Quotation request apparatus, program, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

To provide a quotation request apparatus configured to transmit, to a user, a quotation prepared by an agent in accordance with predetermined quotation request information from the user, a program, and a computer-readable storage medium.SOLUTION: A quotation request apparatus 1 for allowing a user to request an agent for a predetermined quotation includes: a quotation request information transmission unit 48 which transmits, to an agent terminal 3 of the agent, quotation request information which is input through a user terminal A of the user for requesting a quotation regarding a task to be conducted by the agent; and a quotation transmission unit 70 which transmits a quotation prepared by the agent in accordance with the quotation request information, to the user terminal A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a quotation request device, a program, and a computer-readable storage medium, and more particularly to a quotation request device for a user to request a predetermined quotation from a trader. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 can be referred to for a quotation request device that allows a user to request a predetermined quotation from a trader. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6646289 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the above-mentioned quotation request device, it has been desired to propose a technique that enables a trader to transmit to a user a quotation prepared in response to predetermined quotation request information from the user.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a quotation request device, a program, and a computer-readable storage medium that can transmit to a user a quotation prepared by a contractor in response to predetermined quotation request information from the user. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the quotation request device of the present invention is a quotation request device for a user to request a specified quotation from a contractor, and is characterized by having a quotation request information sending unit that sends quotation request information input by the user to contractors held by the contractors to request a quotation for work to be performed by the contractor, and a quotation sending unit that sends a quotation prepared by the contractor in response to the quotation request information to the user.

[0007] According to the present invention, by having the quotation request information transmitting section and quotation transmitting section configured as described above, it is possible to transmit to the user a quotation prepared by a trader in response to predetermined quotation request information from the user.

[0008] By having an estimate determination unit that determines whether or not an estimate satisfies the estimate request information, and a warning information sending unit that, when the estimate determination unit determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, sends warning information to the user and / or the contractor to warn that the estimate request information does not satisfy, when it is determined that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, warning information to warn that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information can be sent to the user and / or the contractor, and the user and / or the contractor can recognize that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information.

[0009] The system has an estimate determination unit that determines whether or not an estimate satisfies the estimate request information, and a change promotion information sending unit that sends change promotion information to the user and / or contractor to encourage them to change the estimate and / or the estimate request information when the estimate determination unit determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, thereby enabling the user and / or contractor to change the estimate and / or the estimate request information when it is determined that the estimate request information does not satisfy the estimate.

[0010] The system has an estimate determination section that determines whether or not the estimate satisfies the estimate request information, and when the estimate determination section determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, the estimate sending section does not send the estimate to the user, thereby preventing the user from recognizing an estimate that does not satisfy the user's request.

[0011] By having a quotation request information changing section that changes the quotation request information and a quotation request information change sending section that sends information to a contractor that the quotation request information has been changed by the quotation request information changing section, it is possible to change the quotation request information and send the information to the contractor that the quotation request information has been changed, and the contractor can create a quotation based on the changed quotation request information.

[0012] The system has a quotation request information changing section that changes quotation request information, and when the quotation determining section determines that the quotation satisfies the changed quotation request information as a result of the quotation request information changing section changing the quotation request information, the quotation sending section can send the quotation that has not been sent to the user.

[0013] A comment from the contractor is added to the estimate created by the contractor, and by having a comment determination unit that determines whether the comment satisfies predetermined conditions, it is possible to determine whether the comment added to the estimate satisfies predetermined conditions.

[0014] When the comment determination unit determines that the comment satisfies a predetermined condition, the quotation request information sending unit can send the quotation prepared by the contractor together with the comment to the user even when the quotation determination unit determines that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information. The predetermined condition may be a predetermined number of characters.

[0015] The system has a recommended amount calculation unit that calculates the recommended amount to be recommended in the estimate, and the estimate sending unit sends the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit together with the estimate, so that while calculating the recommended amount, the user can compare the recommended amount with the estimate and check whether the estimate is reasonable.

[0016] In order to solve the above problems, the program of the present invention is characterized by making a computer function as a quotation request information sending unit that sends quotation request information input by a user to a contractor's contractors, and as a quotation sending unit that sends a quotation prepared by the contractor in response to the quotation request information to the user.

[0017] In order to solve the above problem, a computer-readable storage medium according to the present invention is characterized by storing the above program.

[0018] In order to solve the above problem, the quotation request system of the present invention is characterized by comprising the quotation request device described above, a user terminal at the user, and a trader terminal at the trader.

[0019] The quotation request device, the user terminal, and the vendor terminal are connected to an external system capable of sending and receiving information, and the quotation request device can send and receive data between the user terminal and the vendor terminal via the external system.

[0020] The quotation request device can connect to the external system by the user and the vendor operating different application software on the user terminal and the vendor terminal, respectively, and can send and receive data between the user terminal and the vendor terminal via the external system.

[0021] The quotation request device connects to the external system by operating different application software via different accounts, and data is sent and received between the user terminal and the vendor terminal via the external system, so that the user terminal and the vendor terminal can each separately send and receive data to and from the quotation request device.

