JP2012168984A - Anonymity electronic commerce system with crediting function and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide real-time credit decision, transaction limit management, credit management, and authentication risk management on a computer network.SOLUTION: On a site constituted on a computer network, an anonymity electronic commerce system authenticates, as a transactor, a person who wants to newly participate in a commercial transaction as a seller or buyer, if the person satisfies predetermined conditions, sets a rank of the transactor based on predetermined company data including at least one of the capital, the sales amount, and the business history of the authenticated transactor, sets a transaction limit amount in the transaction of the transactor based on the rank, and limits the transaction when the transaction amount exceeds the transaction limit amount of the seller or buyer.

Description

  The present invention relates to an inter-business transaction on a computer network, and more particularly to a system for managing a risk that occurs during a commercial transaction on a computer network, and more particularly to a system for determining credit in settlement between companies. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an electronic commerce system that is configured in a membership system and in which participating members are made completely anonymous.

  In business transactions between companies in the real world, not on a computer network, an intermediary such as a trading company is interposed between a supplier (buyer) company and a buyer (buyer) company, and the production capacity and quality control of each seller company. The sales limit is judged from the situation, etc., and the brokerage firm determines the credit limit each time based on the financial status of the buyer company, the amount of payment, etc., and commercial transactions such as bill settlement are performed. In other words, intermediaries such as trading companies take inventory risks in business transactions between companies, intervene in business transactions between companies, provide usance according to settlement conditions, etc., so-called trading company finance is added, and large-scale business transactions are established is doing.

  On the other hand, electronic commerce (hereinafter also referred to as “electric commerce” or “EC”) on computer networks represented by the Internet, which has been spreading explosively in recent years, is a combination of companies and individuals (hereinafter “B to C”). ), Or e-commerce forms of individuals and individuals (hereinafter also referred to as “C to C”) are becoming widespread, but since secure e-commerce forms have not been established, fraudulent transactions and complaint problems Troubles such as these occur frequently and become a big social problem. In particular, e-commerce on the Internet is characterized by its high anonymity and the fact that it is difficult to discover despite the fact that it is easy for users to tamper with it. Is the current situation. Business transactions between companies (hereinafter also referred to as “B to B”) have a larger transaction amount than B to C and C to C business transactions. Is too late, and there is a greater risk inherent.

  In addition, commercial transactions on conventional B-to-B e-commerce sites are negotiated anonymously until the desired purchase and sale conditions between users participating in e-commerce are met, but after matching, the trading partner is It is made public, and then the parties determine the remaining conditions (for example, delivery, payment, etc.).

  Electronic commerce on the network is simple and very fast compared to real-world commerce, so it is expected that a large market will be formed in the future, but in order to maintain the benefits of electronic commerce in B to B It is necessary to grasp and manage risks in real time during e-commerce.

In addition, in order to operate an e-commerce site, there is a cost for launching and operating the site, so it is common for corporate users to pay a substantial participation fee to participate in the e-commerce site. is there. Even if the participating user who wishes to do electronic commerce pays the participation fee, it is meaningful to participate in electronic commerce if the buying and selling in the electronic commerce is relatively cheaper than the direct transaction in the real world. In the B to B electronic commerce form as described above, when a company user participates in electronic commerce for the first time, there is a possibility of meeting and matching with many trading partners, so it is not known before participating in electronic commerce. However, once a promising trading partner company is found, the significance of participating in the electronic commerce site decreases. In particular, if it is possible to adjust the desired price between corporate users, the transaction cost will be increased by the participation fee and brokerage fee for the e-commerce site, and the person who did the transaction directly without going through e-commerce Can be an inexpensive transaction.

  In order to eliminate the inconvenience as described above, the present invention aims to provide real-time credit judgment, transaction limit management, bond management, authentication risk management, etc. on a computer network, and has the following features.

  The credit system according to the present invention is a commercial transaction credit system that enables a commercial transaction on a site constructed on a computer network. A person who is newly involved in a commercial transaction on the site as a seller or a buyer has a predetermined condition. Transaction authentication means for authenticating as a trader when the transaction is satisfied, and the transaction based on predetermined corporate data including at least one of capital, sales, and business history related to the certified trader. Characterized in that it comprises rank setting means for setting a person's rank, and transaction limit setting means for setting a transaction limit for the commercial transaction of the trader based on the rank set by the rank setting means. .

  The credit system further includes a commercial transaction restriction unit that restricts the commercial transaction when the amount of the commercial transaction exceeds the transaction limit of a seller or a buyer of the commercial transaction, and the commercial transaction restriction unit exceeds the transaction limit In some cases, a warning is given to the seller or buyer, or the transaction is stopped.

  Further, it comprises transaction data management means for organizing and managing predetermined transaction data related to past transactions on the site with respect to the certified transaction person, and is managed by the transaction data management means when determining the rank The transaction data is referred to and considered according to predetermined conditions.

  In addition, the transaction data includes complaint information about whether or not there is any claim in the commercial transaction, bankruptcy information of the trader, information on the failure of bills involved with the trader, information on foreclosure involving the trader In addition, at least one piece of information on anxiety regarding the trader regarding the presence or absence of signs indicating some management deterioration is included.

  Further, the transaction data includes information related to the payment of the trader in the commercial transaction, and the transaction data management means checks the information related to the payment of the trader every predetermined period and reflects it in the company data. It is made to let it be made to do.

  In a preferred embodiment, the credit system according to the present invention is characterized in that the enterprise data is evaluated numerically, and the rank is determined based on the numerical evaluation.

  Furthermore, the credit system is configured to change the rank of a trader who has appropriately performed the commercial transaction more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period based on the transaction data.

  The rank of a trader who has performed a delayed payment commercial transaction for a predetermined number of days or more within a predetermined period is changed to a lower rank based on the transaction data.

In another preferred embodiment, the transaction restricting means is based on the transaction data, and a transaction on the site of a trader who has made a delayed payment commercial transaction for a predetermined number of days or more within a predetermined period at least twice. It is characterized by being configured to stop commercial transactions. The predetermined condition can be determined by the site owner.

  Further, the transaction limit is determined on the basis of an average monthly quotient of a trader and a numerical evaluation of the company data.

  In another preferred embodiment, the commercial transaction restriction means is configured to prohibit a commercial transaction exceeding a transaction limit of a low-value trader when the transaction limit of the seller and the buyer of the commercial transaction is different. It is characterized by that.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a business credit method according to the present invention that enables a business transaction on a site constructed on a computer network may newly involve a seller or a buyer in a business transaction on the site. Based on predetermined company data that includes at least one of capital, sales, and business history regarding the certified business partner. Setting a rank of the trader, setting a trade limit of the trade of the trader based on the rank, and the transaction when the transaction limit exceeds the trade limit of a seller or a buyer of the trade It is characterized by restricting.

  Further, in the method according to the present invention, at least a site owner can identify a name including a company name of a person involved in the commercial transaction, but by specifying a trader with a specific identification mark in the site, Alternatively, the seller is characterized in that the transaction is made anonymously by selection.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a person who is newly involved in a business transaction via a computer network as a seller or buyer satisfies a predetermined condition and authenticates as a trader. A rank of the trader is set based on predetermined company data including at least one of capital, sales, and business history regarding the received trader, and the trade limit of the trader of the trader based on the rank Providing a signal on a carrier wave to a computer network that sets a value and represents a program having a step of restricting the transaction when the transaction amount exceeds the transaction limit of a seller or buyer of the transaction Features.

  According to still another feature of the present invention, a recording medium on which program data having the algorithm according to the present invention is recorded has a predetermined condition for a person who intends to newly participate in a commercial transaction via a computer network as a seller or a buyer. If the transaction is satisfied, the rank of the trader is set on the basis of predetermined company data including at least one of capital, sales, and work history related to the certified trader. And setting a transaction limit for the commercial transaction of the trader based on the rank, and limiting the commercial transaction when the amount of the commercial transaction exceeds the transaction limit for a seller or a buyer of the commercial transaction. It is characterized in that at least a part of the program data is recorded.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a transmission medium for transmitting program data having an algorithm according to the present invention is a method in which a person who is newly involved in a commercial transaction via a computer network is a seller or a buyer as a predetermined condition. If the transaction is satisfied, the rank of the trader is set on the basis of predetermined company data including at least one of capital, sales, and work history related to the certified trader. And setting a transaction limit for the commercial transaction of the trader based on the rank, and restricting the commercial transaction when the transaction amount exceeds the transaction limit for a seller or a buyer of the commercial transaction. Transmitting at least part of the data.

Furthermore, in order to solve the above problems and operate a stable electronic commerce site, only the operator (owner) of the electronic commerce site recognizes customer information of participating company users in the electronic commerce site. In addition, it is necessary for the participating company users to completely conceal it from delivery to delivery and settlement after the transaction is completed. The present invention aims to expand the stable e-commerce market by preventing the decrease in the number of users of the e-commerce site by completely concealing the information of participating company users to the end in this way. And has the following characteristics.

