JP2004246817A - Auction system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auction system capable of contributing to the reduction of points, commodity stock or excessive service members in a retail store or a service dealer. <P>SOLUTION: A promoter server 13 transmits a home page recorded with bid contents related to a commodity and bid application points necessary for a bid to a communication terminal 17 of a user inputting an ID and a password whose validity is confirmed, prompts the communication terminal 17 to input a bid price of the commodity, receives the bid price of the commodity from the communication terminal 17, requires a reduction of prescribed bid application points to a dealer server 15 recording a point value imparted by the retail store or the service dealer according to a price of the commodity purchased by the user, executes successful bid processing to bidders in order of height of the bid price, and transmits bidder notification information to the dealer server 15 at the time of a successful bid. When the dealer server receives the notification information, the dealer server notifies the communication terminal 17 of winning notification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an auction system, and more particularly, to an auction system for auctioning goods or services via an information network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of information and communication, auctions of goods or services have been performed via the Internet, for example.
[0003]
As such a conventional auction system, for example, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this auction system, by presenting only the product information or service information and the minimum bid price on the homepage, the user's willingness to bid is improved, and the auction organizer collects bid application fees from bidders. Auction sales were secured.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-313623 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, major retailers have introduced a “point system” to keep customers in the market.However, if demands for accounting for issued points as “point debt” increase, Therefore, there is a need for a method for efficiently erasing points.
[0006]
Therefore, the emergence of an auction system that can reduce the issued points issued by retailers to customers has been eagerly desired.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and its purpose is to increase the willingness of bidders to participate by making points issued by each retail store or service provider available as a bid fee for auction. Another object of the present invention is to provide an auction system that can contribute to the reduction of points, merchandise inventories, or surplus service staff at retail stores and service providers, as well as at the same time.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is connected to a communication terminal of a bidder via an information network, and presents an auction of a product or service by presenting a bid content on the product or service on a homepage. An auction system comprising an organizer server and a trader server, wherein the auction organizer server presents, to a bidder's communication terminal, a screen showing that a prescribed bid application point is collected, A bid price receiving means for receiving a bid price of a product or service from a communication terminal of a person, and a point subtraction request transmitting means for transmitting a point subtraction request to a trader server when a bid price is received, wherein the trader server Means for authenticating whether or not the auction can be used; and And summarized in that and a bid application point subtraction means for subtracting the bidding application predetermined point from the remaining points value bidders by subtraction request information.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, the authentication unit is configured such that the remaining point value of the point value given by the trader in accordance with the price of the goods or services purchased by the user is less than a prescribed bid application point. The gist is to have a judgment means for judging whether or not there are many, and when the remaining point value of the user is more than the specified bid application point, permitting the auction organizer server to participate in the auction concerned. I do.
[0010]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 3 includes a credit company server, and the authentication unit determines that the remaining point value of the point value given by the trader in accordance with the price of the product or the service purchased by the user is not changed. A determination means for determining whether or not the number is larger than a prescribed bid application point; and a reference means for referring to a credit company server for credit information of the user, wherein the remaining point value of the user is a prescribed bid application point. If the credit company server receives more credit than the credit company server, the gist is to permit the auction organizer server to participate in the auction.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the trader server has remaining point value returning means for returning the remaining point value of the bidder to the auction organizer server after the authentication. The gist of the auction organizer server is to have a residual point value presenting means for presenting the residual point value received from the trader server to the bidder's communication terminal.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the auction organizer server has a bid application point calculating means for calculating and recording a bid application point required for bidding every time a bid price is received from a user. I do.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
(First Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the auction system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 1, the basic configuration of the auction system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, the Internet 11 includes an auction organizer server 13 (hereinafter referred to as an organizer server 13) that hosts an auction, a trader server 15, and communication used by users who own points of the trader. The terminal 17 can be connected.
[0016]
Next, the configuration of the auction sponsor server 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0017]
The auction sponsor server 13 includes a communication processing unit 131 for performing information communication with the plurality of communication terminals 17 and the trader server 15 via the Internet 11, an OS for controlling the server, control data, a management database, A hard disk 133 for storing contents of a homepage, a display 135 for displaying input contents and a control state, a keyboard 137 for inputting character information, and various components provided in the server having a timer for clocking the date and time therein. Is controlled by the control unit 139.
[0018]
Next, the configuration of the database provided on the hard disk 133 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0019]
On the hard disk 133, an OS for controlling the server, control data, contents of an auction management database, a homepage, and the like are recorded.
[0020]
In the auction management database, in addition to the product information or service information that can be provided from the retail store or the service company, the number of products or the number of services, and the actual price, the minimum bid set in advance by the retail store or the service company or the auction company The price is recorded.
[0021]
The merchant server 15 records, for each ID unique to each user, both a point value given by the retailer in accordance with the price of goods or services purchased by the user and a preset password.
