TW202121299A - System for auction of material money and auction method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for auction of material money includes an auction server which includes an auction product database, an encryption module, and a winning module. The auction product database is used to store an auction of material money and make that auction to the public. The encryption module is used to encrypt multiple bid prices from multiple bidders and store those encrypted bid prices into the auction product database. The winning module compares those bid prices in the database of products for auction to determine a winning price and sends a winning notification to the winner of the auction with the winning notification stored in the auction product database. Hence, it is possible to provide a fair and public platform for the auction of the material money.

Description

Entity currency auction system and auction method thereof

An auction system and an auction method thereof, in particular, an auction system and an auction method of a physical currency used on the Internet.

In addition to coins, banknotes are also issued as the main transaction medium in daily life. Observe the banknote carefully, usually in a certain position, the serial number of the banknote will be printed. Take the New Taiwan Dollar as an example, such as GM146070WH. And some banknotes are printed with special serial numbers, such as GM888888WH, which makes Yaxing people interested in such special-numbered banknotes and began to collect them. The supply-demand relationship of such special-numbered banknotes has gradually formed invisibly.

However, when collectors of special-numbered banknotes and coupons have the need to purchase and collect, the general channel is usually to buy from private collectors or the post and currency agency, but it may cause the risk of maliciously raising the transaction amount of the banknotes and coupons, or make them privately. Illegal acts such as counterfeit banknotes with special numbers printed on them and sold as genuine banknotes. Therefore, how to provide a fair mechanism or platform for obtaining special-numbered banknotes and bonds in the supply and demand market of special-numbered banknotes and bonds has become a problem to be solved.

To solve the above problems, the present invention develops and establishes an auction system to provide a fair and open auction platform for special number banknotes.

Specifically, the present invention provides a physical currency auction system, including an auction server. The auction server includes an auction product database, an encryption module, and a bid-winning module. The above-mentioned auction commodity database is used to store public auctions of physical currency. The aforementioned encryption module is used to encrypt multiple bid amounts of multiple bidders, and store the encrypted bid amounts in the auction commodity database. The above-mentioned bid winning module compares the bid amounts in the auction product database, determines a winning bid amount, sends a winning bid message to the winner of the winning bid amount, and stores the winning bid message in the auction product data Library.

According to one embodiment, the aforementioned physical currency auction system further includes a management terminal in communication with the auction server for a manager to log in to the auction server to set up the physical currency auction and terminate the physical currency auction.

According to another embodiment, the aforementioned physical currency auction system further includes a plurality of bidding terminals communicatively connected with the auction server for the bidders to log in to the auction server to send the bid amounts to the auction server .

According to another embodiment, in the aforementioned physical currency auction system, the physical currency auction is a physical currency auction printed with a special serial number.

According to another embodiment, in the above-mentioned physical currency auction system, the bidding terminal is logged in with a plurality of chip financial cards belonging to the bidders.

According to another embodiment, in the aforementioned physical currency auction system, the encryption module encrypts the bid amounts through a symmetric key algorithm.

In addition to providing a physical currency auction system, the present invention further provides a physical currency auction method, including the following steps: a manager sets up a public physical currency auction on an auction server; multiple bidders log in to the auction server Enter multiple bid amounts for the entity currency auction; encrypt the bid amounts and store them in an auction product database; decrypt and compare the bid amounts, and determine a winning bid amount from the bid amounts; and Send a winning bid message to the winning bidder of the winning bid amount through the auction server.

According to one embodiment, in the above-mentioned physical currency auction method, the physical currency auction is a physical currency auction printed with a special serial number.

According to another embodiment, in the above-mentioned physical currency auction method, the bidders log in with a plurality of chip financial cards to which the bidders belong, so as to input the bid amounts for the physical currency auction respectively.

According to another embodiment, in the above-mentioned physical currency auction method, the encryption module encrypts the bid amounts through a symmetric key algorithm.

In view of the above-mentioned problems to be overcome, the present invention provides a fair and open special number banknotes auction platform, and establishes a special number banknotes auction system. The feature of the above auction system is that multiple bidders can select the subject matter of the special number banknotes to bid through the Internet and enter the desired bid amount for bidding. The bid amount bid by the bidder is further encrypted with an encryption module. Through the above encryption, everyone except the bidder himself (including bank managers, of course) will not be able to obtain any relevant bidding amount information before the auction ends. Finally, after the auction time expires, the winning bid amount is determined, and then the winning bidder is notified with the bid winning message.

