JP5221585B2 - Server apparatus, program, and recommended information notification method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a server device, a program, and a recommended information notification method, and more particularly to an auction using the Internet.

  A so-called net auction is known in which a user presents a purchase price for a product exhibited on a communication network by bidding, and a user who presents the highest price at a preset time can purchase the product. (For example, patent document 1).

  A bidder who wants to purchase a product bids while referring to the current price of the product. At this time, the bidder can place a bid specifying the highest bid amount, which is the highest amount that he can place. In this case, the highest bid amount does not immediately become the current price of the product, and the lowest price among the possible prices of the current price is the current price. For example, if there are no other bids, the starting price is the current price. On the other hand, if there is already a bid, the highest highest bid is adopted, and the current price is the amount higher by a predetermined bid unit than the lower highest bid.

  Since such a mechanism is adopted, the price movements of products in the online auction are diverse.

  There are also a wide variety of user bidding methods. For example, there is a bidding method in which a bid is designated only once and a bid is not made after that, or a bidding method in which bidding is appropriately performed at the timing determined by the user while monitoring the current price of the product.

  In the case of the latter bidding method, even if an auction is for a product that the user wants, the user may not be interested in the auction if the current price or price transition is not the user's preference.

Japanese Patent No. 3659400

  It is desirable to notify the exhibition information that suits the user's preference in consideration of the price movement of such various products and the bid method preferred by the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a server device, a program, and a recommended information notification method that suitably notify information on an exhibition in an online auction.

In order to achieve the above object, a server device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a server device that provides a net auction service, and accepts an exhibition at an online auction and is accepted by the exhibition acceptance unit. A bid accepting unit that accepts bids for the listing from the user, and other recommendations recommended to the user from among the listings accepted by the exhibition accepting unit based on the transition of the bid amount of the user whose bid is accepted by the bid accepting unit includes a recommended merchandise selection means for selecting an exhibition, and a notification means for notifying the information of the other of the exhibition that has been selected by the recommended merchandise selection means to the user, the recommended product selection means, the bid amount of the user For the same tendencies, select one listing for users with the same or similar tender trend, The tendency of the amount of change is for non-similar user and selects the other exhibitions.
A server device according to a second aspect of the present invention is a server device that provides an online auction service, and includes an exhibition accepting unit that accepts an exhibition at an online auction, and a bid for the exhibition accepted by the exhibition accepting unit. A bid accepting unit that accepts a bid from the user, and a recommendation that selects other listings recommended to the user from among the listings accepted by the listing accepting unit based on a transition of the bid amount of the user whose bid is accepted by the bid accepting unit Product selection means, and notification means for notifying the user of information on other listings selected by the recommended product selection means, wherein the recommended product selection means is capable of changing the bid amount and price of the user. The other listings that are the same or similar are selected.

  The recommended product selection means may select the other listing in which the transition of the bid amount of the user and the transition of the price are the same or similar.

The recommended merchandise selection means, the determined tendency of transition of the bid amount of the user, select one of the listings for a user that the tendency of transition of the bid is the same or similar changes in the bids Other listings may be selected for users who have similar trends.

The recommended merchandise selection means is, the tendency of transition of the bid amount is, whether it is the first of a tendency to do the bidding of a predetermined number of times or more during the previous predetermined period of time the auction ends, the first carried out only once a bid 2 is selected, and one user is selected for the user whose tender price trend is the first trend, and the tender trend trend is the second tender. You may make it select other exhibition with respect to the user who is a tendency.

The transition of the bid amount of the user may be obtained by normalizing with the highest bid amount by the user for each listing, and then obtaining an average or a weighted average in which the weight is increased for the latest listing. .
The notification means may notify the information on the other item when the net auction for the item for which a bid is received from the user is completed and the user is not a successful bidder.

The recommended merchandise selection means may be selected the other exhibition to exhibition and product that has received the bid from the user is the same or similar.

A program according to a third aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as the above-described server device.