[0022]
The communication terminal 17 and the agent server 15 are composed of a keyboard, a mouse, a display, a hard disk for storing a control program and data, and a CPU for controlling the whole according to the control program. A communication control unit is provided.
[0023]
Hereinafter, with reference to a sequence diagram shown in FIG. 4 and the like, among the operations of the auction sponsoring server 13, an operation of subtracting a point value as a bid application point will be mainly described. The sequence diagram is executed by the control unit 139 according to a control program recorded on a hard disk 133 provided in the auction hosting server 13.
[0024]
First, the operation of the host server 13 will be mainly described with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG. The sequence diagram shown in FIG. 4 is operated by the control unit 139 according to a control program stored in a hard disk 133 provided in the host server 13. Further, as described above, in the present invention, an auction relating to a product or a service is dealt with, but only a product will be described to simplify the description.
[0025]
Now, in sequence S5, it is assumed that the communication terminal 17 used by the user (hereinafter, communication terminal 17) accesses the trader server 15 and browses the homepage stored in the trader server 15. As a result, a screen (display screen 21) as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the communication terminal 17.
[0026]
Therefore, when the user selects the “view auction” icon 31, the access from the communication terminal 17 to the host server 13 is executed.
[0027]
Then, the host server 13 reads out the homepage information stored in advance from the hard disk 133 and transmits it to the communication terminal 17 in response to execution of access from the user. As a result, an auction login screen (display screen 21) as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the communication terminal 17.
[0028]
Here, in the sequence S10, when a predetermined ID is input to the ID input area 33 by a user operation, a predetermined password is input to the password input area 35, and the “login” icon 71 is clicked, Registration information is sent to the server.
[0029]
Then, in sequence S20, the sponsor server 13 transmits the registration information to the trader server 15.
[0030]
Next, in sequence S30, the trader server receives the registration information and verifies whether the pair of the ID and the password recorded in the database provided in the trader server is correct. If it is confirmed that the ID and the password are correct, a comparison is made as to whether the remaining point value provided by the retailer according to the price of the product purchased by the user is larger than the bid application point, and the remaining point value is determined as the bid value. If the number is equal to or more than the application point, the trader server 15 sends the host server 13 the usable information with the remaining point value added.
[0031]
Next, in sequence S40, after receiving the usable information to which the remaining point value is added, the host server 13 reads out the homepage information stored in advance from the hard disk 133 and transmits it to the communication terminal 17. As a result, the top screen (display screen 21) of the auction as shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the remaining point value that can be used by the user is displayed along with the plurality of product items, and the user can be prompted to bid.
[0032]
Therefore, when the user selects the “computer” icon 41, the display color of the selection display button 43 is inverted to indicate that the icon has been selected, and the screen shifts to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG. . FIG. 8 shows product items related to “computer”. Therefore, when the “hardware” icon 45 is selected, the display color of the selection display button 47 is inverted, and the screen shifts to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows product items related to “hardware”. Therefore, when the icon 49 of “Desktop server” is clicked, the display color of the selection display button 51 is inverted, and the screen shifts to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG.
[0033]
FIG. 10 shows a list price, a limited number, a bid application fee, a minimum bid price, and the like for products “A” to “D” of each manufacturer regarding “desktop server”. Therefore, when the icon 61 of “Desktop server” is clicked, the display color of the selection display button 63 is inverted, and the screen shifts to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG.
[0034]
FIG. 11 shows, in addition to the information on the product A of the “desktop server”, such as the photograph, the product description, the product introduction, the after-sales service of the store, the list price of the product, the minimum bid price, one bid application point, and the limited number. And other information are displayed.
[0035]
Here, when the “Bid Now” icon 71 is clicked, the display color of the selection display button 73 is inverted, and the display shifts to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG.
[0036]
FIG. 11 shows the text of the terms and conditions of the auction, and when the user sequentially reads, the icons of "accept" and "not" are displayed. Here, when the "accept" icon 53 is clicked, the display color of the selection display button 55 is reversed, and the display shifts to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG.
[0037]
FIG. 12 shows a photo of the product A of the “desktop server” selected by the user, information such as the list price of the product, the minimum bid price, the fee for one bid application, the limited number, etc. A price input area 75, a "collective" area and a "split" area as a payment method, and an "execute" icon 81 are displayed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the remaining point value that can be used by the user is displayed together with the list price of the product A, and the user can be prompted to bid.
[0038]
Therefore, in the sequence S50, a predetermined password is input to the password input area 35 by the user's operation, a bid price is subsequently input to the bid price input area 75, and “batch” or “division” is set as a payment method. When the “execute” icon 81 is selected and clicked, the bid application information is transmitted to the organizer server 13 and the display color of the selection display button 83 is inverted, and the next display screen 21 shown in FIG. Transition.
