WO2022239207A1

WO2022239207A1 - Transaction intermediation server, transaction intermediation program, and transaction intermediation method

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Publication number: WO2022239207A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/018293
Authority: WO
Inventors: 寺尾玄
Original assignee: バルミューダ株式会社
Priority date: 2021-05-13
Filing date: 2021-05-13
Publication date: 2022-11-17

Abstract

The present invention realizes intermediation of a transaction beneficial to both a consumer and a vendor.　A transaction intermediation server (SV) according to the present invention is a transaction intermediation server that connects, via a communication network, with each of a first terminal (D1) operated by a prospective purchaser of a product or the like, and a second terminal (D2) operated by a prospective provider of the product or the like, said transaction intermediation server comprising: a first reception unit (1) that receives, from the first terminal, desire-to-purchase information representing a desired purchase product or the like that the prospective purchaser wishes to purchase; a first perusal control unit (3) that makes the desired purchase information perusable for the prospective provider; a second reception unit (4) that receives, from the second terminal, desire-to-provide information including providing conditions for the desired purchase product or the like; a second perusal control unit (6) that makes the desire-to-provide information perusable for the prospective purchaser; and a storage unit (M) that stores the desire-to-purchase information and the desire-to-provide information in association. The first perusal control unit makes the desire-to-purchase information perusable only during a first time interval (L1) after the first reception unit has received the prospective purchase information, and the second perusal control unit makes the desire-to-provide information perusable only during a second time interval (L2) after the second reception unit has received the desire-to-provide information when the second reception unit has received the desire-to-provide information within the first time interval.

Description

Transaction mediation server, transaction mediation program, and transaction mediation method

The present invention relates to transactions between purchase applicants who wish to purchase goods or services (hereinafter referred to as "goods, etc.") and offer applicants who wish to provide (sell) goods, etc. to purchase applicants. It relates to a transaction mediation server, a transaction mediation program, and a transaction mediation method used for mediation of

A consumer who wishes to purchase a product, etc., for example, checks the selling price at multiple stores (real stores and online shops) that sell the product, etc., and selects the store with the lowest selling price. purchase the goods from In this way, the consumer has to research the sales prices at a plurality of stores in order to purchase the desired product at a low price. As a result, the period from when the consumer decides which product or the like he/she wants to purchase to when he/she purchases the product becomes longer.

On the other hand, in order for consumers to purchase, retailers must research the selling prices of other stores, set a lower selling price than other stores, and wait for consumers to come to the store.

Systems that mediate transactions between consumers and retailers have been proposed so far (see Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example).

Patent Document 1 discloses a so-called reverse auction system in which a plurality of retailers bid on products that consumers wish to purchase. The system allows dealers to re-bid by disclosing bid information of other dealers. As a result, consumers can purchase goods and the like at lower prices. On the other hand, the dealer can set the selling price while referring to the bid information of other dealers.

Patent Document 2 discloses an intermediary method of accepting a request for quotation with an expiration date from a consumer and notifying it to a retailer, and accepting an estimate reply with an expiration date from the retailer and notifying the consumer. That is, the intermediary method allows both the consumer and the store to negotiate within the validity period set by each other. As a result, whether or not the transaction between the consumer and the retailer is concluded is determined within a time limit freely set by each of the consumer and the retailer.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-348190 Patent No. 4784920 specification

However, intermediary methods that allow consumers to freely set deadlines for replying to requests for quotations can force consumers to set long expiration dates in order to obtain purchase opportunities on better terms (lower prices). . Similarly, an intermediation method that allows each of a plurality of dealers to freely set expiration dates for quotation responses may allow each dealer to set a long expiration date in order to seize sales opportunities. As a result, intermediation of transactions within the time limit freely set by each of the consumer and the retailer can lengthen the period until the transaction between the consumer and the retailer is concluded.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transaction mediation server, a transaction mediation program, and a transaction mediation method that can suppress the lengthening of the period until a contract is concluded.

A transaction brokerage server according to the present invention connects a first terminal operated by a person who wishes to purchase a product or the like and a second terminal operated by a person who wishes to provide a product or the like via a communication network. An intermediary server, in which a first receiving unit receives from a first terminal purchase request information indicating a purchase request product that a purchase requester desires to purchase, and the purchase request information can be browsed by an offer requester. A first viewing control unit, a second receiving unit for receiving information desired to be provided including conditions for providing a product desired to be purchased, etc. from a second terminal, and a second viewing control allowing a person wishing to purchase to view the information desired to be provided. and a storage unit that associates and stores the desired purchase information and the desired information to be provided. Only when the second receiving unit receives the desired information to be provided within the first time, and after the second receiving unit receives the desired information to be provided The information desired to be provided can be browsed only during the second time period.

The present invention can suppress the lengthening of the period until a contract is concluded.

1 is a network configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a transaction mediation server according to the present invention; FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows embodiment of the said server. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the member information which the memory|storage part of the said server memorize|stores. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of purchase wish information which the said memory|storage part memorize|stores. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the information desired to be provided which the said memory|storage part memorize|stores. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the contract conclusion information which the said memory|storage part memorize|stores. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an embodiment of a transaction mediation method according to the present invention executed by the server; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the relationship between the quotation acceptance period and the application acceptance period set by the server and the timing at which the server receives purchase application information; FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another relationship among the quotation acceptance period, the application acceptance period, and the timing of receiving the purchase application information. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing another embodiment of the above method; FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the relationship between the estimate acceptance period and the application acceptance period when a plurality of application acceptance periods are set; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a purchase request information transmission screen displayed on a terminal operated by a purchase requester; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a desired information transmission screen displayed on a terminal operated by a person who wishes to provide. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the information desired to be provided transmission screen on which provision conditions are input by the person who wishes to be provided. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a list screen of information desired to be provided displayed on the terminal of the purchaser. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for viewing information desired to be provided displayed on the terminal of the prospective purchaser; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a contract information browsing screen displayed on the terminal of the person who wishes to provide the information; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a method for setting the application acceptance period; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of a method for setting the application acceptance period; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of a method for setting the application acceptance period; FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing yet another embodiment of the above method; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a method for setting the quotation acceptance period; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a desired-to-be-provided information transmission screen displayed on a terminal operated by the person who wishes to be provided when the estimated period for accepting an estimate is extended;

Embodiments of the transaction mediation server, the transaction mediation program, and the transaction mediation method according to the present invention will be described below together with the drawings.

In the embodiment described below, a consumer "Taro" who wishes to purchase a toaster (trade name "ABC Toaster") and stores "X store, Y store," who wish to sell the toaster to the consumer. A case of mediating transactions between "Store Z" will be described as an example. A consumer is an example of a prospective purchaser in the present invention. A store is an example of a person who wishes to be provided in the present invention. A toaster "ABC Toaster" is an example of a product or the like to be traded between a prospective purchaser and a prospective seller.

●Transaction brokerage server●
FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a transaction brokerage server (hereinafter referred to as "this server") according to the present invention.

This server SV is operated by an intermediary who mediates transactions between consumers and retailers, and is used by consumers and retailers.

The server SV is realized by an information processing device such as a personal computer. The server SV executes a transaction mediation program (hereinafter referred to as "this program") according to the present invention. The program running on the server SV cooperates with the hardware resources of the server SV to implement the transaction brokerage method (hereinafter referred to as "the method") according to the present invention.

The hardware resources of this server SV are, for example, processors such as CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The processor implements the later-described means of the server SV by executing the instructions written in this program.

By executing this program, an information processing device (not shown) that is different from this server SV functions in the same way as this server and implements this method.

This server SV is communicatively connected to the first terminal D1 and the second terminal D2 via the communication network N.

The communication network N is a computer communication network such as the Internet or LAN (Local Area Network).

This server SV constitutes a transaction brokerage system (hereinafter referred to as "this system") together with the first terminal D1 and the second terminal D2. In other words, the system is composed of the server SV, the first terminal D1, and the second terminal D2.

The first terminal D1 is an information processing device operated by a consumer. The first terminal D1 is, for example, a smartphone or a personal computer.

The second terminal D2 is an information processing device operated by the store. The second terminal D2 is, for example, a smartphone or a personal computer.