  A business transaction system that enables anonymous commercial transactions according to the present invention is a person who is newly involved as a seller or a buyer in a commercial transaction at a site built on a computer network accessible from a plurality of information terminal devices. An authentication means for authenticating as a trader when a predetermined condition is satisfied, an information disclosure / browsing means for enabling the authenticated trader to publish and browse product information anonymously, and When a commercial transaction is established based on product information published and viewed on the site, a notification means for notifying a person who has participated in the transaction anonymously that the commercial transaction has been established, while ensuring anonymity from the seller to the buyer And a delivery means for delivering the product for which the commercial transaction has been completed, and a settlement means capable of settlement of the commercial transaction while ensuring anonymity of the buyer and seller information. And features.

  According to another feature of the present invention, a commercial transaction method that enables anonymous commercial transactions is newly implemented as a seller or a buyer in a commercial transaction at a site constructed on a computer network accessible from a plurality of information terminal devices. The person who is going to be involved is authenticated as a trader when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the trader who received the certification publishes product information that the trader wishes to purchase as an anonymous buyer on the site, When an authenticated trader browses the published product information on the site as an anonymous seller, and a commercial transaction is established based on the product information published and browsed on the site, the fact that the commercial transaction is established Notifying those who participated in the transaction anonymously, taking the product for which the commercial transaction was established while ensuring anonymity from the seller, while ensuring the anonymity for the product for which the commercial transaction was established Was delivered to the hand, characterized in that it is possible to settle the commercial transaction while ensuring the anonymity of the buyer and seller information.

Further, the commercial transaction (a) sets a desired price of a product desired to be purchased as an anonymous buyer, (b) publishes product information desired to be purchased as an anonymous buyer on the site, (c) the published (D) if the seller wishes to sell among the published product information, the seller will anonymously present the desired price, (e) the seller's sales It is determined whether the desired price is less than or equal to the buyer's desired purchase price. (F) In step (e), if the seller's desired sales price exceeds the buyer's desired purchase price, search for other sellers (g ) If the other seller is not found, repeat steps (a) to (f) until a seller is found.If the other seller is found, go to step (i), and (h) step ( In e), the seller's desired selling price is the buyer's desired purchasing price. If not, the process proceeds to step (i). (I) In addition, it is determined whether there are other competing sellers who present desired selling prices below the buyer's desired purchasing price. (J) In step (i), If there is, the process proceeds to a conflict resolution routine for making a successful bid for a seller who has offered a lower price, and then a commercial transaction is established.In step (i), at least a step of establishing a commercial transaction if not in a competitive state is provided. It is characterized by that.

According to another feature of the present invention, a commercial transaction method that enables anonymous commercial transactions is newly involved as a seller or a buyer in a commercial transaction at a site built on a computer network accessible from a plurality of information terminal devices. The person who is going to authenticate as a trader when a predetermined condition is satisfied, publish product information provided by the certified trader as an anonymous seller on the site, and receive the certification. When a trader browses the published product information on the site as an anonymous buyer, and a commercial transaction is established based on the product information published and browsed on the site, the transaction is made anonymously. The merchandise for which the commercial transaction has been established is received from the seller while ensuring anonymity, and the product for which the commercial transaction has been established is delivered to the buyer while ensuring anonymity. , While ensuring the anonymity of the buyer and seller of information, characterized in that the settlement of the transaction.

In a preferred embodiment, the commercial transaction includes (a) setting a desired price of a product desired to be sold as an anonymous seller, (b) publishing product information desired to be sold as an anonymous seller on the site, (c) Browsing the published product information on the site as an anonymous buyer, (d) If you wish to purchase among the published product information, the buyer presents the desired purchase price anonymously, (e) It is determined whether the buyer's desired purchase price is less than or equal to the buyer's desired purchase price. (F) In step (e), if the buyer's desired purchase price is lower than the seller's desired sales price, search for another buyer. (G) If the other buyer is not found, repeat steps (a) to (f) until a buyer is found, and if the other buyer is found, go to step (i), (h ) In step (e), the purchase price of the buyer is If it is higher than the desired selling price of the hand, the process proceeds to step (i). (I) Further, it is determined whether there is a competing buyer who presents the desired selling price that is higher than the desired selling price of the seller. (J) Step (i) If it is in a competitive state, the process proceeds to step (l) after passing through a conflict resolution routine for making a successful bid for a buyer who has offered a higher price. (L) Judge whether the seller's desired product still remains, (m) In step (l), if the product still remains, repeat steps (a) to (l), (n) The step (l) includes at least a step of ending the sale if no product remains.

In still another preferred embodiment, the commercial transaction sets (a) a desired price of a product desired to be sold as an anonymous seller, and (b) publishes product information desired to be sold as an anonymous seller on the site. , (C) browsing the published product information on the site as an anonymous buyer, (d) if you wish to purchase among the published product information, the buyer presents the desired purchase price anonymously, (e) Determine whether the buyer's desired purchase price is less than or equal to the buyer's desired purchase price. (f) In step (e), if the buyer's desired purchase price is less than the seller's desired price, (G) If the other buyer is not found, repeat steps (a) to (f) until the buyer is found, and if the other buyer is found, go to step (i). (H) In step (e), the buyer wishes to purchase If the rating is equal to or higher than the seller's desired selling price, the process proceeds to step (i). (I) Further, it is determined whether there is a competing buyer who presents a desired purchasing price higher than the seller's desired selling price. In (i), if it is in a competitive state, the seller and a plurality of competing buyers individually decide on a specific buyer by conducting a business negotiation, and then go to step (l). (k) In step (i) If it is not in a competitive state, the process proceeds to step (l), (l) it is determined whether or not the seller's desired product remains, and (m) in step (l), if the product still remains, the step ( It is characterized in that at least the steps of (a) to (l) are repeated, and (n) in step (l), the sale is terminated if no product remains.

In yet another preferred embodiment, in the step (d), before requesting and placing an order among the published product information, the sample of the product is billed anonymously, and then the buyer purchases the desired purchase price anonymously. It is characterized by presenting.

  In another preferred embodiment, in the settlement, the usance for the anonymous buyer can be set longer than the usance for the anonymous seller.

Furthermore, the credit system according to the present invention is a credit system that provides company-side credit information to a user-side terminal on a site constructed on a computer network, wherein the user-side terminal accesses the credit information on the site. User authentication means for allowing, user information specifying means for specifying company information of a user permitted by the user authentication means, credit company specifying means for specifying at least one credit company, and the specifying Credit information display means for displaying company information of the specified credit company, and desired transaction limit input means for inputting a desired transaction limit in a commercial transaction with the specified credit company from the user side terminal And comparing the desired transaction limit input from the user side with company information of the specified credit company More, and providing the safety of the judgment of commerce user terminal substantially in real time.

  Furthermore, the credit system further includes a user information correcting unit that allows the user authenticated by the user authenticating unit to directly correct the user company information from the user side terminal.

  The credit system further comprises means for inputting the desired transaction limit amount means for inputting at least the monthly quotient and the number of months for collection, and the desired transaction limit amount obtained from the product of the monthly quotient and the number of months for collection. It is possible to input.

  The credit system further comprises a bankruptcy probability evaluation unit that evaluates the bankruptcy probability of a credit company based on the rank set by the rank setting unit, and at least the bankruptcy probability obtained by the bankruptcy probability evaluation unit; It is further characterized by further comprising a change rate evaluation means for calculating a minimum required change rate by calculating a sum of a capital cost rate of a credit company and an expense rate of the credit company.

  The credit system further comprises means for evaluating a transaction target amount per month by dividing a difference between the transaction limit amount of the credit company and the desired transaction limit amount by the number of collection months. It is characterized by that.

  In a preferred embodiment, the credit company management system according to the present invention displays a specific management screen on the user terminal screen so that the user can compare one or more credit company information evaluated by the credit system. And having a credit company management means that can be managed.

  Further, in the credit company management system, the management means includes at least the rank information, the limit amount information, and date information for evaluating the credit company for each credit company, and a user performs each information It is characterized in that the credit company information can be evaluated according to desired information.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a commercial transaction credit method for providing corporate credit information to a user terminal on a site constructed on a computer network. Authenticate as a user when the conditions are satisfied, provide the user information of the desired credit company to the authenticated user, and in the business transaction with the credit company for the authenticated user A desired transaction limit is inputted, the inputted desired transaction limit and the credit company information are evaluated, and a judgment on the safety of the commercial transaction is provided to the user in substantially real time.

  Furthermore, the method according to the present invention further includes a step of causing the user who has received the authentication to correct the user company information at the user side terminal.

  Further, in the method according to the present invention, when the authenticated user inputs the desired transaction limit, at least the monthly quotient and the number of collection months are input to the authenticated user, An amount obtained from the product of the input monthly quotient and the number of collection months can be set as the desired transaction limit amount.

