JP6820454B2 - Car buying and selling information management method, car buying and selling support system and car buying and selling system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a vehicle sales information management method, a vehicle sales support system, and a vehicle sales system, and particularly relates to a vehicle sales information management method, a vehicle sales support system, and a vehicle sales system that support individual sales in the case of vehicle sales.

When an individual wants to sell a car, it is difficult for the individual who owns the car to find a person who wants to buy the car, and it is also difficult for the individual to carry out various procedures associated with the sale. From this point of view, when an individual wants to sell a car, it is customary to entrust it to a car dealer or a purchaser who buys the car.

Therefore, as Ru seen in Patent Document 1, in order to support the people who want to sell a car, system, such as via the Internet to assess the multiple of purchase of skill in the art, to introduce the presented purchase skilled in the art desired assessment amount of money There are also suggestions regarding.

In addition, Patent Document 2 also sees a proposal regarding a system in which a vehicle is purchased from a person (user) who wants to sell the vehicle and the purchased vehicle is sold and supported, and video information obtained by photographing the vehicle body is sent on the Internet together with used vehicle information. Be done.

In addition, regarding the online auction of vehicles, we will try to make a person who wants to sell the vehicle bring the vehicle to a predetermined designated place so that the bidder can obtain a more appropriate assessment by directly checking the condition of the vehicle. A proposal regarding such a system is also found in Patent Document 3.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-301495 JP-A-2007-257559 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-250700

As can be seen in the above patent documents, the conventional used car sales, etc., the individual who owns the car to be sold sells it to the dealer after a predetermined assessment, and the dealer who bought it in this way goes through an online auction etc. It was not intended for the sale of cars between individuals. Therefore, it is difficult to set the price that an individual wants, and even if an individual wants to sell urgently, it is not always easy to sell at an appropriate price, and even if there is a person who wants to purchase, an appropriate vehicle. It was difficult to complete the sale of cars in the state of maintenance and at the right time. On the other hand, when it comes to transactions between individuals, everything is entrusted to the exchanges between individuals, so whether the transaction will be steadily paid for the sales price as promised, the delivery itself will go as planned. There is a problem that anxieties from various viewpoints such as whether the vehicle is delivered or whether there is a problem with the delivered vehicle cannot be dispelled.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a car trading information management method, a car buying and selling support system, and a car buying and selling system that enable efficient car buying and selling at an appropriate timing when buying and selling a car. With the goal. Another object of the present application is to provide a vehicle trading information management method, a vehicle trading support system, and a vehicle trading system capable of dispelling anxiety in the individual trading of vehicles.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present invention is to set an interval between an individual who wants to sell and an individual who wants to purchase through a store such as a service station (SS), and when the vehicle is desired to be sold, it is determined. The vehicle information related to the vehicle (maintenance history, mileage, scratches, accident history, etc. related to the vehicle may be included based on the desired price input and presented from the sales side store terminal of the vehicle. The same shall apply hereinafter. ) And the market price, the selling price is calculated, registered in a predetermined database, the selling price is output and presented in response to a purchase request, and the car buying and selling method / system for selling the car is provided.

In the present application as a specific embodiment, when a vehicle is desired to be sold, the desired price is input from the sales side store terminal, the vehicle trading appropriate price is calculated from the vehicle information and the market price of the vehicle, and the vehicle purchase applicant requests the vehicle. It is provided as a vehicle sales information management method characterized by accepting a purchase request, presenting the calculated vehicle sales appropriate price to the vehicle purchase applicant, and exchanging information for buying and selling the vehicle. To. In this case, preferably, the exchange / exchange of information, the exchange of contracts, the transfer of ownership, and the physical movement of the vehicle are defined independently. That is, for example, while the transfer contract of ownership of a vehicle is exchanged between individuals, a more appropriate transaction (determination / presentation of an appropriate price, appropriateness of the current state of the vehicle) can be achieved by appropriately intervening a store and a headquarters system between them. Users (those who wish to sell, who wish to sell, etc.) because the systematic guarantee that maintenance, reliability of assessment, reliable performance of price transfer, proper / reliable transportation of vehicles, etc. are performed. Those who wish to purchase) will be able to engage in sales transactions with greater peace of mind.

As another aspect, the present application includes a means for inputting a desired price from a store terminal on the selling side when a vehicle is desired to be sold, a means for calculating a vehicle trading appropriate price based on the vehicle information and the market price of the vehicle, and a vehicle. It is provided as a vehicle sales support system characterized by providing a means for accepting a purchase request from a purchase applicant and a means for presenting the calculated vehicle sales appropriate price to the vehicle purchase applicant. To.

As yet another aspect, the present application is configured by connecting a first store terminal that accepts the sale of a car and a second store terminal that accepts the purchase of a car via a network, and the first store terminal and the first store terminal. Information on buying and selling of cars is exchanged with two store terminals, and for this information exchange, the buying and selling of vehicles is calculated by the vehicle buying and selling fair price calculation means for calculating the fair selling price of the car related to the sale. It is provided as a car buying and selling support system characterized in that a price is presented.

Further, in the above aspect, the present invention may obtain the vehicle information from a management device that manages the vehicle information via a network.

Further, in the above aspect, the present invention may use artificial intelligence in the process of determining the selling price.

Further, in the above aspect of the present invention, the artificial intelligence may be an assessment artificial intelligence and / or a pricing artificial intelligence.