[0022] The vendor terminals include one vendor terminal at one vendor and one vendor terminal at another vendor, and the quotation request device connects to the external system by the one vendor and the other vendor operating different application software at the one vendor terminal and the other vendor terminal, respectively, and can send and receive data between the one vendor terminal and the other vendor terminal via the external system.

[0023] The quotation request device connects to the external system by operating different application software via different accounts, and transmits and receives data between the one vendor terminal and the other vendor terminal via the external system, so that the one vendor terminal and the other vendor terminal can transmit and receive data separately to and from the quotation request device. [Effects of the Invention]

[0024] According to the present invention, a quote prepared by a trader in response to predetermined quote request information from a user can be transmitted to the user. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0025] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of a quotation request system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of computers of a quotation request device, a user terminal, and a vendor terminal. [Figure 3] 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a quotation request device of a quotation request system. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user terminal of the quotation request system. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a contractor terminal of the quotation request system. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the estimate request device. [Figure 7]7 is a flowchart following FIG. 6 for explaining the processing flow of the estimate request device. [Figure 8] 8 is a flowchart following FIG. 7 for explaining the processing flow of the estimate request device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0026] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the overall configuration of a quotation request system 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the computers of the quotation request device, user terminal, and vendor terminal. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the quotation request device 1 of the quotation request system 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal 2 of the quotation request system 4. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the vendor terminal 3 of the quotation request system 4. Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the processing flow of the quotation request device. Fig. 7 is a flowchart continuing from Fig. 6 illustrating the processing flow of the quotation request device. Fig. 8 is a flowchart continuing from Fig. 7 illustrating the processing flow of the quotation request device.

[0027] To provide an overview of the quotation request device 1 of the present invention, the quotation request device 1 is a device for a user to request a quotation from a vendor. As shown in FIG. 1, the quotation request device 1 is connected to a predetermined user terminal 2 owned by the user and a predetermined vendor terminal 3 owned by the vendor via a wireless or wired communication network NT so that they can communicate with each other. The user terminal 2 (user terminal 2 owned by the user) and the vendor terminal 3 (vendor terminal 3 owned by the vendor) can communicate with each other via the quotation request device 1. The network communication line NT can include communication lines such as the Internet and a LAN (Local Area Network). The quotation request device 1, the user terminal 2, and the vendor terminal 3 can be connected to an external system C that can transmit and receive information. The quotation request device 1 can transmit and receive data to and from the user terminal 2 and the vendor terminal 3 via the external system C.

[0028] The quotation request device 1 can connect to an external system C by the user and the contractor operating different application software D2, D3A, D3B at the user terminal 2 and the contractor terminal 3, respectively, and can send and receive data between the user terminal A and the contractor terminal 3 via the external system C.

[0029] The quotation request device 1 can connect to an external system C by operating different application software D2, D3A, and D3B via different accounts E2, E3A, and E3B, respectively, and can send and receive data between the user terminal A and the supplier terminal 3 via the external system C. This allows the user terminal 2 and the supplier terminal 3 to send and receive data to and from the quotation request device 1 separately.

[0030] The vendor terminals 3 include one vendor terminal 3A at one vendor and another vendor terminal 3B at another vendor. The quotation request device 1 can connect to an external system C by the one vendor and the other vendor operating different application software D3A and D3B at the one vendor terminal 3A and the other vendor terminal 3B, respectively, and can transmit and receive data between the one vendor terminal 3A and the other vendor terminal 3B via the external system C.

[0031] The quotation request device 1 can connect to an external system C by operating separate application software D3A and D3B via different accounts E3A and E3B, and can transmit and receive data between one trader terminal 3A and another trader terminal 3B via the external system C. This allows one trader terminal 3A and another trader terminal 3B to transmit and receive data to and from the quotation request device 1 separately.

[0032] In the present invention, a user refers to a user who uses the quotation request device 1 and requests or is considering requesting work from a contractor. Also, in the present invention, a contractor refers to a contractor who uses the quotation request device 1 and creates a quotation and performs work at the request of a user.

[0033] The quotation request device 1, the user terminal 2, and the contractor terminal 3 can mutually input and output signal information. The quotation request device 1, the user terminal 2, and the contractor terminal 3 can cooperate to configure a quotation request system 4.

[0034] The quotation request device 1 can be a predetermined server device. The user terminal 2 is owned by a user requesting a quotation, and can include a dedicated terminal device, as well as a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a personal computer. The quotation request device 1 is available to multiple users and can be connected to multiple user terminals 2. The vendor terminal 3 is owned by a vendor who prepares a quotation, and can include a dedicated terminal device, as well as a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a personal computer. The quotation request device 1 is available to multiple vendors and can be connected to multiple vendor terminals 3.

