JP2002099769A - Distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distribution system for regarding all displayed cars as the virtual stock of respective dealers and extracting the desired car in accordance with the storing area and the type of the vehicle. SOLUTION: In the distribution system, a server is connected to the terminal of the dealer who is to sell or purchase a used car or the like through the Internet. The system is provided with a means receiving article/display information on the car itself to be sold and the selling condition from the dealer terminal and registering it in a database and a means obtaining article/display information from the data base and displaying it on the dealer terminal. A virtual stock code is added to article display information in accordance with the storing area and the type of the car. The database is retrieved by the virtual stock code based on a request from the dealer terminal. Thus, article/display information is displayed at every storing area and type and the desired car can be extracted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a distribution system for various articles, and more particularly to a distribution system for distributing used cars between used car dealers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an auction is known for the distribution of used cars between used car dealers. In the case of an auction, car buyers and car buyers each enter an auction management company. The information of the car entered is disclosed to the auction participant on the day before the date of the auction or the like, and will be placed in an actual auction.

[0003] Conventionally, in order to exchange used cars between used car dealers, it has also been practiced to distribute used cars by referring to affiliated or acquainted dealers based on requests from customers.

[0004]

However, with the conventional method, smooth and rapid distribution could not be achieved. In other words, in the case of the conventional auction, the date and time of the event and the place were specified, so it was necessary to visit the auction site on the specified date and time, and it was not possible to participate casually from anywhere at any time .
In addition, in the case of a conventional auction, it is necessary to transport a car twice from the seller to the auction site and from the auction site to the buyer.

[0005] Furthermore, in the case of a conventional auction, the information of the car entered was found only on the day before the date of the auction or the like, so that the auction participant could not sufficiently consider the entry car. In addition, in the case of a conventional auction, it is common to pay a participation fee for the auction. For this reason, there is a large risk of not getting the car you want, even if you participated with paying a fee, but also a big risk of not being able to sell the car as a seller. Was.

On the other hand, when exchanging used cars between affiliated or acquainted dealers, the number and types of cars that can be exchanged are limited. On the other hand, it is not realistic that each dealer has more inventory, because there are still problems such as storage, exhibition places, and unsold. Therefore, a system that enables smooth exchange of vehicles between dealers in a wider range has been desired.

[0007] Conventionally, used car dealers have had to manage their own stocked cars, and individually exhibit and trade in auctions as needed. That is,
The inventory management function of each dealer and the transaction management function of the auction management company were completely separated, and the procedure was complicated.

Further, it has been difficult to confirm the popularity of a car by any of the conventional methods. In addition, when land transportation is carried out after the completion of a sales contract, the land transportation cost is generally borne by the buyer, so the buyer wants to procure it nearby, but there is no system that makes it possible.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a main purpose of the present invention is to enable all exhibited vehicles to be regarded as virtual inventory as if they were stock vehicles of each dealer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a distribution system capable of extracting a desired vehicle according to a storage location of a vehicle. Also preferably, anytime, anywhere, the information on the car that was exhibited can be viewed easily, and negotiations can be performed in the order of earliest order, and it is possible to easily manage the inventory and exhibition of the own car and check the popularity of the car. It is an object of the present invention to provide a distribution system that can reduce the transportation cost of vehicles.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the distribution system of the present invention can be connected to a terminal of a user who intends to sell or purchase an article such as a used car via a network. (1) means for receiving from a user terminal the article / exhibition information relating to the article itself to be sold and its sale conditions, etc., and registering it in the information storage means; Means for acquiring information from the information storage means and disclosing the information to the user terminal.

The article / exhibition information is provided with a virtual stock code according to the storage area and type of the article, and based on the request from the user terminal, the virtual stock code is used. By searching the information storage means,
The article / exhibition information can be disclosed for each storage area and type.

Alternatively, the distribution system of the present invention further includes negotiation support means, and the article / exhibition information includes a minimum selling price, whether or not to disclose the price to a purchase applicant, It is characterized in that at least the setting of the minimum selling price is included in the minimum amount of price increase by the purchaser and the maximum number of negotiations at the time of price negotiation.
Here, the negotiation support means receives the desired purchase price from the purchase candidate, compares the desired purchase price with the lowest selling price, and if the desired purchase price is equal to or more than the lowest selling price, proceeds to the negotiations. On the other hand, if the desired purchase price is less than the minimum selling price, this is a means for sending back to the purchaser's terminal to increase the negotiated price.

[0013] When disclosure of the lowest selling price to the purchaser is set, the negotiation support means can disclose the price to the purchaser's terminal as the limit sale price. Also, if the price increase amount is set,
The negotiation support means calculates the price increase from the previous purchase price when the purchase price is raised by the purchaser,
If the increase is less than the price increase, a reply is sent to the purchaser's terminal to increase the increase. Further, if the upper limit of negotiations is set, the negotiation support means counts the number of negotiations by the purchaser, and ends the negotiation if the number of negotiations reaches the upper limit of negotiations but the negotiation is not completed. Perform the following processing.

[0014] Preferably, in addition to the above configuration, when another purchaser wishes to negotiate the same article with one purchaser during the negotiation, the negotiation support means may include:
This is a distribution system characterized by returning to a terminal of another purchase applicant that business is being negotiated and accepting business negotiation reservations, and enabling business negotiations from the earliest order of business negotiation reservations.

[0015] Preferably, in addition to any one of the above configurations, the article / exhibition information registering means includes: (1) receiving, from a user terminal, article information relating to the article itself held by the user, and storing the information; Means that users can manage their own inventory by operating the user terminal by registering in the means, (2) designation of goods to be sold from the stock-managed goods, and sale conditions, etc. And a means for receiving exhibition information related to the information from the user terminal and registering the information in the information storage means.

More preferably, in addition to any one of the above configurations, (1) means for counting and storing the number of times the article / exhibition information is browsed from a user terminal for each article, and (2) A distribution system, comprising: means for receiving a designated memorandum check from a user terminal for each article, and storing the checked article and the person who performed the check in association with each other. is there. In this case, the number of times of browsing and the number of memorandum checks for each article can be disclosed at least to the user terminal exhibiting the article. In addition, the user who has performed the memorandum check can extract the article for which the memorandum check was performed, or the memorandum check is performed when the article / exhibition information relating to the article for which the memorandum check was performed is viewed. Can be displayed.

Preferably, in addition to the above configuration, the article / exhibition information is divided into basic information and detailed information, and each article is viewed from a user terminal for each basic information or detailed information. In addition to counting the number of times, these browsing times can be disclosed to each user terminal,
By using the number of basic information or detailed information viewed and the article / exhibition information, it is possible to provide a distribution system characterized in that statistical processing can be performed for each article type or the like.

