JPH09319801A - Method and device for radio composite auction in wholesale market - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for radio auction of perishable foods like fresh fish, among auctioneers and bidders and a device for quick processing of auction data. SOLUTION: An auctioneer and plural bidders use radio handy terminal machines 1 and 2, and the progress condition of auction is displayed on a mobile auction display mechanism 4 by the control of a transaction controller 3 connected by radio, and in this state, a price is bidden up by the indication of the auctioneer, and each bidder responds to bidding with a desired purchase quantity by the radio handy terminal machine 2. When the total of desired purchase quantities exceeds a listed quantity, the price is successively bidden up; and when the total of desired purchase quantities is reduced to the listed quantity or smaller, bidding-up is terminated, and distribution of the listed article is determined, in accordance with the desired purchase quantities of bidders at this time. Bidding-down is displayed for the remainders; and when bidders respond to bidding with desired purchase quantities, desired purchase quantities are distributed to them in the order of response, and bidding-down is terminated when all of the remainders have beers sold.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of selling a perishable food or the like in a wholesale market by wireless.
In particular, the present invention relates to a wireless composite auction method capable of raising auction and lowering auction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Auction of perishable goods and the like in the wholesale market is being introduced by a computer-based auction system, which is disclosed in the following publication.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-256164, "Seri Distributor" (Prior Document 1) and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-324690.
In the auction system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication "Auction Processing Device" (Prior Document 2), a controller receives a terminal signal from an auctioneer and an auctioneer by wire, and performs auctioning and auctioning down. It is a so-called fixed auction.

Further, the system disclosed in EP 0506164A1 "Remote control device for auction dial" (Prior document 3) uses a wireless transmitter to induce a watch by auction participants by a radio wave induction method. The clock hands of the auction dial of the ceremony are stopped at an arbitrary price.

The configuration of the device on the auctioneer side is as follows: the auction dial, receiving units for the number of channels allocated to the auctioneer (basically equal to the number of participant terminals), and which receiving unit receives ( It is configured by a CPU for making a judgment for making the auctioneer recognize which auctioneer has made a bid intention and for controlling the auction dial.

The equipment on the part of the auction participant is composed of an oscillator, a transmission switch, an antenna and a battery adapted to the transmission frequency.

[0007]

However, for fresh products such as fresh fish, it is necessary for the auction participants to make a preliminary inspection and a preliminary inspection of the auction products. In addition, in order to perform fixed auction, it is necessary to arrange a large number of auction products on a moving mechanism such as a conveyor so that they can be seen from the seats of the auction participants. The moving auction method, in which the person and the auction participants drop the auction products while moving, is more common.

Although the above-mentioned prior art documents 1 and 2 describe the composite auction, the terminals of the auctioneer and the auctioneer are provided in fixed seats, and are connected to the transaction controller by a cable such as a cable. The aeri people and the aeri participants perform transactions from fixed seats, which is a so-called fixed aeri form, and there is a problem that it cannot be applied to the moving aeri system such as fresh fish.

Further, the above-mentioned prior art documents 1 and 2 have a description that the method corresponds to the same varieties and a large amount of auctions in the fresh fish / fruit market, but in the auction, the one who gives the highest price participates in the auction. It is a mechanism that does not make a successful bid until the person is clarified, and does not support the same varieties and a large amount of auctions in the fresh fish and fruit and vegetable market that makes a bid for multiple participants who have the highest price when there are many same products. There is a problem that is.

In addition, even though there are many same products, since the auction goes up until the person becomes a high price person, more time is spent than necessary and there is a problem that the auction time becomes long.

Further, since the items are sold to the successful bidders (seri participants) in the order of high price, the purchase price is different for each successful bidder.
There is a problem of creating an inequality on the bid price on the winning bidder side.

Also, when changing the auction value, it is necessary to operate the auctioneer each time, and the auctioneer must always turn on the switch of the attendance while participating in the auction raising. In addition, since it is different from the participation operation when lowering the auction, there is a problem that the operation is complicated and an erroneous operation is likely to occur.

