An auction system using the Internet and its method

Abstract

The present invention provides an internet business method (BM) that offers a certain quantity of goods for sale to general users, including members, via the Internet at a price 60-70% lower than the market price, while limiting the maximum bid price and assigning points to the bid numbers of each participating bidder; that is, the auction allows for multiple bids with a limited number of attempts, and assigns points to the 4-digit bid number submitted by the bidder for each bid, adding bonus points if the bid number overlaps with another bidder's number, thereby ensuring that in the event of a tie in bid prices, the item is awarded to the highest scorer in order, thereby providing members and general users with the opportunity to purchase goods at a price lower than the market price. Furthermore, by providing members and general users with a paid service for bid number combinations capable of obtaining the highest score and a service to verify parts of the bid number of another bidder who currently holds the highest score, the auction site operator is able to cover the losses incurred from purchasing goods at a price lower than the market price from the seller using not only membership fees but also payments made by multiple bidders, while simultaneously generating profit, thereby enabling both the auction site operator and the users to generate profit. This relates to the auction system and method used.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an auction method using the Internet. Background Technology

[0002] This invention relates to an internet-based auction method that offers a certain quantity of goods for sale to general users, including members, at a price 60–70% lower than the market price via the internet, while limiting the maximum bid price and assigning points to the bid numbers of multiple bidders participating in the auction. Specifically, the auction allows for multiple bids with a limited number of attempts, assigns points to the 4-digit bid number presented by the bidder for each bid, and assigns a total score including bonus points in cases where the bid number overlaps with another bidder's bid number, thereby ensuring that in the event of identical bid prices, the item is awarded to the highest scorer in order. This provides members and general users with the opportunity to purchase goods at a price lower than the market price. Furthermore, by providing members and general users with a paid service for a combination of bid numbers capable of obtaining the highest score and a service to verify a portion of the bid number of another bidder who has currently obtained the highest score, the auction site operator covers the loss of goods purchased from the seller at a price lower than the market price using the membership fees and the amounts paid by multiple bidders, thereby generating profit and allowing both the auction site operator and the users to generate profit simultaneously. The problem to be solved

[0003] Generally, an auction refers to the act of purchasing an item from the seller offering the lowest price when there are no other sellers of the same type, or selling it to the person who bids the highest price when there are multiple buyers. Recently, with the rise of the internet, such auction structures are being applied to internet auction sites rather than offline, and are being realized online. These internet auctions involve a method where a seller or auction site operator presents an item on the site and receives bids from multiple users over a certain period, selling the item to the user who makes the highest bid to ensure a high price. Conversely, there is a method where a user uploads an item they wish to purchase to an internet auction site, and when multiple sellers submit bids online, the user purchases the item from the seller who offers the lowest price. In addition, methods have been introduced where sellers generate profit by providing items to users at lower prices while simultaneously encouraging bulk sales. However, in the case of reverse auctions, unreasonable situations have arisen where sellers are forced to sell goods at prices below cost, while users face the problem of difficulty in purchasing popular items at lower prices. Furthermore, regarding the method in which a seller recruits a large number of users to provide goods at a lower price, while it allows users to purchase items at a price lower than the original price, there was a disadvantage in that the scope of purchasing was limited for users who did not have the amount equivalent to the selling price offered by the seller. means of solving the problem