[0018] More preferably, in addition to any one of the above configurations, (1) means for receiving request information relating to the article itself to be purchased and its purchase conditions from a user terminal and registering it in an information storage means; (2) means for acquiring the request information from the information storage means and disclosing it to the user terminal; and (3) the user has exhibited the requested article from the terminal of the user who wishes to sell. A distribution system further comprising: a unit for receiving designation of the article, and (4) a unit for notifying the terminal of the requesting user about the designated article. Based on the contents of the notification, the user can browse the article / exhibition information on the designated article and make a business negotiation.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the distribution system of the present invention will be described in more detail. Here, a case where a used car is distributed between used car dealers will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a used car distribution system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In the system of the present embodiment, dealers such as used car dealers can manage their own inventory on the net, and can exhibit the inventory from the inventory to a virtual market (virtual inventory storage) on the net as needed. It is a system that allows you to browse cars exhibited by other vendors and negotiate anonymously to purchase if necessary. The secretariat, which is the operating company of this system, manages a series of transaction flows, such as registration of dealers, acceptance of exhibitions in virtual markets, management of sales contract status and land transportation.

On the side of the secretariat, a server 1 which is a main part of the distribution system is provided. And this server 1
Is a plurality of dealer terminals (dealer terminals) 3,3
.. Can be connected via the network 2 so that bidirectional communication is possible. In this embodiment, the connection is made via the Internet.

Each of the dealer terminals 3 is an input / output device operated by a dealer, and in this embodiment, is constituted by a personal computer. That is, for example, in addition to the personal computer body, keyboard and mouse, display,
In order to enable communication with the server 1, a modem, a terminal adapter, and the like, a WWW browser, mail software, and the like are provided.

On the other hand, each dealer and its customers are connected to the Internet, telephone, facsimile, various portable information terminals,
Information is exchanged face to face. Here, in the case of the Internet, each customer uses a personal computer or various portable terminals, and through a dealer or a secretariat server,
You can contact the dealer terminal on a web page or by e-mail. For example, a purchase request can be communicated to a dealer, and the dealer can communicate customer information about virtual market listing information and contract information. When using the server of the secretariat, a customer management function for each dealer is added to the server of the distribution system of the present invention, so that the dealer terminal and the customer terminal each have a browser and a mailer, and Can be contacted on a web page or by e-mail via the above server.

Each dealer is registered on the server side by a contract with the secretariat in advance, so that the system can be used. In other words, the secretariat manages dealers, such as receiving, examining, and selling and selling the dealers. Specifically, predetermined dealer information is registered in the secretariat, and a dealer who has been given a dealer ID and a password can be authenticated using these to receive the service of the present system.

[0025] The dealer information is the server of the secretariat itself,
Alternatively, the information is registered in a database serving as information storage means at an administrator terminal connected to the server.

The dealer information is predetermined information about the dealer. For example, "Dealer information" in FIG.
As shown in the table, reception ID, registration date and time, formal registration date and time, dealer ID, password, security Q & A, company name, address, telephone number, FAX number, e-mail address, company representative name, company information, curio The license number, acquisition date, acquisition police station, bank information, and registration type FLG are included.

The reception ID is a serial number assigned by the server for each new registration of the dealer. The security Q & A is a question used in an important situation of a transaction and an answer to the question. When necessary, the secretariat (server) issues the question and asks the dealer (dealer terminal) to answer the question. Is used to perform authentication based on the correctness.

Each dealer can use his / her own dealer terminal to manage the stock of his / her stock car on a web page provided by the server. That is, the server of the secretariat is provided with the inventory management means, and the inventory management function is achieved. It goes without saying that the information on the stock is not disclosed to other dealers.

The inventory management means receives inventory management information and registers it in a database serving as an information storage means, transmits the registered inventory management information to the dealer terminal for viewing based on an instruction from the dealer terminal, This is a means for performing various types of inventory management by adding, deleting, or modifying inventory management information as necessary.

The stock management information is information on stock vehicles. In this embodiment, car information, parking lot information, various information (scratch information, equipment information, equipment quality information), and various master information (maker master information, type master) Information, vehicle type master information,
Body information, body color master information, color master information, and fuel master information). In addition,
Once the storage information is registered, it is not necessary to register for each car as long as it is a registered place, and the master information is usually registered in advance by the secretariat.

The vehicle information is information relating to the stock vehicle itself. In this embodiment, for example, the stock number, registration date, registration time, dealer ID, in-house management number, registration number 1 to 1
4. Parking number, manufacturer number, type number, vehicle type number, grade, chassis number, model, body color number, color number, two-tone FLG, year, number of doors, displacement, vehicle history, mileage, fuel number, NOX , Vehicle inspection year / month, restoration history, assessment evaluation (interior / exterior), evaluation criteria, reference price, image (front / rear /
Interior), the number of browsing basic information, the number of browsing detailed information, the number of memorandum registrations, and the trade completion FLG. It is needless to say that the "number" in the car information or the like is not limited to a number, but may employ various codes such as a character string.

The stock number in the car information is a serial number automatically assigned by the server every time a stock car is newly registered. The dealer ID is a dealer ID in the dealer information. Therefore, the vehicle information and the dealer information are associated with each other by the dealer ID. For example, it is possible to distinguish which dealer has which vehicle, which vehicle belongs to which dealer, and the like. .

The image information in the car information is image data obtained by photographing the car, and includes, for example, a plurality of images obtained by developing the car in a development view. In this embodiment, a photographic image of a car taken from the front, an image of the car taken from the rear, and an image of the interior of the car are included. These are uploaded on the web page.

In the car information, the basic information browsing number means the number of dealers who can view the web page displaying the basic information of the stock car when the stock car is exhibited in a virtual market on the Internet described later. This is the number of browsing that indicates whether browsing has been performed.
Similarly, the detailed information browsing number indicates the number of dealers who browsed a web page displaying detailed information of the stocked car when the stocked car was sold in a virtual market on the net described below. It is. The basic information includes, for example, vehicle type, year, color, mileage, presence / absence of vehicle inspection, the number of remaining vehicles with vehicle inspection, etc., scratch information, accident history,
Information including other items such as in-vehicle equipment is used as detailed information. Which item is used as the basic information and which item is used as the detailed information are appropriately set. Also, the number of browsing may be disclosed only to the dealer who exhibited the car, but in this embodiment, browsing is possible from any dealer terminal.

Further, the number of memorandums registered in the car information is the number of memorandum checks performed by other dealers who browsed the information on the stocked car when the stocked car was put up on a virtual market on the Internet described later. Is the sum. When the memorandum check is added, the checked dealer (dealer ID), the checked car (stock number or exhibition entry number to be described later), and preferably the date and time when the memorandum check was made correspond. Is registered in the database. Therefore, when a car with the memorandum check is later viewed from the dealer, it is also displayed that the memorandum check is attached, or the car with the memorandum check is searched and extracted. It is possible.

