JP7280634B2 - Program, mediation device, and mediation processing method by mediation device - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program, an intermediation device, and an intermediation processing method by an intermediation device.

As an example of a mediation device that mediates service ordering between a service provider and a service orderer, a mediation device that mediates a package order between a shipper and a shipping company is known. . As an example of such an intermediary device, there is a device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2019-185793 (Patent Document 1).

The device disclosed in Patent Document 1 first receives item information related to a delivery item, and then the device identifies businesses whose vehicle information includes vehicles that meet the conditions determined by the vehicle type included in the item information. It discriminates and transmits list display information for displaying a list of the discriminated establishments. When the device receives a notification that the orderer has selected the place of business to place the order from the displayed determination result, the device notifies the contractor terminal of the business place of confirmation of whether or not to accept the order. When receiving a notification from the terminal that the order has been accepted, the device concludes the transaction.

JP 2019-185793 A

However, with the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the transportation company, which is the provider of the service, cannot propose the fare for the transportation of the package.

Therefore, the present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a program, an intermediary device, and an intermediary device capable of presenting an appropriate service price for the service from the service provider. An object of the present invention is to provide an intermediary processing method by a device.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a program executed by a computer provided in an intermediary device that mediates service ordering between a service provider and a service orderer. This computer has a control unit, and the program instructs the control unit to perform a first step of presenting at least a minimum bid price to a provider for a service, and a second step of accepting bid input.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible for a service provider to present an appropriate service price for the service.

1 is a diagram showing an overview of an intermediary system according to the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of an intermediary server according to the embodiment; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the shipper terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the shipping company terminal which concerns on embodiment. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of an intermediary server according to the embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the consignor table stored in the mediation server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the shipping company table stored in the mediation server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the minimum bid price table stored in the mediation server which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the data structure of an item table stored in the mediation server according to the embodiment; 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the mediation system according to the embodiment; FIG. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the mediation system according to the embodiment, showing the continuation of the operation shown in FIG. 10; It is a flowchart which shows an example of the minimum bid price calculation operation|movement in the brokerage apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the delivery request screen displayed on the display apparatus of the shipper terminal which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of delivery request item information sent to a shipping company terminal according to the embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the delivery request item screen displayed on the display apparatus of the shipping company terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the bid item information sent to the shipper terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the bid item screen displayed on the display apparatus of the shipper terminal which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, common constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations are omitted. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not unduly limit the content of the present disclosure described in the claims. Also, not all the components shown in the embodiments are essential components of the present disclosure. Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily strictly illustrated.

Also, in the following description, a "processor" is one or more processors. The at least one processor is typically a microprocessor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), but may be another type of processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). At least one processor may be single-core or multi-core.

Also, at least one processor may be a broadly defined processor such as a hardware circuit (for example, FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)) that performs part or all of the processing.

In the following explanation, the expression "xxx table" may be used to describe information that produces an output for an input. It may be a learning model such as a generated neural network. Therefore, the "xxx table" can be called "xxx information".

Also, in the following description, the configuration of each table is an example, and one table may be divided into two or more tables, or all or part of two or more tables may be one table. good.

Further, in the following description, the processing may be described using the term “program” as the subject. As it is used, the subject of processing may be a processor (or a device, such as a controller, having that processor).

The program may be installed in a device such as a computer, or may be, for example, in a program distribution server or a computer-readable (eg, non-temporary) recording medium. Also, in the following description, two or more programs may be implemented as one program, and one program may be implemented as two or more programs.

In the following description, identification numbers are used as identification information for various objects, but identification information of types other than identification numbers (for example, identifiers including alphabetic characters and symbols) may be employed.

In addition, in the following description, when describing the same type of elements without distinguishing between them, reference symbols (or common symbols among the reference symbols) are used, and when describing the same types of elements with different An identification number (or reference sign) may be used.

Also, in the following description, control lines and information lines indicate those considered necessary for the description, and not all control lines and information lines are necessarily indicated on the product. All configurations may be interconnected.

<Overview of Brokerage System 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an intermediary system 1 according to an embodiment, which is an example of the present disclosure. The intermediary system 1 according to the present embodiment mediates between a shipper who is an orderer of a service and a transportation company which is a provider of the service, regarding the transportation of a package, which is an example of a service. Therefore, although the mediation system 1 according to the embodiment performs mediation regarding transportation of packages, the service is not limited to transportation of packages in the present disclosure, and can be applied to various services. As an example, the mediation system 1 of the present disclosure can be suitably applied to service provision such as cleaning and hairdressing.

In this specification, a package means an item that is transported by a transportation company, and there is no particular restriction on its shape, size, weight, and the like. In other words, any item that is transported by a transportation company is considered a package in this specification, and includes not only so-called home delivery packages, but also heavy items (transformers, railcars, etc.) that are transported by railroads, trucks, and the like. In addition, there are no particular restrictions on the transportation means used by transportation companies, such as railways, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, human power, and drones.

In the intermediation system 1 of the present embodiment, a shipper presents predetermined conditions for the transportation of a package and places an order, and a shipping company bids for this order under predetermined conditions. Management of a series of procedures to determine transportation by a transportation company after considering In particular, in the brokerage system 1 of this embodiment, when a shipping company makes a bid, the shipping company is presented with the lowest bid price, and the shipping company bids at a bid price equal to or higher than this lowest bid price. Preferably, the minimum bid price is set according to the terms and conditions for the carriage of the cargo of the service. The conditions here are, for example, at least one of the weight of the cargo, the distance between the port of loading and the delivery destination, the type of vehicle used for the delivery, and the equipment of the vehicle.

With reference to FIG. 1, the schematic operation of the mediation system 1 according to this embodiment will be described. The intermediary system 1 includes a consignor terminal 10 operated by a person in charge of a shipper (hereinafter simply referred to as "shipper"), and a shipping company terminal 20 operated by a person in charge of a shipping company (hereinafter simply referred to as "transportation company"). , a mediation server 30 that controls mediation operations, and a network N that connects them.

First, the consignor inputs the conditions regarding the transportation of the cargo via the consignor terminal 10 and places an order (1). The brokerage server 30 refers to these conditions, sends the minimum bid price determined according to the conditions to the shipper terminal 10, and presents this minimum bid price to the shipper (2). The consignor accepts the bid at the lowest bid price, and instructs an order regarding the transportation of the cargo via the consignor terminal 10 (3).

The intermediary server 30 notifies the shipping company of the requested matter by sending the requested matter to the shipping company terminal 20 (4). At this time, the mediation server 30 also presents the lowest bid price presented to the shipper to the shipping company (5). The shipping company examines the notice of the requested item, examines the conditions regarding the transportation of the package described in this notice, and, if it decides to make a bid, inputs the bid via the shipping company terminal 20 (6). When bidding, bidding conditions are entered, including a bid price. The bid price is equal to or higher than the minimum bid price presented by the mediation server 30 .