[0004] Considering the aforementioned conventional problems and requirements, the present invention presents a certain quantity of goods for sale to general users, including members, via the Internet at a price 60–70% lower than the market price, while limiting the maximum bid price and assigning points to the respective bid numbers of multiple participating bidders. Specifically, the auction allows for multiple bids with a limited number of attempts, and points are assigned to the four-digit bid number submitted by the bidder for each bid. In cases where a bid number overlaps with another bidder's number, additional points are added to the total score, and in the event of a tie in bid prices, the item is awarded to the highest scorer in order. This provides members and general users with the opportunity to purchase goods at a price lower than the market price. Furthermore, by providing members and general users with a paid service for bid number combinations capable of obtaining the highest score and a service to partially view the bid number of another bidder currently holding the highest score, the auction site operator is able to cover the losses incurred from purchasing goods at a price lower than the market price from the seller using not only membership fees but also payments made by multiple bidders, thereby generating profit and allowing both the auction site operator and the users to benefit simultaneously. The technical objective is to provide a method (BM) of an auction method using the Internet. To achieve the above technical objective, the present invention comprises a plurality of user-side PCs capable of connecting to the Internet;In an internet auction system comprising a database unit consisting of a member DB storing personal information of members who sign up via the internet, a product DB storing information on products for sale, a bidder DB storing information on bidders who bid on products listed in an auction, a winner DB storing information on winners who participated in the auction and won, and a buyer DB storing information on actual purchasers among the winners, and a server configured in terms of program and hardware to manage members, bidders, winners, and buyers through a predetermined program installed and connected to the database unit via the internet and connected to multiple user-side PCs, provide product information to users utilizing the site, and allow auctions to proceed according to specific auction rules while simultaneously facilitating payment, the system further comprises a bid price search and high / low judgment engine configured to sort each bid number in the order in which the server presents the highest bid among multiple users, a bid number search and acceptance assignment engine configured to assign a score to each bid number presented by multiple users, determine whether a presented bid number duplicates other previous bid numbers, and if duplicated, add bonus points to the score to sort each bid number in order of highest score, and a bid price search and A bidding and winning bid management unit comprising a winning bidder selection engine that selects the highest bid number among the bid prices sorted through a high-low judgment engine that is equal to or greater than the quantity of the item for sale, sorts the bid numbers in order of the highest score obtained in the bid number search and scoring engine if bid prices are duplicated among them, and selects the number of bid numbers equal to the quantity of the item for sale to select the final winning bidder;It is characterized by including: a service fee payment engine that enables payment of service fees when a user selects a service to view scores based on a bid number; a bid number preference search engine that calculates the distribution of each digit of the bid numbers presented by bidders and sorts them in order of preference; a score calculation and display engine that calculates the current score obtained by each number for each digit of the bid number and displays the score of the number requested by the user and the number desired; and a content execution unit that enables a score verification service by displaying a browser on the user's PC. Effects of the invention

[0005] The present invention presents a certain quantity of goods for sale to general users, including members, via the Internet at a price 60 to 70 percent lower than the market price, while limiting the maximum bid price and assigning points to each bid number of multiple bidders participating in the auction. That is, the auction allows for multiple bids with a limited number of attempts, and assigns points to the 4-digit bid number submitted by the bidder at each bid. In cases where the bid number overlaps with another bidder's bid number, additional points are added to the total score, so that in the event of identical bid prices, the item is awarded in order of highest scorer. This provides members and general users with the opportunity to purchase goods at a price lower than the market price. Furthermore, by providing members and general users with a paid service for a combination of bid numbers capable of obtaining the highest score and a service to verify a portion of the bid number of another bidder who has currently obtained the highest score, the auction site operator covers the loss of goods purchased from the seller at a price lower than the market price using the membership fees as well as the amounts paid (settlement) by multiple bidders, while simultaneously generating a profit. This has the effect of generating profit for both the auction site operator and the users. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0006] System configuration block diagram illustrating the system of the present invention in more detail Specific details for implementing the invention

