TW201617990A - Merchandise auction and transaction method and system for automatically extending bidding period - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a merchandise auction and transaction method and system for automatically extending a bidding period. The method includes the following steps. A. at least one buyer activates an electronic processing apparatus and logs in to an auction system via the internet. B. all buyers place bids for an auction item within a bidding period. C. when the bidding period elapses, a bid quantity and bid prices placed by all the buyers are calculated. D. a time-extension procedure is initiated and an additional bidding period is granted to each buyer according to the respective bid quantity and bid prices placed by each buyer. E. when the additional bidding period elapses respectively, the buyer with the highest bid price is determined as the winning bidder. The method can be implemented in conjunction with the merchandise auction and transaction system for extending the bidding period.

Description

Method and system for automatically auctioning commodity auction time

The present invention relates to a merchandise auction transaction method and system thereof that can give each bid buyer a different extended bidding time according to the number of bids and the bid amount of different buyers.

The current popular online auctions are already one of the most popular ways of e-commerce business model, buyers can bid according to their demand and acceptable amount, and enjoy the interest of bidding. The most common way to trade online auctions today is for buyers to bid on auction items, which are awarded by the buyer with the highest bid amount. Or, as for the bidding method of the price-cutting network, bidding by the buyer’s price, the buyer must pay the premium first. Although the buyer has the opportunity to obtain the auctioned goods at a lower price, it may have paid a considerable amount of royalties, but still failed to win the bid, and the premium paid could not be retrieved. Therefore, the common auction methods also have the disadvantage of trading speculation or unfairness.

Therefore, there is a patent case of the invention No. I451348 entitled “Method for generating a reasonable online auction” announced on September 1, 103 of the Republic of China. The system discloses that the following steps are performed by a network platform: providing an auction item; setting a bidding condition range, a minimum number of bids, and a subscripting time of the auction item; opening the subscript of the auction item; when the subscripting time ends And when the minimum number of scalars is met, an average price integration procedure is performed: summing the bid amounts of all subscripts to generate an average value; finding the only one of the total bid amounts and the closest to the average is the winner; The average price integration procedure uses the only highest price below the average as the priority bid condition. The use of the foregoing method can improve the shortcomings of traditional auctions that can only be obtained by the highest bidders, and eliminate the consumers' doubts about the fairness and price rationality of participating in the bidding, thereby achieving the purpose of mutual benefit.

However, during the auction of the above-mentioned patents, many buyers often bid at the end of the bidding period, which is unfair to the buyers who often bid, and the bidding amount of the auctioned goods is not easy. Shouting high may result in poor profit or loss for the seller.

In addition, there is a patent case entitled "Method for automatically extending the bidding period in an auction system using a computer network", as disclosed in the Invention No. 490628 of the Republic of China on June 11, 1991, which discloses: using a computer network system to implement online The method of auction includes the following steps: (a) providing information on an auction end time and an item to be auctioned to the purchaser: (b) at least one or more purchasers bid for the item: (c) checking whether A new bid appears within one of the pre-determined time periods before the end of the auction: (d) if a new bid appears within one of the pre-determined periods before the end of the auction, the bid period is extended, otherwise the bid is The end of the auction ends. In this way, regardless of the time at which the auction ends, a purchaser who wants to purchase the merchandise can have the greatest chance of bidding for the merchandise, and a seller can sell its merchandise at the highest price.

However, the above-mentioned patent predecessor, regardless of any person who proposes a new bid within a predetermined time period, will extend the bidding time, and anyone can participate in the bidding again. In this way, it is unfair to the purchaser who has a large number of bids, and it is easy to be manipulated or delayed by the intentional person, and the improper bidding method is used to extend the bidding time, thereby destroying the rules of the bidding, so that it is not ideal in use.