[0035] The quotation request device 1, user terminal 2, and vendor terminal 3 have a typical computer configuration. That is, as shown in Fig. 2, the quotation request device 1, user terminal 2, and vendor terminal 3 have central processing units (CPU, GPU, DSP) 1B, 2B, and 3B, memory devices (ROM, RAM, hard disk, cache memory) 1C, 2C, and 3C, input devices (keyboard, touch panel, mouse) 1D, 2D, and 3D, display devices (liquid crystal displays) 1E, 2E, and 3E, etc., which are connected to each other via buses 1A, 2A, and 3A. The memory devices 1C, 2C, and 3C function as computer-readable storage media.

[0036] 3, the quotation request device 1 has a quotation request information receiving unit 10, a quotation related information acquiring unit 30, a recommended amount calculating unit 40, a quotation request information determining unit 42, a determining condition setting unit 44, a quotation request information destination determining unit 46, a quotation request information transmitting unit 48, a quotation receiving unit 50, a quotation determining unit 60, a quotation transmitting unit 70, a comment determining unit 75, a warning information transmitting unit 80, a change prompting information transmitting unit 90, a quotation request information modifying unit 100, a quotation request information change transmitting unit 110, and a quotation re-accepting unit 120. Each unit can input and output signal information to and from each other.

[0037] The quotation request information receiving unit 10 can receive and accept quotation request information input from the user terminal 2 via the network communication line NT. The quotation request information is information for requesting a quotation for work to be performed by a contractor, and includes, for example, the range of amount (budget), type of business, content of the requested work, work location, work period, work start date, attributes of the work staff (gender, age, etc.), qualifications required of the work staff, etc. The quotation request information receiving unit 10 can receive and accept quotation request information from the user terminal 2 via an external system C.

[0038] The quotation request information includes first quotation request information and second quotation request information. The first quotation request information includes information necessary for a contractor to make a quotation. The first quotation request information includes, for example, the type of business, the content of the requested work, the work location, the work period, the start date of the work, the attributes of the work staff (gender, age, etc.), and the qualifications required of the work staff. The first quotation request information is used by the contractor to prepare a quotation and is also used by the quotation determination unit 70 to determine the validity of the quotation. The second quotation request information includes information that should be kept confidential from the contractor and is used by the quotation determination unit 70 to determine the validity of the quotation. The second quotation request information includes a range of amounts (budget). By keeping the range of amounts (budget) confidential, it is possible to prevent contractors from making a quotation based on the range of amounts (budget).

[0039] The quotation request information may be set by the user via the user terminal 2 so that it can be input separately as first quotation request information and second quotation request information, or may be set in advance in the quotation request device 1. The content of the work requested by the user may be, for example, renovation, repair and replacement of home appliances, moving work, system development, etc.

[0040] The estimate-related information acquisition unit 30 can acquire estimate-related information related to an estimate. Estimate-related information is information related to an estimate for a target business. Estimate-related information includes the model number of the product related to the estimate, the correlation between the parts and the price, the correlation between the content of the service provided by the vendor and the cost, and other vendor information. The appropriate estimate amount may vary depending on the model number and the content of the service. The estimate-related information includes past estimates stored in the estimate request device 1, various information entered by the system operator of the estimate request device 1, various information available on the Internet, etc. The estimate-related information acquisition unit 30 can acquire estimate-related information from a predetermined database in the estimate request device 1 or from the Internet.

[0041] The recommended amount calculation unit 40 can calculate a recommended amount to be recommended in a quote based on the quote-related information acquired by the quote-related information acquisition unit 30. The recommended amount calculation unit 40 can calculate an average quote amount based on the quote-related information and set it as the recommended amount.

[0042] The quotation request information determination unit 42 can determine whether or not the quotation request information satisfies predetermined conditions.

[0043] The judgment condition setting unit 44 can set predetermined conditions for the quotation request information judgment unit 42 to make a judgment. The judgment condition setting unit 44 can set the predetermined conditions based on the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit 40. The judgment condition setting unit 44 can set the predetermined conditions as a numerical value obtained by multiplying the recommended amount by a coefficient of 1 or more. The quotation request information judgment unit 42 can judge that the quotation request information does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, for example, when the range of amounts (budget) in the quotation request information exceeds the recommended amount or greatly exceeds the recommended amount.

[0044] The quotation request information destination determination unit 46 can determine to which of the multiple trader terminals B the quotation request information should be sent. The quotation request information destination determination unit 46 can determine the trader (trader terminal B) to which the quotation request information should be sent based on, for example, the address or type of business of the trader.

[0045] The quotation request information transmitting unit 48 can transmit the first quotation request information received and accepted by the quotation request information accepting unit 10 to the contractor terminal 3. More specifically, when the quotation request information determining unit 42 determines that the first quotation request information satisfies a predetermined condition, the quotation request information transmitting unit 48 can transmit the first quotation request information to the contractor terminal B determined by the quotation request information destination determining unit 46.

[0046] The quotation request information sending unit 48 can send the first quotation request information to the contractor terminal 3 and not send the second quotation request information to the contractor terminal 3. That is, in the quotation request device 1, the first quotation request information can be made public to contractors, while the second quotation request information including the amount (budget) range can be kept private from the contractors. The quotation request information, more specifically, the first quotation request information, can be sent to an email address specified by the contractor. The contractor can create a quotation based on the first quotation request information. The contractor may add a separate comment to the quotation. The quotation request information sending unit 48 can send the first quotation request information to the contractor terminal 3 via an external system C.