A recommended information notification method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes an exhibition reception means, a bid reception means, a recommended product selection means, and a notification means, and is recommended to a user by a server device that provides a net auction service. A recommended information notification method for notifying information on an exhibition to be performed, wherein the exhibition accepting means accepts an exhibition for an online auction, and the bid accepting means accepts a bid for the exhibit accepted in the exhibition accepting step. and bid acceptance step of accepting from the user, by the recommended merchandise selection means, the bid accepted on the basis of the transition of the bid amount of the user bid is accepted in step, recommended to the user from the exhibition, which was accepted by the exhibition accepting step the recommended merchandise selection step of selecting the other of the exhibition that, by the notification means, the recommended merchandise election A notification step of notifying the information of the other listings selected in step a user, comprising a, in the recommended item selecting step, to determine the tendency of transition of the bid amount of the user, a tendency of transition of the bid One auction is selected for the same or similar users, and other auctions are selected for users who have dissimilar tendencies .
A recommended information notification method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes an exhibition receiving means, a bid receiving means, a recommended product selection means, a notification means, and a server device that provides a net auction service by a user. The recommended information notification method for notifying the recommended exhibition information to the exhibition accepting step for accepting the auction for the online auction by the exhibit accepting means, and the exhibit accepted in the exhibit accepting step by the bid accepting means A bid acceptance step for accepting a bid from the user, and the recommended product selection means, based on a change in the bid amount of the user whose bid was accepted in the bid acceptance step, to the user from among the exhibits accepted in the exhibition acceptance step. The recommended product selection step for selecting other recommended products to be recommended and the recommended means by the notification means. A notification step for notifying the user of information on other items selected in the product selection step, and in the recommended product selection step, the transition of the bid amount of the user and the transition of the price are the same or similar. It is characterized by selecting other listings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suitably notify information on an exhibition in an online auction.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of a net auction system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of exhibition information. It is a figure which shows an example of user information. It is a graph etc. which show an example of transition of the highest bid amount. It is a figure which shows an example of a bid history and a bid type history. It is a figure which shows the net auction function of a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the process at the time of a bid reception. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a recommendation exhibition information notification process. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a bid type discrimination | determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a price transition estimation process. It is a figure which shows an example of price transition information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the recommendation exhibition information notification process in a modification.

  A server device that provides a net auction service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the net auction system 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the net auction system 100 includes a server device 10 and a user terminal 20. Server device 10 and user terminal 20 are connected via network 30.

  The server device 10 provides a net auction service. Specifically, the server device 10 transmits various Web pages related to the net auction service to the user terminal 20 in response to a request from the user terminal 20.

  The user terminal 20 is a terminal device for using the net auction service. The user terminal 20 has a function (such as a browser) for connecting to the server device 10. The user terminal 20 is a mobile terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone.

  The network 30 is a communication network such as the Internet or an intranet.

  Here, the online auction service will be briefly described. A user who uses the net auction service can use the net auction by accessing the server device 10 through the browser of the user terminal 20.

  When listing a product, the user inputs information about himself / herself through the user terminal 20 (for example, logging in by entering a user ID or password) and information regarding the listing (information about the start price of the product, information about the product). , Auction end date and time). When the server apparatus 10 receives information related to the exhibition from the user terminal 20, the server apparatus 10 generates a Web page corresponding to the exhibition.

  When making a successful bid for the exhibited product, the user searches for the product based on the genre or keyword of the product. The server device 10 transmits a Web page (such as a Web page for searching for an exhibition or a Web page corresponding to each exhibition) in response to a request from the user terminal 20 to the user terminal 20.

  If there is a product for which a successful bid is desired, the user inputs information about the user (for example, inputs a user ID and a password to log in), and performs a bid specifying an amount. If the bid is made at the highest price at the end point determined for each exhibition, the product can be awarded.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server device 10. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The control unit 11 controls the overall operation of the server device 10 (particularly the operation related to the net auction service).

  The storage unit 12 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) serving as a work area for the control unit 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores an operation program of the control unit 11, and a hard disk or flash memory that stores various types of information related to the net auction service. Etc.

  The storage unit 12 stores exhibition information 51 shown in FIG. 3 and user information 52 shown in FIG. 4 as information related to the auction service. The storage unit 12 stores a bid history 53 shown in FIG. 6A and a bid type history 54 shown in FIG. 6B for each user of the auction service.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the exhibition information 51 corresponds to the auction ID, genre, product name, exhibitor, start price, current price, number of bids, start date / time, end date / time, quantity, successful bid candidate, maximum bid amount, etc. Information.

  The auction ID is identification information for uniquely identifying an auction (exhibition), and is automatically assigned when an auction is made.

