KR20070095124A - Intermediary system and method of bi-directional auction information - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for relaying auction information in two-way are provided to enable a buyer side as well as a seller side to offer a desired article, enable both sides easily to receive information for articles to be sold or bought, and maximize profit of both sides by performing transaction by reflecting the exchanged information. A member information database(102) stores the information of registered members. An authenticator(101) authenticates a user by using the information stored in the member information database. A selling goods information storing part(103) receives/stores the information for the articles to be bought from an authenticated buyer terminal(110) or stores/receives the information for the articles to be sold from an authenticated seller terminal(120). A selling article information provider(104) outputs the information for the articles to be sold or bought according to the article inquired from the information stored in the selling article information database by receiving an article information inquiry.

Description

Intermediary System and Method of Bi-directional Auction Information

1 is a block diagram of an entire system to which the interactive auction information relay system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

2 is a block diagram of an entire system to which the interactive auction information relay system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied;

3 is an interface window for outputting the corresponding information to the seller terminal or the buyer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a flowchart of a method for relaying bidirectional auction information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for relaying bidirectional auction information according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

101: authentication unit 102: member information DB

103: for sale information storage unit 104: for sale information presentation unit

105: establishment of transaction 110: buyer terminal

120: seller terminal 130: network

205: for sale information provider 206: bid notice

207: transaction control

The present invention relates to an auction system and method using the Internet, and more particularly to a two-way auction information relay system and method that can lead a transaction in the buyer side as well as the seller.

In recent years, the Internet has been used in various ways beyond simple information exchange to satisfy the diverse needs of users, one of which is electronic commerce.

Electronic Commerce (EC) refers to a transaction in which all or part of a transaction of goods or services is processed by electronic means such as electronic document exchange, but in a narrow sense, advertising or merchandise is Selling refers to network-based cyber commerce.

Commonly used methods of electronic commerce include cyber shopping malls, Internet malls, and auctions.

However, the methods of e-commerce listed above are to trade goods or services only at the seller's side, which does not take advantage of the strong advantage of the Internet that real-time two-way communication is possible.

As mentioned above, by trading goods or services only at the seller's side, the buyer's transaction satisfaction is relatively low.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a two-way auction information relay system and method that can lead the transaction in the buyer side as well as the seller side using the Internet.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be described below and will be appreciated by the embodiments of the invention. In addition, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by means and combinations indicated in the claims.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a member information DB for storing the information of the registered member, the authentication unit for authenticating the user using the information stored in the member information DB, the authentication member that is an authenticated user from the authentication unit An authentication member who wishes to sell goods from an authentication member who is a user authenticated by the authentication unit, receives the purchase goods information, which is predetermined information on the item to be purchased, from a terminal of a buyer who is an authentication member who wishes to purchase the goods. A seller information storage unit for receiving and storing sales information, which is predetermined information on an item to be sold, from a seller's terminal and receiving information on a request for reading, which is a desired item for reading, among the information stored in the property information storage unit And a sale information presentation unit for outputting the sale goods information or the purchase goods information corresponding to the required goods.

In addition, the present invention is an authentication step of authenticating a user using the member information DB, predetermined information about the goods to be purchased from the terminal of the buyer of the authentication member who wants to purchase the goods of the authentication member that is the user authenticated in the authentication step Receiving or storing information about the goods to be sold from a terminal of a seller who is an authentication member who wishes to sell the goods among the authentication members who are the authenticated user in the authentication step. Property information storage step and receiving information about the request to view the article that is the article you want to view the information stored in the property information storage step for displaying the sale information or the purchase information corresponding to the request for viewing information stored in the property information storage step It includes.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a block diagram of a whole system to which the two-way auction information relay system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the entire system to which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a bidirectional auction information relay system 100, a purchaser terminal 110, a seller terminal 120, and the like according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Network 130.

Bidirectional auction information relay system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the authentication unit 101, the member information DB 102, the sale information storage unit 103, the sale information presentation unit 104 and the transaction establishment unit ( 105).

The authentication unit 101 authenticates the purchaser terminal 110 or the seller terminal 120 connected through the network 130 using the member information DB 102 storing the registered user information.

Here, the information of the user stored in the member information DB 102 is not only a general ID and password, but also a user's residence address, usage history of the bidirectional auction information relay system 100 of the present invention, and the user so that it can be used for shipping or charging. It is preferable that the account number and the like be included.

On the other hand, the network 130 is a network in which two-way auction information relay system 100, the purchaser terminal 110 and the seller terminal 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention in common connection to exchange data with each other The concept includes a wired / wireless communication network such as a public telephone network (PSTN).

