provider (step S801). In the example of this auction process, it is assumed that the first priority set in advance by the site provider is the order of purchase request, purchase price, and bid time. That is, the bid information with the highest purchase order is prioritized and sorted to the top, and the bid information with the same purchase order is sorted with the high bid price. Further, with respect to bid information having the same desired purchase order and desired purchase price, the bid information with the earlier bid time is sorted in the upper part. As a result of this sort processing, a table configuration as shown in FIG.

  Next, the bid information registered at the top of the table in FIG. 11A is closed (step S802, 1101 in FIG. 11B). Subsequently, in this auction process, since the purchaser side is used as a key, other bid information related to the purchaser “U” registered in the uppermost bid information is deleted (step S803, FIG. 11B). 1102). Subsequently, the remaining number of contracted products c is checked, and if there is no remaining, the bid information related to the contracted products c is deleted (step S804, 1103 in FIG. 11B).

  Next, for the bid information whose status is blank data, the above steps S802 to S805 are repeated, and this auction process is executed until there is no blank data bid information (FIG. 11C). When the auction process ends, the contract result is transmitted to the communication terminals 111 to 113 of the corresponding seller and the communication terminals 121 to 123 of the purchaser.

<Third auction process>
Next, the third auction process will be described.
First, as in the third auction process, one of the seller side and the purchaser side is set as a key. In this auction process, the seller side is set as a key.

  Subsequently, the server 101 sorts the bid information in the table according to the first priority set in advance by the site provider (step S901). In the example of this auction process, it is assumed that the first priority set in advance by the site provider is the order of service time, purchase price, and bid time. In this embodiment, “service time” refers to the boarding date and boarding time of each air ticket, and broadly means the time when the service is received.

  Therefore, in the server 101, bid information with a fast service time is sorted to the top with the highest priority, and bid information with a high desired purchase price is sorted to the top for bid information with the same service time. Further, with respect to bid information having the same service time and desired purchase price, the bid information with earlier bid time is sorted in the upper part. As a result of this sort processing, a table configuration as shown in FIG.

  Next, the bid information registered at the top of the table in FIG. 12A is closed (step S902, 1201 in FIG. 12B). Subsequently, since the seller side is the key in this auction process, other bid information related to the product a registered in the uppermost bid information is deleted (step S903, 1202 in FIG. 12B). ). Next, other bid information related to the purchaser “U” registered in the uppermost bid information is deleted (step S904, 1203 in FIG. 12B).

  Next, for the bid information whose status is blank data, the above steps S902 to S905 are repeated, and this auction process is executed until there is no blank data bid information (FIG. 12C). When the auction process ends, the contract result is transmitted to the communication terminals 111 to 113 of the corresponding seller and the communication terminals 121 to 123 of the purchaser.

  In the above description, the case where the priority order is designated only by the purchaser side has been described as an example. However, in this embodiment, the seller side also adds the same priority order to the sales information as the first priority order. can do. First, a case where purchase information has no priority and sales information has a priority will be described.

  Such a form can be applied when the auction site is used as a so-called joint procurement site. For example, there may be a case where a plurality of food SMEs based in the Kanto region purchase raw materials. Each food small and medium enterprise inputs the name, standard, price, etc. of the raw material to be purchased from the terminal device, but the raw material supplier (seller) considers the distribution costs and future relationships, etc. There is a possibility that priorities will be assigned to the destination (buyer).

  Here, in the above description, the input order of sales information and purchase information (registration to the server) is not particularly mentioned, but the input order is not particularly limited, and both can be input at an arbitrary timing. Accordingly, both the seller and the purchaser can refer to the auction participation status for a certain product on the screens of the terminal devices 111 to 113 and 121 to 123. As a result, for example, it is possible for the seller side to confirm who wants to purchase the product on the screen, and considering the distribution costs and future relationships as described above, the priority order for each purchase applicant is given as sales information. Can be added to.

  In addition, if the product differs depending on the delivery method (for example, whether 300 cabbages are sold in 50 boxes with 6 balls (product A), or 30 boxes with 10 balls (product B), When the sales information on the product A and the product B is input on the terminal device, the seller side adds a priority (the product A takes priority over the product B) to the sales information.