[0039]
It is assumed that the same bidder accepts, for example, up to three bids for the product.
[0040]
Further, when prompting the bidder to input the bid price of the product, it may be displayed that "if there are a plurality of successful bidders of the same amount, the bid is made in the order of the auction time first".
[0041]
Next, in sequence S60, upon receiving the application information, the sponsor server 13 transmits bid approval request information to the communication terminal, and displays the user ID and the product A on the display screen 21 as shown in FIG. A "confirm" icon 93 is displayed in addition to the bid price, the bid application point, the payment method, and the like. In addition, since the current point balance of the bidder is displayed on the display screen 21, the remaining point value and the bid application fee can be compared and confirmed, and can be effectively used at the next bidding.
[0042]
Then, in the sequence S70, the display screen 21 is visually recognized by the user, and when the “confirmation” icon 91 is clicked, the display color of the selection display button 93 is inverted, and the bid acceptance information is transmitted to the organizer server 13. The screen is transmitted, and the screen moves to the next display screen 21 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, a reward text indicating that the bid application has been completed is displayed on the display screen 21 to urge the end of the current bid.
[0043]
Here, the organizer server 13 having received the bid application information from the communication terminal 17 stores the bid application information from the user in the database, and then requests the trader server to reduce the points. The sum is calculated by calculating the total number N of bid application points from the number of bids n and the bid application point T,
(Equation 1)
N = n * T
It becomes.
[0044]
Here, in the sequence S90, the organizer server 13 reads out the bid price of the product for which the holding period has elapsed from the auction management database provided in the hard disk 133, and sets the higher bid price from the bid price to a preset number of products. Only the minutes are selected as the winning bids, and at the same time, the IDs and prices of a plurality of bidders and the IDs of the corresponding commodities are read out from the database and notified to the trader server as winner notification information. When there are a plurality of successful bidders with the same amount, the successful bids are made in the order of the bidding time.
[0045]
Next, in sequence S100, the organizer server 13 sends a winning notification in which the winning product, the payment method, the payment amount, and the like are described for each user's email address recorded in the winner notification information. Submit information. For example, it is conceivable to create a screen as shown in FIG. 15 and display it on the communication terminal.
[0046]
Finally, the user performs a final confirmation procedure for confirming the delivery destination and the payment method according to a predetermined procedure. For example, it is conceivable that the confirmation is performed when the “confirm” button 95 in FIG. 15 is pressed. Upon confirmation of the user, the retailer or the auction organizer delivers the sold product.
[0047]
The effect of the embodiment of the present invention is that the points given by the retail store to the user can be used in the auction, so that the user can easily bid on the auction, and the unused points after the retail store has issued it can be used. Early consumption of remaining points can be encouraged.
[0048]
In addition, by permitting users having a certain remaining point value or more to use the product, it is possible to allow users who have purchased a certain amount of goods or more at the retail store to participate in the auction, thereby improving efficiency. It is possible to promptly consume the remaining point value.
[0049]
(Second embodiment)
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an auction system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The auction hosting server 13, the dealer server 15, and the communication terminal 17 are the same as those shown in FIG. 1 used in the first embodiment, and the basic configuration of the auction hosting server 13 is the same as that used in the first embodiment. 2 and the auction management database provided in the hard disk 133 is the same as that in FIG. In the second embodiment, a sequence diagram shown in FIG. 17 is used.
[0050]
First, a basic configuration of an auction system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0051]
As shown in FIG. 16, on the Internet 11, an auction host server 13 (hereinafter, host server 13) for hosting an auction, a trader server 15, and a user who owns points of the retail store are provided. The communication terminal 17 used and the credit company server 19 can be connected.
[0052]
The credit company server 19 records data necessary for authentication of the issued credit card and credit information on each user, and can receive an authentication request from the trader server 15.
[0053]
The credit company server 19 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a display, a hard disk unit for storing a control program and data, and a control unit for controlling the whole according to the control program. Does not matter.
[0054]
The feature of the present embodiment is that a sequence S210 and a sequence S220 are inserted between the sequence S20 and the sequence S30 in the sequence diagram shown in FIG.
[0055]
When the user logs in to the auction, the user is required to input data (for example, a card number or the like) required for credit inquiry on the credit card, and the credit card number is used as registration information to be transmitted in sequence S10. Include it.
[0056]
Then, the trader server 15 that has received the registration information from the sponsor server 13 transmits credit inquiry request information for inquiring the credit of the user to the credit company server 19 in sequence S210.
[0057]
Next, in sequence S220, the credit company server transmits the result of inquiring the user's credit information to the trader server 15.
[0058]
The effect of the embodiment of the present invention is that a card is issued that is focused on the accumulation of remaining point values, such as when a large-scale retail store is not capable of issuing credit cards that can refer to credit information and issue credit cards. Even at a retail store that is running, it is possible to encourage consumption of the remaining point value in the auction system.
