KR20020004378A - Used car trading apparatus using communications network and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and method for dealing used cars are provided to connect used car dealers to the franchise stores, and associate individual used car sales of respective franchise stores to an integrated sales of a main branch. CONSTITUTION: A franchise store sales web site(220a) and a main branch sales web site(220b) can be created as individual web sites, or a car owner can write sales information and standard sales information in one web site. When the franchise store sales web site(220a) and the main branch sales web site(220b) are individual web sites, the used car information and price of the sales web site(220a) are deleted after the transfer of the car, and the standard sales information including the car information and the standard sales price is written on the sales web site(220b). On the other hand, when the car owner writes the sales information and the standard sales information on one web site, the main branch becomes the car owner after the transfer of the car. In addition, the used car information can be written on an auction web site(230) corresponding to the main branch. Accordingly, a client can access the franchise store sales web site(220a), the main branch sales web site(220b) or the auction web site(230) to buy the used car.

Description

Used car trading apparatus using communications network and method

The present invention relates to a used vehicle trading apparatus, and more particularly, to a used vehicle trading apparatus and a method using a communication network.

The used car trading business according to the conventional method has a business place in a specific region, determines the purchase price and the selling price according to the market price based on the operator's experience, and uses the sales margin as a source of profit. Therefore, each operator collected small and medium-sized cars by the ointment or advertisement centering on the area, and mainly sold them by retail.

As a result, the customer distrusts the price determined by the used car dealer, has anxiety about the sales process, and has a dissatisfaction with poor aftercare.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, by combining used car dealers scattered in each region into a franchise shop, the sale of used cars and individual sales of each franchise shop for used cars sold in each region The purpose of the present invention is to provide a used vehicle trading device and a method using a communication network that can increase the fund recurrence of each franchise branch and diversify the profit structure of the branch branch by linking the main store's integrated sales through transfer of the main branch.

1 illustrates an environment in which a web server implemented as a used vehicle trading apparatus using a communication network according to the present invention is connected to a head office, a customer terminal, and a plurality of franchise stores.

Figure 2 shows the configuration of an embodiment of a used vehicle trading apparatus using a communication network according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a used car trading method using a communication network according to the present invention.

Figure 4 shows the configuration of another embodiment of a used vehicle trading apparatus using a communication network according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a used vehicle trading method using a communication network according to the present invention.

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

1, the web server 10 implemented as a used vehicle trading apparatus using a communication network according to the present invention is connected to the head office 14 and a plurality of franchise points (12a, 12b, ..., 12n). At this time, the head office 14 and the plurality of franchise points 12a, 12b, ..., 12n do not mean an off-line branch, respectively, but means an information processing apparatus on-line. The head office 14 and the web server 10 may exist on the same computer system, or may be implemented as separate computer systems. The web server 10 and the plurality of franchise points 12a, 12b, ..., 12n are connected by a predetermined communication network, wherein the communication network is preferably the Internet. In addition, the customer terminal 16 may be connected to the web server 10 through the Internet. Here, the Internet refers to a computer communication network connecting the world using the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) protocol.

The web server in a general sense means software for providing a web service in an environment connected to the Internet, but the web server 10, which is a component of an embodiment of the present invention, includes a computer system for executing the software. Used. In addition, the customer terminal 16 and the plurality of franchise points 12a, 12b, ..., 12n can each read a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document, which is the standard document of the web, and use the Web using the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Software and hardware for Internet access, including a web browser, software that can communicate with the server 10 is provided.

According to FIG. 2, an embodiment of a used car trading apparatus using a communication network according to the present invention corresponds to the web server 10 of FIG. 1, and includes an information input / output unit 200, a transfer processor 210, and one or more sales webs. Sites 220a and 220b and auction website 230.

The information input / output unit 200 receives vehicle information and a sale price of used cars collected from a connected franchise store, and receives a standard purchase price and a standard sale price from the head office.