In the car information, the trade completion FLG is a flag indicating whether or not the car has been sold in a virtual market or the like.
By switching this flag when a trade is made, for example, each dealer can search for a stock vehicle with the flag that has not been switched, thereby extracting only its own true stock vehicle.

The yard information is information on the yard (parking lot) of stock vehicles, such as the yard number and the dealer I
D, store name, postal code, prefecture code, address 1-2,
A telephone number, a FAX number, and a person in charge are included. Incidentally, the parking lot number is a serial number for each parking lot, and is the parking lot number in the car information. Accordingly, the yard information is associated with the car information via the yard number. For example, by referring to the yard information for a certain car yard, detailed information about the yard can be obtained. Further, since the store information is provided with the dealer ID, for example, the secretariat can determine which dealer belongs to the store. Furthermore, since the yard information includes the address of the yard, the distance between the yards can be obtained, and can be used for calculating the land transportation cost at the time of the sales contract in the virtual market.

On the other hand, various types of master information are provided with a manufacturer number, a type number, a vehicle type number, a body color number, a color number, or a fuel number, and are associated with the vehicle information. For example, the maker master information corresponds to a maker number and a maker name. Therefore, by referring to the maker master information based on the maker number in the car information, it is possible to know the maker of the car in detail.

Further, various information in FIG. 2, such as flaw information, includes:
Each of the stock numbers is associated with the car information. Therefore, for example, by referring to the flaw information based on the stock number in the car information, the state of the flaw of the car can be known in detail.

Each dealer registers the above-mentioned inventory management information in the database on the secretariat side for each of the inventory vehicles owned by the dealer, and browses and corrects the inventory management information on the web page. Management becomes possible. Then, each dealer specifies a car to be exhibited in the virtual market (virtual storage) on the net set by the secretariat as necessary from the registered stock vehicles, and sells it to other dealers. You can consult.

In other words, the dealer uses his / her dealer terminal to specify a car to be put on the virtual market from his / her stock car on a web page, and at that time, price conditions such as limit price and success are also specified. Can be set. The server of the secretariat is provided with exhibition information registration means, and this exhibition function is achieved. In addition, the car registered in the virtual storage,
It is regarded as a sale request and the information is disclosed to all dealers. Therefore, the entire virtual inventory can be regarded as the inventory of each dealer.

The exhibition information registration means is means for receiving the exhibition information from the dealer terminal and registering the information in the database as the information storage means. By creating this listing information,
Which car you want to sell and under what conditions are registered,
It will be disclosed to other dealers.

The exhibition information is information relating to the exhibition in the virtual market. In this embodiment, the exhibition entry number,
Virtual stock number, stock number, minimum selling price, price display, price increase, reference price, negotiation form, number of negotiations,
Exhibit registration date, exhibit registration time, transaction category, sale price,
Decision negotiation entry number, settlement date, settlement FL
G, scheduled land transportation date, and cancellation FLG. The exhibition entry number is a serial number automatically assigned by the server each time a new exhibition is registered in the virtual market.

In the exhibition information, the virtual stock number is a number assigned according to the storage area of the exhibited car, the type of the car, and the like. In the case of distinction by region, the virtual stock number may be selected based on the yard information of the car to be exhibited. In this case, using a table that associates multiple storage numbers for each virtual inventory number,
When a car for sale is specified, a table may be searched based on the parking lot number of the car for sale, and the virtual stock number may be automatically determined. On the other hand, in the case of discrimination based on the type of the vehicle, the type of the vehicle may be selected based on the vehicle information of the vehicle to be exhibited. In addition, it is possible to classify not only the type but also other items in the car information.

Since the inventory number is assigned to the exhibition information in correspondence with that of the vehicle information, it is possible to determine which inventory vehicle has been exhibited, and to follow the dealer ID in the vehicle information. You can see which dealer's car.

At the time of registering the exhibition information, the dealer can specify the selling conditions of how much the car is to be sold. As the sale conditions, in the exhibition information of this embodiment, for example, as shown in the table of FIG. 7A, a minimum selling price, a price display, a price increase, a negotiation form, and the number of negotiations can be specified. Of these, entry of the minimum selling price and selection of the negotiation form are mandatory. The exhibition information includes a reference price.

[0047] The minimum selling price is a minimum desired selling price that will not be sold if the desired purchase price does not reach this minimum selling price. Price display refers to the selection of whether or not to disclose the minimum selling price to a purchase applicant, and when displaying the price, the price is disclosed on the net,
It becomes a limit sell order. On the other hand, if the price is not displayed, other dealers cannot know the price.

The price increase is the minimum amount of price increase by the purchaser at the time of price negotiation, and is used when the purchaser can offer a price more than once in one negotiation. At the time of presentation, this is an amount for which the price should be presented with a price increase larger than this price increase from the previous offer price. By using this price increase amount, the next offer price is limited to a certain amount or more, so it is necessary to present the price in consideration of each time, and it is possible to make the price negotiations interesting. The price increase amount can be selected in a radio button format from 10,000 yen to 50,000 yen in increments of 10,000 yen, for example.

The reference price is a market price automatically displayed from the server according to the type of vehicle to be exhibited and the model year. In this embodiment, a database (table) in which predetermined vehicle information such as vehicle type and year and corresponding market prices are stored is used. Therefore, when an exhibition car is specified from a stock car, the database is searched based on the car information of the car, a reference price approximate to the car is extracted, and the reference price is automatically entered in a predetermined field of the exhibition information registration screen. Will be displayed. Therefore, the exhibitor can determine the minimum selling price and the like with reference to the reference price.

The selection of the negotiation form is to select whether the negotiation with the purchaser is entrusted to the secretariat or is automatically performed using the negotiation support system of the server. And
When the use of the negotiation support system is selected in the selection of the negotiation form, the number of negotiations is input or selected. The number of negotiations is the number of times the price change by the purchaser is permitted during negotiations by the negotiation support system. In one negotiation, the purchaser can only offer the price for the number of negotiations, and if it exceeds that, the negotiation will flow.

In the exhibition information, the exhibition registration date and the exhibition registration time are automatically registered with the registration of the minimum selling price and the like. In addition, the determined sale price, the determined negotiation entry number, and the like are information added when the negotiation is completed.
Further, the settlement FLG is a flag for confirming the presence or absence of the settlement. When the settlement after the negotiation is completed, the flag is switched and the fact is registered. Also,
The cancellation FLG is a flag for confirming whether or not the exhibition information has been disclosed, and is switched when the exhibition itself is to be stopped or when the exhibition is stopped when a negotiation is completed.