When the shipping company makes a bid, the intermediary server 30 notifies the shipper that there is a bid item by sending a notification of the bid item to the shipper terminal 10 (7). The shipper examines the conditions described in the bid item, and if he/she agrees to the conditions, decides on the shipper's terminal 10 who will place an order for the transportation of the cargo (8). When the order is placed by the shipper, the mediation server 30 notifies the shipping company that the order has been placed by sending an order confirmation notice to the shipping company terminal 20 (9).

<Basic configuration of mediation system 1>
As already explained using FIG. 1, the brokerage system 1 of this embodiment has the shipper terminal 10, the shipping company terminal 20, and the brokerage server 30 which are connected via the network N. FIG. The hardware configuration of the mediation server 30 is shown in FIG. 2, the hardware configuration of the shipper terminal 10 is shown in FIG. 3, and the hardware configuration of the shipping company terminal 20 is shown in FIG. The shipper terminal 10, the shipping company terminal 20, and the mediation server 30 are configured by information processing devices.

The information processing device is composed of a computer having an arithmetic device and a storage device. The basic hardware configuration of the computer and the basic functional configuration of the computer realized by the hardware configuration will be described later. For each of the shipper terminal 10, the shipping company terminal 20, and the intermediation server 30, descriptions overlapping the basic hardware configuration of the computer and the basic functional configuration of the computer, which will be described later, will not be repeated.

The network N is composed of various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet, LAN, wireless base stations, and the like. For example, networks include 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), wireless networks (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet through predetermined access points, and the like. When connecting wirelessly, communication protocols include, for example, Z-Wave (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like. In the case of wired connection, the network includes direct connection using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like.

The configuration and operation of each device will be described below.

<Hardware configuration of mediation server 30>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic hardware configuration of the mediation server 30. As shown in FIG. The mediation server 30 includes at least a processor 301, a main storage device 302, an auxiliary storage device 303, and a communication IF 304 (Interface). These are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus 305 .

The processor 301 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program. The processor 301 is composed of an arithmetic unit, registers, peripheral circuits, and the like.

The main storage device 302 is for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the programs. For example, it is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

Auxiliary storage device 303 is a storage device for storing data and programs. For example, flash memory, SSD (Solid State Drive), HDD (Hard Disc Drive), magneto-optical disc, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, semiconductor memory, and the like.

The communication IF 304 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals for communicating with other computers via a network using a wired or wireless communication standard.

It should be noted that the mediation server 30 can be virtually realized by distributing all or part of each hardware configuration to a plurality of computers and connecting them to each other via a network. In this way, the mediation server 30 is a concept that includes not only a computer housed in a single housing or case, but also a virtualized computer system.

<Basic Hardware Configuration of Shipper Terminal 10 and Shipping Company Terminal 20>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the basic hardware configuration of the shipper terminal 10, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the basic hardware configuration of the transportation company terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The shipper terminal 10 and shipping company terminal 20 have processors 101 and 201, main storage devices 102 and 202, auxiliary storage devices 103 and 203, communication interfaces 104 and 204, input interfaces 105 and 205, and output interfaces 106 and 206. These are electrically connected to each other by communication buses 107 and 207 . Input devices 110 and 210 are connected to the shipper terminal 10 and the shipping company terminal 20 via input IFs 105 and 205, and output devices 111 and 211 are connected via output IFs 106 and 206, respectively.

The input IFs 105 and 205 function as interfaces with the input devices 110 and 210 for accepting input operations from users. The output IFs 106, 206 function as interfaces with the output devices 111, 211 for presenting information to the user. The input devices 110 and 210 are input devices (for example, touch panels, touch pads, pointing devices such as mice, keyboards, etc.) for receiving input operations from users. The output devices 111 and 211 are output devices (displays, speakers, etc.) for presenting information to the user.

<Functional configuration of mediation server 30>
A functional configuration realized by the hardware configuration of the mediation server 30 is shown in FIG. The mediation server 30 has a storage unit 310 and a control unit 320 . The storage unit 310 is configured by the main storage device 302 and the auxiliary storage device 303 of the mediation server 30 , and the control unit 320 is mainly configured by the processor 301 of the mediation server 30 .

<Configuration of storage unit 310 of mediation server 30>
The storage unit 310 of the mediation server 30 has a consignor table 312 , a shipping company table 313 , a lowest bid price table 314 and an item table 315 .

These consignor tables 312 and the like may be provided as a database. The term "database" used herein refers to a relational database, which manages data sets called tabular tables structurally defined by rows and columns in association with each other. In a database, a table is called a table, columns of a table are called columns, and rows of a table are called records. Relational databases allow you to establish and associate relationships between tables.

Each table usually has a primary key column to uniquely identify a record, but setting a primary key to a column is not essential. The control unit 320 can cause the processor 301 to add, delete, and update records in a specific table stored in the storage unit 310 according to various programs.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the data structure of the consignor table 312. As shown in FIG. The shipper table 312 is a table that stores and manages information about shippers using the shipper terminals 10 registered in the mediation server 30 . The consignor table 312 stores information for the consignor to log in to the intermediary system 1 (intermediation server 30) via the consignor terminal 10 and the conditions for the consignor to place an order for the transportation of the package.

The consignor table 312 is a table having columns of an ID 3121, a password 3122, and a charge system 3123, with a number (No.) 3120 for specifying an individual record as a primary key.

The ID 3121 is an item that stores an identifier for uniquely identifying a shipper who is a user. The password 3122 is an item for the consignor to use the consignor terminal 10 to log in to the brokerage system 1 (brokerage server 30). The charge system 3123 is an item for specifying a system of transport prices (bid prices) billable to shippers.

In the intermediation system 1 of this embodiment, two systems of transportation prices that can be billed to shippers are provided. One is the transportation price based on the already explained bid price (“Bid” in the fee system 3123), and the other is the transportation price for which the fee system is predetermined (“Fixed tariff” in the fee system 3123). be. If the fee system 3123 is a fixed tariff (tariff = tariff), the tariff is fixed, that is, the fee system based on the fixed tariff is determined in advance, and the transportation company determines the transportation price that it wishes to charge based on the bid price. means that it is not possible to place a bid with

As shown in the shipper table 312, a fee system 3123 is predetermined for each shipper. By permitting bids based on fixed tariffs in this way, shippers with various conditions are permitted to participate in the brokerage system 1, and the frequency of use of the brokerage system 1 can be increased.

