KR100326870B1 - Method for Electronic Commerce of secret bidding type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an e-commerce method of a secret competitive bidding method that allows a large number of sellers to compete privately.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention provides an electronic commerce method through the Internet consisting of the purchase intention display order, bidding procedure, successful bid-post processing.

By allowing a number of sellers to compete privately by the method of the present invention, a buyer can purchase goods or services at a more reasonable price, and the seller can sell the goods or services while preventing the leakage of their trade secrets. Bidding-based e-commerce becomes possible.

Description

Method for Electronic Commerce of secret bidding type}

The present invention relates to an e-commerce method based on the Internet, and more particularly, by allowing a number of sellers to compete privately, buyers can purchase goods or services at a more reasonable price, and the sellers can leak their trade secrets. The present invention relates to an electronic commerce method of a secret competitive bidding method that can sell goods or services while preventing the damage.

Launched from the ARPANET, which began to share information related to military research in the US Department of Defense, the Internet is now a huge and efficient information storage and information delivery medium, linking numerous computer networks around the world. The Internet is used for various purposes such as e-mail, newsgroups, file transfers, information transmission and retrieval, and as the number of networks connected to the Internet and the number of Internet users increase rapidly, commercial use of the Internet, that is, electronic commerce, It is spreading rapidly.

Electronic commerce is a transaction in which all or part of a transaction of goods or services is processed by electronic means such as electronic document exchange. E-commerce is similar to the commerce in the real world, the commerce subjects are all involved (Fig. 1). In the simplest case of electronic commerce, a cyber mall that provides goods or services, a consumer who purchases goods or services in a store, a virtual bank or credit card company that is involved in a financial relationship with the product, etc. Becomes the subject of. Looking at this process, first, a consumer connects to a virtual store with a terminal connected to the Internet such as a computer and shops. When it finds a product that it wants to purchase, it sends a purchase intention to the virtual store and provides a payment method such as a credit card number and a password. The virtual store inquires the credit card number and password presented by the customer to the virtual bank or credit card company and requests payment. When the virtual bank or credit card company pays the virtual store, the virtual store delivers the product to the customer to complete the purchase process.

Conventional e-commerce models through the Internet generally include ① shopping malls between companies and consumers, such as Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Internet department stores, ② eBay (www.eBay.com) and Korean auctions (www.auction.co). .kr), such as auction or reverse auction, ③ a form of joint purchase or event that recruits buyers to purchase a product at a given price, and ④ a form of business-to-business or government-to-business transactions, such as import and export, material purchase, and bidding. Known. In this conventional e-commerce model, the pricing of a product is determined unilaterally by the seller (in the case of shopping malls or joint purchases), by the seller providing the minimum price, by the buyer by the final price (in the case of auction), or by the buyer. Offer (reverse auction), or offer the price the buyer wants (Priceline: www.priceline.com).

In the case of the conventional model, the seller targets relatively inexpensive goods or services, such as computers and home appliances, whose specifications and product information are well known. It was possible to participate. However, for example, expensive products such as automobiles, expensive machinery such as precision machinery, medical device equipment, and pharmaceutical products exist, and various types and specifications exist, and the sales frequency is not active, and product information or price information is exposed in the general market. In the case of goods or services that are not, such information is the seller's trade secret. In the case of such goods or services, there is a limit that the participation of the seller becomes insignificant even if any model is applied, such as a shopping mall form, an auction or reverse auction form, a joint purchase or an event form, which are conventional e-commerce models through the Internet.

Accordingly, there is a need for a new e-commerce model that eliminates the burden of sellers who are reluctant to disclose their trade secrets, which eliminates the shortcomings of the conventional e-commerce model.

The present invention solves the drawbacks of the conventional e-commerce model as described above, the information corresponding to the seller's trade secrets or management information is not disclosed to a large number of unspecified, but secretly disclosed only to the pre-purchaser buyers who want to purchase expensive goods A variety of information is provided from a number of sellers who provide goods or services to make appropriate choices, and the seller intends to provide a new type of e-commerce model that can respond to the needs of buyers with confidence.