[0059]
In addition, at retail stores that issue two types of cards, credit cards and loyalty cards that do not have a credit function, at the request of the user, auctions can be held for customers who have either card. Since the opportunity can be given, the use of the remaining point value can be promoted for a wide range of users.
[0060]
In addition, since any credit card of the user other than the credit card issued independently by the retail store can be paid, the convenience of the user can be further improved, and the consumption of the remaining point value can be more strongly consumed. Can be promoted.
[0061]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described in claim 1, the points given to the user by the retail store or the service company can be used in the auction, so that the user can easily bid on the auction. The early consumption of the remaining point value that remains unused after the issuance can be encouraged.
[0062]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, by allowing a user having a remaining point value equal to or more than a certain value to use the product or service at a certain amount or more at the retail store or service provider, Since the auctioned user can be allowed to participate in the auction, it is possible to more efficiently promote the consumption of the remaining point value.
[0063]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the purpose is to accumulate remaining point values, for example, when the user is not a large-scale retailer or service provider capable of inquiring credit information and issuing a card having a credit function. Even a retailer or service provider that has issued a narrowed card can encourage consumption of the remaining point value in the auction system.
[0064]
Also, depending on the user's request, retailers or service providers who issue two types of cards, credit cards and non-credit cards, will be able to offer customers with either card Since it is possible to present an auction opportunity, it is possible to promote the use of the remaining point value to a wide range of users.
[0065]
In addition, since any credit card of the user other than the credit card issued independently by the retail store or the service provider can be paid, the convenience of the user can be further enhanced, and the remaining point value can be more powerful. Consumption can be promoted.
[0066]
According to the present invention, after the authentication, the remaining point value of the bidder is returned from the trader server to the auction sponsor server, and the auction sponsor server transmits the remaining point value of the bidder. Since it is presented to the communication terminal, it is possible to prompt the user to bid.
[0067]
Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 5, the auction organizer can calculate the remaining point value consumed by the auction and use it at a predetermined ratio when conducting a transaction with a retail store or a service provider. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an auction system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an auction sponsoring server 13;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an auction management DB provided in a hard disk HDD 133.
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an operation of the auction system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a top screen of a homepage of a retail store.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a login screen of an auction.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a top screen of an auction.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing product items related to “computer”.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an explanation content regarding “hardware”;
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing products A to D of each maker relating to “desktop server”.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the content of an explanation regarding a product A of “desktop server”.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example for prompting input of a bid price and a payment method for a product A.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example for prompting confirmation of a bid for a product A.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example indicating the end of a bid.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of winner notification information.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of an auction system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the auction system according to the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Internet 13 Auction sponsor server 15 Trader server 17 Communication terminal 19 Credit company server 131 Communication processing unit 133 Hard disk 135 Display 137 Keyboard 139 Control unit

Claims (5)

An auction organizer server that connects to a bidder's communication terminal via an information network and presents the contents of a bid on goods or services to a homepage to provide an auction for goods or services, and a trader server of a trader that provides goods or services An auction system comprising:
The auction organizer server,
Presenting means for presenting a screen representing collection of a prescribed bid application point to the bidder's communication terminal;
A bid price receiving means for receiving a bid price of a product or service from a bidder's communication terminal;
Point subtraction request transmission means for transmitting a point subtraction request to the trader server when a bid price is received,
The trader server is
An authentication means for authenticating whether the auction is available;
An auction system comprising: a bid application point subtracting means for subtracting a prescribed bid application point from a bidder's remaining point value based on subtraction request information from the auction organizer server. The authentication means,
The trader has a judging means for judging whether or not the remaining point value of the point value given according to the product price or the service price purchased by the user is larger than the prescribed bid application point,
2. The auction system according to claim 1, wherein when the remaining point value of the user is larger than a prescribed bid application point, participation in the auction is permitted to the auction organizer server. Equipped with a credit company server,
The authentication means,
Determining means for determining whether the remaining point value of the point value provided by the trader according to the price of the product or service purchased by the user is greater than the prescribed bid application point,
Inquiring means for inquiring the credit information of the user to the credit company server,
If the remaining point value of the user is greater than the prescribed bid application point and credit from the credit company server to the user is obtained, the auction organizer server is permitted to participate in the auction. 2. The auction system according to claim 1, wherein: The trader server is
After the authentication, there is a remaining point value returning means for returning the remaining point value of the bidder to the auction organizer server,
The auction organizer server,
2. The auction system according to claim 1, further comprising a remaining point value presenting means for presenting the remaining point value received from the trader server to a communication terminal of the bidder. The auction organizer server,
2. The auction system according to claim 1, further comprising a bid application point calculating means for calculating and recording a bid application point required for bidding every time a bid price is received from a user.

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