The invention described in the prior art document 3 relates to a mobile auction using radio, but it conveys the intention of bidding by transmitting or not transmitting the transmission radio wave, and does not transmit data by the transmission radio wave. Absent. For example, in the case of lowering the auction, if the radio wave is first emitted from the auction participant's terminal, the amount displayed on the auction dial will stop, and the auction participant will have priority to purchase, but the desired quantity etc. are unknown. Therefore, since there is no communication method from the auctioneer to the auctioneer, there is no communication method from the auctioneer to the auctioneer, so the result notification of whether the auctioneer was able to purchase is displayed on the voice or auction display board There is a problem that it is not transmitted clearly.

Further, after the auctioneer asks the purchase quantity of the first purchaser, if there is a remaining quantity, he / she repeats the auction and hears the purchase quantity of the next applicant, and the total sales quantity is reached. Until the auctioneer continues the work. This auction work time becomes very long, and there is a problem that human calculation errors and bookkeeping errors occur due to human intervention in the work processing.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first means for solving the above-mentioned problems is a wireless handy terminal device in which an auctioneer operates an auctioneer and a wireless handy terminal device in which a plurality of auctioneers perform auction bids. Are wirelessly connected to the transaction controller, respectively, and a mobile hand-operated auction device having a movable auction display mechanism for displaying the progress of the auction is connected to the transaction controller. According to the instruction from the terminal, the auction display mechanism displays the auction display, and the auction participants bid on the auction display.The auction bid of the desired purchase quantity from the wireless handy terminal allows the listing price to be listed. On the other hand, if the total desired purchase quantity exceeds, the price of the auction will be raised sequentially, and when the total desired purchase quantity becomes less than the listed quantity, the auction will end and the It decides the distribution of listed items according to the purchase quantity, displays the price of the auction lowering on the auction display mechanism for the remaining number of auction items, sequentially lowers the auction price, and from the wireless handy terminal operated by the auction participants. The wireless composite auction method in the wholesale market, characterized by distributing the desired purchase quantity on a first-come-first-served basis, judging that the remaining quantity of the auction product has been exhausted, and ending the auction process based on the bid price of the desired purchase quantity. Is.

According to the above-mentioned first means, the mobile auction can be carried out by using the radio, and the auction raising is completed when the total desired purchase quantity is less than the listed quantity and the auction is completed. All bidders will be awarded a fixed price. Also, in the case of lowering the price of auction, auctions are offered to those who want to buy auction at a fixed price on a first-come-first-served basis, which stabilizes the price of auction and at the same time speeds the auction of a large number of auction products.

[0017] Also, the sale of the remaining number after the successful bid at the time of raising the auction is the sale at the price that was previously bid (the same purchase), and at the time of lowering the auction, the sale at the price that the most bidder made the bid (the same is the same). Since it is a buy), the winning bid is fixed every time the price is raised and the price is lowered.

Further, when raising and lowering the auction, the auction participants stop the amount display on the auction display panel at the amount they want to make a bid for, and at the same time, the desired purchase quantity as data is also passed through the auction participants wireless handy terminal. It is possible to transmit to the transaction controller and automatically calculate and display the amount and sales quantity.

A second means for solving the above problems is to automatically change the price of auction both when raising and lowering the auction price. The wireless composite auction system in the wholesale market according to the above first means is characterized. Is the way.

According to the above-mentioned second means, since the operation for changing the auction value by the auctioneer is automatically performed both for raising the auction and for lowering the auction, the operation is not required, and the participation operation by the auctioneer is not required. Both raising and lowering the auction can be done with a simple operation by pressing the button once when you wish to purchase.

A third means for solving the above-mentioned problems is the progress status of the auction and the auction bid by the spread spectrum modulation method between the wireless handy terminal operated by the auctioneer and the auctioneer and the transaction controller. A wireless composite auction method in the wholesale market, characterized by wirelessly transmitting information.