In the shipper table 312 shown in FIG. 6, whether the charge system 3123 is "bid" or "fixed tariff" is predetermined for each shipper. Either selection may be allowed at any one time. However, in the following explanation, it is assumed that the charge system 3123 is predetermined for each shipper.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the data structure of the shipping company table 313. As shown in FIG. The shipping company table 313 is a table that stores and manages information about shipping companies that use the shipping company terminals 20 registered in the mediation server 30 . The shipping company table 313 stores information for the shipping company to log in to the brokerage system 1 (brokerage server 30) via the shipping company terminal 20, and a score that evaluates the work of the shipping company.

The shipping company table 313 is a table having columns of an ID 3131, a password 3132, and a score 3133, with a number (No.) 3130 for specifying an individual record as a primary key.

The ID 3131 is an item that stores an identifier for uniquely identifying the transportation company that is the user. The password 3132 is an item for the transportation company to use the transportation company terminal 20 to log in to the intermediation system 1 (intermediation server 30). A score 3133 is an item calculated as a result of evaluating the quality of the transportation service provided by each transportation company. The score 3113 is calculated by the scoring calculation unit 325 configured in the control unit 320 of the mediation server 30 and stored in the score 3113 of the shipping company table 313 . The function of the scoring calculator 325 will be described later.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the data structure of the lowest bid price table 314. As shown in FIG. The lowest bid price table 314 stores the lowest bid price for the transportation of cargo, which is presented to at least the transportation company, and preferably to the cargo owner, when bidding for the transportation of cargo is performed between the shipper and the transportation company. is a table. The lowest bid price table 314 is preferably provided for each shipper. More preferably, the lowest bid price table 314 contains different lowest bid prices for each shipper. Alternatively, a minimum bid price table 314 is also preferably provided for each shipping company.

The lowest bid price table 314 uses the distance 3140 and the weight 3141 of the cargo as keys, and uniquely sets the distance 3140 and the weight 3141 as conditions for the transportation of the cargo in the fields specified by these keys. This is a table that stores the determined lowest bid price 3142 .

The lowest bid price table 314 shown in FIG. 8 has a data structure in which the lowest bid price 3142 is uniquely determined by two conditions of distance 3140 and weight 3141. Conditions for transportation are not limited to distance 3140 and weight 3141 . For example, at least one of the weight of the cargo, the distance between the port of loading and the delivery destination, the type of vehicle used for the delivery, and the equipment of the vehicle may be used. When the minimum bid price is determined according to conditions related to the transportation of three or more packages, a relational expression with these conditions as variables is stored in the storage unit 310, and the minimum bid price calculation unit 324 of the control unit 320, which will be described later, calculates this relational expression. may be used to calculate the minimum bid price.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the data structure of the case table 315. As shown in FIG. The item table 315 is a table that stores and manages items related to the transportation of packages ordered by shippers and registered in the mediation server 30 . The matter table 315 stores information for identifying the matter ordered by the shipper and information on the progress of the matter.

The item table 315 is a table having columns of a shipper ID 3151, a transportation company ID 3152, a collection point 3153, a delivery destination 3154, a charge system 3155, a lowest bid price 3156, a bid price 3157, and a status 3158 with an item ID 3150 as a main key.

The case ID 3150 is an item that stores an identifier for uniquely identifying a case concerning the transportation of packages handled by the mediation server 30 . The consignor ID 3151 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the consignor related to the matter specified by the matter ID 3150, and the ID described in the ID 3121 of the consignor table 312 is transcribed. The shipping company ID 3152 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the shipping company associated with the item identified by the item ID 3150, and the ID described in the ID 3131 of the shipping company table 313 is posted. The collection point 3153 is an item related to the collection point related to the matter specified by the matter ID 3150 . The delivery destination 3154 is an item related to the delivery destination related to the item identified by the item ID 3150 . The charge system 3155 is an item related to the charge system for the project identified by the project ID 3150 . The information stored in the charge system 3155 is the same as the information described in the charge system 3123 of the shipper table 312 for the shipper identified by the shipper ID 3151 . The lowest bid price 3156 is an item related to the lowest bid price for the item identified by the item ID 3150 . The bid price 3157 is an item related to the bid price for the item identified by the item ID 3150 . The status 3158 is an item related to the bidding status of the item identified by the item ID 3150 . Specifically, the status 3158 includes information such as "order entered", "order instructed", "requested item notified", "bid entered", "bid item notified", "supplier determined", and "order confirmation notified". Information about the progress (status) of the matter is stored. In the status 3158, the mediation server 30 retains information indicating the timing at which the shipping company as the ordering party was determined by the shipper for each case.
Although not shown in FIG. 9, the item table 315 contains information (date and time, etc.) indicating the timing at which the cargo was registered by the shipper, and the timing at which each transportation company made a bid by designating the bid price for the item. Hold.

The mediation server 30 refers to the status 3158 in the matter table 315 and manages the progress of the matter. Then, when there is a stagnant or stagnant item, the intermediation server 30 reminds the shipper or the shipping company about the item and prompts them to proceed.

<Configuration of Control Unit 320 of Intermediation Server 30>
The control unit 320 of the mediation server 30 includes an order control unit 321 , a bid input control unit 322 , a bid control unit 323 , a lowest bid price calculation unit 324 and a scoring calculation unit 325 . By executing the application program 311 stored in the storage unit 310 , the control unit 320 implements functional units such as the order control unit 321 .

The order control unit 321 controls order entry and order instruction operations related to the transportation of packages from shippers.

Specifically, the order control unit 321 accepts a login operation from the shipper terminal 10, compares it with the information in the shipper table 312, and determines whether or not login is possible. If login is permitted, the order control unit 321 sends a display control signal for displaying a delivery request screen as shown in FIG. It waits for input of an order input signal by operating 110 . A detailed description of FIG. 13 will be given later. After receiving the order input signal from the shipper, the order control unit 321 stores the order information included in the order input signal in the item table 315 .

At this time, the order control unit 321 refers to the shipper table 312 to determine whether the logged-in shipper permits transportation at the bid price or only permits transportation at the bid price based on the fixed tariff. If the cargo owner permits transportation at the bid price, the lowest bid price calculated by the lowest bid price calculator 324 is sent to the cargo owner terminal 10, and the lowest bid price is presented to the shipper.

The bid input control unit 322 controls a series of operations for presenting the order to the shipping company and accepting bid input from the shipping company when the shipper instructs to place an order for the item related to the transportation of the cargo.

Specifically, the bid input control unit 322 sends delivery request item information as shown in FIG. Also, the bid input control unit 322 accepts a login operation from the shipping company terminal 20, compares it with the information in the shipping company table 313, and determines whether or not login is permitted. When the login is permitted, the bid input control unit 322 sends out a display control signal for displaying a delivery request item screen as shown in FIG. It waits for input of a bid input signal by operating the input device 210 of the terminal 20 . A detailed description of FIGS. 14 and 15 will be given later. After receiving the bid input signal from the shipping company, the bid input control unit 322 stores the bid information included in this bid input signal in the item table 315 .