  Further, the method according to the present invention calculates a bankruptcy probability of a credit company based on the rank set by the rank setting means, and at least the bankruptcy probability, the capital cost rate of the credit company, and the credit company's The sum of the accounting ratio is set as the minimum required change rate, and the minimum required change rate is provided to the authenticated user.

  Furthermore, the method according to the present invention divides the difference between the transaction limit amount of the credit company and the desired transaction limit amount by the number of collection months, sets the transaction target amount per month, and performs the authentication. The transaction target amount is provided to the received user.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the credit company management method according to the present invention provides a user side terminal so that the user can compare one or more credit company information provided by the commercial transaction credit method. A specific management screen is displayed on the screen.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a predetermined financial service is provided to a user authenticated by the user authentication means when performing a business transaction with at least one credit company registered in the credit company management system. An electronic commerce system according to the present invention that provides a user interface on a user-side terminal screen so that it can be provided is a financial service selection means capable of selecting at least one financial service, and when receiving the financial service And service application condition input means that can input user-side conditions.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a predetermined financial service is provided to a user who is authenticated by a user authentication means when performing electronic commerce with a credit company on a site constructed on a computer network. The electronic commerce method according to the present invention is characterized in that the user has at least one step of selecting at least one financial service and allowing the user to input conditions for providing the financial service.

1 shows a schematic block diagram of a credit decision system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a schematic block chart illustrating a method of credit determination according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a block chart illustrating a method for determining a selling limit for electronic commerce according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a block chart illustrating a method for determining a buy limit for electronic commerce according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6 shows a block chart illustrating a method for adjusting the rank of an e-commerce buy limit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a transaction flow of electronic commerce according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 shows a model of electronic commerce according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 shows a model of electronic commerce according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6 shows a block chart illustrating a method for determining a buy limit in a model for electronic commerce according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network system in which an anonymous electronic commerce system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention functions. Schematic of a transaction between a reverse auction site and participants. The flowchart of the establishment process of a reverse auction. Schematic diagram of transaction between exchange site and participants. The flowchart of the exchange establishment process. Schematic of the top page of a completely anonymous electronic commerce site according to the present invention. Schematic of a member confirmation page for participating in a reverse auction. Schematic of a user-side ordering page in a reverse auction. Schematic of a user side order confirmation page in a reverse auction. Schematic of a supplier-side bid property page in a reverse auction. Schematic of a supplier-side individual property page in a reverse auction. Schematic of a supplier-side bid page in a reverse auction. Schematic of supplier side bid confirmation page in reverse auction. Schematic of a supplier-side re-bidding page in a reverse auction. Schematic of a supplier's rebid confirmation page in a reverse auction. Schematic of the member confirmation page for participating in the bargain market. Schematic of the supplier side registration page in the bargain market. Schematic of the supplier side registration confirmation page in the bargain market. Schematic of the user side index page in the bargain market. Schematic of the user-side individual property page in the bargain market. Schematic of the user side ordering page in the bargain market. Schematic of the user side order confirmation page in the bargain market. 6 shows an example of a user authentication screen of a real-time credit information search service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. An example of the screen which displayed the user enterprise outline | summary of the real-time credit information search service by preferable embodiment of this invention is shown. 6 shows an example of a screen displaying a more detailed user company overview and financial information of a real-time credit information search service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. An example of the screen which inputs the transaction conditions with a credit company in the real-time credit information search service by preferable embodiment of this invention is shown. An example of the screen which displayed the credit information of the credit company in the real-time credit information search service by preferable embodiment of this invention is shown. 6 shows an example of a portfolio management service screen of a credit company in a real-time credit information search service according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6 shows an example of a screen for providing various financial services in electronic commerce according to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a company information database according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a network system in which a credit judgment system according to the present invention functions. The system includes an EC risk management site 20 accessible on the Internet 10, a company information database 30, and a certificate authority 40. In a preferred embodiment, the company information database can use the company outline database COSMOS2 of Teikoku Databank Co., Ltd. having its own rating. In order to conduct electronic commerce on the EC risk management site 20, sellers (51, 52...) And buyers (61, 62...) Connected to the Internet pass through the certificate authority 40 to the site 20. Log on to.
FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the EC risk management site 20. The seller and the buyer who are users log on to the site 20 via the external certificate authority 40. At the time of log-on, authentication is performed at the site certificate authority 70 by the entity operating the site 20. The site certificate authority 70 authenticates the user and sets a management number and a time limit. Next, the deadline / authority management station 80 refers to the complaint data 81, anxiety information data 82, etc., which are registered in advance, and manages the deadline of authentication, and whether or not no complaints or anxiety information has occurred, depending on the degree Manage transaction authority and manage transaction authority such as suspension of transactions even when unexpected situations occur.

Next, a credit judgment for managing a risk in the electronic commerce of the user is performed. Based on the judgments shown in S1 to S3 in FIG. 2, “sale limit judgment”, “buy limit judgment” (setting of rank) and “adjustment of buying limit by payment” are carried out, respectively. Set a limit in advance, link the buy limit with the rank, check whether the transaction is within the set sell limit and the buy limit, generate a warning for transactions exceeding the limit, or trade Let me stop. Details of each decision are shown below;
Specific examples of the determination of the selling limit judgment 1 shown in decision diagram 2 selling limit shown in FIG. Here, the company data 83 is data provided from the company information database 30, and the company information database 30 is preferably a company overview database COSMOS 2 of Teikoku Databank Co., Ltd. In this embodiment, the company data 83 is based on COSMOS2 data, and has a score as company outline data. Based on the score of COSMOS2, the sales limit of the seller companies participating in this site 20 is up to 10% of monthly sales for companies with a score of 65 or more, and 5 for monthly sales for companies with a score of 49 to 65. %, Other companies set up to 3% of monthly sales. These determinations are made every arbitrary period, and a selling limit is set. This period can be arbitrarily determined by the owner of the site 20. Here, the selling limit is the amount that can be sold by the seller on this site, that is, the limit of the balance of accounts payable as viewed from the site owner and buyer.
Specific examples of the determination of buying buy limit judgment 2 shown in decision diagram 2 limits shown in Figure 4. Ranking is performed in order to set a purchase limit using the company data 83 for each period in which the owner of this site can be arbitrarily determined. Here, the purchase limit is the amount that the buyer can buy on this site, that is, the amount of receivables viewed from the site owner and seller. In a preferred embodiment, six ranks are set as a1 to a5 and COD (Cash On Delivery). COD means price exchange, and is a rank that is not subject to credit. Based on the COSMOS2 rating, the purchase limit of buyer companies participating in this site 20 is a1 with a rating of 65 or more, a rating of 49 or more and less than 65, and sales of 1 billion yen or more A2 is a company with a corporate declaration, a3 is a company with a score of 49 or more and less than 65, and a company has a surplus, and a3 is a company with a score of 49 or more and less than 65, and the capital is 10 Companies with a million yen or more are ranked as a4, and companies with a rating of 49 or more and less than 65 and with a capital of less than 10 million yen are ranked as a5. In addition, companies with a score of 35 to less than 49 are further scored based on the items shown in Table 1, a5 for companies with a total score of 0 or more and COD for companies with a score of less than 0. And rank. For example, if the rating trend of COSMOS2 is upward (+1 point), the sales scale is 50 million yen (-1 point), and the business history is 11 years (0 point), + 1- 1 + 0 = 0 points and a5 rank. As another example, if the COSMOS2 rating trend is down (-1 point), the sales scale is 400 million yen (0 point), and the business history is 9 years (-1 point), It becomes 1 + 0-1 = -2 points and becomes a COD rank. In addition, in the case of a company whose COSMOS2 score is less than 35, it is unconditionally ranked as COD and excluded from credit.
Specific examples of the adjustment of the limit buy payments first time judgment 3 shown Adjustment Figure 2 limit buy payments first time shown in FIG. For each period in which the owner of the site 20 can arbitrarily determine, the vertical movement of the rank divided in the step of the determination 2 is adjusted using the payment data 84. In a preferred embodiment, a company with a track record of transactions exceeding a predetermined transaction track record can be upgraded one rank. The owner of this site 20 can arbitrarily determine the predetermined number of transactions. Further, in the case of a commercial transaction on the site 20, if a payment delay occurs within a predetermined number of days, the rank can be lowered by one rank. The owner of this site 20 can also arbitrarily determine this predetermined number of days. In addition, if there is a payment delay of more than a predetermined number of days, and if the owner of this site 20 arbitrarily sets a condition, for example, if there is a payment delay within the predetermined number of days for the second time within three months, To stop. If none of these conditions is met, the rank is maintained as is.
Input of purchase limit / limit management The purchase limit according to the ranks a1 to a5 as described above is set in advance. For example, it is possible to set a purchase limit of 5 million yen for a1, 4 million yen for a2, and 1 million yen for a5. This buy limit is linked to the rank.

