TWI785303B - Bidding platform management method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A bidding platform management method, implemented by a server unit, comprising: generating a total transaction amount corresponding to a target auction time period, a transaction fee account number and a transaction fee account number; After including the corresponding customer account number and a bidding request of a price increase amount, the price increase amount is added to the total transaction amount, and a transaction record of transferring X virtual currency in the corresponding customer account number to the commission account is generated; Obtain a target transaction record from all transaction records related to the transaction fee account; when it is determined that a transaction order is received that makes the amount of virtual currency in the transaction fee account equal to the total transaction amount, the use of the target auction period The authority is set to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record.

Description

Bidding platform management method and system

The present invention relates to an online auction management method, in particular to a bidding platform management method and system applied to online bidding.

With the vigorous development of communication networks, various marketing models of commodities have begun to develop on the Internet, which has brought consumers more convenient, diversified and diversified consumption models.

The more common commodity consumption mode on the Internet is "Internet Bidding Auction". Among them, in the known online bidding platforms, each seller publishes product information and self-defined reserve prices on the online bidding platform, allowing many buyers to increase their prices, and the buyer who bids the highest price wins the bid, while online bidding The platform can only draw commissions from the products after they are successfully sold in order to make a profit.

However, online bidding platforms have different number of viewers (number of bidders) at different time points. For example, the number of viewers at 7-8 p.m. Compared with the non-peak auction period, when browsing the auction goods, there is more chance to sell the goods successfully. However, the conventional online bidding platform cannot reflect the sales advantages formed by different auction periods, let alone benefit from it. The online bidding platform brings additional profits.

In view of this, it is necessary to propose a new solution to overcome the problems faced by traditional technologies.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a bidding platform management method that can highlight the sales advantages formed by different auction periods and bring additional profits to the online bidding platform.

Therefore, the bidding platform management method of the present invention is implemented by a server unit connected to multiple clients via a communication network. The server unit provides a network bidding platform that can auction goods in multiple auction periods, and stores These auction periods, and a plurality of client accounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of clients operating the clients, each client account corresponds to a virtual currency amount, the bidding platform management method includes a step (A), a step ( B), a step (C), a step (D), and a step (E).

The step (A) is to use the server unit to generate a total transaction amount, a transaction fee account number and a transaction fee account number corresponding to a target auction period to be auctioned, and the target auction period is one of the auction periods One, the initial value of the total transaction amount is zero.

Step (B) is through the server unit, after receiving a bidding request from a target client and related to the target auction period and including the client account corresponding to the client operating the target client, and a bid amount , add the markup amount to the total transaction amount, and generate a transaction record that transfers X virtual currency in the customer account corresponding to the customer operating the target client to the fee account and includes a time stamp, the The target client is one of these clients, X>0.

Step (C) is to use the server unit to obtain a corresponding time stamp indicating the target transaction record with the latest time point from all transaction records related to the commission account.

Step (D) is to use the server unit to determine whether a transaction order is received that makes the amount of virtual currency in the turnover account equal to the total transaction amount.

In step (E), when it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, the server unit sets the usage authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform as the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bidding platform management system that can highlight the sales advantages formed by different auction periods and bring additional profits to the online bidding platform.

Therefore, the bidding platform management system of the present invention includes: a server unit, and a plurality of clients connected to the server unit via a communication network.

The server unit provides an online bidding platform that can auction goods in multiple auction periods, and stores the auction periods, and a plurality of client accounts corresponding to the plurality of clients operating the clients, each client Each account corresponds to a virtual currency amount.

Wherein, the server unit generates a total transaction amount, a transaction fee account number and a transaction fee account number corresponding to a target auction period to be auctioned, and the target auction period is one of the auction periods, the server After the unit receives a bidding request from a target client that is related to the target auction period and includes the customer account number corresponding to the customer operating the target client and a price increase amount, the unit adds the price increase amount to the total transaction amount , and generate a transaction record that transfers X virtual currency in the customer account corresponding to the customer operating the target client to the fee account and includes a time stamp. The target client is one of these clients Or, the server unit obtains a corresponding time stamp indicating the target transaction record with the latest time point from all transaction records related to the commission account, and the server unit determines whether a transaction is received that makes the transaction The amount of virtual currency in the gold account is the transaction instruction of the total transaction amount. When it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, the server unit sets the use authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform as the target transaction The customer account corresponding to the record, X>0.