In order to explain the implementation of the present invention more clearly, please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 depicts the architecture diagram of the physical currency auction system of the present invention. The present invention provides a physical currency auction system 10, which includes an auction server 40. The auction server 40 includes an auction product database 42, an encryption module 41 and a bid winning module 43.

The above-mentioned auction commodity database 42 is used to store public auctions of multiple physical currencies. In the aforementioned physical currency auction process, various data messages that may be involved or received can be stored in the aforementioned auction commodity database 42. These data messages include information about multiple auction products (product name, information, or reserve bid price, etc.), multiple bid amounts, and winning bid amounts, etc. For example, through the auction server 40, the bid amounts respectively input for the same or different auction products are received, and then stored in the auction product database 42.

The encryption module 41 is used to receive and encrypt a plurality of bid amounts of the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c. The encryption module 41 then stores the encrypted bid amount in the auction commodity database 42. Among them, the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c can select multiple auction products, or a single product for bidding. After the encrypted bidding amount, no one except the bidder of the bidding amount can obtain the actual bidding situation or know the current highest bidding amount and other information during the auction process. In addition, the encryption module 41 can also be used to encrypt data such as "Bid Security Deposit" and "Payment Amount of the Winning Bid Amount". In addition, the encryption method of the encryption module includes any method that can change the digital data, change the digital data into the ciphertext content that is difficult to read, and must undergo a decryption process to restore the ciphertext to readable content.

After the set auction time ends, the bid winning module 43 reads the bid amounts in the auction commodity database 42 and compares the bid amounts to determine a winning bid amount. For example, take the highest bid amount among these bids as the winning bid amount. The bid-winning module 43 obtains the bidder data of the bid-winning amount from the auction server 40 and the auction product database 42 according to the bid-winning amount. For example, in Figure 1, the second bidder 31b is set as the bid-winning bidder. By. Then send a winning bid message to the winning bidder (for example, the second bidder 31b) of the winning bid amount, and store the winning bid message to the auction commodity database 42.

Further, referring to FIG. 1, the above-mentioned physical currency auction system 10 further includes a management terminal 20, which is in communication with the auction server 40 for a manager 21 to log in to the auction server 40 , Establish the entity currency auction and terminate the entity currency auction. After the above-mentioned manager 21 logs in with the management internal pass data, he can use the management terminal 20 to perform the auction server 40 including setting up (adding), modifying, deleting, releasing, terminating (awarding) or inquiring about the auction. A series of operations such as commodities and information.

Further, referring to Fig. 1, the above-mentioned physical currency auction system 10 further includes a plurality of bidding terminals 30, and the bidding terminals 30 are in communication connection with the auction server 40 for the first bidders 31a and 31st bidders. The second bidder 31b and the third bidder 31c log in to the auction server 40 to transmit the bid amounts to the auction server 40. After the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c log in with the pass information, they can use the bidding terminals 30 on the auction server 40 to perform queries, selection, bidding, or confirmation A series of operations such as auctioning goods and information.

Further, please refer to FIG. 1. In the physical currency auction in the above-mentioned physical currency auction system 10, the auction product is a physical currency auction with a special serial number printed. The above-mentioned special serial number generally refers to any serial number with special meaning, of course, it also includes the digital number of the special serial number selected by the bank, for example, 000001, 000008, 000088, 000888, 008888, 088888, 100000, 111111, 123456, 168168, 168888, 200000, 222222, 300000, 333333, 400000, 444444, 500000, 555555, 600000, 654321, 666666, 700000, 777777, 800000, 888888, 900000 or 999999, etc., all belong to the category of the specified special serial number. As for the above-mentioned physical currency, it includes toy banknotes, toy coins, game tokens, coins and banknotes, etc., and is not limited to the New Taiwan dollar of the Republic of China, which means other physical banknotes such as the US dollar, the European Union’s euro, or Japan’s Japanese yen, etc., are all included in the category of physical currencies.

Further, referring to FIG. 1, in the above-mentioned physical currency auction system 10, the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c are through each of the first bidder 31a and the second bidder 31b. And the third bidder 31c corresponds to the first chip financial card 32a, the second chip financial card 32b, the third chip financial card 32c and the bidding terminals 30 to log into the auction server 40 for subsequent operations. Each of the first chip financial card 32a, the second chip financial card 32b, and the third chip financial card 32c may be the first chip financial card 32a and the second chip financial card 32b issued by the bank that the physical currency auction system 10 cooperates with. And the third chip financial card 32c, in addition to directly confirming the identities of the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c, it can also confirm that the first bidder 31a, Whether the second bidder 31b and the third bidder 31c still have balance to pay the winning bid amount. Furthermore, the physical currency auction system 10 can use the aforementioned first-chip financial card 32a, second-chip financial card 32b, and third-chip financial card 32c to directly use the auction server 40 to pay the winning bid amount via a network ATM. . Or, through the corresponding data of the first chip financial card 32a, the second chip financial card 32b, and the third chip financial card 32c, other physical payment methods can be used to pay the winning bid amount. The physical payment methods include bank counter payment , Physical ATM, remittance and other channels.

