JP2018106218A - Auction server, auction method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which assessment information cannot be used in an auction.SOLUTION: An auction server includes a product information storage unit for storing two or more pieces of product information, which are the information capable of including assessment information, and having price information, a product information processing unit for processing product information, a transmission instruction receiving unit for receiving from a user terminal a transmission instruction for two or more product information, a product information transmitting unit for transmitting two or more product information to the user terminal according to the transmission instruction, a user information receiving unit for receiving user information, which is information indicating an intention to make a bid for one product, and including price information, an accumulation unit for accumulates price information included in user information in association with one product, and a successful bid processing unit for performing processing for a successful bid when predetermined conditions are satisfied, wherein the product information processing unit performs different processing depending on whether the product information includes assessment information or not. The auction server allows the assessment information to be appropriately used in an auction which is performed on the system.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an auction server for conducting an auction.

  Conventionally, auction information of an article to be exhibited in an auction is registered from the seller's user terminal, identification information regarding the registered article is given, and the identification information given by the seller is attached to the article, The winning bidder is determined based on the bid information bid by the bidder via the identification information attached to the article, the bid information received via the network by specifying the URL information, and one of these bid information. There is an auction server device that performs (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-86341 A

  However, conventional auction servers cannot use product assessment information in auctions.

  The auction server according to the first aspect of the present invention is information related to products, which may include assessment information related to assessment of products, and a product information storage unit that stores two or more product information having price information related to prices; A product information processing unit that performs processing on product information, a transmission instruction receiving unit that receives a transmission instruction for two or more product information from the user terminal, and a product that transmits two or more product information to the user terminal in response to the transmission instruction An information transmission unit, information indicating an intention to make a successful bid for one product, a user information reception unit that receives user information including price information, and price information included in the user information received by the user information reception unit. A storage unit for storing in association with one product, and a successful bid processing unit for performing a process for making a successful bid on one product when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Product information processing section, the case where product information includes assessment information, and a case without the assessment information, a auction server that performs different processing to the product information.

  With this configuration, it is possible to appropriately use product assessment information in an auction.

  The auction server according to the second aspect of the invention is the information indicating the price according to the assessment information when the product information includes the assessment information. This is an auction server that obtains start price information related to the start price of the product and includes the start price information in the product information.

  With such a configuration, the auction start price can be automatically determined from the assessment information of the product in the auction.

  The auction server according to the third aspect of the invention has the assessment amount information indicating the assessment amount for the first or second invention, and the merchandise information processing unit has the assessment indicated by the assessment amount information. The auction server performs processing for acquiring upper limit price information related to the upper limit price based on the amount and including the upper limit price information in the product information.

  With such a configuration, the upper limit price of the auction can be automatically determined from the assessment information of the product in the auction.

  In addition, the auction server according to the fourth aspect of the invention provides a design that the product information processing unit includes the assessment information when the product information includes the assessment information. It is an auction server associated with product information.

  With such a configuration, in the auction, the user can easily know whether or not an assessment has been made.

  The auction server according to the fifth aspect of the invention receives, from one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, exhibition information that is information relating to products to be exhibited in the auction from the seller terminal of the seller of the auction. The auction server further includes an exhibition information receiving unit and a product information storage unit that configures product information using the exhibition information and stores the product information in the product information storage unit.

  With this configuration, it is possible to appropriately use product assessment information in an auction.

  According to the present invention, product assessment information can be appropriately used in an auction.

Block diagram of an auction system in an embodiment Block diagram of the auction server Flow chart explaining operation of the auction server Flow chart explaining the product information processing Flow chart explaining operation of the user terminal Flow chart explaining operation of the seller terminal Data structure diagram of the product information Data structure diagram of the bid information The figure which shows the output example of the screen which has the product information The figure which shows the output example of the screen which has the assessment information The figure which shows the output example of the screen which has the auction progress information The figure which shows the output example of the screen which has the auction result information External view of the computer system The figure which shows an example of an internal structure of the computer system

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an auction server and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an auction system according to the present embodiment. The auction system includes an auction server 1, one or more user terminals 2, and one or more exhibitor terminals 3. The auction server 1 and each of the one or more user terminals 2 and the one or more exhibitor terminals 3 are connected to be communicable via, for example, a network such as a LAN or the Internet, a wireless or wired communication line, and the like. .

  The auction server 1 is, for example, an auction company server. However, the auction server 1 may be a cloud server, for example, and its type and location are not limited. The user terminal 2 is a user terminal. The user referred to in the present embodiment is a user of an auction system and is a person who intends to make a successful bid for an item in an auction. The exhibitor terminal 3 is an exhibitor terminal. An exhibitor is a user of an auction system and refers to a person who sells a product in an auction. The terminal may be, for example, a PC or a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal or a smartphone, and the type and location are not limited. The functions of both the user terminal 2 and the exhibitor terminal 3 may be realized by one terminal. In addition, one user may be an exhibitor at one time and exhibit a product, and at another time may be a user and make a successful bid for another product.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the auction server 1. The auction server 1 includes a storage unit 11, a processing unit 12, a receiving unit 13, and a transmitting unit 14. The storage unit 11 includes a product information storage unit 111 and a bid information storage unit 112. The processing unit 12 includes a product information processing unit 121, a storage unit 122, a bid processing unit 123, a successful bid processing unit 124, and a product information storage unit 125. The receiving unit 13 includes a transmission instruction receiving unit 131, a user information receiving unit 132, and an exhibition information receiving unit 133. The transmission unit 14 includes a product information transmission unit 141, a progress information transmission unit 142, and a result information transmission unit 143.

  A block diagram of the user terminal 2 is included in FIG. The user terminal 2 includes a user storage unit 21, a user reception unit 22, a user transmission unit 23, a user reception unit 24, and a user output unit 25.

  A block diagram of the exhibitor terminal 3 is included in FIG. The exhibitor terminal 3 includes an exhibitor storage unit 31, an exhibitor reception unit 32, an exhibitor transmission unit 33, an exhibitor reception unit 34, and an exhibitor output unit 35.

  The storage unit 11 constituting the auction server 1 can store various types of information. Examples of the various information include product information and bid information.

  The product information storage unit 111 stores two or more product information. The product information is information about the product. The merchandise is, for example, an article such as an automobile or a jewelry, a ticket such as an admission ticket or a courtesy ticket, and may be considered to include services such as travel and accommodation reservation. The product may be anything as long as it can be displayed in the auction.

  The product information includes a product identifier. The product identifier is information for identifying a product. The product identifier is, for example, an ID, but may be any information as long as it can identify the product.

  The product information may include classification information. The classification information is information indicating the classification of the product. The product classification includes, for example, automobiles and jewelry. It is preferable that the product classification is hierarchized. For example, the product information of the automobile may include information indicating the classification of the automobile. The classification of automobiles includes, for example, the body type, year, body color, and the like. The vehicle body type is, for example, a sedan or a coupe. The product information of the jewel may include information indicating the classification of the jewel. The classification of jewels includes, for example, stone types and tailoring. Examples of stone types include diamond and ruby. Tailoring is, for example, ring tailoring, necklace tailoring, and the like.