1 is a block diagram showing the simplest e-commerce,

2, 3, 4, and 5 are flowcharts showing a member verification step, a purchase intention of purchasing goods, a bidding procedure, and a successful bid-post processing procedure in the present invention,

Figure 6 is a simplified block diagram showing an example of the interrelationship of each component in the electronic commerce according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention provides an electronic commerce method through the Internet consisting of the purchase intention display order, bidding procedure, successful bid-post processing.

Purchasing will appear in the present invention.

First, when a purchaser accesses an e-commerce server that controls and controls the method of the present invention through a public telecommunication network by using a computer or an internet terminal equipped with an input device and a modem installed for inputting or modifying data or commands, the visitor is a member. 11th step of checking whether the member is a non-member, 12th step of inputting the member's unique number (ID) and password (password) if the accessor is a member in step 11, and uniqueness of the member entered in step 12 Step 13 is to check whether the number (ID) and password are registered members in the purchasing member DB installed on the server, and if the member is not registered in step 13, the user is asked whether to register as a member. In case of denying member registration, the user terminates the connection and if he / she wants membership registration, step 14 proceeds to the next step and in case the user wants membership registration in step 14 In the fifteenth step of displaying the terms and conditions of membership registration, etc., on the monitor of the visitor and whether the visitor agrees to the terms and conditions of membership indicated in the fifteenth step, the user terminates the connection. In the 16th step, if the user agrees to the terms and conditions in the 16th step, the 17th step of inputting the member information such as the member's name and address, and the personal information of the member in the 17th step Member input step (10) consisting of the 18th subroutine (subroutine) to store the information in the purchase member DB, register and register as a member, and give a unique number and password, if entered;

If the user who has passed the member confirmation step 10 checks whether the user wants to purchase the goods, and moves to the area where other related information can be viewed if he / she does not want to purchase, the 21st step proceeds to the next step; If you want to purchase in the 21st step, you can find out the type, quantity, minimum specification, minimum function, color, size, manufacturer, date of purchase, purchase place or installation place, etc. A form for inputting information is displayed, and the 22nd step of inputting the information according to the form, and if the input of the item information is completed in the 22nd step, confirms whether to register the purchase of goods and registers the purchase. If not desired, the method returns to the twenty-first step, and if the registration is desired, the twenty-fourth subroutine stores the input information in the purchase DB. Loss is made by purchasing goods information input step.

At this time, it is preferable that the electronic commerce site controlling and controlling the method of the present invention classify and store items input automatically or manually by a pre-programmed program method by category on the product transaction list.

The bidding procedure during the process according to the present invention is performed between the site and the article supplier operating the method of the present invention, and the article provider must first be registered as a member.

Membership of the goods supplier is made in the same manner as the member confirmation step 10 of the purchase intention display order. However, the member's personal information is stored in the sales member DB together with the information about the goods that the supplier wants to supply.

In the bidding procedure, first, the server checks whether there is new purchase information by referring to the purchase DB, and repeats step 31 if there is no new purchase information in step 31, and if there is new purchase information, the sales member A step 32 for extracting a goods sales member supplying the same or similar goods to the purchased goods with reference to the DB; and the bid information and the form for bidding in which the goods and the purchase information are described to the goods sales member extracted in step 32; In step 33 of sending a web catalog online or by e-mail, and the item sales member referring to the bidding information sent in step 33, the specifications, characteristics, and price of the item that can be supplied to the web catalog are entered. The step 34 of accepting the method of operating the method of step 34 and the step 35 of storing the information received in the step 34 in the bid information DB .

At this time, the sales member can be the data for the buyer's judgment such as the specification, characteristics, price of the goods to be supplied, as well as cost payment conditions, additional financial conditions, whether or not to use the goods, training period and condition, and performance. A variety of information that can be described in the web catalog.