The effect of the present invention is: the server unit generates corresponding transaction records according to each bidding request received, and obtains the target customer account number according to the target transaction records in all transaction records, and then, when it is determined that there is no bid received When making the transaction instruction that the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account equals the total transaction amount, the authority to use the target auction period of the online bidding platform is set to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record (the successful bidder customer account), so that the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record has the authority to auction the goods to be sold during the target auction period, which can better highlight the sales advantages formed by different auction periods, and contribute to the network Road bidding platform brings additional profits.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the bidding platform management method of the present invention is implemented by a server unit 1 , and the server unit 1 is connected to a plurality of clients 2 via a communication network 200 . Wherein, the server unit 1 includes a blockchain system 11 and a management terminal 12 connected to the blockchain system 11 via the communication network 200 .

The blockchain system 11 stores a plurality of client accounts corresponding to the plurality of clients operating the clients 2, and a management account corresponding to the management terminal 12, and includes a plurality of devices connected to each other via the communication network 200 computer host 111. Wherein, each customer account and the management account respectively correspond to a virtual currency amount.

The management terminal 12 provides an online bidding platform that can auction goods in multiple auction periods, and stores the customer accounts used in the blockchain system 11, the auction periods and a remittance time interval, and includes a The management terminal communication module 121 connected to the communication network 200 , a management terminal storage module 122 , and a management terminal processing module 123 electrically connected to the management terminal communication module 121 and the management terminal storage module 122 .

Each client 2 includes a client communication module 21 connected to the communication network 200, a client input module 22, a client display module 23, and an electrical connection between the client communication module 21 and the client. The client input module 22 and the client processing module 24 of the client display module 23 .

In this embodiment, the implementation type of the blockchain system 11 is, for example, Consortium Blackchain, but not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the implementation of the management terminal 12 is, for example, a server, but it is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the implementation of each host computer 111 is, for example, a personal computer with general computing functions, but it is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the implementation form of each client 2 is, for example, a personal computer, a smart phone or a tablet computer, but it is not limited thereto.

Referring to Figures 2 to 4, the details of the operation of the blockchain system 11, the management terminal 12, and the components of the client 2 will be described below by using the embodiment of the bidding platform management method of the present invention. The bidding platform management method of the present invention The method includes: steps 50-72.

In step 50, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a total transaction amount and a bidding time interval corresponding to a target auction period to be auctioned. Wherein, the target auction period is one of the auction periods. Wherein, the initial value of the total transaction amount is the reserve price of the target auction period, and can be set by the manager of the management terminal 12 by himself. Wherein, the bidding time interval is defined by a bidding start time point and a bidding end time point.

In step 51, the block chain system 11 generates a transaction fee account and a transaction fee account corresponding to the management terminal 12 and the target auction period. Wherein, the initial value of the amount of virtual currency corresponding to the transaction fee account and the transaction fee account is both zero, but not limited thereto.

In step 52, the management terminal processing module 123 publishes the target auction period on the online bidding platform through the management terminal communication module 121 within the bidding time interval. Therefore, the client processing modules 24 can obtain the target auction period through the client communication module 21 and the online bidding platform within the bidding time interval, so as to display the target auction period on the client Display module 23.

In step 53, the client processing module 24 of one of the target clients 2 among the clients 2 responds to the input operation input by the client through the client input module 22 within the bidding time interval to generate a A bidding request related to the target auction time period and including the customer account corresponding to the customer operating the target client 2 and a bid increase amount, and the bidding request is sent to the server unit 1 through the client communication module 21 .

In step 54, the management terminal processing module 123 adds the price increase amount to the total transaction amount according to the bidding request after receiving the bidding request through the management terminal communication module 121 within the bidding time interval .

Specifically, the management terminal 12 starts to receive the bidding request from any client 2 after the bidding start time point, and adds the bid increase amount to the total transaction amount according to the bidding request until the bidding end time Point (end mark). For example: the manager of the management terminal 12 sets the initial value of the total transaction amount to 20, and the mark-up amount is 10, so the total transaction amount after the management terminal 12 receives two bidding requests within the bidding time interval That is 20+10+10=40. It is worth noting that, in other embodiments, the amount of the increase can be set by the customer operating the client terminal 2 .