  The product information may include assessment information. Assessment information refers to information related to the assessment of a product. The assessment information includes, for example, assessment amount information and status information. The assessed amount information is information indicating the assessed amount of the product. The state information is information indicating the state of the product. It is preferable that the state information in the case where the product is an article such as an automobile or a jewel includes information indicating the presence / absence, number, location, etc. of scratches. The state information may be expressed as text, an image, or a combination thereof. The state information based on the image may be, for example, a product image with a mark indicating a scratch. The product image is an image of the product and is, for example, a still image such as a photograph of a product or a development view, but may be a moving image. The number of marks on the product image indicates the number of scratches, the position of the mark indicates the location of the scratch, and the form of the mark (for example, one or more combinations of size, shape, and color) The degree may be indicated. It is more preferable that the state information of the automobile further includes, for example, information indicating a travel distance, an accident history, and the like. The assessment information is usually obtained from the exhibition information, but may be received from an external device.

  The product information includes price information. Price information is information about prices. The price is not necessarily an absolute price (hereinafter may be referred to as an absolute price), but may be a relative price (relative price). The relative price is information indicating a difference with respect to the reference value, for example, 500 yen higher than the standard price and 1000 yen lower than the regular price, but may be information indicating only the level with respect to the reference value.

  The merchandise information usually has start price information. The start price information is information related to the start price of the auction. The start price information may be acquired using, for example, assessment amount information included in the product information, or may be included in the product information in advance.

  The product information may include upper limit price information, for example. The upper limit price information is information relating to the upper limit price of the auction (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the upper limit price). The upper limit price information may be acquired using, for example, assessed amount information, or may be included in the product information in advance.

  The merchandise information may include exhibitor information, time limit information, and the like, for example. Exhibitor information refers to information about the exhibitor. The exhibitor information includes, for example, an exhibitor identifier, a name, an address, a telephone number, and the like. The exhibitor identifier is, for example, an ID, but may be anything as long as it can identify the exhibitor. The term information is information indicating the term of the bid for the auction. The deadline information usually has an auction end date and time. The exhibitor information and the time limit information are usually obtained from the exhibition information.

  Bid information is stored in the bid information storage unit 112 in association with the product identifier. Bid information is information relating to a bid for a product identified by the product identifier. Bidding refers to presenting a price for one product and indicating an intention to make a successful bid. The bid information may be a set of price information, a user identifier, and time information, for example. The price information and the user identifier are usually acquired from the user information received by the user information receiving unit 132 as a pair with the product identifier. The time information is information indicating the time when the user information receiving unit 132 receives the user information, for example. However, the data structure of bid information does not matter.

  The processing unit 12 performs various processes. The various types of processing are, for example, processing of the product information processing unit 121, the storage unit 122, the successful bid processing unit 124, the product information storage unit 125, and the like. The processing unit 12 also performs various determinations described in the flowchart.

  The merchandise information processing unit 121 performs processing on merchandise information. The processing includes, for example, acquisition of start price information, acquisition of upper limit price information, and addition of symbols. The design will be described later.

  The product information processing unit 121 usually acquires assessment information from product information. The merchandise information processing unit 121 preferably has an image recognition function. Further, the merchandise information processing unit 121 holds, for example, reduction information that is a set of a pair of one or more pairs of the number, place, or form of landmarks and the amount to be reduced. The merchandise information processing unit 121 detects a landmark from the image included in the acquired assessment information, and acquires assessment amount information based on the number of detected landmarks, the location of each landmark, the form of each landmark, and the reduction information It is preferable to do. The merchandise information processing unit 121 may output the acquired assessment amount information as text, for example, and transmit it to the user terminal 2 or the like via the transmission unit 14.

  For example, the merchandise information processing unit 121 determines a start price based on the assessment amount indicated by the assessment amount information thus obtained, and obtains start price information indicating the start price. The merchandise information processing unit 121 may determine the start price using, for example, an increasing function using the assessed amount as a parameter, or using correspondence information that is a set of pairs of the assessed amount and the starting price. You can also. For example, a set of a pair of an appraisal value and a start price is, for example, a pair of an appraisal value “less than 1,000 yen” and a start price “100 yen”, an appraisal value “1,000 yen or more and less than 10,000 yen” and a start price “assessment amount 50% "of ..., etc. The starting price may be, for example, an amount obtained by simply reducing a certain percentage from the assessed amount. The fixed ratio is, for example, a ratio of 20% of the assessed amount and 40% of the assessed amount, and the reduced amount is an amount of 80% of the assessed amount and 60% of the assessed amount.

  For example, the merchandise information processing unit 121 may determine an upper limit price based on the assessment amount indicated by the acquired assessment amount information, and may acquire upper limit price information indicating the upper limit price. The merchandise information processing unit 121 may determine the upper limit price using, for example, another increase function using the assessed amount as a parameter, or may obtain other correspondence information that is a set of pairs of the assessed amount and the upper limit price. Can also be determined. The upper limit price may be, for example, an amount obtained by simply adding a certain percentage to the assessed amount. The fixed ratio is, for example, 50% of the assessed amount and 100% of the assessed amount, and the amount obtained by adding the certain ratio is 1.5 times the assessed amount and twice the assessed amount.

  The merchandise information processing unit 121 can perform different processing on merchandise information depending on whether the merchandise information includes assessment information or not. Performing different processing includes, for example, the case where the processing is performed in one case and the processing is not performed in the other case. The merchandise information processing unit 121 may perform different processing depending on the presence or absence of the assessment information, or may perform processing according to the content of the assessment information. Processing according to the contents of the assessment information is usually processing according to the contents of the assessment information when there is assessment information, but predetermined processing when there is no assessment information. This includes cases where The predetermined process may be, for example, a process of delivering notification information for notifying that there is no assessment information to the transmission unit 14.

  Specifically, for example, when the product information includes the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 acquires price information, performs processing to include the acquired price information in the product information, and the product information includes the assessment information. If not, it is preferable not to perform such processing. When the product information does not include the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 may include, for example, start price information indicating a fixed value in the product information.

  In addition, for example, when the product information includes the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 acquires the upper limit price information based on the assessment amount indicated by the assessment amount information, and performs a process of including the upper limit price information in the product information. When the product information does not include assessment information, it is preferable not to perform such processing. When the product information does not include the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 may include, for example, upper price information indicating another fixed value in the product information.

  Further, for example, when the product information includes the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 associates a design indicating that the assessment information is included with the product information, and when the product information does not include the assessment information, It is preferable not to associate with product information. The symbol is, for example, an icon, a marker, or the like, but may be any information that can indicate that the assessment information is included. However, when the product information does not include the assessment information, another design indicating that the assessment information is not included may be associated with the product information.

  Also, different processing may be performed, for example, by changing one or more types of price information included in advance in the product information using the assessment information when the product information includes assessment information. If the product information does not include assessment information, it may be left unchanged.

