Seri-o-Zha device

Abstract

To provide a bidding device that prevents operational malfunctions when radio waves are unstable. [Solution] The auction bidding device (bidder terminal) 20 is equipped with an auction bidding means 24 that processes bidding, an antenna unit 36 ​​that transmits and receives radio waves for data communication, a radio wave monitoring means 26 that constantly monitors the strength of the radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​during bidding processing and determines whether it is below a predetermined radio wave strength, and a notification means 28 that, when the received radio waves are below the predetermined radio wave strength, displays a default screen showing a resume button as well as a sub-screen that informs the bidder 10 that bidding processing will be stopped and encourages the bidder 10 to move to a location with better radio wave conditions, and displays a confirmation button for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions. The auction bidding means 24 stops bidding processing when the radio wave strength is below the predetermined radio wave strength, and resumes bidding processing when the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button and resume button are pressed.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an auction bidding device, and more particularly to a portable auction bidding device for participating in an auction via a network. [Background technology]

[0002] Remote bidding over a network can also be performed using a portable terminal, allowing users to make the most of opportunities to participate in auctions. A bidding device disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is an example of technology using such a portable terminal. The bidding device described in Patent Document 1 accepts a bidding operation and notifies the auction control device that a bid will be placed. The first authentication unit performs biometric authentication on the biometric information of the auction participant with a first authentication accuracy. The bid acceptance unit allows the auction participant to accept a bidding operation if the auction participant is authenticated by the first authentication unit. The second authentication unit performs biometric authentication on the biometric information of the auction participant with a second authentication accuracy different from the first authentication accuracy. The bid permission unit allows the auction participant to accept a bidding operation if the auction participant is authenticated with the second authentication accuracy. In other words, when the bid permission unit allows the bidding operation to be accepted, the bidding device notifies the auction control device that the auction participant has placed a bid. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-149206 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when bidding via a network as in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, especially when bidders use portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, or mobile phones as bidding devices, operation may become unstable during the bidding process depending on the radio wave conditions (Wi-Fi radio waves or call radio waves).

[0005] The present invention focuses on the above points and aims to provide a bidding device that can prevent operational malfunctions when radio waves are unstable when a portable terminal owned by a bidder is used as a bidding device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The first invention is a portable auction bidding device for participating in bidding via a network, comprising: an auction bidding means for processing bidding via the network; an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves for data communication via the network; a radio wave monitoring means for constantly monitoring the strength of the radio waves received by the antenna unit during bidding processing by the auction bidding means and determining whether the strength is below a predetermined radio wave strength; and a notification means for, when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit are below the predetermined radio wave strength, displaying on the display a default screen showing a resume button for resuming the bidding processing, as well as a sub-screen showing that the bidding processing will be stopped and encouraging the bidder to move to a location with better radio wave conditions and showing a confirmation button for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions.The auction bidding means is characterized in that, when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is below the predetermined radio wave strength, the auction bidding means stops the bidding processing, and when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button and the resume button are pressed, the bidding processing is resumed.

[0007] The second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the radio waves monitored by the radio wave monitoring means are Wi-Fi radio waves and / or radio waves for calls.

[0008] The third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the notification means notifies the auction management device via the network that the bidder's terminal will not be participating in the auction when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit are below a predetermined radio wave strength.

[0009] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The portable auction bidding device for participating in bidding via a network of the present invention comprises an auction bidding means for processing bids via the network, an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves for data communication via the network, a radio wave monitoring means for constantly monitoring the strength of the radio waves received by the antenna unit during bidding processing by the auction bidding means and determining whether the strength is below a predetermined radio wave strength, and a notification means for displaying on a display unit, when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit are below the predetermined radio wave strength, a default screen showing a resume button for resuming the bidding processing, as well as a sub-screen showing that the bidding processing will be stopped, and encouraging the bidder to move to a location with better radio wave conditions and showing a confirmation button for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions. The auction bidding means stops the bidding processing when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is below the predetermined radio wave strength, and resumes the bidding processing when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button and the resume button are pressed.

[0011] These configurations make it possible to prevent operational problems that may occur when the radio wave is unstable when a portable terminal owned by a bidder is used as a bidding device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1]1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration including the hardware configuration and functional configuration of an auction bidding device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a radio wave monitoring procedure according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] 5A and 5B are diagrams showing changes in radio wave conditions at the bidder terminal in the embodiment, where (A) shows changes in radio waves for calls and (B) shows changes in Wi-Fi radio waves. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a bidding screen in the embodiment. [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating a default screen and a sub-screen when the radio wave condition is poor in the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a default screen when the radio wave conditions improve in the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration, including the hardware configuration and functional configuration, of an auction bidding device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a radio wave monitoring procedure according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing changes in the radio wave conditions of a bidder terminal according to this embodiment, where (A) shows changes in the radio wave for calls and (B) shows changes in the Wi-Fi radio wave. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a bidding screen according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the default screen and sub-screen when the radio wave conditions are poor according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the default screen according to this embodiment when the radio wave conditions have improved.