[0047] The estimate receiving unit 50 can receive and accept information about an estimate prepared by a contractor in response to the first estimate request information sent by the estimate request information sending unit 48 (hereinafter, information about an estimate will be simply referred to as an estimate) from the contractor terminal 3. The estimate prepared by the contractor includes the estimated amount, estimate conditions, work content, quantity, work period, work start date, qualifications of the person in charge of work, etc. The estimate may include only some of these. In addition, the estimate receiving unit 50 can receive and accept comments from the contractor that are added separately along with the estimate. The estimate receiving unit 50 can receive and accept an estimate from the contractor terminal 3 via an external system C.

[0048] The estimate determination unit 60 can determine whether the estimate prepared by the contractor satisfies the estimate request information. The estimate request information used by the estimate determination unit 60 to determine the estimate includes both the first estimate request information and the second estimate request information.

[0049] The estimate sending unit 70 can send to the user terminal 2 an estimate prepared by the trader in response to the first estimate request information. More specifically, when the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate satisfies the estimate request information, the estimate sending unit 70 can send the estimate to the user terminal 2. On the other hand, when the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, the estimate sending unit 70 can not send the estimate to the user terminal 2 (an estimate is not sent to the user terminal 2 when the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information and further when the comment does not satisfy a predetermined condition).

[0050] When the quotation sending unit 70 has decided not to send the quotation to the user terminal 2, it can send information to the supplier that the quotation has not been sent and that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information (it is preferable not to send the information that the quotation has not been sent to the user).

[0051] When the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate satisfies the estimate request information, the estimate sending unit 70 can send the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit 40 together with the estimate to the user terminal 2 (note that the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit 40 may also be sent to the provider terminal 3). The estimate and recommended amount can be sent to an email address specified by the user. Information that the estimate has not been sent can be sent to an email address specified by the provider. Furthermore, the estimate sending unit 70 can send the estimate to the user terminal 2 via an external system C, and can also send information that the estimate has not been sent and information that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information to the provider terminal 3.

[0052] The comment determination unit 75 can determine whether or not the comment satisfies a predetermined condition. When the comment determination unit 75 determines that the comment satisfies the predetermined condition, even if the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, the estimate sending unit 70 can send the estimate prepared by the contractor together with the comment to the user terminal.

[0053] Here, the predetermined condition can be a predetermined number of characters. If a comment has more than a predetermined number of characters, the vendor is often motivated, and even if the quote does not satisfy the quote request information, sending the user a quote from a motivated vendor can be beneficial to the user. In addition to the number of characters, the predetermined condition can also be the inclusion of a predetermined keyword, or AI can be used to determine whether the content of the comment satisfies the predetermined condition (whether it is motivated) based on past history, etc.

[0054] When the quotation request information determination unit 42 determines that the first quotation request information does not satisfy the specified conditions, the warning information sending unit 80 can send first warning information to the user terminal 2 to warn that the specified conditions are not satisfied.

[0055] Furthermore, when the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, the warning information transmission unit 80 can transmit second warning information to the user terminal 2 and / or the contractor terminal 3 to warn that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information (the user can view the second warning information and consider changing the estimate request information, and the contractor can view the second warning information and consider changing the estimate).When the comment determination unit 75 determines that the comment added to the estimate does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the warning information transmission unit 80 can transmit third warning information to the contractor to warn that the comment does not satisfy a predetermined condition. Note that the warning information does not include information that reveals the content (amount (budget) range) of the confidential second estimate request information.

[0056] The first, second, and third warning information can be sent to an email address specified by the user and / or the dealer, and can also be sent to the user terminal 2 and the dealer terminal 3 via an external system C. Furthermore, the warning information may be displayed on the user terminal 2 and / or the trader terminal 3 when the user and / or the trader accesses the quotation request device 1. The first warning information, the second warning information, and the third warning information may include patterns, marks, symbols, etc., such as line stamps, exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), etc., so that the user and the trader can recognize at a glance that a warning has been issued.

[0057] When the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, the change prompting information transmission unit 90 can transmit first change prompting information to the user terminal 2 and / or the vendor terminal 3 to prompt the vendor to change the estimate and / or the estimate request information. The first change prompting information can include, for example, information prompting the vendor to lower the price if the estimate exceeds the upper limit of the amount (budget) in the estimate request information entered by the user. The first change prompting information can also include information prompting the vendor to raise the price if the estimate is below the lower limit of the amount (budget) in the estimate request information entered by the user. The first change prompting information can also include information prompting the user to raise the price (budget) if the upper limit of the amount (budget) in the estimate request information is lower than the estimated amount. The first change prompting information can also include information prompting the user to lower the price (budget) if the lower limit of the amount (budget) in the estimate request information is higher than the estimated amount. The change prompting information does not include information that reveals the content (price (budget) range) of the confidential second estimate request information.