  The accumulation unit 122 accumulates price information included in the user information received by the user information reception unit 132 in association with one product. Specifically, the storage unit 122 acquires time information indicating the current time from a built-in clock, an NTP server, or the like in response to the user information receiving unit 132 receiving a pair of user information and a product identifier, for example. Price information and a user identifier may be acquired from the acquired user information, and the set of the acquired price information, user identifier, and time information may be stored in the bid information storage unit 112 in association with the product identifier. Alternatively, for example, the storage unit 122 receives time information indicating the current time from a built-in clock, an NTP server, or the like in response to the user information receiving unit 132 receiving a pair of user information and a product identifier. The price information, user identifier, and time information are acquired from the acquired user information, and the current time indicated by the acquired time information is before the time limit indicated by the acquired time information. May be accumulated in the bid information storage unit 112 in association with the product identifier.

  However, accumulation of time information is not necessarily performed. For example, the storage unit 122 may store price information and user identifiers included in the received user information in time series. Accumulating in time series usually means accumulating price information and the like in such a manner that the order of reception can be determined. The aspect in which the order of reception can be determined may be accumulated so as to be arranged in the order of reception, or may be accumulated in association with a number indicating the order of reception.

  In the following, a set of price information stored in association with one product identifier, a set of user identifier and time information, or price information and user identifier stored in time series in association with one product identifier. A set of pairs is referred to as bid information. What is stored in time series is that a pair of price information and a user identifier is normally stored in a manner in which the order of reception can be determined.

  The bid processing unit 123 creates auction progress information using the bid information stored in the bid information storage unit 112. Auction progress information is information related to the progress of an auction. The auction progress information includes, for example, a product identifier, time information, a current highest price, a user identifier of a user corresponding to the highest price, and the like. However, the data structure of the auction progress information does not matter. The bid processing unit 123 holds the created auction progress information in, for example, an internal memory. The bid processing unit 123 may be a known technique.

  The bid processing unit 123 normally creates auction progress information every time the user information receiving unit 132 receives user information. The bid processing unit 123 may update the held auction information with the created auction progress information.

  The successful bid processing unit 124 performs processing for a successful bid on one product when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition is, for example, that when the time limit indicated by the time limit information included in the product information corresponding to one product has arrived, the price information indicating a price equal to or higher than the start price included in the product information is 1 or more. It may be stored in the bid information storage unit 112. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be, for example, that the user information receiving unit 132 has received user information indicating a price that is equal to or higher than the prompt decision price. The successful bid processing unit 124 may also be a known technique.

  The process for making a successful bid includes, for example, determination of a successful bidder and creation of auction result information. The auction result information is information related to the result of the auction, and includes, for example, the user identifier of the user determined as the winning bidder, the merchandise identifier of the item for which the bidding is successful. However, the data structure of the auction result information does not matter.

  The successful bid processing unit 124 determines the user identified by the user identifier corresponding to the price information indicating the highest price among the one or more price information indicating the price higher than the start price as the successful bidder. Alternatively, the successful bid processing unit 124 is, for example, a user identified by a user identifier corresponding to price information indicating the highest price among one or more price information indicating a price that is equal to or higher than the start price and equal to or lower than the upper limit price. May be determined as the winning bidder. The successful bid processing unit 124 accumulates, for example, the auction result information including the user identifier of the successful bidder and the product identifier of the product in the storage unit 11.

  The product information storage unit 125 stores product information in the product information storage unit 111. The merchandise information accumulation unit 125 normally configures merchandise information using the exhibition information received by the exhibition information receiving unit 133 and accumulates the configured merchandise information in the merchandise information storage unit 111. Composing product information using the exhibition information may be, for example, acquiring the product information from the exhibition information including the product information. Moreover, composing product information using exhibition information means that, for example, when the exhibition information includes assessment information, one of price information or upper limit price information acquired by the product information processing unit 121 using the assessment information. You may comprise the merchandise information also including the above information.

  The receiving unit 13 receives various types of information. The various information includes, for example, a transmission instruction, user information, exhibition information, and the like. The receiving unit 13 receives a transmission instruction and user information from the user terminal 2 in a pair with a user identifier, usually a user identifier and a terminal identifier for identifying the user terminal 2. The receiving unit 13 receives the exhibition information from the exhibitor terminal 3 in a pair with a terminal identifier that usually identifies the exhibitor terminal 3. In addition, the receiving unit 13 may receive one or more requests from the user terminal 2 or the exhibitor terminal 3 among requests for auction progress or requests for auction results. The receiving unit 13 may receive assessment information from an external device, for example.

  The transmission instruction receiving unit 131 receives a transmission instruction from the user terminal 2. The transmission instruction is an instruction to transmit two or more pieces of product information stored in the product information storage unit 111. The transmission instruction may have classification information, for example. However, the data structure of the transmission instruction does not matter. The transmission instruction receiving unit 131 normally receives a transmission instruction as a pair with a terminal identifier for identifying the user terminal 2.

  The user information receiving unit 132 receives user information from the user terminal 2. The user information is information indicating an intention to make a successful bid for one product. The user information usually includes price information and a user identifier. The price information included in the user information may be information indicating an absolute price or information indicating a relative price (+100 yen or the like). In addition, when the price increase range for the reception of one user information is determined in advance, for example, when the bid processing unit 123 holds the increase range, the price information simply instructs the price increase. Information can be used. In this case, if the bid processing unit 123 increases the price in response to the reception of the user identifier, this type of price information is not necessary, and the user information only needs to have the user identifier. . The user information receiving unit 132 normally receives user information in pairs with a terminal identifier that identifies the user terminal 2.

  The exhibition information receiving unit 133 receives the exhibition information from the exhibitor terminal 3. The exhibition information is information relating to products to be exhibited in the auction. The exhibition information includes, for example, exhibitor information, product information, time limit information, and the like. However, the data structure of the exhibition information does not matter. The exhibition information receiving unit 133 usually receives the exhibition information in pairs with a terminal identifier that identifies the exhibitor terminal 3.

  The transmission unit 14 transmits various types of information. The various information includes, for example, product information, auction progress information, auction result information, and the like.

  The product information transmission unit 141 transmits two or more product information to the user terminal 2. The merchandise information transmission unit 141 usually responds to a transmission instruction from the user terminal 2 and, among the two or more merchandise information stored in the merchandise information storage unit 111, two or more corresponding to the type information included in the transmission instruction. Product information is acquired and transmitted to the user terminal 2.

  The progress information transmission unit 142 transmits the auction progress information to the user terminal 2 or the exhibitor terminal 3. The progress information transmitting unit 142 normally transmits the auction progress information created by the bid processing unit 123 according to the user information from the user terminal 2 to the user terminal 2. Further, the progress information transmission unit 142, for example, in response to the reception unit 13 receiving a request for an auction progress from the user terminal 2 or the exhibitor terminal 3, the auction progress information that the bid processing unit 123 has created most recently, The user terminal 2 or the exhibitor terminal 3 may be transmitted.

