JP2002366800A - System and method for commodity auction via internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system/method for commodity auction via the Internet by which a seller can sell a commodity at a desired price but a buyer (user) can get the commodity at a cost of several dozens percent, several percent or less of the price of the commodity and by which a large number of persons can participate in an auction and enjoy participating in it. SOLUTION: The system is provided with a terminal server 4 by which a site manager 2 having being asked to sell the commodity provides the commodity information and which users 5A and 5B to buy the terminal access, a commodity database 10 having information on the price of the commodity provided to a terminal server 4 by the manager 2, the calculating conditions of a participating cost and information that only a prize-winner can get the commodity at a cost divided by the number of bidders, and a registering and totaling database 15 for allowing the users 5A and 5B to register and total the number of bidders who have applied for participating in the auction to the server 4 to calculate the participating cost from the calculation condition of the participating cost. Thus, the prize-winner can get the commodity at the participating cost obtained by dividing the price of the commodity by the number of the bidders.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commodity auction system and auction method using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional auctions (auction method)
It is effective for rare-value products because it raises prices in the competition for participants to obtain products.
However, it is not attractive for products that are widely spread in the masses. Also some people who want to get the product are good,
There was a lack of participation and enjoyment of many people.

[0003]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that although a seller can sell at a desired price, a purchaser (user) can obtain a fraction or a tenth of the price of the product. Another object of the present invention is to provide an Internet-based product auction system and auction method that can be obtained at a hundredth of a cost, that many people can participate in with a sense of play, and have a fun of participating.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a merchandise auction system using the Internet for solving the above problems.
The site administrator who receives the product sale request provides the product information and accesses the user who purchases the product, and the price of the product provided by the site administrator to the terminal server, the calculation conditions of the participation fee, and the participation A product database that contains information such as information that only the winners can obtain at the cost divided by the number of people, and the number of participants who have applied for participation at the terminal server are registered and counted, and the participation fee is calculated from the calculation conditions of the participation fee. It has a registration / aggregation database to be calculated, and the winner can obtain the product at a participation fee obtained by dividing the product price by the number of participants.

[0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method for auctioning goods on the Internet according to the present invention is based on the following. A step of inputting the provision of information such as that only the winners can obtain at a divided cost through the Internet, and a step of a user purchasing the product accessing through the Internet and obtaining and participating in the product information provided by the site administrator. A step of registering and counting the number of participants who have applied for participation and calculating a participation fee from the calculation conditions of the participation fee, and a step of determining a winner after the payment of the participation fee.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, a site administrator 2 who has contracted with an Internet provider and received a product sales request from a seller 1 provides products to be auctioned by a personal computer 3 to a terminal server 4. User 5 (5A, 5B ...) participating in the purchase of the product
Will access the terminal server 4 by pan 6 (6A, 6B ...). An authentication server 7 that recognizes the credit of the user 5 is connected to the terminal server 4.

[0007] A product database 10 and a registration / aggregation database 15 are connected to the terminal server 4. The product database 10 is provided with a homepage 12 that introduces the product 11 provided by the site administrator 2. The homepage 12 has information on the product, for example, the price of the product, an outline of the product, and conditions for calculating the participation fee ( Information such as the calculation of the participation fee after the number of participants after a certain period of time, the participation fee based on a predetermined number of people on a first-come-first-served basis), information that only the winner can obtain the product at the cost divided by the number of participants is displayed It has become. Registration and aggregation database 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes registration of the application of the user 5, totalization of the number of participants, and calculation of the participation fee in accordance with the above-mentioned conditions for calculating the participation fee. The number of people, the participation fee, and the like are displayed on the homepage 12 in real time.

Next, the auction method will be described with reference to FIG. The seller 1 requests the site administrator 2 to sell the product (step S1). The site administrator 2 uses the personal computer 3 to obtain information on the above-mentioned products, for example, the price of the product, the outline of the product, and the conditions for calculating the participation fee (the calculation of the participation fee after the number of participants after a certain period of time, or ), And information such that only the winner can obtain the product at a cost divided by the number of participants is accessed and input to the terminal server 4. This product information is registered in the product database 10 and posted on the homepage 12 (step S2).

