JP2008052664A - Electronic commerce device, electronic commerce method, and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fully satisfy both demands on the buyer side and the seller side. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic commerce device 1 comprises a buyer side information providing means 5 providing buyer side information on a first presented price of merchandise or service presented at a specific Web site, provided from the buyer side purchasing the merchandise or service, to the seller side; a price comparing means 6 comparing the first presented price with a second presented price presented from the seller side; a seller side information providing means 7 providing seller side information on the second presented price to the buyer side when the price comparing means 6 determines the second presented price to be lower than the first presented price; and a lowest price display means 9 displaying the second presented price as the lowest price of the merchandise or service when the purchase/sale transaction of the merchandise or service at the second presented price is established between the seller side and the buyer side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic commerce apparatus, an electronic commerce method, and a program thereof for mediating sales transactions of goods or services.

  In recent years, with the development of communication networks represented by the Internet, it is widely used to buy and sell merchandise or services using this communication network. Various electronic commerce methods have been proposed.

Conventional electronic commerce devices and electronic commerce methods of this type include, for example, websites that display the prices presented by the sellers of various products or services in comparison (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1), and a plurality of sellers A website that collects quotes from and compares prices (for example, see Non-Patent Document 2).
Price.com <URL: http://www.kakaku.com/> Comparison.com <URL: http://www.hikaku.com/>

  However, in the electronic commerce apparatus and electronic commerce method disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 described above, the price of the product or service displayed on the website is the price unilaterally presented by the seller, There was a problem that the request could not be satisfied sufficiently.

  Moreover, in the electronic commerce apparatus and electronic commerce method disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 described above, it is necessary for the buyer to review responses (estimates) from a plurality of sellers, and to compare and examine prices and the like. It took time and effort. In addition, there is a problem that the waiting time for the answer from the seller side is indefinite.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an electronic commerce apparatus, an electronic commerce method, and a program therefor, which can easily and efficiently satisfy the needs of both buyers and sellers. It is intended to do.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is an electronic commerce device for mediating a trade in a product or service, which is presented on a specific website provided by a buyer who purchases the product or service. Buyer-side information providing means for providing buyer-side information about the first offered price of the goods or services being sold to a seller who sells the goods or services, and the products provided by the buyer-side information providing means or Price comparison means for comparing a first offer price of service with a second offer price of the product or service presented by the seller side, and if the second offer price is lower than the first offer price, the price comparison means The seller side information providing means for providing the seller side information on the second offer price to the buyer side, and providing the seller side information When a sale transaction of the product or service is established between the seller side and the buyer side according to the second offer price of the product or service provided by the stage, the second offer price is set to the value of the product or service. And a minimum price display means for displaying the minimum price.

  The buyer information may include a URL of the website and a time limit for answering.

  Furthermore, the information processing apparatus may further include price information providing means for providing the seller with information related to the buyer's requested price and the other seller's suggested price.

  In addition, the present invention is an electronic commerce method for mediating sales transactions of goods or services, wherein the goods or services presented on a specific website provided by a buyer who purchases the goods or services The buyer side information providing means provides the buyer side information regarding the first offer price of the service to the seller side selling the goods or services, and the first of the goods or services provided by the buyer side information providing means. The price comparing means compares the offered price with the second offered price of the goods or services presented from the seller side, and the price comparing means judges that the second offered price is lower than the first offered price. If the seller side information providing means provides the seller side information on the second offer price to the buyer side, the seller When a sale transaction of the product or service is established between the seller side and the buyer side by the second offer price of the product or service provided by the information providing means, the second offer price is changed to the product or service. A lowest price display means displaying the lowest price of the service.

  The buyer information may include a URL of the website and a time limit for answering.

  The price information providing means may include a step of providing the seller with information related to the buyer's requested price and other seller's suggested price.

  Furthermore, the present invention is an electronic commerce program for causing a computer to execute the above steps.

  According to the present invention, the price of the product or service displayed on the electronic commerce device is a price that is lower than the price presented by the buyer and is also a price that is expected to be profitable for the seller. Both of these requirements can be fully satisfied.

  Furthermore, since the latest and cheapest goods or services are always displayed on the electronic commerce device, a buyer who accesses the electronic commerce device can efficiently purchase the cheapest goods or services. it can.

  Further, in the case of providing price information providing means for providing the seller with information related to the buyer's requested price and the other seller's suggested price, each seller can check the second seller's suggested price while viewing the second price. In addition to presenting the offer price, it is possible to present the price while considering the company profit. In addition, it is possible to grasp the buyer's required price, and if the conditions are met, it is possible to expect a close contract with high probability and avoid negotiations with buyers whose trading is uncertain. Can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic commerce system including an electronic commerce apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, an air ticket will be described as an example of a product or service subject to electronic commerce.