Further, in the above aspect of the present invention, the purchase request may be made from a predetermined purchase side store terminal.

Further, in the above aspect, the present invention may allow the car to be bought and sold between the selling side store terminal and the purchasing side store terminal.

Further, in the above aspect of the present invention, the store terminal may be provided in the service station.

Further, in the above aspect of the present invention, the sales side store terminal may acquire the vehicle number from the vehicle information by video information.

Further, in the above aspect, the present invention may automatically recognize the vehicle number information from the video information.

Further, in the above aspect, the present invention may make the sales store terminal and the purchase store terminal the same terminal or different terminals in the same store.

Further, in order to solve the above problem, in another aspect of the present invention, the first store terminal that accepts the sale of a car and the second store terminal that accepts the purchase of a car are connected via a network, and the first store It provides a car buying and selling system characterized in that a car is bought and sold between a terminal and the second store terminal.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the network further includes a management device for managing vehicle information, and the first store terminal and / or the second store terminal obtains vehicle information from the management device. It may be.

Further, in another aspect of the present invention, the first store terminal calculates a selling price based on the desired price presented at the time of selling the vehicle, and calculates the selling price based on the vehicle information and the market price related to the vehicle. It may be transmitted via the network.

Further, the present invention may further include artificial intelligence related to the selling price in the above-mentioned other aspect.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the artificial intelligence may be an assessment artificial intelligence and / or a pricing artificial intelligence.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the second store terminal may access the first store terminal.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the vehicle may be bought and sold between the first store terminal and the second store terminal.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, at least the first store terminal may be provided in the service station in the first store terminal and the second store terminal.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the first store terminal may acquire the vehicle number from the vehicle information by video information.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the vehicle number information may be acquired from the video information by automatic recognition.

Further, in the other aspect of the present invention, the first store terminal and the second store terminal may be the same terminal or different terminals in the same store.

According to the present invention, it becomes easy to share information between an individual who wants to sell and an individual who wants to buy between stores, and the price is set appropriately according to the desired price for selling a car at an appropriate timing. It is possible to buy and sell cars efficiently.

Further, according to the present invention, since vehicle information can be shared between stores such as a service station (SS), it is possible to easily respond to an urgent request for sale. In addition, it will be easier to maintain maintenance such as maintenance and quality associated with the sale. Furthermore, by interposing a store such as a service station (SS), it is possible to open and standardize car sales, which can lead to sales promotion and market revitalization. Furthermore, it is possible to dispel the anxiety of individuals associated with car sales transactions between individuals.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to carry out a buying and selling procedure between a store on the individual side who wants to sell and a store on the individual side who wants to purchase, and even if it is between stores, it is as if the individual and the individual. It can be mimicked or grasped like buying and selling between and, which makes it possible to provide appropriate service in car sales.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the vehicle information management server D in the vehicle sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the vehicle sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the store terminal which becomes the window of car buying and selling in the car selling system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the acquisition example of the vehicle number to be the target of the vehicle sale in the vehicle sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management server which manages the car sales data in the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table structure example of the vehicle information management data used for the vehicle sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table structure example of the car sales information management data used for the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table structure example of the car purchase information management data used for the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a processing flow diagram which shows the process of the store terminal side which accepts the car sale in the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a processing flow diagram which shows the process at the time of the car sale contract of the store terminal side which accepts the car sale which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a processing flow diagram which shows the process about the car information with the sale in the data management apparatus of the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. A processing flow for receiving information (sale data) desired to sell a vehicle and registering it on the server side or the like in a vehicle data management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and data registration of processing at the time of concluding a vehicle sale. It is a figure. It is a processing flow diagram which shows the process of the store terminal side which accepts the car purchase in the car sales system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a processing flow diagram which shows the process at the time of the car sale contract of the store terminal side which accepts the car purchase, which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a processing sequence diagram of the car buying and selling concerning the car selling system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

The present invention makes it possible to appropriately buy and sell cars and provide services between an individual who wants to sell a car and an individual who wants to buy a car through a store. Any store related to a car, such as a service station (SS) that provides repairs and support, or a service station (SS) (also called a gas station or gas station) as a refueling station, may be used. Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a vehicle sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram for information processing of the system mounted on the vehicle information management server D according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, P1 and P2 are individuals, 11 and 12 are store devices (terminals) provided in stores that handle cars (SS1, SS2), and 13 are car information management servers (D: cloud devices) that handle car information and the like. There may be), 14 is the car database. Reference numerals 15, 151, 16, 161, 17, 171, 18, and 181 indicate information (data) to be handled along with the flow of information. Here, the individual P1 is an individual who wants to sell a car, and the individual P2 is an individual who wants to buy a car. In addition, each "store" mentioned above and below may be a store pertaining to another company, or may be a store belonging to the same company or a group of related companies.

Next, the details of the vehicle information management server D will be described with reference to FIG. 1A. As shown in the figure, the vehicle information management server D includes a management device storage unit (hereinafter, also referred to as “management device DB”) D101, a control unit D102, a management output unit D103, a management input unit D104, and a management device interface D106. It is configured with. The control unit D102 processes data related to vehicle sales by a processor or the like, and the management device DBD101 stores data such as management and vehicle information. The management output unit D103 is configured to include a display, a printer, and the like, and outputs various information as needed. Further, the management input unit D104 is configured to include a keyboard, a bar code reader, a scanner, and the like, and inputs information as needed, but can include all devices capable of inputting information. The vehicle sales (management) system according to the present application may be a single system or may be composed of a plurality of systems as long as the business can be finally executed as a system that controls the management system of each store. Although not shown, the store terminal 11 may also be configured to include a storage unit, a control unit, an output unit, an input unit, and an interface.