●Configuration of Transaction Brokerage Server FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of this server.
This server SV includes a storage unit M, a purchase request information receiving unit (first receiving unit) 1, a quote acceptance deadline setting unit (first deadline setting unit) 2, and a purchase request information viewing control unit (first viewing control section) 3, a desired information receiving section (second receiving section) 4, an application reception deadline setting section (second deadline setting section) 5, a viewing control section for information desired to be provided (second viewing control section) 6, It has a purchase application information receiving section (third receiving section) 7 and a deal information generating section 8 .

The storage unit M stores this program and information used by this server SV to implement this method. The storage unit M is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a semiconductor memory device such as a flash memory, and the like.

The storage unit M stores a member information database (DB) 1, a purchase request information database (DB) 2, a supply request information database (DB) 3, and a contract information database (DB) 4. Details of information stored in each database will be described later.

The purchase request information receiving unit (first receiving unit) 1 receives purchase request information from the first terminal D1. The details of the purchase request information will be described later.

The quotation acceptance deadline setting unit (first deadline setting unit) 2 sets the quotation acceptance deadline. Details of the estimate acceptance deadline and its setting method will be described later.

The desired purchase information viewing control unit (first viewing control unit) 3 controls viewing of desired purchase information. The details of the desired purchase information and the control of browsing thereof will be described later.

The desired information receiving unit (second receiving unit) 4 receives information desired to be provided from the second terminal D2. The details of the information desired to be provided will be described later.

The application acceptance deadline setting unit (second deadline setting unit) 5 sets the application acceptance deadline. The details of the application acceptance deadline and its setting method will be described later.

The desired information viewing control unit (second viewing control unit) 6 controls viewing of information desired to be provided. The details of the desired information to be provided and the control of browsing thereof will be described later.

The purchase application information receiving unit (third receiving unit) 7 receives the purchase application information from the first terminal D1. Details of the purchase application information will be described later.

The contract conclusion information generation unit 8 generates contract conclusion information and transmits the generated contract conclusion information to the second terminal D2. Details of the contract information will be described later.

●Member information Member information is information for each member who uses this server SV. Members include consumers and retailers. Consumers and retailers register as members when starting to use this server SV. Membership registration is performed by a consumer or a retailer transmitting to this server SV their own information necessary for intermediation of transactions by this server SV. Member information is stored in the storage unit M for each member registration.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of member information stored in the storage unit M. As shown in FIG.
The figure shows that the member information includes a member ID, member identification, member detailed information, and transaction brokerage information, and these information are stored in the member information DB1 of the storage unit M in association with each other. By referring to the member information DB 1 using the member ID, this program can identify the member distinction stored in the member information DB 1 in association with the member ID (read from the member information DB 1).

The member ID is information used by the system (that is, each of the server SV, the first terminal D1, and the second terminal D2; hereinafter the same) to identify the member. The member ID is assigned by the server SV and stored in the member information DB1, for example, at the time of member registration.

　Member distinction is information that indicates whether the member is a consumer or a retailer.

Member detail information is information necessary for concluding a transaction between a consumer and a retailer. Contact information of the person in charge, if any.

A transaction brokerage history is information indicating a member's past transaction brokerage history, and is, for example, a transaction ID stored in the contract information DB 4, which will be described later.

The figure shows, for example, that the member classification of the member with the member ID "C01" is "consumer" and that the member's name is "Taro".

●Purchase Desired Information The purchased desired information is information indicating the contents of the desired purchase product, etc., for which the consumer requests the retailer for an estimate. In other words, the purchase request information is information that the store refers to in order to respond to the request for quotation from the consumer. The purchase request information is stored in the storage unit M each time the server SV receives the purchase request information.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of purchase request information stored in the storage unit M. As shown in FIG.
The figure shows that the purchase request information is stored in the purchase request information DB2 of the storage unit M in association with the transaction ID, the consumer ID, the purchase request information acceptance time, the estimate acceptance deadline, and the like. By referring to the purchase request information DB 2 using the transaction ID, this program can specify the purchase request information stored in the purchase request information DB 2 in association with the transaction ID.

A transaction ID is information used by this system to identify a transaction (regardless of whether or not a contract has been concluded) between a consumer and a retailer. The transaction ID is assigned by the server SV and stored in the purchase request information DB2, for example, when the server SV receives the purchase request information from the first terminal D1.

The consumer ID is the member ID of the consumer who sent the purchase request information to this server SV. For example, when receiving the purchase request information from the first terminal D1, the server SV also receives the member ID of the consumer and stores it in the purchase request information DB2.

　Purchase request information is, as described above, information that indicates the content of the product that the customer wishes to purchase. Purchase request information is specified by the consumer (the consumer inputs it on a screen F1, which will be described later). The server SV receives purchase request information from the first terminal D1 and stores it in the purchase request information DB2.

The desired purchase information reception time is information indicating the time when this server SV received the desired purchase information from the first terminal D1.

The quotation acceptance deadline is information indicating the deadline for the server SV to accept quotations (preferred information to be provided) for products to be purchased from retailers.

In the figure, regarding the transaction specified by the transaction ID "T01", the consumer ID of the consumer who wishes to mediate the transaction is "C01", and the purchase request information includes "ABC Toaster". , that the purchase request information reception time is "12:20 on April 15, 2021", that the quotation reception deadline is "12:30 on April 15, 2021", and the like.

In the present invention, the method of specifying the desired purchase information by the consumer is stored in the storage unit M in advance, for example, before the start of intermediation of transactions by the server SV, instead of being specified by the consumer. The consumer may be allowed to select from among the information on products, etc. That is, for example, the server SV receives from the second terminal D2 and stores in the storage unit M information such as products that the store using the server SV wishes to provide. Then, the consumer selects information such as a product that the consumer desires to purchase from the information such as products stored in the storage unit M using the first terminal D1, for example, and selects the selected product. etc. is transmitted to the server SV as purchase request information.

Information Desired to Be Provided The information desired to be provided is information indicating the content of the estimate reply from the store to the consumer in response to the consumer's request for estimate from the store. The information desired to be provided includes conditions for providing the product desired to be purchased and the like. Provision conditions are information that consumers refer to when deciding whether or not to purchase the product they wish to purchase from the retailer. , etc. The information to be provided is stored, for example, each time the information to be provided is received by the server SV from the second terminal D2 within the quotation acceptance period stored in the purchase information DB2. Stored in part M.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of information desired to be provided stored in the storage unit M. As shown in FIG.
In the figure, the information desired to be provided is stored in the information desired to be provided DB 3 in the storage unit M in association with the transaction ID, condition ID, store ID, reception time of the information desired to be provided, application acceptance deadline, etc. indicates This program can specify the information desired to be provided stored in the information desired to be provided DB 3 in association with the transaction ID by referring to the information desired to be provided DB 3 using the transaction ID.

The transaction ID corresponds to the transaction for which the retailer wishes to mediate the transaction. For example, when the second terminal D2 receives purchase request information from the server SV (when a screen F2, which will be described later, is displayed on the second terminal D2), the transaction ID corresponding to the purchase request information is transmitted from the server SV. receive. Further, for example, when receiving information desired to be provided from the second terminal D2, the server SV receives the transaction ID corresponding to the information desired to be provided from the second terminal D2 and stores it in the information desired to be provided DB3. do.

The condition ID is information used by this system to identify the information desired to be provided. The condition ID is assigned by the server SV and stored in the desired-to-be-provided information DB3, for example, when the server SV receives the desired-to-be-provided information from the second terminal D2.

The store ID corresponds to the store that wishes to mediate the transaction. For example, when receiving the information desired to be provided from the second terminal D2, the server SV receives the member ID of the store that operates the second terminal D2, and stores it in the information desired to be provided DB3 as the store ID.

The desired information reception time is information indicating the time when the server SV received the desired information corresponding to the transaction ID from the second terminal D2.

The application acceptance deadline is information indicating the deadline for this server SV to accept purchase applications (purchase application information) for products desired to be provided from consumers.

As described above, the information desired to be provided is information that indicates the content of the estimate response regarding the product desired to be purchased. The desired information to be provided is specified by the store (the store inputs it on a screen F2, which will be described later). The server SV receives the information desired to be provided from the second terminal D2 and stores it in the information desired to be provided DB3.