  The sales limit ranks are set (b1 to b5) so as to correspond to the respective purchase limit ranks (a1 to a5). Enter the sales limit amount for each rank of these sales limits, and monitor whether the transaction is within the set selling limit and buying limit in the credit limit management office 90, and warn about transactions exceeding the limit. Or stop trading. The result monitored here is provided to the payment data 84 and further fed back to the determination 3. Furthermore, the credit limit management station 90 performs settlement management and order placement management, and stores electronic documents. The anxiety information data 81 and the complaint data 82 shown in FIG. 2 are created by the owner of the site 20 arbitrarily input, but in the preferred embodiment, the complaint is automatically received from the seller as the complaint data. 82 can be provided.

By executing the credit judgment according to the present invention in real time on this site on the network, it is possible to safely carry out large-scale B to B electronic commerce while maintaining anonymity on the network. In the following, an example of electronic commerce using this system will be described;
A company user who is a seller and a buyer who participates in the EC risk management site obtains certification at the external certificate authority 40. Next, approval of external authentication and authentication at the site 20 are performed, and a management number and a time limit are attached. For corporate users who want to log on to this site, the management of transaction authorization is managed according to the extent of authentication deadline management and complaints, and whether or not there is any anxiety information. Next, for example, it is matched with the company outline data of COSMOS 2 stored in the company data 83. According to the credit judgment process described in the above preferred embodiment, the credit judgment of the enterprise user is performed, and the selling limit and the buying limit are set. The payment status data is fed back and reflected in the rank. Next, the corporate user who has made the credit decision logs on to the transaction site. However, the corporate user determined to be the COD condition can log in to the transaction site, but the transaction condition is a transaction only for COD.
Electronic Commerce FIG. 6 shows a preferred embodiment of electronic commerce at an electronic commerce site built on the Internet. Of the corporate users who have logged on to the trading site, the seller company makes a sales request inquiry about a product that the seller wants to sell (step 1). On the other hand, the buyer company makes a purchase request inquiry for a desired product presented on the transaction site (step 1 '). Next, the buyer company applies for purchase (step 2 '), and the seller company applies for sales (step 2). Here, the credit and liability management station 90 determines whether it is within the limit frame of the commercial transaction. If it is within the limit frame, the sale is confirmed and the ordering management system 91 is activated. At this time, a receivable balance is generated on the buyer's company side as viewed from the site owner or seller, and a merchandise payable is generated on the seller company side as viewed from the site owner or buyer. These receivables and payables are managed by the Receivables and Debt Management Bureau 90, and an order form is issued to the seller company from the order management system 91 (step 3), while a purchase confirmation notice is issued to the buyer company. (Step 3 '). When a seller company ships a product subject to commerce, the order management system 91
The shipping order management system 91 notifies the buyer company of shipping (step 5). Next, after receiving the product, the buyer company performs receipt / acceptance registration with the ordering management system 91 (step 6), and the ordering management system 91 notifies the seller company of receipt / acceptance (step 7). ). The ordering management system 91 issues an invoice to the buyer company at the time of settlement (step 8). The order management system 91 stores the notification issued in the series of steps (steps 3 to 8) as an electronic document. Next, the process proceeds to the payment system 92, where the buyer company pays the payment system 92 (step 9), and the payment system 92 pays the seller company (step 10). In another embodiment, the seller company and the buyer company may be able to settle through a clearing house such as an existing bank. Next, the seller company registers payment to the settlement system 92, and in response to this, the settlement system 92 clears the balance of receivables to the buyer company and clears the trade payables to the seller company. At the same time, the due date is managed. Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not payment has been made on time, and the payment status is recorded in the payment data 84. In addition, the settlement system 92 grasps the balance of receivables for the buyer company, determines whether or not the balance is within the limit amount, and if the limit amount is exceeded, the additional transaction cannot be performed. For the company, the balance of the payables payable is grasped, it is determined whether or not the balance of the payable liabilities is within the limit amount, and if the limit amount is exceeded, the additional transaction cannot be performed. Further, complaints from seller companies and buyer companies are recorded in the complaint data, and mail notification is automatically sent to the seller companies and buyer companies. In another preferred embodiment, the authority of the site owner can be deprived of the transaction authority by the degree of complaint, the anxiety information, the bankruptcy information, the bill failure, the seizure, the degree of complaint, etc. Further, in the electronic commerce in the above-described embodiment, only the site owner can identify the names of buyers and sellers involved in the commerce, and those who participate in the commerce of buyers and sellers identify each other's company names. It may have anonymity that cannot be done. In this case, by using anonymity, it is possible to conduct electronic commerce with a trading partner different from the real world commercial transaction and a transaction volume different from the real world commercial transaction without being caught by the real world affiliated sales. A more detailed embodiment of the anonymous commercial transaction will be described later.

  The embodiment described above is an example of electronic commerce at an electronic commerce site built on the Internet 10. As another preferred embodiment of the present invention, credit judgment according to the present invention can be provided also in the form of an ASP (Application Service Provider) as shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 9 shows a specific example of decision 4 as the next step of decision 3 (S3) described in FIG. A user (corporation) 111, 112, 113.. That is involved in electronic commerce via the Internet 10 by running a computer program capable of providing the credit judgment method according to the present invention at a site of a specific application service provider. . . 9, the purchase limit corresponding to the physical strength of each user is input according to the judgment 4 shown in FIG. It can be issued to each user, or when the transaction limit is exceeded, a warning to stop or reduce the transaction can be issued to each user via the Internet.

  As yet another preferred embodiment, it is possible to make a credit judgment according to the present invention on a user's computer by packaging all or part of a computer program capable of providing the credit judgment according to the present invention. is there. In this case, the program for executing the credit judgment algorithm runs on the user side computer as the credit judgment system 110, but the company data 120 that needs to be updated sequentially is accessed via a computer network such as the Internet 10, for example. Can do.

Preferred Embodiment of Complete Anonymous Electronic Commerce FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a network system in which the anonymous electronic commerce system according to the present invention functions. The system preferably includes an anonymous electronic commerce site 1130 accessible on the Internet 10, a certification authority 1120, an examination authority 1121, a settlement authority 1122, a logistics authority 1123, and a content providing authority 1124. The site 1130 includes an authentication / credit server 1131 connected to the examination authority 1121 connected to the certification authority 1120, a payment server 1132 connected to the payment authority 1122, a logistics server 1133 connected to the logistics authority 1123, A content server 1134 connected to the content providing station 1124 and an electronic commerce server 1135 are included. The electronic commerce server 1135 includes a database 1136 that includes at least company information, product information, and purchase history. The seller company 1141, 1142, 1143... And the buyer company 1151, 1152, 1153... Which are company users can access the anonymous electronic commerce site 1130 via the Internet 10.

  When the company user first participates in the anonymous electronic commerce site 1130, the examination condition is examined by the examination authority 1121 via the certification authority 1120. Participation conditions are, for example, company performance, sales, work history, etc., and the purpose is to eliminate a company without payment ability, delivery ability, etc., and to build a highly reliable electronic commerce site. Only companies that meet certain screening conditions can anonymously conduct business transactions on the site. In other words, since the trading partner is anonymous, it is extremely risky to deal with a company that does not meet certain participation criteria. Therefore, the site owner can set up voluntary participation criteria to increase the trust of the site and ensure safety. This is for conducting an e-commerce transaction. By adopting complete anonymity to the end of such a so-called membership-based electronic commerce system, participating company users can be assured of anonymity, and they can save time and effort to make credit decisions with their trading partners. It becomes possible to do.

  The completely anonymized electronic commerce system according to the present invention is particularly useful for commerce of a primary processed product whose quality is stable at a certain upper level such as paper and paperboard. In electronic commerce, since it is difficult to check the quality of all the actual products in hand, it is implemented in a situation where a certain level of quality is shared between site owners and participating users. It is preferable. Examples of completely anonymized electronic commerce for paper and paperboard are shown below.

  In an electronic commerce site that performs such completely anonymous electronic commerce, the site owner can embody various electronic commerce forms. The first preferred embodiment can be applied to a reverse auction (so-called reverse auction), and the second preferred embodiment is an exchange (so-called matching. In the preferred embodiment, it is also referred to as “bargain information” or “bargain market”). .) Can be applied.

In the present invention, “seller” is also referred to as “supplier”, and “buyer” is also referred to as “buyer” or “user”. Also, the seller (supplier) does not mean only the person who made a successful bid or negotiation (contract), but also includes other sellers who participated in the business transaction. Similarly, the buyer (buyer) It includes not only those who have been closed (contracted) but also other buyers who have participated in business transactions.
Completely Anonymized Electronic Commerce by Reverse Auction FIG. 11 shows the outline of the flow of the fully anonymized electronic commerce of the reverse auction. The registered members who meet the predetermined screening conditions can be classified into buyer companies and seller companies. In a preferred embodiment, the buyer company is, for example, an end user such as a publisher or a printer, a paper wholesaler, or the like. Seller companies include primary wholesalers, general trading companies, secondary wholesalers, and manufacturers (manufacturers).

