Trading system

Abstract

We provide a trading system that enhances the activity, efficiency, and reliability of transactions for specific products. [Solution] In a sales system 1001 in which a buyer terminal used by a product buyer, an author terminal used by the creator and seller of a product, and a sales device are communicated together, the sales device includes a buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, an author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, a sales condition setting unit that sets the sales conditions for the product, a sales completion determination unit that determines whether a sale can be completed based on the buyer information and author information, and a sales processing unit that determines the sales price and performs the sales process if the sales completion determination unit determines that a sale is possible, wherein at least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the author information processed by the author information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales condition setting unit, and the sales conditions include the condition that the author signs the product.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a trading system.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, due to the spread of the Internet, transactions of goods and products via communication networks have been actively carried out (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, with the technologies proposed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there is a possibility that further activation of transactions, further improvement in transaction efficiency, and further improvement in transaction reliability cannot be achieved for products (goods), particularly for specific products (specific goods), one-of-a-kind items.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and the main object thereof is to provide a trading system that can realize further activation of transactions, further improvement in transaction efficiency, and further improvement in transaction reliability for products (goods), particularly for specific products (specific goods), one-of-a-kind items. Here, the specific product (specific good) refers to, for example, a product (good) obtained by creation, manufacture, or production based on an order from an author, creator, manufacturer, producer, or an order from a buyer.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] As a result of diligent research to solve the above-mentioned objectives, the inventors have succeeded in developing a trading system that can further revitalize, improve the efficiency and reliability of transactions involving products (goods), particularly specific products (specific goods) and one-of-a-kind items, and have thus completed the present invention.

[0007] In other words, in the present invention, as a first aspect, The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the author who created and sells the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the author's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, An author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A sales completion determination unit that determines whether a sale is completed based on the buyer information and the author information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. The buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the author information processed by the author information processing unit include information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. The system provides a sales method in which the terms of sale include the condition that the author signs the product.

[0008] In the first aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned terms of sale may include a condition that the author write the date of creation on the product.

[0009] In the first aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The buyer information may include information that the product is created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0010] In the first aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The author information may include product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author. The buyer information may include information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0011] In the first aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image. At least one of these images may be included in the book. The author information may include book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published. The buyer information may include information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0012] In the first aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image. At least one of these images may be included in the book. The author information may include book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published. The buyer information may include information that the original painting for at least one of the images specified by the buyer according to the book information is created by the author according to the order from the buyer to the author.

[0013] In the trading system according to the first aspect of the present invention, The original painting may be a digital image, The trading conditions may include the condition that the author signs the digital image with a handwritten signature.

[0014] In the trading system according to the first aspect of the present invention, The author information may include copyright author attribution information indicating that the copyright for the product belongs to the author.

[0015] In the trading system according to the first aspect of the present invention, The product may be an original painting.

[0016] In the trading system according to the first aspect of the present invention, The product may be at least one image published in a comic book, The buyer information may include instruction information or request information regarding the title of the comic book from the buyer to the author and / or the page number of the page of the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

[0017] Further, in the present invention, as a second aspect, A buyer terminal used by a buyer of a product, An author terminal used by an author who creates the product, A seller terminal used by a seller of the product, And a trading device, The buyer terminal, the seller terminal, and the trading device are connected in a communicable state, The seller terminal and the author terminal are connected in a communicable state, The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, A seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from the seller terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A transaction completion determination unit that determines whether a transaction is completed based on the buyer information and the seller information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. The seller information includes author information received by the seller's terminal from the author's terminal. At least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. The system provides a sales method in which the terms of sale include the condition that the author signs the product.

[0018] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned terms of sale may include a condition that the author write the date of creation on the product.

[0019] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The buyer information may include information that the product is created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0020] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The author information may include product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author. The buyer information may include information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0021] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image. At least one of these images may be included in the book. The author information may include book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published. The buyer information may include information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0022] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image. At least one of these images may be included in the book. The author information may include book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published. The buyer information may include information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0023] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The original drawing may be a digital image. The aforementioned terms of sale may include a condition that the author affixes the aforementioned signature of the meat quality to the digital image.

[0024] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned author information may include copyright attribution information indicating that the copyright for the product belongs to the aforementioned author.

[0025] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The seller information may include copyright seller attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the seller.

[0026] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned product may also be the original artwork.

[0027] In the second aspect of the trading system according to the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image published in a comic book. The buyer information may include instructions or requests from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

[0028] Furthermore, in the present invention, as a third aspect, The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the creator of the product, The seller's terminal used by the seller of the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the author's terminal, the seller's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, An author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, A seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from the seller terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A transaction completion determination unit that determines whether a transaction is completed based on the buyer information, the author information, and the seller information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. At least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit, the author information processed by the author information processing unit, and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. The system provides a sales method in which the terms of sale include the condition that the author signs the product.

