JP2011095815A - System, device and method for supporting input of auction exhibition and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support input in exhibition to auction. <P>SOLUTION: A device for supporting auction exhibition includes: a merchandise information storage means 25 for storing merchandise information and identification information to identify the merchandise in association with each other; an access acceptance means 30 for accepting access from a user terminal T through a communication network N to a prescribed URL for exhibition, that is, access accompanied by the identification information to identify the merchandise; a merchandise information acquisition means 50 for acquiring merchandise information corresponding to the identification information accompanied by the access from the merchandise information storage means 25; and an exhibition input screen generation means 60 for generating an exhibition input screen for exhibiting merchandise in the Internet auction, that is, an exhibition input screen to which the merchandise information has been input in advance as the input item, and for transmitting it to the user terminal by using the obtained merchandise information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for supporting input in an exhibition at an Internet auction.

  Recently, various so-called Internet auctions (also referred to simply as “auctions” in this application), various exhibitors are free to sell products and conduct transactions. There is a problem that it is necessary and troublesome to input basic information such as a product name, model, and specification regarding a product to be exhibited, a product image, and the like by using an information device such as a personal computer and to transmit it to a server.

  In particular, it is easy to determine where a product to be listed belongs in a category (product classification) with a large hierarchical structure, and to determine items and contents to be described as basic information as described above. Rather, it was troublesome to search for other similar products for reference and input, and this was a barrier to the use of auctions.

  On the other hand, various proposals for promoting auction use have been proposed, and one of them is a so-called exhibition agency service in which the agency acts on behalf of the exhibitor, such as listing of products and shipping of successful bid products (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). There is also a proposal that a single device captures an image of a product placed on a table, accepts input of product information, and transmits them to a server (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Yahoo Japan Corporation, “I will send on your behalf!”, [Online], [October 2, 2009 search], Internet <URL: http://special.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/html/exhibit_agency /index.html>

JP 2008-065741 A

  However, with the above agency service, it takes a certain amount of time for each transaction. There is a problem that the minimum amount of money is relatively limited because it is relatively expensive for products with a smaller amount of successful bid.

  In addition, in the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, although there is an indispensable condition that an exhibitor uses a dedicated device, the information on the product to be exhibited must be input by itself, and the effects of labor saving and the like are limited. There was a problem of being.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to support input in an auction listing.

  Based on the above object, one aspect (1) of the present invention is an auction input support system including a user terminal and an auction input support device, wherein the user terminal is configured to transmit data from a code displayed on a product. Transmitting means for accessing the auction input support device via a communication network based on a reading URL, an exhibition URL included in the data read by the reading means, and identification information for identifying a product The auction input support device includes product information storage means for storing product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other, and a predetermined listing via the communication network from the user terminal. Access accepting means for accepting an access to the URL for use with the identification information; A product information acquisition means for acquiring the product information corresponding to the identification information from the product information storage means, and an exhibition input screen for exhibiting a product at an auction using the acquired product information. An entry input screen providing means for generating an entry input screen in which the product information is preliminarily input as input items and transmitting it to the user terminal, and the user terminal further responds to the access by the auction It has a display means for displaying the exhibition input screen transmitted from the input support device.

  As an aspect (3) which grasps the above aspect as a method, an auction input support device provided with product information storage means for storing product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other, a user terminal, An auction input support method using an auction input support system including: a reading process in which the user terminal reads data from a code displayed on a product; and an item for exhibition included in the data read by the reading process A transmission process for accessing the auction input support device via a communication network based on the URL and the identification information for identifying the product, and the auction input support device from the user terminal to the communication network Access to a predetermined listing URL via the access with the identification information. An access acceptance process, a product information acquisition process for acquiring the product information corresponding to the identification information associated with the access from the product information storage means, and using the acquired product information to display a product in an auction An exhibition input screen for performing the exhibition input screen providing the product information preliminarily input as the input items and transmitting it to the user terminal, and the user terminal Furthermore, the auction input support method characterized by performing the display process which displays the said exhibition input screen transmitted from the said auction input support apparatus corresponding to the said access.

  The auction input support device according to another aspect (4) of the present invention grasps the auction input support device as a single unit, and stores product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other. Storage means, access accepting means for receiving access from a user terminal to a predetermined URL for display via a communication network and including identification information for identifying a product, and the access information corresponding to the identification information associated with the access Product information acquisition means for acquiring product information from the product information storage means, and an exhibition input screen for exhibiting products in an auction using the acquired product information. And an exhibition input screen providing means for generating an inputted exhibition input screen and transmitting it to the user terminal. To.