In FIG. 1, an individual P1 who wishes to sell a car makes a car sale request 15 to the nearest store SS1. In response to this sale request, at the store SS1, information such as the name, address, and contact information of the individual P1 and vehicle information such as the manufacturer, vehicle type, vehicle inspection status, mileage, and vehicle body information (for example, number of doors, fuel used) , Drive system, other equipment, presence / absence of audio equipment, etc.) and other information 15 together with the sale request, and if necessary, the information in charge of the store can be sent to the store terminal 11 or the store terminal. Input via 11. The control unit D102 of the management server 13 according to the present invention calculates the selling price of the vehicle from the desired price of the individual P1, the current market price, and the like by an algorithm (not shown) mounted on the control unit D102. The control unit of the store terminal 11 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “store terminal”) performs an operation defined by a predetermined algorithm to perform vehicle type information including the selling price calculated above based on the sales request information 15. Etc. 16 is sent to the vehicle information management server 13. Further, the store terminal 11 receives the reply information regarding the inquiry information and the like as the information 161. The store terminal 11 appropriately provides necessary information to the individual P1 according to this information.

Here, the store terminal 11 of the store SS1 can be sent as car sales information not only to the terminal in the own store but also to the store terminal 12 and the like of another store SS2 to share the information. Further, it may be forwarded from the vehicle information management server 13 to each store.

On the other hand, if an individual P2 who wants to purchase a car sells a car of the desired model at the store SS2, he / she will go through the purchase procedure. In the store SS2, if there is car sales information by the store terminal 12, it is systematically or physically presented to the individual P2. Further, when the sales information is not grasped in the store terminal 12 of the store SS2, the control unit of the store terminal 12 makes an inquiry to the vehicle information management server 13.

Between the store SS2 and the individual P2, the store terminal 12 receives purchase desired information 18 such as purchase conditions from the individual P2 and selection from sales information, and the individual P2 is sold from the store terminal 12 of the store SS2. Information 181 such as price and price will be presented (physical presentation or information processing input may be performed. The same shall apply hereinafter).

Further, in the store SS2, the vehicle information matching the conditions is inquired from the customer (individual) P2 purchase request information 18 as the purchase request information 17 to the vehicle information management server 13 via the store terminal 12, and the store terminal 12 refers to the vehicle information. It is also possible to receive the sales information 171 from the management server 13.

The vehicle information management server 13 registers and manages vehicle information in the vehicle database 14, and it is also possible to output and distribute the corresponding vehicle sales information.

Further, the personal P2 may directly obtain the sales information from the personal terminal via the net as shown by the dotted line aa in the drawing.

Thus, between the individual P1 and the store SS1 who wish to sell the car, between the store SS1 and the store SS2, between the store terminal 11 related to the store SS1 and the car information management server 13, the store terminal related to the store SS2. Vehicle sales information is exchanged between the car information management server 13 and the individual P2 who wishes to purchase a car and the store SS2. When the purchase of the car is confirmed, a contract procedure for buying and selling is performed between the store SS1 and the individual P1 and between the store SS2 and the individual P2. However, preferably, as described above, the ownership transfer contract can be between the individual P1 and the individual P2.

In the above, the individual P1 and the individual P2 connected to the Internet access the vehicle information management server 13 via the portal site to grasp or imitate as if they are buying or selling a car. It is possible.

Further, even if there is no individual P2 who wants to buy or sell a car or purchase a car, the store 11 can purchase a car from the individual P1 who wants to sell the car, and the store 11 wants to purchase a car. Vehicle sales information is exchanged between the store terminal 11 related to the store SS1 and the vehicle information management server 13 and between the store terminal 12 related to the store SS2 and the vehicle information terminal 13 with respect to the store SS2.

The bought and sold cars may be delivered from the store SS1 to the store SS2, for example, as shown by the dotted line bb in the figure.

Although the store SS1 and the store SS2 described above have been described as an example of different stores independent of each other, these stores may be the same store. It can be said that the car buying and selling method and the car buying and selling system of the present invention support car buying and selling between individuals.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a vehicle trading system according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the same reference numerals as those shown in FIG. 1 indicate the same object, and the store terminals 11, 12 ... 12i of each of the plurality of stores SS1, SS2 ... SSi are connected to the network 21. , An example is shown in which the information management server (D1) 13 is connected to the network 21. Further, a vehicle information providing organization (D2) 22 that provides automobile inspection registration information and the like may be connected. The vehicle information providing organization 22 may be, for example, an organization that manages automobile registration information or the like under the control of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Further, the network 21 may be formed as a communication network by wire, may be formed wirelessly, or may be connected to the Internet, and the communication form is not particularly limited. Further, although an example is shown as a network, it may be a network combined with another network, or may be a layered network. Further, as the supporting apparatus for providing vehicle information, etc., information management server (D1), but illustrates a vehicle information providing agencies (D2), both rather good even third party information management device, the cloud It may be configured by computing.