  As a result, if there is a purchase request for both the product A and the product B, the contract processing is performed with priority given to the product A, but there is no purchase request for the product A and there is a purchase request for the product B. The contract processing is performed for the product B. Therefore, in this case, if you want to sell 300 pieces of cabbage in a 6-ball case in the usual delivery form and sell 50 pieces, it would be better than using a different box (10 balls) to remain unsold. Can also deal with.

Next, a case where purchase information has a priority and sales information is also given a priority will be described.
This can be applied, for example, when an electric power company purchases parts from a plurality of parts supply companies. Although an electric power company may purchase parts from any parts supply company, it may want to give priority to a parts supply company in a nearby location with high convenience for maintenance. In addition, there are cases where a parts supplier wants to have a priority order in the order of a nearby place or an electric power company that wants to build a relationship in the future from the viewpoint of maintenance.

  In particular, in the above power company example, the premise is that the site provider fixes items handled in the server in advance (in this case, the items are power components), and the participating sellers and purchasers are registered in advance. It is preferable that the seller and the purchaser enter the quantity, price, priority order, etc. for the information. As specific examples of the participants registered in advance, in this case, the purchaser includes nine electric power companies, and the seller includes, for example, a parts supply company or an affiliated company that is reliable in business.

  As a result, in cases where there is no purchase request from the purchaser even though there is a sale request from the seller, or there is no sale request from the seller despite the purchase request from the purchaser, What is necessary is just to handle it without a string.

  Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, as a result of the highest sales, gross profit, contract number, etc. from the results of a plurality of auction processes, the sales residual on the seller side and the purchase residual on the purchaser side are minimized. It is also possible to select a result that is limited, or a result that the merchant or purchaser desires most fulfills (the total value of the desired rank set by the merchant or purchaser is minimized).

  Here, (1) when the first priority is composed of price, priority, and bidding time as in the first and second auction processing examples, N existing by a combination of the first priority : N auction process patterns are six. (2) There are two processing patterns depending on which of the seller and the purchaser is used as a key.

  Further, in the present invention, the site provider can further set the second priority in addition to the first priority. Specific examples of the second priority order include sales information or purchase information information registration order, customer priority order (site customer order, etc.), desired price (desired sales price or desired purchase price) x order of larger quantity, Can be considered. (3) When the second priority order is determined by a combination of information registration order, customer priority order, and desired price, there are six N: N auction process patterns that exist according to the combination.

  As a method for setting the order of customer priority, it is high for so-called customers, affiliates, and customers who are close to the site provider who frequently use this auction site or have a large amount of deliveries each time. For example, setting priorities.

  The processing when the second priority order is used will be described in detail. After N: N linking as shown in FIG. 7 is performed, the sales information side or the purchase information side set as a key is changed to the above. Sort bid information according to priority of 2. Subsequently, the bid information is sorted according to the first priority order while observing the sort order processed for the sales information or purchase information according to the second priority order. Similarly, the bid information is closed by executing the auction process from the upper bid information. Thus, for example, whether it is an auction process that prioritizes the site customer from before, or an auction process that prioritizes the customer with the highest purchase amount or the customer with the earliest information registration in the auction process. It is possible to perform an auction process that further considers matters such as.

  From such (1) to (3), there are 6 × 2 × 6 = 72 auction processing patterns based on the second priority. In other words, from the 72 types of auction processing results, a predetermined objective function (sales / margin / contract number, sales remaining on the seller side, purchase remaining on the purchaser side, desired sum set by the seller or purchaser) Is the specified condition (sales, gross profit, number of contracts, etc. is the highest value, the sales remaining on the seller side and the purchase remaining on the buyer side are the minimum, the total value of the desired order set by the seller or buyer is the minimum ( Adopt the one that satisfies the wishes of the seller or purchaser. This makes it possible to perform an auction process that is optimal for a certain purpose (objective function). In the above description, the auction processing pattern based on both the first priority order and the second priority order has been described. However, in the present embodiment, either the first priority order or the second priority order is described. It is also applicable to auction processing patterns based on the above.