  As an aspect (6) in which the aspect (4) is grasped as a computer program, product information storage means for storing product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other, and an arithmetic control unit are provided. An access receiving process for receiving access from a user terminal to a predetermined URL for display via a communication network and including identification information for identifying a product, and the computer corresponding to the identification information associated with the access Product information acquisition processing for acquiring product information from the product information storage means, and an exhibition input screen for listing products in the auction using the acquired product information. An exhibition input screen providing process for generating an inputted exhibition input screen and transmitting it to the user terminal. The features.

  As described above, in the present invention, the code including the product identification information and the exhibition URL is displayed in advance on the product, and it is simply read by the terminal and accessing the exhibition URL represented by the code. Since the exhibition input screen is automatically generated from the product information stored in advance corresponding to the product identification information transmitted along with the access, the product can be easily displayed and the use of the auction can be promoted.

  In other aspects (2) and (5) of the present invention, in any one of the aspects described above, the auction input support device stores a template that defines a layout on the exhibition input screen of each element of the product information. It has a template memory | storage means, The said exhibition input screen provision means produces | generates the said exhibition input screen based on the said template memorize | stored in the said template memory | storage means.

  In this way, by controlling the layout of each element such as titles and images that make up the exhibition input screen with a template, the creation and adjustment of this template, selection from multiple candidates, the manufacturer that provides product information, auction listing If it is performed by a person or the like, the configuration of the exhibition input screen according to the circumstances such as purpose and preference can be easily adopted.

  It should be noted that other categories such as methods or programs corresponding to the above aspects and more specific aspects described below are also included in the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to support input in an auction listing.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of embodiment of this invention. The figure which illustrates each information (data) in the embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in embodiment of this invention. The figure which illustrates the exhibition input screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Next, modes for carrying out the present invention (referred to as “embodiments”) will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that assumptions common to those already described in the background art and problems are omitted as appropriate.

[1. Constitution〕
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 (configuration diagram), a user terminal T (typically a portable terminal T1, hereinafter also simply referred to as “terminal T1”) and an auction input support device that is a web server. 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “server 1”) and an auction input support system (hereinafter also referred to as “this apparatus”) configured by combining via a communication network N. Among these, the server 1 has, as a general computer configuration, at least an arithmetic control unit 5 such as a CPU, a storage device 6 such as an external storage device (HDD or the like) or a main memory, and a communication network (Internet or mobile phone). Communication means 7 (such as a LAN adapter) with N. As the communication network N, a combination of a mobile phone network on the terminal T1 side and the Internet on the server 1 side can be considered.

  The terminal T1 is used by a large number of users. Typically, the terminal T1 may be a mobile phone terminal device with a camera function, but may be a personal computer having a camera function or connected (externally attached) as a peripheral device. The server 1 displays a web page by receiving and sending data such as a page request or returning web page data such as HTML or an image with the web browser built into the terminal T1 as the other party. And accepting operations. A thick solid line passing through “communication network N” in the figure indicates that each communication between the server 1 and the terminal T1 (indicated by a dashed arrow in the figure) is actually performed via the communication network N. .

  In the server 1, a predetermined computer program (not shown) stored (installed) in advance in the storage device 6 controls the arithmetic control unit 5, thereby realizing the elements (20, 30, etc.) shown in FIG. . Among these elements, the information storage means can be realized in the storage device 6 in any format such as various databases (also referred to as “DB”), files, data structures, variables such as arrays, and system setting values.

  Of these storage means, the product information storage means 25 associates product information, which is information related to products for listing products in the Internet auction, with identification information for identifying the type and model number of the products. Product information storage means for storing. As a specific example, in the example of FIG. 2 (1), a product title, a product image, a basic description, etc. are stored as product information in association with a product ID (for example, “X13852” etc.) that is product identification information. However, the specific content of the product information is free, and depending on the circumstances such as the type of product, specifications such as manufacturer name, country of origin, performance figures, weight, width, depth, height, etc. Optional items such as suggested retail price and raw materials can be included.

  The user information storage means 35 is means for storing information such as a user ID and a password for each user of the Internet auction. Note that each means other than the storage means is a processing means that implements and executes the functions and operations of information processing described below.

[2. Action)
The operations of the terminal T1 and the server 1 configured as described above are shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[2-1. (Reading and sending code)
First, the reading unit 11 of the terminal T1 captures a code C displayed on the product M with a built-in camera (not shown) in accordance with a user operation, and reads character string data from the image (step S11). The code is displayed (printed, affixed, etc.) in advance at the appropriate location of the product by the product manufacturer (manufacturer / distributor, etc.) or a 2D barcode such as QR code (registered trademark). It may be a one-dimensional barcode, or may be any format such as a string consisting of letters, numbers, symbols and the like. The character string data as described above represented by such a code includes a predetermined exhibition URL (for example, http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/start1/) and a product ID (for example, “x13852”). ) And.

