JPH04342065A - Remote participable auction processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit purchase applicants who can not participate in the place of an auction to participate in the auction almost similarly to purchasers participating in the place of the auction by using FAX transmission so as to improve the number o the successful bids of an auction processing. CONSTITUTION:A FAX transmission equipment which can output various data necessary for the auction by direct connection and which transmits and inputs the bid condition and the application of an applicant participating in the place of the auction to a host computer is connected with the host computer which stores the data. A central controller 2 processing these pieces of information at the place of the auction, a bid device 9, a display device 11 and an input operating device 13 are provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auction processing apparatus that allows remote participation in used automobile auctions.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a used car auction device, a terminal device/display is connected to a host computer at an auction venue or center to obtain information on the characteristics, condition, quality, etc. of an item even at a remote location outside the venue. Devices that participate in auctions are known.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, although auction participation using a computer terminal saves time and money because buyers do not have to go to the auction venue, it has the disadvantage that it cannot be easily adopted due to high equipment costs. .

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a host computer and a central controller (auction machine) used in conventional mechanical auctions. A buyer data storage device 19 is provided, which is connected to the host computer 1 using a specific code, and transmits the exhibited car data and vehicle condition data to a remote buyer, and also receives auction bidding condition data from the remote buyer. A facsimile transmitting/receiving device 17 is provided for transmitting data for input to the host computer 1, and the central controller 2 is further provided with a bidding condition storage device 19 for storing auction bidding condition data from buyers stored in the host computer 1. This system is characterized in that the control device 16 causes the purchaser to participate in the auction along with the purchasers participating in the auction using the bidder 9.

[0005]

[Operation] Remote purchasers (FAX members) can use FAX 17 to directly obtain the data necessary for participating in the auction, such as exhibited car data, vehicle condition data, and other data in the host computer, as well as purchase the data themselves before the auction. Decide on the desired vehicle and desired bid price, etc., and apply for transmission to the auction organizer (venue).The auction venue side inputs this to the central controller, and after the auctions of the buyers participating in the venue have finished, the auction price and other information are transmitted. The successful bid prices of FAX members are compared, the one with the larger amount is given priority, and the successful bid price and successful bidder are determined according to other predetermined rules.

[0006]

[Embodiment] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device of the present invention.The device consists of a host computer 1 that stores various information necessary for a vehicle auction, and a computer that operates and controls the auction at the auction site. controller 2.

[0007] The host computer 1 stores a storage device 3 for exhibiting vehicle data including an exhibit list, a vehicle status memory device 4 for storing detailed data of exhibiting vehicles, and data on recent auction results of auction organizers. An auction result data storage device 6, a successful bid request data storage device 7 that stores successful bid request data including the auction organizer's accounting statement, and a general data storage device 8 that stores general data including advance information such as auction guides and events. These storage devices, including built-in devices that store information on other auction exhibitors, do not necessarily have to be independent devices. The various data stored in the host computer 1 are concentrated data from auction halls A, B, C, etc. scattered in the Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, etc. regions, and inputted at any time directly or manually through communication means.

The central controller 2 is located at the auction venue and is connected to the host computer 1, and outputs data necessary for the auction, as well as a button-type bidding system used by buyers participating in the auction venue to respond to auctions. device 9, a data display device 11 and an image device 12 that display data necessary for the auction on the auction venue, and an input operation device 1 that performs auction processing operations.
3rd grade is connected. Furthermore, the central controller 2 contains exhibit car data, vehicle condition data, and other data necessary for auction processing operations input from the host computer 1, as well as data and input/processing items input from the input operation device 13 or bidder 11. A storage device 14, a control device 16, etc. are built in to store the information and perform arithmetic processing or memorize the processing items as necessary, and these stored data and processing data necessary items are displayed on the data display device 11 and image display. displayed on the device 12.

[0009] The host computer 1 uses a telephone line to connect a facsimile transmitting/receiving device 17 (FAX) equipped with a touch-tone telephone installed at a large number of pre-registered remote purchasers (members) participating in the auction outside the venue. The above members (FAX members) are notified of the auction date, venue, etc. before the auction begins, but the host computer 1
It can also be obtained by facsimile directly from the general data storage device 8 inside. FAX members use the ID code registered in advance on host computer 1 to directly connect to host computer 1 via FAX 17 and participate in the auction for a certain period of time before the auction starts using each storage device 3 to 8 in the computer for a fee or free of charge. Exhibited car data, vehicle condition data, auction result data, etc. necessary for the auction can be directly received by FAX 17, and information on successful bid prices after the auction can also be obtained. In addition, if the exhibited car is not displayed at the auction venue, these obtained data are exactly the same data as those of the buyers participating in the auction venue.