  As described above, according to the auction processing system according to the present embodiment, an N: N auction site for a plurality of sales information and a plurality of purchase information can be realized. If the number of N becomes large, a kind of completely competitive market is realized in the market. Furthermore, since a plurality of contract prices can be set for one kind of product, a transaction that has not existed before is realized. As a result, the effective use of the goods and services that have been wasted progresses, and the utility of the entire social economy is maximized.

  In the conventional method of setting one price per item, it is very difficult to set an appropriate price, so the following problems arise. Assuming a certain sales volume, if the price setting is low, the demand may exceed the sales volume, resulting in a loss of sales opportunities. On the other hand, when the price setting is high, the demand may not satisfy the sales volume, resulting in inventory loss.

  On the other hand, according to the N: N auction site that can be provided by the auction processing system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform contract processing at a plurality of purchase prices (one-item multi-price) per item. In other words, a person who wants to purchase the same type of product even at a high price can make a contract at a high price, and a person who wants to purchase it at a low price can also make a contract. Therefore, assuming a certain sales quantity, a low-price purchaser may be able to make a contract, thereby avoiding inventory loss. At the same time, it is possible to maximize sales because high-priced buyers are included in the contracts, while avoiding the loss of sales opportunities that can occur when unnecessarily low prices are set. be able to.

  The effects of this embodiment will be described assuming the potential capacity of the market.In the past, effective use of the potential capacity was attempted by reducing the price of the product over time. However, it was difficult to set an appropriate price, and it was unclear whether potential capacity could be used effectively. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since one-off prices are realized in a completely competitive market, the selling price × quantity can be maximized, and the effective utilization of the potential capacity can be surely achieved. .

  The present N: N auction site can also be applied to a real estate auction site. Conventionally, a method for selling real estate by a bidding system is known. This selling method is a fixed price selling method in which a real estate dealer sets a certain selling price in advance and applies for the property. However, this sales method also causes problems such as opportunity loss and inventory loss due to pricing mistakes. In addition, due to the nature of the real estate product, if there is an opportunity to purchase real estate through lottery, many people wish to purchase. Can feel uncomfortable.

  On the other hand, this N: N auction site can eliminate opportunity loss, inventory loss, and the like. In addition, for example, in the fully competitive market offered by this N: N auction site, if the purchase applicant who presented the highest purchase price is closed, other purchase applicants will not feel much discomfort. Absent.

  Further, in this auction site, the site provider collects various sales conditions and purchase conditions presented by the seller side and the purchaser side by the server 101 and records them in, for example, a removable information recording medium. A side effect of utilizing this collected information for later market analysis can also be expected.

  In the above, explanations have been given with specific examples of products (goods / services) handled such as air tickets, real estate, etc., but the products applicable to this auction site are not limited to these, and their value over time It can be applied to all items with a fluctuating property (fresh products, hotel accommodation vouchers, etc.).

It is the figure which showed schematically the structure of the auction processing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the internal structure of the server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed one structural example of the merchandise information and merchandise attribute information input screen. It is the figure which showed one structural example of the purchase merchandise search screen. It is the figure which showed the example of 1 structure of the search result display screen. It is the figure which showed the example of 1 structure of the goods attribute information input screen. It is the figure which showed the example of matching sales information and purchase information. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the 1st and 2nd auction process. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the 3rd auction process. It is a table block diagram for demonstrating the specific flow of a sort process and a contract process. It is a table block diagram for demonstrating the specific flow of a sort process and a contract process. It is a table block diagram for demonstrating the specific flow of a sort process and a contract process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Auction processing system 101 Server 111-113 Seller 121-123 Buyer 131 WAN
1011 Communication processing unit 1012 Memory 1013 Hard disk 1014 Control unit

Claims (6)