For example, for a transaction specified by transaction ID "T01", the figure shows that the dealer ID of the dealer who wishes to mediate the transaction is "RX", and the desired information reception time is "April 2021". 12:22 on the 15th", the application deadline is "12:32 on April 15, 2021", and the sales price included in the desired information is "34,000 yen". , etc.

●Purchase application information The purchase application information is information indicating an application for purchase of a product desired by a consumer under the provision conditions presented by the store. The purchase application information includes a transaction ID and a condition ID. This program can identify the consumer ID, the product desired to be purchased, and the like by referring to the desired purchase information DB 2 using the transaction ID. In addition, this program can specify the store ID and the information desired to be provided by referring to the information desired to be provided DB 3 using the condition ID. That is, when the server SV receives the purchase application information, it can identify the consumer, the store, the product desired to be purchased, and the information desired to be provided (providing conditions).

●Contract information The contract information is information indicating the conclusion of a transaction between the consumer and the store under the conditions for providing the desired product, etc., and the details of the transaction. The deal information is stored in the storage unit M, for example, when the server SV receives the purchase application information from the first terminal D1 within the application reception deadline stored in the offer request information DB3.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contract conclusion information stored in the storage unit M. As shown in FIG.
The figure shows that the deal information includes transaction ID, consumer ID, store ID, condition ID, and deal date, and these information are stored in the deal information DB 4 in association with each other. By referring to the contract information DB 4 using the transaction ID, this program can identify the condition ID and the like stored in the contract information DB 4 in association with the transaction ID.

A transaction ID corresponds to a transaction concluded between a consumer and a retailer. The transaction ID included in the contract information is transmitted from the first terminal D1 of the consumer who applies for purchase to the server SV as part of the purchase application information, for example.

The consumer ID corresponds to the consumer who is one of the parties to the closed transaction. The consumer ID included in the contract information is specified, for example, based on the purchase application information received by the server SV from the first terminal D1, as described above.

The store ID corresponds to the store that is the other party to the closed transaction. The store ID included in the contract information is specified, for example, based on the purchase offer information received by the server SV from the first terminal D1, as described above.

A condition ID corresponds to a transaction concluded between a consumer and a retailer. The transaction ID included in the contract information is transmitted from the first terminal D1 of the consumer who applies for purchase to the server SV as part of the purchase application information, for example.

The contract closing date is information that indicates the date on which the contract was concluded. The contract conclusion date included in the contract conclusion information is, for example, the date when the purchase application information is received by the server SV from the consumer's first terminal D1.

The figure shows that a transaction with a transaction ID of "T01" is executed between a consumer with a consumer ID of "C01" and a store with a store ID of "RZ" under a condition ID of "Q03" on a contract date of "2021." April 15, 2020” indicates that the contract was concluded.

●Transaction brokerage method●
●Transaction intermediary method (consumer and retailer 1:1)
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an embodiment of the method performed by the server SV. The figure shows an example in which a consumer and a store are one-to-one. That is, the store is any one of X store, Y store, and Z store.

First, the server SV uses the first receiving unit 1 to receive purchase request information from the first terminal D1 (S1).

Next, the server SV uses the first deadline setting unit 2 to set the quotation acceptance deadline (S2).

Next, the server SV uses the first viewing control unit 3 to control the purchase request information received from the first terminal D1 to be viewable from the second terminal D2 until the set quotation acceptance deadline (S3). . In other words, the server SV can receive the desired information to be provided, which will be described later, until the deadline for receiving an estimate when the desired purchase information is controlled to be viewable. In other words, the server SV does not receive the information desired to be provided after the expiration of the estimate acceptance deadline.

Next, the server SV uses the second receiving unit 4 to receive, from the second terminal D2, the offer request information corresponding to the purchase request information received from the first terminal D1 (S4).

Next, the server SV uses the second deadline setting unit 5 to set the deadline for accepting applications (S5).

Next, the server SV uses the second viewing control unit 6 to control the information desired to be provided received from the second terminal D2 to be viewable from the first terminal D1 until the set application deadline (S6). . In other words, the server SV can receive the desired purchase information described later until the deadline for accepting applications when the information desired to be provided is controlled to be viewable. In other words, the server SV does not receive purchase application information after the expiration of the application acceptance deadline.

Next, the server SV uses the third receiving unit 7 to receive purchase application information corresponding to the information desired to be provided received from the second terminal D2 from the first terminal D1 until the application acceptance deadline (S7).

Next, the server SV uses the contract information generation unit 8 to generate contract information corresponding to the purchase application information received from the first terminal D1, and transmits the contract information to the second terminal D2 (S8).

● First Time and Quotation Receipt Deadline The first time is the length of the period during which the server SV receives information desired to be provided from the store. The first time is preferably determined by an intermediary and stored in the storage unit M in advance before the server SV receives the purchase request information. The first time is, for example, 10 minutes. The first time limit setting unit 2 reads out the first time from the storage unit M, and sets the time when the first time has passed since the time when the first receiving unit 1 received the purchase request information (first time) as the quotation acceptance time limit. set as

The period from the first time to the quotation acceptance deadline is the quotation acceptance period during which the server SV can receive information desired to be provided from the second terminal D2. The length of the quotation acceptance period is the first hour.

In addition, in the present invention, the storage unit may store a plurality of candidate times as candidates for the first time. That is, for example, the storage unit stores three times (for example, 10 minutes, 7 minutes, and 5 minutes) as candidate times, and the first time limit setting unit stores the storage unit Alternatively, one candidate time (for example, "7 minutes") may be read out of the three candidate times stored in , and selected as the first time to set the estimate acceptance deadline. The first time limit setting unit selects one candidate time from among a plurality of candidate times based on, for example, the purchase request information and the past transaction history of the consumer who specified the purchase request information.

Also, in the present invention, the storage unit may store a formula for calculating the first time. That is, for example, when the server receives the desired purchase information, it reads out the calculation formula from the storage unit, and based on the desired purchase information (for example, the product genre of the desired purchase product, the suggested retail price of the product maker, etc.), the Calculate 1 hour. In this case, for example, the calculation formula includes various information (product genre, suggested retail price, etc.) included in the desired purchase information as variables.

●Second Time and Application Acceptance Deadline The second time is the length of the period during which the server SV accepts purchase application information from consumers. The second time is preferably determined by an intermediary and stored in the storage unit M in advance before the server SV receives the purchase request information or the provision request information. The second time is, for example, 10 minutes. The second time limit setting unit 5 reads out the second time from the storage unit M, and sets the time when the second time has passed since the time when the second receiving unit 4 received the information desired to be provided (the second time) as the application acceptance time limit. set as

The period from the second time to the application acceptance deadline is the application acceptance period during which the server SV can receive purchase application information from the first terminal D1. The length of the application acceptance period is the second hour.

In addition, in the present invention, the storage unit may store a plurality of candidate times as candidates for the second time. That is, for example, the storage unit stores three times (for example, 10 minutes, 7 minutes, and 5 minutes) as candidate times, and when the second time limit setting unit receives the information desired to be provided, the storage unit Alternatively, one candidate time (for example, 5 minutes) may be read out of the three candidate times stored in , and selected as the second time to set the application acceptance deadline. The second deadline setting unit selects one candidate time from among a plurality of candidate times based on, for example, the desired information to be provided (providing conditions) and the past transaction history of the store that specified the desired information to be provided. do.

Also, in the present invention, the length of the second time period may be the same as the length of the first time period, or may be different from the length of the first time period.

Relationship between Quotation Acceptance Period and Application Acceptance Period FIG. 8 shows an example of the relationship between the estimate acceptance period and the application acceptance period set by this server SV and the timing of receiving purchase application information by this server SV. It is a schematic diagram.