The configurations of the store terminals 11, 12 ... 12i and the vehicle information management server 13 shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3A shows a configuration example of a store terminal serving as a window for buying and selling a car in the car sales system of the present invention according to a mode different from that shown above, and shows the store terminal 11 of the store SS shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. (Or 12 ... 12i) configuration example is shown. Further, FIG. 3B is a diagram conceptually showing an example of a pattern in which a store terminal in a store acquires a vehicle number, which is one of vehicle information.

In FIG. 3A, the store terminal executes general information processing including input / output of information, and is an input device 32 such as a keyboard connected to a processing device (CPU) 31 and an input / output interface (I / O) 321. An interface (NW) 21 that includes a display device 33 such as a display connected to the input / output interface (I / O) 331, a memory (M) 34, a storage device (DK) 35 such as a hard disk, and the like. It is equipped with an interface (IF) 362 and the like that can acquire information from 37 such as an IF) 361 and a vehicle information input facility in the store.

When an individual P1 who wishes to sell a car visits the store SS1, the vehicle information (including the vehicle type, vehicle body information, etc., as defined above) related to the vehicle to be sold is provided by the store clerk, for example, from the store terminal 11. Entered. Information such as the market price of this vehicle can be obtained via the network 21 or the like, and can be adjusted with the suggested sale price of the individual P1. Further, in the case of the SS store normally used by the individual P1 who wishes to sell the car, the car information can be obtained from the external storage device 35 in the store terminal 11 or under the control of the terminal 11. In addition, it is possible to easily grasp the update status of vehicle inspections and the like.

When the individual P1 brings a car to be sold to the store SS1, the store terminal 11 can receive the car information from the car information input facility 37 and display the information.

FIG. 3B shows an example of the vehicle information input facility and the like 37 shown in FIG. 3A, and shows a gas station refueling station as a service station. Refueling machines 371, 372 ... 37i for refueling the vehicle 39 and the like may be arranged corresponding to each lane, and a POS terminal or the like for performing settlement or the like according to the amount of refueling may be provided. In addition, cameras 381, 382 ... 38i, etc. that capture the appearance of the vehicle body, license plates, and the like are arranged. It is possible to obtain vehicle appearance shape, model, and vehicle number information by recognition by an image recognition system (not shown) from vehicle body appearance information and license plates that are input as image (imaging) information by cameras 381, 382 ... 38i, etc. it can. In this case, not only the image itself from the image (imaging) information but also the vehicle number (number information from the license plate) can be obtained by automatic recognition such as image analysis and character recognition. Although the gas station has been illustrated as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may correspond to a car brought to a car dealership or a service station (SS) having no refueling function.

The vehicle number information and the like are processed by the processing device 31 of the store terminal 11 via the interface 362 shown in FIG. 3A. In this way, it becomes easy to grasp the current state information of the car such as the refueling history and the car inspection history of the car owned by the individual P1, which contributes to the provision of services at the store SS.

In the present invention, this information can be effectively used even when a car owned by the individual P1 wishes to be sold. That is, when the individual P1 brings the car to the store SS1 for the purpose of selling the car, the store terminal 11 can automatically recognize the car number, the vehicle inspection history, etc., and the customer recognized in this way. By providing information according to the situation, it will be possible to easily support the sale. In addition to obtaining information such as desired conditions for sale from the individual P1, the car information management server 13 is accessed from the store terminal 11 to proceed with the sale procedure.

Further, the configuration of the store terminal shown in FIG. 3A is the same for the store terminal 12 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. By instructing information retrieval or the like from the input device 32 in the store terminal 12, the own store terminal 12 Information specified by searching can be input / output from the storage device 35 in the device. In addition, vehicle information can be obtained from another store terminal via the network 21 connected to the interface 361, and the vehicle information management server 13 connected to the network 21 can be accessed to obtain vehicle information. it can.

Therefore, when an individual P2 who wishes to purchase a car comes to the store SS2, the information on the sale of the car can be obtained from the store terminal 12. The car sale information can be obtained from the information shared between the store SSs, or can be obtained from the information obtained via the car information management server 13.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a management server that manages vehicle sales data in the vehicle sales system of the present invention according to a mode different from that shown in FIG. 1A.

In FIG. 4, the vehicle information management server 13 commonly manages vehicle type, vehicle body information, and the like in response to vehicle numbers, and can share information such as sales history, price information, and market price information with each store. is there. The vehicle information management server 13 includes an input / output device 42 such as a keyboard and a display, and an input / output interface (I / O) as a man-machine interface connected to a processing device (CPU) 41 and an input / output interface (I / O) 421. It includes a database device 43 connected to 431, a memory (M) 44 and the like, and an interface (IF) 451 and the like connected to the network (NW) 21. The vehicle information management server 13 is connected to a network and enables data to be exchanged with each store terminal, an external information terminal, etc., can manage and store vehicle information, etc., and may have a cloud-type device configuration.

Each store terminal can refer to data, exchange data, etc. between store terminals, and can obtain necessary information by accessing the vehicle information management server 13.

The configuration of the store terminal and the vehicle information management server shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is an example, and there may be various additional functions due to some omitted devices, and the configuration is limited to the illustrated example. Should not be interpreted. For example, the memories 34, 44 and the like may be composed of a ROM in which a program or the like is stored, a RAM or the like which is also used for fluctuating variable data or temporary storage. In addition, there may be an accompanying device such as a built-in pad disk HD, a printer, a fax machine, or a CD player.