According to the above-mentioned third means, bidirectional accurate data transmission between the transaction terminal and the transaction terminal and the transaction controller are less likely to be affected by noise from the outside due to the spread spectrum modulation method. It becomes possible to grasp the progress of the auction process on the auction participant terminal at any time, and the data such as the ID of each auction participant and the number of purchases are input to the auction participant terminal and the data is input. Since it is transmitted by, it is possible to automatically process the bid results of a plurality of auction participants at once.

Further, since all sales are converted into data,
Post-processing such as voucher issuance and billing work is also automated, making it easy to obtain statistical data.

A fourth means for solving the above-mentioned problems is a wireless handy terminal device in which the auctioneer operates auctioneering and a wireless handy terminal device in which a plurality of auctioneers bid on the auction.
A wireless composite auction device in the wholesale market, each of which is wirelessly connected to the transaction controller and has a movable auction display mechanism that is wired to the transaction controller to display the progress of the auction.

According to the above-mentioned fourth means, the transaction controller is connected to the auction display mechanism by wire and is loaded on a movable vehicle or the like. The transaction controller moves to a place where the auction is conducted, and participates in the auctioneer and the auction. A person also carries a wireless handy terminal and moves, and data is transmitted between the mobile transaction controller and the wireless handy terminal to perform auction.

A fifth means for solving the above-mentioned problems is a wireless compound auction system in a wholesale market according to claim 4, characterized in that the transaction controller is wirelessly connected to the auction management computer. .

According to the above-mentioned fifth means, no matter where the transaction controller is located in the wholesale market, information necessary for the auction or information obtained as a result of the auction is communicated with the auction management computer. It can be replaced and there is no need to worry about wiring.

[0028]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The wireless composite auction method and apparatus in the wholesale market of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a wireless composite auction apparatus in the wholesale market of the present invention, in which 1 is a wireless handy terminal (hereinafter referred to as an aeri person terminal) owned by an auctioneer, and 2 (2).
a, 2b, 2c, 2d ... 2x) are wireless handy terminals for bidding held by a plurality of auction participants (hereinafter referred to as auction participants terminals).

For radio waves, data transmission by a spread spectrum modulation method is used in consideration of directivity and noise prevention.

A transaction controller 3 is composed of a transaction wireless control unit 3a and a transaction control unit 3b for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the auctioneer terminal device 1 and auctioneer terminal device 2, and the transaction control. The portion 3b is connected to the auction display mechanism 4 by wire.

The transaction controller 3 and the auction display mechanism 4
Is installed in the mobile mechanical serie machine 5.

The transaction controller 3 receives data from the auctioneer terminal 1 of the auctioneer and the auctioneer terminal 2 of a plurality of auction participants by wireless transmission to the transaction radio controller 3a and controls transactions. The device 3b issues an information processing command.

The mobile auction display mechanism 4 displays the result of processing the data signals from the auction terminal 1 and the plurality of auction participants 2 by the transaction controller 3.

Reference numeral 6 is a transaction information management system, which is composed of a management computer 6a and a terminal 6b, and 7 is an information management wireless control section, which is a transaction controller installed in the mobile machine assembly 5. Process wireless data with 3,
Various data stored in the transaction information management system 6 is transmitted to the transaction controller 3, and the result of the auction is wirelessly received from the transaction controller 3 as data.
It fulfills the function of filing in the transaction information management system 6.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the display panel 8 of the auction display mechanism 4 installed in the mobile mechanical auction apparatus 5. 8a is a lightning unit for variation of the auction price is displayed in light or color change, 8a ₁ the upper value, 8a ₂ is an intermediate value, 8a ₃ is a display unit of the lower value, the price.

The display panel 8 is further provided with a status display 8
b, product name 8c, auction value 8d, total amount 8e, sales unit 8f,
The number of pieces 8g, the production area 8h of the auction product, the shipper 8i, the article 8j, and the ID number 8k of the auction participant who completed the transaction are displayed.

