Used car trade intermediation program, used car trade intermediation method, and used car trade intermediation system

Abstract

To provide a used car sales brokerage program capable of achieving a platform where business negotiation opportunities for many used vehicles are generated for a private sale of used cars and where sellers and buyers are not forced to bear excessive vehicle transportation costs.SOLUTION: The used car sales brokerage program is a brokerage program for used car sales causing a computer to execute: a reception step of car model specification of receiving a request from a manager to designate a specific vehicle model for which vehicle transportation costs will not be borne by a purchaser; a location information acquisition step of acquiring a piece of information regarding the location of purchasing candidates of the used car; and a providing step of providing a piece of sales information for the used car belonging to the specific car model only to a terminal of a purchase candidate based on the location information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a used car trade intermediation program, a used car trade intermediation method, and a used car trade intermediation system. [Background technology]

[0002] With the spread of smartphones and improvements in network environments, online commerce has become widespread among individuals. In online commerce, information processing is being implemented through the use of an agent who handles listing work, etc., on behalf of the individual (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-096582 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When a used vehicle is traded between private parties, the cost and effort of transporting it from the seller to the buyer increases. In particular, when transactions are conducted between parties living far from each other, the transportation costs can be high and have a significant impact on business negotiations. On the other hand, if private transactions are restricted based on transportation costs, potential buyers may not be able to find the used vehicle they want, and business opportunities may be missed.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and provides a used car sales intermediation program etc. that realizes a platform that creates opportunities for negotiations on many used vehicles in private used car sales, while not forcing sellers and buyers to bear excessive vehicle transportation costs. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The used car sales intermediation program in a first aspect of the present invention is a used car sales intermediation program that mediates the sale and purchase of used cars, and causes a computer to execute a vehicle model designation reception step that receives from an administrator the designation of a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for vehicle transportation costs, a location information acquisition step that acquires location information regarding the location of a potential purchaser of a used car, and a provision step that limits sales information for used cars belonging to the specific vehicle model based on the location information and provides it to the terminal of the potential purchaser.

[0007] In addition, a second aspect of the present invention is a used car sales brokerage method for brokering the sale and purchase of used cars, and includes a vehicle model designation acceptance step in which a computer accepts from an administrator the designation of a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for vehicle transportation costs, a location information acquisition step in which the computer acquires location information regarding the location of a potential buyer of the used car, and a provision step in which the computer limits sales information for used cars belonging to the specific vehicle model based on the location information and provides it to the terminal of the potential buyer.

[0008] In addition, the used car sales intermediation system in the third response of the present invention is a used car sales intermediation system that mediates the sale and purchase of used cars, and includes a vehicle model designation reception unit that receives from an administrator the designation of a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for vehicle transportation costs, a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information regarding the location of a potential purchaser of a used car, and a provision unit that limits sales information for used cars belonging to the specific vehicle model based on the location information and provides it to the terminal of the potential purchaser. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The present invention makes it possible to provide a used car sales intermediation program or the like that realizes a platform that creates opportunities for negotiations on many used vehicles in private used car sales, while not forcing sellers and buyers to bear excessive vehicle transportation costs. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing an environment in which a used car trade intermediation program according to an embodiment of the present invention is used. [Figure 2]FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an application server. [Figure 3] 10 is an example of a registration screen on which an administrator registers information about a specific vehicle model. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a vehicle model information database. [Figure 5] 10 is an example of a registration screen on which a seller registers listing information about a used car. [Figure 6] 10 is an example of a registration screen on which a seller registers attribute information about himself / herself. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a commodity information database. [Figure 8] 10 is an example of a notification screen on which a potential purchaser notifies candidate information. [Figure 9] 10 is an example of a viewing screen related to a list of exhibited vehicles to be viewed by a potential purchaser. [Figure 10] 10 is an example of a viewing screen that is displayed when a potential purchaser selects a specific used car. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure performed by an application server. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The present invention will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but the invention according to the claims is not limited to the following embodiments. Furthermore, not all of the configurations described in the embodiments are necessarily essential as means for solving the problems.