First, the buyer company accesses the completely anonymous transaction site 1130 and places an order for a product desired to be purchased (step 201). At this time, in the preferred embodiment, it is necessary to clarify the type, quantity, desired purchase price, size, packing form, delivery destination, and the like of the paper. The order information is automatically transferred to the bidding information page 730 (see FIG. 19) at the transaction site, and the information is made public. On the other hand, the seller company browses the order on the bidding information page 730 (step 202), and bids the warehouse advance price by checking the conditions related to the order (step 203).

  A flowchart of an example of a preferred embodiment of the negotiation is shown in FIG. First, the buyer (user) sets a desired purchase price (step 302). Next, it is determined whether the seller's (supplier) desired sales price is less than or equal to the buyer's desired purchase price (step 303). If the seller's desired sales price exceeds the buyer's desired purchase price, another seller is searched (step 304). Next, it is determined whether another seller is found (step 305). If no seller is found, the processes in steps 302 to 305 are repeated. If another seller is found in step 305, the process then proceeds to a competition state determination routine (step 306). In step 303, if the seller's desired sales price is less than or equal to the buyer's desired purchase price, the process proceeds to a competition state determination routine (step 306). Next, it is determined whether a plurality of sellers exist and are in a competitive state (step 307). If there is a race condition, the process proceeds to a conflict resolution routine (step 308). In the conflict resolution routine of the preferred embodiment, the seller's desired price can be compared to select the seller that offered the lowest price. In another preferred embodiment, a specific seller can be determined by considering sales price, quantity, delivery date, etc. by individually negotiating with a plurality of sellers (step 309). In step 307, if not in a competitive state, the seller is automatically determined (step 309).

The site operator informs the user of the price obtained by adding the fare to the collection price at the warehouse as the negotiation proceeds. On the other hand, at least the desired seller company can be notified of the progress of the bidding situation (step 204), and a notification service that can increase the possibility of a successful bid can be implemented (step 205). In a preferred embodiment, these notifications can be email notifications. The negotiation is completed by making a successful bid to the lowest bidder at the end of the bidding period. As a result, the transaction site 130 notifies both the buyer and the seller of the notification of the negotiation (Step 206). Next, the site operator instructs the contract logistics company to pick up the goods from the place designated by the seller company (step 207) and deliver it to the delivery destination (step 208). The seller company issues a bill to the site operator, and the site operator charges the buyer company (step 209). The buyer company pays the site operator, and the site operator pays the seller company the amount minus the fee (step 210).
FIG. 13 shows an outline of the flow of completely anonymized electronic commerce by exchange. The registered members who meet the predetermined screening conditions can be classified into buyer companies and seller companies. As in the case of the reverse auction, in the preferred embodiment, the buyer company is, for example, an end user such as a publisher or a printer, a paper wholesaler, or the like. Seller companies include primary wholesalers, general trading companies, secondary wholesalers, and manufacturers (manufacturers).

First, the seller company accesses the completely anonymous trading site 1130 and presents paper / board bargain information (step 201). In the preferred embodiment, there can be no quality issues. At this time, the paper manufacturer name, brand, etc. are not necessarily clarified, but the type, quantity, pick-up price at the warehouse, dimensions, minimum order unit, inventory location, etc. are clarified. In addition, it is preferable that information can be disclosed with special mention as to why the product is a bargain. The buyer company (user) can browse the published information (step 402) and request a sample from the site operator as needed (step 403). The site operator can send a sample to the requested user (step 403). On the order display screen (850, which will be described later) of the user member who is the buyer company, the total price including the distribution cost up to the designated delivery location is displayed in addition to the cost of goods. If there is an order from the user, the site operator takes an order.

A flowchart of an example of a preferred embodiment of the negotiation is shown in FIG. First, the seller (supplier) sets a desired sales price (step 502). Next, it is determined whether or not the purchase price of the buyer (user) matches the sales conditions of the seller (supplier) (step 503). If the seller's desired purchase price exceeds the buyer's desired purchase price, another seller is searched (step 504). Next, it is determined whether another seller is found (step 505). If no seller is found, the processes in steps 502 to 505 are repeated. In step 505, if another buyer is found, the process then proceeds to the negotiation routine (step 506). In step 503, if the buyer's desired purchase price is less than or equal to the seller's desired sales price, the process proceeds to a negotiation routine (step 506). Next, the process proceeds to a merchandise distribution routine (step 507), and it is determined whether or not merchandise remains (step 508). If the product is a child, the processes in steps 502 to 508 are repeated. If no product remains, the sale ends (step 509).

  The negotiation proceeds in accordance with the exchange steps 501 to 509 shown in FIG. 14 (step 405), and is established with complete anonymity (step 406). In a preferred embodiment, the buyer company (user) can negotiate conditions such as price and delivery date offered by the seller company in a fixed form. In still another preferred embodiment, negotiation can be performed using a predetermined form (character) prepared by a site operator, which allows more flexible negotiation without using a fixed form. The receipt / delivery of goods and settlement are the same as in the case of the reverse auction (steps 407 to 410). In the settlement in another preferred embodiment, so-called trading company finance can be added to the settlement. That is, the site operator sets a usance (for example, 3 months or 90 days payment) shorter than the usance of the payment from the buyer company (user) (for example, payment for 4 months or 120 days) with the seller company, Seller companies are able to reduce the risk of bankruptcy by enabling cash flow for one month or 30 days.

  In any of the above embodiments, a participating company user who satisfies a certain participation criterion is given an ID and a password as a user account by the certification authority 1120 and / or the examination authority 1121. The examination authority 1121 stores the ID and password assigned to the participating company user and the company information of the participating company user in the authentication / credit server 1131. Here, in a preferred embodiment, the site owner gives the participating companies two different sets of ID numbers and passwords, which are different for the user and the supplier.

The authenticated participating company user accesses a paper / paperboard electronic commerce site via the Internet 10. FIG. 15 shows an example of a start screen that can be confirmed on the information terminal device on the user side when accessed. The screen 600 includes a page title part 601 and a menu part 602. In the preferred embodiment, the buyer (user) can select (1) reverse auction 610 and (2) bargain market 611 in the menu section 602, respectively.
Example of fully anonymized electronic commerce by reverse auction
Registration procedure on the buyer's company (user) side In fully anonymized electronic commerce by reverse auction, the user registers information of the product that the user wants to purchase in the reverse auction site, and the supplier bids for this. The difference from a normal auction is that a supplier who offers a low price makes a successful bid.

When (1) reverse auction 610 is selected in menu section 602, a start screen for participating in a fully anonymized electronic commerce in the reverse auction format is displayed on the information terminal device on the user side. FIG. 16 shows an example of a start page for confirming a member. The registered user inputs a user-specific ID number and password assigned in advance from the site owner in the fields 701 and 702, selects the “order” button 704, and executes it. An execution command is embedded in each button on the screen, and a predetermined event is executed by executing the command. Buttons 704 to 706 included in the screen 700 each have an embedded event command for displaying a predetermined page. In a preferred embodiment, these screens can be viewed on the display of a client computer with a GUI (graphical user interface) such as Microsoft® Windows ^™ operating system, such as a keyboard or mouse. It can be executed by selecting and executing a button on the screen (hereinafter also referred to as “click”) using a simple input device. In another preferred embodiment, other information terminal devices such as a so-called PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a mobile phone can be used instead of the client computer. When a user-specific ID number and password are entered, it is preferable that an error is returned even when the “bid” button 705 and the “re-bid” button 706 are clicked and cannot be executed.