[0014] The auction bidding device 20 of this embodiment is designed to prevent operational malfunctions when radio waves become unstable during bidding when a portable terminal (smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, notebook PC, etc.) owned by a bidder 10 is used as an auction bidding device.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is an example in which a bidder terminal 20 of a bidder 10 is used as an auction bidding device. The bidder terminal 20 is a smartphone, and is capable of data communication with an auction management device 50 and a market terminal 60 via a network 100 using Wi-Fi radio waves or telephone radio waves. While a smartphone is used as an example here, the terminal used as an auction bidding device may also be a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or a laptop PC. Also, although FIG. 1 shows only one bidder terminal 20 and one market terminal 60, multiple bidder terminals may be used.

[0016] The bidder terminal 20 is equipped with an auction bidding application 22, a processor 30, a memory 32, a touch panel 34, an antenna unit 36, and a communication unit 38, all of which are connected by a bus (not shown). The processor 30 is, for example, configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and performs various processes by reading and executing various programs stored in the memory 32. The memory 32 stores the programs to be executed by the CPU, and is, for example, configured by a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory).

[0017] The touch panel 34 serves as both a display unit and an input unit. The antenna unit 36 ​​transmits and receives radio waves for data communication via the network 100. The communication unit 38 communicates various data with the auction management device 50 and market terminals 60 via the network 100.

[0018] The auction bidding application 22 includes an auction bidding means 24, a radio wave monitoring means 26, and a notification means 28. The auction bidding means 24 processes bidding via the network 100.

[0019] The radio wave monitoring means 26 constantly monitors the strength of radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​during bidding processing by the auction bidding means 24, and determines whether the strength is below a predetermined radio wave strength. For example, as shown in Fig. 3(A), in the case of radio waves for calls, it is determined that the strength of the radio waves has fallen below a predetermined radio wave strength when the number of bars indicating the strength of the radio waves has decreased from four to one, and as shown in Fig. 3(B), in the case of radio waves for Wi-Fi, it is determined that the strength of the radio waves has fallen below a predetermined radio wave strength when the number of arc-shaped lines has decreased from three to one.

[0020] When the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​are below a predetermined radio wave intensity, the notification means 28 displays on the touch panel 34 a default screen displaying a resume button for resuming bidding processing, as well as a sub-screen displaying a notice to stop the bidding processing and a confirmation button for encouraging the bidder 10 to move to a location with better radio wave conditions and for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions. Furthermore, when the notification means 28 determines that the received radio waves are below a predetermined radio wave intensity, it may notify the auction management device 50 via the network 100 that the bidder terminal 20 will not participate in the auction.

[0021] 5 shows an example of the default screen and sub-screen. When the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​are below a predetermined radio wave strength, the notification means 28 displays on the touch panel 34 a default screen 42 displaying a resume button 48 for resuming the bidding process, as well as a sub-screen 44 informing the bidder 10 that the bidding process will be stopped and encouraging the bidder 10 to move to a location with better radio wave conditions. The sub-screen 44 displays a confirmation button 46 for confirming that the bidder 10 has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions. The default screen 42 in FIG. 5 displays one bar for call radio waves and one arc-shaped line for Wi-Fi radio waves.

[0022] The auction bidding means 24 stops the bidding process when the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio wave strength is equal to or lower than a predetermined radio wave strength, and resumes the bidding process when the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button 46 and the resume button 48 are pressed.

[0023] Next, an example of a radio wave monitoring procedure according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. First, the bidder 10 starts the auction bidding application 22 installed in the bidder terminal 20 and participates in bidding via the network 100 (step S10). The auction bidding means 24 displays a bidding screen 40 for participating in the auction on the touch panel 34, as shown in Fig. 4 (step S12).

[0024] During bidding processing by the bidding means 24, the radio wave monitoring means 26 constantly monitors the strength of radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​and determines whether the strength is below a predetermined radio wave strength (step S14). For example, as shown in FIG. 3(A), for radio waves for calls, it is determined that the strength has fallen below a predetermined radio wave strength when the number of bars indicating the radio wave strength has decreased from four to one. For radio waves for Wi-Fi, as shown in FIG. 3(B), it is determined that the strength has fallen below a predetermined radio wave strength when the number of arc-shaped lines has decreased from three to one (No in step S14). Furthermore, it is determined that the strength has fallen below a predetermined radio wave strength not only when the radio wave strength gradually weakens, but also when all radio wave strengths suddenly drop to zero.

[0025] If the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​are below a predetermined radio wave strength (No in step S14), the auction bidding means 24 halts the bidding process, and the notification means 28 displays a default screen 42 with a resume button 48 for resuming the bidding process, as shown in Figure 5 (step S16), and also displays a sub-screen 44 on the touch panel 34 that urges the bidder 10 to move to a location with better radio wave conditions and displays a confirmation button 46 for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions (step S18).