  This electronic commerce system includes an electronic commerce device 1 that performs mediation processing for airline ticket sales transactions, a buyer's terminal 3 and seller's terminals 4A, 4B, connected to the electronic commerce device 1 via an Internet line 2. The electronic commerce apparatus 1 is configured to perform a predetermined function by installing an electronic commerce program via a storage medium such as a CD-ROM.

  The electronic commerce apparatus 1 receives the buyer side information regarding the first offer price of the air ticket presented on the specific website transmitted from the terminal 3 on the buyer side who purchases the air ticket and sells the air ticket. Buyer-side information communication unit 5 for transmitting the buyer-side information to the terminals 4A, 4B, 4C on the side, the first offer price of the airline ticket transmitted by the buyer-side information communication unit 5 and the terminals 4A on the seller side The price comparison unit 6 that compares the second offer price of the air ticket transmitted from 4B and 4C, and the second case when the price comparison unit 6 determines that the second offer price is lower than the first offer price. The seller-side information communication unit 7 that transmits seller-side information related to the offered price to the buyer-side terminal 3, and the seller-side terminal 3 and the buyer based on the second presented price of the air ticket transmitted by the seller-side information communication unit 7 The terminal 4A, 4B, 4C of the airline ticket purchase and sale determination unit 8 for determining whether or not the airline ticket sale transaction has been established, and the sale completion decision unit 8 determines that the airline ticket sale transaction has been established. In this case, the lowest price display unit 9 that displays the second offered price as the lowest price of the air ticket, and price information provision that provides the seller with information about the requested price of the buyer and the offered price of the other seller. Unit 10. Further, the electronic commerce apparatus 1 is provided with a buyer-side information storage unit 11 for storing the buyer-side information and a seller-side information storage unit 12 for storing the seller-side information.

  Next, an electronic commerce method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the electronic commerce method according to the present embodiment.

  First, in the terminal 3 on the buyer side, the buyer searches for a website that sells air tickets, and after searching for a website that sells the cheapest price air ticket (S101), the electronic commerce apparatus 1 is accessed. To do. When the buyer is authenticated by predetermined authentication data such as an ID or a password input from the terminal 3 on the buyer side, the buyer can specify the URL of the website that sells the cheapest airline ticket, the web The cheapest price presented on the site (hereinafter referred to as “first offered price”) and the buyer side information regarding the time limit until reply are input and transmitted to the electronic commerce apparatus 1 (S102). The buyer side information entered at this time includes the above-mentioned URL of the website, first offer price, time limit for reply, departure date, departure airport, arrival airport, airline, class (economy, business , First), type (one-way, round-trip), etc., regarding the contents of the air ticket

  Next, in the electronic commerce apparatus 1, the buyer side information communication unit 5 stores the first presented price of the air ticket in the buyer side information storage unit 11, and then transmits it to the terminals 4A, 4B, 4C on the seller side (S103). . Then, each seller's terminal 4A, 4B, 4C receives the first offer price of the air ticket (S104), and within the designated time limit, the price (hereinafter referred to as “the first order price” lower than the first offer price). 2 ”is input and transmitted to the electronic commerce apparatus 1 (S105). At this time, since the price information providing unit 10 provides each seller's terminal 4A, 4B, 4C with information related to the buyer's requested price and the other seller's suggested price, each seller's terminal 4A, 4B, 4C. Can present the second offered price while looking at the price presented by other sellers within the time limit specified by the buyer, and can also present the price while considering the company profit. In addition, it is possible to grasp the buyer's required price, and if the conditions are met, it is possible to expect a close contract with high probability and avoid negotiations with buyers whose trading is uncertain. Can be improved.

  On the other hand, in the electronic commerce apparatus 1, the price comparison unit 6 compares the first offer price stored in the buyer side information storage unit 11 with the second offer price (S106), and the second offer price is It is determined whether the price is lower than the first offer price (S107). As a result, when the price comparison unit 6 determines that the second offer price is lower than the first offer price, the seller side information communication unit 7 stores information on the second offer price in the seller side information storage unit 12. Then, it is transmitted to the terminal 3 on the buyer side (S108). At this time, when there are a plurality of second offer prices determined by the price comparison unit 6 that the price comparison unit 6 is cheaper than the first offer price, the price comparison unit 6 further extracts the second offer price that is the cheapest among them, and the seller side The information communication unit 7 stores the seller side information regarding the second offer price in the seller side information storage unit 12 and then transmits it to the terminal 3 on the buyer side. Further, the seller side information transmitted at this time includes, in addition to the second offer price, the name, contact address, URL, air ticket contents, etc. of the seller who presented the second offer price.