Then, the transmission unit 12 accesses the server 1 via the communication network N based on the exhibition URL and the product ID included in the character string data read by the reading unit 11 (step S12). . This access is, for example, an HTTP page request, and the URL to be accessed is a combination of the product ID with the URL for listing,
http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/start1/x13852
It is conceivable that the character string in such a combined state is preliminarily coded.

[2-2. Access acceptance and product information acquisition]
In the server 1 to be accessed as described above, the access accepting unit 30 accepts access to the predetermined exhibition URL from the terminal T1 via the communication network N and accompanies the product ID (step S22). The product information acquisition unit 50 acquires product information corresponding to the product ID associated with the access from the product information storage unit 25 (step S23).

  Although not essential to the present invention, at the time of access for such an exhibition, the user ID and password of the user are transmitted from the terminal T1 to the server 1, and for example, the authentication means 40 preliminarily stores the user information storage means. It is generally considered that authentication is performed by checking with the user ID and password of the Internet auction user stored in 35. Actually, the terminal T1 of the user once authenticated is identified by the terminal ID such as individual identification information (individual identification number), the user ID unique to the contractor, (HTTP) cookie, etc., and the login state is maintained for a predetermined period. There are many examples.

  By the way, the product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit 50 is preliminarily received from a manufacturer / distributor such as a manufacturer of the product, a distributor, etc., and stored in advance in the product information storage unit 25 (step S21). . The merchandise information in the merchandise information storage means 25 may be fixed, but the merchandise information input means 20 accepts input of merchandise information for each type of merchandise from a terminal T2 such as a personal computer used by a manufacturer or the like. The product information storage means 25 stores the information. At this time, the product ID may be registered in the server 1 together with the product information, which is numbered by the manufacturer or the like according to the JAN code, or the product ID assigned on the server 1 side when receiving the product information input. You may notify the manufacturer.

[2-3. Provision of an entry entry screen)
Subsequently, using the product information acquired as described above, the exhibition input screen providing means provides the terminal T1 with an exhibition input screen for listing the product in the Internet auction. In this embodiment, the providing means is configured by the exhibition input screen generating means 60 and the transmitting means 68.

  In other words, the exhibition input screen generating means 60 generates an exhibition input screen for exhibiting products in the Internet auction using the product information acquired by the product information acquiring means 50 (step S24). The exhibition input screen generated here is one in which the product information is input in advance in each input field E as an input item (FIG. 4). In practice, the form of web page data using HTML or image files is used. The transmission means 68 transmits this web page data to the terminal T1 (step S25).

  In the terminal T1, the display means 13 displays an exhibition input screen as illustrated in FIG. 4 based on the web page data transmitted from the server 1 in response to the access (step S13). After that, using this exhibition input screen, the user will modify the input items such as specifying the start price, adding the detailed explanation, adding the product image, etc., according to the conventional technology, using the web browser function of the terminal T1. By replenishing and sending the input content and the exhibition instruction confirmed to be edited to a predetermined auction server by a predetermined operation such as selection of the exhibition button B (step S14), the exhibition is completed. The auction server in this case may be the server 1 or may be a separate device or system.

[2-4. (Use of template)
It is desirable to control the layout (including design) of the exhibition input screen as described above using a template. In this case, the template storage unit 65 stores in advance a template that defines the layout of each element of the product information on the exhibition input screen, and the exhibition input screen providing unit (particularly, the exhibition input screen generation unit 60) stores the template in the template storage unit 65. The exhibition input screen is generated based on the stored template.

  For example, the example of FIG. 2B is an example of a plurality of templates having different patterns such as first and second. In each template, the base point (0 , 0), the positions of the horizontal start point and the vertical start point are included. A template to be used is designated as a template corresponding to the product information by an operator of the server 1, a manufacturer that provides product information, or a user who exhibits in an Internet auction, or selects a template each time an item is exhibited. .

[3. effect〕
As described above, in this embodiment, the code including the product identification information and the listing URL is displayed in advance on the product, and only an operation of reading the code with the terminal and accessing the listing URL represented by the code is performed. Thus, since the exhibition input screen is automatically generated from the product information stored in advance corresponding to the product identification information transmitted along with the access, the product can be easily displayed and the use of the auction can be promoted.

  In particular, for Internet auctions that are exhibited using codes according to the present invention, a portion of income and profits such as membership fees and system usage fees for listings and successful bids, etc., as distribution money etc. to manufacturers etc. that provided product information In other words, the provision of highly reliable and accurate product information and the display of codes on products can be promoted, and the present invention can be used.

  In the present embodiment, the template storage unit 65 and the exhibition input screen generation unit 60 control the layout of each element such as a title and an image constituting the exhibition input screen with the template, thereby creating and adjusting this template. If the manufacturer or the auction exhibitor who provides the product information is selected from the candidates, the configuration of the exhibition input screen according to the circumstances such as purpose and preference can be easily adopted.