In this case, the vehicle information may include a vehicle type, a year, and a deduction point according to the vehicle evaluation. For example, deceleration points according to vehicle evaluation include deduction points according to evaluation of the vehicle body such as exterior, glass, interior, engine / lower body, and overall length of the vehicle, air conditioner, automation, power steering, power window, ABS, air back, and ship. Deduction points according to the evaluation of the equipment such as the route, audio equipment, tire deduction points depending on the value of the product, such as aluminum wheels, and deduction points according to the accident repair power.

Vehicle information and sales price of used cars are posted on the sales website 220a as owned by the franchise store that collected used cars. Here, the sales website 220a may be configured as one website for all franchise stores that have a contract with the head office, or may be configured as separate websites for each franchise store. In addition, the information input and output unit 200 receives the acquisition request information requesting to take over the used car as a standard purchase price from the franchise store and transfers it to the transfer processing unit 210. The transfer processing unit 210 receives approval from the head office for the acquisition request information of the franchise store, requests the franchise store that made the acquisition request to deliver the used car to the head office, and pays the vehicle price from the head office to the franchise store. Perform the process. Here, since the present invention is not limited to the payment method, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2, the franchise sales website 220a and the head office sales website 220b are composed of separate websites, but the sales information and the standard sales information are divided by the owner of the vehicle in one website. It is also possible to be published. If the franchise sales website 220a and the headquarters sales website 220b are configured separately, the vehicle information and the vehicle price of the used cars posted on the sales website 220a are deleted along with the transfer process and correspond to the head office. Standard sales information including vehicle information and standard selling price for the used car is posted on the sales website 220b. On the other hand, when sales information and standard sales information are posted separately by the owner of the vehicle on one website, the owner is changed to the head office together with the transfer process.

Apart from posting vehicle information on the sales website 220b, vehicle information on used cars may be posted on the auction website 230 corresponding to the head office.

Accordingly, the customer accesses the web server 10, accesses the sales website 220a corresponding to the franchise store, the sales website 220b corresponding to the head office, or the auction website 230, and uses the desired car. You can buy it. Since the present invention is not limited to the sales method and the auction method on the sales websites 220a and 220b and the auction website 230, it can be seen at the level of those with average knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. Any sales method and auction method will be included in the scope of the present invention.

The web server 10 shown in FIG. 2 is an information processing apparatus implemented by a used vehicle trading program stored in a processor, a storage device, and a storage device to control the processor. A module for receiving vehicle information on a used car and outputting it to the head office; A module for receiving a standard purchase price of the used vehicle from the head office; A module for receiving a selling price of the used vehicle from the franchise store through a communication network; A module for displaying sale information, including vehicle information and sale price, of the used car as a franchise store in a sale website; A module for receiving acquisition request information for requesting to acquire the used vehicle as the standard purchase price through the communication network from the franchise shop; A module for transferring the used car from the franchise shop to the head office; A module for receiving a standard selling price of the used vehicle from the head office; A module for displaying standard sales information, including vehicle information about the used vehicle and the standard selling price, as owned by the head office on a sales website; And a module for displaying vehicle information on the used vehicle as owned by the head office on an auction website.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a used car trading method using a communication network according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

First, the head office concludes a contract with franchise stores specialized in second-hand used car distribution located in the geographically dispersed, and provides evaluation criteria for evaluating used cars to these franchise stores (S300).

Each franchise stores the used cars using its own sales know-how, and inputs vehicle information on the web server 10 evaluating the used cars collected according to the used car evaluation criteria provided by the head office (S310). The head office analyzes the vehicle information input from each franchise store, determines the standard purchase price corresponding to each vehicle information, and inputs it to the web server 10 (S320).

Thereafter, each franchise store refers to the standard purchase price determined by the head office for the used cars he has collected and determines the selling price of the used cars and inputs them to the web server 10 (S330). The web server 10 publishes the sales information including the vehicle information and the selling price of the used cars on the sales website owned by the franchise store that collected the used cars to induce a purchase request from the customer through the Internet (S340). ).