The order page 710 can be displayed by selecting the “order” button 704 and executing the command embedded in the button. An example of the ordering page is shown in FIG. Here, an example of a completely anonymized electronic commerce screen relating to paper and paperboard is shown. The user enters necessary information for each item regarding the paper to be ordered. Among these items, a predetermined item is an essential input item, but other predetermined items are optional input items. In a preferred embodiment, the paper manufacturer name, paper brand name, and desired purchase price (upper limit) can be set as arbitrary input items. Other items can be required input items. FIG. 17 shows an example in which the user (buyer) wants to purchase 300 kg of 55 Kg of high-quality paper at a price of ¥ 100 / kg or less and enters each field in the screen 710. The user clicks an “order” button 713 after inputting necessary input items in the predetermined items. Next, the order confirmation page 720 is displayed. An example of the order confirmation page is shown in FIG. If there is no difference in order contents, the user clicks a “confirm” button 721 to complete the ordering operation. When the order is completed, the contents of the order are automatically transferred to the bid information page 730.
A supplier of paper / paperboard participating in a fully anonymized electronic commerce reverse auction of a seller company (supplier) side selects (1) reverse auction 610 in the menu section 602 of FIG. A start screen for participating in fully anonymized electronic commerce in the reverse auction format is displayed on the information terminal device on the seller (supplier) side (FIG. 16). Here, the supplier-specific ID number and password are entered in the fields 701 and 702, and a “bid” button 705 is clicked. Next, the bidding article index page 730 is displayed. An example of the bid article index screen is shown in FIG. The seller company can select a property to be bid from the screen 730 and click a product name. For example, when “quality paper” is selected, an individual property screen 740 as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed. The seller company can place a bid by clicking the bid button 741 on this page. By clicking the bid button 741, a bid screen is displayed. An example of the bid page is shown in FIG. The seller company enters a bid price, a company name, an ID number, a password, a person in charge name, a product storage location, etc. in each field 751, and clicks a confirmation button 752. Next, a bid confirmation screen 760 is displayed. An example of the bid confirmation screen is shown in FIG. The seller company confirms the description on the screen 760 and, after confirming that there is no difference from the items described on the bid screen 750, clicks the confirmation button 761 to complete the bid. The site operator can send a notification confirming whether there is any change in the winning bid price a predetermined time before the end of bidding. In a preferred embodiment, the predetermined time is 2 hours, which can be arbitrarily set and changed by the site operator. The notification means is preferably an electronic mail. The seller who has received the confirmation notification accesses the transaction site 130 and clicks the reverse auction 610 on the initial screen 600. The other side 700 shown in FIG. 16 is displayed, an ID number and a password are input, and a re-bid button 706 is clicked. Next, a re-bidding screen 770 on which items previously bid are described is displayed. An example of the re-bidding screen is shown in FIG. Here, if the seller company wants to change the bid price, only the price is rewritten and the “confirm” button 771 is clicked. Next, a re-bid confirmation screen 780 is displayed. An example of the re-bidding confirmation screen is shown in FIG. It is confirmed whether or not there is an error in the description content including the change content, and if there is no difference in the description content, a confirmation button 781 is clicked to complete the re-bidding.

According to the above procedure, the seller company that offers the lowest price will make a successful bid. The site operator notifies the successful bid results to all seller companies who bid. The seller company that has made a successful bid is notified of details such as the date of receipt. The buyer company (user) who has made a bid is notified of the amount of money for the successful bid and delivery according to the instruction.
Example of completely anonymized electronic commerce by exchange
Registration process on the seller's company (supplier) side Completely anonymized electronic commerce by exchange is registered in the bargain information site 430 along with the product that the seller company wants to sell and its price, and the buyer's company (user) wants it It is a system to purchase if there is. At that time, it is preferable that the price, quantity and delivery date presented by the seller company can be negotiated directly on the site.

When (2) bargain market 611 is selected in the menu section 602 of FIG. 15, a start screen for participating in an exchange-type fully anonymized electronic commerce is displayed on the information terminal device on the seller (supplier) side. FIG. 25 shows an example of a start page for confirming a member. As in the case of the reverse auction, the registered supplier inputs the supplier-specific ID number and password given in advance from the site owner in the fields 801 and 802 and clicks the “Register” button 805. The programmatic features of the buttons on the screen are the same as those described in the item of the reverse auction described above. Therefore, an event embedded in a button can be executed by clicking (selecting and executing) the cursor on the button with an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In addition, if a supplier-specific ID number and password are entered, the “Register” button 805 will be displayed. If a user-specific ID number and password are entered, an error will be displayed unless the “View Property” button 804 is clicked. It is preferable that the screen is not changed.

A registration page 810 can be displayed by clicking a “Register” button 805. An example of the registration page is shown in FIG. The seller company enters necessary information in each field 811 for each item regarding the paper to be registered. As in the case of the reverse auction described above, among these items, the predetermined items are essential input items, but the other predetermined items are optional input items. In the preferred embodiment, the paper manufacturer name and paper brand name can be optional input items. Other items can be required input items. In FIG. 26, the seller (supplier) receives high-quality coated paper 100MT ^{(* Note).}
An example in which sales are desired to be performed at 05 / kg is entered in each field in the screen 810. FIG. (* Note: 100MT indicates the total amount that you want to sell, but it is not necessarily the unit to trade at once.) After the seller fills in the required items for the above-mentioned predetermined items, the “Register” button 812
Click. Next, a registration confirmation page 820 is displayed. An example of a registration confirmation page is shown in FIG. If there is no difference in the registered contents, the seller clicks the “Confirm” button 821 to complete the registration work. When the registration is completed, the registered content is automatically transferred to the “Bargain Market Index” page 830 (see FIG. 28).
The buyer company user who participates in the purchase procedure complete anonymization electronic commerce exchange on the buyer (user) side selects (2) bargain market 611 in the menu section 602 of FIG. A start screen for participating in the exchange-type fully anonymized electronic commerce is displayed (FIG. 25). Here, the user-specific ID number and password are entered in the fields 801 and 802, and a “view property” button 804 is clicked. The bargain index page 830 is then displayed. An example of the bargain index screen is shown in FIG. The buyer company user can select from the screen 830 if there is a property he / she wishes to purchase, and can click the product name. For example, when “quality paper” is selected, an individual property screen 840 as shown in FIG. 29 is displayed. If it is desired to obtain an actual sample of paper before placing an order, a “sample request” button 841 can be clicked. By clicking the sample request button 841, a notification of “request for sample request” is made to the site operator. The sample request is delivered to the member registered in advance with the ID number and password even if there is no name of the person in charge at this stage. The buyer company user can prepare for an order by clicking the order button 842 on this page 840. By clicking the order button 842, a bargain market order screen 850 is displayed. An example of the ordering page is shown in FIG. The buyer company fills in each field 851 with the purchase quantity, purchase price, delivery date and time, delivery location, ordering company name, responsible department name, responsible person name, and the like. When purchasing at a price determined in advance by the seller company, a “Purchase” button 853 is clicked. If a price negotiation is desired, a “negotiation” button 852 is clicked. Then, an e-mail dialog is activated (not shown) and the desired price can be entered and sent. The e-mail is transmitted to the seller company via the transaction site 430. The seller company writes a reply to the received email. With regard to this negotiation, it is preferable that each other's company cannot be identified by using a fixed form that can mainly fill in only the price, quantity and delivery date. The site operator is preferably able to impose a limit on the number of negotiations using this email. When the negotiation is established in terms of conditions, a “purchase” button 853 is clicked on the bargain market order screen 850. Next, an order confirmation screen 860 is displayed. An example of the order confirmation screen is shown in FIG. The buyer company confirms the description on the screen 860 and confirms that there is no difference from the items described on the ordering screen 850, and the order is completed by clicking the confirmation button 861. Once the negotiation is finalized, the publisher will notify the supplier of the bargain market registration of the purchase quantity, price, and date of receipt, prompting them to prepare for shipment, and preventing other shipments. Moreover, when the contract is concluded, it is preferable that the quantity is automatically deducted from the registered quantity and presented.
Example of Pick-up / Delivery and Settlement Pick-up / Delivery (Delivery) and Payment Settlement are the same procedure on the reverse auction site that is the first preferred embodiment and the bargain information site (Exchange) that is the second preferred embodiment. Can be processed.
After the delivery negotiation is completed, the site operator will contact the contract logistics company 123 with the user name, supplier name, delivery date, product pickup location and delivery location, product name, US tsubo, dimensions, weight, number of stations (in the case of winding) 1 winding number and the number of necessary windings). The logistics company 123 takes the product to the supplier's warehouse in time for delivery. Inform the supplier in advance of the shipping company and the car number. That is, even at the time of this delivery, both the buyer and the seller are kept secret from each other. Basically, it is preferable that the pickup date and the delivery date are the same. After picking up, deliver it to the designated customer on time.
Settlement is preferably done based on product delivery. In the case of the above-described reverse auction, which is the first preferred embodiment, for example, even if a product is picked up from a supplier on May 19, it is delivered to a customer-specified delivery destination on May 20. In this case, May 20 is the recording date. It is closed on May 31 at the end of the month, and settlement is executed after a certain period (for example, 3 months) has passed (August 31).

As a rule, payment and payment settlements are executed on the same day and are made by bank transfer. The user pays the site operator an amount obtained by adding a transaction tax to the site operator (for example, 161.7 million yen). To the supplier, the site operator pays an amount obtained by deducting a fixed fee (for example, 3%) from a transaction settlement amount (for example, 161.7 million yen) and adding a consumption tax.
Preferred Embodiment of Real-Time Credit Information Retrieval FIGS. 32 to 37 show schematic diagrams of user-side terminal screens for providing a real-time credit information retrieval service using a credit judgment system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 32 shows an example (3200) of the initial input authentication screen of the terminal that can be presented to the user who uses the real-time credit information search service using the credit judgment system according to the present invention. The input terminal screen is preferably configured by a graphical user interface (GUI) that supports not only a keyboard but also a pointing device such as a mouse. A user who uses the real-time credit information search service inputs a predetermined user ID in the field 3210 and a predetermined password in the field 3220 by a predetermined input device. After inputting the predetermined items, the user agrees to the use conditions and clicks a button 3230 to use the service. If you do not agree to the terms of use and do not use the service, click button 3240.