[0029] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The aforementioned terms of sale may include a condition that the author write the date of creation on the product.

[0030] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The buyer information may include information that the product is created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0031] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The author information may include product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author. The buyer information may include information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0032] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image. At least one of these images may be included in the book. The author information may include book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published. The buyer information may include information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0033] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image. At least one of these images may be included in the book. The author information may include book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published. The buyer information may include information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0034] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The original drawing may be a digital image. The aforementioned terms of sale may include a condition that the author affixes the aforementioned signature of the meat quality to the digital image.

[0035] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The aforementioned author information may include copyright attribution information indicating that the copyright for the product belongs to the aforementioned author.

[0036] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The seller information may include copyright seller attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the seller.

[0037] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The aforementioned product may also be the original artwork.

[0038] In the trading system of the third aspect of the present invention, The aforementioned product may be at least one image published in a comic book. The buyer information may include instructions or requests from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published. [Effects of the Invention]

[0039] According to the present invention, it is possible to further stimulate, streamline, and improve the reliability of transactions involving products (goods), particularly specific products (specific goods) and one-of-a-kind items. The effects described herein are not necessarily limited and may include any of the effects described herein. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0040] [Figure 1] Figure 1 shows an example configuration of a trading system according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 2] Figure 2 shows an example of a trading system configuration 2 of a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 3] Figure 3 shows an example of configuration 3 of a trading system according to a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example 1 of a trading device included in a trading system of a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example 2 of a trading device included in a trading system of a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example 3 of a trading device included in a trading system of a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied. [Figure 7]Figure 7 is a block diagram showing examples of the electrical configurations of trading devices (servers) in the trading systems of the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0041] The following describes preferred embodiments for carrying out the present invention. The embodiments described below are examples of typical embodiments of the present invention and should not be interpreted as narrowing the scope of the present invention.

[0042] Unless otherwise specified, in drawings, "up" means the upper direction or upper side in the drawing, "down" means the lower direction or lower side in the drawing, "left" means the left direction or left side in the drawing, and "right" means the right direction or right side in the drawing. In addition, identical or equivalent elements or components are denoted by the same reference numeral in the drawings, and redundant explanations are omitted.

[0043] The explanation will be given in the following order. 1. Outline of the present invention 2. First Embodiment (Example 1 of a Trading System) 3. Second Embodiment (Example 2 of the Trading System) 4. Third Embodiment (Example 3 of the Trading System)

[0044] <1. Overview of the Invention> First, I will explain the outline of the present invention.

[0045] A first aspect of the present invention provides a buying and selling system comprising a buyer terminal used by a product buyer, a creator terminal used by a creator who creates and sells a product, and a buying and selling device.

[0046] In the first aspect of the present invention, the buyer terminal, the author terminal, and the trading device are connected in a manner that enables communication.

[0047] A trading device in a trading system according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from a buyer terminal; an author information processing unit that processes author information received from an author terminal; a trading condition setting unit that sets trading conditions for trading a product; a trading completion determination unit that determines whether a trade is possible based on the buyer information and the author information; and a trading processing unit that, if the trading completion determination unit determines that a trade is possible, determines the trading price of the product and processes the trading of the product.

[0048] In a sales system according to a first aspect of the present invention, at least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the author information processed by the author information processing unit includes information regarding sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit, and the sales conditions include the condition that the author signs the product.

[0049] A second aspect of the present invention provides a buying and selling system comprising a buyer terminal used by a buyer of a product, a creator terminal used by a creator of a product, a seller terminal used by a seller of a product, and a buying and selling device.

[0050] In the second aspect of the present invention, the buyer terminal, the seller terminal, and the trading device are connected in a manner that enables communication, and the seller terminal and the author terminal are connected in a manner that enables communication.

[0051] A trading device in a trading system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from a buyer terminal; a seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from a seller terminal; a trading condition setting unit that sets trading conditions for trading the product; a trading completion determination unit that determines whether a trade is possible based on the buyer information and seller information; and a trading processing unit that, if the trading completion determination unit determines that a trade is possible, determines the trading price of the product and processes the trading of the product.

[0052] In the second aspect of the present invention, the seller information includes author information received by the seller terminal from the author terminal. Furthermore, in the second aspect of the present invention, at least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit, and the sales conditions include the condition that the author signs the product.

[0053] A third aspect of the present invention provides a buying and selling system comprising a buyer terminal used by a buyer of a product, a creator terminal used by a creator of a product, a seller terminal used by a seller of a product, and a buying and selling device.

[0054] In the third aspect of the present invention, the buyer terminal, the author terminal, the seller terminal, and the trading device are connected in a manner that enables communication.