In step 55, within the bidding time interval, after receiving the bidding request, the blockchain system 11 generates X of the customer accounts corresponding to the customers who will operate the target client 2 according to the bidding request The virtual currency is transferred to the fee account and includes a transaction record with a time stamp, X>0. Wherein, the value of X is the amount of handling fee for each bidding preset by the blockchain system 11 .

In step 56, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a first query request related to the commission account number after the bidding end time point, and sends the first query request through the management terminal communication module 121 To the block chain system 11.

In step 57, the blockchain system 11 transmits all transaction records related to the fee account to the management terminal 12 after receiving the first query request.

In step 58, after the management terminal processing module 123 receives all transaction records related to the commission account through the management terminal communication module 121, it obtains a The corresponding time stamp indicates the target transaction record with the latest time point (the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record is the customer account corresponding to the winning bidder).

In step 59, the management terminal processing module 123 periodically generates a second query request related to the transaction fee account number within the remittance time interval after the bidding end time point, and sends the inquiry request through the management terminal communication module The group 121 transmits the second query request to the blockchain system 11 .

In step 60, the blockchain system 11 transmits all transaction records related to the commission account to the management terminal 12 after receiving the second query request.

In step 61, after receiving all transaction records related to the commission account through the management terminal communication module 121, the management terminal processing module 123 determines whether there is a The customer account corresponding to the target transaction record transfers the amount of virtual currency corresponding to the total transaction amount to the transaction record of the transaction gold account to determine whether a client account corresponding to the target transaction record has been received to make the transaction The amount of virtual currency in the gold account is the transaction instruction for the total transaction amount. When it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, proceed to step 62 of the process; when it is determined that the transaction instruction has not been received, proceed to step 71 of the process.

It is worth noting that, in other embodiments, the management terminal processing module 123 can also only determine whether there is a transaction record that makes the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account equal to the total transaction amount to determine whether There is a transaction instruction that makes the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account equal to the total transaction amount received.

In step 62, the management terminal processing module 123 sets the usage authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record (the customer account corresponding to the winning customer), so that the The customer account corresponding to the target transaction record has the authority to auction the commodities to be sold during the target auction period.

In step 63, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a first notification message indicating that the use authority of the target auction period has been obtained, and sends the first notification message to the target transaction through the management terminal communication module 121 Record the target client 2 corresponding to the corresponding customer account (client 2 corresponding to the winning bidder).

In step 64, after receiving the first notification message through the client communication module 21, the client processing module 24 of the target client 2 corresponding to the client account corresponding to the target transaction record sends the first notification The message is displayed on the display module 23 of the client.

In step 65, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a first transaction instruction for transferring all the virtual currency in the fee account to the management account, and sends the second transaction instruction through the management terminal communication module 121 A transaction instruction is sent to the blockchain system 11.

In step 66, after receiving the first transaction instruction, the blockchain system 11 generates a transaction record that transfers all the virtual coins in the commission account to the management account.

In step 67, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a second transaction instruction for transferring all the virtual currency in the transaction gold account to the management account, and sends the second transaction instruction through the management terminal communication module 121 The second transaction instruction is sent to the blockchain system 11.

In step 68, after receiving the second transaction instruction, the block chain system 11 generates a transaction record that transfers all the virtual coins in the commission account to the management account.

In step 69, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a delete command for deleting both the transaction fee account and the transaction fee account, and sends the delete command to the block through the management terminal communication module 121 chain system11.

In step 70, after receiving the deletion instruction, the blockchain system 11 deletes both the transaction fee account and the transaction fee account.

In step 71, the management terminal processing module 123 generates a second notification message indicating that the remittance has not been made, and sends the second notification message to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record through the management terminal communication module 121. Corresponding target client 2 (client 2 corresponding to the winning bidder).

In step 72, the client processing module 24 of the target client 2 corresponding to the client account corresponding to the target transaction record receives the second notification message through the client communication module 21, and notifies the second The message is displayed on the display module 23 of the client.

To sum up, in the management method of the bidding platform of the present invention, the server unit 1 accumulates the price increase amount to the total transaction amount according to the bidding request received within the bidding time interval, and additionally adds X The virtual currency (bid fee) is transferred to the fee account, and after the bidding ends, the target transaction record (corresponding to the target transaction record) is obtained from all transaction records related to the fee account The customer account number of the target is the winning bidder), and then, by determining whether the transaction order has been received from the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record and the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account is the total transaction amount, To determine whether the successful bidder has paid in virtual currency, and after confirming the payment, set the use authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record, so that the target transaction The customer account corresponding to the record has the authority to auction the goods to be sold during the target auction period, which can better achieve the sales advantages formed by different auction periods and bring additional profits to the online bidding platform. The transaction records of all customer accounts are disclosed through the immutable feature of the blockchain to enhance customers' trust in the system. Therefore, therefore can really reach the purpose of the present invention.