At this time, the bid input control unit 322 refers to the shipper table 312 to determine whether the shipper involved in the bid is a shipper who permits transportation at the bid price, or a shipper who permits only transportation at the bid price based on the fixed tariff. If the cargo owner permits transportation at the bid price, the lowest bid price calculated by the lowest bid price calculation unit 324 is sent to the shipping company terminal 20, and the lowest bid price is presented to the shipping company. On the other hand, if the shipper permits only transportation at the bid price based on the fixed tariff, the bid input control unit 322 sends the transportation price determined by the fixed tariff to the transportation company terminal 20, and sends this transportation price to the transportation company. Present.

The bid control unit 323 presents the information about the bid input to the shipper when there is a bid input related to the transportation of the package from the shipping company, and controls the shipper's operation of viewing the bid destination and determining the order destination. Furthermore, when the bidding control unit 323 accepts the order destination determination input from the shipper, it controls the operation of notifying the transportation company related to the order destination that the order for the bid item has been confirmed.

Specifically, the bid control unit 323 sends bid item information as shown in FIG. Also, the bid control unit 323 accepts a login operation from the shipper terminal 10, compares it with the information in the shipper table 312, and determines whether or not the login is possible. When login is permitted, the bid control unit 323 sends a display control signal for displaying a bid item screen as shown in FIG. It waits for the input of the supplier determination signal by operating 110 . A detailed description of FIGS. 16 and 17 will be provided later. Then, upon receiving a supplier decision signal from the shipper, the bid control unit 323 stores the supplier decision information included in this signal in the item table 315 . After that, the bidding control unit 323 sends the order confirmation information to the shipping company terminal 20 of the shipping company that is the order recipient determined by the shipper.

The minimum bid price calculation unit 324 refers to the minimum bid price table 314 in response to requests from the order control unit 321 and the bid input control unit 322, and calculates the minimum bid price based on the order conditions for bidding on the transportation of packages. It calculates and provides the calculated minimum bid price to the order control unit 321 and the bid input control unit 322 . A procedure for calculating the lowest bid price by the lowest bid price calculator 324 will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The scoring calculation unit 325 calculates a score (evaluation value) for each shipping company according to the provision status of package transportation by each shipping company, and inputs and updates the score 3133 of the shipping company table 313 with the calculated score. do. Although the details of the score calculation procedure by the scoring calculation unit 325 are omitted, the indicators for score calculation include the evaluation from the shipper, the track record of transportation, not being late for the designated loading port and delivery destination for transportation, transportation Reported to the shipper later, etc.

When the bid item screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed, the bid control unit 323 may refer to the transportation company table 313 and provide the score of the transportation company related to the bid item. In addition, the bid control unit 323 may display (for example, a predetermined mark) that the transportation company with a score equal to or higher than a predetermined value is an excellent transportation company. By looking at the scores of the shipping companies involved in the bids, the shipper decides which bid items to actually bid (although information for specifying the shipping company is not presented to the shipper when the bid is decided, as will be described later). It can be used as a reference.

In the mediation system 1 of the present embodiment, the scoring calculator 325 does not calculate the score for each driver of the transport company that actually transports the vehicle. However, the score is based on the individual driver's transportation performance, and more specifically, it is based on the accumulation of individual driver's transportation performance. However, the scoring calculation unit 325 can hold links between transportation of individual packages and drivers belonging to transportation companies, and can analyze which driver's transportation influenced the score.

<Operation of intermediation system 1>
The processing of the mediation system 1 will be described below with reference to the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 10 and 11 and the flowchart of FIG. In the following explanation, the processing of the brokerage system 1 will be explained assuming that the shipper permits transportation at the bid price.

First, as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 10, a consignor who wishes to place an order for the transportation of a package logs into the brokerage server 30 via the consignor terminal 10 (step S1000).

The order control unit 321 of the intermediary server 30 compares the ID and password of the shipper sent from the shipper terminal 10 with the ID 3121 and password 3122 of the shipper table 312 in step S1000. A display control signal for displaying a delivery request screen as shown in FIG.

The delivery request screen sent to the shipper terminal 10 in step S1001 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The delivery request screen 1300 includes a button 1301 for selecting one-way or round-trip transportation of the package to be ordered, a loading port input field 1302 for inputting the name and address of the loading port, and the name and address of the delivery destination. , a vehicle button 1304 for selecting the class of the vehicle desired to be used for transportation, a temperature zone button 1305 for selecting the desired temperature zone for transporting the cargo to be transported, and the item to be delivered. A delivery input field 1306 is displayed for inputting the details of the delivery item. By operating the input device 110 of the shipper terminal 10, the shipper inputs the delivery request information to a predetermined portion of the delivery request screen 1300 (step S1002).

When the delivery request information is input, the order control unit 321 adds a new record to the item table 315 and enters various information included in the delivery request information into the item table 315 .

Next, the order control unit 321 obtains geographic information such as the latitude and longitude of the loading and delivery destinations using the API (Application Programming Interface) of the map application, etc., and displays them in the map area 1307 of the delivery request screen 1300. The position 1308 of the loading and delivery destination map is superimposed and displayed on the map. Then, the order control unit 321 similarly uses the API of the map application or the like to obtain a rough route from the loading port to the delivery destination, and furthermore, obtains an estimated route from the loading port to the delivery destination measured on this route. Obtain the distance and display it in the assumed distance column 1309 .

Next, the order control unit 321 presents the delivery request information sent from the shipper terminal 10 to the minimum bid price calculation unit 324, and the minimum bid price calculation unit 324 calculates the minimum bid price based on this delivery request information. is presented to the order control unit 321 (step S1003).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure for calculating the lowest bid price by the lowest bid price calculator 324. As shown in FIG.

First, the lowest bid price calculation unit 324 receives input of delivery request information from the order control unit 321 (step S1200). Next, the lowest bid price calculation unit 324 refers to the lowest bid price table 314 (step S1201), and calculates the lowest bid price determined by the conditions related to the transportation of the package included in the delivery request information (step S1202). The lowest bid price calculation unit 324 then adds the lowest bid price calculated in step S1202 to the item table 315 (step S1203), and notifies the order control unit 321 of this lowest bid price.

Returning to FIG. 10, the order control unit 321 sends the lowest bid price calculated by the lowest bid price calculator 324 to the shipper terminal 10 (step S1004). Specifically, the order control unit 321 displays the lowest bid price calculated by the lowest bid price calculator 324 in the lowest price column 1310 of the delivery request screen 1300 shown in FIG. The lowest bid price displayed in the lowest price column 1310 of the delivery request screen 1300 is positioned as a reference price for the shipper. Then, the consignor examines the items described on the delivery request screen 1300, and when instructing the order under these conditions, by operating the input device 110 of the consignor terminal 10 and clicking the order instruction button 1311, etc., An order instruction is input (step S1005).