  The genre is the genre of the exhibited product. The product name is the product name of the exhibited product. The exhibitor is identification information (for example, a user ID) for identifying the exhibitor.

  The start price is a price at the start of the auction. The current price is the current price of the product. The number of bids is the number of bids from the start of the auction to the present time.

  The start date / time is the date / time when the auction started. The end date and time is the date and time when the auction ends.

  The successful bid candidate is identification information for identifying a user who bids at the highest price at the present time. The highest bid amount is the highest bid amount designated by the successful bid candidate.

  The highest bid amount is the highest price that a bidder can place. A bidder can place a bid from an amount higher than the current price by a predetermined bid unit, but if a bid is specified by specifying a higher maximum bid amount, and there is another bid, the highest bid will be given. Bidding (automatic bidding) is automatically performed within a range not exceeding the amount.

  The bid unit may be determined in advance according to the current price. For example, if the current price is less than 1000 yen, 10 yen is a bid unit, if it is 1000 yen or more and less than 5000 yen, 100 yen is a bid unit, and if it is 5000 yen or more and less than 10,000 yen, 250 yen is a bid unit. If it is 10000 yen or more and less than 50000 yen, 500 yen is a bid unit, and if it is 50000 yen or more, 1000 yen is a bid unit.

  In addition, the exhibition information 51 may store a Web page corresponding to the auction.

  In the exhibition information 51, the genre, the product name, the start price, the start date / time, and the end date / time are input or selected by the exhibitor when the exhibition is performed. In the exhibition information 51, the current price, the number of bids, the successful bidder candidate, and the highest bid amount are updated each time a bid is made.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the user information 52 is information in which information related to a user such as a user ID, a gender, an age, a preference, and a bid type for uniquely identifying a net auction user is associated.

  The preference is information such as a genre of a product that the user is interested in. The preference is updated as needed by the user based on, for example, a bid history or a browsing history. The preference may be input by the user himself when creating an account for a net auction.

  A bid type classifies a user's bid method. The bid type is determined based on the user's bid history. Multiple patterns are assumed for the bidder's bidding method.

  For example, by monitoring the listing of a desired product, bidding at the highest bid price (for example, the current price plus the bid unit) according to the current price, and bidding again each time the bid price is updated A bidding method is assumed. The transition of the maximum bid amount in the case of performing such a bidding method is represented by a graph as shown in FIG. 5A1 when normalized by the final maximum bid amount. Such a bidding method is assumed to be A type. FIG. 5A2 shows a generalization of the A type.

  In addition, when a desired product is found, a bidding method in which the highest bid amount (for example, an amount far from the current price) is presented once and left to the automatic bidding to wait for the end of the auction is also assumed. The transition of the maximum bid amount when performing such a bidding method is represented by a graph as shown in FIG. 5 (B1) when normalized by the final maximum bid amount. Such a bidding method is designated as type B. FIG. 5 (B2) shows a generalization of the B type.

  In addition, a bidding method in which bidding is repeatedly competed just before the end of the auction is assumed. The transition of the maximum bid amount in the case of performing such a bidding method is represented by a graph as shown in FIG. 5 (C1) when normalized by the final maximum bid amount. Such a bidding method is assumed to be C type. FIG. 5C2 shows a generalization of the C type.

  Thus, in this embodiment, three bid types are provided. Then, according to the bid type of the bidder, an item to be recommended (recommended) is determined, and information on different items for each bid type is notified.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the bid history 53 is information in which an auction ID, a bid date / time, a maximum bid price, a start date / time, an end date / time, a genre, and a product name are associated with each other. For each auction ID, the bidding date and time and the highest bid amount in the bid are stored in association with each other. Such a bid history 53 is stored for each user.

  Based on the bid history 53, the user's bid type is determined for each auction in which the user has bid. As shown in FIG. 6B, the bid type history 54 stores the history of the bid type discrimination result in the auction in which the user bids. As shown in FIG. 6 (B), the bid type history 54 is information in which an auction ID, a bid type in the auction, and a successful bid / impossible indicating whether or not the bid is finally made in the auction are associated with each other. Such a bid type history 54 is stored for each user.

  Based on the bid type history 54, the bid type of each user is determined. The bid type of the user is determined as a bid type (average bid type) having the highest appearance frequency in the bid type history 54. Alternatively, the bid type may be determined by a weighted average in which the weights of the bid types in recent bids are increased. Furthermore, it is possible to extract only the bid type when the final bid is made, and determine the bid type based on the average of the extracted bid types or the weighted average. The bid type in the user information 52 shown in FIG. 4 is updated every time the bid type history 54 is updated.