[0058] Furthermore, when the comment determination unit 75 determines that the comment added to the estimate does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the change prompting information transmission unit 90 can transmit second change prompting information to the contractor terminal 3 to prompt the contractor to change the comment. The change prompting information transmission unit 90 can transmit the first change prompting information to the user terminal 2 and / or the contractor terminal 3, and transmit the second change prompting information to the contractor terminal 3, via the external system C.

[0059] The quotation request information change unit 100 can change the quotation request information. The quotation request information can be changed by the user inputting the changed quotation request information via the user terminal 2. The user can change the quotation request information by viewing at least one of the first warning information, second warning information transmitted from the warning information transmission unit 80, and the first change prompting information transmitted from the change prompting information transmission unit 90. Changes to the quotation request information can include, for example, changes to the range of the amount (budget) or changes to the qualifications required of the business personnel. Changes to the quotation request information can be made from the user terminal 2 via an external system C.

[0060] When the estimate determination unit 60 determines that an estimate that did not satisfy the pre-change estimate request information now satisfies the post-change estimate request information due to the estimate request information change unit 100 changing the estimate request information, the estimate sending unit 70 can send the unsent estimate that does not satisfy the estimate request information to the user terminal 2. This allows the contractor to resend the estimate that could not be satisfied, even if the contractor cannot satisfy the estimate request information (estimate request conditions).

[0061] If the estimate determination unit 60 determines that an estimate that did not satisfy the quotation request information before the change still does not satisfy the quotation request information after the change, the quotation request information change transmission unit 110 can transmit information to the contractor terminal 3 indicating that the quotation request information has been changed by the quotation request information change unit 100. Upon receiving this transmission, the contractor can recognize that the quotation request information has been changed, and can create a new quotation to satisfy the quotation request information and transmit it to the quotation request device 1. Note that the transmission by the quotation request information change transmission unit 110 does not include information that reveals the content of the confidential second quotation request information (amount (budget) range). The quotation request information change transmission unit 110 can transmit information to the contractor terminal 3 indicating that the quotation request information has been changed via an external system C.

[0062] The quotation re-accepting unit 120 can receive and re-accept from the contractor terminal 3 a quotation and / or a comment that has been re-created by the contractor. The contractor can change the quotation and / or the comment by viewing the warning information (first warning information, second warning information, and third warning information) transmitted from the warning information transmitting unit 80, the change prompting information (first change prompting information and second change prompting information) transmitted from the change prompting information transmitting unit 90, and information indicating that the quotation request information has been changed by the quotation request information change transmitting unit 110. The quotation re-accepting unit 120 can receive and re-accept a quotation and / or a comment from the contractor terminal 3 via an external system C.

[0063] The estimate determination unit 60 determines again whether the estimate received and re-accepted by the estimate re-acceptance unit 120 satisfies the estimate request information, and if it is determined that the estimate is satisfied, the estimate sending unit 70 can send the re-accepted estimate to the user.

[0064] In addition, the comment determination unit 75 determines again whether the comment received and re-accepted by the quotation re-acceptance unit 120 satisfies the specified conditions, and if it is determined that the conditions are met, the quotation sending unit 70 can send the quotation to the user together with the re-accepted comment.

[0065] As shown in Figure 4, the user terminal 2 has a quotation request information sending unit 200, a quotation receiving unit 210, a warning information receiving unit 220, a change promotion information receiving unit 230, a quotation request information change sending unit 240, and a quotation re-receiving unit 250.

[0066] The quotation request information transmitting unit 200 can transmit the quotation request information to the quotation request information receiving unit 10 of the quotation request device 1. The quotation request information transmitted by the quotation request information transmitting unit 200 can include both the first quotation request information and the second quotation request information.

[0067] The estimate receiving unit 210 can receive and accept estimates from the estimate transmitting unit 70 of the estimate requesting device 1. The warning information receiving unit 220 can receive and accept the first warning information and the second warning information from the warning information transmitting unit 80 of the quotation request device 1.

[0068] The change promotion information receiving unit 230 can receive and accept the first change promotion information from the change promotion information transmitting unit 90 of the quotation request device 1. The quotation request information change sending unit 240 can send the quotation request information changed by the user to the quotation request information change unit 100 of the quotation request device 1. The user can change the quotation request information by viewing at least one of the first warning information, the second warning information, and the first change promotion information.

[0069] As shown in FIG. 5, the contractor terminal 3 has a quotation request information receiving unit 300, a quotation sending unit 310, a warning information receiving unit 320, a change prompting information receiving unit 330, a quotation request information change receiving unit 340, and a quotation re-sending unit 350.

[0070] The quotation request information receiving unit 300 can receive and accept the first quotation request information from the quotation request information transmitting unit 48 of the quotation requesting device 1. The estimate sending unit 310 can send an estimate prepared by a contractor to the estimate receiving unit 50 of the estimate requesting device 1.