[0007] In an internet auction system comprising: multiple user-side PCs (100) capable of internet access; a database unit (300) comprising a member DB (310) in which personal information of members who sign up via the internet is stored, a product DB (320) in which information of products being sold is stored, a bidder DB (330) in which information of bidders who bid on products listed in an auction is stored, a winner DB (340) in which information of winners who participated in the auction and won the bid is stored, and a buyer DB (350) in which information of users who actually purchased among the winners is stored; and a server (200) configured in terms of program and hardware to manage members, bidders, winners, and buyers through a predetermined program installed in the database unit (300) and connected to the multiple user-side PCs (100) via the internet, provide product information to users using the site, and allow the auction to proceed according to certain auction rules while simultaneously enabling payment, wherein the server (200) is configured to sort each bid number in the order in which the highest bid price among multiple users is presented, a bid price search and high / low judgment engine (211) and a bid and winning bid management unit (210) comprising a bid number search and score assignment engine (212) that assigns a score to each bid number presented by multiple users, determines whether the presented bid number is duplicated with previous other bid numbers, and if it is duplicated, adds a bonus point to the score to sort each bid number in order of highest score, and a bid price search and high / low judgment engine (211) that selects the bid number that presents the highest bid price equal to or greater than the quantity of the item for sale among the bid prices sorted, and if the bid prices among these are duplicated, sorts them in order of the bid number that obtained the highest score sorted by the bid number search and score assignment engine (212), and selects the number of bid numbers equal to the quantity of the item for sale to select the final winning bidder; and a service fee payment engine (221) that causes the user to pay the service fee when the user selects the score viewing service according to the bid number, andThe invention comprises a bid number preference search engine (222) configured to calculate the distribution of each digit of the bid numbers presented by bidders and sort them in order of preference, a score calculation and display engine (223) configured to calculate the current score obtained by each number for each digit of the bid number and to display the score of the number of digits and desired number requested by the user, and a content execution unit (220) configured to display a browser on the user's PC (100) to enable a score verification service. A schematic overview of the progress steps of the invention configured as described above is as shown in the attached drawing Fig. 3, comprising: a user site access step (S100) in which a user accesses a server (200) via the internet using a PC (100), and if the user is a member, enters an ID and password, and if the user is a non-member, registers as a member or accesses the site by browsing as a general user; When the user's PC (100) is connected to the server (200), the server (200) displays the site usage method and announcements through a web browser, and simultaneously, if the user is connected as a member, it compares whether the entered member ID and password match the contents stored in the member DB (310) to approve the connection, or if the user is not a member, it asks for the intention to join and, if there is an intention to join, receives personal information and stores it in the member DB (210), and then loads the list of items owned from the item DB (320) and transmits it to the user's PC (100) in an item list display step (S200); and an auction progress status display step (S300) in which the server (200) transmits the auction status currently in progress among the list of items to the user's PC (100); and when the server (200) transmits the auction progress status to the user's PC (100), the user selects the item they wish to purchase (S410),A product auction bidding step (S400) in which a bid price and a 4-digit bid number are entered (S420) via the internet using a PC (100) to participate in the auction and transmitted to a server (200) (S430); and a bid price storage and bid number score assignment and calculation step (S500) in which, when a user participates in the auction, a score is assigned to the bid number through a bid number search and score assignment engine (212), stored in a bidder DB (330), and additional points are calculated and assigned according to the bid numbers presented by multiple bidders participating in the auction, and then stored again in the bidder DB (330); A content execution step (S600) in which, after the server (200) announces to users that it is providing a paid service for the status of awarding scores according to bid numbers, if a user wishes to use this service, the user is induced to pay for the service usage costs through a service usage fee payment engine (221), and after searching for the number entered by the user and the number with the highest popularity in the bidder DB (330) through a bid number preference search engine (222), the score according to the bid number and the additional score are calculated through a score calculation and display engine (223) and transmitted to the user's PC (100); The process comprises: a winning bidder selection and announcement step (S700) in which the server (200), after the auction period ends, selects a winning bidder from a pre-set number of people based on the bid price and the score assigned to each bid number stored in the bidder DB (330), stores the winning bidder DB (340), and displays the winning bid price and winning bid score in the site announcement section; an objection reception step (S800) in which the winning bidder is announced for a certain period and an objection is received, and if correction matters arise, the announcement is re-announced; and a purchase and payment step (S900) in which the winning bidder is guided on how to make a purchase and is encouraged to make a payment. The main methodological part of the process steps of the present invention described