[0010] Also, the above FAX 17 is the FAX 18 on the venue side.
FAX members can decide on the type of car they wish to bid on, price, and other conditions, and apply through the venue's FAX 18 a certain period before the auction begins. These application details are provided by the venue (organizer)
At the time, the bid conditions are input and stored in the remote purchaser data storage device 19 provided in the host computer 1, and further transmitted or re-inputted and stored in the bidding condition storage device 21 in the central controller 2 before the start of the auction.

[0011] The bid application data of the FAX members processed as described above is compared with the auction price, which is the result of the auction by the buyers participating in the auction venue, in the central controller 2. For example, the auction price (stop price) of the venue is When a and the fax member's desired price are b,
In the case of a>b, the buyer participating in the venue wins the bid with a.In the case of a=b
a+α (Note: α is determined in advance as 3,000 yen, etc.)
Successful bid to FAX member
In the case of a<b (a+α)≦
Successful bid to fax member at price A
(A = Seller's desired price), the winning bid price and the winning bidder are the central controller 2
(However, if the price does not meet the seller's desired price, the bid may be rejected).

FIG. 2 shows a data display device 11 at an auction venue consisting of an electronic bulletin board, and the electronic bulletin board includes a price display device 11a for displaying auction prices, and a price display device 11a for displaying auction prices, for example, "today's special car" etc. useful for auction management. In addition to the comment device 11b that displays comments such as
As shown in FIG. 1, an exhibition number display device 11c that displays an exhibition number, a purchaser display device 11d that displays a purchaser number,
A model year display device 11e that displays the model year of the vehicle, an evaluation point display device 11f that numerically represents the value evaluation of the vehicle, a bid display device 11g that displays the bidding status, etc., and the distance of the auction price from the seller's desired price. Perspective display device 11 showing
h. A successful bid display device 11i that blinks when a successful bid is made is provided.

FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram of the image display device 12 including illustrations of detailed data of auctioned vehicles, and the frame 12a displays the auction number, vehicle type, model year, evaluation score, mileage, color, etc. In addition to the display column, there is also a special notes column 12b that displays evaluation items that should be specially recorded, and an illustration display section 12c that displays illustrations of vehicle exterior stains, damage locations and sizes, tire tread depth (amount of wear), etc. With this image display device, it is possible to accurately grasp the condition of the vehicle even when there is no actual vehicle on display.

The configuration of the image display device 12 is as follows:
The entire image is stored in the vehicle state storage device 4 as an illustration of the same shape, and is output and transmitted to the FAX member's FAX 17.

[0015]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the device of the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to participate only by installing a computer terminal and incurring a high cost, or after confirming the actual exhibited car etc. in advance. It is now possible to obtain detailed data in real time that is exactly the same as the information that buyers attending the venue would receive, except in the case of physical exhibitions at the venue, through facsimile communication, which previously could only be participated in at the venue. This method has the advantage that it is possible to participate in an auction under substantially the same conditions, thereby increasing the number of bidders and successful bidders and increasing the number of auctions processed. Additionally, it does not require complicated operations unlike computer terminals, and is low cost, so it is appealing to many auction participants.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exhibition vehicle data display device at an auction venue.

FIG. 3 is an image display device that similarly displays data of exhibited vehicles as an image.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Host computer 2 Central controller 3 Exhibited car data storage device 9 Bid machine 11 Display device 13 Input operation device 14 Storage device 16 Control device 17 Facsimile transmitting and receiving equipment 19 Bid condition storage device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An exhibition car data storage device (3) that stores exhibited car data consisting of an exhibition list regarding auctioned vehicles, and a vehicle condition data storage device (3) that stores vehicle condition data consisting of detailed data of each exhibited vehicle. 4)
an input operation device (13) for inputting auction operations, a bidding device (9) for buyers participating in the venue, and a display device (11) for displaying data necessary for the auction on the venue. It receives data necessary for the auction from the host computer (1), processes the input data from the bidding information from the input operation device (13) and the bidder (9), and displays the display device (1).
1) A device comprising a central controller (2) having a storage device (14) for displaying necessary data and a control device (16), wherein the host computer (1) has remote buyers who do not participate in the auction venue. A remote purchaser data storage device (19) is provided, connected to the host computer (1) using a specific code, for transmitting the exhibited car data and vehicle condition data to the remote purchaser, A facsimile transmitting/receiving device (17) is provided for transmitting auction bidding condition data from remote buyers for input into the host computer (1), and the central controller (2) also receives data from buyers stored in the host computer (1). A bidding condition storage device (19) is provided for storing auction bidding condition data for the auction, and the control device (16) causes the remote purchaser to participate in the auction together with the venue participant purchaser using the bidding device (9). An auction processing device that allows remote participation.