[4. Other embodiments]
In addition, said each embodiment is only an illustration, and this invention includes what is illustrated below and other embodiment other than that. For example, since the place where the code is displayed is not limited to the product itself, the code may be displayed on a package such as a package by printing or the like, and if it is read when the product is obtained, even after the package has been disposed of Product auction listing is easier.

  In addition, the elements such as the means described in the above embodiments are not limited to the computer control unit, but may be realized by an electronic circuit based on wired logic or an information processing mechanism such as a non-Neumann type that will appear in the future. Good. Further, each configuration diagram, data diagram, flowchart diagram, and the like are merely examples, and the presence / absence of each element, its order, specific contents, and the like can be appropriately changed. For example, the product information input unit 20, the user information storage unit 35, the authentication unit 40, and the template storage unit 65 may be omitted.

  Further, the device (auction input support device) of the present invention may be realized by a plurality of server computers, and depending on the function, an external platform or the like is called by an API (Application Program Interface) or network computing. The configuration can be changed flexibly. In addition, as described in the above embodiment, the present invention is limited to the entire client / server system including each terminal, and an information processing method and computer program corresponding to such an entire system. It can also be grasped as a single auction input support device, an information processing method or a computer program corresponding to the single auction input support device.

N Communication network T1, T2 Terminal M Product C Code 1 Auction input support device (server)
5 Arithmetic Control Unit 6 Storage Device 7 Communication Unit 11 Reading Unit 12 Transmission Unit 13 Display Unit 20 Product Information Input Unit 25 Product Information Storage Unit 30 Access Accepting Unit 35 User Information Storage Unit 40 Authentication Unit 50 Product Information Acquisition Unit 60 Exhibition Input Screen Generation means 65 Template storage means 68 Transmission means

Claims (6)

An auction input support system having a user terminal and an auction input support device,
The user terminal is
Reading means for reading data from a code displayed on a product;
Transmitting means for accessing the auction input support device via a communication network based on the URL for exhibition included in the data read by the reading means and identification information for identifying a product;
Have
The auction input support device includes:
Product information storage means for storing product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other;
Access accepting means for accepting access from the user terminal to the predetermined exhibition URL via the communication network and accompanying the identification information;
Product information acquisition means for acquiring the product information corresponding to the identification information accompanying the access from the product information storage means;
Using the acquired product information, an exhibition input screen for listing the product in the auction, in which the product information is input in advance, is generated and transmitted to the user terminal. Exhibit input screen providing means,
Have
The user terminal further comprises display means for displaying the exhibition input screen transmitted from the auction input support device in response to the access. The auction input support device includes:
Template storage means for storing a template for defining a layout on the exhibition input screen of each element of the product information;
The auction input support system according to claim 1, wherein the exhibition input screen providing unit generates the exhibition input screen based on the template stored in the template storage unit. An auction input support method using an auction input support system having a product information storage unit that stores product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other, and a user terminal. And
The user terminal is
A reading process that reads data from the code displayed on the product;
A transmission process for accessing the auction input support device via a communication network based on an exhibition URL included in the data read by the reading process and identification information for identifying a product;
Run
The auction input support device,
An access accepting process for accepting access from the user terminal via the communication network to a predetermined URL for exhibition and accompanying the identification information;
Product information acquisition processing for acquiring the product information corresponding to the identification information accompanying the access from the product information storage means;
Using the acquired product information, an exhibition input screen for listing the product in the auction, in which the product information is input in advance, is generated and transmitted to the user terminal. Offer entry screen provision processing,
Run
The auction input support method, wherein the user terminal further executes display processing for displaying the exhibition input screen transmitted from the auction input support device in response to the access. Product information storage means for storing product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other;
Access accepting means for accepting access with identification information for identifying a product, which is an access to a predetermined exhibition URL via a communication network from a user terminal;
Product information acquisition means for acquiring the product information corresponding to the identification information accompanying the access from the product information storage means;
Using the acquired product information, an exhibition input screen for listing the product in the auction, in which the product information is input in advance, is generated and transmitted to the user terminal. Exhibit input screen providing means,
An auction input support apparatus characterized by comprising: Template storage means for storing a template for defining a layout on the exhibition input screen of each element of the product information;
5. The auction input support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the exhibition input screen providing unit generates the exhibition input screen based on the template stored in the template storage unit. A computer having product information storage means for storing product information and identification information for identifying the product in association with each other, and an arithmetic control unit.
An access accepting process for accepting access with identification information for identifying a product, which is access to a predetermined exhibition URL via a communication network from a user terminal;
Product information acquisition processing for acquiring the product information corresponding to the identification information accompanying the access from the product information storage means;
Using the acquired product information, an exhibition input screen for listing the product in the auction, in which the product information is input in advance, is generated and transmitted to the user terminal. Offer entry screen provision processing,
A computer program for executing

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