In view of this, in view of the current commodity auction mode for the Internet, there is no perfect method or system for automatically extending the bidding time. Therefore, the present invention provides a method for automatically auctioning a commodity auction transaction, which comprises the following steps: A. At least one buyer activates an electronic processing device and logs into an auction system through an internet; B. All buyers are auctioned at a certain price. Time to start bidding for an auction item; C. Calculate the bids and bid amounts of all buyers after the bidding time ends; D. Start a delay procedure and give according to the bids and bid amounts of different buyers Each bidder has a different extension of the bidding time. The calculation of the extended bid time Ti obtained by each buyer is as follows: Ti=Nj×T+Tj, and 1£j£m, where: m: indicates that the bid has been bought. The total number of households; j: indicates a buyer; Nj: indicates the total number of times the same buyer has bid; T: indicates the first extension time that the buyer can get once per bid; Tj: indicates the same purchase The maximum amount of the bid that the family has ever bid, and the second extension time given by the highest bid amount of all bidders; As at the end of each different time buyers to extend the bid to determine the highest bid amount of buyers bid.

In the above step B, the bid amount of the buyer must be higher than the bid price and the highest bid amount of other buyers, so that the bid of the buyer is determined once.

The first extended time mentioned above is determined by a seller.

The second extension time is calculated by first sorting the highest bid amount of all the bidders who have bidped, from the largest to the smallest, and giving the second extension time corresponding to the number of buyers, which is also sorted from large to small.

The invention can also be a commodity auction transaction system for automatically extending the bidding time, which is a method for executing the above-mentioned automatic auction bidding time, comprising: an electronic processing device having an input unit and an output unit; The input unit is for the buyer to input a bid amount, and the output unit is for outputting a corresponding auction content; a server host is connected to the electronic processing device through an internet connection for receiving and Processing the number of bids and bid amounts issued by all buyers after the auction time ends, and using the delay program to calculate the extended bidding time; a database connected to the server host Used to record the number of bids, bid amounts, and extended bid times for all buyers.

The electronic processing device is a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone or a smart watch having electronic computing processing functions.

The input unit is one of a keyboard, a mouse, a digital pen, a microphone, a scanner, a digital camera, a digital camera, a voice recorder, a touch screen, or a combination thereof.

The output unit is a screen, a printer, an earphone, a speaker or a combination thereof.

The invention has the following advantages:

1. The extended bidding time of the present invention can provide the buyer to rethink whether to continue bidding.

2. The extended bidding time of the present invention can provide an opportunity for the auction item to obtain a higher bid amount.

3. The present invention can provide different extended bidding times for the bidding times of different buyers and the final bid amount.

4. The present invention can effectively prevent buyers from focusing on bidding at the end of the bidding time.

5. The present invention can extend the bidding time so that each buyer can know the extended bidding time obtained by other buyers, so that the buyer can grasp the time to increase the bid amount to the highest amount.

6. The extended bidding time mechanism of the present invention can provide the seller with an opportunity to increase profit or reduce losses.

The present invention is a method for automatically auctioning a commodity auction transaction, as shown in the first figure, which is implemented in conjunction with an auction system. As shown in the second figure, the auction system includes an electronic processing device (1). Server host (2) and database (3), where:

An electronic processing device (1) having an input unit (11) and an output unit (12). The input unit (11) is used for inputting a bid amount for the buyer participating in the auction, and the input unit (11) is a keyboard, a mouse, a digital pen, a microphone, a scanner, a digital camera, One of a digital camera, a voice recorder, a touch screen, or a combination thereof. The output unit (12) is configured to output a corresponding auction content, and the output unit (12) is one of a screen, a printer, a headset, a speaker, or a combination thereof. The electronic processing device (1) is a desktop computer having an electronic computing processing function, a notebook computer (1A), a tablet computer (1B), a smart phone (1C) or a smart watch ( 1D).

The server host (2) is connected to the electronic processing device (1) through an internet (I), and is capable of receiving and processing operations of all the electronic processing devices of the buyer after the auction time ends (1) The number of bids and the amount of bids issued to execute a delay procedure to calculate an extended bidding time.