[0012] 1 is a diagram showing an environment in which a used car sales intermediation program according to this embodiment is used. The used car sales intermediation program according to this embodiment is executed on an application server 100, which is a server of an operating company that provides a used car sales intermediation application to a user terminal 300 and operates a used car sales intermediation business. The application server 100 is connected to the Internet 900, and exchanges information with the user terminal 300 of the application user via the Internet 900.

[0013] Users of the used car sales intermediary app according to this embodiment are assumed to be sellers of used cars, potential buyers of used cars, and administrators who manage the app server 100. Sellers are people who want to sell their own cars, and by registering listing information for the cars via the used car sales intermediary app installed on their own smartphones (seller terminal 300a), they can widely solicit buyers. Potential buyers can search for a used car that meets their needs while viewing the listing information registered by the seller via the used car sales intermediary app installed on their own smartphones (candidate terminal 300b). They can express an interest in purchasing a used car that meets their needs, and if an agreement is reached with the seller, they can acquire the used car as a buyer.

[0014] The administrator performs management tasks, such as adjusting which listing information registered by the seller should be provided as sales information in response to a viewing request from a potential buyer, via a used car sales intermediation app installed on the administrator terminal 300c, which is the administrator's own smartphone. Although the administrator is an associate of the operating company, in this embodiment, the administrator is treated as part of the users from the perspective of managing the application server 100 via the administrator terminal 300c. The application server 100 executes a service provision program including a used car sales intermediation program, and cooperates with the used car sales intermediation app executed on the user terminal 300 to provide required services to each user.

[0015] In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user receives the service via a used car sales intermediary app installed on a smartphone. However, the user terminal 300 is not limited to a smartphone and may be other information terminals such as a tablet terminal or a PC. The seller terminal 300a, the candidate terminal 300b, and the administrator terminal 300c may be different types of terminals. For example, the seller terminals 300a used by multiple sellers may be different types of terminals. The administrator may also perform management tasks directly via an input / output interface connected to the application server 100, without going through the administrator terminal 300c.

[0016] Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the services provided by the application server 100 are received via a used car sales intermediation application, which is an application program. However, the program executed on the user terminal 300 is not limited to the form of an application program, and may be a program executed on a web browser, etc. In either case, the used car sales intermediation program executed on the application server 100 provides services related to used car sales intermediation by cooperating with a program executed on the user terminal 300 side. Note that, although the following explanation uses an example of a display screen displayed on a smartphone, the display format can be changed as appropriate depending on the information terminal used and the program executed.

[0017] 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the application server 100. The application server 100 is mainly composed of a processing unit 110, a storage unit 130, a communication unit 140, and an input / output interface 150. The processing unit 110 is a processor (CPU: Central Processing Unit) that controls the application server 100 and executes programs. The processor may be configured to work in conjunction with a processing chip such as an ASIC or GPU. The processing unit 110 reads out a used car sales brokerage program stored in the storage unit 130 and executes various processes related to used car sales brokerage.

[0018] The storage unit 130 is a non-volatile storage medium, and is configured, for example, by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 130 stores various parameters used for control and calculation, in addition to programs that execute control and processing of the application server 100. The storage unit 130 particularly includes a vehicle model information database 131 (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle model information DB131"), a commodity information database 132 (hereinafter referred to as "seller information DB132"), and a candidate information database 133 (hereinafter referred to as "candidate information DB133").

[0019] The vehicle model information DB131 stores vehicle model information about specific vehicle models for which the purchaser is not responsible for vehicle shipping costs, sent from the administrator terminal 300c, in a preset format. The seller information DB132 stores listing information about exhibited vehicles, etc., sent from the seller terminal 300a, in a preset format. The candidate information DB132 stores candidate information about potential purchasers sent from the candidate terminal 300b, in a preset format. The information and formats stored in each database will be described in detail later.