The figure shows that the server SV has received the purchase request information at time T11 (S1), and that time T12, which is the first time L1 (10 minutes) after time T11, is the estimate acceptance deadline. In other words, the server SV receives, from the store, the offer request information corresponding to the purchase request information received from the consumer only during the first time L1 between time T11 and time T12. In other words, after time T12, the server SV does not receive the information desired to be provided.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided at time T21 (S4), that time T22, which is the second time L2 (10 minutes) after time T21, is the deadline for accepting applications, and that time T21 is the time It indicates that it is between T11 and time T12. That is, the server SV receives from the consumer the purchase application information corresponding to the information desired to be provided received from the store only during the second time L2 between time T21 and time T22. In other words, after time T22, the server SV does not receive purchase application information.

The server SV can receive the purchase application information within the first time L1 even before the time T12, which is the time limit for receiving the quotation. That is, if the consumer is satisfied with the desired information presented by the store within the first time period L1, that is, within the estimate acceptance period, the consumer can apply for purchase even before the estimate acceptance deadline.
Similarly, the consumer can apply for purchase even before the deadline for accepting applications.
In this way, a transaction between a consumer and a store may be concluded even before the deadline for accepting an estimate or before the deadline for accepting an application. In other words, the transaction mediation processing by the server SV may be terminated within the quotation acceptance period or the application acceptance period.

The figure shows that the server SV received the purchase application information at time T3 (S7), and that time T3 is between time T21 and time T22.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another relationship between the quotation acceptance period, the application acceptance period, and the timing of receiving the purchase application information.
As described above, time T3 may be between time T21 and time T22. That is, time T3 may be before time T12 as shown in FIG. 8 or after time T12 as shown in FIG.

●Transaction intermediary method (one-to-many consumers and retailers)
FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing another embodiment of the method.
It should be noted that the illustration of the processing common to the above-described sequence diagram is omitted for convenience of explanation.

The figure shows an example of a case where there is a one-to-three relationship between a consumer and a store. The stores are X store, Y store, and Z store. In the figure, the terminal operated by X store is the second terminal D2x, the terminal operated by Y store is the second terminal D2y, and the terminal operated by Z store is the second terminal D2z. indicates that This figure shows an example of the case where information desired to be provided is transmitted to the server SV in the order of X store, Y store, and Z store.

The server SV transmits the purchase request information (S1 in FIG. 8) received from the first terminal D1 to the second terminal D2 (second terminal (S3).

Next, when this server SV receives the information desired to be provided designated by X store from the second terminal D2x (S4x), it sets the deadline for accepting applications (S5x), and controls the desired information to be browsed (S6x). ).

Here, the desired information sent by X store to this server SV is controlled so that it can be viewed not only by the consumer and X store, but also by Y store and Z store. It should be noted that the point that information desired to be provided transmitted from one of a plurality of dealers to this server SV is controlled so that it can be viewed by other dealers is that any of the information desired to be provided by any dealer Common.

Next, when this server SV receives the information desired to be provided designated by Store Y from the second terminal D2y (S4y), it sets the deadline for accepting applications (S5y), and controls the information desired to be provided to be viewable (S6y). ).

Next, when the server SV receives the information desired to be provided designated by Store Z from the second terminal D2z (S4z), the server SV sets the deadline for accepting applications (S5z), and controls the information desired to be provided to be viewable (S6z ).

Next, the server SV receives from the first terminal D1 the purchase application information for the information desired to be provided specified by any one of the stores X, Y and Z (S7). After that, as described above, the server SV generates contract information corresponding to the purchase application information, and notifies the sales outlet, which is one of the parties to the contract, that the contract has been concluded (S8).

It should be noted that the server SV may notify the generated contract information to both parties to the contract, that is, to both the consumer and any one of the stores X, Y, and Z. good.

In addition, the server SV also confirms that, among the plurality of stores that have sent the information to be provided to the server SV, the stores that did not become parties to the contract concluded contracts with other stores. , the contents of the contract may be notified.

As described above, by allowing other stores to browse the desired information presented by a certain store, it is possible to prompt the other stores to present desired information suitable for consumers.
However, allowing other dealers to view the information you wish to provide may cause the dealers to delay the timing of presenting the information you wish to provide, or the dealer may change the content and present the information you wish to provide repeatedly. may hold each other back. Therefore, in the present invention, the server does not have to allow other stores to browse the desired information presented by a certain store. Alternatively, the server may notify other stores only that a certain store has presented the information desired to be provided, that is, may prevent other stores from viewing the content of the information desired to be provided. . In this way, the server can prevent the lengthening of the period until a contract is concluded due to mutual checks and balances between dealers.
Further, in the present invention, as an optional function for each store, the server limits the number of times (for example, only once) to prevent other stores from viewing the desired information presented by itself. You may enable it to notify a server. At this time, the server does not allow other dealers to browse the desired information received together with this notification.

Relationship between Quotation Receiving Period and Application Receiving Period Fig. 11 shows the case where this server SV receives multiple pieces of information desired to be provided within the same quotation receiving period, that is, multiple different application deadlines are set by this server SV. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the relationship between the quotation acceptance period and the application acceptance period in the case where the quotation is accepted;

The figure shows that the server SV received the purchase request information at time T11, and that time T12, which is the first time L1 after time T11, is the estimate acceptance deadline.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from X store at time T21x, that time T22x, which is the second time L2x after time T21x, is the deadline for accepting applications, and that time T21x is from time T11 to time T12. indicates that it is between

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from Y store at time T21y, that time T22y, which is the second time L2y after time T21y, is the deadline for accepting applications, and that time T21y is from time T11 to time T12. indicates that it is between

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from Z store at time T21z, that time T22z, which is the second time L2z after time T21z, is the deadline for accepting applications, and that time T21z is from time T11 to time T12. indicates that it is between

Here, the second time L2x, the second time L2y, and the second time L2z are all the same time (for example, 10 minutes), and are stored in advance in the storage unit M as described above. That is, every time the server SV receives the information desired to be provided from the store, when the reception time of the information desired to be provided is within the quotation acceptance period (from time T11 to time T12), the server SV stores the second time from the storage unit M. is read, and the time when the second time has elapsed from the time when the information desired to be provided is received is set as the application acceptance deadline. That is, when the server SV receives the desired information to be provided from each of the plurality of stores, it sets an application acceptance deadline for each of the plurality of desired information to be provided (that is, for each store). If the server SV receives each of the plurality of pieces of information desired to be provided at different times, the deadlines for accepting applications for each of the pieces of information desired to be provided are set to different times.

●Communication between transaction brokerage server and each terminal●
The server SV operates, for example, as a so-called web server, and displays screens, which will be described later, as web pages on the first terminal D1 and the second terminal D2. Consumers and retailers receive (browse) information displayed on each screen displayed on the first terminal D1 and second terminal D2, or input information on each screen and send it to the server SV. . Prior to sending and receiving various information to and from the server SV, consumers and retailers may, for example, use each terminal to access the web service provided by the server SV (function realized by this program). log in from User IDs (for example, member IDs) and authentication information such as passwords required for login are stored in the member information DB1. When the server SV receives the authentication information from each terminal, it refers to the member information DB1 and performs authentication. When consumers and retailers log in to the web service of this server SV, this server SV identifies consumers and retailers who operate each terminal during login to send and receive various information to and from this server SV. can.

●Transmission of Desired Purchase Information FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a desired purchase information transmission screen F1 displayed on the first terminal D1.
This figure shows that the consumer has input the product name "ABC Toaster" and the product image as information of the product desired to be purchased on the screen F1. The product image is, for example, image data stored in advance in the memory of the first terminal D1.

When the "Purchase Request" button B1 on the screen F1 is pressed, information such as the desired purchase product displayed on the screen F1 is transmitted to the server SV as purchase request information. The operation of pressing the "purchase request" button B1 is, for example, an operation in which the first terminal D1 has a touch panel and the consumer touches an area on the touch panel where the "purchase request" button B1 is displayed (hereinafter , the same for button presses.) When the server SV receives the purchase request information from the first terminal D1, as described above, the server SV assigns the transaction ID, the consumer ID (consumer's member ID), the product etc. ID, and the purchase request information from the server SV. The information is stored in the purchase request information DB 2 in association with the time when the information is received, the quotation acceptance deadline set by the server SV, and the like.