Further, referring to FIG. 1, in the above-mentioned physical currency auction system 10, the encryption module encrypts the bid amounts through, for example, a symmetric key algorithm. As mentioned above, the encryption method can be any method that can change the digital data, change the above-mentioned digital data into ciphertext content that is difficult to read, and must undergo a decryption process to restore the ciphertext to readable content. Therefore, the above-mentioned encryption method may specifically include Symmetric-key algorithm (including DES, 3DES, AES, Blowfish, IDEA, RC5 and RC6, etc.), Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric Cryptography, including RSA and ElGamal, etc.), and hashing algorithms (including MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2 and SHA-3, etc.). Therefore, the encryption method of the encryption module 41 may specifically include, for example, a symmetric key algorithm.

In the preferred embodiment of the physical currency auction system 10, a manager 21 uses a management terminal 20 to log in to the auction server 40 to manage internal traffic data, set up at least one special numbered banknote auction, and also set the On the auction termination date of the special number banknote auction, the auction data of the special number banknotes are stored in the auction commodity database 42. The first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c use a plurality of bidding terminals 30 to use the first chip to which the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c belong The financial card 32a, the second chip financial card 32b, and the third chip financial card 32c log in to the auction server 40, select at least one special number banknote for auction, and enter at least one bid amount corresponding to the at least one special number banknote. The bid amounts are encrypted with a symmetric key algorithm through the encryption module 41, and the encrypted bid amounts are stored in the auction commodity database 42. On the auction termination date, the bid winning module 43 decrypts and determines the highest bid amount among the special number bill auctions, which is the winning bid amount. The winning module 43 stores the winning bid amount in the auction commodity database 42 and notifies the winning bidder of the winning bid amount.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the physical currency auction method of the present invention. Corresponding to the aforementioned physical currency auction system, the present invention discloses another physical currency auction method 50, which includes the following steps:

First, as shown in step 51, a manager 21 sets up a public physical currency auction on an auction server 40. As mentioned above, the physical currency auction can be any physical currency, including toy banknotes, toy coins, game tokens, coins, banknotes, etc., and is not limited to the Taiwanese dollar of the Republic of China.

For example, the above-mentioned manager 21 of the physical currency auction system 10 is assumed by bank personnel. After the above-mentioned manager 21 logs in with the bank’s internal pass information, the above-mentioned manager 21 can use the management terminal 20 on the auction server 40 to perform the setup including setup A series of operations such as (adding), modifying, deleting, releasing, terminating (awarding) or querying auction products and their information. In addition, the manager 21 can also use the management terminal 20 to establish an auction mechanism for commodities, including clearly stipulating that the highest bidder wins the bid, the bidding commodity has a reserve price, the bid amount cannot be lower than the reserve price, and the bidders have a bid for each group of commodities. The bid is limited to one time, the bid amount cannot be changed or withdrawn after bidding, the first bidder shall win the bid if the bid amount is the same, etc.

The above-mentioned manager 21 may provide information such as the period, serial number, denomination, special banknote number, quantity, or announced reserve price of the auctioned goods when adding (establishing) auction goods. Among them, each single item of auction merchandise can be set as a set of single or multiple banknotes. When setting up the auction product, the manager 21 must also set the bid termination time of the above auction product to terminate the bidding process and subsequently determine the winner of the auction product.

In addition, further, the above-mentioned manager 21 sets up a physical currency auction with a special serial number printed. The definition of the special serial number is as above, so I won't repeat it here.

Then, as shown in step 52, the first bidders 31a, second bidders 31b, and third bidders 31c use the bidding terminals 30 to log in to the auction server 40 with their pass information, and then select each of their preferences. The currency of the entity is auctioned, and multiple bid amounts are entered respectively. Specifically, when the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c operate the auction server 40, the possible detailed bidding steps are to query the bid goods, click the bid items and place them in the bid basket, Start bidding, enter the bid amount and verification code to complete the bid.

In addition, further, the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c use the bidding terminals 30 to correspond to the first chip financial card 32a and the second chip financial card respectively. 32b and the third chip financial card 32c log in to the auction server 40 described above.