[0071] The warning information receiving unit 320 can receive and accept the first warning information and the second warning information from the warning information transmitting unit 80 of the quotation request device 1. The change promotion information receiving unit 330 can receive and accept the first change promotion information and the second change promotion information from the change promotion information transmitting unit 90 of the quotation request device 1.

[0072] The quotation request information change receiving unit 340 can receive quotation request information changed by the user from the quotation request information change unit 100 of the quotation request device 1. The contractor can create a quotation again based on the first warning information, the second warning information, the first change prompt information, the second change prompt information, and the changed quotation request information. The quotation retransmission unit 350 can transmit the quotation re-created by the contractor to the quotation re-acceptance unit 120 of the quotation requesting device 1.

[0073] The above-mentioned storage devices 1C, 2C, and 3C store programs 400A, 400B, and 400C for operating the above-mentioned units. That is, the program 400A stored in the storage device 1C causes the computer of the quotation request device 1, which allows a user to request a specific quotation from a contractor, to function as a quotation request information receiving unit 10, a quotation-related information obtaining unit 30, a recommended amount calculating unit 40, a quotation request information determining unit 42, a determination condition setting unit 44, a quotation request information destination determining unit 46, a quotation request information transmitting unit 48, a quotation receiving unit 50, a quotation determining unit 60, a quotation transmitting unit 70, a comment determining unit 75, a warning information transmitting unit 80, a change prompting information transmitting unit 90, a quotation request information changing unit 100, a quotation request information change transmitting unit 110, and a quotation re-accepting unit 120.

[0074] In addition, the program 400B stored in the memory device 2C enables the computer of the user terminal 2 to function as a quotation request information sending unit 200, a quotation receiving unit 210, a warning information receiving unit 220, a change promotion information receiving unit 230, a quotation request information change sending unit 240, and a quotation re-accepting unit 250.

[0075] Furthermore, the program 400C stored in the memory device 3C enables the computer of the contractor terminal 3 to function as a quotation request information receiving unit 300, a quotation sending unit 310, a warning information receiving unit 320, a change promotion information receiving unit 330, a quotation request information change receiving unit 340, and a quotation re-sending unit 350.

[0076] Next, the process flow in the quotation request system 4 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

[0077] First, in step S10, the quotation request information transmitting unit 200 of the user terminal 2 transmits quotation request information to the quotation request information receiving unit 10 of the quotation requesting device 1. Next, the quotation request information receiving unit 10 of the quotation requesting device 1 receives and accepts the quotation request information via the network communication line NT. The quotation request information receiving unit 10 separates the quotation request information into first quotation request information and second quotation request information and accepts it.

[0078] Next, in step S20, the estimate-related information acquisition unit 30 of the estimate requesting device 1 acquires estimate-related information related to the estimate. Next, in step S30, the recommended price calculation unit 40 of the estimate request device 1 calculates a recommended price to be recommended in the estimate based on the estimate-related information acquired by the estimate-related information acquisition unit 30.

[0079] Next, in step S40, the quotation request information determination unit 42 of the quotation request device 1 determines whether the quotation request information satisfies predetermined conditions. The predetermined conditions are set by the determination condition setting unit 44 of the quotation request device 1. The determination condition setting unit 44 sets the predetermined conditions based on the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit 40.

[0080] Next, in step S50, if the quotation request information determination unit 42 of the quotation request device 1 determines that the first quotation request information satisfies the predetermined conditions, the quotation request information transmission unit 48 of the quotation request device 1 transmits the first quotation request information to the quotation request information reception unit 310 of the contractor terminal B. The first quotation request information is transmitted to the contractor terminal B determined by the quotation request information transmission destination determination unit 46 of the quotation request device 1. The contractor creates a quotation based on the first quotation request information. A comment from the contractor is added separately to the quotation.

[0081] On the other hand, if in step S50 the quotation request information determination unit 42 of the quotation request device 1 determines that the first quotation request information does not satisfy the specified conditions, the process proceeds to step S90, and the warning information transmission unit 80 transmits first warning information to the warning information receiving unit 220 of the user terminal 2 to warn that the specified conditions are not satisfied.

[0082] Next, in step S60, the estimate receiving unit 50 of the estimate requesting device 1 receives and accepts the estimate prepared by the contractor together with any comments. Next, in step S70, the estimate determination unit 60 of the estimate request device 1 determines whether the estimate created by the contractor satisfies the estimate request information. If the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate satisfies the estimate request information, in step S160, the estimate sending unit 70 of the estimate request device 1 sends the estimate together with the recommended price to the estimate receiving unit 210 of the user terminal 2, and the processing flow of the estimate request device 1 ends.

[0083] On the other hand, if the estimate determination unit 60 of the estimate requesting device 1 determines in step S70 that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, then the comment determination unit 75 of the estimate requesting device 1 determines whether or not the comment satisfies a predetermined condition in step S70. If the comment determination unit 75 determines that the comment satisfies the predetermined condition, then in step S160 the estimate sending unit 70 of the estimate requesting device 1 sends the estimate and recommended price together with the comment to the estimate receiving unit 210 of the user terminal 2, even if the estimate determination unit 60 determined that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, and the processing flow of the estimate requesting device 1 ends.