  Information other than these may be associated with the bid history 53 and the bid type history 54. In addition, since the start date / time, end date / time, genre, and product name in the bid history can be referred to from the exhibition information 51, they may not be included in the bid history 53.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the communication unit 13 of the server device 10 is an interface for connecting the server device 10 to the network 30 and includes a network adapter or the like. The control unit 11 exchanges various data with the user terminal 20 via the communication unit 13 and the network 30.

  Subsequently, a function (net auction function) related to the net auction of the server apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the net auction function of the server device 10.

  The server device 10 has an exhibition acceptance function 41, an exhibition information transmission function 42, a bid acceptance function 43, an exhibition information notification function 44, and other functions 45 as an online auction function.

  The exhibition information reception function 41 is a function for receiving an exhibition for the online auction from the user terminal 20. For example, when receiving a request for performing an exhibition from the user terminal 20, the server device 10 generates a Web page for inputting exhibition information and transmits it to the user terminal 20. The user inputs information related to various types of exhibition through the Web page for inputting exhibition information. Upon receiving the input information, the server device 10 stores the information as exhibition information 51 in the storage unit 12 and transmits a Web page indicating that the exhibition is complete to the user terminal 20. The exhibition information input Web page only needs to input at least the genre, the product name, the start price, the start date / time, and the end date / time in the exhibition information 51. In addition, when a bid is made based on the quantity of the product to be exhibited or its price, a price (immediately falling price, desired bid price) at which the auction is immediately ended may be designated.

  In response to a request from the user terminal 20, the exhibition information transmission function 42 transmits to the user terminal 20 a web page for searching for the exhibited product and a web page for browsing information on the exhibited product. It is a function.

  The bid acceptance function 43 is a function for accepting bid information from the user terminal 20 and updating the current price, the number of bids, the successful bid candidate, and the highest bid amount in the exhibition information 51. The bid information includes a bidder's user ID, an item to be bid, and a maximum bid amount. The user performs bidding by inputting such information through the user terminal 20.

  The exhibition information notification function 44 is a function for determining a recommended exhibition according to a bid type of a user whose user ID is registered in the server device 10 and notifying the user of the information on the exhibition as recommended exhibition information.

  The other functions 45 are functions related to the net auction service other than the various functions described above.

  Each of these functions is executed when the control unit 11 of the server device 10 reads a program stored in the storage unit 12.

  Next, the operation of the server device 10 when accepting a bid will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of a bid acceptance process that is executed when the server device 10 accepts bid information from the user terminal 20. The bid acceptance process is executed as part of the bid acceptance function 43.

  When the control unit 11 of the server device 10 receives a bid designating the highest bid amount from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is already another bid for the item for which the bid has been received (step S101). ). For example, the control unit 11 performs this determination based on the presence / absence of a successful bid candidate in the exhibition information 51.

  When there is another bid (step S101; Yes), the control unit 11 compares the highest bid price in the current exhibition information 51 with the highest bid price in the current bid (step S102).

  And the control part 11 updates the exhibition information 51 by making a bidder with the highest highest bid amount into a successful bid candidate (step S103). Further, the control unit 11 updates the exhibition information 51 with the current price as an amount obtained by adding the bid unit to the lower highest bid amount among the highest bid amounts compared in the process of step S102 (step S104).

  Further, the control unit 11 updates the exhibition information 51 with the highest bidder compared in the process of step S102 as the successful bidder candidate (step S105).

  On the other hand, if there is no other bid (step S; No), the control unit 11 updates the exhibition information 51 with the bidder who made the current bid as the successful bid candidate (step S106). Further, the control unit 11 updates the exhibition information 51 with the highest bid amount of the bidder who made the current bid as the highest bid amount (step S106).

  After updating the exhibition information 51 in the processes of steps S102 to S107, the control unit 11 updates the bid history 53 of the user (bidder) who has accepted the current bid (step S108), and ends the bid reception process. To do.

  Each time a bid is received during the period from the start date to the end date of the auction, such a bid reception process is executed. Then, due to the end date and time of the auction, the successful bid candidate in the exhibition information 51 when the auction is completed becomes the successful bidder. When the auction ends, the server device 10 notifies the exhibitor and the successful bidder of information related to the successful bid. Such an operation may be executed as a part of the other function 45.

