JP6979042B2 - Bidding equipment and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to bidding equipment and programs.

Conventionally, a content distribution system and a server have been proposed in which a bid is made by an auction method and a person who succeeds in bidding downloads the content to distribute the content (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The content distribution system described in Patent Document 1 is a content distribution system that includes a server connected to the Internet and a terminal and distributes the content registered in the server to the terminal via the Internet, and is a user who wishes to distribute the content. Enters personal information via the terminal to register as a member, the server issues a predetermined number of points to the user who has registered as a member, and the user uses the issued points to provide content. Is to be distributed.

In this content distribution system, points can be exchanged for content, and if the number of points bid during the bidding period is equal to or greater than the minimum bidding points, and the number of copies sold is N, the person with the highest bid points to the Nth. Determine the person as the winning bidder and distribute the content to the winning bidder.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-117305

As a method of deciding the purchaser to be purchased, there are a method of deciding by the highest bid price (including the amount of money and the number of points), an early order, a lottery, etc., but the highest bid price is higher than the original value of the purchase target. However, it is difficult for the loser to be convinced by either method because it is not fair in the early order and depends on luck in the lottery.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bidding device and a program in which a user who loses a bid can easily obtain a feeling of conviction as compared with an existing bidding method.

The present invention is a bidding device that accepts bids from a terminal device used by a user via a network in order to achieve the above object.
An awarding means for giving the user a predetermined number of points that can be used within a certain period as possessed points, and
A presentation means for presenting a bid screen including a plurality of purchase targets to the terminal device accessed via the network, and a presentation means.
A reception means that accepts the number of points input to the purchase target and the purchase target selected from the plurality of purchase targets included in the bid screen from the terminal device as bid points within the bidding period.
At the end of the bidding period, a determination means for determining the winning bidder of the selected purchase target based on the bidding points, and
For the user who became the winning bidder due to the competition between the users, the bidding points are subtracted from the holding points of the user, the user who could not make a successful bid, and the winning bidder without the competition. A point processing means for returning all or part of the bidding points to the user's possessed points, and a point processing means for the user who has become.
Provided to the winning bidder is a bidding device provided with a settlement means for performing settlement processing of the purchase cost to be purchased separately from processing of the points.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a computer that accepts bids from a terminal device used by a user via a network.
An awarding means for giving the user a predetermined number of points that can be used within a certain period as possessed points, and
A presentation means for presenting a bid screen including a plurality of purchase targets to the terminal device accessed via the network, and a presentation means.
A reception means that accepts the number of points input to the purchase target and the purchase target selected from the plurality of purchase targets included in the bid screen from the terminal device as bid points within the bidding period.
At the end of the bidding period, a determination means for determining the winning bidder of the selected purchase target based on the bidding points, and
For the user who became the winning bidder due to the competition between the users, the bidding points are subtracted from the holding points of the user, the user who could not make a successful bid, and the winning bidder without the competition. A point processing means for returning all or part of the bidding points to the user's possessed points, and a point processing means for the user who has become.
A program is provided to the winning bidder to function as a payment means for performing the payment processing of the purchase cost to be purchased separately from the processing of the points.

According to the present invention, a user who loses a bid can easily obtain a sense of conviction as compared with an existing bidding method.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a bidding system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a member table. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a bidding screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a bid management table. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server device. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of the bidding screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a successful bidder determination table corresponding to the bid screen shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, components having substantially the same function are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated description thereof will be omitted.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a bidding system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bidding system 100 includes a server device 1 that gives a member an opportunity to bid using points, and a plurality of terminal devices 7 used by the member. The server device 1 is an example of a bidding device. Members are an example of users.

The points used in this embodiment can be used at the time of bidding, but cannot be used for settlement. That is, the number of points is used to represent the expected value for a successful bid.

The server device 1 and the plurality of terminal devices 7 are configured to be connectable via the network 8. The network 8 is a communication network such as the Internet that transmits / receives data by wired communication, wireless communication, or the like.