[0055] A trading device in a trading system according to a third aspect of the present invention includes: a buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from a buyer terminal; an author information processing unit that processes author information received from an author terminal; a seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from a seller terminal; a trading condition setting unit that sets trading conditions for trading a product; a trading completion determination unit that determines whether a trade is possible based on the buyer information, author information, and seller information; and a trading processing unit that, if the trading completion determination unit determines that a trade is possible, determines the trading price of the product and processes the trading of the product.

[0056] In a sales system according to a third aspect of the present invention, at least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit, the author information processed by the author information processing unit, and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit, and the sales conditions include the condition that the author signs the product.

[0057] According to the trading systems of the first to third aspects of the present invention, it is possible to further revitalize transactions, further improve the efficiency of transactions, and further enhance the reliability of transactions for products (goods), particularly specific products (specific goods) and one-of-a-kind items.

[0058] In the first to third aspects of the present invention, for example, a buyer selects a product of their choice, such as any page from a manga, and sends the page and the purchase price (invoice amount). The manga's author (original creator) then (1) draws the same picture (original drawing), (2) makes a copy (reproduction, copy), and (3) signs (a handwritten signature) the picture, and sends it to the buyer via the buyer's terminal or to the seller via the seller's terminal. The author (original creator) or seller may hold the copyright.

[0059] Furthermore, in the buying and selling systems according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, for example, the buyer selects a painter they like or a painter who is likely to become popular in the future, (4) writes down what they want painted in a sketch or text, and sends the purchase price (invoice amount). The painter (artist) then paints the requested picture (original painting), (5) signs the painting (signature), and may also handwrite or print the date of creation on the painting. The painting is then sent to the buyer via the buyer's terminal or to the seller via the seller's terminal.

[0060] Products in this invention include, for example, original drawings or reproductions (copies) of paintings, books containing at least one image (e.g., manga, photobooks, art books, etc.), ceramics, crafts, digital content, etc. Images included in books include, for example, original drawings or reproductions (copies) of calligraphy, photographs, illustrations, digital images, etc.

[0061] The present invention will be described in more detail.

[0062] In the buying and selling systems according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, compared to cases where a buyer purchases directly from a seller via a seller terminal via a buyer terminal, or where a buyer purchases directly from an author via a author terminal via a buyer terminal, the introduction of a buying and selling device that functions as an intermediary offers the following significant advantages.

[0063] • Information regarding buying and selling (trading) becomes easier to spread, leading to market expansion and increased activity (further activity in trading). • Buying and selling prices (transaction prices) will be normalized, leading to greater stability in trading (further efficiency in trading). • The occurrence of troubles between buyers (buyer's terminal) and sellers (seller's terminal), and between buyers (buyer's terminal) and authors (creators) (author's terminal) will decrease (further improvement in the reliability of transactions).

[0064] Here, a "trouble" refers to a situation where, for example, the goods being sold (the products being traded) are not signed (with a signature indicating quality) or the date of creation is not recorded, preventing the buyer from receiving the goods they desired.

[0065] The embodiments of the present invention will be described below in a specific and detailed manner.

[0066] <2. First Embodiment (Example 1 of a Trading System)> A trading system according to the first embodiment of the present invention (Example 1 of the trading system) will be described with reference to Figures 1, 4, and 7.

[0067] Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example configuration of a trading system according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and specifically, it is a diagram showing the configuration of the trading system 1001.

[0068] Figure 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a trading device in a trading system of a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. Specifically, it shows the functional configuration of the trading device 1 provided in the trading system 1001.

[0069] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of a trading device (server) in a trading system of a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. Specifically, it is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of a trading device 1 (server) in a trading system 1001.

[0070] As shown in Figure 1, the trading system 1001 comprises a buyer terminal 2 used by buyers of products, a creator terminal 3 used by creators who create and sell products, and a trading device 1. In the trading system 1001, the buyer terminal 2, the creator terminal 3, and the trading device 1 are connected in a manner that enables communication via a network 80.

[0071] As shown in Figure 4, the trading device 1 includes a buyer information processing unit 10 that processes buyer information received from a buyer terminal 2, an author information processing unit 20 that processes author information received from an author terminal 3, a trading condition setting unit 40 that sets trading conditions for trading a product, a trading completion determination unit 50 that determines whether a trade is possible based on the buyer information and author information, and a trading processing unit 60 that determines the trading price of the product and processes the trading of the product if the trading completion determination unit 50 determines that a trade is possible.

[0072] In the trading system 1001, the trading condition setting unit 40 sets a condition that the author signs the product as a trading condition. The condition that the author signs the product as a trading condition may be included in the buyer information or in the author information. In addition, in the trading system 1001, the trading condition setting unit 40 may set a condition that the author writes the creation date and time on the product as a trading condition. The condition that the author writes the creation date and time on the product as a trading condition may be included in the buyer information or in the author information.

[0073] In the trading system 1001, the buyer information processing unit 10 may process information (information as buyer information) that a product is created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author received from the buyer terminal 2.

