KR100385016B1 - Synergy auction method using computer network system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of performing an auction online using a computer network system, and more particularly, to a synergistic auction method for determining a final bid price in consideration of the number of bidders for an item placed in the auction. Setting up and providing information on the goods to bidders and auctioning them; Bidder visits an auction market established on a server computer through a bidder computer and requests a purchase reservation for the product; And determining a successful bid price according to the quantity applied for the purchase reservation when the bidding is completed, and the number of bidders (or successful bidders) for the specific product (or the quantity of the bid / successful bidder) Therefore, the price of goods can be determined flexibly, so that both buyers and sellers can realize appropriate distribution of profits according to the quantity of goods to be traded.

Description

Synergy auction method using computer network system

The present invention relates to a method of performing an auction online using a computer network system, and more particularly, to a synergistic auction method of determining a final successful bid price in consideration of the number of bidders for an item auctioned.

The auction is operated in such a way that when a seller puts a product in an auction, the bidder sets a price for the product and bids the product to the highest bidder. However, the winning bid price is set at the highest price, so there is no benefit for the mass sale, the small sale, or the consumer. Therefore, a portion of sales revenue is also distributed to consumers according to the sales quantity, so an appropriate method of distributing profits between sellers and consumers is required.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to adjust the bidding price according to the number of bidders (or the number of bids) by bidding on the auctioned items while processing the auction process online between computers connected to the communication network using a communication network such as the Internet. To provide a synergy auction method and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method on a computer.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a computer network system for carrying out the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing a synergy auction method according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example for describing the method of FIG. 2.

Synergy auction method using a computer network system according to the present invention to achieve the above object,

A method of auctioning using a computer network system in which a server computer and a plurality of bidder computers are connected through a communication network,

Setting the sales quantity at the server computer to provide the bidders with the information about the goods and to put them in the auction; Bidder visits an auction market established on a server computer through a bidder computer and requests a purchase reservation for the product; And determining a successful bid price according to the quantity applied for the purchase reservation when the bidding ends.

The successful bidder determining step may include receiving a predetermined amount of a prepayment from the purchaser and confirming that the purchase price is reserved only for the purchase reservation of the person who deposits the prepayment; Determining a current bid price according to the quantity of the goods reserved for purchase when the bidding ends; Receiving the remaining balance to limit the prepayment at the current bid price from the purchase reserve, and confirming the person who deposited the balance as a successful bidder; And determining a selling price according to the number of successful bidders and paying the selling price to a seller.

In the auctioning step, the estimated sale price of the auction target product is set, and in the bidding price determining step, a predetermined deduction width is determined according to the sales quantity and the expected sale price, and the current bidding price is determined according to the deduction width and the number of purchase reservations. In consideration of the discount amount, it is preferable to determine the final bidding price according to the deduction width and the number of final bidders.

In determining the selling price, when the goods sent to the successful bidder are returned or returned, it is preferable to recalculate the selling price in consideration of the quantity.

In order to achieve the above object, a computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention,

A method of auctioning using a computer network system in which a server computer and a plurality of bidder computers are connected through a communication network,

Setting the sales quantity at the server computer to provide the bidders with the information about the goods and to put them in the auction; Bidder visits an auction market established on a server computer through a bidder computer and requests a purchase reservation for the product; And when the bid is ended, determining a successful bid price according to the quantity applied for the purchase reservation.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a computer network system for carrying out the present invention. The server computer 11 is a computer provided in the company hosting the online auction, and the bidder computer 16 is a computer of a person who purchases a product at an auction operated by the server computer 11. In addition, the seller for providing the product at the auction can also register the product online by connecting its own computer 13 and the server computer 11 via the communication network (15).

The server computer 11 includes a database for auction data, that is, a database for storing information on bidding information and a database for product information, and a program for general auction processing and a program for performing a synergy auction method. have. The server computer 11 automatically performs a process of determining the successful bidder and the successful bidder according to the bid price information provided by the bidders. The detailed process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The server computer 11 communicates with the bidder computer 16 through the communication network 15.

The bidder computers 16 connected to the communication network 15 have an Internet browser (eg, Netscape, Internet Explorer) capable of displaying web content in the form of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). The web browser allows each computer to access and display the contents of the online auction HTML template in the server computer 11. The HTML template of the server computer 11 has a main web (WWW) page to display to online auction users such as the bidder computer 16.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of performing a synergy auction method according to the present invention.