(Configuration of server device)
The server device 1 includes a control unit 2 that controls each part of the device 1, a storage unit 3 that stores various information, a display unit 4 realized by a liquid crystal display or the like, and an input realized by a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. It is roughly configured with a unit 5 and a communication unit 6 that communicates with an external device such as a terminal device 7 and a payment server device via the network 8.

The control unit 2 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an interface, and the like, and by executing the program 30, the member registration means 20, the bid screen creation means 21, the bid reception means 22, the point processing means 23, and the winning bidder are determined. It functions as a means 24, a payment processing means 25, and the like. These means 20 to 25 will be described later. The member registration means 20 is an example of the granting means. The bid screen creating means 21 is an example of the presenting means. The bid receiving means 22 is an example of the receiving means.

The storage unit 3 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, and the like, and includes a program 30, a member table 31 (see FIG. 2), a bid screen 32 (see FIG. 3), and a bid management table 33. Stores various information such as (see FIG. 4).

(Configuration of terminal device)
As the terminal device 7, for example, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone with a camera, a multifunctional mobile phone (smartphone), or the like can be used. The terminal device 7 includes a display unit realized by a liquid crystal display or the like, an input unit realized by a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and a communication unit that communicates with the server device 1 via the network 8. ..

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the member table 31. The member table 31 has a plurality of items such as a member ID, a name, a password, an e-mail address, holding points, and a valid period. A member ID that identifies a member is recorded in the member ID. The member's name is recorded in the name. The member's password is recorded in the password. The e-mail address of the terminal device 7, the mobile phone, or the like is recorded in the e-mail address. The number of points held in advance at the time of enrollment (for example, 1000 points) is recorded in the points held, and then the number of points held by the member is recorded. In the validity period, a period during which the points held can be used, for example, a certain period (for example, one year) from the date of enrollment is recorded. The valid period may be, for example, a fixed period (for example, 2 years) from the time of the last use (for example, month, month and day, etc.). The enrollment fee may be charged or free at the time of enrollment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a bid screen 32 displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 7. The bid screen 32 has a bid number display area 320 for displaying the bid number, a bid period display area 321 for displaying the bid period, a bid content display area 322 for displaying the bid content, and a holding point for displaying the holding points held by the member. Includes a point display area 323. The bid number uniquely identifies the bid event and is given when the bid event is created. On the bid screen 32, when the purchase target identification information includes the same N purchase targets, it is possible to input a different number of points for each of the N purchase targets.

The bid content display area 322 has a plurality of items such as a control number, purchase target identification information, purchase target detailed information, price, and the number of bid points. In the control number, a number for managing each purchase target is recorded. The same management number is assigned to the purchase target having the same purchase target identification information and purchase target detailed information (hereinafter, also referred to as "same type"). It should be noted that different control numbers or the same control number + branch number (for example, _3-1 , _3-2, etc.) may be assigned to the same type. In the purchase target identification information, identification information such as a name and a model for identifying the purchase target is recorded. In the purchase target detailed information, detailed information regarding the purchase target, for example, an image showing the manufacturer, the number of times of use in the case of a used product, the appearance of the purchase target, and the like are recorded. The price to be purchased is recorded in the price. In the number of bid points, the number of points input by the user by operating the input unit is recorded. Purchase targets include automobiles, copyrighted works, tickets for entertainment, tickets for luxury sleeper trains, reservations for accommodation facilities, services such as hourly parking lots, and rights. The purchase target may have various forms such as a packaging form and a packaging unit. As those having such various forms, for example, in the case of a drug, for example, a product name (for example, XX tablets 5 mg, XX tablets 10 mg, etc.) is recorded in the purchase target identification information, and a packaging form (for example, XX tablets 10 mg) is recorded in the purchase target detailed information. PTP (press through pack) packaging sheet, individual packaging box, etc.), packaging unit (10 tablet sheet, 14 tablet sheet, 10 tablet sheet x 10 sheets, etc.), size, etc. may be recorded.