  The result information transmission unit 143 transmits the auction result information to the user terminal 2 or the exhibitor terminal 3. The result information transmission unit 143 normally transmits the created auction result information to the user terminal 2 in response to the successful bid processing unit 124 creating the auction result information for the exhibition information received by the exhibition information receiving unit 133. . In addition, the result information transmission unit 143 displays the created auction result information, for example, in response to the reception unit 13 receiving a request for an auction result from the user terminal 2 or the exhibitor terminal 3, It may be transmitted to the exhibitor terminal 3.

  The user storage unit 21 constituting the user terminal 2 can store various types of information. Various types of information include, for example, a user identifier, a terminal identifier, and the like. The user identifier is information for identifying a user. The user can make a successful bid for the item for sale in the auction by bidding using the auction system. In this embodiment, bidding is to input user information including price information via an input device such as a keyboard. The user identifier is, for example, an ID (for example, a number such as 1, 2,..., A character such as a, b,..., Or a combination of these), an e-mail address, etc., but is information that can identify the user. Anything is fine. The terminal identifier is information for identifying the user terminal 2. The terminal identifier is, for example, a MAC address, an IP address, an ID, or the like, but any information that can identify the user terminal 2 may be used.

  The user reception unit 22 receives various types of information. The various information includes, for example, a transmission instruction, user information, an auction progress request, an auction result request, and the like. In general, reception means reception of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, reception of information transmitted via a network, etc., reception of information read from a recording medium such as an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory. It is a concept that includes The reception by the user reception unit 22 is usually reception through an input device such as a keyboard. The user receiving unit 22 receives information such as a transmission instruction via an input device.

  The user transmission unit 23 transmits various types of information. The various information includes, for example, a transmission instruction, user information, an auction progress request, an auction result request, and the like. The user transmission unit 23 transmits information such as a transmission instruction received by the user reception unit 22 to the auction server 1.

  The user receiving unit 24 receives various types of information. The various information includes, for example, product information, auction progress information, auction result information, and the like. The user receiving unit 24 receives information such as product information from the auction server 1.

  The user output unit 25 outputs various information. The various information includes, for example, product information, auction progress information, auction result information, and the like. In general, output means display on a display, sound output from a speaker, transmission to an external device, printing with a printer, storage on a recording medium, delivery of processing results to other processing devices or other programs, etc. It is a concept that includes The output of the user output unit 25 is normally output via an output device such as a display, but may be stored in a recording medium, for example, and the mode thereof is not limited. The user output unit 25 outputs information such as product information received by the user reception unit 24 via an output device such as a display.

  The exhibitor storage part 31 which comprises the exhibitor terminal 3 can store various information. Examples of the various information include an exhibitor identifier and a terminal identifier. The exhibitor identifier is information for identifying the exhibitor. The exhibitor uses the auction system to list the product for auction. In the present embodiment, listing is to input product information via an input device such as a keyboard. The exhibitor identifier is, for example, an ID, an e-mail address, or the like, but may be any information as long as it can identify the exhibitor. The terminal identifier is information for identifying the seller terminal 3. The terminal identifier is, for example, a MAC address, an IP address, an ID, or the like, but any information that can identify the exhibitor terminal 3 may be used.

  The exhibitor receiving unit 32 receives various types of information. The various information includes, for example, exhibition information, auction progress request, auction result request, and the like. The acceptance by the exhibitor acceptance unit 32 is usually acceptance via an input device such as a keyboard or a digital camera. For example, the exhibitor receiving unit 32 receives information such as exhibition information via an input device such as a keyboard.

  The exhibitor transmitter 33 transmits various types of information. The various information includes, for example, exhibition information, auction progress request, auction result request, and the like. The user transmission unit 23 transmits information such as exhibition information received by the user reception unit 22 to the auction server 1.

  The exhibitor receiving unit 34 receives various types of information. Examples of the various information include auction progress information and auction result information. For example, the user receiving unit 24 receives information such as auction progress information from the auction server 1.

  The exhibitor output unit 35 outputs various types of information. Examples of the various information include auction progress information and auction result information. The output of the exhibitor output unit 35 is normally output through an output device such as a display, but may be stored in a recording medium, for example, and the mode thereof is not limited. For example, the exhibitor output unit 35 outputs information such as auction progress information received by the exhibitor receiving unit 34 via an output device such as a display.

  The storage unit 11, the product information storage unit 111, the bid information storage unit 112, the user storage unit 21, and the exhibitor storage unit 31 are preferably non-volatile recording media such as a hard disk or a flash memory, but are volatile such as a RAM. It can also be realized with a recording medium.

  The process in which information is stored in the storage unit 11 or the like is not limited. For example, information may be stored in the storage unit 11 or the like via a recording medium, or information transmitted via a network or a communication line may be stored in the storage unit 11 or the like. Alternatively, information input via the input device may be stored in the storage unit 11 or the like. The input device may be anything such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.

  The processing unit 12, the product information processing unit 121, the storage unit 122, the bid processing unit 123, the successful bid processing unit 124, and the product information storage unit 125 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the processing unit 12 or the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, the processing procedure may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The receiving unit 13, the transmission instruction receiving unit 131, the user information receiving unit 132, the exhibition information receiving unit 133, the user receiving unit 24, and the exhibitor receiving unit 34 are usually wired or wireless communication means (for example, a network card or a modem). However, it may be realized by means for transmitting a broadcast (for example, a broadcast receiving module).

  The transmission unit 14, the product information transmission unit 141, the progress information transmission unit 142, the result information transmission unit 143, the user transmission unit 23, and the exhibitor transmission unit 33 are usually realized by wired or wireless communication means. It may be realized by means (for example, a broadcast module).

  The user receiving unit 22 and the exhibitor receiving unit 32 may or may not include an input device. The user reception unit 22 and the like can be realized by driver software for the input device, or by the input device and its driver software.

  The user output unit 25 and the exhibitor output unit 35 may or may not include an output device such as a display. The user output unit 25 and the like can be realized by output device driver software, or by an output device and its driver software.

  Next, the operation of the auction system will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. In addition, the description regarding the already mentioned matter is abbreviate | omitted or simplified.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the auction server 1.

  (Step S301) The processing unit 12 determines whether or not the exhibition information receiving unit 133 has received the exhibition information from the exhibitor terminal 3. When the exhibition information receiving unit 133 receives the exhibition information from the exhibitor terminal 3, the process proceeds to step S302, and when not received, the process proceeds to step S303.

  (Step S <b> 302) The product information accumulation unit 125 configures product information using the exhibition information received by the exhibition information reception unit 133 and accumulates the product information in the product information storage unit 111.

  (Step S303) The product information processing unit 121 performs product information processing on the product information. Then, it returns to step S301. The merchandise information processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S304) The processing unit 12 determines whether or not the transmission instruction receiving unit 131 has received a transmission instruction from the user terminal 2. When the transmission instruction receiving unit 131 receives a transmission instruction from the user terminal 2, the process proceeds to step S305, and when not received, the process proceeds to step S306.

  (Step S305) The product information transmission unit 141 acquires two or more product information corresponding to the type information included in the transmission instruction from the product information storage unit 111, and transmits the acquired product information to the user terminal 2. Then, it returns to step S301.