  When the auction ends, a recommended exhibition information notification process is executed as part of the exhibition information notification function 44. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the recommended exhibition information notification process.

  In the recommended exhibition information notification process, the control unit 11 of the server device 10 first executes a bid type determination process (step S201) for determining the bid type of the bidder who bids for the completed auction.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the bid type determination process. In the recommended exhibition information notification process, the control unit 11 of the server device 10 first normalizes the transition of the highest bid price with the final highest bid price with reference to the bid history 53 of the bidder who has bid. Step S301). Specifically, the final highest bid amount is set to 1, and a graph of the temporal transition of the highest bid amount from the start to the end of the auction is generated.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 generally uses the A type shown in FIG. 5 (A2), the B type shown in FIG. 5 (B2), and the C type shown in FIG. Matching with the converted graph is performed (step S302).

  Then, the control unit 11 stores in the bid type history 54 the bid type that matches or is closest to the highest bid amount in association with the auction ID of the current auction (step S303).

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 determines the bid type of the user based on the bid type history 54, and updates the bid type in the user information 52 (step S304). Thereafter, the bid type determination process ends.

  The control unit 11 executes such a bid type determination process for each bidder who bids. When the bid type determination process is completed for all bidders, the control unit 11 determines whether there is a bidder other than the successful bidder (step S202 in FIG. 9). If there is no bidder other than the successful bidder (step S202; No), the recommended exhibition information notification process is terminated as it is.

  If there is a bidder other than the successful bidder (step S202; Yes), the control unit 11 searches for a recommended item for each bidder's bid type (step S203). In the process of step S203, an auction (for example, auction A, auction B, and auction C) that has the same genre as the completed auction and includes the same keyword in the product name is searched.

  When the listing is searched, the control unit 11 notifies the bidder of the searched listing information as the recommended listing information (step S204). In step S204, for example, a bidder with an A type bid type is notified of information related to the listing A, a bidder with a B type bid type is notified of information about the listing B, and the bid type is C type. The bidder is notified of information related to listing C.

  The notification method of the recommended exhibition information in step S204 may be any method as long as it can notify the bidder. For example, an email including recommended exhibition information may be transmitted to an email address registered in the user information 52, or recommended exhibition information may be included in a user-specific page in an online auction. After the process of step S204, the recommended exhibition information notification process is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, bidders are classified according to bid types, and recommended exhibition information is notified for each bid type. Therefore, users of the same bid type can be collected in the listing recommended by the recommended listing information.

  When users of different bid types are mixed, for example, when a user of type A and a user of type B are mixed, unless a bid of an amount exceeding the relatively high maximum bid amount presented by the user of type B is set, A-type users cannot be bid candidates, and A-type users refrain from bidding. In addition, when A type or B type users and C type users coexist, the current price rises at a relatively early stage due to bidding by A type or B type users. I refrain from.

  By collecting users of the same bid type in one exhibition, it is easy for each user to change the current price, and it is easy to place a bid by a bid method preferred by the user. In addition, since it is easy to bid by the user's preferred bidding method, the number of bids for the listing can be improved, and the Internet auction market can be activated.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the recommended exhibition information notification process shown in FIG. 9 is executed at the time when the auction is completed, and the recommended exhibition information is notified to bidders other than the successful bidder. The timing for notifying the recommended exhibition information is not limited to this. For example, the user information 52 may be referred to at a predetermined cycle (for example, once a week), and information regarding the same listing may be notified to users having the same preference and bid type.

  Moreover, you may make it estimate the price transition in the auction currently being held. Information regarding the auction may be notified as recommended exhibition information to a user whose estimated price transition matches the bid type.

  For example, the control unit 11 of the server device 10 executes the price transition estimation process shown in FIG. 11 at a predetermined cycle (for example, once every 15 minutes). The price transition estimation process is executed as part of the exhibition information notification function 44.

  In the recommended exhibition information notification process, the control unit 11 of the server device 10 first determines whether or not it is within a predetermined time (for example, 24 hours) until the end of the auction (step S401).

  If it is not within the predetermined time until the end of the auction (step S401; No), the control unit 11 determines whether there is a price increase from the start price by comparing the start price in the exhibition information 51 with the current price. (Step S402).