[0020] The communication unit 140 is responsible for connecting to the Internet 900 and exchanging information with the user terminal 300, other servers, etc., and is configured by, for example, a LAN unit. The communication unit 140 exchanges instruction commands and information with the Internet 900 under the control of the processing unit 110. The input / output interface 150 (hereinafter referred to as "input / output IF150") includes input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, and output devices such as a display monitor. The input / output IF150 is used when the administrator updates the used car sales brokerage program or edits each database.

[0021] The processing unit 110 also serves as a functional calculation unit that executes various calculations in response to processing instructed by the used car sales intermediation program. The processing unit 110 can function as a vehicle model designation receiving unit 111, a listing information acquisition unit 112, a location information acquisition unit 113, and a provision unit 114. The vehicle model designation receiving unit 111 cooperates with the communication unit 140 to accept a designation of a specific vehicle model sent from the administrator terminal 300c. The designation of a specific vehicle model may also be accepted via the input / output IF 150. The listing information acquisition unit 112 cooperates with the communication unit 140 to acquire listing information related to the exhibited vehicle sent from the seller terminal 300a. If the listing information required for processing instructed by the used car sales intermediation program has already been stored in the listing information DB 132, the listing information is read and acquired from the listing information DB 132.

[0022] The location information acquisition unit 113 cooperates with the communication unit 140 to acquire candidate information including location information regarding the location of potential purchasers sent from the candidate terminal 300b. If the location information and other information required for the processing instructed by the used car sales intermediation program has already been stored in the candidate information DB 133, the location information acquisition unit 113 reads and acquires that information from the candidate information DB 133. The provision unit 114 cooperates with the communication unit 140 to provide various information to be provided to the seller to the seller terminal 300a, various information to be provided to prospective purchasers to the candidate terminal 300b, and various information to be provided to the administrator to the administrator terminal 300c.

[0023] Next, a series of services related to used car sales intermediation provided by the used car sales intermediation program executed on the application server 100 will be explained using examples of display screens displayed on the administrator terminal 300c, the seller terminal 300a, and the candidate terminal 300b. A touch panel is superimposed on the display screen as an input device for receiving instructions from users who are administrators, sellers, and potential buyers, and users can make selections and inputs by tapping, swiping, pinching, etc. on the display screen.

[0024] First, the operations performed by the administrator and the associated operations of the administrator terminal 300c and the application server 100 will be described through the display screen of the administrator terminal 300c. FIG. 3 is an example of a registration screen on which the administrator registers information about a specific vehicle model. Through this registration screen, the administrator can register the designation of a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle shipping costs. Note that in each of the figures from FIG. 3 onward, to avoid complication, some of the same elements may be assigned the same reference numerals, and others may not be assigned the same reference numerals.

[0025] The registration screen shown in FIG. 3 includes an application logo 310, a display title 320, and registration information 330. The application logo 310 is a logo that indicates the application that provides the service. The application name "VEHICLE TRADE APP" is displayed next to the application logo 310. By visually checking the application logo 310 and the application name, the user can recognize that they will receive a consistent service regarding the brokerage of used car sales. The display title 320 is text information that clearly indicates which service the current display screen relates to. Here, the display title 320 is "Register a specific vehicle model," indicating that this is a registration screen that accepts the specification of a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser will not be responsible for vehicle shipping costs.

[0026] Registration information 330 lists information to be entered in relation to display title 320. Specifically, first, the administrator is requested to specify a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for vehicle shipping costs. The administrator specifies the model name of the specific vehicle model to be specified by tapping selection box 331 and selecting it from the list that is displayed. Next, the administrator is requested to specify a region category, and in the same way as specifying a specific vehicle model, the administrator specifies the region category to be specified by tapping selection box 331 and selecting it from the list that is displayed.

[0027] A regional division is a unit of area where, when a used car designated as a specific model is offered for sale and the used car is purchased in the designated regional division to which the seller belongs, the buyer is exempt from the vehicle transportation costs for transporting the used car to the buyer. Specifically, potential regional divisions include "regions," "prefectures," and "cities, towns, and villages." For example, the "regions" could refer to the "Kanto region" or "Chubu region," and the "Kanto region" includes Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Chiba prefectures. However, some remote islands may be excluded from the scope of the region. In this case, the vehicle transportation costs are borne by the seller or the operating company that operates the application server 100. If an agreement is reached between the seller and the buyer, the buyer may, for example, personally pick up the used car.