[0009] The user 5 accesses the terminal server 4 (step S3), finds the product 11 desired by the user through the homepage 12 entered in the product database 10, and applies (step S4). The registration / aggregation database 15 registers / aggregates 20 the number of participants and displays it on the homepage 12.

If the participation fee calculation condition 21 is a deadline 22 based on the number of participants, for example, if the first-come-first-served product is 100,000 yen, the entry fee is 100 yen per person. If the scheduled number has been reached (step S5), the condition is satisfied 30. If the scheduled number is not reached (step S6), the result is unsatisfied 31.

In the case where the condition 21 for calculating the participation fee is a deadline 23 after a certain period, the registration / aggregation database 15 calculates the participation fee 24 after the deadline and sends it to the user 5 25. For example, if there are 1000 applicants for a 100,000 yen product, the participation fee is 100 yen per person. If there is no change in the number of registered persons (step S7), 30 is established. However, if the number of registered users is changed before the lottery (step S8), the participation fee is also changed. Therefore, if there is a change in the number of participants,
The tallying database 15 calculates the participation fee per person again, and retransmits the change of the participation fee 26 to the user. If the user 5 decides to participate with the changed participation fee (step S9), the condition is satisfied 30. If the user 5 cancels due to a change in the participation fee, the result is unsatisfied 31.

[0012] When the above-mentioned steps S5, S7 and S9 are satisfied 30, the user 5 pays by credit within a predetermined period. Then, a random lottery 32 is performed, and the user 5 is notified of the winning or losing (step S11). Here, the random lottery 32 determines a digit from the total number of participants, for example. For example, if the total number of participants is 6
In the case of 94 people, one digit is determined by numbers 0 to 4 in a random number table,
10 digits determine numbers 0-9 in the random number table, 100 digits number 0
6 is determined by a random number table. The total number of participants 694 is determined by random numbers.

[0013] The winning user 5 pays the postage and obtains the product. After the termination, the site manager 2 pays the seller 1 an amount obtained by subtracting a commission from the product price. If the result of the determination in steps S6 and S10 is not satisfied 31, the next holding or cancellation 33 is transmitted to the user 5 (step S12).

[0014]

According to the present invention, a terminal server which is provided by a site administrator who has received a product sales request and which accesses a user who purchases the product, and a terminal server which the site administrator has provided to the terminal server. Register and count the price, the entry fee calculation conditions, the product database containing information such as only the winners being able to obtain at the cost divided by the number of participants, and the number of participants who applied for participation in the terminal server A registration / aggregation database for calculating the participation fee from the calculation conditions of the participation fee is provided, and the winner can obtain the product at the participation fee obtained by dividing the product price by the number of participants. Thus, despite the seller being able to sell at the desired price, the user can get it for a fraction, tenth or hundreds of the price of the product, and many people Participants can participate in a sense of play and have the fun of participating.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a commodity auction system using the Internet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 seller 2 site manager 3 personal computer 4 terminal server 5 (5A, 5B ...) user 6 (6A, 6B ...) personal computer 10 product database 11 product 12 homepage 15 registration / aggregation database

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A terminal server, which is accessed by a user who provides a product information and a user who purchases the product by a site administrator who has received a product sales request, and a price, participation fee of the product provided by the site administrator to the terminal server. Register the product database, which contains information such as the calculation conditions of, the information that only the winner can obtain at the cost divided by the number of participants, and the number of participants who applied for participation in the terminal server
A registration / aggregation database for counting and calculating the participation fee from the calculation conditions of the participation fee, wherein the winner can obtain the product at the participation fee obtained by dividing the product price by the number of participants. Product auction system. 2. The site administrator who receives the product sales request provides information such as the price of the product which is the product information, the calculation conditions of the participation fee, and the information obtained only by the winners at the cost divided by the number of participants. Entering the information via the Internet, the step of the user purchasing the product accessing through the Internet, obtaining the product information provided by the site administrator and participating, and registering and counting the number of participants who applied for participation A method for auctioning goods on the Internet, comprising: calculating a participation fee from the calculation conditions of the participation fee; and determining a winner after paying the participation fee. 3. The condition for calculating the participation fee is a condition for calculating the participation fee based on the number of participants after a certain period, or calculating the participation fee based on a predetermined number of people on a first-come-first-served basis. 3. The auction system and auction method according to claim 1, wherein the auction process is performed by the Internet.