The property information storage unit 103 receives purchase item information, which is predetermined information about an item to be purchased, from the purchaser terminal 110 authenticated by the authentication unit 101, or a predetermined item about the item to be sold from the seller terminal 120. Store and receive the sales information, which is the information of.

Here, the purchased goods information or the sold goods information may be name information, quality information, payment method information, delivery method information, quantity information, and the like of the goods.

In addition, the name information preferably includes category information of the article so as to know the article more accurately.

The property information presentation unit 104 receives the information on the view request article, which is the article to be viewed from the purchaser terminal 110 or the seller terminal 120, authenticated from the authentication unit 101, the property information storage unit 103 The sale information or purchase information corresponding to the view required article of the stored information is output to the purchaser terminal 110 or the seller terminal 120 having transmitted the information on the view required article.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the sales information presentation unit 104 may include a sales highest price, a sales minimum price, a purchase maximum price, a purchase minimum price calculated from the sales information or the purchase information stored in the sales information storage 103. For example, it is preferable to further calculate and output the price index information including one or more of the today's transaction highest price and the today's transaction lowest price calculated from the price information of the today's transaction.

The user of the purchaser terminal 110 or the seller terminal 120 determines the purchase or sale intention by reflecting the sale quantity information, the purchase quantity information, and the price information output together with the price information index. By allowing the price information of the goods stored in the storage unit 103 to be modified, it is possible to promote smooth transactions and maximize profits.

The transaction establishment unit 105 is the seller terminal 120 and the purchaser terminal 110 that transmitted the most similar sale information or purchase information on a predetermined basis among the sale information or purchase information corresponding to the view required article. Sends a signal to request a deal.

Here, the criteria for determining the similarity between the sale information and the purchase information is selected in the order of name information, price information, quantity information, quality information, payment method information, and delivery method information. It is desirable to.

Then, if a transaction establishment doctor is delivered from the purchaser terminal 110 and the seller terminal 120 within a predetermined time, it controls to perform the transaction payment and delivery for the goods in a predetermined manner.

In this case, after the transaction is confirmed in order to secure the reliability of the transaction, it is preferable that the price information of the article cannot be modified.

Here, the predetermined time is a time determined by the operator of the system through the transaction situation, and may be set in consideration of the number of buyers, the number of sellers, the transaction price, the transaction quantity, the payment method, etc., the buyer terminal 110 or the seller terminal ( 120, when receiving an extension request from the side, it is also possible to extend with the consent of the counterpart seller terminal 120 or the buyer terminal 110 that sent a signal requesting the establishment of the transaction.

In addition, the process of payment and delivery may use a variety of methods currently widely used in electronic commerce.

For example, to protect the buyer, when the operator of the system receives the goods price temporarily from the buyer side and notifies the seller side, the seller confirms that the operator of the system has received the goods price temporarily and returns to the buyer side. After delivering the goods, if the buyer notifies the operator of the server that the goods have been delivered to the operator of the server may be used in escrow (Escrow) method of delivering the goods price that was temporarily delivered to the seller side.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 2 will be described the entire system to which the two-way auction information relay system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the description, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 refer to the same member performing the same function.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bidirectional auction information relay system 200 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an authentication unit 101, a member information DB 102, a sale information storage unit 103, and a sale information presentation unit. (104), the sale information providing unit 205, bidding notification unit 206 and transaction closing control unit 207.

The sale information providing unit 205 receives the sale signal transmitted from the seller terminal 120 among the purchase information stored in the sale information storage unit 103 when a request signal for the sale information of the corresponding item is input from the purchaser terminal 110. The similar purchase information, which is the purchase information that is most similar to the water information and predetermined criteria, is transmitted to the purchaser terminal 110.

Here, the criteria for determining the similarity between the sale information and the purchase information is the same as the criteria of the transaction establishment unit 105 described above.

The bidding notification unit 206 receives the purchase intention from the purchaser terminal 110 and transmits the purchase intention to the corresponding seller terminal 120 in which the similar sale information is input, or inputs the sales intention from the seller terminal 120. Receives and transmits the similar purchase information to the corresponding purchaser terminal 110.

When the transaction closing control unit 207 transmits a transaction closing signal within a predetermined time from the seller terminal 120 receiving the purchase intention, or a transaction closing signal within the predetermined time from the buyer terminal 110 receiving the selling intention, In addition, the control method performs a transaction method and a delivery method for the corresponding goods in a predetermined method.

Here, the control of the transaction payment and delivery performance for the article is the same as the control of the transaction establishment unit 105 described above.

Hereinafter, a bidirectional auction information relay method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3. In the description, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 refer to the same member performing the same function.