Each dealer can browse the information of the car exhibited as described above on a web page using the dealer terminal. And, if necessary,
You can negotiate anonymously. For that purpose, the server of the secretariat is provided with information browsing means and negotiation support means, and achieves a browsing function and a purchasing function.

The information browsing means is means for acquiring information on the exhibited car (mainly necessary information in the exhibition information and the car information) from the database based on an instruction from the dealer terminal and disclosing it to the dealer terminal. is there. As a result, each dealer can see the information of the car that has been exhibited, and can consider which car to purchase.

The dealer browses the information on the exhibited car, and if there is a car that he / she likes, if necessary, uses negotiation support means to meet the conditions specified by the dealer who owns the car. Anonymous negotiations on the Internet can be held between them.

The negotiation support means receives the negotiation information on the identification of the car to be negotiated and the conditions for the purchase from the dealer terminal of the purchaser, compares it with the exhibition information registered by the seller, and prepares for the contract. Means for performing matching and registering information in a database as information storage means as necessary.

In the present embodiment, the negotiation information includes, for example, a negotiation entry number, an exhibition entry number, a desired purchase price, a desired dealer ID, a negotiation date, a negotiation time,
Land destination, transaction category, and transaction FLG are included. Among them, the negotiation entry number is a serial number automatically given based on new registration of negotiation information. Also, by attaching the exhibition entry number, the negotiation information is associated with the exhibition information, and it is possible to determine which of the exhibited vehicles the application is for. In addition, the negotiation information includes the negotiated price presented by the dealer desiring to purchase, the date and time of the negotiation, the success or failure of the negotiation,
It is left as the history of the negotiation.

At the time of registering the negotiation information, the dealer can specify purchase conditions such as how much he / she wants to buy the car. As the purchase condition, in the negotiation information of the present embodiment, for example, a desired purchase price (negotiated price) can be specified one or more times. The desired purchase price is a price at which purchase is performed at this price.

The negotiation date and the negotiation time are information added with the registration of the negotiation information, and the land destination is information on a place where the buyer wants to transport the car, and is indicated by the yard number of the yard information. Can be specified. The transportation distance is determined from the location of the exhibited vehicles and the location of the land transportation destination, so that the land transportation cost can be calculated. The cancellation FLG is a flag that changes when negotiation information is registered but negotiations flow.

When the negotiation is concluded by the negotiation support means or the like, the secretariat notifies the dealer who exhibited the car to that effect. For example, the server searches the dealer information database based on the dealer ID of the dealer who has exhibited, acquires the contact information of the mail address (or any one of TEL, FAX, address, etc.) of the dealer, Notify based on that. In the case of notification by e-mail, at least the exhibition entry number and the determined sale price are notified. In addition, FAX, TEL,
The notification may be sent to the mobile terminal. Similarly, a confirmation mail may be transmitted to the purchase dealer just in case.

When a negotiation is completed, contract information is created. In this embodiment, the contract information includes, for example, the contract number, the exhibition entry number, the land transportation cost, and the contract date. The contract number is a serial number assigned to each record of the contract information, that is, each time the negotiation is completed. The trade information is provided with a trade entry number, and corresponds to the trade information, so that it is determined which trade car the trade information is for.

The secretariat creates and manages a database of the sales contract management information separately from the contract information. Therefore, the server is provided with a sales contract management means operable from the server itself or one or more manager terminals connected thereto. Note that the administrator terminal may be connected to a server via a network. In that case, after connecting to the server from the administrator terminal equipped with a browser via the Internet or intranet and authenticating,
The purchase and sale contract management information can be registered, corrected, and browsed on the web page by the purchase and sale contract management means.

In this embodiment, the sales contract management information includes, for example, a sales contract number, an exhibition entry number, a payment notice number, a payment amount, a scheduled shipping date, a shipping date, a scheduled payment date, a payment date, a vehicle tax FLG, and a deposit. Scheduled date, payment date,
Includes expected delivery date, delivery date, invoice number, document acceptance date, and document deficiency FLG.

The sales contract number is a serial number assigned to each record of the sales contract management information.
Also, by attaching the exhibition entry number, it is possible to correspond to the exhibition information, and eventually to the car information, the contract information and the like. Information on other items such as payment, shipment, payment, and delivery is added as needed.

Each dealer browses the information of the exhibited car but cannot find the desired car. If necessary, the dealer can request and register the desired car if necessary. For this purpose, the server is provided with a request registration unit.

The request registering means is a means for receiving request information from the dealer terminal, registering the request information in a database serving as information storage means, and deleting or correcting the information as necessary.

The request information is mainly information relating to the vehicle to be purchased. In this embodiment, the request number, the request dealer ID, the purchase price (highest / lowest), the desired purchase price, the desired virtual stock number, the request registration date, the request In addition to registration time and transaction category, manufacturer number, type number, model number, grade, model, body color number, color number,
Two-tone FLG, year, number of doors, displacement, mileage, fuel number, NOX, vehicle inspection date, restoration history, assessment evaluation,
The evaluation criterion, the number of request browsing, the number of memorandum registrations, and the cancellation FLG are included.

The request number is a serial number automatically assigned from the server every time a new request is registered. Request dealer ID
Is the dealer ID of the dealer who registered the request
And the dealer ID in the dealer information.

The desired virtual stock number in the request information corresponds to the virtual stock number in the exhibition information, and can be designated by, for example, a region or a vehicle type. The request registration date and the registration time are information automatically added on the server side along with the registration of the request. Each item below the manufacturer number is information on the vehicle that the user wants to obtain. The number of views is information indicating the number of times that the request has been viewed from another dealer when the request is published on the Internet, as described later. The number of dealers doing the check. Further, the cancellation FLG is a flag that is switched when the request is canceled due to application for the request and the negotiation is completed, etc. After the flag is switched, the request is handled so as not to be disclosed.

Each dealer can browse the requested information and can apply for the request as needed. For this purpose, the server is provided with request browsing means and request application means.

The request browsing means is means for acquiring desired request information from a database based on an instruction from the dealer terminal and disclosing the request information to the dealer terminal. When the request information is disclosed to the dealer terminal, it is preferable that the request information can be searched by the dealer and only necessary requests can be extracted. For example, each information about the desired car itself below the manufacturer number in the request information,
Make it possible to search using the desired virtual stock number, etc., so that the server that receives the search condition input at the dealer terminal searches the database under that condition and returns necessary request information to the dealer terminal Configure it. It should be noted that the disclosure of the request is performed anonymously, and the requesting dealer, its ID, and the like are configured not to be known to other dealers.