The successful bid-post-processing step of the present invention is a step involving a third party, such as a purchaser member, a sales member, and a site for operating the method of the present invention.

Step 41 of checking whether the bid period has elapsed by referring to the purchase DB in the server of the site operating the method of the present invention and repeating step 41 when the period has not elapsed in the step 41, and the bid period has elapsed In step 43, the item information list is sent to the buyer online or offline by listing the information related to the item except for the bidder in the bid information of the goods supplier. The purchase member receives the personal information of the product sales member who will supply the selected goods according to step 43 and notify the site which operates the method of the present invention by selecting the goods to be purchased and reviewed. Step 44 of notifying the successful bidder or the successful bidder to each of the bidders who have bid; It consists of the 45th step, which is a post-processing step in which actual transactions, such as purchase price payment, deposit confirmation, goods delivery, installation, and education, occur between each member.

Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are only examples that specifically describe one embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited or limited by the drawings or the description with reference to the drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram showing the simplest electronic commerce, Figures 2, 3, 4, 5 are each a flow chart showing the member verification step, the purchase order of goods purchase, bidding and successful bid-post processing in the present invention.

Figure 6 is a simplified block diagram showing an example of the interrelationship of each component in the electronic commerce according to the present invention.

The buyer or seller who accesses the web server 4 that provides the commerce method according to the present invention goes through a member verification step (FIG. 2). First, check the membership (step 11), if you are a member to enter the ID and password (password) (step 12) and purchase member DB (5) or sales member DB (7) of the storage device installed on the web server Search to see if you are a registered member (step 13). If you are not a member in step 11, ask whether you want to register (step 14) to refuse registration, and if you want to register, display the rules or terms and conditions that you must follow when joining this website, and confirm whether you agree with the above conditions. Inquire (steps 14 and 15). If you do not agree to the terms and conditions, terminate your access. If you agree to the information, for example, whether you are a buyer or seller, name, age and occupation. Enter information such as handling items (step 17), process membership registration, give ID and password, and purchase member information and ID and password in the purchase member DB (5) Store in the DB (step 18). Once the membership is confirmed, go to the next step.

The user who wants to purchase the product is first asked to access the web server 4 operating the method of the present invention and then to confirm the membership as described above and then to purchase the product (step 21). If you do not purchase the goods, the connection will be terminated or you will be moved to another service area.If you want to purchase the goods, please enter the goods purchase information such as the name, specification, standard, color, quantity, function, manufacturer, and time of purchase. (Step 22). When the input is completed, it is inquired whether to register the purchase information on the web server 4 (step 23). If the registration is rejected, the connection is terminated or moved to another service area. After storing in the purchase DB (6) installed in the (step 24), the connection is terminated or moved to another service area.

Meanwhile, the web server 4 periodically searches the purchase DB 6 to check whether there is new purchase information (step 31), and when there is new purchase information, the web server 4 is a sales member DB 7. ) To extract the sales member who handles the same or similar products as the products listed in the purchase information (step 32), and the dictionary is suitable for bidding announcements and bids that include the purchase goods information except the personal information of the purchase members. The web catalog created in step S is sent to the extracted sales member (step 33). The sending method may use an e-mail or the member may be automatically transferred to the member's computer when the member is connected. In some cases, the sending method may be used by mail. In addition, the web catalog may be of a variety of forms or forms. The sales member who receives the bid notice and web catalog records the sales conditions or product information such as the specifications, characteristics, specifications, price, educational conditions, A / S, financing, etc. Upon receipt and transmission to (4) (step 34), the web server 4 stores this bidding information in the bidding DB 8 (step 35).

The web server 4 periodically checks whether the bidding period of the bidding event has been warned (step 41). If there is an event that has passed the bidding period, the web server 4 refuses to accept more bids and searches the bidding DB 8 for bidding. Sales conditions or product information excluding personal information of one sales member are listed together with the unique number of the sales member 2 and sent to the purchasing member (step 42). The purchase member 1 who has received the goods information selects the unique number of the most profitable sales member 2 and notifies the web server 4 by referring to the above list (step 43). The web server 4 sends the detailed information such as the company name and address of the selected sales member 2 to the purchasing member 1, and information on the successful bid or failure of bidding to each sales member 2 who has responded. (Step 44). Subsequently, a real transaction of payment and supply of goods is made between the purchasing member 1 and the sales member 2 regardless of the website or the website operating the method of the present invention (step 45).