above, excluding general matters such as user access and membership registration, is explained in more detail as shown in the attached drawing Fig. 4. First,In the item list display step (S200), the server (200) loads the list of items held by the operating site from the item DB (320) and transmits it to the user's PC (100). In the auction progress display step (S300), the server (200) transmits the auction status currently in progress among the list of items to the user's PC (100). In the item auction bidding step (S400), after the user selects the item they wish to purchase (S410), they use the PC (100) to transmit the bid price to the server (200) via the internet to participate in the auction. Up to this point, the method is identical or similar to a general internet auction method. However, as described above, when a user participates in bidding via the internet, they use a PC (100) to input the bid price and a 4-digit bid number via the internet (S420) and transmit them to the server (200) to participate in the bidding. When the bidder presents the bid price and the bid number, the server (200) runs the bid number search and score assignment engine (212) in the bid price storage and score assignment and calculation step (S500) to assign points equal to the number of digits of the 4-digit bid number presented by the bidder (S510). Then, it determines whether the digits of the 4-digit bid numbers presented by multiple bidders participating in the auction are duplicated (S520). If they are duplicated, it calculates and assigns additional points according to each digit equal to the number of duplicates (S530), and then stores them in the bidder DB (330) (S540). For example, when a bidder selects a number between 0000 and 9999 (the bidder may change the bid number up to 3 times per person) at the stage where the bid price and a 4-digit bid number are presented (S410) during the item auction bidding stage (S400), and transmits it to the server (200) via the PC (100), the server (200) operates the bid number search and scoring engine (212) as described above in the bid price storage and bid number scoring and calculation stage (S500) to assign a score to the 4-digit bid number presented by the bidder. This is illustrated in detail as an embodiment in the attached drawing Fig. 5. Subsequently,When the previously announced auction period ends, the server (200) runs the bid price search and high / low judgment engine (211) in the bid price selection and announcement stage (S700) to assign a ranking (S710) based on the bid prices stored in the bidder DB (330) and the scores assigned to each bid number, runs the bidder selection engine (213) to search for the bid number with the highest bid price (S720), determines whether the bid prices are duplicated (S730), and if the bid prices are duplicated, searches for the scores assigned to the bid numbers (S740) to select a winner (S750) within the pre-set number of winners, saves the winner DB (340) (S760), and then displays the winning bid price and winning bid score in the site announcement section (S770). Subsequently, at the objection reception stage (S800), the server (200) announces the successful bidder for a certain period and simultaneously announces the objection period (S810) regarding whether there are errors in the selection of the successful bidder or whether doubts arise regarding the reliability of the selection of the successful bidder. When an objection is received (S820), the server reviews the fairness and then re-announces (S840) the corrected (S830) content regarding the successful bidder. Finally, at the purchase and payment stage (S900), the server (200) searches for the successful bidder stored in the successful bidder DB (340) (S910), guides the searched successful bidder on the purchase method (S920), and induces payment (S930) so that the purchase of goods is made. Afterward, the buyer's personal information and information on the purchased goods are stored (S940) in the buyer DB (350) for use in post-management. The present invention, as described above, provides members and general users with the opportunity to purchase goods at a price lower than the market price. Furthermore, the present invention provides a content service not found in other auction methods, which is a paid service provided prior to the selection of the winning bidder and is executed through a content execution step (S600). That is, during the auction process, the server (200) announces (S610) to users that it is providing a paid service regarding the status of score assignment according to the bid number, and thenThe service is provided by determining whether the user intends to use the service (S620), and if the user intends to use it, the service usage fee payment engine (221) is activated to induce payment for the cost of using the service (S630), and the user is asked whether to search for a specific number or to search for the number with the highest score among the numbers corresponding to each digit of the current bid number (S640). If the user intends to search for a specific number, and the user enters the specific number (S650), the bid number preference search engine (222) is activated to search for the number entered by the user in the bidder DB (330) to calculate the current score (S660) and display it to the user (S670). If the user intends to search for the number with the highest score among the numbers corresponding to each digit of the current bid number, the bid number preference search engine (222) is activated to search for the bid number with the highest score corresponding to each digit in the bidder DB (330) (S680) and display it to the user (S690). The present invention enables both the auction site operator and the user to generate profits simultaneously, such as by allowing the operator to cover the losses incurred from goods purchased from sellers at a price lower than the market price using not only membership fees but also amounts paid (settled) by multiple bidders, while simultaneously generating a profit. The present invention, implemented through the above method, can be provided via mobile as well as websites; mobile services are provided through the existing websites of each telecommunications carrier, and notifications to all users can be carried out by combining transmission via SMS and email. Explanation of the symbols