Other dealers who have viewed the request information can apply for the request using the request applying means. The request application means is a means for receiving, from the dealer terminal, the fact that the vehicle owns a car satisfying the content of the request, and registering it in the database. At the time of application registration, the request number, the dealer ID of the response dealer, and the exhibition entry number exhibited by the response dealer are registered.

In this embodiment, the response to the request is based on the premise that the response dealer has already exhibited in the virtual market. So, as a response dealer,
If the requested car is in stock but has not been exhibited, it will first go through the exhibition procedure to obtain an exhibition entry number and then apply for the request. As a result, all negotiations can be conducted on the virtual stock market side, and the system can be simplified.

The server that has received the application information for the request registers the information in the database and notifies the request dealer that the application has been made. For example, the dealer ID of the request dealer
Searches dealer information in the database based on the e-mail address of the dealer (or TEL, FA
X, address, etc.) and obtain notification based on the obtained contact information. In the case of notification by e-mail or the like, at least the request number and the applied entry number are notified. Therefore, the request dealer may browse the exhibition information based on the exhibition entry number and make a business negotiation as necessary.

At the time of notification by e-mail, the address (URL) of the web page on which the car for entry is displayed may be specified in hypertext. In this case,
By clicking on the URL displayed on the mail, the browser can be started and the page of the exhibited car can be viewed immediately. However, it will be necessary to perform authentication before linking to the page or before starting negotiations.

Next, the operation of the distribution system configured as described above will be described. A new dealer who intends to newly use this system notifies the secretariat of a predetermined matter in advance and receives registration. Procedures and documents for this registration can be made available on the secretariat's web page. In addition, on the web page of the secretariat, it is possible to enable registration acceptance and the like online.

The secretariat registers necessary information on the dealer and then registers the dealer information in the database.
At the time of registration, a password and a security Q & A are set between the dealer and a dealer ID is given to the dealer.

The dealer who has been given the dealer ID and the password can receive the service provided by the present system by using them. That is,
The dealer can connect to a secretariat server using a dealer terminal to manage inventory, exhibit in a virtual market on the Internet, browse and purchase exhibited cars, and the like.

The dealer connects to the secretariat's website using a WWW browser using a dealer terminal capable of using the Internet. Along with this, the secretariat server authenticates whether or not the dealer is an authorized dealer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, an authentication screen requesting input of a dealer ID and a password is transmitted to the dealer terminal, and displayed on the display of the dealer terminal. On the other hand, the dealer inputs his / her dealer ID and password in predetermined fields of the displayed authentication screen, and returns the information to the secretariat server by clicking a transmission button or the like.

The server receiving this information authenticates whether or not the dealer is an authorized dealer based on the received information. For example, using the authentication server connected to the web server, the received dealer ID
Search the dealer information database based on the
This is performed by confirming the consistency of the password corresponding to the dealer ID. Then, only when authenticated as an authorized dealer, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 4 is transmitted to the dealer terminal and displayed on the display.

On this menu screen, for example, items of “stock management”, “exhibition”, “virtual inventory browsing (exhibition browsing)”, “request registration”, “request browsing”, and “back office” are displayed. Selection will be accepted from the items of.

Now, consider a case where a dealer manages inventory on the Internet. In this case, the dealer may select “Inventory Management” on the menu screen. For example, the item is selected by clicking the item of “stock management” on the screen with the mouse. Upon receiving the selection signal, the server returns an inventory management submenu screen as shown in FIG. 5 to the dealer terminal and causes the display to be displayed on the display of the dealer terminal.

On this stock management submenu screen, items such as “stock registration”, “correction”, “exhibition”, “stock display”, and “search” are displayed, and any one of them is selected. It is possible.

When "stock registration" is selected by clicking the mouse on this submenu screen,
The server receiving the selection signal returns an inventory registration screen to the dealer terminal. Therefore, the inventory registration screen is displayed on the display of the dealer terminal that has received this. On the stock registration screen of this embodiment, required items in the vehicle information and corresponding input fields (blank fields) and selection fields (for example, pull-down format) are displayed. Just fill in the part. The stock registration screen displays a stock number assigned by the server in advance.

After inputting or selecting desired items on the stock registration screen, the information is transmitted to the server by, for example, clicking a "register" button displayed on the screen, and the server receiving the information transmits the information to the server. Is registered in the vehicle information database. Note that, similarly to the vehicle information, various types of information such as storage information and scratch information can be collected from the dealer terminal and registered in the database. Further, in order to allow the vehicle to be sold immediately after the registration of the stock vehicle, a selection column may be provided as to whether or not the vehicle is to be sold in a virtual market on the net after registration of the inventory information management information such as vehicle information. in this case,
The same processing as when "exhibition" to be described later is selected is performed on the vehicle that has just been registered.

When "correction" of the inventory management information is selected on the submenu screen, the server first causes the dealer to specify a target whose inventory management information is to be corrected. For example, in the case of correcting the car information, an input field such as a stock number or an in-house management number is displayed, and the stock is specified by receiving the input. Alternatively, a list of stock vehicles of the dealer may be displayed, and a stock vehicle whose information is desired to be corrected may be selected from the list.

When a stock vehicle whose inventory management information is to be corrected is selected, the server that has received the selection signal searches the database based on the selected signal, acquires the vehicle information of the vehicle, and retrieves the information. A screen similar to the filled-in inventory registration screen is transmitted to the dealer terminal and displayed on the display. Therefore, the dealer sees the screen display and corrects the desired information (including subscription and deletion).
Then, click the "Register" button. As a result, the corrected information is transmitted to the server, and the server receiving the information re-registers the information in the database.
It should be noted that the correction of information other than the vehicle information is performed in the same manner.

When “exhibition” to the virtual market is selected on the sub-menu screen or the menu screen, the server transmits a list of stock vehicles owned by the dealer to the dealer terminal and displays the list on the display. Therefore, the dealer only has to select a car to be exhibited in the virtual market on the net from the list. In other words, the dealer can register in the virtual parking lot (market) simply by selecting the car he wants to exhibit from his / her stock car. When the exhibited vehicle is specified, the exhibition information registration means of the server transmits an exhibition registration screen for accepting the registration of exhibition information such as sale conditions to the dealer terminal, and causes the display to display the screen.

In the exhibition registration screen of this embodiment, required items in the exhibition information and input columns and selection columns corresponding to the respective items are displayed, so that necessary parts are filled in using a keyboard or a mouse. I should go. It should be noted that the stock registration screen displays the stock number of the selected stock vehicle in advance, and also displays the stock entry number assigned by the server in advance.