But the above-mentioned ones are only embodiments of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

200: communication network 1: Server unit 11: Blockchain system 111: computer host 12: Management terminal 121: Management terminal communication module 122: Management terminal storage module 123: Management terminal processing module 2: client 21: Client communication module 22: Client input module 23: Client display module 24: Client processing module 50~72: steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a block chain system and multiple clients that execute one embodiment of the bidding platform management method of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating steps 50 to 58 of this embodiment of the bidding platform management method of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a flow chart, illustrates the steps 59 ~ 62, 71, 72 of this embodiment of the bidding platform management method of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating steps 63-70 of the embodiment of the bidding platform management method of the present invention.

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Claims (12)

A bidding platform management method implemented by a server unit connected to multiple clients via a communication network, the server unit provides a network bidding platform capable of auctioning commodities in multiple auction periods, and stores the auctions time period, and a plurality of customer accounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of customers operating the clients, each customer account corresponds to a virtual currency amount, and the bidding platform management method includes the following steps: (A) by the server unit , generating a total transaction amount corresponding to a target auction period to be auctioned, a transaction fee account number, a transaction fee account number, and a pair of bidding time intervals corresponding to the target auction period. The target auction period is one of the auction periods One, the bidding time interval is defined by a bidding start time point and a bidding end time point; (B) by the server unit, when receiving an And after including the customer account number corresponding to the customer who operates the target client terminal and a bid request for a price increase amount, add the price increase amount to the total transaction amount, and generate a customer account number corresponding to the customer who will operate the target client terminal Among them, X virtual currency is transferred to the fee account and includes a transaction record with a time stamp, and the target client is one of these clients, X>0; (C) through the server unit, automatically Among all transaction records related to the transaction fee account, a corresponding time stamp is obtained to indicate the target transaction record with the latest time point; (D) by the server unit, it is determined whether a transaction fee has been received The amount of virtual currency in the account is the transaction index of the total transaction amount. and (E) when it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, by the server unit, setting the usage authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record. According to the bidding platform management method described in claim 1, the server unit includes a blockchain system and a management terminal, the blockchain system stores the customer accounts, the management terminal provides the online bidding platform and stores There are the auction periods and the customer accounts used in the blockchain system, wherein, in step (A), the total transaction amount is generated by the management terminal, and the handling fee is generated by the blockchain system account number and the transaction gold account number; in step (B), the management terminal adds the price increase amount to the total transaction amount according to the bid request received, and the blockchain system generates the transaction record; and in step (E), when it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, the management terminal sets the authority to use the target auction period of the online bidding platform to the target transaction record of client accounts. The bidding platform management method as described in claim 2, wherein step (C) includes the following steps: (C-1) the management terminal generates and sends a first query request related to the fee account number to the block chain system; (C-2) the blockchain system transmits all transaction records related to the commission account to the management terminal; (C-3) the management terminal automatically correlates to all transaction records related to the commission account, Obtain the target transaction record; Step (D) includes the following steps: (D-1) the management terminal generates and transmits a second query request related to the transaction fee account to the blockchain system; (D-2) the blockchain system sends the related All transaction records in the transaction fee account are sent to the management terminal; and (D-3) the management terminal determines whether there is a - in all transaction records of the transaction fee account so that the amount of virtual currency in the transaction fee account is The transaction record of the total transaction amount is used to determine whether the transaction instruction that makes the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account equal to the total transaction amount has been received. The bidding platform management method as described in claim 3, wherein, in step (D-3), the management terminal also determines the transaction according to the transaction record that makes the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account equal to the total transaction amount Whether the virtual currency in the gold account comes from the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record; and in step (E), when it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, and the virtual currency in the gold account is from the target transaction When recording the corresponding client account, the management terminal sets the usage authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform as the client account corresponding to the target transaction record. In the bidding platform management method described in claim 2, the blockchain system also stores a management account corresponding to the blockchain system, wherein, after step (E), the following steps are also included: (F) by The blockchain system generates a transaction record that transfers all the virtual currency in the commission account to the management account; and (G) Using the blockchain system, generate a transaction record that transfers all the virtual currency in the transaction fund account to the management account. The bidding platform