[0008] 100 : User-side PC 200 : Server 210: Bid and Award Management Department 211 : Bid Price Search and High / Low Determination Engine 212 : Bid Number Search and Scoring Engine 213 : Bidder Selection Engine 220 : Content Execution Unit 221 : Service fee payment engine 222 : Bid Number Preference Search Engine 223 : Dot Order Calculation and Display Engine 300 : Database 310 : Member DB 320 : Product DB 330 : Bidder DB 340 : Successful Bidder DB 350 : Buyer DB

Claims

Claim 1 A number of user-side PCs (100) capable of internet access; In an internet auction system comprising a database unit (300) consisting of a member DB (310) in which personal information of members who sign up via the internet is stored, a product DB (320) in which information of products being sold is stored, a bidder DB (330) in which information of bidders who bid on products listed in an auction is stored, a winning bidder DB (340) in which information of winning bidders who participated in the auction and won the bid is stored, and a buyer DB (350) in which information of users who actually purchased among the winning bidders is stored, and a server (200) configured in terms of program and hardware to manage members, bidders, winning bidders, and buyers through a predetermined program installed on the database unit (300) and connected to the internet with multiple user-side PCs (100), provide product information to users using the site, and allow the auction to proceed according to certain auction rules while simultaneously allowing payment to be made, the system further comprises a bid price search and high / low judgment engine (211) configured for the server (200) to sort each bid number in the order in which the highest bid price among multiple users is presented, and each of the bids presented by multiple users A bidding and winning bid management unit (210) comprising a bid number search and score assignment engine (212) configured to assign a score to a bid number, determine whether a presented bid number duplicates with a previous bid number, and if duplicated, add a bonus point to the score to sort each bid number in order of highest score, and a bid price search and high / low judgment engine (211) configured to select a bid number that has submitted the highest bid price equal to or greater than the quantity of the item for sale among the bidders sorted through the bid number search and score assignment engine (211), and if the bid prices among them duplicate, sort them in order of the bid number that obtained the highest score sorted by the bid number search and score assignment engine (212), and select a number of bid numbers equal to the quantity of the item for sale to select the final winning bidder; and a service usage fee payment engine (221) configured to pay a service usage fee when a user selects a score viewing service based on a bid number, andAn auction system using the Internet, characterized by comprising: a bid number preference search engine (222) configured to calculate the distribution of each digit of the bid numbers presented by bidders and sort them in order of preference; a score calculation and display engine (223) configured to calculate the current score obtained by each number for each digit of the bid number and to display the score of the number of digits and desired number requested by the user; and a content execution unit (220) configured to display a browser on the user's PC (100) to enable a score verification service. The system includes a user site access step (S100) in which the user accesses the server (200) via the Internet using the PC (100), and if the user is a member, enters an ID and password, and if the user is a non-member, registers as a member or accesses the site by browsing as a general user; When the user's PC (100) connects to the server (200), the server (200) displays the site usage method and announcements through a web browser, and simultaneously, if the user is connected as a member, it compares the entered member ID and password with the contents stored in the member DB (310) to approve the connection, or if the user is not a member, it asks for the intention to join and, if there is an intention to join, receives personal information and stores it in the member DB (210), and then loads the list of items owned from the item DB (320) and transmits it to the user's PC (100) in an item list display step (S200); and an auction progress status display step (S300) in which the server (200) transmits the auction status currently in progress among the list of items to the user's PC (100); When the server (200) transmits the auction progress status to the user's PC (100), the user selects an item to purchase (S410), then uses the PC (100) to enter a bid price and a 4-digit bid number via the internet (S420) to participate in the auction and transmits them to the server (200) (S430) to participate in the item auction bidding stage (S400); and when the user participates in the bidding, a score is assigned to the bid number through the bid