[0028] Next, the administrator is asked to specify the selection conditions, and specifies the unsold period and body color. The selection conditions are those that do not fall under the restrictions of regional classification and do not require the purchaser to bear the vehicle transportation costs. In this embodiment, the administrator is configured to be able to specify the conditions regarding the unsold period and body color.

[0029] The administrator specifies the unsold period to be specified by tapping the selection box 331 and selecting from the list that appears. The unsold period setting specifies that if a sales contract is not concluded after that period, the buyer will not be responsible for the vehicle shipping costs, regardless of the designated area classification. For example, if "12 months" is specified as shown in the figure, the rule that the buyer will not be responsible for the vehicle shipping costs will apply only to the area designated by the area classification for 12 months from the time of listing, but once 12 months have passed, the rule that the buyer will not be responsible for the vehicle shipping costs will apply to any area nationwide.

[0030] The administrator selects the desired body color by tapping the checkbox 332. The body color setting is a setting that waives the buyer's responsibility for vehicle shipping costs, regardless of the region, even for a specified vehicle model, as long as the body color is the specified color. For example, if "pink" is specified as shown in the figure, the rule that the buyer is not responsible for vehicle shipping costs applies in any region of the country if the used car being offered is pink.

[0031] When all specifications have been completed, the administrator taps the register button 333. When the register button 333 is tapped, the used car sales intermediary app confirms the vehicle model information for the specified specific vehicle model and transmits it to the application server 100 via the Internet 900. When the vehicle model specification receiving unit 111 of the application server 100 acquires the vehicle model information from the administrator terminal 300c, it adds the content to the vehicle model information DB 131 according to a preset format.

[0032] 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating the vehicle model information DB 131. The diagram specifically illustrates a management table in the vehicle model information DB 131, and in addition to the management table shown in the figure, the vehicle model information DB 131 can also store related files associated with specific vehicle models by the management table.

[0033] The management table of the vehicle information DB 131 associates and manages the regional classification and selection conditions for each specified vehicle model. In other words, if multiple vehicle models are specified as specific vehicle models, the regional classification and selection conditions applicable to each vehicle model are associated with each other. As described above, the "regional classification" is written as either "region," "prefecture," or "city / town / village." In the illustrated example, for example, the vehicle model "Prifa" is set to "city / town / village." The "unsold period" is written as a specified period. In the illustrated example, for example, the vehicle model "TH Lux" is set to "12 months." The "body color" is written as all specified colors. In the illustrated example, for example, the vehicle model "GR863" is set to "yellow, pink, brown." Note that if no selection conditions are specified, they are written as "(none)" or the like.

[0034] Next, we will explain the operations performed by the seller through the display screen displayed on the seller terminal 300a, and the associated operations of the seller terminal 300a and the application server 100. Figure 5 is an example of a registration screen on which the seller registers listing information about a used car. Through this registration screen, the seller can register listing information about the car, including information about the seller.

[0035] 5 includes an application logo 310, a display title 320, and registration information 330. The display title 320 is "Enter listing information," indicating that the seller of a used car is to enter information related to the listing.

[0036] Registration information 330 lists information to be entered in relation to display title 320. Specifically, first, the seller is required to register a photo of the vehicle to be put up for auction. When the seller taps add button 335, a camera app is launched, and when the seller takes a photo of the vehicle to be put up for auction with the camera app, the image is displayed in image window 334. Then, image data of the image is added to the auction information as registration information by the seller. If the seller wants to add more image data to the auction information, they repeat this process.