Next, the bidding input control unit 322 sends delivery request item information 1400 as shown in FIG. S1006). The delivery request item information 1400 shown in FIG. A so-called push notification may be used. The method of sending the delivery request item information 1400 is not particularly limited, and any method may be used as long as it allows (the person in charge of) the shipping company to notice that there is an order order instruction for the item.

The delivery request item information 1400 includes information based on the delivery request instruction information sent from the shipper terminal 10 and information for accessing the mediation server 30 (URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in FIG. 14). there is Of course, the delivery request item information 1400 may include other information such as advertising information about the brokerage system 1 .

The shipping company that receives the delivery request item information 1400 logs in to the mediation server 30 via the shipping company terminal 20 (step S1007).

In step S1007, the bid entry control unit 322 of the mediation server 30 compares the ID and password of the shipping company sent from the shipping company terminal 20 with the ID 3131 and password 3132 of the shipping company table 313, and if it determines that they match, the authentication process is performed. , and a display control signal for displaying a delivery request item screen as shown in FIG.

The delivery request item screen sent to the shipping company terminal 20 in step S1008 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The delivery request item screen 1500 displays a list screen 1501 in which the items ordered by the shipper are displayed in a list format, and a detailed screen 1502 in which detailed information on the item is displayed. For each item displayed on the list screen 1501, the lowest bid price presented to the shipper is displayed, and a detail button 1503 for displaying details of the item on the detail screen 1502 is displayed.

The transportation company examines the conditions of the order-instructed item (that is, the item awaiting bid) displayed on the detailed screen 1502 of the delivery request item screen 1500 . If the shipping company wishes to bid on this item, the shipping company inputs the bid price into the bid price input field 1504 via the input device 210 of the shipping company terminal 20. If there is a comment on this input, This comment is entered in the comment column 1505 . The bid entry control unit 322 compares the bid price entered in the bid price entry field 1504 with the minimum bid price, and when the bid price is lower than the minimum bid price, displays a warning on the delivery request item screen 1500 and displays the bid price. and prohibits bid entry when the bid price is lower than the minimum bid price. Then, on the condition that the bid price is equal to or higher than the minimum bid price, the shipping company operates the input device 210 of the shipping company terminal 20 and clicks the entry button 1506 to input the bid (step S1009).

Bid input information related to bid input is sent from the shipping company terminal 20 to the mediation server 30, and the bid input control unit 322 enters various information included in the bid input information sent from the shipping company terminal 20 into the item table 315. .

Next, the bid control unit 323 sends bid item information 1600 as shown in FIG. 16 to the shipper who is the subject of the bid input for the item for which the shipping company has submitted a bid (step S1010). The bid item information 1600 shown in FIG. You may The method of transmitting the bid item information 1600 is not particularly limited as long as the method allows (the person in charge of) the shipper to notice that the bid has been entered.

The bid item information 1600 includes information based on the bid input information sent from the shipping company terminal 20 and information for accessing the mediation server 30 (URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in FIG. 16). . Of course, other information may be included in the bid item information 1600, such as advertising information about the brokerage system 1. FIG.

However, neither the bid item information 1600 nor the bid item screen 1700, which will be described later, information specifying the shipping company that made the bid (such as the name of the shipping company and the telephone number) is displayed on the shipper terminal 10. FIG. This is because if the shipper learns the information specifying the shipping company that has made the bid, the shipper may contact the shipping company directly without using the brokerage system 1 . If the shipper and the shipping company make direct contact, the shipping company may undertake transportation at the shipping price presented by the shipper, and if this shipping price falls below the minimum bid price, the shipping company will not agree This means they may be under pressure to enter into contracts to transport packages at low freight rates.

The shipper who received the bid item information 1600 logs in to the mediation server 30 via the shipper terminal 10 (step S1011).

The bid control unit 323 of the brokerage server 30 compares the ID and password of the shipper sent from the shipper terminal 10 with the ID 3121 and password 3122 of the shipper table 312 in step S1011. A display control signal for displaying a bid item screen 1700 as shown in FIG. 17 is sent to the shipper terminal 10 via the output device 111 of the shipper terminal 10 (step S1012).

The bid item screen sent to the shipper terminal 10 in step S1012 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The bid item screen 1700 includes a list screen 1701 that displays in a list format the items for which the shipper has instructed an order and for which even one bid has been entered, and a detailed screen 1702 that displays detailed bid information related to the item. is displayed. A detail button 1703 for displaying detailed bid information on a detail screen 1702 is displayed for each item displayed on the list screen 1701 .

The shipper considers the conditions described in the individual bid information displayed on the detail screen 1702 of the bid item screen 1700 . In this condition, the bid price (presentation price) input from the transportation company is displayed. When agreeing to bid according to the bid conditions, the shipper inputs the order by operating the input device 110 of the shipper terminal 10 and clicking the decision button 1704 (step S1013).

It should be noted here that the shipper does not have the authority to change the bidding conditions, including the bidding price. In other words, the shipper can only select either to accept the bid conditions presented by the shipping company, or to cancel the order itself by clicking a cancel button or the like not displayed on the bid item screen 1700. . As a result, the shipping company can substantially take the initiative in presenting the bid conditions including the bid price, and the possibility of receiving orders with a high degree of satisfaction for the shipping company increases.

Although illustration is omitted, the bid control unit 323 may display the score stored in the score 3133 of the transportation company table 313 on the bid item screen 1700 . In this case, whether to display the score on the list screen 1701, the detail screen 1702, or both may be determined according to the screen design.

Moving to the sequence diagram of FIG. 11, the bid control unit 323 sends an order to the shipping company terminal 20 of the shipping company for which the order was entered in step S1013, indicating that the shipper has placed an order for the item for which the shipping company has bid. Information is output (step S1100).

The shipping company that has received the order information logs into the mediation server 30 via the shipping company terminal 20 (step S1101).

The bidding control unit 323 of the mediation server 30 compares the ID and password of the shipping company sent from the shipping company terminal 20 with the ID 3131 and password 3132 of the shipping company table 313 in step S1015, and if it determines that they match, the authentication work is performed. When the process ends, a display control signal for displaying the confirmed order item screen is sent to the shipping company terminal 20 via the output device 211 of the shipping company terminal 20 (step S1102).

As described above in detail, according to the intermediation system 1 of the present embodiment, intermediation regarding the transportation of the package, which is the service, is performed between the shipper, who is the orderer of the service, and the transportation company, which is the provider of the service. be able to. In particular, according to the intermediary system 1 of the present embodiment, by presenting the lowest bid price to the shipper and the shipping company and not allowing the entry of an order with a bid price lower than the lowest bid price, the service provider It is possible to present an appropriate service price related to

<Modification 1>
(1) Price Determination by Dynamic Pricing In the brokerage system 1 of the embodiment described above, the lowest bid price is determined by the lowest bid price table 314 . At this time, the minimum bid price and the minimum bid price table 314 may be appropriately changed on the time axis based on the concept of so-called dynamic pricing.