  On the other hand, when the price comparison unit 6 determines in step 107 that the second offer price is not lower than the first offer price, the process ends (S109).

  Next, the buyer's terminal 3 receives the information related to the second offer price (S110), the buyer approves the second offer price, and transmits that fact to the electronic commerce device 1 (S111). 1, the buying / selling determination unit 8 determines that the buying / selling transaction of the air ticket has been established between the seller side and the buyer side based on the second offer price (S 112). The lowest price display unit 9 displays the lowest price (S113).

  Further, the seller's terminals 4A, 4B, 4C that presented the cheapest second offer price receive a notification that the sales transaction has been completed from the sales establishment determination unit 8 (S114), and operate the electronic commerce apparatus 1 A predetermined success fee is paid to the company (S115).

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the price of the air ticket displayed on the electronic commerce apparatus 1 is a price that is lower than the price presented by the buyer, and is also a price that is expected to be profitable for the seller. Therefore, both the buyer side and the seller side can be fully satisfied. Furthermore, since the latest cheapest air ticket is always displayed on the electronic commerce device 1, the buyer who has accessed the electronic commerce device 1 can efficiently purchase the cheapest air ticket. . Furthermore, because the buyer can specify a time limit for answering, he can actively take action to purchase air tickets and only deal with one seller that meets his requirements. As a result, the time and labor required for negotiation can be saved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the buyer's terminal 3 and the seller's terminals 4A, 4B, 4C are connected to the electronic commerce apparatus 1 via the Internet line 2 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this case, and various changes are possible, for example, a configuration in which the buyer, seller, or both can directly operate the electronic commerce apparatus 1.

  In the above-described embodiment, the air ticket is described as an example of the product or service. However, this is merely an example, and the present invention is, for example, an automobile, a motorcycle, a personal computer, a home appliance, a camera, a watch, and glasses. Needless to say, it is also applicable to electronic commerce of various products or services other than air tickets, such as jewelry, precious metals, fixed and mobile phones, game software, DVD software, real estate, travel, insurance, providers, etc. .

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the electronic commerce system provided with the electronic commerce apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the electronic commerce method concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Electronic Commerce Device 5 Buyer's Information Communication Unit 6 Price Comparison Unit 7 Seller's Information Communication Unit 9 Lowest Price Display Unit 10 Price Information Provision Unit

Claims (7)

An electronic commerce device for mediating sales transactions of goods or services,
A buyer who provides buyer side information regarding a first offer price of the product or service presented on a specific website provided by a buyer who purchases the product or service to a seller who sells the product or service Side information providing means;
Price comparison means for comparing the first offer price of the goods or services provided by the buyer side information provision means with the second offer price of the goods or services presented by the seller;
Seller side information providing means for providing seller side information on the second offered price to the buyer side when the price comparing means determines that the second offered price is lower than the first offered price;
The second offer price is determined when the sale transaction of the product or service is established between the seller side and the buyer side by the second offer price of the product or service provided by the seller side information providing means. A minimum price display means for displaying the minimum price of the goods or services;
An electronic commerce apparatus characterized by comprising:   The electronic commerce apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the buyer information includes a URL of the website and a time limit until an answer.   The electronic commerce apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising price information providing means for providing the seller with information related to a buyer's requested price and other seller's suggested price. An electronic commerce method for mediating sales transactions of goods or services,
Buyer-side information providing means sells the product or service for buyer-side information related to the first offer price of the product or service presented on a specific website provided by the buyer who purchases the product or service. Providing the seller with steps,
A price comparing means comparing a first offered price of the goods or services provided by the buyer side information providing means and a second offered price of the goods or services presented by the seller;
When the price comparison means determines that the second offer price is lower than the first offer price, the seller side information providing means provides the buyer side with seller side information regarding the second offer price;
The second offer price is determined when the sale transaction of the product or service is established between the seller side and the buyer side by the second offer price of the product or service provided by the seller side information providing means. The lowest price display means displaying the lowest price of the goods or services;
An electronic commerce method characterized by comprising:   5. The electronic commerce method according to claim 4, wherein the buyer information includes a URL of the website and a time limit until an answer.   6. The electronic commerce method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of providing the seller with price information providing means regarding the buyer's requested price and other seller's suggested price. An electronic commerce program for causing a computer to execute the steps according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

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