  The credit judgment system according to the present invention has a company information database system that stores company information of a user company. FIG. 33 shows an example of a predetermined company outline of the user displayed after the user clicks the button 3230 (3300). The displayed company summary is predetermined information among the information stored in the company information database. In the preferred embodiment, the user is able to correct the company summary displayed in field 3310 on the screen. It is preferable that the user company information corrected at the user terminal can be reflected in the user information database in real time. The user can return to the previous screen 3200 by clicking the button 3320 when viewing the company overview and not requiring any more services. If it is desired to use the real-time credit information search service based on the company outline, a confirmation button 3330 can be clicked. If the user wants to use the real-time credit information search service based on more detailed accounting information than the company overview, a details button 3340 can be clicked.

  FIG. 34 shows an example of a detailed accounting information input screen that is displayed when the user clicks the detail button 3340 (3400). In order to use a more accurate real-time credit information search service, the user can input necessary items for each predetermined item such as a balance sheet in the screen 3400. In the preferred embodiment, the actual amount can be entered. In another embodiment, the ratio of each item to the entire asset and the entire liability can be entered. After entering necessary items for each item, a confirmation button 3420 can be clicked to use a more accurate real-time credit information search service. When the real-time credit information search service is used based on the existing company outline without inputting specific accounting information, a button 3410 can be clicked to display the screen 3300.

FIG. 35 shows an example of a credit input screen displayed when the user clicks the confirmation button 3330 on the screen 3300 or when the user clicks the confirmation button 3420 on the screen 3400 (3500). The user can input a predetermined ID code of the credit company. In a preferred embodiment, a Tokyo Commerce Research (TSR) company code can be utilized. In another embodiment, the user can directly input or select a company name registered in a predetermined database. The user can also enter a desired transaction limit with the credit company in field 3520. Further, the user can specify the form of buying and selling with the credit company. In a preferred embodiment, a predetermined trade form is displayed in a list 3590, and the user can select any trade form. In a preferred embodiment, an input field 3530 may be provided that allows the desired transaction limit to be calculated on the screen. As an example of the input field, as indicated by reference numeral 3530, the user can input a “monthly sales” field 3540 and a “month of collection” field 3550. After the user enters a desired value for the item, field 3560 can be programmed to display the result of performing the inter-field calculation. In a preferred embodiment, the desired transaction limit field 3560 can be programmed to display the product of the values entered in the monthly sales field 3540 and the number of months collected field 3550, respectively. The user can proceed to the next step by clicking the confirmation button 3580 after inputting the credit company and the desired transaction limit with the credit company. When the progress of the service is not desired, the user can return to the previous screen 3300 or 3400 by clicking a button 3570.

  FIG. 36 shows an example of a screen that displays the search result and calculation result of the real-time credit information search service that is displayed when the user clicks the confirmation button 3580 on the screen 3500 (3600). As an example of the search result, a credit company overview 3610 can be displayed. In the field 3620, the result of credit judgment can be ranked and displayed. In a preferred embodiment, it can be displayed (3625) how this rated rank tends to be compared to the rank of the previous rating (3625). In addition, it is possible to clearly indicate the ranking of the credit company in the industry, and in the preferred embodiment, it is possible to specify using the graph 3655. Further, the field 3630 can display a recommended limit frame for transactions calculated by the present system. The desired transaction limit frame input by the user in the field 3520 of the screen 3500 can also be displayed in the field 3640 on the screen 3600, and can be presented to the user in comparison with the recommended limit frame.

  Further, in the field 3650, a monetary rate that serves as a guideline for determining that the minimum is necessary can be displayed. In a preferred embodiment, the monetary rate can be obtained by the relational expression shown in the following expression (1).

Minimum monetary rate = d + capital cost rate + expense rate (1)
Here, d is a bankruptcy probability associated with each rank obtained by this system. The bankruptcy probability is calculated from the rank using a statistical method, and is preferably set within a range of 0.05% to 10%. The capital cost rate may be a predetermined industry average value in the preferred embodiment. In another preferred embodiment, it can be obtained by the relational expression shown in the following expression (2).

Capital cost ratio = (equity capital x α + interest paid) / (borrowed money + equity) (2)
Here, the arbitrary coefficient α is a coefficient that is statistically calculated for each industry, is a value that takes into account dividends, corporate tax, and the like, and is preferably 2.0%. The expense ratio may be a predetermined industry average value in the preferred embodiment. In another preferred embodiment, it can be obtained by the relational expression shown in the following expression (3).

Expense ratio = SG & A expenses / Sales (3)
In addition, a transaction target can be displayed in field 3660. Here, in the preferred embodiment, the transaction target can be obtained by a relational expression as shown in the following expression (4).

Transaction target amount = (Recommended limit of field 3630
-Desired limit for field 3640)
/ Recovery period 3550 (4)
Here, if the recommended limit is larger than the desired limit, the transaction target will be positive, so a transaction expansion target can be presented. Conversely, if the recommended limit is smaller than the desired limit, Since the transaction target amount is negative, the transaction reduction target amount is presented. Real-time credit information consulting is possible by presenting the minimum required rate and transaction target to the user as described above. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, not only can the above numbers be provided, but an appropriate comment can be displayed in field 3670. The comment is preferably displayed in advance according to the minimum required monetary rate and the value of the transaction expansion target amount. In other preferred embodiments, a centralized credit management display 3675 can be displayed. Centralized credit management refers to granting a high rate of credit under predetermined conditions when the credit company is an important business partner. In this case, it is necessary to always grasp the business condition of the business partner and perform management so that countermeasures such as rationalization cooperation, support cooperation, management participation or suspension of transactions, withdrawal, etc. can be immediately performed even if credit conditions deteriorate. There is. In a preferred embodiment, if the user's monthly sales volume is greater than 15% of the credit company's monthly sales (ie, 15% of the credit's monthly sales are sold in a month), the credit company Is referred to as a central creditor. In such a situation, the credit management system according to the present invention can display an alert “centralized management is necessary” 3675.

In yet another embodiment, in addition to providing such single credit information, a plurality of credit company information can be managed and presented for comparison. By clicking on portfolio button 3690 on screen 3600, the user can compare multiple credit company information if desired. If comparison information of a plurality of credit company information is not desired, the user can return to the previous screen 3500 by clicking a button 3680. FIG. 37 shows an example of a customer portfolio management screen displayed after the user clicks the button 3690 (3700). In a preferred embodiment, a screen can be presented showing a portfolio for each trading form. In the portfolio management, the business name, rank, trend of rank, presence / absence of centralized management, recommended limit, desired limit, balance of receivables, renewal date, and predetermined follow items can be set as management items. Here, the predetermined follow items are items such as the change of the president of the credit company, the change of the main bank, the capital increase, the funds, and the change of the company name. By providing these follow items to the user by real-time or daily batch processing, higher quality portfolio management can be provided. In a preferred embodiment, the user clicks button 3720 to sort the credit companies in the rank order evaluated by the system, clicks button 3730 to sort the credit companies in the limit order, or By clicking a button 3740, it is possible to sort the credit companies in order of update date. Further, it is preferable that the user can freely change the desired limit amount and the balance value. If it is desired to return to the information search of individual credit company, it is possible to return to the previous screen 3600 by clicking a button 3750. In addition, when the user desires various financial services in electronic commerce with a credit company, a button 3760 can be clicked.
Financial Services in Electronic Commerce In yet another embodiment, various financial services can be provided to users in electronic commerce according to the present invention. FIG. 38 shows an example of a terminal-side screen provided with a user interface that allows the user to select a financial service when performing electronic commerce with a credit company (3800). In the preferred embodiment, the user can click on a button 3810 that displays the desired financial service. Further, specific conditions can be set when selecting a predetermined financial service. In a preferred embodiment, a user interface 3820 that lists specific conditions in advance can be provided, and the user can select one or more conditions via an input device. FIG. 38 shows an example in which three conditions of “I want to lower the risk of the entire customer portfolio”, “I want a lower rate than the risk hedge amount” and “I want to avoid complicated procedures” are selected.

By performing the credit judgment in real time using the system according to the present invention, a large-scale B to B credit transaction can be performed while maintaining anonymity and safety. Further, by managing a portfolio of a plurality of credit companies, it is possible to provide a higher quality credit judgment service. In particular, a more flexible credit judgment service can be provided by providing predetermined credit destination company information updated in substantially real time or daily. In addition, various financial services can be provided when performing business transactions with credit-managed companies whose portfolios are managed.