[0084] On the other hand, if the comment determination unit 75 of the quotation request device 1 determines in step S80 that the comment does not satisfy the predetermined condition, then in step S90, second warning information is sent to the warning information receiving unit 220 of the user terminal 2 and / or the warning information receiving unit 320 of the contractor terminal 3 to warn that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information (the quotation is not transmitted to the user terminal 2). Also, third warning information is sent to the contractor terminal 3 to warn that the comment does not satisfy the predetermined condition.

[0085] Next, in step S100, the change promotion information transmitting unit 90 of the quotation request device 1 transmits first change promotion information for promoting changes to the quotation and / or quotation request information to the change promotion information receiving unit 230 of the user terminal 2 and / or the change promotion information receiving unit 330 of the contractor terminal 3. In addition, the change promotion information transmitting unit 90 of the quotation request device 1 transmits second change promotion information for promoting changes to the comment to the change promotion information receiving unit 330 of the contractor terminal 3. In response to this transmission, the contractor re-creates the comment so that the comment satisfies the predetermined conditions.

[0086] Next, in step S110, if the estimate determination unit 60 of the estimate request device 1 determines that an estimate that did not satisfy the estimate request information before the change now satisfies the estimate request information after the change due to the estimate request information change unit 100 of the estimate request device 1 changing the estimate request information, then in step S160 the estimate sending unit 70 of the estimate request device 1 sends the unsent estimate together with the recommended amount to the estimate receiving unit 210 of the user terminal 2, and the processing flow of the estimate request device 1 ends.

[0087] On the other hand, if the estimate determination unit 60 of the quotation request device 1 determines in step S110 that an estimate that did not satisfy the quotation request information before the change still does not satisfy the quotation request information after the change, then in step S120, the quotation request information change unit 100 of the quotation request device 1 transmits information to the quotation request information change receiving unit 340 of the contractor terminal 3 indicating that the quotation request information has been changed. In response to this transmission, the contractor creates a new quotation so as to satisfy the quotation request information.

[0088] Next, in step S130, the quotation re-acceptance unit 120 of the quotation requesting device 1 receives and re-accepts the quotation and / or comments created again by the contractor. Next, in step S140, the estimate determination unit 60 of the estimate request device 1 determines again whether the estimate received and re-accepted by the estimate re-acceptance unit 120 of the estimate request device 1 satisfies the estimate request information, and if it is determined to be satisfied, in step S160 the estimate sending unit 70 of the estimate request device 1 sends the received and re-accepted estimate together with the recommended amount to the estimate receiving unit 210 of the user terminal 2, and the processing flow of the estimate request device 1 ends.

[0089] On the other hand, if the estimate determination unit 60 of the estimate request device 1 determines in step S140 that the re-accepted estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, then in step S150 the comment determination unit 75 of the estimate request device 1 determines whether the re-accepted comment satisfies a predetermined condition. If the comment determination unit 75 determines that the re-accepted comment does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the process returns to step S90. If the comment determination unit 75 determines in step S150 that the re-accepted comment does satisfy the predetermined condition, then in step S160 the estimate sending unit 70 sends the re-accepted comment, the re-accepted estimate, and the recommended price to the estimate receiving unit 210 of the user terminal 2, even if the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the re-accepted estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, and the process flow of the estimate request device 1 ends.

[0090] As described above, according to the present invention, by having the quotation request information transmitting unit 48 and the quotation transmitting unit 70 configured as described above, it is possible to transmit to the user a quotation prepared by a contractor in response to predetermined quotation request information from the user.

[0091] Furthermore, by having the estimate determination unit 60 and warning information transmission unit 80 configured as described above, when it is determined that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, warning information to warn the user terminal 2 and / or the contractor terminal 3 of this non-satisfaction can be transmitted, and the user and / or the contractor can recognize that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information.

[0092] Furthermore, by having the estimate determination unit 60 and change promotion information transmission unit 90 of the above configuration, the user terminal 2 and / or the contractor terminal 3 can change the estimate and / or the estimate request information when it is determined that the estimate request information is not satisfied.

[0093] Furthermore, if the estimate determination unit 60 determines that the estimate does not satisfy the estimate request information, the estimate sending unit 70 will not send the estimate to the user terminal 2, thereby preventing the user from being aware of an estimate that does not satisfy the user's requirements.

[0094] Furthermore, by having the quotation request information changing unit 100 and quotation request information change sending unit 110 configured as described above, it is possible to change the quotation request information and send information indicating that the information has been changed to the contractor, and the contractor can create a quotation based on the changed quotation request information.

[0095] Furthermore, by providing the comment determination unit 75 that determines whether or not a comment satisfies a predetermined condition, it is possible to determine whether or not a comment added to a quote satisfies a predetermined condition.

[0096] Furthermore, the estimate sending unit 70 sends the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit 40 to the user terminal 2 together with the estimate, so that while calculating the recommended amount, the user can compare the recommended amount with the estimate to confirm whether the estimate is reasonable.