  (Step S306) The processing unit 12 determines whether or not the user information receiving unit 132 has received user information from the user terminal 2. When the user information receiving unit 132 receives user information from the user terminal 2, the process proceeds to step S307, and when not received, the process returns to step S301.

  (Step S307) The storage unit 122 stores price information included in the user information received by the user information receiving unit 132 in association with one product.

  (Step S308) The bid processing unit 123 creates auction progress information using the bid information stored in the bid information storage unit 112.

  (Step S309) The progress information transmission unit 142 transmits the auction progress information. Then, it returns to step S301.

  (Step S310) The successful bid processing unit 124 determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S311. If the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S301.

  (Step S311) The successful bid processing unit 124 performs processing for a successful bid. Specifically, the successful bid processing unit 124 determines the successful bidder of the product and creates auction result information.

  (Step S312) The result information transmitting unit 143 transmits the auction result information. Then, it returns to step S301.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the process starts in response to power-on of the auction server 1 or activation of the program, and the process is ended by power-off or a process end interrupt. However, the trigger for starting or ending the process does not matter.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the product information processing in step S303.

  (Step S401) The product information processing unit 121 determines whether or not the product information includes assessment information. If the merchandise information includes the assessment information, the process proceeds to step S402, and if not, the process returns to the higher level process.

  (Step S402) The product information processing unit 121 acquires start price information related to the start price of the auction using the assessment information, and includes the acquired price information in the product information.

  (Step S403) The product information processing unit 121 determines whether or not the assessment information includes assessment amount information. If the assessment information includes assessment amount information, the process proceeds to step S404, and if not, the process proceeds to step S405.

  (Step S404) The product information processing unit 121 acquires the upper limit price information regarding the upper limit price using the assessed amount information, and includes the acquired upper limit price information in the product information.

  (Step S405) The merchandise information processing unit 121 associates a symbol indicating that the assessment information is included with the merchandise information. Thereafter, the process returns to the upper process.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when the product information does not include the assessment information, the process returns to the higher-level processing without performing any processing. However, the processing different from the processing performed when the product information includes the assessment information is performed. You may go. The different process may be, for example, a process of acquiring price information using information different from the assessment information and including the price information in the product information, or a process of associating a symbol indicating that the assessment information is not included with the product information.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the user terminal 2.

  (Step S501) The user reception unit 22 determines whether a transmission instruction has been received. If a transmission instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to step S502, and if not, the process proceeds to step S503.

  (Step S502) The user transmission unit 23 transmits the transmission instruction to the auction server 1.

  (Step S503) The user receiving unit 24 determines whether or not product information is received from the auction server 1. If the product information is received from the auction server 1, the process proceeds to step S504, and if not received, the process returns to step S503.

(Step S504) The user output unit 25 outputs the product information.
Thereafter, the process returns to step S501.

  (Step S505) The user reception unit 22 determines whether user information has been received. If user information has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S506, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S509.

  (Step S506) The user transmission unit 23 transmits the user information to the auction server 1.

  (Step S507) The user receiving unit 24 determines whether or not auction progress information has been received from the auction server 1. If the auction progress information is received from the auction server 1, the process proceeds to step S508, and if not received, the process returns to step S507.

  (Step S508) The user output unit 25 outputs the auction progress information. Thereafter, the process returns to step S501.

  (Step S509) The user receiving unit 24 determines whether or not the auction result information is received from the auction server 1. If auction result information is received from the auction server 1, the process proceeds to step S510, and if not received, the process returns to step S501.

  (Step S510) The user output unit 25 outputs the auction result information. Thereafter, the process returns to step S501.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the process starts in response to the power-on of the user terminal 2 or the activation of the program, and the process ends by power-off or a process end interrupt. However, the trigger for starting or ending the process does not matter.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the exhibitor terminal 3.

  (Step S601) The exhibitor accepting unit 32 determines whether or not the exhibit information has been accepted. If the exhibition information is accepted, the process proceeds to step S602. If the exhibition information is not accepted, the process proceeds to step S603.

  (Step S602) The exhibitor transmitter 33 transmits the exhibition information to the auction server 1. Thereafter, the process returns to step S601.

  (Step S603) The exhibitor receiver 34 determines whether or not auction progress information has been received. If auction progress information has been received, the process proceeds to step S604. If not received, the process proceeds to step S605.

  (Step S604) The exhibitor output unit 35 outputs the auction progress information. Thereafter, the process returns to step S601.

  (Step S605) The exhibitor receiver 34 determines whether or not auction result information has been received. If auction result information has been received, the process proceeds to step S606. If not received, the process returns to step S601.

  (Step S606) The exhibitor output unit 35 outputs the auction result information. Thereafter, the process returns to step S601.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the process starts in response to the power-on of the exhibitor terminal 3 or the activation of the program, and the process ends by interruption of power-off or process end. However, the trigger for starting or ending the process does not matter.

  Although not shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 to 6, a request for auction progress or a request for auction results is transmitted from the user terminal 2 and the exhibitor terminal 3, and in response to the request, from the auction server 1, Auction progress information or auction result information may be transmitted.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the auction system in the present embodiment will be described. In addition, the following description is only an illustration and various changes are possible, and the present invention is not limited at all. In addition, explanations regarding the matters already described are omitted or simplified.

  The storage unit 11 of the auction server 1 stores price information groups for various products. For example, the jewel price information group may be a set of jewel classification information and price information. For example, a pair of gem classification information and price information includes, for example, gem classification information “ruby”, “0.3 carat” and “ring tailoring” and price information “100,000 yen”. A pair of classification information “ruby”, “0.5 carat” and “ring tailoring” and price information “200,000 yen”, etc.

  The product information storage unit 111 stores two or more pieces of product information as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a data structure diagram of product information. The product information includes a product identifier, classification information, assessment information, start price information, upper limit price information, and a product image. The assessment information includes assessment amount information and state information. Each item information of two or more is associated with an ID. The ID is information for identifying the product information, and is a number such as 1, 2,. The product identifier is information for identifying a product and is, for example, “AA” or “BB”.

  Currently, the product information storage unit 111 stores product information corresponding to the ID “1” (hereinafter sometimes referred to as product information 1) and product information corresponding to the ID “2” (product information 2). Suppose that Product information 1 includes product identifier “AA”, classification information “automobile” and “H22 model”, appraisal amount information “-”, status information “-”, price information “-”, and upper limit price information “ “-” And a product image “photo of the product.” Note that “-” indicates that the element is not included in the product information 1 (the same applies hereinafter). Identifier “BB”, classification information “jewel”, “ruby”, “0.5 carat” and “ring tailoring”, assessed amount information “−”, status information “no scratch”, price information “100,000” Yen ”, upper limit price information“ − ”, and a product image“ photo of the jewel ”.

  The product information 1 is information received from the seller terminal 3 of the seller xx and accumulated in the product information storage unit 111. The product information 2 is information received from the seller terminal 3 of the seller yy and accumulated in the product information storage unit 111. The price information “100,000 yen” included in the product information 2 includes the classification information “jewel”, “ruby”, “0.5 carat” and “ring tailoring” included in the product information 2 and the status information “included in the product information 2”. This is information acquired using “no scratch” and included in the product information 2. The product information 2 is associated with a symbol (described later) indicating that it has assessment information. Such a symbol does not correspond to the product information 1 that does not have the assessment information.