[0074] In the trading system 1001, the author information processing unit 20 may process product information (product information as author information) relating to at least one product created by the author, received from the author terminal 3, and the buyer information processing unit 10 may process information (information as buyer information) indicating that at least one product identical to the product specified by the buyer according to the product information received from the buyer terminal 2 will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0075] If the product created by the author is at least one image, and that at least one image is published in a book, the sales system 1001 may process book information (book information as author information) regarding the book containing the at least one image created by the author, received from the author terminal 3. The buyer information processing unit 10 may then process information (information as buyer information) that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information received from the buyer terminal 2 will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author, or it may process information (information as buyer information) that the at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0076] If the product created by the author is at least one image, and that at least one image is published in a book, the sales system 1001 may process book information (book information as author information) regarding the book containing the at least one image created by the author, received from the author terminal 3. The buyer information processing unit 10 may then process information (information as buyer information) regarding the creation of the original artwork for at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information received from the buyer terminal 2, in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0077] If the aforementioned original artwork is a digital image, the sales condition setting unit 40 sets a condition that the artist must sign the digital image with a handwritten signature.

[0078] As shown in Figure 7, the trading device 1 is configured as a computer (server) that executes trading processes. The trading device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 210, which is the main control unit that manages the operation of the entire trading device 1; a ROM (Read Only Memory) 220 in which various programs and data are pre-stored; a RAM (Random Access Memory) 230 used as a work area when the CPU 210 executes various programs; and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 240 and an SSD (Solid State Drive) 241 as storage means for storing various programs and data. The trading device 1 may also include either an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 240 or an SSD (Solid State Drive) 241 as a storage device (storage unit).

[0079] Furthermore, the trading device 1 includes an input unit 250 consisting of a keyboard and mouse, etc., which accepts input for various operations; a display unit 260, such as a liquid crystal display device, which displays various images; and a communication unit 270 that is connected to the buyer terminal 2 and the author terminal 3 via a communication network 80 and transmits and receives various data between the buyer terminal 2 and the author terminal 3.

[0080] In the trading device 1, the CPU 210, ROM 220, RAM 230, HDD 240, SSD 241, input unit 250, display unit 260, and communication unit 270 are electrically connected to each other via the system bus 209. Therefore, in the trading device 1, the CPU 210 can access the ROM 220, RAM 230, and HDD 240, understand the operation status of the input unit 250, display images on the display unit 260, and send and receive various data with the buyer terminal 2 and the author terminal 3 via the communication unit 270.

[0081] The trading device 1 performs predetermined processing by, for example, loading programs stored in ROM 220, HDD 240, and / or SSD 241 into RAM 230, and executing the programs loaded into RAM 230 using the CPU 210. Specifically, the trading device 1 performs trading processing by loading programs related to trading processing stored in ROM 220, HDD 240, and / or SSD 241 into RAM 230, and executing the programs related to trading processing loaded into RAM 230 using the CPU 210, thereby realizing the respective functions of the buyer information processing unit 10, the creator information processing unit 20, the trading condition setting unit 40, the trading completion determination unit 50, and the trading processing unit 60.

[0082] The contents described above regarding the first embodiment of the present invention (Example 1 of the trading system) can be applied to the second and third embodiments of the present invention described later, unless there are any particular technical inconsistencies.

[0083] <3. Second Embodiment (Example 2 of a Trading System)> A trading system according to a second embodiment of the present invention (Example 2 of the trading system) will be described with reference to Figures 2, 5, and 7.

[0084] Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example configuration of a trading system according to a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and specifically, it shows the configuration of the trading system 1002.

[0085] Figure 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example 2 of a trading device included in a trading system of a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and more specifically, it is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the trading device 100 included in the trading system 1002.

[0086] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of a trading device (server) in a trading system of a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied. Specifically, it is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of a trading device 100 (server) in a trading system 1002.

[0087] As shown in Figure 2, the trading system 1002 comprises a buyer terminal 4 used by product buyers, a creator terminal 5 used by product creators, a seller terminal 6 used by product sellers, and a trading device 100. In the trading system 1002, the buyer terminal 4, the seller terminal 6, and the trading device 100 are connected via network 80 in a manner that enables communication, and the seller terminal 6 and the creator terminal 5 are connected via network 81 in a manner that enables communication.

[0088] As shown in Figure 5, the trading device 100 includes a buyer information processing unit 11 that processes buyer information received from a buyer terminal 4, a seller information processing unit 31 that processes seller information received from a seller terminal 6, a trading condition setting unit 41 that sets trading conditions for buying and selling products, a trading completion determination unit 51 that determines whether a trade is possible based on the buyer information and seller information, and a trading processing unit 61 that determines the trading price of the product and processes the trading of the product if the trading completion determination unit 51 determines that a trade is possible.