[0097] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various applications and modifications are possible. For example, data is sent and received via an external system C, but the external system C may be a system (chat tool) that allows for the exchange of comments, and includes various SNS (Social Networking Services) built using such chat tools.

[0098] In addition, transmission to the user terminal 2 and the supplier terminal 3 by the quotation request information transmission unit 48, quotation transmission unit 70, warning information transmission unit 80, change promotion information transmission unit 90, and quotation request information change transmission unit 110 includes transmission directly from the quotation request device 1, which is a server device, to the user terminal 2 and the supplier terminal 3, as well as transmission indirectly via a mail server, etc.

[0099] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the first quotation request information includes the business location and is transmitted to the contractor terminal 3 by the quotation request information transmitting unit 48, but the second quotation request information may include the business location and not be transmitted to the contractor terminal 3. In other words, by not transmitting the business location to the contractor terminal 3, it is possible to keep the business location confidential from the contractor, thereby ensuring the confidentiality of the business.

[0100] In the above-described embodiment, the user terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3 can be appropriately read as a user and a provider, respectively. [Explanation of symbols]

[0101] NT: Communications Network 1: Equipment for which quotation is required 2: User terminal 3: Vendor terminal 3A: One vendor terminal 3B: Other vendor terminal 1A, 2A, 3A: Bus 1B, 2B, 3B: Central processing unit 1C,2C,3C: Storage device 1D, 2D, 3D: Input device 1E,2E,3E:Display device 10: Quotation request information reception section 30: Estimate related information acquisition unit 40: Recommended amount calculation section 42: Quotation request information determination unit 44: Judgment condition setting section 46: Quotation request information destination determination unit 48: Quotation request information sending unit 50: Quotation Reception Department 60: Estimate judgment section 70: Quotation sending department 75: Comment judgment section 80: Warning information transmission unit 90: Change promotion information transmission unit 100: Quotation request information change section 110: Quotation request information change transmission unit 120: Quotation Receipt Department 200: Quotation request information sending unit 210: Quotation Reception Department 220: Warning information receiving unit 230: Change promotion information receiving unit 240: Quotation request information change transmission unit 250: Quotation Receipt Department 300: Quotation request information reception unit 310: Quotation sending department 320: Warning information receiving unit 330: Change promotion information receiving unit 340: Quotation request information change receiving unit 350: Quotation retransmission department 400A, 400B, 400C: Program

Claims

1. A quotation request device for a user to request a predetermined quotation from a trader, a quotation request information sending unit that sends quotation request information input by the user to the contractor to request a quotation for the work to be performed by the contractor; a quotation sending unit that sends the quotation prepared by the trader in response to the quotation request information to the user.

2. an estimate determination unit that determines whether the estimate satisfies the estimate request information; 2. The quotation request device according to claim 1, further comprising: a warning information sending unit that, when the quotation determination unit determines that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information, sends warning information to the user and / or the contractor to warn that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information.

3. 3. The quotation request device according to claim 2, further comprising a change promotion information sending unit that, when the quotation determination unit determines that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information, sends to the user and / or the contractor change promotion information for promoting the user and / or the contractor to change the quotation and / or the quotation request information.

4. 4. The quotation request device according to claim 3, wherein when the quotation determination unit determines that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information, the quotation transmission unit does not transmit the quotation to the user.

5. a quotation request information changing unit for changing the quotation request information; 5. The quotation request device according to claim 4, further comprising a quotation request information change transmitting section for transmitting information to the contractor that the quotation request information has been changed by the quotation request information changing section.

6. 6. The quotation request device according to claim 5, wherein when the quotation determination unit determines that the quotation satisfies the quotation request information as a result of the quotation request information change unit making the change, the quotation sending unit sends the unsent quotation to the user.

7. The quote prepared by the supplier is accompanied by comments from the supplier, 7. The quotation request device according to claim 6, further comprising a comment determination unit that determines whether the comment satisfies a predetermined condition.

8. 8. The quotation request device according to claim 7, wherein when the comment determination unit determines that the comment satisfies the predetermined condition, the quotation request information transmission unit transmits the quotation prepared by the contractor together with the comment to the user even when the quotation determination unit determines that the quotation does not satisfy the quotation request information.

9. 9. The quotation request device according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined condition is a predetermined number of characters.

10. a recommended amount calculation unit that calculates a recommended amount in the estimate; 10. The estimate request device according to claim 9, wherein the estimate sending unit sends the recommended amount calculated by the recommended amount calculation unit together with the estimate.

11. a computer for a quotation request device for a user to request a predetermined quotation from a trader; a quotation request information sending unit that sends quotation request information input by the user to the contractor to request a quotation for the work to be performed by the contractor; a program that functions as an estimate sending unit that sends the estimate created by the trader in response to the estimate request information to the user;

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 11.

13. 11. A quotation request system comprising: the quotation request device according to claim 1; a user terminal at the user; and a trader terminal at the trader.

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