  If there is a price increase from the start price (step S402; Yes), it is estimated that the current price will gradually increase in the future, and the control unit 11 determines the price transition in the auction to be A type (step S403).

  If there is no price increase from the start price (step S402; No), it is estimated that the user whose bid type is A type does not pay attention to the auction, and the control unit 11 determines the price transition in the auction to be B type. (Step S404).

  On the other hand, if it is within a predetermined time until the end of the auction (step S402; Yes), it is determined whether or not the price increase from the starting price is within a predetermined value by comparing the starting price in the exhibition information 51 with the current price. A determination is made (step S405).

  If the price increase from the start price is within a predetermined value (step S402; Yes), it is estimated that bidding is repeated just before the end of the auction, and the control unit 11 determines the price transition in the auction to be C type ( Step S406).

  The price transition type (price transition type) determined in steps S403, S404, and S406 is stored in the storage unit 12 as price transition information 55 in association with an auction ID, a genre, and the like as shown in FIG. The

  After the processing of steps S403, S404, and S406 is completed, or when it is determined in step S405 that the price increase from the starting price is not within a predetermined value (step S405; No), the price transition estimation processing is terminated.

  Such price transition estimation processing is executed for each auction being held.

  Moreover, the control part 11 of the server apparatus 10 performs the recommended exhibition information notification process shown in FIG. 13 at a predetermined timing. The recommended exhibition information notification process is executed as part of the exhibition information notification function 44.

  In the recommended exhibition information notification process shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 11 of the server apparatus 10 first reads the preference and the bid type in the user information 52 (step S501).

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 determines whether there is an exhibition that matches the preference or bid type read in step S501 (step S502). In step S502, with reference to the price transition information 55, it is determined whether or not there is an item that has the same genre as the preference read in step S501 and has the same bid type and price transition type read in step S501. .

  If there is an exhibition that matches the preference or bid type read in step S501 (step S501; Yes), the control unit 11 notifies the user of information related to the exhibition as recommended exhibition information (step S503).

  If there is no listing that matches the preference or bid type read in step S501 (step S501; No), after the processing in step S503 is terminated, the recommended listing information notification processing is terminated.

  The recommended exhibition information notification process of such a modification is executed for each user being held. In addition, it is desirable that the execution timing of the recommended exhibition information notification process of the modified example is the timing when the storage content of the price transition information 55 is updated. In the price transition estimation process, the price transition type of the price transition information 55 is updated to the C type just before the end of the auction. By using such execution timing, the user is notified of appropriate recommended exhibition information. can do.

  As described above, according to the modified examples shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, it is possible to notify information on the exhibition of price transition corresponding to the bid type of the user, and to notify the user of information on the optimal exhibition. In addition, it is easy to bid by the user's preferred bidding method, the number of bids for the listing can be improved, and the auction market can be activated.

  Note that the price transition estimation method is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, the price transition may be determined by monitoring the rate of increase (inclination) of the price with respect to time and the time differential value of the inclination. For example, if the rate of price increase with time is substantially constant, the price transition type of the auction may be determined to be A type. Further, when the slope time differential value exceeds a predetermined threshold within a predetermined time of the end of the auction, the price transition type of the auction may be determined to be the C type.

  In each of the above embodiments, three bid types are provided, but more bid types may be provided. In addition, instead of making the bid type finite, the time characteristic of the transition of the highest bid price unique to each user and normalized by the final highest bid price may be stored. And you may make it notify the information regarding exhibition for every user whose time characteristic is the same or similar. In addition, the user may be notified of information about an exhibition with a price transition that is the same as or similar to the time characteristic of the transition of the highest bid of the user.

  Such time characteristics of the transition of the highest bid amount may be obtained from an average of past bids, or may be obtained by a weighted average in which the weight is increased as the latest bid is increased.

  In the above embodiment, the exhibition information 51, the user information 52, the bid history 53, the bid type history 54, and the price transition information 55 are described as being stored in the storage unit 12, but are provided outside the server device 10. It may be stored in a storage device.