Next, the auction is performed in the following procedure. (1) Turn on the transaction controller 3 and the auction display mechanism 4. (2) Ceri people turn on the power of their Ceri people terminal 1,
Enter your ID number and the auction table number where the auction item is placed. (3) Check the display during preparation on the display panel 8 of the auction display mechanism 4 to confirm normal startup. (4) The auction display mechanism 4 is moved to a proper place on the sales floor, and the display panel 8 is raised to a height where it is easy to see. (5) The auctioneer enters the auctioneer product number and the standard price,
The information on the relevant auction product is displayed on the display panel 8. (6) The auction participant turns on the power of his / her auction participant terminal 2 and, after inputting his / her ID number and auction table number, “Sweet Settings” on the display window of his / her terminal 2
Check the display and confirm that you are ready to participate. (7) The auction participant views the information on the display panel 8 and the auction item and inputs the purchase quantity into the auction participant terminal device 2. (8) When the auctioneer presses the auctioneer “start” key of the auctioneer terminal 1, the auction display panel 8 becomes “auction” 8b. (9) The auction participant sees the price of the lightning section 8a of the display panel 8 and presses the "participate" key of his / her terminal 2 at the desired purchase price. (If the auction price rises, press it again if you wish.) (10) The auctioneer confirms the auction status on the display window of the auctioneer terminal 1 and the total of the desired purchase quantity is less than the listed quantity. At the stage of sale, press the "End" key. (11) When the transaction is completed, the ID of the successful bidder participant
The number is displayed on 8k of the auction display panel 8. (12) The successful buzzer and the contents (name of item, quantity) of the transaction are displayed on the bidder's auction participant terminal 2.

Next, when there is a remaining number of auction products, the following "auction lowering" is performed. (13) When the auctioneer presses the "start lowering" key, the "auction value" 8d on the display panel 8 is lowered. (14) The auction participant presses the "participation" key of his / her terminal 2 at the desired purchase price. (15) The ID number of the auction participant who has completed the transaction is displayed on 8k of the display panel 8. (16) The successful buzzer and the content (name of item, quantity) are displayed on the terminal 2 of the successful bidder auction participant. (17) When the auction item is sold out, the display panel 8 is "in preparation" 8b
Becomes (18) A sale slip is output from the transaction controller 3 every time the auction unit is finished, and the sale slip is stored on the corresponding product. (19) The auction participant takes out the sales slip and carries out the corresponding successful bid product. (20) The auction participant turns off the power of his / her auction participant terminal 2. (21) The auctioneer turns off the power of the auctioneer's terminal 1 by selecting the termination of the auctioneer of his / her auction terminal 1. (22) Turn off the transaction controller 3 and the display board 8,
The display panel 8 is lowered, and the mobile mechanical auction device 5 is moved to a predetermined storage location.

Next, the programs of the auctioneer terminal 1, the auctioneer terminal 2, the transaction controller 3, and the transaction information management system 6 for conducting the auction transaction described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. (1) When the auctioneer performs the auctioneer application request input (including the auctioneer ID and the auction stand) 100 from the auctioneer terminal 1, the transaction controller 3 causes the transaction information management system 5 to handle the master database 101 of the person in charge. Is called, and a "verification" 102 is made to see if the person is a correct Seri. (2) If OK, auction item number input request screen display 10
3, the auctioneer performs the auctioneer product setting input (auctioneer product number / reference price) 104 on the auctioneer terminal 1. (3) Transaction information database 1 in transaction controller 3
05 is called to retrieve the relevant auction item information and display 106 on the display panel 8. (4) When the auction start instruction 107 is issued by the auctioneer from the auctioneer terminal 1, the transaction controller 3 displays the auction start display 108 of the relevant auctioneer on the display panel 8. The sell price at this time is the reference price set in (2).