[0089] In the trading system 1002, the trading condition setting unit 41 sets a condition that the author signs the product as a trading condition. The condition that the author signs the product as a trading condition may be included in the buyer information or the seller information. In addition, in the trading system 1002, the trading condition setting unit 41 may set a condition that the author writes the creation date and time on the product as a trading condition. The condition that the author writes the creation date and time on the product as a trading condition may be included in the buyer information or the seller information.

[0090] In the trading system 1002, the buyer information processing unit 11 may process buyer information indicating that the product is created by the author, in accordance with the order placed by the buyer to the author received from the buyer terminal 4.

[0091] In the trading system 1002, the seller information processing unit 31 processes product information (product information as author information) relating to at least one product created by the author, received from the seller terminal 6 via the author terminal 5, and the buyer information processing unit 11 processes information (information as buyer information) indicating that at least one product identical to the product specified by the buyer according to the product information received from the buyer terminal 4 will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0092] If the product created by the author is at least one image, and that at least one image is published in a book, the sales system 1002 may process book information (book information as author information) regarding the book containing the at least one image created by the author, received from the author terminal 5. The buyer information processing unit 11 may then process information (information as buyer information) that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information received from the buyer terminal 4 will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author, or it may process information (information as buyer information) that the at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0093] If the product created by the author is at least one image, and that at least one image is published in a book, the sales system 1002 may process book information (book information as author information) regarding the book containing the at least one image created by the author, received from the author terminal 5. The buyer information processing unit 11 may then process information (information as buyer information) regarding the creation of the original artwork for at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information received from the buyer terminal 4, in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0094] If the aforementioned original artwork is a digital image, the sales condition setting unit 41 sets a condition that the artist must sign the digital image with a handwritten signature.

[0095] As shown in Figure 7, the trading device 100 is configured as a computer (server) that executes trading processes. The trading device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 210, which is the main control unit that manages the operation of the entire trading device 100; a ROM (Read Only Memory) 220 in which various programs and data are pre-stored; a RAM (Random Access Memory) 230 used as a work area when the CPU 210 executes various programs; and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 240 and an SSD (Solid State Drive) 241 as storage means for storing various programs and data. The trading device 100 may also include either an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 240 or an SSD (Solid State Drive) 241 as a storage device (storage unit).

[0096] Furthermore, the trading device 100 includes an input unit 250 consisting of a keyboard and mouse, etc., which accepts input for various operations; a display unit 260, such as a liquid crystal display device, which displays various images; and a communication unit 270 connected to the buyer terminal 4 and the seller terminal 6 via a communication network 80, which transmits and receives various data between the buyer terminal 4 and the seller terminal 6.

[0097] In the trading device 100, the CPU 210, ROM 220, RAM 230, HDD 240, SSD 241, input unit 250, display unit 260, and communication unit 270 are electrically connected to each other via the system bus 209. Therefore, in the trading device 100, the CPU 210 can access the ROM 220, RAM 230, and HDD 240, understand the operation status of the input unit 250, display images on the display unit 260, and send and receive various data with the buyer terminal 4 and seller terminal 6 via the communication unit 270.

[0098] The trading device 100 performs predetermined processing by, for example, loading a program stored in the ROM 220, HDD 240, and / or SSD 241 into the RAM 230, and executing the program loaded into the RAM 230 using the CPU 210. Specifically, the trading device 100 performs trading processing by loading a program related to trading processing stored in the ROM 220, HDD 240, and / or SSD 241 into the RAM 230, and executing the program related to trading processing loaded into the RAM 230 using the CPU 210, thereby realizing the respective functions of the buyer information processing unit 11, seller information processing unit 31, trading condition setting unit 41, trading completion determination unit 51, and trading processing unit 61.

[0099] The contents described above regarding the second embodiment of the present invention (Example 2 of the trading system) can be applied to the first embodiment of the present invention described above and the third embodiment of the present invention described later, unless there are any particular technical inconsistencies.

[0100] <4. Third Embodiment (Example 3 of a Trading System)> A trading system according to a third embodiment of the present invention (Example 3 of the trading system) will be described with reference to Figures 3, 6, and 7.

[0101] Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a trading system according to a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and specifically, it is a diagram showing the configuration of trading system 1003.

[0102] Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example 3 of a trading device included in a trading system of a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and more specifically, it is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the trading device 101 included in the trading system 1003.

[0103] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of a trading device (server) in a trading system of a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied. Specifically, it is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of a trading device 101 (server) in trading system 1003.

[0104] As shown in Figure 3, the trading system 1003 includes a buyer terminal 7 used by product buyers, a creator terminal 8 used by the creator of the product, a seller terminal 9 used by the seller of the product, and a trading device 101. In the trading system 1003, the buyer terminal 7, the creator terminal 8, the seller terminal 9, and the trading device 101 are connected in a manner that enables communication via the network 80.