Browsing Desired Purchase Information and Transmission of Desired Information FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a desired provision information transmission screen F2 displayed on the second terminal D2.
In the figure, the input fields for the deadline for accepting quotations, the name of the purchaser (consumer), the name of the product to be purchased, etc., the current quotation reception status, and the information desired to be provided are displayed on the screen F2. indicate that Here, it is assumed that the screen F2 is displayed on the second terminal D2z operated by Z store.

The current estimate acceptance status is information that indicates the content of the requested information (estimate response) currently received by the server SV in response to a request for an estimate of a product, etc. that a consumer wishes to purchase. The figure shows the current quotation acceptance status from X store, which includes the conditions for offering a sales price of 34,000 yen, and information from Y store, which includes the conditions for offering a sales price of 32,800 yen. This indicates that the server SV has received the information that the server SV desires to provide. It also indicates that there are "5 minutes" remaining until the deadline for accepting applications for information desired to be provided by X store, and "8 minutes" remaining until the deadline for accepting applications for information desired to be provided by Y store. It should be noted that the consumer can browse the information desired to be provided from each of X store and Y store.

When "confirm details" written together with the name of the prospective purchaser on the screen F2 is selected (for example, touch operation; hereinafter the same), the member information of the prospective purchaser stored in the member information DB1 is For example, it is displayed on the second terminal D2z in another window.
When "confirm details" written together with the product name of the product desired to be purchased on the screen F2 is selected, the desired purchase information stored in the desired purchase information DB2 is displayed on the second terminal D2z in a separate window, for example. be.
When "details confirmation" written together with the name of each person wishing to be provided displayed in the current estimate reception status on screen F2 is selected, the information desired to be provided by the person wishing to be provided stored in the information desired to be provided DB 3 is displayed on the second terminal D2z in another window, for example.

Store Z, who is browsing the screen F2, confirms the information desired to be provided by other stores, and then enters his/her desired information in the desired information input field displayed on the screen F2.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of the screen F2 on which the provision conditions are input by Z Store.
The figure shows that "29,800 yen" and "April 20, 2021" are input as the sales price and the delivery date, which are the supply conditions. When the "Provision Request" button B2 in the screen F2 is pressed, the provision conditions entered in the screen F2 are transmitted to the server SV as Z store's desired provision information. When receiving the purchase request information from the second terminal D2z, the server SV stores the information in the provision request information DB3 as described above.

Here, along with the desired purchase information being displayed, the screen F2 on which the desired provision information can be entered is displayed on the second terminal D2 until the deadline for receiving the estimate. In other words, the screen F2 is not displayed on the second terminal D2 after the estimate deadline has passed. As a result, the store cannot transmit the desired information to be provided from the second terminal D2 to the main server SV after the deadline for receiving the estimate has passed. In this manner, the server SV displays the screen F2 on the second terminal D2 only until the deadline for accepting the quotation, and controls the screen F2 so that the dealer can view the screen F2.

Browsing of Information Desired to Be Provided FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a list screen F3 of information desired to be provided displayed on the consumer's first terminal D1.
The figure shows that three retailers have sent the information desired to be provided to this server SV for the consumer's desired purchase item, etc., and that the application deadline set for each desired information Indicates that the remaining time is being displayed, and so on. The screen F3 is displayed on the first terminal D1, for example, each time the server SV receives information desired to be provided, each time the server SV receives a display request from the first terminal D1, or at regular intervals. be done.

The figure shows that the consumer has selected information desired to be provided from Z store among the information desired to be provided from each of the three stores, that is, the consumer has decided to purchase from Z store. indicate. When the "purchase application" button B3 in the screen F3 is pressed, the purchase application information is transmitted to the server SV.

When "details confirmation" written together with the name of Store Z in the screen F3 is selected, the desired information from Store Z stored in the desired information DB3 is displayed in a separate window, for example, in the first Displayed on terminal D1.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a desired information viewing screen F4 displayed on the consumer's first terminal D1.
The figure shows that the deadline for accepting applications for the information desired to be provided from Z store, the remaining time, the sales price and the delivery date as the conditions for providing the information, etc., are displayed. The screen F4 is a screen displayed on the first terminal D1 after selecting "confirm details" written together with the name of Store Z in the screen F3. When the "purchase application" button B4 in the screen F4 is pressed, the purchase application information is transmitted to the server SV. That is, the purchase application information (including the transaction ID and the condition ID corresponding to the selected provision condition) is displayed on the "purchase application" button B3 in the screen F3 or the "purchase application" button B4 in the screen F4. , is pressed, it is sent to the server SV. When the server SV receives the purchase application information from the first terminal D1, as described above, the server SV generates contract information and stores it in the contract information DB 4, and also transmits to the second terminal D2z of the store Z that the contract has been concluded. do.

Here, the screen F3 or F4, which displays the information desired to be provided and allows purchase application information to be transmitted, is displayed on the first terminal D1 until the deadline for accepting applications. In other words, the screen F3 or F4 is not displayed on the first terminal D1 after the application deadline has passed. As a result, the consumer cannot transmit the purchase application information from the first terminal D1 to the server SV after the deadline for accepting the application has passed. In this way, the server SV displays the screen F3 or F4 on the first terminal D1 only until the deadline for accepting applications, and controls the screen F3 or F4 to be viewable by the consumer.

When the server SV receives the purchase application information from the first terminal D1, the server SV uses the consumer's credit card payment information stored in the member information DB1 in association with the consumer's member ID to process the payment. It is also possible to act as an agent and generate contract information after settlement is completed. In this case, for example, the intermediary in the transaction between the consumer who operates this server SV and the store deducts part of the settled sales price as a brokerage fee/settlement agency fee, and sells the sales price after deduction. You can send money to the store.

Browsing of Contract Information FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a contract information browsing screen F5 displayed on a terminal operated by a store that is one of the parties to the contract.
The figure shows that the contract date, transaction ID, purchaser, offerer, product name of the product desired to be purchased, selling price, delivery date, and the like are displayed. As described above, the screen F5 is displayed on the second terminal D2 after the server SV receives the purchase offer information from the first terminal D1. The store that browses the screen F5 knows that the contract has been concluded under the supply conditions included in the desired supply information presented by itself. After that, the store sends the desired product to the consumer based on the offer conditions. The consumer receives the product, etc. that the consumer wishes to purchase sent from the store, and the transaction is completed.

●Summary●
According to the embodiment described above, when the consumer transmits the desired purchase information such as the product to be purchased to the server SV, within the first time after transmitting the desired purchase information, the consumer receives the You can get the desired information. Even when information desired to be provided is received from a plurality of stores, the information desired to be provided from each of all the stores can be obtained within the first hour after transmitting the information desired to be purchased. The consumer browses the desired information provided by the store, and if he/she desires to purchase, transmits the purchase application information to the server SV, the contract is concluded, and the desired product can be purchased.

On the other hand, when the store browses the purchase request information from the consumer and transmits the request information to the server SV, the purchase application from the consumer is received within a second time after transmitting the request request information. You can check the presence or absence. That is, the retailer does not have to wait for a long time until a contract is concluded with the consumer. In addition, the retailer can determine the information desired to be provided by other retailers and the response to the information desired by consumers who are prospective customers (whether or not to make a purchase application for the information desired to be provided by other retailers, etc.). While confirming, in order to increase the probability of receiving orders, it is possible to dynamically set supply conditions such as selling prices and delivery dates and present them to consumers. In addition, while confirming the remaining time until the application acceptance deadline corresponding to the information desired to be provided by other dealers and the remaining time until the quotation acceptance deadline, etc. It is possible to dynamically set the transmission timing of the contents and information desired to be provided to the main server SV.

In this way, consumers will have the opportunity to conclude a contract on more favorable terms (for example, at a lower price) and within a predetermined time. On the other hand, the retailer can set the offer conditions while observing the trends of consumers and other retailers, and can obtain an opportunity to conclude a contract within a predetermined time. In other words, the method implemented by the server SV can prevent the length of the period from when the consumer decides on the desired product to purchase until the contract is concluded with the store. Moreover, the present method, as described above, can realize brokerage of transactions that are beneficial to both the consumer and the retailer.