Then, as shown in step 53, after the first bidder 31a, the second bidder 31b, and the third bidder 31c have completed their bids, the encryption module 41 of FIG. 1 is used to encrypt the bid amount data and store it in In the auction commodity database 42 of FIG. 1. Among them, as described above, the encryption method can be any method that can change the digital data, change the digital data to the cipher text content that is difficult to read, and must undergo a decryption process to restore the cipher text to readable content.

In addition, further, the encryption module 41 encrypts the bid amounts through a symmetric key algorithm, and stores the encrypted bid amounts in the auction commodity database 42.

Then, as shown in step 54, after the auction of each auction product ends, the bid winning module 43 is used to decrypt and compare the bid amounts, and determine a winning bid amount from the bid amounts, for example, the highest bid amount , Is the winning bid amount. Then, as shown in step 55, through the auction server 40, a winning bid message is sent to the winning bidder of the winning bid amount, such as the second bidder 31b in FIG. 1. Finally, in step 56, through the payment method selected by each winning bidder, if the payment amount is the same as the winning bid amount, it can be determined that the payment is completed, and the auction of this product is completed and obtained.

Combining the above physical currency auction system and the physical currency auction method, anyone who has the need to purchase or collect such special number banknotes can use the above-mentioned public special number banknote auction system and auction method to operate quickly and On a convenient online platform, you can remotely operate the system and participate in related auctions. Select the desired product and enter the bid amount for it, and then encrypt the bid amount until the end of the bidding time to obtain special number banknotes. The above-mentioned auction system and auction method for special-numbered banknotes and coupons have successfully allowed demanders to obtain real banknotes with relatively reasonable prices and printed special numbers through an open and fair auction system, ensuring the fairness and fairness of the transaction process. The authenticity of the purchased notes can indeed overcome the problems that the prior art intends to solve.

The present invention is only disclosed in the preferred embodiments herein. However, anyone familiar with the technical field should understand that the above-mentioned embodiments are only used to describe the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the patent rights claimed by the present invention. Any changes or substitutions equivalent or equivalent to the above-mentioned embodiments should be construed as being covered by the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be defined by the following patent application scope.

10: Physical currency auction system 20: Management terminal 21: Manager 30: Tender terminal 31a: First bidder 31b: Second bidder 31c: Third bidder 32a: First chip financial card 32b: Second chip financial card 32c: Third chip financial card 40: Auction Server 41: Encryption module 42: Auction Commodity Database 43: Winning Module 50: The auction method of physical currency 51-56: Steps

In order to make the above and other objectives, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the attached drawings is as follows: Figure 1 depicts the architecture diagram of the physical currency auction system of the present invention. Figure 2 is a flow chart of the auction method of physical currency of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A physical currency auction system, including: An auction server, including: 1. An auction commodity database, storing publicly available physical currency auctions; An encryption module for encrypting multiple bid amounts of multiple bidders, and storing the encrypted bid amounts in the auction commodity database; and A winning bid module decrypts and compares the bid amounts in the auction commodity database, determines a winning bid amount, sends a winning bid message to the winning bidder of the winning bid amount, and stores the winning bid message to the auction Commodity database. The physical currency auction system described in claim 1 further includes a management terminal in communication with the auction server for a manager to log in to the auction server to set up the physical currency auction and terminate the physical currency auction. The physical currency auction system as described in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of bidding terminals in communication with the auction server, for the bidders to log in to the auction server to send the bid amounts to the auction server . The physical currency auction system according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the physical currency auction is a physical currency auction printed with a special serial number. The physical currency auction system according to claim 3, wherein the bidding terminal is logged in with plural chip financial cards belonging to the bidders. The physical currency auction system according to any one of claims 1-3 or 5, wherein the encryption module encrypts the bid amounts through a symmetric key algorithm. A physical currency auction method, including the following steps: A manager sets up a public physical currency auction on an auction server; Multiple bidders log in to the auction server and input multiple bid amounts for the physical currency auction; Encrypt the bid amounts and store them in an auction commodity database; Compare the bid amounts and determine a winning bid amount from the bid amounts; and Send a winning bid message to the winning bidder of the winning bid amount through the auction server. The physical currency auction method described in claim 7, wherein the physical currency auction is a physical currency auction printed with a special serial number. In the physical currency auction method described in claim 7, wherein the bidders log in with a plurality of chip financial cards to which the bidders belong, so as to input the bid amounts for the physical currency auction respectively. For the physical currency auction method described in claim 7, wherein the encryption module encrypts the bid amounts through a symmetric key algorithm and stores them in the auction commodity database.

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