In this way, each franchise store must sell the used vehicle information and sale price on the sales website 220a for a predetermined period of time for the used car that has not been sold or if necessary for the rotation of funds of each franchise store. With the standard purchase price suggested by the head office, the head office may request that the used car owned by the franchise store be acquired (S350). Then, after the web server 10 obtains the head office's approval of the acquisition request information, the web server 10 requests the franchise that made the acquisition request to deliver the used car to the head office, and at the same time, charges the vehicle to the franchise store from the head office. The payment process is performed (S360).

At this time, the head office determines the standard selling price for the used car acquired and entered into the web server 10 (S370), the web server 10 includes the vehicle information and standard selling price for the used car acquired by the head office. Standard sales information is posted on the sales website owned by the head office to induce a purchase request from the customer via the Internet (S380).

Apart from the steps S370 and S380, or after a predetermined time has passed after the steps S370 and S380, the web server 10 owns the vehicle information on the used car acquired by the head office. The auction website can be posted to induce an auction application from the customer through the Internet (S390).

According to FIG. 4, another embodiment of a used car trading apparatus using a communication network according to the present invention corresponds to the web server 10 of FIG. 1, and includes an information input / output unit 400, a standard price calculator 405, and a transfer processor. 410, one or more sales websites 420a and 420b and an auction website 430.

The information input / output unit 400 receives vehicle information and a selling price of used cars collected from a connected franchise store, and receives standard pricing information, which is a basic data for determining a standard purchase price and a standard selling price, from the head office. . Here, the standard pricing information may include an evaluation standard price, warranty period, inventory period, parts price, outsourcing price, sales force, etc. according to the model and year. Vehicle information and sales prices of used vehicles are posted on the sales website 420a owned by the franchise store that used cars are collected. Here, the sales website 420a may be configured as one website for all franchise stores that have a contract with the head office, or may be configured as separate websites for each franchise store.

The standard price calculation unit 405 calculates a standard selling price obtained by adding predetermined sales profits to the standard purchasing price and the standard purchasing price of each used vehicle using the standard pricing information and the vehicle information of each used vehicle.

In addition, the information input and output unit 400 receives the acquisition request information requesting to take over the used car as a standard purchase price from the franchise store and transfers it to the transfer processor 410. The transfer processing unit 410 receives approval from the head office for the acquisition request information of the franchise store, requests the franchise store that made the acquisition request to deliver the used car to the head office, and pays the vehicle price from the head office to the franchise store. Perform the process. Here, since the present invention is not limited to the payment method, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to Figure 4, the sales website 420a for each franchise store and the headquarters sales website 420b are separately configured, but sales information or standard sales information including vehicle information and vehicle price of used cars is stored in one website. It is also possible to distinguish between owners. If the sales website 420a for each franchise store and the sales website 420b for the head office are configured separately, the vehicle information and the vehicle price of the used car posted on the sales website 420a are deleted and the headquarters is deleted. Standard sales information including vehicle information and standard sales price for the used car is posted on the sales website 420b. On the other hand, when the sale information or standard sale information including the vehicle information and the vehicle price of the used car is posted on one website, the owner is changed to the head office with the transfer process.

Apart from posting vehicle information on the sales website 420b, vehicle information on used cars may be posted on the auction website 430 corresponding to the head office.

Accordingly, the customer accesses the web server 10, accesses the sales website 420a corresponding to the franchise store, the sales website 420b corresponding to the head office, or the auction website 430, and uses the desired car. You can buy it. Since the present invention is not limited to the sales method and the auction method on the sales websites 420a and 420b and the auction website 430, it can be seen at the level of the average person skilled in the art. Either way, it will be within the scope of the present invention.