The drawings shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 show an example of a table configuration of vehicle information management data used in the vehicle sales system of the present invention.

The table shown in FIG. 5 shows basic information of the vehicle, and an ID 51 is assigned to each data, and data such as a vehicle number 52, a vehicle model 53, a vehicle inspection information, and 54 are stored corresponding to the ID 51. In addition, car manufacturer, mileage, body information (for example, number of doors, fuel used, drive system, other equipment, presence or absence of audio equipment, etc.), automobile insurance information, etc. are added as necessary. ..

The table shown in FIG. 6 is created at the request of a person who wants to sell a car, and is compatible with ID61. Suggested price 62, market price 63, selling price (fixed price) 64, car owner information, etc. 65 Etc. are stored. Necessary information such as name, address, contact information, etc. is stored as the owner information. In addition, data such as transfer procedure costs and commissions associated with the sale contract will be additionally stored as appropriate.

The table shown in FIG. 7 is created at the request of a person who wants to purchase a car, and stores data such as a desired purchase amount 72, a purchase amount (decision amount) 73, purchase customer information, and 74 for ID71. Will be done. Necessary information such as name, address, contact information, etc. is stored as the purchasing customer information. In addition, data such as registration procedure costs and fees associated with purchase contracts associated with purchases are additionally stored as appropriate.

The prices, amounts (amounts), expenses, etc. shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 may be repeatedly reviewed and changed in individual cases. The data recorded as the history information may be added.

There are many processes for actually determining the desired selling price requested by the person who wishes to sell as shown in FIG. For example, when setting the price, the desired price of the person who wants to sell the vehicle is taken into consideration, the market price of the same type of vehicle is referred to, and the database of vehicle information accumulated from the past and the actual retail price obtained from the network etc. It may be done with reference to.

Further, even if the selling price (selling price) is once determined and posted as predetermined sales data, it may be reviewed and changed again and posted as the selling price after that.

In addition, a computer may be involved in the process of determining the selling price, and data analysis, analysis, inference, etc. may be performed by the computer. That is, the vehicle may be assessed and priced (pricing) by artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI).

As a process of determining the selling price of a car using AI, the car may be assessed by AI, and the price may be set by AI based on the assessment result.

As the car assessment AI, the assessment result may be obtained by analyzing, learning, etc. from the car information. In addition to information such as vehicle type, year of manufacture, mileage, and parts replacement history, vehicle assessment AI includes exterior information (presence or absence of scratches, size of scratches, dirt, amount of paint peeling, size of dents, rust). , Corrosion status, etc.), interior information (presence or absence of scratches, size of scratches, indoor dirt, amount of peeling of walls, etc.) are quantified and calculated.

Further, the price setting AI may be output as price information by comparison with data such as market price information based on the evaluation point (rank) of the assessment result, calculation, or the like. This price information may be output as a result of arithmetic processing in which expenses or the like or various conditions are added, or may be a selling price to which expenses or the like or various conditions are added later.

It should be noted that at least one of these valuation AI and price setting AI may be used in the selling price determination process, or the valuation AI and the price setting AI may be integrated. May be good. In addition, this kind of AI function that determines the selling price of a car may be placed anywhere, and it should be performed on the car information management server side, and it is necessary to assess and set the price of the car at each store. In this case, the management server may be accessed from each store terminal. Further, each store terminal may be provided with an AI function, or may be provided as a specific information processing device and accessed as needed.

In this way, the set selling price is posted on the car sales system, and the car is bought and sold with the purchase applicant.

Any of the tables shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 can be referred to and held by each store terminal, but the basic information of the car shown in FIG. 5 may be centrally managed by the car information management server 13. It may be delivered to each store terminal as needed.

Further, the vehicle information management data created based on the vehicle sale request shown in FIG. 6 may be managed by the store terminal corresponding to the vehicle sale request, or may be transmitted to the management server and also by the vehicle information management server 13. It may be managed.

Further, the vehicle information management data created based on the vehicle purchase request shown in FIG. 7 may be managed by the store terminal corresponding to the purchase request, or may be transmitted to the vehicle information management server 13 and managed centrally. It may be done.

It should be noted that the table configurations shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 also show an example, and are not limited to these configurations, and may be added or modified in various ways. Further, there may be additional tables, and the tables may be linked to each other.

As described above, the present invention realizes matching between an individual's desire to sell a car and an individual's desire to purchase a car through a store terminal and a headquarters system, and the store terminal is a general car sales store. It may be a terminal. In addition, efficient vehicle sales can be made possible through store terminals between service stations (usually also called SS) where it is easy to grasp personally owned vehicle information and vehicle inspection status.

The processing flow diagram will be described, including the exchange of data between the store terminals of these stores.

FIG. 8A is a processing flow diagram showing processing on the car sales acceptance store terminal side in the vehicle sales system of the present invention, and FIG. 8B is a processing flow diagram showing processing at the time of car sales contract on the sale acceptance store terminal side. is there.

FIG. 9A is a processing flow diagram showing processing related to vehicle information associated with sales in the data management device of the vehicle sales system of the present invention, and FIG. 9B is information (sale data) desired to sell the vehicle in the vehicle data management device. It is a processing flow diagram which performs the data registration such as the process of receiving and registering on the server side, and the process at the time of making a contract for car sales.