A database (3), which is connected to the server host (2), is used to record the number of bids for all buyers, the amount of the bid, and the extended bid time obtained.

For the method of auctioning the goods for automatically extending the bidding time of the present invention, please refer to the second and third figures.

A. At least one buyer activates an electronic processing device and logs into an auction system via an internet connection. Any buyer (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) must first activate the electronic processing unit (1) and then connect to the auction via the Internet (I). The server's server host (2), after being identified by identity, can bid for the auction items in the auction system.

B. All buyers start bidding for an auction item within a certain auction time. First, the seller can display all the auction items in the auction system, set the starting price of the auction item and the bidding time, and use the auction system to accept the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4). ), (C5) bidding. If buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) are interested in auction items, buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) The electronic processing device (1) can bid for the auction item, but the bid amount must be higher than the bid price and higher than other current buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4). (C5) The highest bid amount. Such a bid is valid only when the server host (2) determines that the bid is established, and the database (3) records and stores the buyer (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4). (C5), the number of bids is one, and so on, the bids and bid amounts of all buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) will be recorded before the end of the bidding time. .

C. Calculate the number of bids and bid amounts for all buyers at the end of the bidding period. When the bidding time of the auction item ends, the server host (2) will confirm whether there is at least one buyer (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) bidding bid, when there is When at least one buyer (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) bids, all buyers (C1), (C2) stored in the database (3) will be calculated. (C3), (C4), (C5) bids and bid amounts.

D. Start a delay procedure and give each buyer of the bid a different extension bid time based on the number of bids and the bid amount that are purchased. The calculation formula for the extended bid time Ti obtained by each buyer is as follows:

Ti=Nj×T+Tj, and 1£j£m, where:

Suppose m: indicates the total number of buyers who have ever bid.

j means a buyer.

Nj: Indicates the total number of times the same buyer has bid.

T: indicates the first extension time that the buyer can get once per bid.

Tj: indicates the maximum bid amount that the same buyer has bid, and the second extension time given by the auction system to sort all the bidders' highest bid amounts.

The seller can set a first extension time T through the auction system. The method for calculating the extended bidding time is to first sort the highest bid amount that m buyers have ever bid, from large to small, and give m second extended time sorted from large to small, and then correspondingly give m position. Buyers should extend the second time. For example, the highest amount that five buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), and (C5) have bidbed from (L2) to (C3), (C3), (C5), (C1), (C4), and setting the second extension time for the five buyers to sort from large to small is 5 minutes, 4 minutes, 3 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute, respectively, and the corresponding setting is given to the 5 digits. The second extension time of the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) is T1 = 2 minutes, T2 = 5 minutes, T3 = 4 minutes, T4 = 1 minute, T5, respectively. = 3 minutes. Adding the first extended time T and the second extended time Tj as described above becomes an extended bidding time Ti, and respectively corresponding to different buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), ( C5) Different extension bidding time. And each of the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) obtained different extended bidding time, published on the auction system, for other buyers to know the obtained Extend the bidding time so that buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) can take the time and think about whether to increase the bid amount to the maximum amount.

E. After the end of the different bidding time for each buyer, the buyer who determines the highest bid amount wins the bid. Each buyer (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) who has obtained the extended bidding time can continue to bid in different extended bidding times until each one buys After the end of the extended bidding time (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5), the buyer with the highest bid amount will win the bid. At the same time, the auction system will charge buyers and sellers a transaction fee or an auction item.