●Another method of setting the application acceptance period (1)
Note that in the embodiments described above, the second time was fixed (eg, 10 minutes). Alternatively, in the present invention, when the server SV receives a plurality of pieces of information desired to be provided within the quotation acceptance period, the server SV sets the second time (the length of the application acceptance period) for each piece of information desired to be provided. , may be set to different lengths. In this case, for example, the storage unit M stores a plurality of candidate times (for example, 10 minutes, 7 minutes, and 5 minutes) that are candidates for the second time, and the second time limit setting unit stores the desired information to be provided. When received, one candidate time (for example, "7 minutes") is read out of a plurality of candidate times stored in the storage unit, selected as a second time, and an application reception deadline is set.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing an example of another method for setting the second time.
The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from X store, Y store, and Z store in this order within the first time L1 from time T11 to time T12.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from Y store at time T21y, that time T22y, which is the second time L2y after time T21y, is the deadline for accepting applications, and that time T21y is from time T11 to time T12. and that the time T21y is later than the time T21x.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from Z store at time T21z, that time T22z, which is the second time L2z after time T21z, is the deadline for accepting applications, and that time T21z is from time T11 to time T12. and that the time T21z is later than the time T21y.

Here, the magnitude relationship among L2x, L2y, and L2z is L2x>L2y>L2z. That is, the server SV sets the application acceptance deadline corresponding to the information to be provided on the basis of the shorter second time as the reception time of the information to be provided is later within the estimate acceptance period.

In this case, for example, the storage unit M stores "10 minutes" as the second time for the first received information desired to be provided, and and "5 minutes" as the second time for the information desired to be provided which is received third, etc. are stored in advance. Each time this server SV receives information desired to be provided from a store, after specifying the number of the information desired to be provided within the quotation acceptance period, a second time corresponding to the specified order is specified. It reads out from the storage unit M and sets the application acceptance deadline.

In this way, the second time differs according to the order in which the information desired to be provided is received within the estimate acceptance period, so that a longer application acceptance period can be obtained in order to increase the chances of closing a contract with the dealer. As a result, the desired information can be transmitted to the server SV before other stores, and as a result, the consumer can browse the desired information more quickly and make a purchase decision. can.

In addition, when a plurality of pieces of information to be provided are transmitted to this server SV, the period for accepting applications will be shorter for the pieces of information to be provided that are transmitted later. As a result, the period from when the consumer transmits the desired purchase information to this server SV to the final application acceptance deadline for all of the multiple pieces of desired information is shorter. In other words, since the period until the contract is concluded is shortened, whether or not the contract is concluded is determined early.

It should be noted that the second time may be selected from a plurality of candidate times based on the elapsed time from the first time when the server SV receives the information desired to be provided (time). That is, for example, when the estimate acceptance period (first time) is "10 minutes", the second time corresponding to the information desired to be provided received by the server SV within "5 minutes" after the first time is "10 minutes", the second time corresponding to the information desired to be provided received by the server SV between "5 minutes" and "8 minutes" after the second time is "7 minutes", and the second time is "7 minutes". For example, the second time corresponding to the information desired to be provided received by the server SV when the elapsed time from the time is from "8 minutes" to "10 minutes" is set to "5 minutes". Here, for example, by setting the length of the second time shorter as the elapsed time from the first time increases, the period until the contract is concluded becomes shorter than when the second time is fixed. In other words, whether or not a contract is concluded is decided early.

●Another method of setting the application acceptance period (2)
FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of how to set the application acceptance period.
The figure shows that the server SV has received the information desired to be provided from X store three times within the first time L1 from time T11 to time T12.

The figure shows that the server SV received the first desired information to be provided from X store at time T21(x1), and that time T22(x1) after the second time L2(x1) passed from time T21(x1) was It indicates that the deadline for accepting applications has passed, and that time T21(x1) is between time T11 and time T12.

The figure shows that the server SV received the second desired information to be provided from X store at time T21(x2), and that time T22(x2), which is the second time L2(x2) after time T21(x2), It indicates that the application deadline has passed, that time T21(x2) is between time T11 and time T12, and that time T21(x2) is later than time T21(x1).

The figure shows that the server SV received the third desired information to be provided from X store at time T21(x3), and that time T22(x3), which is the second time L2(x3) after time T21(x3), It indicates that the application deadline has passed, that time T21(x3) is between time T11 and time T12, and that time T21(x3) is later than time T21(x2).

Here, the magnitude relationship among L2(x1), L2(x2), and L2(x3) is L2(x1)>L2(x2)>L2(x3). That is, when the server SV receives the desired information for a plurality of times from the same store within the quotation acceptance period, the server SV receives the desired information for the later received information based on the shorter second time. Set the corresponding application acceptance deadline.

In this case, for example, the storage unit M stores "10 minutes" as the second time for the first received information desired to be provided, and and "5 minutes" as the second time for the desired information received for the third time are stored in advance. Each time this server SV receives information desired to be provided from a retailer, after specifying how many times the information desired to be provided is received from the same retailer within the quotation acceptance period, The corresponding second time is read out from the storage unit M, and the application reception deadline is set.

In this way, by varying the second time according to the number of times the information desired to be provided is received from the same retailer within the quotation acceptance period, it is possible for the dealer to receive the information desired to be provided multiple times in order to increase the chances of closing a contract. is transmitted to the server SV, the period until the final application acceptance deadline for all of the plurality of pieces of information desired to be provided is shorter than in the case where the second time is fixed as described above. In other words, since the period until the contract is concluded is shortened, whether or not the contract is concluded is determined early.

● Another method of setting the application acceptance period (3)
FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing yet another example of how to set the application acceptance period.
The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from X store, Y store, and Z store in this order within the first time L1 from time T11 to time T12.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from the store X at time T21x, the sales price included in the information desired to be provided is "Px", and the second time L2x (Px) from time T21x. It indicates that the elapsed time T22x is the deadline for accepting applications, and that the time T21x is between time T11 and time T12.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from Y store at time T21y, the sales price included in the desired information to be provided is "Py", and the second time L2y (Py) from time T21y. It indicates that the elapsed time T22y is the application acceptance deadline, and that the time T21y is between the time T11 and the time T12.

The figure shows that the server SV received the information desired to be provided from Store Z at time T21z, the sales price included in the desired information to be provided is "Pz", and the second time L2z (Pz) from time T21z. It indicates that the elapsed time T22z is the application acceptance deadline, and that the time T21z is between the time T11 and the time T12.

Here, the second time L2x(Px) is the second time of the period set according to the selling price "Px", and the second time L2y(Py) is set according to the selling price "Py". It indicates that it is the second hour of the period, and that the second time L2z(Pz) is the second hour of the period set according to the selling price "Pz". That is, the second time set for each piece of information desired to be provided differs according to the selling price included in the information desired to be provided.

In this case, for example, the storage unit M stores in advance the second time set according to the sales price. The second time set according to the selling price is, for example, a normal second time (eg, 10 minutes) and a special second time (eg, 5 minutes) that is shorter than the normal second time. That is, every time the server SV receives the desired information within the quotation acceptance period, the sales price included in the desired information is changed from the desired information received so far within the same quotation acceptance period. It is determined whether or not the price is lower than the included sales price, and when it is determined that the price is low, the special second time is read out from the storage part M, and the application reception deadline corresponding to the desired information is set.

In this way, by presenting the lowest selling price at that time, which is cheaper than the selling price so far within the quotation acceptance period, based on the special second time, which is usually shorter than the second time , the deadline for accepting applications is set. With this setting method, the period for accepting applications for the lowest selling price at that time is short, so consumers can quickly decide whether or not to purchase. because they cannot apply). In addition, this setting method allows other stores to offer even lower selling prices. That is, when there is a plurality of pieces of information desired to be provided, the period until the contract is concluded can be shorter than in the case where the second time is fixed as described above, so whether or not the contract is concluded can be determined early.

● Extension of Quotation Receiving Period In the above-described embodiments, the first time (the length of the quotation receiving period) is fixed (for example, 10 minutes). Alternatively, in the present invention, the server SV may extend the quotation acceptance period when no contract is concluded within the application acceptance period.

FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing yet another embodiment of the method.
It should be noted that the illustration of the processing common to the above-described sequence diagram is omitted for convenience of explanation.