The web server 10 shown in FIG. 4 is an information processing device implemented by a used car trading program stored in a processor, a storage device, and a storage device, and controls the processor. A module for receiving information; A module for calculating a standard purchase price of the used vehicle based on the vehicle information on the used vehicle and outputting the standard purchase price to the franchise point; A module for receiving a selling price of the used vehicle from the franchise store through a communication network; A module for displaying sale information, including vehicle information and sale price, of the used car on a sale website owned by the franchise store; A module for receiving acquisition request information for requesting to acquire the used vehicle as the standard purchase price through the communication network from the franchise shop; A module for transferring the used car from the franchise shop to the head office; A module for calculating a standard selling price of the used vehicle based on the vehicle information on the used vehicle; A module for displaying standard sales information, including vehicle information and standard selling price, of the used car on a sales website; It may be provided with a module for displaying the vehicle information on the used car owned by the head office on the auction website.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of a used car trading method using a communication network according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

First, the head office concluded a contract with franchise stores specialized in second-hand used car distribution located in the geographically dispersed, and provides evaluation criteria for evaluating used cars to these franchise stores (S500).

Each franchise stores the used cars using its own sales know-how, and inputs vehicle information on the web server 10 evaluating the used cars collected according to the used car evaluation criteria provided by the head office (S510). The web server 10 analyzes the vehicle information input at each franchise store, and determines the standard purchase price using the standard pricing information input from the head office (S520).

Thereafter, each franchise store determines the selling price of the used car by referring to the standard purchase price calculated for the used car he has collected and inputs it to the web server 10 (S530). The web server 10 publishes the sales information including the vehicle information and the selling price of the used car on the sales website owned by the corresponding franchise shop to induce a purchase application through the Internet from the customer (S540).

As such, for used cars that do not have a sale even if the vehicle information and sale price are posted on the sales website 420a for a predetermined period of time for each franchise store, each franchise store will take over the standard purchase price suggested by the head office. That can be requested to the head office (S550). Then, after the web server 10 obtains the head office's approval of the acquisition request information, the web server 10 requests the franchise that made the acquisition request to deliver the used car to the head office, and at the same time, charges the vehicle to the franchise store from the head office. The payment process is performed (S560).

At this time, the web server 10 calculates a standard selling price in which the head office adds a predetermined sales profit to the standard purchasing price of the used car (S570), and the web server 10 is used for the used car acquired by the head office. Standard sales information, including vehicle information and standard sales price, is posted on the sales website owned by the head office to induce purchase requests from customers through the Internet (S580).

Apart from the steps S570 and S580, or after a predetermined time has passed after the steps S570 and S580, the web server 10 owns the vehicle information on the used car acquired by the head office. The auction website can be posted to induce an auction application from the customer through the Internet (S590).

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

According to the present invention, by combining used car dealers scattered in each region into a franchise shop, the integrated sales of the head office through the individual sales of each franchise shop for the used cars collected in each region and the transfer of the head office of the used cars collected in each region By linking, it is possible to increase the funds turnover of each franchise branch.

The head office can diversify its revenue structure by receiving membership fees from each franchise.

In addition, customers can easily obtain information about used cars collected at franchise stores nationwide, which has the advantage of widening the choice of used car purchase.

Claims (12)