In more detail, if there is a high demand on the part of the shipper for the transport of goods (that is, if there are many goods that the shipper wants to transport), the transport price at this time will be higher than the price when the demand on the shipper's side is low. have a nature. On the other hand, if the shipping company's supply is high (that is, if the shipping company can afford to transport the package), the shipping price at this time will be lower than the shipping company's supply (that is, if the shipping company can afford to transport the new package). (If there is not much of it), it is reasonable that the price will be lower than the shipping price at that time.

Therefore, the mediation server 30 may take into consideration the demand on the shipper side and the supply on the shipping company side, and appropriately change the minimum bid price and the minimum bid price table 314 on the time axis when bidding for the transportation of the cargo.

The demand on the shipper side and the supply on the shipping company side may be determined by the mediation server 30 recording the history of the status of orders for transporting packages using the mediation system 1 and based on this history.
For example, the intermediation server 30 refers to the case table 315 and learns each information accumulated for each case (collection location, delivery destination, lowest bid price, bid price, etc.) as teacher data. may be held. Since the brokerage server 30 determines the lowest bid price by dynamic pricing, it may output the lowest bid price based on the condition of the item and the learned model.
In order to determine the minimum bid price by dynamic pricing, the brokerage server 30 also refers to the item table 315 and specifies the distribution of the bid prices to be bid under the conditions of the item based on the information accumulated for each item. (e.g., the distribution of lowest bids that resulted in bids) and determine the lowest bids based on the specified distribution (e.g., the lowest bids that resulted in bids that were most frequently higher minimum bid).

Changes on the time axis may be short-term (eg history of the last week) or long-term (eg yearly history). In addition, one year may be divided into several periods, and the so-called busy season and off-season may be determined based on the history, and the lowest bid price and lowest bid price table 314 may be determined for each of the busy season and off-season. In addition, the brokerage server 30 holds the lowest bid price table 314 in accordance with the geographical conditions such as the pickup location and the delivery destination of the shipment requested by the shipper. dynamic pricing may be provided depending on

Furthermore, even in the above-described fixed tariff bidding, the lowest bid price and the lowest bid price table 314 may be appropriately changed on the time axis based on the concept of so-called dynamic pricing.

<Modification 2>
(2) Bid price range setting In addition, in the intermediary system 1 of the embodiment, the minimum bid price was presented to the shipper and the shipping company. good.
The upper limit price reduces the possibility that the bid price from the shipping company rises due to, for example, a small number of bids from the shipping company, and maintains a balance between supply and demand in the matching service between the shipper and the shipping company provided by the mediation server 30. It is established in order to establish a proper bidding.
For example, the mediation server 30 determines the minimum bid price based on the minimum bid price table 314, and determines the maximum price based on the minimum bid price (for example, the minimum bid price plus a certain amount, Alternatively, the above price range may be determined by setting the upper limit price from the lowest bid price to a certain percentage, etc.). The intermediary server 30 presents the shipping companies that have bid in the above price range to the shipper.
In addition, while the mediation server 30 determines the price range, the mediation server 30 may or may not allow the transportation company to view the maximum price. For example, if a shipping company can view the price range, the shipping company will be able to perceive a reasonable market price, and accept the bid after agreeing with the price range between the minimum bid price and the maximum price. you can get it.
On the other hand, if it is decided that the upper limit price of the price range cannot be browsed by the shipping company, the bid will be made in the price range that the shipping company considers appropriate. Therefore, the mediation server 30 can accumulate information on bid prices that the shipping company considers appropriate in the case table 315 or the like. The mediation server 30 may determine the minimum bid price or the like by dynamic pricing based on the bid price information thus accumulated.
The intermediation server 30 may or may not allow the shipper to view the maximum price while determining the price range by the intermediary server 30 . For example, if the price range is made available to the shipper, it is possible to receive bids from shipping companies while making the shipper perceive a reasonable market price.
On the other hand, if the shipper cannot view the price range, the intermediary server 30 asks the shipping company to bid on the bidding price for the condition judged to be appropriate by the shipper (shipping company information, bid price, etc.). Information can be accumulated in the server 30 . Therefore, the intermediary server 30 may determine the minimum bid price and the like by dynamic pricing based on the bid prices of shipping companies and the information on the terms and conditions accepted by the shipper thus accumulated. In addition, the intermediary server 30 analyzes the distribution of conditions (transportation company information, bidding price information, etc.) that the shipper agrees with in the price range indicated by the price range, thereby determining the price range determined by the intermediary server 30 ( The reasonableness of the minimum bid price and the maximum price) can be estimated. For example, if a shipper's condition for placing an order with a shipping company is that the price is relatively close to the upper limit in the price range, the upper limit price can be raised (based on the information of the shipping company, the presented price can be higher). .
The intermediary server 30 may present the minimum bid price to the shipper and then accept the designation of the upper limit price of the price range.
While determining the price range, the brokerage server 30 may prevent the shipper from viewing both the minimum bid price and the maximum price, or may prevent the shipping company from viewing both.

The upper limit price may be determined by holding the upper limit price table in the storage unit 310 and referring to this upper limit price table, similar to the lowest bid price table 314 when determining the lowest bid price. Also, the upper limit price may be determined based on the same conditions as those for determining the minimum bid price. Furthermore, the maximum price may also be appropriately changed on the time axis based on the concept of so-called dynamic pricing.

In addition, in the intermediary system 1 of the embodiment, the bidding for the transportation of cargo starts with the input of an order from the shipper. By browsing the transport conditions, if the transport conditions match the shipper's conditions, the supplier may be determined. The transportation conditions at this time can have a predetermined width (for example, the delivery time for transportation of the package) including the price range. Therefore, the transportation company sells the "frame" for transportation. A "frame" can occur, for example, when it is known that the trucks and drivers owned by the shipping company do not carry any particular cargo during this period. The shipper will buy the "frame", but preferably the shipper will decide the details of the shipping terms even if he buys the "frame". In this "frame", the price range is determined by the shipping company as described above, so any price determined by the bid within this price range will be a satisfactory price for the shipping company. Become.