When the market price is unknown and it is difficult to set an appropriate reference price, the auction start instruction automatically lowers the auction value from a high price, and the auction participant stops the auction value and the auction price is stopped. The market price can be set by the participants. (5) Prior to the start of the auction, the auction participant receives an application request for auction participation from the auction participant terminal 2 (seri stand, participant) 10
Do 9. The transaction controller 3 calls the Seri Participant Master Database 110 and performs a "verification" 111,
If the auction participant is a registered auction participant, the decision is OK and the auction participant is allowed to participate. Moving to the flowchart of FIG. 4, (6) the transaction controller 3 requests the participation from the auction participant terminal 2 at the auction value desired by the auction participant (the participant I).
Participation acceptance, display 1 by D number, requested quantity) 112
Do 13. (7) The transaction controller 3 automatically raises the price of the auction, restarts the auction when the total of the requested quantity exceeds the total sale of the auction, and restarts the auction 114, and again from the auction participant terminal 2. Accept the participation request. In addition, the auctioneer is watching the participation status on his / her own terminal on the display 115, and ends (sales)
The timing of. (8) The transaction controller 3 makes a determination 116 as to whether the total requested quantity is greater than or equal to the total sales quantity.
An end instruction 117 is given by the auctioneer, and the bids are awarded in the order in which they participated at that time. As a result, the notification 118 is displayed 119 on the auctioneer terminal 1 and at the same time, the result is wirelessly transmitted to the auctionee who made a successful bid. The bid result is displayed 120 on the auction participant terminal 2. (9) If there is a remaining number in the total sales volume at this point, the transaction controller 3 accepts / displays the same purchase (sales at the auction price won in (8) above) 121 and requests participation from the auction participants. 122 is accepted. (10) Judgment of presence / absence of participants by the transaction controller 3 12
If 4 is done and there are participants, the bid will be made on a first-come-first-served basis.

After the successful bidder is determined, the result notification 125 is displayed on the auction person terminal device 1 as the successful bid status 126, and at the same time, the result is displayed 127 on the auction participant terminal device 2 which has made a successful bid. (11) The successful bid information for "Seri Raise" and "Buy Same" mentioned above is
It is registered 128 in the database of the transaction controller 3. Moving to the flowchart of FIG. 5, (12) the transaction controller 3 determines 129 whether there is a remaining number of auction products, and if there is no remaining number,
The auction ends 130.

If there is a remaining number, the next process "sell down"
Move to (13) In response to an instruction 131 to start the auction lowering from the auctioneer, the auction lowering start / display 132 is displayed, and the auction rate automatically decreases. When there is a participation request 134 from the auction participant, the transaction controller 3 accepts the participation 133 and stops the auction value. Here, the participation request 134 has two types of participation requests: a case in which the quantity and the participation request are simultaneous, and a case in which the quantity request is performed after the sell price stop request. (14) Transaction controller 3 judges whether there is a participant 1
35, and the bids are decided on a first come, first served basis. Also,
If there are no participants, it will wait for the end instruction from the Seri people. (15) When the successful bid is decided, the result notification 136 is displayed on the successful bid status 137 on the auction person terminal 1, and at the same time, the result is displayed 138 on the successful bidder's auction participant terminal 2, and the successful bid information is registered in the database. 139. (16) The transaction controller 3 determines 140 whether or not there is a remaining number of auction products, and if the remaining number is “none,” end 14
It becomes 1.

When the remaining number is "present", the process automatically shifts to "same purchase (sales at the auction price bid in item (14)"), and the process proceeds to the flowchart of FIG. (17) Same transaction reception / display 142 of transaction controller 3
On the other hand, the participation request 143 from the auction participant terminal 2 is accepted, and the presence / absence determination 144 is performed. (18) If there is a participant, the successful bid is decided on a first-come-first-served basis, and the result notification 145 is displayed on the auction person terminal device 1 as the successful bid status display 146, and the successful bidder's auction participant terminal device 2 displays the result 14
7 and the successful bid information is registered 148 in the database. (19) The transaction controller 3 determines whether there is a remaining number 14
9 is performed, and when there is no, the process ends 150. (20) If there is a remaining number, the end instruction determination 151 is performed on the remaining number, and if there is an end instruction 152 from the auctioneer, the processing ends 153. If there is no end instruction, the auction of “same purchase” is continued 154. (21) The successful bid information is registered in the database 1
55. When the auction is completed, the auction result registration processing 156 is performed.
Is carried out by radio transmission to the transaction information management system 5 and registered 157 in the transaction information database in the transaction information management system 5.