[0037] The seller specifies the model name of the vehicle to be put up for sale by tapping on selection box 336 and selecting a specific model from the list that appears. Next, the seller enters the mileage and desired selling price of the vehicle to be put up for sale in input boxes 337, respectively. Furthermore, the seller specifies the body color of the vehicle to be put up for sale by tapping on selection box 336 and selecting from the list that appears. The forward indicator 338 indicates that there are further input items in the direction indicated by the triangle. The seller can move to another screen of registration information 330 by tapping on forward indicator 338.

[0038] Figure 6 is a continuation of the registration screen on which a seller registers listing information for a used car, and is an example of a registration screen on which a seller registers attribute information about themselves. The seller enters attribute information such as their name and address in input box 337. The "address" is the location of the seller. If the address and the planned delivery location of the car being sold are different, the planned delivery location may be registered as the "address."

[0039] When all input is complete, the seller taps the register button 333. When the register button 333 is tapped, the used car sales intermediary app confirms the input listing information and transmits it to the application server 100 via the Internet 900. When the listing information acquisition unit 112 of the application server 100 acquires the listing information from the seller terminal 300a, it adds the content to the listing information DB 132 in accordance with a preset format.

[0040] 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating the commodity information DB 132. The diagram specifically illustrates a management table in the commodity information DB 132, which stores, in addition to the illustrated management table, related files such as image data of photos of exhibited vehicles associated with exhibitors by the management table.

[0041] The management table of the exhibition information DB132 manages attribute information and exhibited vehicle information by associating an ID assigned to each used car being exhibited. In other words, if multiple used cars are exhibited, there will be as many IDs as there are used cars, and attribute information corresponding to each ID is associated with the exhibited vehicle information. Attribute information is information belonging to the individual seller and may include name, address, age, telephone number, etc. Exhibited vehicle information is information about the used car being exhibited by the seller, and may include information such as the model, mileage, desired selling price, and body color, as well as link information to image data of the exhibited vehicle.

[0042] Next, we will explain the operations performed by the purchase candidate through the display screen displayed on the candidate terminal 300b, and the associated operations of the candidate terminal 300b and the application server 100. Figure 8 is an example of a notification screen on which a purchase candidate notifies candidate information, which is information about the purchase candidate. A purchase candidate who wishes to view a viewing screen introducing used cars for sale notifies the application server 100 of information about himself / herself as candidate information, before calling up the viewing screen.

[0043] 8 includes an application logo 310, a display title 320, and notification information 350. The display title 320 is "Viewing Used Cars for Sale," indicating that the screen lists items that require advance notification regarding viewing used cars.

[0044] The notification information 350 requires input of location information regarding the location of the potential purchaser. Specifically, the potential purchaser specifies the area in which he or she lives by tapping on the selection box 331 and selecting from the list that is displayed. The area specified here is configured to allow selection of the smallest category (in this embodiment, "city, town, village") among the categories that can be set in the above-mentioned area categories. The input format is not limited to the selection box 331, and may be a format in which, for example, when a postal code is entered in the input box 337, it is automatically converted to a city, town, village.

[0045] The notification information 350 also prompts the purchaser to select whether or not to cover shipping costs and whether or not to register search conditions. The potential purchaser taps the "Yes" or "No" radio button 341 depending on whether or not he or she wishes to view the viewing screen on the condition that he or she will cover shipping costs. He or she also taps the "Yes" or "No" radio button 341 depending on whether or not he or she wishes to search using the same conditions in subsequent viewings.

[0046] When all input is complete, the potential purchaser taps the view button 342. When the view button 342 is tapped, the used car sales intermediary app confirms the input notification information as candidate information related to the potential purchaser and transmits it to the application server 100 via the Internet 900.

[0047] As described above, the candidate information includes location information regarding the location of the potential purchaser. When the location information acquisition unit 113 of the application server 100 acquires the candidate information from the candidate terminal 300b, it passes the candidate information to the providing unit 114. The providing unit 114 generates sales information to be provided to the potential purchaser based on the candidate information and transmits the sales information to the candidate terminal 300b that has issued the viewing request. When the location information acquisition unit 113 finds a registration instruction in the acquired candidate information, it adds the acquired candidate information to the candidate information DB 133 in accordance with a preset format. Once the candidate information is registered in the candidate information DB, in subsequent viewing requests, the providing unit 114 reads the candidate information from the candidate information DB 133 and generates sales information to be provided to the potential purchaser, even if the input of candidate information on the candidate terminal 300b is omitted.