Even if the "frame" is sold by the shipping company, it is preferable that the mediation server 30 determines the lowest bid price in the price range. A brokerage server 30 (brokerage system 1) decides the lowest bid price, thereby preventing a shipping company from presenting a low-price 'frame' in order to make assumptions about shippers and causing price destruction, thereby protecting the shipping company. This is because

Alternatively, the brokerage system 1 (brokerage server 30) may set this "frame" upon agreement with the shipper. The setting of the “frame” can also include entrusting the decision-making power of ordering to the mediation server 30 at the same time. As described above, the "frame" includes the price range, so the shipping company confirms the transportation conditions including the price range, and if the transportation conditions are accepted, the bid is made via the mediation system 1. The intermediation server 30 examines the conditions attached to the bid from the shipping company (in this case, the conditions are within the range indicated by the "frame" and includes the bid price within the price range), and actually places the order. Decide which shipping company will do the shipping. There are various conditions for determining the shipping company, for example, the shipping company with the highest score among the shipping companies that have submitted bids, or the shipping company that submitted the earliest bid (that is, first-come, first-served). , the shipping company with the lowest bid price among the shipping companies that have submitted bids may be determined. When determining a shipping company based on a score or a bid price, it is preferable that the intermediary server 30 presents a bidding period, and bids are determined for items that have been bid during this bidding period. In addition, the terms that determine the carrier may be determined by the shipper who agrees on the "frame."

<Appendix>
It should be noted that the above-described embodiments describe the configurations in detail in order to explain the present disclosure in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the described configurations. Also, part of the configuration of each embodiment can be added, deleted, or replaced with another configuration.

Further, each of the above configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, and the like may be realized by hardware, for example, by designing them in an integrated circuit. The present invention can also be implemented by software program code that implements the functions of the embodiments. In this case, a computer is provided with a storage medium recording the program code, and a processor included in the computer reads the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium implements the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself and the storage medium storing it constitute the present invention. Storage media for supplying such program codes include, for example, flexible disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, hard disks, SSDs, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-Rs, magnetic tapes, and non-volatile memory cards. , ROM, etc. are used.

Also, the program code that implements the functions described in this embodiment can be implemented in a wide range of programs or script languages, such as assembler, C/C++, perl, Shell, PHP, and Java (registered trademark).

Furthermore, by distributing the program code of the software that implements the functions of the embodiment via a network, it can be stored in storage means such as a hard disk or memory of a computer, or in a storage medium such as a CD-RW or CD-R. Alternatively, a processor provided in the computer may read and execute the program code stored in the storage means or the storage medium.

The items described in the above embodiments will be added below.

(Appendix 1)
In a program (311) executed by a computer in an intermediary device (30) that mediates service ordering between a service provider (20) and a service orderer (10), the intermediary device (30) A computer is provided, the computer is provided with a control unit (320), and the program (311) instructs the control unit (320) to perform a first step (S1006) of presenting the lowest bid price to the provider for the service; A program (311) for executing a second step (S1009) of accepting an input of a bid for a service from a party (20) with a bid price equal to or higher than the lowest bid price (S1009).

(Appendix 2)
12. The program according to appendix 1, wherein the first step (S1006) includes a third step (S1003, FIG. 12) of determining the minimum bid price based on the terms of the service.

(Appendix 3)
The computer has a storage unit (310), and the storage unit (310) stores a minimum bid price table (314) in which service conditions and minimum bid prices are linked. In 12), the program according to appendix 2, wherein a minimum bid price table is referred to based on service conditions (S1201) and a minimum bid price is determined (S1202).

(Appendix 4)
1. The program according to appendix 1, wherein the minimum bid price is a unique price for each orderer.

(Appendix 5)
The program (311) according to appendix 1, characterized in that the program (311) causes the control unit (320) to execute the fourth step (S1004) of presenting the lowest bid price to the orderer.

(Appendix 6)
After executing the fourth step (S1004), the program (311) causes the control unit (320) to execute the fifth step (S1005) of accepting the input of the service ordering procedure from the orderer (10). The program according to appendix 5, characterized by:

(Appendix 7)
After executing the second step (S1009), the program (311) causes the control unit (320) to display the bid application screen (Fig. 17) on which the bid price entered by the provider (20) is displayed by the orderer ( 10) The program according to appendix 6, characterized by causing the sixth step (S1012) presented in 10) to be executed.

(Appendix 8)
7. The program according to Supplementary Note 7, wherein information identifying the provider is not displayed on the bid application screen (FIG. 17).

(Appendix 9)
In the sixth step (S1012), when bids are entered from a plurality of providers (20) for ordering services, the bid application screen (FIG. 17) displays the bid price for each provider, 7. The program according to Supplementary Note 7, wherein an order input (S1013) is received as to which order to place an order based on which bid to the orderer.

(Appendix 10)
It is determined for each orderer (10) whether to bid for services based on a bid price or to order services at a predetermined service price (Fig. 6). If the order is from the orderer (10) who orders the service at the service price, the provider orders the service at the service price without executing the first step (S1006) and the second step (S1009). 10. The program of claim 1, causing execution of the seventh step of accepting bid input.

(Appendix 11)
The computer has a storage unit (310), and the storage unit (310) stores an evaluation value table (313) that stores evaluation values linked to the provider (20), and the program (311) The program according to Supplementary Note 5, wherein the evaluation value for each provider is presented to the orderer in the sixth step (S1012).

(Appendix 12)
12. The program according to appendix 11, characterized in that the program (311) updates the evaluation value table (313) according to the past service provision status of the provider (20).

(Appendix 13)
The first step (S1006) is to determine the lowest price based on the history of the bid prices when the provider made a bid and/or the bid price presented to the provider when the orderer placed an order with the provider. 6. The program of Claim 5, comprising an eighth step of setting a bid price.

(Appendix 14)
It is determined for each orderer whether to bid for the service based on the bid price or to order the service at a predetermined service price. 14. The program according to appendix 13, wherein the service price is determined based on the service price history.

(Appendix 15)
The program according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein in the first step (S1006), the program presents a price range having a lower limit price higher than the lowest bid price and an upper limit price higher than the lower limit price. .

(Appendix 16)
16. The program according to appendix 15, wherein the first step (S1006) includes a ninth step of determining the maximum price.

(Appendix 17)
The program (311) is characterized by causing the control unit (320) to present a price range to the orderer, and after presenting the price range, execute a tenth step of receiving an input of the service ordering procedure from the orderer. The program according to appendix 15.

(Appendix 18)
17. The program according to claim 16, wherein the program (311), in the ninth step, determines the maximum price based on the terms of the service.

(Appendix 19)
The computer has a storage unit (310), and the storage unit (310) stores a maximum price table in which service conditions and maximum prices are linked. 19. The program according to appendix 18, wherein the upper limit price is determined by referring to a price table.

(Appendix 20)
16. Program according to statement 15, characterized in that the program (311), in the second step (S1009), receives input of a bid for the service from a provider with a specified bid price within a price range.

(Appendix 21)
The program (311) instructs the control unit (320) to select the provider who will order the service based on the predetermined conditions if there is a bid from the provider at the specific bid price after the execution of the second step (S1009). 21. The program according to appendix 20, causing the eleventh step of determining to be executed.

(Appendix 22)
22. The program according to appendix 21, wherein the predetermined condition for determining the provider is determined by the orderer.