FIG. 10A is a processing flow diagram showing processing on the car purchase accepting store terminal side in the car sales system of the present invention, and FIG. 10B is a processing flow diagram showing processing at the time of making a car sale contract on the car purchase accepting store terminal side. ..

In the illustrations shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, first, the processing of the store terminal for which the car was requested to be sold and the processing of the store terminal for which the car was requested were described as a series of flows, and then the car sale contract (car sales) was explained. Contract) processing will be described. That is, the processing flow diagrams of FIGS. 8A, 9A, 9B, and 10A will be referred to and described, and then the processing flow diagrams of FIGS. 8B, 9B, and 10B will be referred to and described.

In FIG. 8A, when there is a request to sell the individual P1 who wants to sell the car, the CPU 31 of the store terminal 11 operates as specified in the program (not shown) stored in the memory 34 at the store terminal 11. , The acceptance process of the sale of the vehicle is performed via the input device 32 (step S01). The reception of this sale request may be reception by data, for example, reception of an email or request reception from a store opening site on the web.

Subsequently, the vehicle information is acquired (step S02). The acquisition of vehicle information is performed by the CPU 31 of the store terminal 11 according to the number specified by the vehicle number (number) to be sold of the individual P1 as specified in the program stored in the memory 34 (not shown). Then, it is acquired from the car database 14 via the memory 34 in the terminal of the own store or the car information management server 13.

At the same time, the CPU 31 of the store terminal 11 operates as specified in the program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, and is related to the vehicle database 14 via the memory 34 in the store terminal or the vehicle information management server 13. Information (for example, vehicle inspection update status, etc.) is acquired (step S03).

The CPU 31 of the store terminal 11 operates as specified in the program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, and in the vehicle information desired to be sold, the vehicle type and model (body size, possible number of passengers, etc.) The market price information is acquired by such means (step S04). This market price information can be obtained from past data in the terminal of the own store, the vehicle information management server 13, or an external sales example.

The selling price (selling price) is determined by the selling individual P1 and the store support, and the selling price (selling price) is input or confirmed (step S05). That is, when the CPU 31 of the store terminal 11 operates as specified in the price calculation program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, the price is automatically calculated, and the price information or the price information is slightly (automatically) calculated. Alternatively, it is possible to present processed (information-corrected or downward-corrected) processed price information (manually).

In this price setting, as described above, even if the selling price (selling price) is once determined and posted as predetermined sales data, the setting may be changed depending on various circumstances, and the setting may be changed depending on the subsequent progress. It may be reviewed and changed again and posted as the selling price.

Further, in determining the selling price (selling price), the above-mentioned assessment AI, the pricing AI, or one of them may be used, or the assessment AI and the pricing AI are integrated. It may be that.

The CPU 31 of the store terminal 11 operates as specified in a program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, transmits vehicle sale information including the sale price to the vehicle information management server 13, and transmits the vehicle information management server. In 13, the control unit D102 operates as specified in the program (not shown) stored in the management device storage unit D101, and is registered in the vehicle database 14 (step S06).

Further, the vehicle sale information may be transmitted and posted by using a network between stores (for example, SS network) (step S07).

Next, in FIG. 9A, as the data management device of the vehicle sales system, in the vehicle information management server 13, the control unit D102 operates as specified in the program stored in the management device storage unit D101 (not shown). Inquiries about information on the vehicle to be sold are received from the store terminal 11 via the management device interface D106 (step S21).

In this case, when the inquiry is from the store terminal 11 that has received the request to sell the car (step S22), the control unit D102 operates as specified in the program (not shown) stored in the management device storage unit D101. Then, the information in the database D101 in the server, such as the vehicle inspection registration information such as the vehicle model and model number, the insurance coverage status, and the market price of the same type of vehicle, is acquired (step S23).

The control unit D102 operates as specified in a program (not shown) stored in the management device storage unit D101, and transmits the acquired vehicle information to the inquired store terminal 11 (step S25).

Further, when the car sale information (vehicle type, price, etc.) is transmitted from the store terminal 11, the car information management server 13 receives the car sale information (sale data) in FIG. 9B (step S31), and the server side. The registration process is performed in the sale list in the database (step S32).

On the other hand, when an individual (customer) P2 who wishes to purchase a car makes a purchase procedure at a store SS2 or the like, a car sale or the like is posted as shown in the processing flow of the car purchase acceptance store side terminal in FIG. 10A ( Access vehicle sales data (not shown) (step S41). In the present embodiment, the CPU 31 of the store terminal 12 operates as specified in the program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, and makes an inquiry to the vehicle information management server 13.

By the way, the CPU 31 of the store terminal 12 operates as specified in a program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, and inputs and processes a desired vehicle model, a desired price (amount), and the like (step S42). ..

The CPU 31 of the store terminal 12 operates as specified in a program (not shown) stored in the memory 34, and continues to access the vehicle information management server 13 (step S43). Further, the network for handling vehicle sales information between stores (for example, SS network) may be accessed, or the access may be to an external network or the like. These may be processed in parallel.

Here, when the vehicle information management server 13 is accessed from the store terminal 12, the vehicle information management server 13 inquires about the information of the vehicle to be purchased by the store terminal 12 according to the processing flow of FIG. 9A described above. (Step S21).