For example, when 1000 points are displayed in the possessed point display area 323, if 50 points are input in the field of the number of bid points whose control number is "1", the point processing means 23 will perform 1000 points to 50 points of the possessed points. 950 points after subtraction is displayed in the possession point display area 323.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the bid management table 33. Similar to the bid screen 32 of FIG. 3, the bid management table 33 has a bid number display area 330 for displaying the bid number, a bid period display area 331 for displaying the bid period, and a bid content display area 332 for displaying the bid content. And include.

Similar to FIG. 3, the bid content display area 332 has items such as a control number, purchase target identification information, purchase target detailed information, and price, and further has items such as the number of bid points, successful bid points, and the number of bid points. In the field of the number of bid points, the number of points input by the member by operating the input unit of the terminal device 7 and the member ID are recorded. In the winning bid point column, the winning bid point for which the winning bidder was determined when the bidding period has passed and the member ID of the winning bidder are recorded.

Next, each means 20 to 25 of the control unit 2 will be described.

When the user information transmitted from the terminal device 7 includes information necessary for member registration (for example, name, e-mail address, etc.), the member registration means 20 registers as a member. That is, the member registration means 20 generates a member ID, and uses points of a predetermined number of points (for example, 1000 points) that can be used at the time of bidding but cannot be used for settlement within a certain period (for example, one year) as holding points. Give to members. Further, the member registration means 20 records the member ID, the points held, and the validity period in the member table 31. The member registration means 20 may give a predetermined number of points to the member each time the member accesses the site opened by the server device 1. Further, the member registration means 20 may add the number of points according to the point purchase amount to the points held by the member when the member requests an increase in points. Further, a predetermined number of points (for example, the number of points according to the price of the purchase target) may be given to the member who provided the purchase target for bidding.

The bid screen creation means 21 creates a bid event by determining the bid period and the purchase target to be bid by the organizer. The bid screen creating means 21 assigns a bid number to the created bid event, creates a bid screen 32 and a bid management table 33, and stores the bid screen 32 and the bid management table 33 in the storage unit 3. When the bidding screen creating means 21 is accessed from the terminal device 7 via the network 8, the holding points held by the member are acquired from the member table 31, and the holding points of the bidding screen 32 stored in the storage unit 3 are displayed. The possessed points are written in the area 323, and the bidding screen 32 is presented to the terminal device 7.

In the present embodiment, which purchase target is included in the bid screen 32 is determined by the side giving the bid opportunity (organizer), but the person who proposes the purchase target may decide. Further, the minimum bid point may be determined by the side (organizer) who prepares the bid screen 32 or the person who proposes the purchase target.

The bid receiving means 22 is to the purchase target selected from the plurality of purchase targets included in the bid screen 32 and the successful bid input to the selected purchase target within a predetermined period from the terminal device 7. The number of points indicating the expected value of is accepted so that the purchase target is selected and the number of the entered points is not known to other members even after the acceptance. Further, the bid receiving means 22 records the number of bid points and the member ID in the bid management table 33. The number of points bid may be changed by the operation of the member during the bidding period.

The point processing means 23 calculates the holding points by subtracting the number of bidding points used for bidding from the holding points held by the member who bid. The point processing means 23 updates the holding points of the member table 31 with the calculated holding points.

Further, the point processing means 23 subtracts the number of bid points from the points held by the member for the user who has become the winning bidder due to the competition between the users. The point processing means 23 performs a process of returning the number of bid points to the points owned by the user for the user who could not make a successful bid and the user who became the successful bidder without competition. Here, "competition between users" means that the number of purchase targets of the same type is n (n ≧ 1) and the number of users who wish to purchase the purchase target is m (m ≧ 1). This refers to the case of n <m. When n ≧ m, there is no conflict. For example, if only one user bids for one purchase target, that one user is the user who has become the winning bidder without competition. In addition, when one, two, or three users bid on three purchase targets, the bidder is the user who won the bid without any competition.