number search and score assignment engine (212), andA step (S500) for storing bid prices and assigning and calculating points to bid numbers, which is stored in the bidder DB (330), and then calculated and assigned additional points according to the bid numbers presented by multiple bidders participating in the auction, and then stored again in the bidder DB (330); A content execution step (S600) in which the server (200) announces to users that it is providing a paid service for the status of awarding scores according to bid numbers, and if a user wishes to use it, induces the user to pay for the service usage costs through a service usage fee payment engine (221), searches for the number entered by the user and the number with the highest popularity in the bidder DB (330) through a bid number preference search engine (222), calculates the score and additional score according to the bid number through a score calculation and display engine (223), and transmits it to the user's PC (100); and a winner selection and announcement step (S700) in which the server (200), after the auction period ends, selects a winner from a pre-set number of people based on the bid price and the score assigned to each bid number stored in the bidder DB (330), stores it in the winner DB (340), and displays the winning price and winning score in the site announcement section; An auction method using the Internet, characterized by comprising: an objection reception stage (S800) in which the successful bidder is announced for a certain period and an objection is received, and if corrections are made, the matter is re-announced; and a purchase and payment stage (S900) in which the successful bidder is guided on the purchase method and payment is induced. In the item auction bidding stage (S400), when the server (200) transmits the auction progress status to the user's PC (100), the user selects the item they wish to purchase (S410),An auction method using the internet, characterized in that the bid price and a 4-digit bid number are entered (S420) via the internet using a PC (100) to participate in the auction and transmitted to a server (200) to participate in the auction. The bid price storage and the step of assigning and calculating points to the bid number (S500) is characterized in that the bid number search and score assignment engine (212) is operated to assign points equal to the number of digits of the 4-digit bid number presented by the bidder (S510), and if there is a duplicate, the digits of the 4-digit bid number presented by multiple bidders participating in the auction are determined (S520), and if there is a duplicate, additional points are calculated and assigned according to each digit equal to the number of duplicates (S530), and then the results are stored in the bidder DB (330) (S540). In the content execution step (S600), during the auction process, the server (200) notifies users (S610) that it is providing a paid service regarding the status of score assignments based on bid numbers, and then determines whether the user intends to use the service (S620). If the user intends to use it, the service usage fee payment engine (221) is activated to induce payment for the service usage costs, thereby enabling payment (S630). The server then asks the user (S640) whether they intend to search for a specific number or to search for the number with the highest score among the numbers corresponding to each position of the current bid number. If the user intends to search for a specific number, and the user enters the specific number (S650), the bid number preference search engine (222) is activated to search for the number entered by the user in the bidder DB (330), calculates the current score (S660), and displays it to the user (S670). If the user intends to search for the number with the highest score among the numbers corresponding to each position of the current bid number,An auction method using the Internet, characterized by proceeding to the step of running a bid number preference search engine (222) to search for a bid number with the highest score corresponding to each digit in the bidder DB (330) (S680) and displaying it to the user (S690). In the bidder selection and announcement stage (S700), a bidder search and high / low judgment engine (211) is run to assign a ranking (S710) based on the bid price and the score assigned to each bid number stored in the bidder DB (330), and a bidder selection engine (213) is run to search for the bid number with the highest bid price (S720). After that, the bid price duplication is determined (S730), and if the bid price is duplicated, the score assigned to the bid number is searched (S740) to select a bidder within the pre-set number of successful bidders (S750), and after saving to the bidder DB (340) (S760), the winning bid price and the winning bid An auction method using the Internet characterized by proceeding to the step of displaying the score in the site announcement section (S770).

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