An information processing apparatus connected via a communication line to one or more seller-side communication terminals and one or more purchaser-side communication terminals,
Receiving means for receiving product sales information from the communication terminal on the seller side, and receiving purchase information on the product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the communication terminal on the purchaser side;
Based on the purchaser's designation, management means for managing the purchase information and the sales information of the product that is the purchase target of the purchase information in association with each other;
Based on a plurality of first priorities relating to association that is set in advance, a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management means is set for each of the plurality of first priorities. A determination means for determining
Contract processing means for performing contract processing for the plurality of ties according to the processing order determined for each of the plurality of first priorities by the determination means;
Selecting means for selecting a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from a plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing means;
Each time the contract processing unit performs a contract process for the binding, the management unit includes purchase information that does not correspond to the contract process among a plurality of purchase information that is linked to the sales information that corresponds to the contract process, and The association with the sales information is deleted, and the first priority is processed by giving priority to any of the elements including the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. An information processing apparatus having the priority order according to the above. An information processing apparatus connected via a communication line to one or more seller-side communication terminals and one or more purchaser-side communication terminals,
Receiving means for receiving product sales information from the communication terminal on the seller side, and receiving purchase information on the product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the communication terminal on the purchaser side;
Based on the purchaser's designation, management means for managing the purchase information and the sales information of the product that is the purchase target of the purchase information in association with each other;
Based on a plurality of first priorities relating to association that is set in advance, a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management means is set for each of the plurality of first priorities. A determination means for determining
Contract processing means for performing contract processing for the plurality of ties according to the processing order determined for each of the plurality of first priorities by the determination means;
Selecting means for selecting a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from a plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing means;
The management means, each time a contract process is performed for the binding by the contract processing means, the sales information not corresponding to the contract process among the plurality of sales information linked to the purchase information corresponding to the contract process and the The association with the purchase information is deleted, and the first priority is processed by giving priority to any of the elements including the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. An information processing apparatus having the priority order according to the above. An information processing system in which at least one or more seller-side communication terminals and one or more purchaser-side communication terminals are connected to an information processing device via a communication line,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is the information processing apparatus according to claim 1. An information processing method by an information processing apparatus connected via a communication line to one or a plurality of seller side communication terminals and one or a plurality of purchaser side communication terminals,
Receiving the sales information of the product from the communication terminal on the seller side, and receiving the purchase information of the product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the communication terminal on the purchaser side;
A management step of managing in the management means in association with the purchase information and the sales information of the product to be purchased of the purchase information based on the purchaser's designation;
Based on a plurality of first priorities relating to association that is set in advance, a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management means is set for each of the plurality of first priorities. A decision step to decide on,
A contract processing step for performing a contract processing for the plurality of pegs according to the processing order determined for each of the plurality of first priorities by the determining step;
Selecting a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from a plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing step;
In the management step, each time a contract process is performed on the association in the contract process step, purchase information that does not correspond to the contract process among a plurality of purchase information associated with the sales information corresponding to the contract process and the The association with the sales information is deleted, and the first priority is processed by giving priority to any of the elements including the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. An information processing method characterized by the priority order relating to the above. An information processing method by an information processing apparatus connected via a communication line to one or a plurality of seller side communication terminals and one or a plurality of purchaser side communication terminals,
Receiving the sales information of the product from the communication terminal on the seller side, and receiving the purchase information of the product to be purchased designated from the purchaser side from the communication terminal on the purchaser side;
A management step of managing in the management means in association with the purchase information and the sales information of the product to be purchased of the purchase information based on the purchaser's designation;
Based on a plurality of first priorities relating to association that is set in advance, a processing order for a plurality of associations between purchase information and sales information managed by the management means is set for each of the plurality of first priorities. A decision step to decide on,
A contract processing step for performing a contract processing for the plurality of pegs according to the processing order determined for each of the plurality of first priorities by the determining step;
Selecting a contract processing result satisfying a predetermined condition from a plurality of contract processing results processed by the contract processing step;
In the management step, each time the contract process is performed on the association in the contract process step, the sales information not corresponding to the contract process among the plurality of sales information associated with the purchase information corresponding to the contract process and the The association with the purchase information is deleted, and the first priority is processed by giving priority to any of the elements including the desired purchase price of the product, the desired purchase order of the product, and the registration time of the purchase information. An information processing method characterized by the priority order relating to the above.   A program for causing a computer to execute the information processing method according to claim 4 or 5.

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