First, the authentication unit 101 authenticates the purchaser terminal 110 or the seller terminal 120 using the member information DB 102 (S300), from the purchaser terminal 110 authenticated from the authentication unit 101 Receives the purchase information, which is predetermined information on the item to be purchased, or receives the sale information, which is predetermined information on the item to be sold, from the seller terminal 120 and stores it in the property information storage unit 103 (S310). .

Then, the article information presentation unit 104 receives the information on the viewing request article, which is a desired article to be viewed from the purchaser terminal 110 or seller terminal 120 authenticated from the authentication unit 101, the property information storage unit Of the information stored in 103, the sale information or the purchase information corresponding to the request for viewing information is output to the purchaser terminal 110 or seller terminal 120 that transmitted the information on the viewing demand article (S320).

At this time, the transaction establishment unit 105 makes a transaction establishment intention to the seller terminal and the buyer terminal that transmitted the most similar sale information or purchase product information on a predetermined basis among the sale information or purchase information corresponding to the view required article. Send the request signal.

Then, if a transaction establishment doctor is delivered from the purchaser terminal 110 and the selling place terminal 120 within a predetermined time, it controls to perform the transaction payment and delivery for the corresponding goods in a predetermined method (S330).

Hereinafter, a bidirectional auction information relay method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In the description, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 to 3 refer to the same members performing the same functions.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bidirectional auction information relay method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention performs the steps from S300 to S320 in the same manner as in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Subsequently, when the request signal for the sale information of the corresponding purchase item is transmitted from the purchaser terminal 110, the sale information providing unit 205 receives the purchase information from the purchaser terminal 110 among the sale information stored in the sale information storage unit 103. The similar sale information, which is the sale information most similar to the received purchase information, is transmitted to the purchaser terminal 110, or a request signal for the purchase product information of the sale product is transmitted from the seller terminal 120. When the purchase information stored in the information storage unit 103, similar to the purchase information received from the seller terminal 120, the purchase information similar to the predetermined purchase information is transmitted to the buyer terminal (110) (S430).

Subsequently, the bidding notification unit 206 receives the purchase intention from the purchaser terminal 110 and transmits the purchase intention to the corresponding seller terminal 120 that inputs similar sale information or sells the product through the seller terminal 120. It receives the intention and transmits the similar purchase information to the corresponding purchaser terminal 110 (S440).

When the transaction closing control unit 207 transmits a transaction closing signal within a predetermined time from the seller terminal 120 receiving the purchase intention, or a transaction closing signal within the predetermined time from the buyer terminal 110 receiving the selling intention, In operation S450, the transaction method and the delivery method for the corresponding goods are performed in a predetermined method.

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 is stored as a medium that can be read by a computer system.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CO-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (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 mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by the limited embodiment and drawing, this invention is not limited by this, The person of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described. For example, although one preferred embodiment and another preferred embodiment of the present invention have been described as having one buyer terminal and one seller terminal, it is obvious that the present invention can be implemented by multiple buyer terminals and seller terminals.

According to the present invention, not only the seller side, but also the buyer side can present a desired product to be traded, and both the buyer and seller can easily receive the sale information and the purchase information using the bidirectional auction information relay system of the present invention. And, by reflecting this information, there is an advantage that can maximize the benefits of both parties.

In addition, by matching the sales and purchases with each other by various criteria and delivering them to the seller and the buyer, both the seller and the buyer can make a quick and accurate transaction.

Claims (17)

Member information DB for storing the information of the registered members; Authentication unit for authenticating the user using the information stored in the member information DB; The authentication member, which is a user authenticated by the authentication unit, receives the purchase information, which is predetermined information on the item to be purchased, from the terminal of the purchaser who is an authentication member who wants to purchase the goods, or is an authentication member who is an authenticated user from the authentication unit. A property information storage unit which receives and stores sale information, which is predetermined information about the product to be sold, from a terminal of a seller who is an authentication member wishing to sell the goods; And Two-way auction information including a property information presentation unit for receiving the information on the request for viewing, which is a desired item for reading, and for selling the sale information or the purchase information corresponding to the request for reading among the information stored in the property information storage unit. Relay system. The method of claim 1, wherein the property information presentation unit, In outputting the sale information or the purchase information, Two-way characterized in that for calculating the price index information including at least one of the sale high price, the low price, the low price, the high price, the low price, the high price and the lowest price. Auction information relay system. The method of claim 1, Transmitting a signal for requesting the establishment of a transaction to the seller terminal and the purchaser terminal that have transmitted the most similar sales information and the purchase product information on a predetermined basis among the sales information and the purchase information corresponding to the read request article. And, if a transaction establishment doctor is transmitted from the buyer terminal and the seller terminal within a predetermined time, the auction auction information brokerage system further comprising a transaction establishment to control to perform the payment and product delivery process for the goods in a predetermined manner . The method of claim 1, When the request signal for the sale product information of the purchased product is transmitted from the buyer terminal, the sale product information most similar to the purchase item information received from the purchaser terminal among the sale information stored in the property information storage unit on a predetermined basis. The similar sale information to the purchaser terminal, or when the request signal for the purchase information of the sale product is transmitted from the seller terminal, the received information received from the seller terminal among the purchase information stored in the property information storage unit. Interactive information auction information relay system comprising a seller information providing unit for transmitting the similar purchase information, which is the purchase information information most similar to the seller information to the seller terminal on a predetermined basis. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the purchase information or the sale information, Bidirectional auction information relay system including at least one or more of the name information, the quality information of the purchase or the sale, the payment method information, the delivery method information desired by the buyer or the seller. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the predetermined criterion is Two-way auction information relay system characterized in that the name information, price information, quantity information, quality information, payment method information, delivery method information in the order of selecting the higher similarity among the sale information and the purchase information. The method of claim 4, wherein the bidirectional auction information relay system, The purchaser terminal receives the purchase intention of the buyer to the corresponding seller terminal that transmits the similar sale information received by the buyer terminal, or transmits the similar purchase product information received by the seller terminal to the corresponding buyer terminal of the seller. Two-way auction information relay system including a bidding notification unit for receiving and sending a sales intention. The method of claim 7, wherein When the transaction completion signal is transmitted from the seller terminal receiving the purchase intention within a predetermined time, or the transaction completion signal is transmitted within the predetermined time from the buyer terminal receiving the sales intention, payment for the corresponding item is made in a predetermined method. Interactive auction information brokerage system further comprising a transaction control unit for controlling to perform the product delivery process. An authentication step of authenticating the user using the member information DB; Receives purchase information, which is predetermined information about the item to be purchased, from a terminal of a buyer who is an authentication member who wants to purchase an item among authentication members who are authenticated users in the authentication step, or authenticates a user who is authenticated in the authentication step A property information storage step of receiving and storing information on sale, which is predetermined information on the item to be sold, from a terminal of a seller who is an authentication member wishing to sell the item among members; And Two-way auction including receiving the information about the request to view the article that you want to read information for sale information or the purchase information information corresponding to the view required article of the information stored in the property information storage step for outputting Information relay method. The method of claim 9, wherein the property information presentation step, In outputting the sale information or the purchase information, Two-way characterized in that for calculating the price index information including at least one of the sale high price, the low price, the low price, the high price, the low price, the high price and the lowest price. How to relay auction information. The method of claim 9, Transmitting a signal for requesting the establishment of a transaction to the seller terminal and the purchaser terminal that have transmitted the most similar sales information and purchase product information on a predetermined basis among the sales information and the purchase information corresponding to the read request article. And a transaction establishment step of controlling a payment payment and a product delivery process for the corresponding goods by a predetermined method when a transaction establishment doctor is transmitted from the buyer terminal and the seller terminal within a predetermined time. Way. The method of claim 9, When a request signal for sales product information of the purchased product is transmitted from the purchaser terminal, the sales product information most similar to the purchase product information received from the purchaser terminal among the stored product information stored in the property information storage step on a predetermined basis. The similar sale information to the purchaser terminal, or when the request signal for the purchase information of the sale product is transmitted from the seller terminal, the information received from the seller terminal among the purchase information stored in the property information storage step; And a sale information providing step of transmitting similar purchase information, which is the purchase information most similar to the seller information, to the seller terminal on a predetermined basis. The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein the purchase information or the sale information, Bidirectional auction information relay method comprising at least one or more of the name information, price information, quality information, the payment method information, the delivery method information desired by the buyer or seller of the purchase or the sale. The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the predetermined criterion is Two-way auction information relay method characterized in that the name information, price information, quantity information, quality information, payment method information, delivery method information in the order of selecting the higher similarity of the sale information and the purchase information. The method of claim 12, wherein the interactive auction information relay method comprises: The purchaser terminal receives the purchase intention of the buyer to the corresponding seller terminal that transmits the similar sale information received by the buyer terminal, or transmits the similar purchase product information received by the seller terminal to the corresponding buyer terminal of the seller. Two-way auction information relay method further comprising a bid notification step of receiving and sending a sales intention. The method of claim 15, When the transaction completion signal is transmitted from the seller terminal receiving the purchase intention within a predetermined time, or the transaction completion signal is transmitted within the predetermined time from the buyer terminal receiving the sales intention, payment for the corresponding item is made in a predetermined method. And auction auction information brokerage method further comprising a transaction control step of controlling the product delivery process. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the interactive auction information brokerage method on a computer.

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