The seller enters the main home page of the server computer 11 through a browser in his computer and registers the auction target item for auction (21). The seller may choose the general highest price auction or synergy auction. If the seller chooses a synergy auction method and auctions the item for sale, at least enter information about the bid closing time, the highest price, the lowest price, and the quantity sold for the item. In addition, as general auction information, a product type (category), a product name, a product specification, a marketable area, an auction period, an auction starter, a contact point, and the like are selectively inputted. The server computer 11 registers such information in a database.

Here, the highest price refers to the highest possible bid price for the auction item, and the lowest price refers to the lowest possible bid price for the auction item. The final winning price determined by the synergy auction is determined by the amount between the highest price and the lowest price depending on the number of bidders (or the quantity of bidding items) for the auctioned item. In other words, the larger the bidding quantity corresponding to the number of items to be sold, the closer the winning bid price is to the lowest price, and the smaller the bidding quantity is the closer to the highest price. Therefore, the buyer does not need to present a bid for the item to be auctioned, it is only necessary to determine whether or not to purchase the item based on the determined highest price and lowest price. Then, the bid price is automatically determined according to the bid quantity.

When the server computer 11 provides the buyer with information about the auction target product and submits it to the auction, the bidder computer 16 visits the auction market opened on the server computer 11 and bids on the desired product. The bidder retrieves the product information provided from the server computer 11 using the browser of the bidder computer 16, and determines whether to purchase the goods and the quantity of purchases presented in the synergy auction market. If it is desired to make a purchase, it is necessary to register a purchase reservation for the item on the server computer 11 through the bidder computer 16, and pay a predetermined amount (for example, 10% of the highest price) as a down payment. A purchase reservation shall be deemed to have been made only if a down payment has been made (22). The server computer 11 stores the purchase reservation information on the auction target product in a database.

By comparing the quantity of the booked item and the quantity to be sold (23), if the quantity to be purchased is equal to the quantity to be sold, the bidding process is terminated (25). As it proceeds, the bidding closing time is checked (24). Until the bidding deadline is reached, purchases are made continuously, or the bidding process is terminated. The grasp of quantity and the comparison of quantity can be performed by a counter or a comparator in the server computer 11, and can be easily implemented by software. Also, the shank of the deadline may be performed by checking the time through a clock in the server computer 11.

When the bidding is finished, the current successful bid price is calculated in consideration of the number of purchase reserves (26). The current bid price is determined by the number of purchase purchasers (or purchase reservation quantity), and is calculated as follows. For convenience of calculation, it is assumed that each purchaser purchases and purchases one item.

Deduction width = (highest-lowest) / (quantity of sale-1)

Current bid = highest price-deduction width x (number of buyers-1)

Here, the deduction width is determined in relation to the quantity to be sold and the expected sale price, and the current bid price is determined in consideration of the discount amount determined by the deduction width and the number of purchasers. In other words, the larger the difference between the maximum price and the lowest price is, the larger the difference is. In addition, the current bid price is lower as the number of purchase reservations increases.

The purchaser deposits a deposit in advance which limits the prepayment from the amount determined by the current bid price (balance) (27). Although all buyers may pay the balance, some of them may give up their purchases and not deposit the balance (in this case, the prepayment is usually not refundable to the buyer).

The server computer 11 calculates the final successful bid price as follows according to the number of final buyers (or final purchase quantity) who deposited the balance. Final bid price is determined by the number of final buyers (or final depositors) (or final purchase volume). The final winning bid is lower as the final number of buyers increases.

Final bid price = highest price-deduction width x (number of closing depositors-1)

Next, the price of the goods to be paid to the goods supplier is calculated (28), and the price of the goods is determined according to the final bid price and the number of final depositors. The goods supplier delivers the goods to the deadline depositors, and the server computer 11 remits the goods payment to the goods deliverer from the received goods price (29).