[0048] Here, we will explain how the providing unit 114 generates sales information. The providing unit 114 first checks whether the candidate information related to the viewing request includes a burden notice stating that the potential purchaser will bear the transportation costs of the used car. If the burden notice is included, the providing unit 114 generates sales information that targets viewing of all used cars registered in the exhibition information DB 132 without referencing the vehicle model information registered in the vehicle model information DB 133, i.e., regardless of the regional classification included in the vehicle model information.

[0049] On the other hand, if the notice of burden is not included, the providing unit 114 references the vehicle model information registered in the vehicle model information DB 133, and for used cars belonging to a specific vehicle model among those registered in the exhibition information DB 132, generates sales information limited to used cars having attribute information of a region category including the location of the potential purchaser and the region category associated with the vehicle model information. Specifically, the location information is referenced to the location of the potential purchaser, and for specific vehicle models among those registered in the exhibition information DB 132, sales information is generated limited to used cars having attribute information of a region category including the location of the potential purchaser, in accordance with the region category associated with the vehicle model information. For example, as shown in the example of FIG. 4, if the vehicle model information associates "prefecture" with the vehicle model "TH Lux," and the location of the potential purchaser is "Aichi Prefecture," only used cars "TH Lux" registered in the exhibition information DB 132 that include "Aichi Prefecture" in the address of their attribute information are added to the sales information. Furthermore, if the vehicle model information indicates that the vehicle model "GR863" is associated with the regional category of "regional," and the location of the potential purchaser is "Aichi Prefecture," the used vehicle "GR863" registered in the listing information DB132 will be added to the sales information only if the address in the attribute information includes a prefecture belonging to the "Chubu region," which is a region that includes "Aichi Prefecture" (the nine prefectures of Niigata Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Fukui Prefecture).

[0050] However, even if a used car belongs to a specific model, if it meets the selection criteria set for that specific model, it will be added to the sales information without being restricted by regional classification. For example, as shown in the example of Figure 4, if the vehicle information for the model "TH LUX" specifies a selection criterion of "12 months" as the unsold period, any used "TH LUX" registered in the exhibition information DB132 that has not had a sales contract concluded for 12 months or more will be added to the sales information. Also, for example, if the vehicle information for the model "GR863" specifies "yellow," "pink," or "brown" as the body color, any used "GR863" registered in the exhibition information DB132 that has information on these body colors will be added to the sales information.

[0051] Once the provision unit 114 generates the sales information in this manner, it transmits it to the candidate terminal 300b that has made the viewing request. The candidate terminal 300b adjusts the received sales information so that it can be viewed by the potential purchaser and displays it on the display unit. Figure 9 shows an example of a viewing screen related to the list of exhibited vehicles viewed by the potential purchaser, particularly an example where the potential purchaser does not have to pay for the transportation costs themselves. The potential purchaser searches for a used car they wish to purchase through this viewing screen.

[0052] The viewing screen shown in FIG. 9 includes an application logo 310, a display title 320, and provided information 340. The display title 320 is "List of Used Cars for Sale," indicating that a list of used cars for sale is displayed. In the provided information 340, representative photos of the used cars for sale are placed in image windows 343 and arranged in a matrix. Adjacent to each image window 343 is a label 344 indicating the desired selling price of the seller of that used car. Furthermore, if the used car displayed in the image window 343 is a selected used car, an icon 345 indicating this is displayed adjacent to the image window 343.

[0053] Since the potential purchaser has requested viewing by specifying that he / she will not bear the shipping costs himself / herself, all of the used cars displayed in the list will not require the purchaser to bear the shipping costs. For example, in the example of Figure 4, the displayed "TH Lux" has the region classification specified as "Prefecture" in the vehicle model information, so if the potential purchaser's location is "Aichi Prefecture," it is a car being exhibited in Aichi Prefecture. In other words, if multiple "TH Lux"s are displayed, all of them are being exhibited in Aichi Prefecture. Conversely, even if there are "TH Lux"s stored in the exhibition information DB132, those with attribute information for other prefectures will not be displayed.