In the bidding method of the present invention as described above, the personal information of the buyer of the goods is notified only to the successful seller, and the seller's side information such as sensitive price information, product information, and new details is only available to the buyer who decides to purchase his goods. As it is delivered, the whole process is private. Thus, buyers of goods can avoid wasting time and inconvenience caused by individual contact requests from potential sellers, and sellers can be freed from the burden of exposing their valuable sales information, and individually operating on potential buyers. The benefit is that the difficulty to do is reduced. In particular, since the trade secrets can be thoroughly maintained, the seller can use a variety of sales strategies, and can provide only the information necessary for the target with a certain intention of purchase, thereby improving the quality of the information.

In addition, the competitive bidding method according to the method of the present invention is that the sellers compete for the purchase intention of the buyer, so that the buyer has a variety of comparison choices, and since the conventional distribution method of the expensive and rare items is implemented online as it is. There is a merit that there is little objection of the related retail market.

By allowing a number of sellers to compete privately by the method of the present invention, a buyer can purchase goods or services at a more reasonable price, and the seller can sell the goods or services while preventing the leakage of their trade secrets. Bidding-based e-commerce becomes possible.

Claims (1)

In e-commerce over the Internet, (A) a purchaser accessing an e-commerce server through the Internet; Confirming whether the purchaser is a member; If the accessor is a member, inputting a unique number and a password of the member; Checking whether the input member is a member registered in the purchase member DB installed in the server; In the case of an unregistered member, inquiring whether to register as a member, if the accessor rejects member registration, terminating the connection and proceeding to the next step if a member registration is desired; If member information such as name and address of the member is input, storing the information in the purchase member DB, registering and registering as a member, and assigning a unique number and password; When the visitor wants to purchase the goods, inputting information about the goods to purchase on the monitor of the accessor connected to the Internet; And when the input of the product information is completed, storing the inputted information in the purchase DB; (B) the goods supplier accessing the e-commerce server through the Internet; Checking whether the accessor is a member; If the accessor is a member, inputting a unique number and a password of the member; Checking whether the input member is a member registered in the sales member DB installed in the server; In the case of an unregistered member, inquiring whether to register as a member, if the accessor rejects member registration, terminating the connection and proceeding to the next step if a member registration is desired; When the member information, such as the member's name, address, goods to be supplied, is entered, the information is stored in the sales member DB, registered and registered as a member, and a unique number and password are given. (C) checking, by the server, whether there is new purchase information by referring to the purchase DB; Repeating the above step if there is no new purchase information, and extracting a product sales member who supplies the same or similar goods as the purchased goods by referring to the sales member DB if there is new purchase information; Sending bid information and a form for bidding in which goods and purchase information are written to the extracted goods sales member; Receiving, by the product sales member, filling in the bidding form with the specifications, characteristics, and prices of the goods that can be supplied by the customer, referring to the bidding information sent in the step; And storing the received information in the bidding information DB. (D) checking whether the bid period has passed with reference to the purchase DB; Repeating the step if the period has not elapsed, and if the bid period has elapsed, referring to the bidding DB, listing information related to the same or similar items as the purchase and sending it to the buyer; A buyer reviewing the item information list and selecting and informing the item to be purchased; Notifying the purchase member with the personal information of the product sales member who will supply the selected goods according to the notification, and notifying the successful bidder or the failed bidder to each product sales member who has been bidding; Successful bidding and post-processing procedures, including; purchase transaction, purchase confirmation, payment confirmation, goods delivery, installation, training, etc. Secret competitive bidding electronic commerce method characterized in that consisting of.