In this case, if the inquiry is from the store terminal 12 that has received the car purchase request (step S22), the car database 14 such as the car information posted as a sale schedule from the information such as the car type and model of the person who wants to purchase the car. Acquire the information in (step S24).

The acquired vehicle information will be transmitted to the inquired store terminal 12 (step S25).

On the store terminal 12 side of FIG. 10A, the target vehicle information is acquired as data (step S44). In this case, as shown in the determination branch processing (step S45), the output processing in the store terminal 12 may be divided according to the presence or absence of the designated vehicle information.

Output processing of the corresponding data of the designated vehicle type and the like (vehicle for which purchase was desired) (step S46).

If there is no corresponding data such as the designated vehicle type, other data posted as sales data is output and processed (step S47).

In this way, the store SS2 side corresponding to the individual P2 who wishes to purchase will consider purchasing the car posted as a sale schedule.

When the purchase is confirmed (that is, various purchase procedures including the exchange and processing of information related to the purchase are completed), the procedure for purchasing the car is completed by the operation from the store terminal 12 side. Hereinafter, the processing flow shown in FIG. 10B, FIG. 9B, and FIG. 8B will be described in this order.

In FIG. 10B, when the store terminal 12 accepts an input in which the vehicle to be purchased is designated (step S51), it continues to access the vehicle information management server 13 (step S52). Further, in the case of another network or the like (for example, SS network) that handles the vehicle to be purchased, the corresponding network or an external network or the like is accessed.

The purchase confirmation process and arrangement are performed for the corresponding vehicle information (step S52).

In FIG. 9B, in the case of purchasing a car via the car information management server 13, the sale information (data) specified for purchase is received (step S31), and the purchase confirmation process is added to the sale schedule list in the database in the server. (Step S32).

On the other hand, in FIG. 8B, the store terminal 11 of the store SS1 that has received the request for selling the car receives the sale contract information indicating that the purchaser of the car to be sold has been confirmed (step S11).

In FIG. 10B, the transfer procedure of the vehicle for sale and the delivery procedure of the vehicle confirmed to be sold are performed between the store SS1 and the store SS2 for which the sale has been concluded (step S52).

In this way, it is possible to timely mediate between an individual who wants to sell a car and an individual who wants to buy a car via the store terminals. In addition, when the stores are between service stations (SS), the transfer and delivery of the corresponding vehicle after the contract for the sale of the vehicle is completed will be performed more smoothly.

It should be noted that each processing flow from FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 shows an example and should not be construed as being limited to these processing steps. Further, the data may be further provided with a plurality of processing steps, and the data referred to by each other may be shared and accessed.

The processing sequence of car sales through stores in the car sales system of the present invention described above will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a processing sequence diagram of car buying and selling related to the car selling system of the present invention, and shows processing between stores that support car buying and selling between an individual who wants to sell a car and an individual who wants to buy a car.

In FIG. 11, between the individual P1 who wants to sell a car and the individual P2 who wants to buy a car, the store terminal 11 of the store SS1, the store terminal 12 of the store SS2, the car information management server (D) 13, and the car information are provided. An engine (D') 22 is intervened. The communication between these store terminals, the access to the vehicle information management server 13, the vehicle information providing organization 22, and the like are indicated by arrows as a flow of data or signals.

Upon requesting the sale of the car of the individual P1, the store terminal 11 transmits the number information and the like of the car to the car information management server 13 (a1). The vehicle information management server 13 appropriately accesses the vehicle information providing organization 22 (a11) and receives information from the vehicle information providing organization 22 (a12).

The vehicle information management server 13 transmits the vehicle database 14 and vehicle information obtained from the outside to the store terminal 11 (a2).

At the store SS1, when the selling price is determined by the suggested selling price and the market price of the individual P1 based on the car information or the like, the selling price information is transmitted from the store terminal 11 to the car information management server 13 (a3). At this time, the vehicle information may be independently transmitted to each store terminal to the SS network or the like (a31).

On the other hand, if an individual P2 who wants to buy a car makes a car purchase request at the nearest store SS2, or gives information that he wants to buy a car from the car sales information on the portal site on the store terminal in the store. , The desired conditions for purchasing a car are transmitted to the car information management server 13 by the store terminal 12 (b1).

The vehicle information management server 13 may appropriately access the vehicle information providing organization 22 (b11) and receive information from the vehicle information providing organization 22 (b12).

The car information management server 13 transmits the car database 14 and the car sales information obtained from the outside to the store terminal 12 (b2).

On the store terminal 12 side, when the target property for car purchase is determined, the car purchase procedure information specified from the store terminal 12 is transmitted to the car information management server 13 (b3).

The car information management server 13 transmits the car purchase procedure information to the store terminal 11 (a4). In this case, the purchase procedure information may be directly transmitted from the store terminal 12 to the store terminal 11.

The store terminal 11 and the store terminal 12 perform the procedure processing associated with the establishment of the vehicle sale. In addition, post-processing such as delivery and acceptance of vehicles will be performed (a5).

The processing sequence described above is an example, and is not limited to these processing procedures. In addition, various procedural processes may be added or changed.

Although the present invention has been described above by taking the store SS1 and the store SS2 as an example, the present invention may be applied to the buying and selling of vehicles between a plurality of other stores.