After the server SV controls so that the information desired to be provided can be browsed (S6), if the application reception deadline passes without receiving the purchase application information (S9), the quotation reception period is extended and reset (S10). ). The extension time of the estimate acceptance period is stored in the storage unit M in advance, for example. When the server SV determines that the application acceptance deadline has passed without receiving the purchase application information, it reads out the extension time stored in the storage unit M and stores the time when the extension time has passed from the application acceptance deadline that has passed. , set as the extended deadline for accepting applications.

Next, the server SV re-controls so that the store can view the purchase request information during the extended application acceptance period (S31).

Next, when the server SV receives the information desired to be provided from the store (S41), it resets the application deadline (S51) and controls so that the consumer can view the information desired to be provided (S61). .

Next, when the server SV receives the purchase application information (S71), it generates contract information and transmits it to the second terminal D2 (S81).

It should be noted that this server SV may extend the quotation acceptance period for the second time when purchase application information is not received by the reset application acceptance deadline. The extension time for the second time is stored in the storage unit M in advance, for example. The second extended time may be the same time as the first extended time or a different time (shorter or longer than the first extended time). Also, the number of extensions may be limited. That is, when the number of extensions of the quotation acceptance period reaches a predetermined limit number (for example, stored in advance in the storage unit M), the server SV does not extend the quotation acceptance period thereafter and mediates transactions. may be terminated and the consumer and retailer notified to that effect.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing an example of extension of the estimate acceptance period.
The figure shows that the server SV has received the purchase request information at time T11, and that time T12, which is the first time L11 after time T11, is the estimate acceptance deadline.
The figure shows that time T13, which is the extension time E1 after time T12, is the first extension of the quotation acceptance deadline, that is, the quotation acceptance deadline has been extended from time T12 to time T13. .
The figure shows that the time T14 after the extension time E2 has passed from the time T13 is the second extension of the quotation acceptance deadline, that is, the quotation acceptance deadline has been extended from the time T13 to the time T14. .

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the desired purchase information browsing screen F21 displayed on the second terminal D2 of the store when the estimate acceptance period is extended.
This figure shows the same content as the screen F2 shown in FIG. 13, as well as the fact that the estimated acceptance period has been extended, the extended estimated acceptance deadline, and the like. The dealer who browses the screen F21 learns that the quotation acceptance period has been extended without the contract being concluded, and can newly transmit the desired information to be provided to the server SV.

Here, when the quotation acceptance period is extended, the server SV may select all dealers as targets of the dealers who can transmit the information desired to be provided to the server SV by the extended quotation acceptance deadline. , or may be restricted to only some retailers. When limited to a limited number of dealers, for example, the server SV receives information desired to be provided from each of three dealers (for example, X store, Y store, and Z store) within the estimate acceptance period before extension. However, after the extension, the screen F21 may be viewed only by two stores (for example, store X and store Z) that specify the lowest price with the same sales price included in each of the desired information to be provided. Alternatively, the server SV receives a plurality of pieces of information to be provided during the quotation acceptance period before the extension, and designates the sales prices from the lowest price to the predetermined rank in the order of sales prices included in each piece of information to be provided. After the extension, the screen F21 may be browsed only for a plurality of dealers who have done so.

In this way, if no contract is concluded by the application acceptance deadline, the quotation acceptance period is extended and the information desired to be provided is received again from the retailer. As a result, it is possible to suppress the lengthening of the period until a contract is concluded, compared to making the consumer specify the same or similar purchase wish information again and starting mediation of a new transaction.

●Characteristics of this server, this program, and this method●
The features of the server, the program and the method described so far are collectively described below.

Features of this server This server is
A first terminal (D1) operated by a person who wishes to purchase a product or the like;
a second terminal (D2) operated by a person who wishes to provide the product, etc.;
A transaction brokerage server (SV) connected to each of the via a communication network,
a first receiving unit (1) for receiving, from the first terminal, purchase wish information indicating a purchase wish product that the purchase wisher wishes to purchase;
a first viewing control unit (3) that enables the person wishing to provide the desired purchase information to view the desired purchase information;
a second receiving unit (4) for receiving, from the second terminal, information desired to be provided, including conditions for providing the product desired to be purchased, etc.;
a second viewing control unit (6) that allows the desired purchaser to view the information desired to be provided;
a storage unit (M) that associates and stores the desired purchase information and the desired offer information;
and
The first viewing control unit enables viewing of the desired purchase information only within a first time (L1) after the first receiving unit receives the desired purchase information,
The second browsing control unit controls the second time when the second reception unit receives the information desired to be provided within the first time and after the second reception unit receives the information desired to be provided Only within (L2), the information desired to be provided can be browsed.

This server is
A deal information generation unit for generating contract information indicating that a transaction of the product desired to be purchased or the like under the provision conditions has been concluded between the purchase applicant and the supply applicant, and transmitting the contract information to the second terminal. ,
and
The contract conclusion information generation unit may generate the contract conclusion information only when purchase application information indicating a purchase offer under the provision condition is received from the first terminal within the second time period.

On this server,
the length of the first time is equal to the length of the second time;
Anything is fine.

On this server,
the first length of time is different than the second length of time;
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The storage unit stores the first time and the second time,
The first viewing control unit enables viewing of the desired purchase information based on the first time stored in the storage unit;
The second viewing control unit enables viewing of the information desired to be provided based on the second time stored in the storage unit.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The storage unit stores the first time and the second time before the first receiving unit receives the information desired to be provided.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The storage unit stores a plurality of candidate times as candidates for the first time,
The first browsing control unit selects one of the candidate times as the first time from among the plurality of candidate times stored in the storage unit, and based on the selected first time, the Make purchase request information available,
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The storage unit stores a plurality of candidate times as candidates for the second time,
The second browsing control unit selects one of the candidate times as the second time from among the plurality of candidate times stored in the storage unit, and based on the selected second time, the Make purchase request information available,
Anything is fine.

This server is
a reception period extension unit that extends the first time period;
and
The reception period extension unit extends the first time period when the second reception unit does not receive the purchase application information from the first terminal within the second time period.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The storage unit stores the extension time,
The acceptance period extension unit extends the first time period based on the extension time stored in the storage unit,
the length of the extended time is shorter than the length of the first time before being extended;
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The applicants for provision are plural, including the 21st applicant for provision and the 22nd applicant for provision,
the second terminal,
a 21st terminal operated by the 21st applicant for provision;
a 22nd terminal operated by the 22nd applicant for provision;
including
This server is
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-first terminal;
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-second terminal;
an acceptance period extension unit that extends the first time based on
comprising
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The acceptance period extension unit
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-first terminal;
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-second terminal;
extending the first time only when
Anything is fine.

On this server,
when the first time is extended,
The reception period extension unit notifies only the 21st terminal and the 22nd terminal among the 21st terminals and the 22nd terminals among the 2nd terminals operated by each of the plurality of requesting applicants that the 1st period has been extended. ,
Anything is fine.

On this server,
when the first time is extended,
The second receiving unit receives, within the extension time of the first time period, only from each of the twenty-first terminal and the twenty-second terminal among the second terminals operated by the plurality of persons wishing to provide new information. capable of receiving the information desired to be provided;
Anything is fine.

This server is
a second time setting unit that sets the second time;
and
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the information desired to be provided received by the second receiving unit.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the elapsed time from when the first receiving unit receives the desired purchase information to when the second receiving unit receives the desired information to be provided. do,
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time setting unit sets the second time shorter as the elapsed time increases,
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the number of times the second receiving unit receives the provision applicant from the second terminal within the first time.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time setting unit sets the second time shorter as the number of times increases.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the provision conditions included in the information desired to be provided received by the second receiving unit from the second terminal.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the sales price of the product or the like as the provision condition,
The second time is set shorter as the selling price becomes cheaper.
Anything is fine.

On this server,
The second time is
usually the second hour, and
a special second time that is shorter than the normal second time;
including
When the second receiving unit receives the information desired to be provided N (≧2) times within the first time period,
The second time setting unit adjusts the sales price included in the N-th supply request information received by the second reception unit to the supply request information received by the second reception unit by the N-1th time. setting the special second time as the second time only when the price is lower than the selling price included in the information;
Anything is fine.