[0105] As shown in Figure 6, the trading device 101 includes a buyer information processing unit 12 that processes buyer information received from a buyer terminal 7, an author information processing unit 22 that processes author information received from an author terminal 8, a seller information processing unit 32 that processes seller information received from a seller terminal 9, a trading condition setting unit 42 that sets trading conditions for buying and selling products, a trading completion determination unit 52 that determines whether a trade is possible based on the buyer information, author information, and seller information, and a trading processing unit 62 that determines the trading price of the product and processes the trading of the product if the trading completion determination unit 52 determines that a trade is possible.

[0106] In the trading system 1003, the trading condition setting unit 42 sets a condition that the author signs the product as a trading condition. The condition that the author signs the product as a trading condition may be included in the buyer information, author information, or seller information. In addition, in the trading system 1003, the trading condition setting unit 42 may set a condition that the author writes the creation date and time on the product as a trading condition. The condition that the author writes the creation date and time on the product as a trading condition may be included in the buyer information, author information, or seller information.

[0107] In the trading system 1003, the buyer information processing unit 12 may process buyer information indicating that the product is created by the author, in accordance with the order placed by the buyer to the author, which is received from the buyer terminal 7.

[0108] In the trading system 1003, the author information processing unit 22 may process product information (product information as author information) relating to at least one product created by the author, received from the author terminal 8, and the buyer information processing unit 12 may process information (information as buyer information) indicating that at least one product identical to the product specified by the buyer according to the product information received from the buyer terminal 7 will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0109] If the product created by the author is at least one image, and that at least one image is published in a book, the sales system 1003 may process book information (book information as author information) regarding the book containing the at least one image created by the author, received from the author terminal 8. The buyer information processing unit 12 may then process information (information as buyer information) that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information received from the buyer terminal 7 will be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author, or it may process information (information as buyer information) that the at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0110] If the product created by the author is at least one image, and that at least one image is published in a book, the sales system 1003 may process book information (book information as author information) regarding the book containing the at least one image created by the author, received from the author terminal 8. The buyer information processing unit 12 may then process information (information as buyer information) regarding the creation of the original artwork for at least one image specified by the buyer according to the book information received from the buyer terminal 7, in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0111] If the aforementioned original artwork is a digital image, the sales condition setting unit 42 sets a condition that the artist must sign the digital image with a handwritten signature.

[0112] As shown in Figure 7, the trading device 101 is configured as a computer (server) that executes trading processes. The trading device 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 210, which is the main control unit that manages the operation of the entire trading device 101; a ROM (Read Only Memory) 220 in which various programs and data are pre-stored; a RAM (Random Access Memory) 230 used as a work area when the CPU 210 executes various programs; and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 240 and an SSD (Solid State Drive) 241 as storage means for storing various programs and data. The trading device 101 may also be equipped with either an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 240 or an SSD (Solid State Drive) 241 as a storage device (storage unit).

[0113] Furthermore, the trading device 101 includes an input unit 250 consisting of a keyboard and mouse, etc., which accepts input for various operations; a display unit 260, such as a liquid crystal display device, which displays various images; and a communication unit 270 connected to the buyer terminal 7, author terminal 8, and seller terminal 9 via a communication network 80, which transmits and receives various data with the buyer terminal 7, author terminal 8, and seller terminal 9.

[0114] In the trading device 101, the CPU 210, ROM 220, RAM 230, HDD 240, SSD 241, input unit 250, display unit 260, and communication unit 270 are electrically connected to each other via the system bus 209. Therefore, in the trading device 101, the CPU 210 can access the ROM 220, RAM 230, and HDD 240, understand the operation status of the input unit 250, display images on the display unit 260, and send and receive various data with the buyer terminal 7, author terminal 8, and seller terminal 9 via the communication unit 270.

[0115] The trading device 101 performs predetermined processing by, for example, loading a program stored in the ROM 220, HDD 240, and / or SSD 241 into the RAM 230, and executing the program loaded into the RAM 230 using the CPU 210. Specifically, the trading device 101 performs trading processing by loading a program related to trading processing stored in the ROM 220, HDD 240, and / or SSD 241 into the RAM 230, and executing the program related to trading processing loaded into the RAM 230 using the CPU 210, thereby realizing the respective functions of the buyer information processing unit 12, author information processing unit 22, seller information processing unit 32, trading condition setting unit 42, trading completion determination unit 52, and trading processing unit 62.

[0116] The contents described above regarding the third embodiment of the present invention (Example 3 of the trading system) can be applied to the first and second embodiments of the present invention described above, unless there are any particular technical inconsistencies.

[0117] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0118] The present invention can take the following configuration. [1] The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the author who created and sells the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the author's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, An author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A sales completion determination unit that determines whether a sale is completed based on the buyer information and the author information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. The buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the author information processed by the author information processing unit include information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. A sales system in which the terms of sale include a condition that the author signs the product.