Then, first, the virtual market (storage space) to be exhibited
Select In the case where selection is possible depending on the region, for example, since it is divided in units of a city, any one of them is selected. By the way, in the case of buying and selling a car, the land transportation cost after the contract is generally paid by the buyer, so in order to enable the buyer to make a choice in an area close to himself,
It is extremely useful to divide the virtual storage area into regions. It is needless to say that the virtual market is not limited to the area, but can be classified according to other items such as a vehicle type and a manufacturer. For example, "(spring) RV car special feature", "1
It is also possible to classify items such as "box cars".

After specifying the virtual market, sale conditions as shown in the table of FIG. 7A are set. That is, among the minimum selling price, the price display, the price increase, the negotiation form, and the number of negotiations, at least the minimum sales price is input, the negotiation form is selected, and other items are input or selected as desired. Since the reference price for the exhibited vehicle is displayed on the exhibition registration screen for setting these sale conditions, the minimum selling price can be determined with reference to the reference price.

After setting sale conditions and the like on the exhibition registration screen,
Click the “Register” button on the screen to select it. Then, the input or selected information is sent to the server, and the server receiving the information registers them in the exhibition information database.

[0092] On the other hand, when "stock display" is selected on the submenu screen, the server extracts the stock vehicles owned by the dealer from the database, transmits the list to the dealer terminal, and displays the list on the display. Note that the extraction of the dealer's stock vehicles is executed by searching a database based on the dealer ID.

Further, when the dealer specifies a car in the list, the server receiving the selection signal obtains basic information and detailed information of the car from the database,
The information is transmitted to the dealer terminal and disclosed to the dealer. This process is performed by searching a database and extracting information based on the stock number of the vehicle, the in-house management number, and the like designated by the dealer. In addition, when browsing inventory for a car, you can also see the number of views showing how much basic information and detailed information of the car were seen by other dealers, and how many dealers are checking as memorandums. It is possible.

When "search" is selected on the submenu screen, the server transmits the search screen to the dealer terminal and displays it. In this search screen, for example, a search item selection field and an input field for it are displayed. In the search item selection field, it is possible to select main items such as car information in a pull-down format, and after selecting any item, enter the corresponding condition in the input column and send it to the server Good. Then, the server that has received the search condition searches the database such as the car information using the search condition, extracts the vehicle corresponding to the condition, transmits the vehicle to the dealer terminal, and displays it in a list. In this case, it is only necessary to enable detailed information browsing, correction of vehicle information, exhibition on the virtual market on the Internet, and the like.

Each dealer can always browse stock vehicles exhibited by other dealers, and can negotiate as necessary. Therefore, each dealer can provide a wide range of cars to customers by imagining all the exhibited cars as if they are stock cars.

In order for the dealer to browse the virtual inventory (virtual market) on the net, the dealer may select "virtual inventory browsing" on the menu screen. The server that has received the selection signal first transmits a virtual market selection screen to the dealer terminal for display. On this selection screen, for example,
A list of virtual markets classified by region, car type, and the like is displayed, and any one of them can be selected. This selection signal is transmitted to the server, and upon receipt of the selection signal, the server extracts the exhibit vehicle having the selected virtual stock number from the exhibition information database. Then, the vehicle information database is searched based on the stock number, necessary basic information is obtained, and the basic information is first displayed on the dealer terminal in order (FIG. 6, FIG. 7 (b)).

On the basic information browsing screen, for example, a predetermined number of vehicles (three vehicles in FIG. 6), an exhibition entry number, a vehicle type, a model year, a color, a mileage, presence / absence of vehicle inspection, and a remaining number are displayed. When the dealer wants to obtain more detailed information, the dealer selects by clicking, for example, a “detailed information” button. The server that has received the selection signal acquires more detailed information from a database such as car information and discloses the detailed information to the dealer terminal (FIG. 7C).

[0098] Each time the basic information and the detailed information are browsed, the number of browses of the basic information and the number of browses of the detailed information in the vehicle information is incremented by one and rewritten. This number of browsing can be disclosed on the vehicle information disclosure screen of the vehicle. Further, the number of browsing and the number of memorandum checks may be notified to each dealer by e-mail or the like with the level of browsing.
Therefore, each dealer can grasp the popularity information of the car desired to be purchased. By knowing the degree of popularity, other dealers can know the market needs, know that there is a high possibility of selling a similar car, etc., and secure the speed of dealings.

On the browsing screen for basic information and the like, a check box for attaching a memorandum check to the car is displayed. Therefore, if there is a car to which the memorandum check is to be added, the dealer may use the mouse to check the check box of the car. When the memorandum check is added, the server associates the checked dealer with the checked car and registers them in the information storage means. For example, the information is stored together with the dealer ID and the exhibition entry number (or stock number), preferably the date and time when the memorandum check is given.

[0100] When a dealer with a memorandum check later browses the exhibited car on which the memorandum check has been performed, the memorandum check box on the browse screen is checked in advance. Will be shown. For this reason, when the dealer browses the exhibited cars, a search is made for a table in which the dealer ID and the exhibition entry number are stored in association with each other, and in the case of a combination in this table, a check box is displayed. Check to display. When the check is added, the memorandum registration number in the vehicle information of the vehicle is added by 1 and stored.

It is possible to remove the check by clicking the checked check box again with the mouse, and the information is reflected in the table. Also,
After selecting "virtual inventory browsing" on the menu screen, a predetermined search screen can be provided to extract and display only the vehicles with the memorandum check. In this case, the table may be searched based on the dealer ID of the dealer to be browsed, and the vehicle information or the like may be disclosed based on the exhibition entry number stored corresponding to the dealer ID.

On the virtual inventory disclosure screen, a "negotiation" button is displayed for each car exhibited, and a dealer who wants to purchase a car being viewed may click the button.
As a result, it becomes possible for both exhibitors to conduct business negotiations and conduct transactions anonymously.

If the consignment to the secretariat has been selected as the negotiation form when the exhibition information is registered, FIG.
The screen as shown in is displayed. That is, the fact that the negotiation is outsourced to the secretariat, the contact telephone number of the secretariat, the available time, and the like are displayed. Accordingly, the dealer desiring to purchase can see the screen display and contact the secretariat by telephone or the like to proceed with the negotiation. Outside the office hours of the secretariat, negotiations can be conducted automatically using the negotiation support system described later.

On the other hand, when the use of the negotiation support system is selected as the negotiation form, a negotiation support screen as shown in FIG. 7 (e) is displayed. In the illustrated negotiation support screen, at the top of the screen, the basic information of the exhibited car under negotiation is displayed, and the minimum increase amount and the number of negotiations specified at the time of the exhibition information registration are displayed. If the price is displayed, the lowest selling price is displayed as the selling price. In addition, the negotiation support screen displays a negotiation button that displays “Negotiate” with the current negotiation price, a negotiation stop button that displays “Flow”, and the number of negotiations remaining, the negotiation price, and a reply to the negotiation Are sequentially displayed.