The price of the goods may be paid to the seller based on the time of the final bid, and if the delivered goods are returned or returned, the buyer may directly contact the seller and receive the corresponding price of goods. In this case, the price returned will be based on the current bid price paid by the buyer. On the other hand, payment of the goods can be settled on the basis of the completion of both the shipment and receipt of goods rather than the final bid. In this case, if there is a return / return, a method of recalculating the price of the goods by correcting and recalculating the final depositor number (or final purchase quantity) may be applied in calculating the final bid price.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example for describing the method of FIG. 2. It is assumed that the maximum price set for the goods to be sold is 60,000 won, the lowest price is 58,000 won, the quantity to be sold is 100 pieces, and one purchase reservation is made for each person. Case A has 4 buyers and 3 depositors; Case B has 25 buyers and 5 depositors; Case C has 84 buyers and 80 depositors. Indicates. The method of calculating the amount for each stage is as follows.

Down payment (31) = 10% of highest price

Deduction Width (32) = (Highest Price-Lowest Price) / (Quantity Amount-1)

Current successful bid price (33) = highest price-deduction width x (number of buyers-1)

Closing Amount (Balance) (34) = Current Price-Down Payment

Total Amount (35) = Total First Aid + Total Closing Amount

Final bid price (36) = highest price-deduction width x (number of closing depositors-1)

Company payment (sales amount) (37) = final bid price x number of closing depositors

As can be seen in the example of FIG. 3, the more purchase reservations, the lower the current bid price. In other words, the more purchase reservations, the lower the current bid price, and the buyer pays the price based on the current bid price. Therefore, the consumer may receive a certain discount rate according to the seller's profit according to the mass sale, thereby distributing a part of the profit from the mass sale.

The final selling price is determined by the final successful bid price according to the number of final buyers. In other words, the price of the goods received by the seller is calculated based on the final bid price. Since the final bid price is determined by the final sold quantity, the seller's point of view increases the unit sales price depending on the amount of sales, so the appropriate sales revenue Can be guaranteed.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, an online auction through the Internet is exemplified, but it may be implemented using another communication network, for example, a public telephone network. It can be easily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that it can be variously implemented in software or hardware using general programming techniques.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

As described above, according to the present invention, the purchaser deposits the item price (current successful bid price) according to the current successful bid price according to the quantity reserved for purchase, while the seller calculates the final successful bid price based on the person who deposited the final balance. By receiving payouts, you can flexibly determine the price of an item based on the number of bidders (or bidders) for a particular item (or the number of bidders / tenders), so both buyers and sellers In accordance with this, appropriate distribution of profits can be realized.

Claims (5)

A method of auctioning using a computer network system in which a server computer and a plurality of bidder computers are connected through a communication network, Auctioning the product at the server computer by providing information about the product to bidders; Receiving a reservation for purchase of the product through a bidder computer connected to a server computer; Determining a current bid price based on the number of bid products when the bidding process for which the product is reserved for purchase is completed; Determining a final quantity of the goods paid for the goods according to the current bid price; Determining a final bid price based on the final quantity of the goods; And Synergy auction method using a computer network system comprising the step of providing a product price to the seller of the product in accordance with the final quantity and the final bid price of the product. The method of claim 1, wherein the current successful bid price determination step When a prepayment of a certain amount is paid for the product for which the purchase reservation is applied, the prepayment is confirmed as the purchase reservation for the quantity of the paid product, and the current bid price is determined based on the confirmed quantity of the product. Synergy auction method using computer network system. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of placing the auction, a predetermined sale price is set according to a mutual relationship between a sale quantity and a sale price, and the current successful bid price is determined by the difference between the sale price and the bid price of the product. The discount amount is determined according to the synergy auction method using a computer network system, characterized in that the final bid price is determined according to the deduction width and the final quantity. The method of claim 1, wherein when the product is returned or returned after sending the product paid for the product according to the current bid to the successful bidder, the product price paid to the seller of the product is calculated based on the quantity thereof. Synergy auction method characterized in that it further comprises a process. A method of auctioning using a computer network system in which a server computer and a plurality of bidder computers are connected through a communication network, Auctioning the product at the server computer by providing information about the product to bidders; Receiving a reservation for purchase of the product through a bidder computer connected to a server computer; Determining a current bid price based on the number of bid products when the bidding process for which the product is reserved for purchase is completed; Determining a final quantity of the goods paid for the goods according to the current bid price; Determining a final bid price based on the final quantity of the goods; And A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing a step of providing a product price to a seller of the product according to the final quantity and the final bid price of the product.