[0119] [2] The sales system described in [1], wherein the sales conditions include the condition that the author enters the date of creation on the product.

[0120] [3] The buying and selling system according to [1] or [2], wherein the buyer information includes information that the product is created by the author in accordance with an order placed by the buyer to the author.

[0121] [4] The author information includes product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author, The buying and selling system according to [1] or [2], wherein the buyer information includes information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0122] [5] The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to [1] or [2], wherein the buyer information includes information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author.

[0123] [6] The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to [1] or [2], wherein the buyer information includes information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0124] [7] The aforementioned original image is a digital image, The trading system according to [6], wherein the trading conditions include the condition that the author signs the digital image with the signature of meat quality.

[0125] [8] A sales system according to any one of [1] to [7], including copyright attribution information indicating that the copyright for the product belongs to the said author.

[0126] [9] The aforementioned product is the original artwork, and the trading system is as described in any one of [1] to [8].

[0127]

[10] The aforementioned product is at least one image published in a comic book, The buying and selling system according to [1] or [2], wherein the buyer information includes instructions or requests from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

[0128]

[11] The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the creator of the product, The seller's terminal used by the seller of the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the seller's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The seller's terminal and the author's terminal are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, A seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from the seller terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A transaction completion determination unit that determines whether a transaction is completed based on the buyer information and the seller information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. The seller information includes author information received by the seller's terminal from the author's terminal. At least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. A sales system in which the terms of sale include a condition that the author signs the product.

[0129]

[12] The sales system described in

[11] , wherein the sales conditions include the condition that the author enters the date of creation on the product.

[0130]

[13] The trading system according to

[11] or

[12] , wherein the buyer information includes information that the product is created by the author in accordance with an order placed by the buyer to the author.

[0131]

[14] The author information includes product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author, The trading system according to

[11] or

[12] , wherein the buyer information includes information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0132]

[15] The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to

[11] or

[12] , wherein the buyer information includes information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author.

[0133]

[16] The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to

[11] or

[12] , wherein the buyer information includes information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0134]

[17] The aforementioned original image is a digital image, The trading system according to

[16] , wherein the trading conditions include the condition that the author signs the digital image with the signature of meat quality.

[0135]

[18] A sales system according to any one of

[11] to

[17] , including copyright attribution information indicating that the copyright for the product belongs to the said author.

[0136]

[19] A sales system according to any one of

[11] to

[17] , wherein the seller information includes copyright seller attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the seller.

[0137]

[20] The aforementioned product is the original artwork, and the trading system is as described in any one of

[11] to

[19] .

[0138] [twenty one] The aforementioned product is at least one image published in a comic book, The buying and selling system according to

[11] or

[12] , wherein the buyer information includes instructions or requests from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

[0139] [twenty two] The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the creator of the product, The seller's terminal used by the seller of the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the author's terminal, the seller's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, An author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, A seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from the seller terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A transaction completion determination unit that determines whether a transaction is completed based on the buyer information, the author information, and the seller information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. At least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit, the author information processed by the author information processing unit, and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. A sales system in which the terms of sale include a condition that the author signs the product.

[0140] [twenty three] The sales system described in

[22] , wherein the sales conditions include the condition that the author enters the date of creation on the product.

[0141] [twenty four] The trading system according to

[22] or

[23] , wherein the buyer information includes information that the product is created by the author in accordance with an order placed by the buyer to the author.

[0142] [twenty five] The author information includes product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author, The trading system according to

[22] or

[23] , wherein the buyer information includes information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0143]

[26] The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to

[22] or

[23] , wherein the buyer information includes information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author.

[0144]

[27] The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to

[22] or

[23] , wherein the buyer information includes information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

[0145]

[28] The aforementioned original image is a digital image, The trading system according to

[27] , wherein the trading conditions include the condition that the author signs the digital image with the signature of meat quality.

[0146]

[29] A sales system according to any one of

[22] to

[28] , which includes copyright attribution information indicating that the copyright for the product belongs to the aforementioned author.

[0147]

[30] A sales system according to any one of

[22] to

[28] , wherein the seller information includes copyright seller attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the seller.

[0148]

[31] The aforementioned product is the original artwork, and the trading system is as described in any one of

[22] to

[30] .

[0149]

[32] The aforementioned product is at least one image published in a comic book, The buying and selling system according to

[22] or

[23] , wherein the buyer information includes instructions or requests from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0150] 1, 100, 101... Trading devices, 2, 4, 7... Buyer's terminal, 3, 5, 8... Author's terminal, 6, 9... Seller's terminal, 10, 11, 12... Buyer Information Processing Unit, 20, 22... Author Information Processing Unit, 31, 32... Seller Information Processing Unit, 40, 41, 42... Trading conditions setting section, 50, 51, 52... Transaction completion determination unit, 60, 61, 62... Trading Department, 80, 81... Network, 210...CPU, 220...ROM, 230...RAM, 240...HDD, 241...SSD 250... Input section, 260...display section, 270... Communications Department, 1001, 1002, 1003... Trading systems.