[0054] By flicking the viewing screen up, down, left, or right, the potential purchaser can move the viewing screen in that direction and display a new image window 343. In addition, by tapping the image window 343 and selecting a specific used car, the potential purchaser can view detailed information about that used car.

[0055] Figure 10 shows an example of a viewing screen that is displayed when a potential purchaser selects a specific used car. Through this viewing screen, the potential purchaser can check detailed information about the selected used car.

[0056] The display title 320 is "Used Car Details for Sale," indicating that detailed information about the selected used car is being displayed. The provided information 340 includes information about the model, mileage, desired selling price, and body color, as well as an image window 343 displaying a photo of the target used car. At the bottom of the image window 343, a transition indicator 346, represented by multiple circles arranged in a horizontal row, is arranged, indicating the number of photos available for the target used car and the order in which the photos are displayed. Potential buyers can tap other circles to display the photos corresponding to those circles.

[0057] The provided information 340 also includes a display indicating that the vehicle's shipping costs are free. Specifically, the location of the potential purchaser (e.g., "Aichi Prefecture") is indicated, and the display indicates that the vehicle's shipping costs are free to that location. A negotiation button 347 is located at the bottom of the provided information 340. When the potential purchaser taps the negotiation button 347, the display screen transitions to a negotiation screen for proceeding with the negotiation.

[0058] In the above explanation, the flow of used car sales intermediation has been explained mainly according to examples of display screens displayed on the user terminal 300. Here, we will summarize the processing flow executed by the used car sales intermediation program on the application server 100. Figure 11 is a flow diagram showing the processing procedure processed by the application server 100. Note that the following flow does not explain all of the processing explained so far, but only explains the main processing.

[0059] In step S101, the vehicle model designation reception unit 111 receives, from the administrator terminal 300c, a designation of a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs, and stores the vehicle model information of the received specific vehicle model in the vehicle model information DB 131. Designations of specific vehicle models are made one after another during the period in which the used car buying and selling intermediary service is provided, and the unit also accepts modifications or deletions of vehicle model information that has already been received as necessary.

[0060] In step S102, the selling information acquisition unit 112 acquires selling information from the seller terminal 300a and stores the acquired selling information in the selling information DB 132. Note that the selling information acquisition unit 112 may acquire selling information from another server or may acquire selling information by accepting input from the input / output IF 150.

[0061] In step S103, the processing unit 110 checks whether a viewing request has been received from the candidate terminal 300b. If a viewing request has been received, the process proceeds to step S104. In step S104, the location information acquisition unit 113 acquires location information regarding the location of the purchase candidate related to the viewing request. Specifically, it acquires information on the area in which the candidate lives from the candidate information sent along with the viewing request command. The process then proceeds to step S105, where the location information acquisition unit 113 checks whether the candidate information includes a burden notice. If a burden notice is not included, the process proceeds to step S106; if a burden notice is included, the process skips step S106 and proceeds to step S107.

[0062] In step S106, the providing unit 114 refers to the vehicle model information registered in the vehicle model information DB 133, and generates sales information limited to used cars belonging to a specific vehicle model among used cars registered in the exhibition information DB 132 based on the location information of the potential purchaser related to the viewing request and the regional classification associated with the vehicle model information. However, even if a used car belongs to a specific vehicle model, a selected used car that meets the selection conditions set for the specific vehicle model will be added to the sales information without being restricted by the regional classification.

[0063] In step S107, the providing unit 114 transmits the sales information generated by limiting the commodity information stored in the commodity information DB 132 if step S106 was performed, or the sales information generated without limiting the commodity information stored in the commodity information DB 132 if step S106 was skipped, to the candidate terminal 300b related to the browsing request. Thereafter, if the process does not proceed to the negotiation procedure for the purchase, the process returns to step S103. If there is no browsing request in step S103, the series of processes ends.