management method as described in claim 3, wherein, in step (B), within the bidding time interval, the blockchain system generates the transaction record according to the bid request received, and during the bidding time Within the interval, the management terminal adds the price increase amount to the total transaction amount according to the bid request received; in step (C-1), after the bidding end time point, the management terminal generates and sends a relevant The first query request of the commission account number is sent to the blockchain system; and in step (D-1), after the bidding end time point, the management terminal generates and sends a second query related to the commission account number 2. Query requests to the blockchain system. A bidding platform management system that connects multiple clients via a communication network. The bidding platform management system includes: a server unit that provides an online bidding platform that can auction goods in multiple auction periods, and stores the auction time period, and a plurality of customer accounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of customers operating the clients, and each customer account corresponds to a virtual currency amount; wherein, the server unit generates a target auction period corresponding to the auction A total transaction amount, a transaction fee account number, a transaction fee account number, and a pair of bidding time intervals for the target auction time period, the target auction time period is one of the auction time periods, and the bidding time interval starts from a bidding defined by the time point and the end time point of a bidding, the server order After receiving a bidding request from a target client terminal that is related to the target auction period and includes the customer account number corresponding to the customer operating the target client terminal and a price increase amount, the price increase amount is added to the total transaction amount , and generate a transaction record that transfers X virtual currency in the customer account corresponding to the customer operating the target client to the fee account and includes a time stamp. The target client is one of these clients Or, the server unit obtains a corresponding time stamp indicating the target transaction record with the latest time point from all transaction records related to the commission account, and the server unit determines whether a transaction is received that makes the transaction The amount of virtual currency in the gold account is the transaction instruction of the total transaction amount. When it is determined that the transaction instruction has been received, the server unit sets the use authority of the target auction period of the online bidding platform as the target transaction The customer account corresponding to the record, X>0. The bidding platform management system as described in claim 7, wherein the server unit includes a blockchain system and a management terminal, the blockchain system stores the customer accounts, and the management terminal provides the online bidding platform And the auction time period and the customer account numbers used in the blockchain system are stored, the transaction fee account and the transaction fee account are generated by the blockchain system, and the total transaction amount is generated by the management terminal, The blockchain system generates the transaction record according to the bid request received, and the management end adds the price increase amount to the total transaction amount according to the bid request received, and when it is determined that the transaction order has not been received , the management terminal sets the authority to use the online bidding platform for the target auction period as the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record. The bidding platform management system as described in claim 8, wherein, the management terminal generates and sends a first inquiry request related to the fee account to the blockchain system, and the blockchain system will All transaction records of the account are sent to the management terminal, and the management terminal obtains the target transaction record from all transaction records related to the commission account, and the management terminal generates and sends a second inquiry related to the commission account request to the blockchain system, the blockchain system will send all transaction records related to the transaction account to the management terminal, and the management terminal determines whether there is a transaction record in all transaction records of the transaction account so that the The amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account is the transaction record of the total transaction amount, so as to determine whether the transaction instruction that makes the amount of virtual currency in the transaction gold account equal to the total transaction amount has been received. The bidding platform management system as described in claim item 9, wherein, the management terminal also determines whether the virtual currency in the transaction gold account comes from the When the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record determines that the transaction instruction has been received, and the virtual currency in the transaction gold account is from the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record, the management terminal will send the online bidding platform The usage authority of the target auction period is set to the customer account corresponding to the target transaction record. The bidding platform management system as described in claim 8, wherein, the blockchain system also stores a management account corresponding to the blockchain system, and the blockchain system generates a set of all virtual currency in the fee account Transfer to the transaction record of the management account, the blockchain system generates a transaction gold account All virtual currency in is transferred to the transaction records of the management account. The bidding platform management system as described in claim 9, wherein, within the bidding time interval, the blockchain system generates the transaction record according to the bid request received, and within the bidding time interval, the management terminal according to For the bid request received, the price increase amount is added to the total transaction amount, and after the bidding end time point, the management terminal generates and sends a first query request related to the fee account number to the blockchain system , after the bidding end time point, the management terminal generates and sends a second query request related to the transaction fee account to the blockchain system.

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