  FIG. 39 shows an example of the configuration of the company information database. The website crawler 3910 built in the computer system is stored in the storage device of the computer, and is instructed by the CPU to crawl the corporate website in the Internet (10) space, and the system is local or remote. The crawling information is stored in the server, the stored website information is generation-managed, the difference is checked, and if there is a difference, the information is provided to the difference management system 3940. The website information to be crawled is preferably crawled by automatic patrol set by a predetermined scheme, but a predetermined crawling destination can be provided to the website crawler 3910 as a web site information file 3920.

  The discriminating means 3960 discriminates whether or not it is company information from the data collected by the website crawler 3910 and extracts the company information. The objects collected by the website crawler 3910 are standard html, PDF, Flash, etc., but other formats may be crawled. In any case, the company information is finally extracted as text information. In the preferred embodiment, the discriminating means 3960 aggregates the discriminating whether or not the collected crawling information includes the company outline (company information) by a scoring method, and outputs the result to the relay file 3970. In another preferred embodiment, the probability of discrimination can be increased by a plurality of check tabulations.

  In a preferable discrimination check method, when a specific item indicator exists, a score is determined and added for each item. For example, the following points can be set.

Item indicator score
Trade name 1 point Post code 2 points Location 2 points Telephone number 2 points FAX 2 points Representative director 3 points Capital 3 points Established 4 points Founded 4 points Employees 5 points
Securities code 6 points

And when data is actually acquired, a score is added for every following item.

Item indicator score
Trade name 1 point Post code 2 points Location 2 points Telephone number 2 points FAX 2 points Representative director 3 points Capital 3 points Established 4 points Founded 4 points Employees 5 points
Securities code 6 points

Further, in the preferred embodiment, the website crawler 3910 can set the score for the URL of the collected website by crawling as follows.

score
URL with only top domain 0 points
10 URLs specified after the domain

In such a preferred embodiment, the maximum total score is 78. The threshold for determining that the page is a company information page can be about 20 to 30 as a guide.

  The company information data discriminated by the discriminating means 3960 is output to the relay file 3970 and stored in the company information database 30 via the relay file 3970. By using such a system, it is possible to always perform credit management based on fresh company information.

10 ... Internet 20 ... EC risk management site 30 ... Company information database 40 ... Certification authorities 51, 52, 53 ...... Sellers 61, 62, 63 ...... Buyers 81 ... Anxiety information / claim data 83 ... Company data 84 ... Payment data 100, 110 ... Credit judgment system 111, 112, 113 ... User 120 ... Company data 1120 ... Certification Authority 1121... Examination Authority 1122... Settlement Authority 1123... Logistics Authority 1124... Content Providing Station 1130... Transaction Site 1131 ... Authentication / Credit Server 1132. Logistics server 1134 ... content server 1135 ... electronic commerce server 1136 ... database 3210, 3220 ... user Input field 3310 for providing user information to the certificate means: User company information 3400 specified by the user information specifying means: User company information 3510 which can be corrected from the user terminal: Information to the credit company specifying means Creditor company information input field 3520 ... Desired transaction limit input field 3540 ... Monthly quotient input field 3550 ... Month of collection input field 3610 ... Creditor company information 3620 ... Rank display Field 3630 ... Recommended limit display field 3640 ... Desired limit display field 3650 ... Minimum required rate display field 3660 ... Transaction target display field 3670 ... Credit judgment comment display field 3710 ...・ Credit company portfolio management screen 3720,3 30,3740 ... sort button 3800 ... financial service providers screen 3810 ... financial service selection button 3820 ... financial services application conditions list

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In a commercial credit system that enables businesses to conduct business transactions based on real-time credit decisions on sites built on computer networks,
A computer managing the site;
A trader in the case where the computer allows the examination authority to determine the participation condition based on the participation condition data entered by the seller or buyer who is newly involved in the commercial transaction on the site, and the participation condition is satisfied. A transaction authentication means to be authenticated by the computer,
Rank setting means for causing the computer to set the rank of the trader on the basis of predetermined company data including at least one of capital, sales, and work history related to the certified trader, the company From the data collected by the website crawler, the data is aggregated by a predetermined scoring system, and it is determined whether or not it is company information by the discriminating means (3960), the company information is extracted, and the result is relayed file (3970). Rank setting means, characterized in that it is based on company information extracted from data stored in the company information database (30) via the relay file (3970) ,
Transaction limit setting means for causing the computer to set the transaction limit of the commercial transaction of the trader based on the rank set by the rank setting means;
Bankruptcy probability evaluation means for calculating a bankruptcy probability of a credit company based on the set rank,
When the amount of the commercial transaction exceeds the transaction limit of the seller or buyer of the commercial transaction, the computer is a commercial transaction restriction means for restricting the commercial transaction, and warns the seller or buyer when the transaction limit is exceeded. Or a commercial transaction restricting means characterized by stopping the commercial transaction;
Transaction data management means for the computer to manage predetermined transaction data relating to past transactions on the site with respect to the authenticated trader, and is managed by the transaction data management means when determining the rank Transaction data management means characterized by causing the transaction data to be referred to and determining to set a rank according to a predetermined condition;
A change rate evaluation means for setting the sum of the calculated probability of bankruptcy, the cost of capital of the credit company, and the expense rate of the credit company as the minimum required change rate;
Have
In the transaction data, complaint information about the trader regarding whether or not there was any claim in the commercial transaction, bankruptcy information of the trader, information on bankruptcy of bills involved by the trader, minimum required rate of money, trader involved It includes at least one piece of information about foreclosure, anxiety information about the trader regarding the presence or absence of any signs of management deterioration, and the scoring method is for each item when there is a specific item indicator Credit management based on fresh corporate information at all times by using the relay file (3970) , characterized in that when a predetermined threshold is exceeded, it is determined that the page is corporate information, and the relay file (3970) is used. Commerce credit system characterized by being able to The transaction data includes information related to the payment of the trader in the commercial transaction, and the transaction data management means checks the information related to the payment of the trader every predetermined period and reflects the information in the company data. And
The company data is evaluated numerically, and the rank is determined based on the numerical evaluation,
2. The commercial transaction credit system according to claim 1, wherein the transaction limit is determined based on an average monthly quotient of a trader and a numerical evaluation of the company data. Based on the transaction data, it is configured to change the rank of the trader who has performed the commercial transaction a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period,
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, based on the transaction data, the rank of a trader who has performed a delayed payment commercial transaction of a predetermined number of days or more within a predetermined period is changed to a lower rank. Commerce credit system. In a commercial transaction credit method that enables businesses to conduct business transactions based on real-time credit decisions on a site built on a computer network,
A computer managing the site;
The computer as a trader when the examination condition is judged by the examination authority based on the participation condition data entered by a person who is newly involved in the transaction on the site as a seller or buyer, and the participation condition is satisfied. The step of authenticating
The step of causing the computer to set the rank of the trader based on predetermined company data including at least one of capital, sales, and business history related to the certified trader, wherein the company data is , from the data collected by the Web site crawler, and aggregated in a predetermined scoring method, the discrimination means (3960) to determine whether company information, extracting business information, outputs the result to the relay file (3970) And rank setting means characterized by being based on company information extracted from data stored in the company information database (30) via the relay file (3970) ,
Causing the computer to set a transaction limit for the transaction of the trader based on the rank;
Calculating a bankruptcy probability of a credit company based on the set rank;
When the amount of the commercial transaction exceeds the transaction limit of the seller or buyer of the commercial transaction, the computer restricts the commercial transaction, and issues a warning to the seller or buyer or stops the commercial transaction And steps to
The step of causing the computer to manage predetermined transaction data relating to past transactions on the site with respect to the authenticated transaction, the transaction data being managed by the step of managing when determining the rank And making a determination to set the rank according to a predetermined condition, and
Setting the sum of the calculated probability of bankruptcy, the cost of capital of the credit company, and the expense ratio of the credit company as the minimum required commission rate;
Have
In the transaction data, complaint information about the trader regarding whether or not there was any claim in the commercial transaction, bankruptcy information of the trader, information on bankruptcy of bills involved by the trader, minimum required rate of money, trader involved It includes at least one piece of information about foreclosure, anxiety information about the trader regarding the presence or absence of any signs of management deterioration, and the scoring method is for each item when there is a specific item indicator Credit management based on fresh corporate information at all times by using the relay file (3970) , characterized in that when a predetermined threshold is exceeded, it is determined that the page is corporate information, and the relay file (3970) is used. Commerce credit method , characterized in that At least the site owner can identify the name including the company name of the person involved in the business transaction, but by specifying the business person with a specific identification mark in the site, the buyer or seller can conduct the business transaction anonymously by selection. Is supposed to do
The transaction data includes information related to the payment of a trader in the commercial transaction, and the step of causing the computer to manage the transaction data checks the information related to the payment of the trader every predetermined period. It is reflected in the data,
The company data is evaluated numerically, and the rank is determined based on the numerical evaluation,
5. The credit method according to claim 4, wherein the transaction limit is determined based on an average monthly quotient of a trader and a numerical evaluation of the company data.

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