[0064] In the embodiment described above, the specification of a specific vehicle model is accepted on a vehicle model basis, but the same vehicle model may be further subdivided by model year or grade, and the specification of the specific vehicle model may be accepted on each of these subdivided units. Furthermore, while the examples of regional classifications for specific vehicle models have been described using "region," "prefecture," and "city / town / village," it is also possible to specify "prefecture" for urban areas and "region" for areas outside of urban areas. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the listing information in the listing information DB 132 is limited to generate sales information when the potential purchaser chooses not to cover the vehicle shipping costs, but the limiting conditions for the listing information are not limited to these, and other conditions may be additionally adopted.

[0065] Furthermore, although specific examples of display screens have been shown and described in the above-described embodiment, the layout and design of the display screen are not limited to these specific examples. Animations, photographs, video images, VR or AR technologies may also be used. [Explanation of symbols]

[0066] 100... application server, 110... processing unit, 111... vehicle model designation reception unit, 112... listing information acquisition unit, 113... location information acquisition unit, 114... provision unit, 130... storage unit, 131... vehicle model information DB, 132... listing information DB, 133... candidate information DB, 140... communication unit, 150... input / output IF, 300... user terminal, 300a... seller terminal, 300b... candidate terminal, 300c... administrator terminal, 310... application logo, 320... display title, 330 ...Registration information, 331...Selection box, 332...Check box, 333...Registration button, 334...Image window, 335...Add button, 336...Selection box, 337...Input box, 338...Forward indicator, 340...Provision information, 341...Radio button, 342...Browse button, 343...Image window, 344...Label, 345...Icon, 346...Transition indicator, 347...Negotiation button, 350...Notification information, 900...Internet

Claims

1. A used car buying and selling intermediation program that mediates the buying and selling of used cars, A vehicle model designation receiving step for receiving from an administrator designation of a region category and a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs, and a selection condition for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs regardless of the region category; a location information acquisition step of acquiring location information regarding the location of a candidate purchaser of the used car; a provision step of providing the sales information to the terminal of the candidate purchaser only when the location information is included in the area classification when the sales information of the used car belonging to the specific car model does not satisfy the selection condition, and providing the sales information to the terminal regardless of the location information and the area classification when the selection condition is satisfied; A used car sales intermediation program that causes a computer to execute the above.

2. a step of receiving a notice of burden from the candidate purchaser to the effect that the candidate purchaser will bear the transportation costs of the used car; In the providing step, when the burden notification is accepted in the burden notification accepting step, the sales information is offered to the terminal of the potential purchaser without any limitation based on the location information. The used car trading intermediation program according to claim 1.

3. A used car sales intermediation method for intermediating the sale and purchase of used cars, comprising: a vehicle model designation receiving step in which the computer receives from the administrator designation of a region category and a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs, and a selection condition that is a condition for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs regardless of the region category; a location information acquisition step in which a computer acquires location information regarding the location of a candidate purchaser of the used car; a provision step in which, when the sales information of the used car belonging to the specific car model does not satisfy the selection conditions, the computer provides the sales information to the terminal of the potential purchaser only when the location information is included in the area classification, and when the selection conditions are satisfied, the computer provides the sales information to the terminal regardless of the location information and the area classification; A used car buying and selling intermediation method.

4. A used car buying and selling intermediation system that mediates the buying and selling of used cars, a vehicle model specification receiving unit that receives from an administrator the specification of a region category and a specific vehicle model for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs, and a selection condition that is a condition for which the purchaser is not responsible for the vehicle transportation costs regardless of the region category; a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information regarding the location of a candidate purchaser of the used car; a provision unit that, when the sales information of the used car belonging to the specific car model does not satisfy the selection conditions, provides the sales information to the terminal of the purchase candidate only when the location information is included in the area classification, and, when the selection conditions are satisfied, provides the sales information to the terminal regardless of the location information and the area classification; A used car sales intermediation system equipped with the following:

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