Further, the store SS1 and the store SS2 may be applied as the same store or as each store in the store group belonging to the same company.

In addition, the time when the car is desired to be sold and the time when the car is desired to be purchased may be different, and the sale is not limited to the same time.

In addition, the store may be any type of store, such as a car sales store or a car inquiry store, but for example, if it is a store that brings in a car or a store with a gas station, etc., the car number acquisition and car inspection information , Maintenance history, etc. can be obtained more efficiently, and it can be said that support can be efficiently provided, including maintenance for car sales.

In addition, by intervening in a store for individual car sales, it is possible to support complaints associated with the sale, and it is also possible to provide support including arbitrage, such as guaranteeing the vehicle body at the time of sale and / or after sale.

Further, in the relationship between the sale of a car and the purchase of a car, the car to be handled does not necessarily mean a used car, and the car to be sold may be a new car, a new old car, a lease-up car, or the like. In addition, the vehicle to be sold may be in use after the assessment is completed at the store, or may be brought to the store or the like. On the contrary, it may be a car that has not been brought into the store and is specified only by communication on the network.

Further, the vehicle information may include not only the information given in the above embodiment but also the vehicle number (including the case of using the license plate), the vehicle type, the vehicle body / shape, the capacity, the accident history / failure history, and the like. .. It may also include information about the engine, around the handle, around the body, around the tires / undercarriage, around the brakes, the power transmission device, the exhaust gas prevention device, and the like.

Each of the embodiments described above is exemplified for the understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and is defined by the description of the scope of claims. Further, as long as it does not deviate from the technical idea of the present invention, the structure equivalent to the configuration described in the claims is also included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily share information between an individual who wants to sell a car and an individual who wants to buy a car between stores, and to buy and sell a car efficiently at an appropriate timing. Therefore, it can contribute to the activation of car sales and has high industrial applicability.

11, 12, 12i ... Store terminal (device)
13 ... Car information management server 14 ... Car database 15, 151 ... Information about car sales 16,161 ... Information about car sales 17,171 ... Information about car sales 18,181 ... Information about car sales 21 ... Network (NW)
22 ... Vehicle information providing organization 31, 41 ... Processing device 32 ... Input device 33 ... Display device 321, 331, 421, 431 ... Input / output interface (I / O)
34, 44 ... Memory 35 ... Storage device (DK)
361, 362, 451 ... Interface 37 ... Vehicle information input equipment, etc. 42 ... Input / output device D101 ... Management device storage unit (management device DB)
D102 ... Control unit D103 ... Management output unit D104 ... Management input unit D106 ... Management device interface

Claims (20)

When you want to sell a vehicle, you can enter the suggested selling price from the store terminal on the trading side.
Based on the sale list price, and the means to calculate the more selling price of the vehicle information and market prices, including the inspection history of the vehicle,
A means of accepting purchase requests from those who wish to purchase a vehicle,
Car buying and selling support system, characterized in that it comprises a means for presenting the calculation has been selling prices for the purchaser of the vehicle. The vehicle trading support system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is acquired via a network. The vehicle sales support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the selling price is obtained by using artificial intelligence. The vehicle buying and selling support system according to claim 3, wherein the artificial intelligence is an artificial intelligence for assessment and / or an artificial intelligence for pricing. The vehicle sales support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the purchase request is made from a predetermined purchase side store terminal. The vehicle buying and selling support system according to claim 5, wherein a car is bought and sold between the buying and selling side store terminal and the purchasing side store terminal. The vehicle sales support system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the store terminal is provided at a service station. The vehicle trading support system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the trading side store terminal acquires a vehicle number from the vehicle information by video information. The vehicle buying and selling support system according to claim 8, further comprising an automatic recognition unit that automatically recognizes information related to the vehicle number from the video information. The vehicle trading support system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the trading store terminal and the purchasing store terminal are the same terminal. The first store terminal that accepts the sale of cars and
It is configured by connecting to the second store terminal that accepts car purchases via a network.
Information regarding the sale and purchase of cars is exchanged between the first store terminal and the second store terminal, and this information exchange is calculated by a selling price calculation means for calculating the selling price of the car related to the sale. It is a car buying and selling system that presents the sold price
The sales price calculation means, based on the sale asking price, which is presented upon the sale of the car, calculated the more the selling price of the car information and market prices, including the inspection history of previous Symbol car, the calculation has been selling prices car trading system and transmitting via the network. The vehicle trading system according to claim 11, wherein the network includes a management device for managing vehicle information, and the first store terminal and / or the second store terminal obtains vehicle information from the management device. The vehicle trading system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the selling price calculating means is provided with artificial intelligence related to the selling price. The vehicle trading system according to claim 13, wherein the artificial intelligence is an artificial intelligence for assessment and / or an artificial intelligence for pricing. The vehicle trading system according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the second store terminal accesses the first store terminal. The car trading system according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein contract information regarding the buying and selling of a car is exchanged between the first store terminal and the second store terminal. The vehicle trading system according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein at least the first store terminal is provided at a service station. The vehicle trading system according to claim 17, wherein the first store terminal acquires a vehicle number from the vehicle information by video information. The vehicle trading system according to claim 18, wherein the vehicle number information is automatically recognized from the video information. The vehicle trading system according to any one of claims 11 to 19, wherein the first store terminal and the second store terminal are the same terminal.

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