Claims

1. The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the author who created and sells the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the author's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, An author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A sales completion determination unit that determines whether a sale is completed based on the buyer information and the author information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. The buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the author information processed by the author information processing unit include information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. A sales system in which the terms of sale include a condition that the author signs the product.

2. The sales system according to claim 1, wherein the sales conditions include the condition that the author writes the date of creation on the product.

3. The buying and selling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buyer information includes information that the product is created by the author in accordance with an order placed by the buyer to the author.

4. The author information includes product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author, The buying and selling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buyer information includes information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

5. The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buyer information includes information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author.

6. The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buyer information includes information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

7. The aforementioned original image is a digital image, The trading system according to claim 6, wherein the trading conditions include the condition that the author signs the digital image with the signature indicating the quality of the meat.

8. The sales system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the author information includes copyright author attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the author.

9. The sales system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the product is an original drawing.

10. The aforementioned product is at least one image published in a comic book, The buying and selling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buyer information includes instruction or request information from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

11. The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the creator of the product, The seller's terminal used by the seller of the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the seller's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The seller's terminal and the author's terminal are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, A seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from the seller terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A transaction completion determination unit that determines whether a transaction is completed based on the buyer information and the seller information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. The seller information includes author information received by the seller's terminal from the author's terminal. At least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. A sales system in which the terms of sale include a condition that the author signs the product.

12. The sales system according to claim 11, wherein the sales conditions include a condition that the author writes the date of creation on the product.

13. The buying and selling system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the buyer information includes information that the product is created by the author in accordance with an order placed by the buyer to the author.

14. The author information includes product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author, The buying and selling system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the buyer information includes information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

15. The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the buyer information includes information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author.

16. The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the buyer information includes information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

17. The aforementioned original image is a digital image, The trading system according to claim 16, wherein the trading conditions include the condition that the author signs the digital image with the signature indicating the quality of the meat.

18. The sales system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the author information includes copyright author attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the author.

19. The sales system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the seller information includes copyright seller ownership information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the seller.

20. The sales system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the product is an original drawing.

21. The aforementioned product is at least one image published in a comic book, The buying and selling system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the buyer information includes instruction or request information from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

22. The buyer's device used by the product buyer, The author's terminal used by the creator of the product, The seller's terminal used by the seller of the product, Equipped with a trading device, The buyer's terminal, the author's terminal, the seller's terminal, and the trading device are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other. The trading device, A buyer information processing unit that processes buyer information received from the buyer terminal, An author information processing unit that processes author information received from the author terminal, A seller information processing unit that processes seller information received from the seller terminal, A sales condition setting unit sets the sales conditions for buying and selling the product, A transaction completion determination unit that determines whether a transaction is completed based on the buyer information, the author information, and the seller information, The system includes a sales processing unit that, if the sales determination unit determines that a sale is possible, determines the sale price of the product and processes the sale of the product. At least one of the buyer information processed by the buyer information processing unit, the author information processed by the author information processing unit, and the seller information processed by the seller information processing unit includes information regarding the sales conditions set by the sales conditions setting unit. A sales system in which the terms of sale include a condition that the author signs the product.

23. The sales system according to claim 22, wherein the sales conditions include the condition that the author writes the date of creation on the product.

24. The buying and selling system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the buyer information includes information that the product is created by the author in accordance with an order placed by the buyer to the author.

25. The author information includes product information relating to at least one of the products created by the author, The buying and selling system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the buyer information includes information that a product identical to the at least one product specified by the buyer in accordance with the product information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

26. The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the buyer information includes information that an image identical to the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be created by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author, or information that the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information will be reproduced by the author in accordance with an order from the buyer to the author.

27. The aforementioned product is at least one image, At least one of these images is included in the book, The author information includes book information relating to the book in which the at least one image created by the author is published, The buying and selling system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the buyer information includes information that the original artwork for the at least one image specified by the buyer in accordance with the book information is to be created by the author in accordance with the buyer's order to the author.

28. The aforementioned original image is a digital image, The trading system according to claim 27, wherein the trading conditions include the condition that the author signs the digital image with the signature indicating the quality of the meat.

29. The sales system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the author information includes copyright author attribution information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the author.

30. The sales system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the seller information includes copyright seller ownership information indicating that the copyright to the product belongs to the seller.

31. The sales system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the product is an original drawing.

32. The aforementioned product is at least one image published in a comic book, The buying and selling system according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the buyer information includes instruction or request information from the buyer to the author regarding the title of the comic book and / or the page number of the page in the comic book on which the at least one image is published.

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