The negotiation on the negotiation support screen shown in the figure will be described as an example. The seller increases the minimum increase by 20,000 yen and the number of negotiations is 5
It can be seen that the display is set so that the lowest selling price is not displayed. On the other hand, the buyer side makes the first (5
At the time of the negotiations, the company offered 100,000 yen. This presentation is made by inputting a number in the bargain price input field and clicking the bargain button. As a result, the negotiated price is transmitted to the server, and the server receiving the negotiated price compares the negotiated price with the lowest selling price in the exhibition information. Here, since the negotiated price is less than the minimum selling price, the server transmits a comment “Please raise the negotiated price” to the dealer terminal and displays it in the corresponding column of the negotiation support screen.

If the buyer who sees this comment can increase the negotiation price, the buyer presents, for example, 150,000 yen as the second negotiation (the remaining four negotiations) and sends it to the server. However, the server did not reach the minimum selling price even for 150,000 yen, so the server replies with a comment “Please raise the negotiated price”.

On the other hand, the third time (the remaining number of negotiations is three)
In the negotiations, for example, 160,000 yen is presented, but only 10,000 yen has risen from the previously offered price of 150,000 yen, which is less than the minimum increase (here, 20,000 yen). In other words, the server calculates the amount of increase in the offer price each time the offer price switches, comparing with the previous offer price, and continues the negotiation only when the increase amount is larger than the minimum increase amount,
If the amount of increase is smaller than the minimum amount of increase, a reply "Error: the amount of increase is incorrect" is returned. Actually, this error comment is displayed in the illustrated example.

On the other hand, in the illustrated example, as the fourth negotiation (the number of remaining negotiations is two), 170,000 yen, which is raised by the minimum increase of 20,000 yen from the immediately preceding legal negotiating price of 150,000 yen, is presented. ing. Then, since this 170,000 yen is equal to or more than the minimum selling price, the server displays a purchase button indicating "buy" in the comment column of the negotiation support screen.

[0109] Therefore, as a buying dealer, if the car is actually purchased, the purchase button may be clicked. When the purchase button is clicked, execution information is created for the exhibited vehicle. Further, when the transaction is established, the cancellation FLG in the exhibition information is switched or the trade completion FLG in the vehicle information is switched to stop the subsequent exhibition of the car. Further, in the exhibition information of the car, the sale decision price, the date of settlement, land transportation, and the like are appropriately entered. As soon as the procedure is completed, the sold car is reflected in the stock management information (particularly, car information) of the purchasing dealer or the selling dealer.

By the way, the system of this embodiment is configured so that one dealer cannot negotiate with another car while a certain car is negotiating. In other words, transactions (negotiations) are performed in the order of earliest. When a plurality of negotiations are entered for a certain car, the dealer who takes the negotiation event earlier in time is given priority.

More specifically, when the user clicks the "negotiation" button to enter the negotiation, and when the negotiation is already in progress with another person, a message to that effect is displayed as shown in FIG. A display for prompting a negotiation reservation is displayed. In other words, for example, a guidance such as “We are negotiating with another dealer. Would you like to make a business reservation?” And buttons for “Book business” and “Do not make business reservation” are displayed. Therefore, the dealer who wants to make a business negotiation reservation may click the “business negotiation reservation” button on the screen to select it. As a result, the dealer and the exhibited vehicle are made to correspond to each other and stored in chronological order. For example, the dealer ID, the exhibition entry number, and preferably the negotiation reservation time are stored on the server side.

The dealer who has made a negotiation reservation will be notified that a negotiation is possible if the turn comes in order unless a negotiation or a contract with the dealer who made the reservation is made beforehand. For example, if the negotiation with the previous dealer is unsuccessful, the server searches whether or not a negotiation reservation has been made with that entry number, and if the negotiation reservation has been made, the server Of the dealer, search the database of the dealer information based on the dealer ID, obtain the e-mail address of the dealer, send an e-mail to the dealer based on the e-mail address, and inform the dealer that the negotiation is possible. . Not only the notification by e-mail, but also notification to a telephone, a facsimile, and various portable terminals is possible if necessary.

In the case of notification by e-mail, for example, an exhibition entry number, basic information of an exhibition car, sale conditions, and the like are added to inform that a negotiation is possible. Alternatively, the address (UR) of the negotiation support screen of the corresponding car in hypertext
L) may be sent by e-mail, and the dealer who receives it may click on the URL to start up the browser, display the negotiation support screen, and immediately enter the negotiation. In this case, it is a matter of course that the dealer is authenticated as necessary.

If the dealer does not start the negotiation after a predetermined time has elapsed after notifying that the negotiation is possible, the negotiation is abandoned and the next dealer is allowed to have the negotiation.

On the other hand, when "Request Registration" is selected on the menu screen, the server transmits the request registration screen to the dealer terminal and displays it on its display. In the request registration screen of this embodiment, required items in the request information and corresponding input fields (blank fields) and selection fields (for example, pull-down format) are displayed. Just fill in the part. The stock registration screen displays a stock number assigned by the server in advance.

After filling in the desired items on the request registration screen, the request dealer clicks a “register” button on the screen. As a result, the request information is transmitted to the server, and the server receiving the request information registers the request information in the database together with the request dealer ID.

[0117] When "view request" is selected on the menu screen, the server transmits a list of requests and allows the details of each request to be viewed as necessary by a selection operation from the dealer terminal. Alternatively, the server transmits a request search screen to the dealer terminal and causes the display to display the request search screen. On this search screen, it is possible to input search conditions based on request information such as a manufacturer, a type, a vehicle type, and a model year in the request information, and request information such as a virtual stock number.

Therefore, by specifying the condition from the dealer terminal and clicking the search button, the condition is sent to the server, and the server receiving the search searches the database with the search condition and matches the condition. The request is extracted and returned to the dealer terminal. The details of the request contents can be browsed in order. When the request is made public, the request is made anonymously so that the requesting dealer is not known. When the request information is browsed, the number of browsed requests in the database record of the request information is incremented by one. The number of browsing can be confirmed on a screen where the request dealer corrects information by the request registration means, and may be made public on a request information disclosure screen. It should be noted that the request browsing number and the browsing number of the basic or detailed information of the virtual inventory are cross tabulated for the same vehicle, vehicle type, type, number of months, etc., and can be used as statistical data.

By the way, on the disclosure screen of each request information, an entry field for an exhibition entry number and a request application button are displayed. Accordingly, by inputting the exhibition entry number and clicking the application button, each dealer can apply for the request using the request application means. By clicking the apply button, the entry number for application is transmitted to the server, and upon receiving the request, the server receives the request ID of the request information and the dealer ID of the applied dealer.
And the received exhibition entry number are stored in the database. In addition, the server sends an e-mail to the request dealer to notify that the application has been made. Upon receiving this information, the request dealer browses the corresponding exhibition information and, if necessary, starts a negotiation.