[0026] Furthermore, if necessary, the notification means 28 may notify the auction management device 50 via the network 100 that the bidder terminal 20 will not participate in the auction when it is determined that the received radio waves are below a predetermined radio wave strength.

[0027] When the bidder 10, who has been prompted by the subscreen 44 to move to a location with good radio wave conditions, moves to a location with good radio wave conditions and presses the confirmation button 46 on the subscreen shown in Fig. 5 (Yes in step S20), the subscreen disappears and the bidder 10 can press the resume button 48 on the default screen 42 shown in Fig. 6. When the bidder 10 presses the resume button 48, the auction bidding means 24 resumes bidding processing (step S24).

[0028] The above procedure is repeated while the bidding process is being carried out (No in step S26), and ends when the bidding process is to be ended (No in step S26).

[0029] <Effects> As described above, the portable auction bidding device for participating in bidding via the network 100 of this embodiment comprises the auction bidding means 24 for performing bidding processing via the network 100, the antenna unit 36 ​​for transmitting and receiving radio waves for performing data communication via the network 100, the radio wave monitoring means 26 for constantly monitoring the strength of the radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​during bidding processing by the auction bidding means 24 and determining whether the strength is equal to or less than a predetermined radio wave strength, and a resume button for resuming the bidding processing when the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit 36 ​​are equal to or less than the predetermined radio wave strength. The bidding means 24 is provided with a notification means 28 for displaying on the touch panel 34 a sub-screen 44 that displays a default screen 42 with a confirmation button 46 48 indicating that the bidding process will be stopped, urging the bidder 10 to move to a location with better radio wave conditions, and displaying a confirmation button 46 for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions, and the bidding means 24 stops the bidding process when the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio wave strength is equal to or lower than a predetermined radio wave strength, and resumes the bidding process when the radio wave monitoring means 26 determines that the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button 46 and the resume button 48 are pressed.

[0030] With the above configuration, when a portable terminal owned by a bidder is used as a bidding device, operational problems caused by unstable radio waves for network connection can be prevented.

[0031] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. (1) In the above embodiment, the reception strength of both the radio waves for calls and the Wi-Fi radio waves is monitored, but it may be either one of them. (2) In the above embodiment, a smartphone is used as an example of a bidder terminal. However, a mobile phone or any portable terminal such as a tablet terminal or a laptop computer can be used as an auction bidding device. (3) The screen configurations shown in the above embodiments are also examples, and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of achieving the same effects. [Industrial Applicability]

[0032] According to the present invention, the device comprises an auction bidding means for processing bids via the network, an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves for data communication via the network, a radio wave monitoring means for constantly monitoring the strength of the radio waves received by the antenna unit during bidding processing by the auction bidding means and determining whether the strength is below a predetermined radio wave strength, and a notification means for displaying on a display unit, when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit are below the predetermined radio wave strength, a default screen showing a resume button for resuming the bidding processing, as well as a sub-screen showing that the bidding processing will be stopped and encouraging the bidder to move to a location with better radio wave conditions and showing a confirmation button for confirming that they have moved to a location with better radio wave conditions.The auction bidding means stops the bidding processing when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is below the predetermined radio wave strength, and resumes the bidding processing when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button and the resume button are pressed.

[0033] These configurations make it possible to prevent operational problems even when the radio waves for network connection are unstable, and therefore the device can be used as a portable auction bidding device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 10: Bidders 20: Bidder terminal 22: Auction bidding application 24: Auction bidding method 26: Radio wave monitoring means 28: Notification means 30: Processor 32: Memory 34: Touch panel 36: Antenna section 38: Communications Department 40: Bidding screen 42: Default screen 44: Subscreen 46: Confirm button 48: Resume button 50: Auction management device 60: Market terminal 100: Network

Claims

1. A portable auction bidding device for participating in bidding via a network, auction bidding means for processing bids via the network; an antenna unit that transmits and receives radio waves for performing data communication via the network; a radio wave monitoring means for constantly monitoring the strength of radio waves received by the antenna unit during bidding processing by the auction bidding means and determining whether the strength of radio waves is equal to or less than a predetermined value; a notification means for displaying on the display unit, when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit are at or below a predetermined radio wave strength, a default screen displaying a resume button for resuming the bidding process, as well as a sub-screen displaying a notice that the bidding process will be stopped and a confirmation button for encouraging the bidder to move to a location with better radio wave conditions and for confirming that the bidder has moved to a location with better radio wave conditions; Equipped with The auction bidding device is characterized in that the auction bidding means stops the bidding process when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is equal to or lower than a predetermined radio wave strength, and resumes the bidding process when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio wave strength is higher than the predetermined radio wave strength and the confirmation button and the resume button are pressed.

2. 2. The auction bidding device according to claim 1, wherein the radio waves monitored by the radio wave monitoring means are Wi-Fi radio waves and / or radio waves for telephone calls.

3. The auction bidding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the notification means notifies the auction management device via the network that the bidder's terminal will not participate in the auction when the radio wave monitoring means determines that the radio waves received by the antenna unit are below a predetermined radio wave intensity.

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