At the end of the bidding period, the winning bidder determining means 24 determines the winning bidder to be purchased, which is selected based on the number of bid points. Specifically, the winning bidder determining means 24 determines the member who bids with the highest number of bidding points as the winning bidder. If there are a plurality of maximum bid points, bids may be made again among them.

Further, the successful bidder determination means 24 may use the bid points that have been awarded after the successful bidder has been determined as the successful bid points, and may disclose the successful bid points to the successful bidder and other members designated by the organizer. The organizer may disclose to all bidders, for example, if the disclosure request is received from all bidders in advance. In addition, a member deemed necessary by the organizer may be designated as a disclosure partner. If it is deemed necessary, for example, by disclosing it to all bidders, the winning bidder will be fair and will not be disadvantaged, it will not affect future bids, and the number of points won will be consistent. Confirmation etc. can be considered.

The settlement processing means 25 performs the settlement processing of the purchase cost to be purchased for the winning bidder separately from the points. The payment processing means 25, for example, accesses the payment server device and performs a process of withdrawing the purchase cost to be purchased from the deposit account of the winning bidder.

(Operation of the embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the bidding system 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server device 1.

(1) Member registration The user operates the terminal device 7 to transmit the user information necessary for member registration to the server device 1 via the network 8. The user information includes a name, a password, an e-mail address, and the like.

When the server device 1 receives the user information transmitted from the terminal device 7 via the communication unit 6, the member registration means 20 determines whether or not the user information includes information necessary for member registration. If it is determined that it is included, register as a member. That is, the member registration means 20 generates a member ID and gives a predetermined number of points (for example, 1000 points) to the member. Further, the member registration means 20 records the member ID, the number of points granted, and the validity period in the member table 31.

(2) Start of bidding The bidding screen creating means 21 determines a bidding period and a purchase target to be bid on, and creates a bidding event (S1). The bid screen creating means 21 assigns a bid number to the created bid event, creates a bid screen 32 and a bid management table 33, and stores the bid screen 32 and the bid management table 33 in the storage unit 3.

When the bid receiving means 22 receives a bid request from the terminal device 7 via the network 8 together with the member ID and password (S2), whether or not the member ID and password transmitted from the terminal device 7 are registered in the member table 31. Is determined (S3).

If it is registered in the member table 31 (S3: Yes), the bid receiving means 22 determines whether or not it is currently within the bidding period (S4). If the bidding receiving means 22 is currently within the bidding period (S4: Yes), the bidding receiving means 22 acquires the holding points held by the member from the member table 31 and generates a bidding screen 32 including the acquired holding points to generate a terminal. Presented to device 7 (S5).

The terminal device 7 displays the bid screen 32 transmitted from the server device 1 on the display unit. Since the points held by the member are displayed in the point display area 323 held by the bid screen 32, the member decides the purchase target in consideration of the points held by the member and decides the number of points to be input.

When the number of points is input to the bid screen 32 by the operation of the input unit of the terminal device 7, the bid receiving means 22 accepts a bid for the purchase target for which the number of points has been input (S6). The bid receiving means 22 stores the number of points and the member ID entered in the bid management table 33.

The point processing means 23 calculates the holding points by subtracting the number of points used for bidding from the holding points held by the bidding member. The point processing means 23 updates the points held in the member table 31.

The bid receiving means 22 rewrites the holding points in the holding point display area 323 of the bidding screen 32 into the number of points calculated by the point processing means 23.

It is determined whether or not the bidding period has expired (S7). If the bidding period has not ended (S7: No), the process returns to step S2 and the processes of steps S2 to S6 are repeated.

When the bidding period ends (S7: Yes), the winning bidder determining means 24 determines the winning bidder (S8). The successful bidder determination means 24 notifies the e-mail address recorded in the member table 31 that the bid has been made.

The settlement processing means 25 performs settlement processing on the winning bidder determined by the winning bidder determining means 24 (S9).