●Characteristics of this program This program makes a computer function as this server.

●Characteristics of this method
A first terminal (D1) operated by a person who wishes to purchase a product or the like;
a second terminal (D2) operated by a person who wishes to provide the product, etc.;
A transaction brokerage method executed by a transaction brokerage server (SV) connected via a communication network to each of
The transaction brokerage server
a first receiving step of receiving, from the first terminal, purchase wish information indicating a purchase wish product that the purchase wisher wishes to purchase;
a first viewing control step of making the desired purchase information viewable to the person wishing to provide the information;
a second receiving step of receiving, from the second terminal, information desired to be provided, including conditions for providing the product desired to be purchased, etc.;
a second viewing control step of making the information desired to be provided viewable by the person wishing to purchase;
a storage step of associating and storing the desired purchase information and the desired provision information;
and
The first viewing control step enables viewing of the purchase request information only within a first time (L1) after the purchase request information is received in the first receiving step,
The second viewing control step is performed when the information desired to be provided is received within the first period of time in the second receiving step and after the information desired to be provided is received in the second receiving step. The information desired to be provided can be viewed only within two hours (L2).

SV transaction brokerage server M storage unit 1 purchase request information receiving unit (first receiving unit)
2 Quotation acceptance deadline setting unit (first deadline setting unit)
3 Desired purchase information browsing control unit (first browsing control unit)
4 Receiving section for information desired to be provided (second receiving section)
5 Application Acceptance Deadline Setting Section (Second Deadline Setting Section)
6 Browsing control unit for information desired to be provided (second browsing control unit)
7 Purchase application information receiving unit (third receiving unit)
8 Contract Information Generating Unit D1 Terminal operated by prospective purchaser (first terminal)
D2 Terminal operated by the applicant (second terminal)
L1 1st time L2 2nd time T11 Reception time of purchase request information (first time)
T21 Reception time of information desired to be provided (second time)

Claims

a first terminal operated by a person who wishes to purchase a product, etc.;
a second terminal operated by a person who wishes to provide the product, etc.;
A transaction brokerage server connected to each of the through a communication network,
a first receiving unit configured to receive, from the first terminal, purchase request information indicating a purchase request product or the like that the purchase requester desires to purchase;
a first viewing control unit that enables the person wishing to provide the desired purchase information to view the desired purchase information;
a second receiving unit for receiving, from the second terminal, information desired to be provided including conditions for providing the product desired to be purchased, etc.;
a second viewing control unit that enables the desired purchaser to view the information desired to be provided;
a storage unit that associates and stores the desired purchase information and the desired provision information;
and
The first viewing control unit enables viewing of the desired purchase information only within a first time period after the first receiving unit receives the desired purchase information,
The second browsing control unit controls the second time when the second reception unit receives the information desired to be provided within the first time and after the second reception unit receives the information desired to be provided Only within, the information desired to be provided can be viewed,
A transaction brokerage server characterized by:
A deal information generation unit for generating contract information indicating that a transaction of the product desired to be purchased or the like under the provision conditions has been concluded between the purchase applicant and the supply applicant, and transmitting the contract information to the second terminal. ,
and
The contract conclusion information generation unit generates the contract conclusion information only when purchase application information indicating a purchase offer under the provision condition is received from the first terminal within the second time period.
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
the length of the first time is equal to the length of the second time;
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
the first length of time is different than the second length of time;
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
The storage unit stores the first time and the second time,
The first viewing control unit enables viewing of the desired purchase information based on the first time stored in the storage unit;
The second viewing control unit enables viewing of the information desired to be provided based on the second time stored in the storage unit.
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
The storage unit stores the first time and the second time before the first receiving unit receives the information desired to be provided.
The transaction mediation server according to claim 5.
The storage unit stores a plurality of candidate times as candidates for the first time,
The first browsing control unit selects one of the candidate times as the first time from among the plurality of candidate times stored in the storage unit, and based on the selected first time, the Make purchase request information available,
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
The storage unit stores a plurality of candidate times as candidates for the second time,
The second browsing control unit selects one of the candidate times as the second time from among the plurality of candidate times stored in the storage unit, and based on the selected second time, the Make purchase request information available,
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
a reception period extension unit that extends the first time period;
and
The reception period extension unit extends the first time period when the second reception unit does not receive the purchase application information from the first terminal within the second time period.
3. The transaction mediation server according to claim 2.
The storage unit stores the extension time,
The acceptance period extension unit extends the first time period based on the extension time stored in the storage unit,
the length of the extended time is shorter than the length of the first time before being extended;
The transaction mediation server according to claim 9.
The applicants for provision are plural, including the 21st applicant for provision and the 22nd applicant for provision,
the second terminal,
a 21st terminal operated by the 21st applicant for provision;
a 22nd terminal operated by the 22nd applicant for provision;
including
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-first terminal;
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-second terminal;
an acceptance period extension unit that extends the first time based on
comprising
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
The acceptance period extension unit
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-first terminal;
the provision condition included in the information desired to be provided received from the twenty-second terminal;
extending the first time only when
The transaction mediation server according to claim 11.
when the first time is extended,
The reception period extension unit notifies only the 21st terminal and the 22nd terminal among the 21st terminals and the 22nd terminals among the 2nd terminals operated by each of the plurality of requesting applicants that the 1st period has been extended. ,
13. The transaction mediation server according to claim 11 or 12.
when the first time is extended,
The second receiving unit receives, within the extension time of the first time period, only from each of the twenty-first terminal and the twenty-second terminal among the second terminals operated by the plurality of persons wishing to provide new information. capable of receiving the information desired to be provided;
The transaction mediation server according to claim 12.
a second time setting unit that sets the second time;
and
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the information desired to be provided received by the second receiving unit.
The transaction mediation server according to claim 1.
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the elapsed time from when the first receiving unit receives the desired purchase information to when the second receiving unit receives the desired information to be provided. do,
16. Transaction mediation server according to claim 15.
The second time setting unit sets the second time shorter as the elapsed time increases,
17. Transaction brokerage server according to claim 16.
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the number of times the second receiving unit receives the provision applicant from the second terminal within the first time.
16. Transaction mediation server according to claim 15.
The second time setting unit sets the second time shorter as the number of times increases.
19. Transaction brokerage server according to claim 18.
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the provision conditions included in the information desired to be provided received by the second receiving unit from the second terminal.
16. Transaction mediation server according to claim 15.
The second time setting unit sets the second time based on the sales price of the product or the like as the provision condition,
The second time is set shorter as the selling price becomes cheaper.
21. Transaction brokerage server according to claim 20.
The second time is
usually the second hour, and
a special second time that is shorter than the normal second time;
including
When the second receiving unit receives the information desired to be provided N (≧2) times within the first time period,
The second time setting unit adjusts the sales price included in the N-th supply request information received by the second reception unit to the supply request information received by the second reception unit by the N-1th time. setting the special second time as the second time only when the price is lower than the selling price included in the information;
Transaction brokerage server according to claim 21 .
causing a computer to function as the transaction brokerage server according to claim 1;
A transaction brokerage program characterized by:
a first terminal operated by a person who wishes to purchase a product, etc.;
a second terminal operated by a person who wishes to provide the product, etc.;
A transaction brokerage method executed by a transaction brokerage server connected via a communication network to each of
The transaction brokerage server
a first receiving step of receiving, from the first terminal, purchase wish information indicating a purchase wish product that the purchase wisher wishes to purchase;
a first viewing control step of making the desired purchase information viewable to the person wishing to provide the information;
a second receiving step of receiving, from the second terminal, information desired to be provided, including conditions for providing the product desired to be purchased, etc.;
a second viewing control step of making the information desired to be provided viewable by the person wishing to purchase;
a storage step of associating and storing the desired purchase information and the desired provision information;
and
The first viewing control step enables viewing of the desired purchase information only within a first time period after the desired purchase information is received in the first receiving step;
The second viewing control step is performed when the information desired to be provided is received within the first period of time in the second receiving step and after the information desired to be provided is received in the second receiving step. Only within two hours, the information desired to be provided can be viewed,
A transaction brokerage method characterized by: