KR20130051199A - Reverse aution method and system through wire/wireless communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A reverse auction method through wire/wireless communication networks and a system thereof are provided to improve reliability and revitalize reverse auction. CONSTITUTION: A reverse auction method through wire/wireless communication networks comprises the steps of: registering product information of which product a buyer wants to buy through wire/wireless communication networks to a reverse auction server(S1); creating a product-to-purchase which is an auction item, based on the product information registered in step S1 and providing the auction item to two or more product providers through wire/wireless communication networks by the reverse auction server(S7, S8); registering an supporting grant and price to the reverse auction server for selling the auction item by each of the two or more providers(selling price bidders) through wire/wireless communication networks(S9); offering the registered supporting grant and price as bidding information to the buyer through wire/wireless communication networks by the reverse auction server(S10 or S13); and transmitting information of bidder determination after receiving the bidding information and determining a bidding winner(S15). [Reference numerals] (AA) Purchaser terminal; (BB) Reverse auction server; (CC) Bidder(Seller) terminal; (DD) Generate a purchase information product; (EE) Generate bid information; (S1) Register purchase information; (S10) Store a bidding; (S11) Bidding information; (S13) Bid information; (S14) Successful bid; (S15) Inform of a successful bid; (S16) Approval; (S17) Inform of successful bid/Request payment; (S18) Payment; (S19) Store a transaction result; (S2) Request purchase guaranteeing payment; (S20) Inform of payment completion; (S21) Cancel a purchase(Unpaid); (S22) Inform of purchase cancelation(Provide values and guaranteed money to a bidder); (S3) Payment; (S5) Store the purchase information product; (S6) Search seller information; (S7) Seller information; (S8) Guide the purchase information product(Articles, Guaranteed values); (S8-1) Failed bid(Short of bidding); (S8-2) Inform of a failed bid(Refund on guaranteed values); (S9) Bidding(Purchase information product values/bidding price)

Description

Reverse auction method and system through wired / wireless communication network {Reverse Aution Method and System Through Wire / wireless Communication Network}

The present invention relates to a reverse auction method and a system through a wired / wireless communication network, and more particularly, to a reverse auction method and a system through a wired / wireless communication network to commercialize a purchaser's purchase information and reflect the reverse auction.

In general, reverse auctions are consumer-oriented commerce that, unlike regular auctions, compete with suppliers to allow consumers to purchase goods at the lowest price. In particular, in Internet commerce, reverse auctions not only save buyers (or consumers) from having to go to different Internet shopping malls for price comparisons, but also offer some bargaining fun when prices drop.

If you want to use reverse auction, first look up the reverse auction site on the Internet, look up the product information, decide the product to buy, enter the bidding board, register the product model name and quantity, and your e-mail address. From time to time, they stop by the bulletin board to check the prices offered by the companies. After the auction closes their e-mails to check the minimum bid price and electronic payment or remittance.

An example of a reverse auction is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0981027 published on September 7, 2010. The reverse auction method disclosed in “Korean Patent No. 10-0981027” includes an electronic device in which an auction server, a purchase support terminal of a plurality of buyers, and a sale support terminal of a plurality of sellers are connected to each other through a communication network including the Internet. A reverse auction method using a commerce system, comprising: a first step in which purchase support information including a purchase upper limit price and a purchase support quantity input by each buyer for the same product is transmitted and stored in the reverse auction server; A second step of providing, by the reverse auction server, to a seller accessing a purchase support status including a purchase support quantity for each purchase upper limit price or a cumulative purchase support quantity for each purchase upper limit price accumulated above each purchase upper limit price; A third step in which bidding information including sales hopes for each seller checking, determining, and inputting a purchase support status is transmitted and stored in the reverse auction server; The reverse auction server determines the successful bidder as the successful bidder after the auction ends and the successful bidder as the successful bidder, that is, the sale price. And providing or notifying other bidding results for dropping the seller; And the reverse auction server determines that all buyers supported by the purchase price higher than the successful bid price or more as the determined purchaser, and eliminated all buyers who supported the purchase price below the successful bid price, and provides a successful transaction result including the successful bid price or A fifth step of notifying; .

The conventional reverse auction method can realize a purchase at the same lowest price to a plurality of buyers by implementing one reverse auction, thereby satisfying all the buyers, and allowing the seller to sell a large quantity of goods, which is best for both the buyer and the seller. It has the effect of generating profits.

However, the conventional reverse auction method has a problem that a transaction is canceled when buyers cancel a purchase. In addition, since it is a form of joint purchase, when some buyers cancel the purchase due to the change of some buyers, there is a problem that the transaction itself is very likely to be cancelled. In addition, there is a problem that the transaction is difficult to activate because it is necessary to recruit buyers for a particular item.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reverse auction method and a system through a wired / wireless communication network capable of activating reverse auctions by improving a purchaser's purchasing reliability during reverse auctions. will be.

In order to achieve the above object, the reverse auction method through the wired / wireless communication network according to the first aspect of the present invention includes: a) registering information of a product which a purchaser wants to purchase through the wired / wireless communication network to the reverse auction server; b) the reverse auction server generating purchase information products based on the product information registered in step a) and providing the purchase information products to two or more suppliers who sell the products through wired and wireless communication networks, respectively; c) each of two or more bidders of the two or more suppliers register with the reverse auction server through a wired / wireless network a purchase subsidy and a bid for supporting a purchase to the buyer to sell the product; d) the reverse auction server providing the purchase support funds and bids registered by step c) to the buyer through wire / wireless communication network as bid information; And e) if the buyer determines the successful bidder after receiving the bid information, transmitting the successful bidder determination information to the reverse auction server.

In the reverse auction method through the wired / wireless communication network, when a successful bidder is determined by f) step e), the reverse auction server generates successful bid decision information including the successful bidder, and transmits the successful bid decision information through the wired / wireless communication network. It further comprises the step of providing each of the above bidders.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the purchase information product includes the product information and a purchase guarantee value that guarantees the purchase of the buyer, and the reverse auction method through the wire / wireless communication network g) after step d) is canceled. The auction server further includes providing a purchase guarantee value to the two or more bidders.

The purchase guarantee value corresponds to an amount paid by the buyer as the purchase guarantee value through a wired or wireless communication network. The purchase guarantee value may be determined by the reverse auction server.

In the reverse auction method through the wire / wireless communication network, h) when the successful bidder approves the sale for the decision of the successful bidder of the purchaser, the reverse auction server adds the purchase support funds paid by the two or more bidders and the purchase guarantee value. The method may further include determining a payment amount to be paid by the buyer based on a price obtained by subtracting an amount from the successful bid price, and requesting the buyer to pay the payment amount through a wired or wireless communication network.

In the reverse auction method through the wire / wireless communication network, i) after step h), when the purchaser cancels the purchase, the reverse auction server returns the purchase support payments paid by the two or more bidders to the two or more bidders. And paying the two or more bidders at a predetermined rate for the guaranteed value paid by the user.

The predetermined ratio may be a ratio of the purchase support funds.

In the reverse auction system using the wired / wireless communication network according to the second aspect of the present invention, when a purchaser transmits information of a product to be purchased through the wired / wireless communication network using a purchaser terminal, the purchase information product is based on the received product information. A reverse auction server for generating and storing the purchase information product in a database corresponding to the buyer, the reverse auction server providing information of the purchase information product to two or more suppliers through wired and wireless communication networks, respectively, In the case of transmitting a purchase support fund and a bid for supporting the purchase to the buyer through the wired or wireless network to sell the product using the respective supplier terminal, the purchase information corresponding to the product and the two or more suppliers Store grants and bids in the database When the auction is completed, the reverse auction server provides the purchase assistance and bid of each supplier stored in the database to the buyer through the wired / wireless communication network as bid information, and the buyer determines the successful bidder based on the bid information. When receiving the successful bidder determination information, storing the successful bidder determination information in the database, and transmitting the successful bidder determination information to the two or more suppliers; And the database for storing the buyer and the two or more supplier information, the purchase information product information, the purchase subsidy information, the bid information, and the successful bidder determination information.

The purchase information product includes the product information and a purchase guarantee value that guarantees the purchase of the buyer, and the reverse auction server determines that the buyer does not determine a successful bidder or the buyer does not make a payment after a successful bidder decision. The purchase guarantee value is credited to the two or more bidders.

The purchase guarantee value corresponds to the amount paid by the buyer through the wired / wireless communication network, and the purchase guarantee value may be determined by the reverse auction server.

The reverse auction server, when the successful bidder approves sales for the decision of the successful bidder of the purchaser, based on a price obtained by subtracting the sum of the purchase support payments paid by the two or more bidders and the purchase guarantee value from the successful bid price Determining a payment amount to be paid by the buyer, and requesting the buyer to pay the payment amount through a wired or wireless communication network.

According to the present invention, the price bidding by a plurality of suppliers is made by paying a purchaser to list the purchase information in a process in which a plurality of suppliers bid on the merchandise value of purchase information registered for the purpose of purchasing reverse auction goods or using a service. It is possible to make payments at a lower cost and provides the buyer with a means to ensure the reliability and accuracy that the registered purchase information can lead to the actual purchase, thereby providing the registered suppliers with the reliability and accuracy that the purchase information can be actually purchased. In addition, the purchase guarantee value can compensate for the damage caused by multiple bidders by canceling the bid or rejecting the purchaser, thereby enabling the reverse auction to be activated more.

1 is a view schematically showing a reverse auction system through a wired or wireless communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a signal flowchart illustrating a reverse auction process in the reverse auction system shown in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, embodiments and examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

It should be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments and examples described herein. In the drawings, the same reference numbers are used throughout the specification to refer to the same or like parts.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

As used herein, the terms "about", "substantially", and the like, are used at, or in close proximity to, the numerical values of the preparations and material tolerances inherent in the meanings mentioned, and assist in the understanding of the present application. In order to prevent the unfair use of unscrupulous infringers.

1 is a view schematically showing a reverse auction system through a wired or wireless communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a signal flowchart illustrating a reverse auction process in the reverse auction system shown in FIG. 1.

First, referring to FIG. 1, a reverse auction system through a wired / wireless communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by the reverse auction server 100 and a database 200.

The reverse auction server 100 provides a reverse auction service according to the present invention to a buyer who wants to purchase an item through a site according to the present invention. The reverse auction server 100 may be composed of one or more servers, and those skilled in the art will understand this.

The reverse auction server 100 generates a purchase information product based on the received product information when the buyer transmits information of a product to be purchased through the wired / wireless communication network using the purchaser terminal 300. The reverse auction server 100 stores the purchase information product in the database 200 corresponding to the buyer.

The purchase information product includes at least one of the information of the product and a purchase guarantee value to guarantee the purchaser's willingness to purchase. The purchase guarantee value may be determined by the reverse auction server 100 or may be determined by the buyer himself.

In addition, the reverse auction server 100 provides the purchase information product information to at least two or more providers 400 through wired and wireless communication networks, respectively. When the two or more suppliers 400 transmit a purchase support fund and a bid for supporting the purchase to the buyer through the wired / wireless communication network using their respective supplier terminals, the purchase information product and The purchase assistance and the bid are stored in the database 200 corresponding to the two or more providers 400.

When the auction server 100 completes a bid, the purchase support fund and the bid of each supplier stored in the database 200 are provided as bid information to the buyer through the wired / wireless communication network. When the buyer receives the successful bidder determination information based on the decision of the successful bidder based on the bidding information, the reverse auction server 100 stores the successful bidder determination information in the database 200 and stores the successful bidder determination information in the database 200. Send each to more than one provider.

The database 200 stores various information including information of the buyer and the two or more suppliers, the purchase information product information, the purchase assistance information, the bid information, and the successful bidder determination information.

The reverse auction server 100 accumulates the purchase guarantee value to the two or more bidders when the purchaser does not determine the successful bidder or does not pay after the successful bidder is determined. The purchase guarantee value corresponds to, for example, the amount paid by the buyer through a wired or wireless communication network. According to an embodiment, the purchase guarantee value may be determined by the reverse auction server 100.

In addition, the reverse auction server 100, based on the price obtained by subtracting the purchase guarantee value and the purchase guarantee value paid by the two or more bidders when the successful bidder approves the sale for the decision of the successful bidder of the purchaser. Determine the payment amount to be paid by the buyer, and request the buyer to pay the payment amount through a wired or wireless communication network. Subsequently, when the purchaser completes payment, the reverse auction server 100 stores the payment information and transmits the payment fact to the successful bidder.

Next, the operation of the reverse auction system through the wired / wireless communication network according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

In FIG. 2, the purchaser registers information of a product to be purchased through the purchaser terminal 300 in the reverse auction server 100 (S1).

When the product information is received in step S1, the reverse auction server 100 generates a purchase information product based on the product information. After generating the purchase information product based on the purchase information and the guaranteed value, the reverse auction server 100 stores the generated purchase information product in the database 200 and then stores the sellers of the product in the database 200. ) (S4 to S6).

On the other hand, according to an embodiment, if the product information is received by step S1 before step S4, the reverse auction server 100 determines the purchase guarantee value, in order to ensure the purchaser's willingness to purchase, then purchase guarantee value The buyer may request the payment for (S2). Subsequently, when the buyer pays the amount corresponding to the purchase guarantee value (S3), the reverse auction server 100 may generate the purchase information product based on the purchase information and the purchase guarantee value by step S4. . According to an embodiment, the purchase guarantee value may be determined by the buyer.

After finding the sellers of the product through the seller inquiry, the reverse auction server 100 provides the sellers 400 with information about the purchase information product, respectively (S7 and S8).

After confirming the purchase information product, two or more sellers (hereinafter, referred to as bidders) among the sellers 400 may bid, and the two or more bidders 400 may sell the product to sell the product. The bidding information together with the purchase subsidy and bid for the purchase support is registered in the reverse auction server 100 through the wired / wireless communication network (S9).

The reverse auction server 100 stores the bid in the database 200 and, after a bidding time passes, generates bid information based on registered purchase support funds and bids, and stores the bid information in a wired / wireless communication network. Provided to the buyer 300 through (S10 to S13).

When the buyer determines the successful bidder after receiving the bid information, the successful bidder determination information is transmitted to the reverse auction server 100 (S14).

When the successful bidder is determined by step S14, the reverse auction server 100 generates successful bid determination information including the successful bidder, and provides the successful bid determination information to the two or more bidders 400 through the wired / wireless communication network, respectively. (S15).

If the successful bidder 400 approves the sale for the successful bidder determined by the purchaser, the reverse auction server 100 subtracts the sum of the purchase allowances paid by the two or more bidders and the purchase guarantee value from the winning bid Determines the payment amount to be paid by the buyer based on the price, and requests the buyer 300 to pay the payment amount through the wired / wireless communication network (S16, S17).

When the purchaser 300 completes payment for the payment request, the reverse auction server 100 notifies the successful bidder 400 that the auction is completed and the payment is completed (S18, S19, S20). .

Meanwhile, when the buyer 300 cancels a purchase or does not make a payment while a reverse auction is in progress, the auction server 100 returns the purchase support payments paid by the bidders to the bidders and recalls the purchase guarantee value. Provide to more than one bidder. According to an embodiment, the reverse auction server 100 divides the purchase guarantee value by the ratio of the purchase assistance paid by the two or more bidders and provides the two or more bidders 400 (S21 and S22).

On the other hand, when the bidding is not intended by the buyer during the reverse auction process described above, for example, when there are no bidders or less than two bids for a certain period of time, the reverse auction server 100 is the buyer (300) ) And refund the guaranteed value to the buyer 300 (S8-1, S8-2).

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments thereof, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and is commonly used in the art to which the invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone with knowledge will be able to make various variations.