The point processing means 23 performs a point return process for returning the number of bid points to the member who could not make a successful bid (S10). That is, the point processing means 23 adds the number of bid points to the number of points in the possessed points column of the member table 31 and updates it.

If it is determined in step S3 that the user is not a registered member (S3: No), or if it is not within the bidding period in step S4 (S4: No), the bid receiving means 22 is the terminal device 7. An error is displayed on the display unit (S11).

(Action and effect of this embodiment)
According to this embodiment, the following actions and effects are exhibited.
(1) Compared to existing bidding methods, users who win the bid will be confiscated points, but they will be satisfied because they can purchase the desired purchase target, and users who lose the bid will use it at the time of bidding. You can get a sense of conviction even if you lose because the points you have made will be returned and you bid at your own discretion.
(2) Since the purchase cost of the purchase target does not change depending on the bid, it is possible to trade at the original value of the purchase target.
(3) When the bid screen 32 includes N purchase targets having the same purchase target identification information, it is possible to bid depending on whether all N purchase targets are desired or a part of the purchase targets is desired. In addition, when the bid screen 32 includes N purchase targets with the same purchase target identification information, if you want to purchase at least one purchase target, enter a large number of points in one purchase target and other purchase targets. You can bid with a difference in the number of points you enter at your own will, such as entering a small number of points. For this reason, even if a successful bid is made, dissatisfaction rarely remains.
(4) If a successful bid is made without competition, points will be returned to the winning bidder because the bidding system is not used as in the case of competition. Therefore, the winning bidder can get a sense of conviction. It is not that the bidding system is not used at all, so the number of points at a certain ratio (for example, 80%, etc.) to the number of bid points, or a certain number (for example, the purchase target that won the bid without competition) The number of points corresponding to the number) may be returned by subtracting the number of bid points.

(Modification 1)
The bid screen 32 may include a minimum bid point indicating the minimum number of points that can participate in a bid, and the bid acceptance means 22 may not accept bid points lower than the minimum bid point.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of the bidding screen 32. As shown in FIG. 6, the bidding screen 32 may be provided with a number of items for the same type of purchase target. In this case, assuming that the number of purchase targets of the same type is N, the person from the highest bid point to the Nth person (including the same person) may be determined as the winning bidder. When inputting with a difference in the number of points, for example, in the "Number of bid points" column where the control number is "3", the purchase target identification information is "AABB", and the number is "3", "100 per piece, remaining". You may enter it so that you can see the number of points you want to purchase and the number of points, such as "10 for" or "100 for one, 10 for one" (the remaining one means the number of points is 0). If there is no difference in the number of points, for example, the control number is "4", the purchase target identification information is "CCAA", and the number is "10". You may enter it so that you can see the number of points for one item, such as "20".

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a successful bidder determination table corresponding to the bid screen 32 shown in FIG. A case where the control number shown in FIG. 6 is “3”, the purchase target identification information is “AABB”, and the number of bidders is three and there are three bidders will be described. The winning bidder determining means 24 may determine the winning bidder, for example, as follows.

First, the successful bidder determination means 24 creates a successful bidder determination table 333 with the number of rows corresponding to the number of items to be purchased. The purchase target is assigned to the purchase target number as 1, 2, 3, .... When the number is 3, the purchase target number is from 1 to 3. The number of points entered by the member is recorded in the winning bidder determination table 333 in descending order. A member with a member ID (0001) inputs 100 points for one, 10 points for the rest, 80 points for each member with a member ID (0003), and 1 member with a member ID (0010). If you enter 70 points for each item, 60 points for one item, and 50 points for one item, the number of points is recorded as shown in Fig. 7, and the winning bidder is the member who entered the maximum number of bid points for each purchase target number. To be determined as. In the case shown in the figure, the winning bidders are member IDs (0001), (0003), and (0003).

The point processing means 23 subtracts 100 points from the points held by the member ID (0001), returns 20 points, subtracts 160 points from the points held by the member ID (0003), returns 80 points, and returns member I (0010). ) Return 180 points. The method of determining the winning bidder and the method of returning points are not limited to the above.

[Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and implementations are possible without changing the gist of the present invention. be. In the above embodiment, the user who can bid is a member, but a user who has registered some user information may also be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the possessed points can be used for one year from the time of admission, but if the member continues one year later, the possessed points may be granted again. In addition, points that can be used for a certain period from a certain period may be given to the member regardless of the time when the member joins.

Each means of the control unit 2 may be configured by a hardware circuit such as a partially or wholly reconfigurable circuit (FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). good.

Further, it is possible to omit or change some of the components of the above embodiment without changing the gist of the present invention. Further, within the range that does not change the gist of the present invention, steps can be added, deleted, changed, replaced, etc. in the flow of the above embodiment. Further, the program used in the above embodiment can be recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM. Further, the program used in the above embodiment can be stored in an external server such as a cloud server and used via a network.

1 ... Server device, 2 ... Control unit, 3 ... Storage unit, 4 ... Display unit, 5 ... Input unit, 6 ... Communication unit, 7 ... Terminal device, 8 ... Network, 20 ... Member registration means, 21 ... Bid screen creation Means, 22 ... Bid acceptance means, 23 ... Point processing means, 24 ... Successful bidder determination means, 25 ... Settlement processing means, 30 ... Program, 31 ... Member table, 32 ... Bid screen, 33 ... Bid management table, 100 ... Bid System, 320 ... Bid number display area, 321 ... Bid period display area, 322 ... Bid content display area, 323 ... Owned point display area, 330 ... Bid number display area, 331 ... Bid period display area, 332 ... Bid content display area

Claims (5)

It is a bidding device that accepts bids from the terminal device used by the user via the network.
An awarding means for giving the user a predetermined number of points that can be used within a certain period as possessed points, and
A presentation means for presenting a bid screen including a plurality of purchase targets to the terminal device accessed via the network, and a presentation means.
A reception means that accepts the number of points input to the purchase target and the purchase target selected from the plurality of purchase targets included in the bid screen from the terminal device as bid points within the bidding period.
At the end of the bidding period, a determination means for determining the winning bidder of the selected purchase target based on the bidding points, and
For the user who became the winning bidder due to the competition between the users, the bidding points are subtracted from the holding points of the user, the user who could not make a successful bid, and the winning bidder without the competition. A point processing means for returning all or part of the bidding points to the user's possessed points, and a point processing means for the user who has become.
A bidding device provided with a settlement means for performing settlement processing of the purchase cost to be purchased for the winning bidder separately from processing of the points. The receiving means makes the entered purchase target and the bidding point invisible to other users during the bidding period.
The bidding device according to claim 1. The presenting means presents the bidding screen in which a different number of points can be input for each of the N purchase targets when the bid screen includes N purchase targets having the same identification information. The bidding device according to 1 or 2. The determination means determines the user who bids with the highest number of bid points as the winning bidder, and when the bid screen includes N purchase targets with the same identification information, the use of the bid points with a high number of points. The Nth user from the person to the Nth user is determined as the winning bidder to be purchased.
The bidding device according to claim 3. A computer that accepts bids from the terminal device used by the user via the network,
An awarding means for giving the user a predetermined number of points that can be used within a certain period as possessed points, and
A presentation means for presenting a bid screen including a plurality of purchase targets to the terminal device accessed via the network, and a presentation means.
A reception means that accepts the number of points input to the purchase target and the purchase target selected from the plurality of purchase targets included in the bid screen from the terminal device as bid points within the bidding period.
At the end of the bidding period, a determination means for determining the winning bidder of the selected purchase target based on the bidding points, and
For the user who became the winning bidder due to the competition between the users, the bidding points are subtracted from the holding points of the user, the user who could not make a successful bid, and the winning bidder without the competition. A point processing means for returning all or part of the bidding points to the user's possessed points, and a point processing means for the user who has become.
A payment method for performing the settlement processing of the purchase cost to be purchased for the winning bidder separately from the processing of the points.
A program to function as.

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