When "back office" is selected on the menu screen, based on contract information, exhibition information, and the like,
It is possible to check the list of trading results of the dealer in the virtual market and the progress of the procedure.
The secretariat can use the server or an administrator terminal connected to the server to register and view the status of the sales contract and the progress of the procedure. Also, the secretariat side can display the list of exhibited vehicles and manage the exhibited vehicles, etc., and can detect abnormal values of market buying and selling wishes, manage sales contracts between dealers, and manage land transportation. It is possible.

In the system of the above embodiment, it is possible to participate 24 hours a day from anywhere in the country by using the Internet. In addition, each dealer does not need to visit the auction site by using his / her own terminal. In addition, since the vehicle only needs to be transported at the time of closing, two transport charges from the seller to the auction site and from the auction site to the buyer are charged as in the past.
You can save every time. Further, since the vehicles exhibited by all the dealers can be virtualized like their own inventory, vehicles closer to customer needs can be provided. In addition, since the information on the exhibited vehicles can be output at any time by printing or the like, the "quality" information of the vehicles can be promptly provided to the customer, which is efficient. In addition, transactions can be negotiated anonymously, without seeing the other person's face, until they are satisfied. Also, the company's stock can be registered and managed, and the stock can be immediately put up for auction.

Note that the distribution system of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, but can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the distribution of used cars between used car dealers has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to the distribution of various articles other than used cars. At this time, it goes without saying that the content of each item of the information is changed depending on the article to be applied. Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the distribution of goods between traders has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to the distribution of goods between individuals.

[0123]

As described above in detail, according to the distribution system of the present invention, all of the exhibited goods can be regarded as virtual inventory as if they were inventories of respective users, and the storage of the goods can be performed. A desired article can be extracted according to a place, a type, and the like.

Further, according to the negotiation support function, it is possible to easily look at the information on the exhibit from any place and at any time to make a business negotiation.
Moreover, at that time, business negotiations can be made in the order of the earliest.

Further, according to the inventory management function, it is possible to easily manage its own inventory and exhibition. Also, by using the number of browsing and the number of memorandum checks, the popularity status of the article can be confirmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a distribution system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of a database of the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an authentication screen in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

5 is a diagram showing an example of an inventory management submenu screen in the distribution system of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a basic information browsing screen in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a functional explanatory diagram of a negotiation support means in the distribution system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Server (Secretariat) 2 Network (Internet) 3 User terminal (Dealer terminal)

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Claims (7)

[Claims] Claims 1. A distribution system connectable to a terminal of a user who wants to sell or purchase an article such as a used car through a network, and relates to the article itself to be sold and its selling conditions. Means for receiving the article / exhibition information from the user terminal and registering the article / exhibition information in the information storage means; and acquiring the article / exhibition information from the information storage means and disclosing it to the user terminal; The information is provided with a virtual inventory code according to the storage area and type of the article, and the information storage means is searched by the virtual inventory code based on a request from a user terminal. And a distribution system wherein article / exhibition information can be disclosed for each storage area and type. 2. A distribution system which can be connected to a terminal of a user who wants to sell or purchase an article such as a used car via a network, and relates to the article itself to be sold and its sales conditions. Means for receiving the article / exhibition information from the user terminal and registering the article / exhibition information in the information storage means; and acquiring the article / exhibition information from the information storage means and disclosing it to the user terminal; The information includes the minimum selling price, whether to disclose the price to the purchaser, the minimum amount of price increase by the purchaser at the time of price negotiation, and at least the minimum sale of the maximum number of negotiations at the time of price negotiation Price setting is included, receiving the desired price from the purchaser, comparing the desired price with the lowest selling price, and if the desired price is equal to or higher than the lowest selling price, go to the negotiations If the requested price is less than the minimum selling price while processing, furthermore, there is a negotiation support means that returns to the buyer's terminal to increase the negotiated price, and the minimum selling price is disclosed to the buyer. If the price has been set, the negotiation support means can disclose the price to the purchaser's terminal as the limit selling price, and if the price increase amount is set, the negotiation support means
When the purchaser raises the desired purchase price, the amount of increase from the previous purchase price is calculated, and if the increase is less than the price increase, a reply is sent to the purchaser's terminal to increase the increase. , If the maximum number of negotiations is set, the negotiation support means
2. The distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the number of negotiations by the purchase applicant is counted, and if the number of negotiations reaches the upper limit number of negotiations but a negotiation is not established, a process for terminating the negotiation is performed. The described distribution system. 3. When negotiation with another purchaser is requested during negotiations with one purchaser for the same article, the negotiation support means is in negotiation with another purchaser's terminal. 3. The distribution system according to claim 2, wherein a reply is made and a negotiation reservation is accepted, and negotiations can be made from the earlier order of the negotiation reservation. 4. The article / exhibition information registering means receives article information relating to the article itself held by the user from the user terminal, registers the information in the information storage means, and operates the user terminal by operating the user terminal. Received from the user terminal the means to enable their own inventory management, the designation of the goods to be sold from the stock managed goods, and the selling information etc. from the user terminal and registered them in the information storage means The distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the distribution system comprises: 5. A means for counting and storing the number of times the article / exhibition information has been browsed from a user terminal for each article, and receiving designation of a memorandum check that can be designated from the user terminal for each article. Means for storing the checked article and the person who performed the check in association with each other, and the browsing count and memorandum check count for each article are disclosed at least to the user terminal exhibiting the article. It is possible that the user who has performed the memorandum check can extract the article whose memorandum check has been performed, or the memorandum check can be performed when the article / exhibition information on the article whose memorandum check has been performed is viewed. The distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein it is possible to display that the operation has been performed. 6. The article / exhibition information is divided into basic information and detailed information, and the number of times each article is viewed from a user terminal is counted for each basic information or detailed information. The number of times of browsing can be disclosed to each user terminal, and the number of times of browsing of basic information or detailed information and the article / exhibition information can be used to perform statistical processing for each type of article. The distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. A means for receiving, from a user terminal, request information relating to an article itself to be purchased and its purchase conditions, etc., and registering the request information in an information storage means. Means for disclosing to the terminal, means for receiving, from the terminal of the user who wishes to sell the requested article, the designation of the corresponding article exhibited by the user, and the above-mentioned designation for the terminal of the requesting user. Means for notifying the notified article, and the user who has received the notification, based on the content of the notification,
7. A business negotiation is possible by browsing article / exhibition information relating to a designated article.
The distribution system according to any of the above.