  Further, the bid information storage unit 112 stores one or more pieces of bid information as shown in FIG. 8 for each product identifier included in the product information stored in the product information storage unit 125. FIG. 8 is a data structure diagram of bid information. The bid information includes price information, a user identifier, and time information. One or more pieces of bid information paired with one product identifier are associated with an ID. The ID is information for identifying bid information, and is a number such as 1, 2,.

  Now, it is assumed that the bid information storage unit 112 stores bid information identified by ID “1” (hereinafter also referred to as bid information 1) in combination with the product identifier “BB”. Bid information paired with the product identifier “AA” and bid information paired with other product identifiers are not yet stored.

  Thereafter, in the exhibitor terminal 3 of the user zz, it is assumed that the exhibitor receiving unit 32 receives the exhibit information. The received exhibition information includes classification information “car”, “sedan”, “H26 year” and “white”, deadline information “November 8, 2016 0:00”, product image, and assessment information. And have. The assessment information includes assessment amount information “1 million yen” and status information “has scratches (2 places: bonnet, left side)”. The state information is expressed by one or more types of information among text or images. The exhibitor transmission unit 33 transmits the received exhibition information to the auction server 1 in a pair with the exhibitor identifier and the terminal identifier stored in the exhibitor storage unit 31. In addition, transmitting to a pair includes the case where exhibition information has one or more of an exhibitor identifier or a terminal identifier. Hereinafter, the seller identifier and the terminal identifier transmitted in pairs with the exhibition information will be omitted.

  In the auction server 1, when the exhibition information receiving unit 133 receives the exhibition information, the product information storage unit 125 configures the product information using the received exhibition information, and the configured product information corresponds to the ID “3”. In addition, the information is stored in the product information storage unit 111. As a result, the product information storage unit 111 stores the product information 3 (see FIG. 7). Product information 3 includes product identifier “CC”, classification information “automobile”, “sedan”, “H26 model”, “white”, etc., appraisal amount information “1 million yen”, and state information “scratch ( 2 locations: bonnet, left side) ”.

  The merchandise information processing unit 121 performs the following merchandise information processing on the merchandise information 3 stored in the merchandise information storage unit 111. That is, since the product information 3 has the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 first acquires start price information indicating the start price of the auction using the assessment information. Specifically, the merchandise information processing unit 121 may acquire price information using, for example, state information “having scratches (two places: bonnet, left side)” included in the assessment information, Alternatively, the assessment amount information “1 million yen” included in the assessment information may be used.

  In the former case, the merchandise information processing unit 121 acquires price information corresponding to the state information included in the merchandise information 3 from the price information group of the car stored in the storage unit 11, for example. The starting price information indicating the starting price of the auction may be acquired by subtracting the amount corresponding to the state information “having scratches (two places: bonnet, left side)”. When the state information includes an image, it is preferable that the product information processing unit 121 determines the number, the location, and the degree of the scratch by detecting a mark indicating the scratch from the image by image recognition.

  In the latter case, for example, the product information processing unit 121 acquires start price information indicating an amount obtained by multiplying the assessed amount by a coefficient smaller than 1 (for example, “0.5”, “3/4”, etc.). Also good. In this example, it is assumed that start price information “500,000 yen” indicating a half price of assessed amount information “1 million yen” is acquired. The product information processing unit 121 includes the price information “500,000 yen” thus acquired in the product information 3.

  Next, since the assessment information includes assessment amount information, the merchandise information processing unit 121 acquires upper limit price information indicating the upper limit price using the assessment amount information. Specifically, for example, the product information processing unit 121 may acquire upper limit price information indicating an amount obtained by multiplying the assessed amount by a coefficient larger than 1 (for example, “1.5”, “2”, etc.). Good. In this example, it is assumed that upper limit price information “1.5 million yen” indicating 1.5 times the assessed amount information “1 million yen” is acquired. The product information processing unit 121 also includes the upper limit price information “1.5 million yen” thus acquired in the product information 3.

  Furthermore, since the product information 3 includes the assessment information, the product information processing unit 121 associates the design information with the product information 3. In this example, it is assumed that the symbol is a magnifying glass icon.

  As a result, the product information 3 includes the price information “500,000 yen” and the upper limit price information “1.5 million yen”, and the result is that the magnifying glass icon, which is a symbol indicating that the assessment information is included, is associated.

  Thereafter, in the user terminal 2 of the user aa, if the user reception unit 22 receives a transmission instruction, the user transmission unit 23 pairs the transmission instruction with the user identifier and the terminal identifier stored in the user storage unit 21. To the auction server 1. In the following description, the user identifier and terminal identifier transmitted in pairs with the transmission instruction are omitted.

  In the auction server 1, the transmission instruction receiving unit 131 receives the transmission instruction, and the product information transmitting unit 141 transmits the product information 1 to 3 stored in the product information storage unit 111 to the user terminal 2 of the user aa. To do.

  In the user terminal 2 of the user aa, the user receiving unit 24 receives the product information 1 to 3, and the user output unit 25 outputs the product information 1 to 3. As a result, a screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display. The screen of FIG. 9 includes the text “It is a product being exhibited at an auction” and three product information corresponding to the received product information 1 to 3. The product information on the screen includes a product code corresponding to the product identifier, a classification indicated by the classification information, a product image, a current price, an upper limit price, and the like.

  Specifically, for example, the first product information includes a product code “AA”, a classification “automobile, H22 model”, an image of the car, a current price “−”, an upper limit price “−”, and the like. The second product information includes a product code “BB”, a classification “jewel, ruby, 0.5 carat”, an image of the gem, a current price “100,000 yen”, an upper limit price “−”, and the like. The third product information includes a product code “CC”, a classification “automobile, sedan, H26 year, white”, an image of the car, a current price “500,000 yen”, an upper limit price “1.5 million yen”, and the like. . A magnifying glass icon is associated with each of the second product information and the third product information.

  When one icon is designated on the screen of FIG. 9, it is preferable that the assessment information included in the product information corresponding to the icon is displayed. For example, when an icon corresponding to the third product information is designated, the user output unit 25 may display a screen as illustrated in FIG. 10 using the assessment information included in the product information 3. The screen of FIG. 10 includes text “It is assessment information of a desired product” and assessment information included in the product information 3. The assessment information on the screen includes a product code “CC”, a state “image showing scratches (two places) and the location of the wound”, and an assessment amount “1 million yen”. The image indicating the location of the scratch is, for example, an image in which one or more cross marks indicating the location of the scratch are arranged on the development view of the automobile. In FIG. 10, one cross mark is arranged on the bonnet and the left side surface. However, the expression form of the wound location is not limited.

  Similarly, in the user terminal 2 of the user bb, the product information 1 to 3 is received from the auction server 1 in response to the reception of the transmission instruction, and the screen of FIG. 8 and the screen of FIG. 9 are displayed.