(Appendix 23)
16. The program according to appendix 15, characterized in that the program (311), in the first step (S1006), receives an input of the maximum price from the provider.

(Appendix 24)
16. The program according to Supplementary Note 15, wherein the program (311) determines in advance whether or not to present the orderer with the maximum price.

(Appendix 25)
16. The program according to Supplementary Note 15, wherein the program (311) determines in advance whether to present the upper limit price to the provider.

(Appendix 26)
The program according to appendix 1, wherein the service is the delivery of packages and the provider is a shipping company.

(Appendix 27)
The service is the delivery of cargo, the provider is a transportation company, and the conditions of the service are the weight of the cargo, the distance between the port of loading and the delivery destination, the type of vehicle used for delivery, and the equipment of the vehicle. The program according to appendix 2, characterized by at least one.

(Appendix 28)
In an intermediary device (30) that mediates ordering of services between a service provider (20) and a service orderer (10), the intermediation device (30) comprises a control unit (320). (320) in a first step (S1006) presenting the minimum bid price to the provider (20) for the service; a second step (S1009) of accepting the intermediary device (30).

(Appendix 29)
An intermediary processing method by an intermediary device (30) for intermediating service ordering between a service provider (20) and a service orderer (10), wherein the intermediary device (30) controls a control unit (320). ), the processing method includes a first step (S1006) in which the control unit (320) presents the lowest bid price to the provider (20) for the service, and the lowest bid price from the provider (20) An intermediary processing method by an intermediary device (30) for executing the second step (s1009) of receiving a bid input for a service with the above bid price.

1 intermediation system 10 consignor terminal 20 transport company terminal 30 intermediation server 301 processor 310 storage unit 311 application program 312 consignor table 313 transport company table 314 lowest bid price table 315 item table 320 control unit , 321 order control unit, 322 bid input control unit, 323 bid control unit, 324 lowest bid price calculation unit, 325 scoring calculation unit

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In a program executed by a computer in an intermediary device that mediates an order for a service between a service provider and a service orderer,
the intermediary device comprises the computer;
The computer has a control unit,
The program causes the control unit to:
a first step of submitting a minimum bid to said provider for said service;
and a second step of accepting input of bids for the service from the provider at bid prices equal to or higher than the minimum bid price and not accepting input of bids for the service at bid prices below the minimum bid price. program. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein said first step includes a third step of determining said minimum bid price based on the terms of said service. The computer has a storage unit,
The storage unit stores a minimum bid price table in which the conditions of the service and the minimum bid price are linked,
3. The program according to claim 2, wherein, in said third step, said minimum bid price is determined by referring to said minimum bid price table based on said conditions of said service. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein said minimum bid price is a unique price for each orderer. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein said program causes said control unit to execute a fourth step of presenting said minimum bid price to said orderer. 6. The program according to claim 5, wherein said program causes said control unit to execute a fifth step of receiving an input of an ordering procedure for said service from said orderer after executing said fourth step. . The program causes the control unit to execute a sixth step of presenting to the orderer a bid application screen on which the bid price entered by the provider is displayed after execution of the second step. 7. The program according to claim 6, characterized by: 8. The program according to claim 7, wherein information specifying said provider is not displayed on said bid application screen. In the sixth step, when the bids are input from a plurality of the providers for the ordering of the service, the bid price for each provider is displayed on the bid application screen, and the orderer 8. The program according to claim 7, wherein an order entry is accepted as to which of the bids to place the order based on. It is determined for each orderer whether to bid for the service based on the bid price or to order the service at a predetermined service price,
If the order is from the orderer who orders the service at the service price, the program does not execute the first step and the second step,
2. The program according to claim 1, causing execution of a seventh step of accepting input of a bid for said service at said service price from said provider. The computer has a storage unit,
The storage unit stores an evaluation value table storing evaluation values linked to the provider,
8. The program according to claim 7, wherein said program presents said evaluation value for each said provider to said orderer in said sixth step. 12. The program according to claim 11, wherein said program updates said evaluation value table in accordance with the past provision status of said service by said provider. The first step includes the bid price when the provider made the bid and/or the bid price presented to the provider when the orderer placed the order to the provider. 6. The program according to claim 5, further comprising an eighth step of determining said minimum bid price based on a history of. It is determined for each orderer whether to bid for the service based on the bid price or to order the service at a predetermined service price,
14. The program according to claim 13, wherein, in said eighth step, said program determines said service price based on a history of said service price received by said provider. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein in said first step, said program presents a price range having a lower limit price higher than said lowest bid price and an upper limit price higher than said lower limit price. program. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein said first step includes a ninth step of determining said maximum price. The program causes the control unit to present the price range to the orderer, and after presenting the price range, execute a tenth step of receiving an input of an order procedure for the service from the orderer. 16. The program according to claim 15. 17. The program according to claim 16, wherein, in said ninth step, said program determines said maximum price based on the conditions of said service. The computer has a storage unit,
The storage unit stores a maximum price table in which the conditions of the service and the maximum price are linked,
19. The program according to claim 18, wherein in said ninth step, said maximum price is determined by referring to said maximum price table based on said conditions of said service. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein in said second step, said program receives input of said bid for said service from said provider at a specified bid price within said price range. The program instructs the control unit to determine the provider to order the service based on a predetermined condition if the bid from the provider at the specific bid price is received after the execution of the second step. 21. The program according to claim 20, causing execution of the eleventh step of: 22. The program according to claim 21, wherein said predetermined condition for determining said provider is determined by said orderer. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein in said first step, said program accepts input of said ceiling price from said provider. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein said program predetermines whether or not to present said maximum price to said orderer. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein said program predetermines whether or not to present said upper limit price to said provider. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein said service is delivery of packages, and said provider is a transportation company. The service is delivery of cargo, the provider is a transportation company, and the conditions of the service are the weight of the cargo, the distance between the loading port and the delivery destination, the type of vehicle used for the delivery, 3. The program according to claim 2, wherein the program is at least one of vehicle equipment. In an intermediary device that mediates the ordering of the service between the service provider and the orderer of the service,
The intermediary device comprises a control unit,
The control unit
a first step of submitting a minimum bid to said provider for said service;
and a second step of accepting, from said provider, input of bids for said services at bid prices equal to or greater than said minimum bid price , and rejecting input of bids for said services at said bid prices below said minimum bid price. Device. An intermediary processing method by an intermediary device that mediates an order for the service between a service provider and an orderer of the service,
The intermediary device comprises a control unit,
In the processing method, the control unit
a first step of submitting a minimum bid to said provider for said service;
and a second step of accepting, from said provider, inputting bids for said services at bid prices equal to or greater than said minimum bid price , and rejecting input bids for said services at said bid prices less than said minimum bid price. An intermediary processing method by an intermediary device.

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