In a used car trading device using a communication network that processes transactions with headquarters, multiple franchises and multiple customers, Storage; A processor connected to the storage device; A used vehicle trading program stored in the storage device to control the processor, and the used vehicle trading program A module for receiving vehicle information on a used vehicle from a franchise store through a communication network and outputting the vehicle information to the head office; A module for receiving a standard purchase price of the used vehicle from the head office; A module for receiving a selling price of the used vehicle from the franchise store through a communication network; And And a module for displaying sale information including vehicle information and selling price of the used car as a franchise store on a sale website. According to claim 1, wherein the used car trading program A module for receiving acquisition request information for requesting to acquire the used vehicle as the standard purchase price through the communication network from the franchise shop; A module for transferring the used car from the franchise shop to the head office; A module for receiving a standard selling price of the used vehicle from the head office; And And a module for displaying vehicle sales information on the used vehicle and standard sales information including the standard sales price as a possession of the head office on a sales website. According to claim 1, wherein the used car trading program A module for receiving acquisition request information for requesting to acquire the used vehicle as the standard purchase price through the communication network from the franchise shop; A module for transferring the used car from the franchise shop to the head office; And And a module for displaying vehicle information on the used vehicle as a possession of the head office on an auction website. In a used car trading device using a communication network that processes transactions with headquarters, multiple franchises and multiple customers, Storage; A processor connected to the storage device; A used vehicle trading program stored in the storage device to control the processor, and the used vehicle trading program A module for receiving vehicle information on a used vehicle from a franchise store through a communication network; A module for calculating a standard purchase price of the used vehicle based on the vehicle information on the used vehicle and outputting the standard purchase price to the franchise point; A module for receiving a selling price of the used vehicle from the franchise store through a communication network; And And a module for displaying sale information including vehicle information and selling price of the used car as a franchise store on a sale website. The method of claim 4, wherein the used car trading program A module for receiving acquisition request information for requesting to acquire the used vehicle as the standard purchase price through the communication network from the franchise shop; A module for transferring the used car from the franchise shop to the head office; A module for calculating a standard selling price of the used vehicle based on the vehicle information on the used vehicle; And And a module for displaying standard sales information including vehicle information and standard selling price of the used car as a possession of the head office on a sales website. The method of claim 4, wherein the used car trading program A module for receiving acquisition request information for requesting to acquire the used vehicle as the standard purchase price through the communication network from the franchise shop; A module for transferring the used car from the franchise shop to the head office; And And a module for displaying vehicle information on the used vehicle as a possession of the head office on an auction website. (a) receiving vehicle information on a used car from a franchise store through a communication network and transmitting the received vehicle information to the head office; (b) receiving a standard purchase price of the used vehicle from the head office; (c) receiving a sales price of the used vehicle from the franchise store through a communication network; And and (d) posting the sale information including the vehicle information and the sale price of the used car as a possession of the franchise on a sale website. The method of claim 7, wherein (e) receiving, from the franchise shop, acquisition request information for requesting the used vehicle to be acquired at the standard purchase price through a communication network; (f) transferring the used vehicle from the franchise to the head office; (g) receiving a standard selling price of the used vehicle from the head office; And (h) a method of selling used cars using a communication network, further comprising the step of posting the standard sales information including the vehicle information and the standard selling price of the used car as a possession of the head office on a sales website. The method of claim 7, wherein (e) receiving, from the franchise shop, acquisition request information for requesting the used vehicle to be acquired at the standard purchase price through a communication network; (f) transferring the used vehicle from the franchise to the head office; And (g) a method of selling used cars using a communication network, further comprising the step of posting vehicle information on the used car as owned by the head office on an auction website. (a) receiving vehicle information on a used car through a communication network from a franchise shop; (b) calculating a standard purchase price of the used vehicle using the vehicle information on the used vehicle and outputting the standard purchase price to the franchise shop; (c) receiving a sales price of the used vehicle from the franchise store through a communication network; And and (d) posting the sale information including the vehicle information and the sale price of the used car as a possession of the franchise on a sale website. The method of claim 10, (e) receiving, from the franchise shop, acquisition request information for requesting the used vehicle to be acquired at the standard purchase price through a communication network; (f) transferring the used vehicle from the franchise to the head office; (g) calculating a standard purchase price of the used vehicle by using the vehicle information on the used vehicle; And (h) a method of selling used cars using a communication network, further comprising the step of posting the standard sales information including the vehicle information and the standard selling price of the used car as a possession of the head office on a sales website. The method of claim 10, (e) receiving, from the franchise shop, acquisition request information for requesting the used vehicle to be acquired at the standard purchase price through a communication network; (f) transferring the used vehicle from the franchise to the head office; And (g) a method of selling used cars using a communication network, further comprising the step of posting vehicle information on the used car as owned by the head office on an auction website.