  Thereafter, in the user terminal 2 of the user aa, the user reception unit 22 receives user information, and the user transmission unit 23 transmits the user information to the auction server 1. The transmitted user information includes a product identifier “CC”, price information “500,000 yen” corresponding to the start price of the product identified by the product identifier “CC”, and a user identifier “aa”.

  In the auction server 1, the user information receiving unit 132 receives the user information, and the storage unit 122 receives the price information “500,000 yen” and the user identifier “aa” included in the user information, and the user information. Bid information 1 having a pair with time information indicating time (for example, “October 1st 20:15” acquired from the internal clock) is stored in the bid information storage unit 112 in association with the product identifier “CC”. (See FIG. 8). The bid processing unit 123 creates auction progress information corresponding to the product identifier “CC” by using one or more pieces of bid information stored in the bid information storage unit 112 (the bid information 1 at this time). The progress information transmission unit 142 transmits the created auction progress information to the user terminal 2 of the user aa.

  In the user terminal 2 of the user aa, the user receiving unit 24 receives the auction progress information, and the user output unit 25 outputs the auction progress information. As a result, a screen of auction progress information is displayed on the display, which will be described later.

  Next, in the user terminal 2 of the user bb, the user reception unit 22 receives user information, and the user transmission unit 23 transmits the user information to the auction server 1. The transmitted user information includes a product identifier “CC”, price information “550,000 yen” obtained by adding 50,000 yen to the current maximum price of 500,000 yen, and a user identifier “bb”.

  In the auction server 1, the user information reception unit 132 receives the user information, and the storage unit 122 receives the price information “550,000 yen” and the user identifier “bb” included in the user information, and the user information. Bid information 2 having a pair with time information indicating time (for example, “October 1st 20:30”) is stored in the bid information storage unit 112 in association with the product identifier “CC” (see FIG. 8). ). The bid processing unit 123 uses the one or more pieces of bid information stored in the bid information storage unit 112 (the bid information 1 and the bid information 2 at this time), and the auction progress information corresponding to the product identifier “CC”. Create The progress information transmission unit 142 transmits the created auction progress information to the user terminal 2 of the user bb and the user terminal 2 of the user aa. The user terminal 2 of the user bb and the user terminal 2 of the user aa receive the auction progress information and output the auction progress information. The auction progress information may also be transmitted to the seller terminal 3 of the seller zz who has exhibited the product identified by the product identifier “CC” and displayed on the display of the seller terminal 3.

  Thereafter, in the user terminal 2 of the user bb and the user terminal 2 of the user aa, the input of the user information as described above is alternately performed while increasing the price information.

  In the auction server 1, the user information receiving unit 132 receives the m-th user information corresponding to the product identifier “CC” from the user terminal 2 of the user aa, and the storage unit 122 stores the price information “110” included in the user information. Bid information m having a set of “ten thousand yen” and user identifier “aa” and time information (for example, “October 7 23:45”) indicating the time when the user information is received is represented by the product identifier “CC”. Is stored in the bid information storage unit 112 in association with "" (see FIG. 8). The bid processing unit 123 uses the one or more pieces of bid information stored in the bid information storage unit 112 (at this time, bid information 1 to bid information m), and auction progress information corresponding to the product identifier “CC”. Create The progress information transmission unit 142 transmits the created auction progress information to the user terminal 2 of the user bb and the user terminal 2 of the user aa. The user terminal 2 of the user bb and the user terminal 2 of the user aa receive the auction progress information and output the auction progress information. An example of the screen thus displayed on the display is shown in FIG.

  The screen of FIG. 11 has the text “It is the current bidding status of the desired product” and auction progress information. The auction progress information on the screen includes a product code “CC” corresponding to the product identifier and one or more bid information arranged in time series. The bid information includes a bid price corresponding to the price information, a bidder corresponding to the user identifier, and a bid time corresponding to the time information.

  In the auction server 1, the successful bid processing unit 124 determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, at regular intervals. In this example, the predetermined condition is that, when the time limit indicated by the time limit information included in the product information corresponding to one product has arrived, price information indicating a price equal to or higher than the start price included in the product information is One or more items are stored in the bid information storage unit 112. The time limit information corresponding to the product identifier “CC” is “November 8th 0:00”. When the current time reaches this time limit information, the bid information storage unit 112 stores the product identifier “CC”. Correspondingly, since m pieces of bid information having a start price of “500,000 yen” or more are stored, the successful bid processing unit 124 determines that the condition is satisfied. Next, the successful bid processing unit 124 determines the user aa who is the bidder of the bid information m having the highest price “1.1 million yen” among the m pieces of bid information as the successful bidder of the product. Then, the successful bid processing unit 124 creates auction result information including a product identifier “CC”, price information “1.1 million yen”, and a user identifier “aa”. The result information transmitting unit 143 transmits the auction result information thus created to the user terminal 2 of the user aa who is the successful bidder of the product and the exhibitor terminal 3 of the exhibitor zz who is the exhibitor of the product. The auction result information may be transmitted to the user terminal 2 of the user bb who is a bidder of the product.

  In the user terminal 2 of the user aa, the user receiving unit 24 receives the auction result information, and the user output unit 25 outputs the auction result information. As a result, a screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display. The screen shown in FIG. 12 includes the text “The desired bidder has been decided” and auction result information. The auction result information on the screen includes a product code “CC” corresponding to the product identifier, a successful bid price “1.1 million yen”, and a successful bidder “aa”. A similar screen may be displayed on the exhibitor terminal 3 of the exhibitor zz, and also on the user terminal 2 of the user bb.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the recording medium is information related to products, information that can include assessment information related to product assessment, and product information that stores two or more product information having price information related to prices. The storage unit 111 is provided, and the auction server 1 performs processing on product information, receives a transmission instruction for two or more product information from the user terminal 2, and receives two or more product information according to the transmission instruction. It is information indicating the intention to make a successful bid for one product, transmitted to the terminal 2, receives user information including price information, and stores the price information included in the received user information in association with one product When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a process for making a successful bid is performed on one product. Then, when the auction server 1 performs processing on the product information, the auction server 1 performs different processing on the product information when the product information includes assessment information and when the product information does not include assessment information. Appropriate use of product assessment information.

  The auction server 1 is a process for acquiring start price information related to the start price of the auction and including the start price information in the product information when the product information includes the assessment information. By performing the above, it is possible to automatically determine the auction start price from the assessment information of the product in the auction.

  Further, the assessment information includes assessment amount information indicating the assessment amount, and the auction server 1 acquires the upper limit price information regarding the upper limit price based on the assessment amount indicated by the assessment amount information, and uses the upper limit price information as the product information. By performing the process included in the auction, the upper limit price of the auction can be automatically determined from the assessment information of the product in the auction.

  In addition, when the product information includes the assessment information, the auction server 1 associates the design information indicating that the assessment information is included with the product information so that the user can easily know whether or not the assessment is performed. Can do.

  In addition, the auction server 1 receives the exhibition information that is information related to the product to be exhibited in the auction from the seller terminal 3 of the auction exhibitor, configures the product information using the exhibition information, and converts the product information into the product information. By accumulating in the storage unit 111, it is possible to appropriately use product assessment information in an auction.