In the above description, one successful bidder was explained, but in actuality, a successful bid is made in units of a plurality of people.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is necessary to place the auction product on a moving mechanism such as a belt conveyor because the auction product is moved to the position where the auction product is placed and the auction is performed wirelessly. There are no obstacles such as cables.

Further, since the composite auction for raising and lowering the auction is performed and the price is automatically changed, the operation of the equipment is easy and the auction time is greatly shortened.

Since the data such as the ID from the terminal is transmitted together with the auction bid data, mechanical processing becomes possible, labor saving and speeding up of post-processing such as issuance of bills and billing work can be realized, and bidding information can be obtained. There is no error in the information as it is displayed on the terminal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a seri apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a display screen diagram of the auction display mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the auction of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the auction of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the auction of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the auction of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Seri People's Wireless Handy Terminal (Seri People's Terminal) 2 Seri Participants 'Wireless Handy Terminal (Seri Participants' Terminal) 3 Transaction Controller 4 Seri Display Mechanism 5 Mobile Mechanical Seri Device 6 Transaction Information Management System 7 Information Management radio control section 8 Selling display panel 8a Selling price of lighting 8a ₁ Upper value 8a ₂ Intermediate value 8a ₃ Lower value 8b Status display 8c Product name display 8d Selling value display 8e Selling product total display 8f Sales unit display 8g Seri participant number display

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Toshihiko Tamura Toshihiko Tamura 580 Horikawa-cho, Sachi-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Solid Square East Building NCA Exa Co., Ltd. (72) Osamu Fujita 5-10 Komitsu, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime −35 Merchant Ship Building Gaio Technology Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Daisuke Miyoshi 5-10 Komitsu Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 35 −35 Merchant Ship Building Gaio Technology Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A wireless handy terminal device for auctioneer to perform auctioning operation and a wireless handy terminal device for auctioning a plurality of auctionees are wirelessly connected to a transaction controller to check the progress of auctioning. The moving auction display mechanism to be displayed uses a mobile mechanical auction device connected to the transaction controller, and the auction display mechanism displays the auction raising prompt on the auction display mechanism according to an instruction from a wireless handy terminal that the auctioneer performs auctioning. Perform the auction bid, and the auction participant will bid the auction on the auction display by the auction bid of the desired purchase quantity from the wireless handy terminal.
If the total of the desired purchase quantity exceeds the listed quantity, the auction price will be increased sequentially, and when the total of the desired purchase quantity becomes less than the listed quantity, the auction will end and the auction participants' wishes at that time It decides the distribution of listed items according to the purchase quantity, displays the price of the auction on the auction display mechanism for the remaining number of auction items, lowers the auction price sequentially, and from the wireless handy terminal operated by the auction participants. Depending on the bid price of the desired purchase quantity,
A wireless composite auction method in the wholesale market, characterized in that desired purchase quantities are distributed on a first-come-first-served basis, it is determined that the remaining number of auction products has run out, and the auction process is terminated. 2. The wireless composite auction method in the wholesale market according to claim 1, wherein the auction price is automatically changed for both raising and lowering the auction. 3. A wireless data transmission of auction progress status and auction bid information is performed by a spread spectrum modulation method between a wireless handy terminal operated by an auctioneer and auctioneer and a transaction controller. The wireless composite auction method in the wholesale market according to claim 1. 4. A wireless handy terminal for auctioneers to perform auctioning and a wireless handy terminal for auctioning by a plurality of auctionees are wirelessly connected to a transaction controller to check the progress of auctioning. A wireless composite auction device in the wholesale market, wherein a moveable auction display mechanism for displaying is connected to the transaction controller. 5. The wireless compound auction system in the wholesale market according to claim 4, wherein the transaction controller is wirelessly connected to an external computer for auction management.