In order to more clearly understand the implementation method of the present invention, an example will be described below.

a. Now suppose that there is a seller who wants to auction the goods, the starting price is 10 yuan, the bidding time is 5 days, and the buyer can obtain the first extended time T=10 seconds for each bid, assuming that there are a total of m buyers who have bid And the second extended time Tj given after sorting according to the highest amount ever bid, is arranged in order of m, m-1, m-2, ..., 1 minute from large to small.

b. The auction item begins accepting bids for all buyers to bid. If a buyer (C1) bids $15, it becomes the temporary winner of the auction item and raises the current maximum bid amount to $15.

c. Next, bidding by other buyers, repeating the bidding of the buyer in step b, still the highest bidder is the temporary winner until the bidding time ends 5 days.

d. After the end of the 5 days bidding period, assume that a total of 5 buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) have bidd, and the maximum amount is 30 yuan, 50 yuan, 35 Yuan, 20 yuan, 40 yuan, according to the highest amount of bidding from large to small, respectively (C2), (C5), (C3), (C1), (C4), and set to give 5 buyers (C1 The second extension times of (C2), (C3), (C4), and (C5) are T1 = 2 minutes, T2 = 5 minutes, T3 = 3 minutes, T4 = 1 minute, and T5 = 4 minutes. The five buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), and (C5) have bidd twice, 2, 3, 2, and 2, respectively.

e. The extended bidding time for 5 buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) respectively is:

Buyer (C1): 2 x 10 seconds + 2 minutes (120 seconds) = 140 seconds.

Buyer (C2): 2 x 10 seconds + 5 minutes (300 seconds) = 320 seconds.

Buyer (C3): 3 x 10 seconds + 3 minutes (180 seconds) = 210 seconds.

Buyer (C4): 2 x 10 seconds + 1 minute (60 seconds) = 80 seconds.

Buyer (C5): 2 x 10 seconds + 4 minutes (240 seconds) = 260 seconds.

f. In the extended bidding time of each of the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5), repeat only the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3) in step b. (C4), (C5) can continue to bid until the end of each of the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) extended bidding time.

g. When all the buyers (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5) have extended the bidding time, the buyer (C5) bid amount of 70 yuan is the highest, Therefore, the auction item was awarded by the buyer (C5).

h. The winning buyer (C5) must fulfill the obligation of the payment bid amount of 70 yuan, and the seller must fulfill the responsibility of auctioning the goods.

i. The auction system will charge the buyer (C5) and the seller for transaction fees or merchandise shelves.

Therefore, the extended bidding time of the present invention can provide all buyers at the end of the bidding time, and can consider whether to continue bidding. If the buyer has more bids and the higher the amount of the last bid, the extension can be obtained. The bidding time is relatively longer. When all buyers have their own extended bidding time, they can be awarded by the buyer with the highest bid amount. Compared with the auction mode of goods on the traditional Internet, some unscrupulous buyers often bid at the end of the bidding period and use the speculative method to win the bid. As such, it is relatively unfair to the buyers who frequently bid, and the bid amount of the auctioned goods is not easy to increase, which leads to the seller's profit or loss. Therefore, the present invention utilizes a mechanism for extending the bidding time, and can provide the buyer with an appropriate extension of the bidding time after the bidding time ends, and can further consider whether to continue the bidding. In the calculation process, the invention considers factors such as the number of bids and the bid amount of the buyer, and can bid for the highest amount that can be accepted by the interested bidder, and gives the seller a chance to make more profit or reduce the loss.

Therefore, the present invention can consider the number of bids and the amount of bidding, and the method of auctioning the commodity auctions for extending the bidding time can fully satisfy the following functions:

1. Extend the bidding time and ask the buyer to think about whether to continue bidding.

2. Extend the bidding time to provide an opportunity for the auction item to receive a higher bid amount.

3. Give different extended bidding time after the buyer has sorted the different bids and the final bid amount.

4. It can effectively prevent a few buyers from focusing on bidding at the end of the bidding period.

5. In the extended bidding time, each buyer can know the extended bidding time of other buyers, which allows the buyer to grasp the time to raise the bid to the highest amount that is acceptable.

6. Extend the bidding time mechanism to provide sellers with more profit or reduce losses.

7. When the seller can set the bid once, you can get different extended bidding time, and the maximum amount each buyer has ever bid can be sorted to get an extended bidding time, so that the bid and maximum bid can be adjusted. The proportion of the amount.

8. The merchant of the auction system can obtain the handling fee after the product is concluded or the cost of the product.

However, the above description is only one of the embodiments of the present invention. When the scope of the patent application of the present invention is not limited thereto, the simple equivalent changes and substitutions made by the scope of the patent application and the contents of the specification of the present invention are It is still within the scope of the protection covered by the scope of the invention.

(1)‧‧‧Electronic processing device (1A)‧‧‧Note computer (1B)‧‧‧Tablet computer (1C)‧‧‧Smart mobile phone (1D)‧‧‧Smart watch (11)‧‧‧ Input unit (12)‧‧‧Output unit (2)‧‧‧Server host (C1), (C2), (C3), (C4), (C5)‧‧‧ Buyers (I) ‧ ‧ Internet network

[First figure] is a flow chart of the steps of the commodity auction transaction method of the present invention.

[Second Picture] is an architectural diagram of the commodity auction trading system of the present invention.

[Third image] is an operational flow chart of the commodity auction transaction of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A method for automatically auctioning a commodity auction transaction with the following steps: A. At least one buyer activates an electronic processing device and logs into an auction system through an internet; B. All buyers are for a certain auction time Auction items begin to bid; C. Calculate the bids and bid amounts of all buyers after the bidding time ends; D. Start a delay process and give bids based on the bids and bid amounts of different buyers. The home is extended by the different bidding time; the estimated bid time Ti obtained by each buyer is calculated as follows: Ti=Nj×T+Tj, and 1£j£m, where: m: indicates the total number of buyers who have bidped j: indicates a buyer; Nj: indicates the total number of times the same buyer has bid; T: indicates the first extension time that the buyer can get once per bid; Tj: indicates that the same buyer has bid The maximum bid amount and the second extension time given by the highest bid amount of all bidders; E. Yu After different buyers to extend the bidding period to determine the highest bid amount of buyers bid. The method for automatically auctioning the auction time of the auction time as described in the first claim of the patent scope, wherein the bid amount of the buyer in the step B must be higher than the bid price and higher than the current bid of the other buyer. The amount, so that the buyer’s bid is determined once. For example, the method for automatically auctioning the auction time of the auction is as described in the first paragraph of the patent application, wherein the first extension time is determined by a seller. For example, the method for automatically auctioning the auction time of the auction is as described in claim 1, wherein the second extension time is calculated by first sorting the highest bid amount of all the bidders who have bidped, from large to small. And give the second extension of the same number of buyers from the big to the small. A commodity auction trading system for automatically extending the bidding time is used for executing a commodity auction trading method including automatically extending the bidding time according to any one of claims 1 to 4, including: an electronic processing device, The system has an input unit for inputting a bid amount for the buyer, and the output unit is for outputting a corresponding auction content; a server host is connected to the Internet through an internet The electronic processing device is connected, and the number of bids and the bid amount issued by all the buyers after the auction time is received and processed, and used to execute the delay program, thereby calculating the extended bidding time; It is connected to the server host to record the number of bids, bid amounts and extended bid times for all buyers. The product auction transaction system for automatically extending the bidding time as described in claim 5, wherein the electronic processing device is a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and a smart computer having electronic computing processing functions. Mobile phone or a smart watch. The product auction trading system for automatically extending the bidding time as described in claim 5, wherein the input unit is a keyboard, a mouse, a digital pen, a microphone, a scanner, a digital camera, and a digital device. One or a combination of a camera, a voice recorder, and a touch screen. The product auction transaction system for automatically extending the bidding time as described in claim 5, wherein the output unit is one of a screen, a printer, a headset, a speaker, or a combination thereof.