  Moreover, although the operation program of the control unit 11 has been described as being stored in the storage unit 11, the operation program may be acquired from an external storage medium or stored through a network. It may be a thing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server apparatus 11 Control part 12 Storage part 13 Communication part 20 User terminal 30 Network 100 Net auction system

Claims (11)

A server device for providing a net auction service,
An exhibition acceptance means for accepting an online auction,
A bid accepting means for accepting a bid for the listing accepted by the exhibition accepting means from a user;
The recommended Commodity selection means for selecting the other exhibition to be recommended to the user from the basis of the transition of the bid amount of the user bid has been accepted, in the exhibition, which was accepted by the exhibitor receiving means by the bid receiving means,
A notification unit for notifying information of other listings selected by the recommended merchandise selection means to the user,
Equipped with a,
The recommended product selection means determines a trend of the bid price of the user, selects one listing for a user whose trend of the bid price is the same or similar, and Choose other listings for users with dissimilar trends
A server device characterized by that.   A server device for providing a net auction service,
  An exhibition acceptance means for accepting an online auction,
  A bid accepting means for accepting a bid for the listing accepted by the exhibition accepting means from a user;
  Based on the transition of the bid amount of the user whose bid is accepted by the bid acceptance means, recommended product selection means for selecting other exhibits recommended to the user from among the exhibits accepted by the exhibition accepting means;
  Notification means for notifying the user of information on other listings selected by the recommended product selection means;
  With
  The recommended product selection means selects the other listing in which the transition of the bid amount of the user and the transition of the price are the same or similar.
  The server apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The recommended merchandise selection means, the server device according to claim 1, characterized in that selecting the other listings Transition Transition and price bid of the user is identical or similar. The recommended merchandise selection means, the determined tendency of transition of the bid amount of the user, select one of the listings for a user that the tendency of transition of the bid is the same or similar changes in the bids The server apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein other listings are selected for a user who has a dissimilar tendency. The recommended merchandise selection means is, the tendency of transition of the bid amount is, whether it is the first of a tendency to do the bidding of a predetermined number of times or more during the previous predetermined period of time the auction ends, the first carried out only once a bid 2 is selected, and one user is selected for the user whose tender price trend is the first trend, and the tender trend trend is the second tender. The server device according to claim 4 , wherein other listings are selected for a user who has a tendency. The transition of the user's bid amount is obtained by normalizing the highest bid amount by the user for each listing, and then obtaining an average or a weighted average in which the weight of the latest listing is increased. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The notification unit terminates the net auction listing accepted bids from the user, when the user does not become a successful bidder, claim 1, wherein the notifying the other commodity information 6 The server device according to any one of the above. The recommended merchandise selection means, the server apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to exhibition and products accepted bids from users and selects the other exhibits the same or similar 7. A program for causing a computer to function as the server device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . A recommended information notification method for notifying a user of information on a recommended item for exhibition by means of a server device that provides an auction service, a bid accepting unit, a recommended product selection unit, a notification unit, and providing a net auction service,
An exhibition accepting step for accepting an exhibition to an online auction by the exhibition accepting means;
A bid accepting step for accepting a bid from the user for the exhibition accepted in the exhibition accepting step by the bid accepting means;
By the recommended merchandise selection means, recommended the bid by the bid acceptance step is based on the transition of the bid amount of users who have been accepted, to select the other exhibition to be recommended to the user from the exhibition, which was accepted by the exhibition accepting step and merchandise selection step,
By the notification unit, and a notification step of notifying the information of the other listings selected by the recommended merchandise selection step to the user,
Equipped with a,
In the recommended product selection step, a trend of the tender price transition of the user is determined, and one user is selected for a user whose tender price trend is the same or similar. Choose other listings for users with dissimilar trends
This is a recommended information notification method.   A recommended information notification method for notifying a user of information on a recommended item for exhibition by means of a server device that provides an auction service, a bid accepting unit, a recommended product selection unit, a notification unit, and providing a net auction service,
  An exhibition accepting step for accepting an exhibition to an online auction by the exhibition accepting means;
  A bid accepting step for accepting a bid from the user for the exhibition accepted in the exhibition accepting step by the bid accepting means;
  A recommended product for selecting another item recommended for the user from among the items received in the item receiving step based on the transition of the bid amount of the user who received the bid in the bid receiving step by the recommended item selecting unit. A selection step;
  A notification step of notifying the user of information on other listings selected in the recommended product selection step by the notification means;
  With
  In the recommended product selection step, the other listing in which the transition of the bid amount of the user and the transition of the price are the same or similar is selected.
  This is a recommended information notification method.

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