  Furthermore, the processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Further, this software may be recorded and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This also applies to other embodiments in this specification. Note that the software that implements the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the following program. In other words, the computer-accessible recording medium is information relating to a product, information that may include assessment information relating to assessment of the product, and a product information storage unit 111 that stores two or more pieces of product information having price information relating to prices. The program includes a product information processing unit 121 for processing product information, a transmission instruction receiving unit 131 for receiving a transmission instruction for two or more product information from the user terminal 2, and a response to the transmission instruction. A product information transmission unit 141 that transmits two or more product information to the user terminal 2, and a user information reception unit 132 that receives user information including price information, which is information indicating an intention to make a successful bid for one product. And the storage unit 122 that stores the price information included in the user information received by the user information receiving unit 132 in association with one product. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the product information processing unit 121 functions as a successful bid processing unit 124 that performs processing for a successful bid for one product, and the product information processing unit 121 includes a case where the product information includes assessment information, It is a program that performs different processing on the product information depending on whether the assessment information is not included.

  FIG. 13 is an external view of a computer system 900 that executes the program in the present embodiment to realize the auction server 1 and the like. The present embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware. In FIG. 13, the computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a disk drive 905, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a display 904. Note that the entire system including the keyboard 902, the mouse 903, and the display 904 may be called a computer.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the computer system 900. In FIG. 14, in addition to the disk drive 905, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911, and temporarily stores an instruction of an application program. A RAM 913 that provides storage space, a storage 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, a bus 915 that interconnects the MPU 911, ROM 912, and the like, and a connection to a network such as an external network or an internal network is provided. A network card 916. The storage 914 is, for example, a hard disk, SSD, flash memory, or the like.

  A program that causes the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the auction server 1 or the like may be stored in a disk 921 such as a DVD or a CD-ROM, inserted into the disk drive 905, and transferred to the storage 914. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via the network and stored in the storage 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the disk 921 or the network. Further, the program may be read into the computer system 900 via another removable recording medium (for example, a DVD or a memory card) instead of the disk 921.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes a function of the auction server 1 or the like to be performed in 901 indicating the details of the computer. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function or module in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The computer system 900 described above is a server or a stationary PC, but the user terminal 2 and the exhibitor terminal 3 may be realized by a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or a notebook PC, for example. In this case, for example, the keyboard 902 and the mouse 903 are preferably replaced with a touch panel, the disk drive 905 is replaced with a memory card slot, and the disk 921 is replaced with a memory card. However, the above is an example, and the hardware configuration of the computer that implements the auction server 1 or the like is not limited.

  In the above program, in a transmission step for transmitting information, a reception step for receiving information, etc., processing performed by hardware, for example, processing performed by a modem or an interface card in the transmission step (only performed by hardware). Not included) is not included.

  Further, the computer that executes the program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication means (such as the reception unit 13 and the transmission unit 14) existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the auction server or the like according to the present invention has an effect that it is possible to appropriately use product assessment information in an auction, and is useful as an auction server or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Auction server 2 User terminal 3 Exhibitor terminal 11 Storage part 12 Processing part 12 Reception part 13 Reception part 14 Transmission part 21 User storage part 22 User reception part 23 User transmission part 24 User reception part 25 User output part 31 Exhibitor storage part 32 Exhibitor Accepting Unit 33 Exhibitor Sending Unit 34 Exhibitor Receiving Unit 35 Exhibitor Output Unit 111 Product Information Storage Unit 112 Bid Information Storage Unit 121 Product Information Processing Unit 122 Storage Unit 123 Bid Processing Unit 124 Successful bid Processing Unit 125 Product Information Storage Unit 131 Transmission Instruction Receiving Unit 132 User Information Receiving Unit 133 Exhibition Information Receiving Unit 141 Product Information Transmitting Unit 142 Progress Information Transmitting Unit 143 Result Information Transmitting Unit

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A product information storage unit that stores information about two or more product information that is information about the product and may include assessment information about the assessment of the product, and price information about the price;
A product information processing unit for processing product information;
A transmission instruction receiving unit that receives a transmission instruction for the two or more product information items from a user terminal;
A product information transmission unit that transmits the two or more product information to the user terminal in response to the transmission instruction;
A user information receiving unit for receiving user information including price information, which is information indicating an intention to make a successful bid for one product;
An accumulation unit that accumulates price information included in the user information received by the user information reception unit in association with the one product;
A successful bid processing unit that performs processing for a successful bid on one product when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
The product information processing unit
An auction server that performs different processing on the product information when the product information includes assessment information and when the product information does not include assessment information. The product information processing unit
When the product information includes assessment information, it is information indicating a price according to the assessment information, and obtains start price information related to an auction start price, and performs processing for including the start price information in the product information Item 2. The auction server according to item 1. The assessment information includes assessment amount information regarding the assessment amount,
The product information processing unit
The auction server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein upper limit price information related to an upper limit price is acquired based on an assessed amount indicated by the assessed amount information, and processing for including the upper limit price information in the product information is performed. The product information processing unit
The auction server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the product information includes assessment information, a symbol indicating that the assessment information is included is associated with the product information. An auction information receiving unit that receives auction information from the seller terminal of the auction seller, which is information related to products to be auctioned,
The auction server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a product information storage unit that configures product information using the exhibition information and stores the product information in the product information storage unit. . The recording medium is
A product information storage unit that stores information about two or more product information that includes price information about a price, which is information about the product and may include assessment information about the assessment of the product;
An auction method performed by a product information processing unit, a transmission instruction receiving unit, a product information transmitting unit, a user information receiving unit, a storage unit, and a successful bid processing unit,
A product information processing step in which the product information processing unit performs processing on product information;
A transmission instruction receiving step in which the transmission instruction receiving unit receives a transmission instruction for the two or more product information from a user terminal;
A product information transmitting step in which the product information transmitting unit transmits the two or more product information to the user terminal in response to the transmission instruction;
The user information receiving unit is information indicating an intention to make a successful bid for one product, and receives user information including price information.
An accumulation step in which the accumulation unit accumulates price information included in the user information received by the user information reception unit in association with the one product;
A successful bid processing step for performing a process for a successful bid on one product when the successful bid processing unit satisfies a predetermined condition;
The product information processing unit
An auction method for performing different processing on the product information depending on whether the product information includes assessment information or not. Computer-accessible recording media
A product information storage unit that stores information about two or more product information that includes price information about a price, which is information about the product and may include assessment information about the assessment of the product;
The computer,
A product information processing unit for processing product information;
A transmission instruction receiving unit that receives a transmission instruction for the two or more product information items from a user terminal;
A product information transmission unit that transmits the two or more product information to the user terminal in response to the transmission instruction;
A user information receiving unit for receiving user information including price information, which is information indicating an intention to make a successful bid for one product;
An accumulation unit that accumulates price information included in the user information received by the user information reception unit in association with the one product;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, it functions as a successful bid processing unit that performs a process for a successful bid for one product,
The product information processing unit
A program for performing different processing on the product information depending on whether the product information includes assessment information or not.

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