100: reverse auction server
200: database
300: buyer terminal
400: bidder terminal

Claims (13)

a) registering, by the buyer, information of a product to be purchased through the wired / wireless communication network with the reverse auction server;
b) the reverse auction server generating purchase information products based on the product information registered in step a) and providing the purchase information products to two or more suppliers who sell the products through wired and wireless communication networks, respectively;
c) each of two or more bidders of the two or more suppliers register with the reverse auction server through a wired / wireless network a purchase subsidy and a bid for supporting a purchase to the buyer to sell the product;
d) the reverse auction server providing the purchase support funds and bids registered by step c) to the buyer through wire / wireless communication network as bid information; And
e) if the buyer determines the successful bidder after receiving the bidding information, transmitting the successful bidder determination information to the reverse auction server. The method of claim 1, wherein the reverse auction method through the wired / wireless communication network
f) If the successful bidder is determined by step e), the reverse auction server generates the successful bid decision information including the successful bidder and provides the successful bid decision information to the two or more bidders through the wired / wireless communication network, respectively. Reverse auction method through a wired or wireless communication network, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 2, wherein the purchase information product
The product information and a purchase guarantee value to guarantee the purchase of the buyer,
The reverse auction method through the wired / wireless communication network
g) after step d), if the purchase is canceled, the auction server further comprises providing the guaranteed value to the two or more bidders. The method of claim 3, wherein the purchase guarantee value is
Reverse purchase method through a wired / wireless communication network characterized in that the buyer corresponding to the amount paid as the guaranteed value through the wired and wireless communication network. The method of claim 4, wherein the purchase guarantee value is
The reverse auction method through the wire / wireless communication network, characterized in that determined by the reverse auction server. The method of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reverse auction method through the wire / wireless communication network
h) If the successful bidder approves the purchaser's decision of the successful bidder, the reverse auction server is based on a price obtained by subtracting the sum of the purchase support payments paid by the two or more bidders and the purchase guarantee value from the successful bid price. Determining a payment amount to be paid by the buyer, and requesting the buyer to pay the payment amount through a wired / wireless communication network. The method of claim 6, wherein the reverse auction method through the wired / wireless communication network
i) After step h), if the purchaser cancels the purchase, the reverse auction server returns the purchase support payments paid by the two or more bidders to the two or more bidders, and provides a predetermined ratio of the guaranteed value paid by the purchaser. The reverse auction method through a wired or wireless communication network further comprising the step of paying the two or more bidders. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined ratio is a ratio of the purchase support funds. When a purchaser transmits information of a product to be purchased through a wired or wireless communication network using a purchaser terminal, a purchaser generates a purchase information product based on the received product information, and stores the purchase information product in a database corresponding to the buyer. Reverse auction server to do,
The reverse auction server
A purchase support fund for providing information of the purchase information product to two or more suppliers through wired / wireless communication networks, respectively, wherein the two or more suppliers support the purchase to the buyer for selling the product using their respective supplier terminals; When the bid is transmitted through a wired or wireless communication network, the purchase assistance and the bid are stored in the database corresponding to the purchase information product and the two or more providers.
The reverse auction server
When the bid is completed, the purchase support fund and bid of each supplier stored in the database are provided to the buyer as bid information through the wired / wireless communication network, and the buyer receives the bidder decision information according to the decision of the successful bidder based on the bid information. If so, storing the successful bidder determination information in the database, and transmitting the successful bidder determination information to the two or more suppliers; And
And a database for storing the buyer and the at least two supplier information, the purchase information product information, the purchase assistance information, the bid information, and the successful bidder decision information. The method of claim 9, wherein the purchase information product
The product information and a purchase guarantee value to guarantee the purchase of the buyer,
The reverse auction server, if the buyer does not determine the successful bidder, or the buyer does not make a payment after the decision of the successful bidder, the reverse auction system through a wired / wireless communication network, characterized in that for earning the two or more bidders. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said purchase guarantee value is
The reverse auction system through a wired or wireless communication network, characterized in that corresponding to the amount paid by the buyer through a wired and wireless communication network. 12. The reverse auction system of claim 11, wherein the purchase guarantee value is determined by the reverse auction server. 13. The method of any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the reverse auction server
If the successful bidder approves the purchaser's decision on the successful bidder's decision, the purchaser has to make a payment based on a price obtained by subtracting the winning bid price from the sum of purchase support funds paid by the two or more bidders and the purchase guarantee value. The reverse auction system through the wire / wireless communication network, characterized in that for determining the payment amount to be made, and requesting the purchaser to pay the payment amount through the wire / wireless communication network.

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