JP2002074052A - Transaction mediating method and transaction mediating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a transaction mediating method and transaction mediating apparatus for mediating production transaction, which meets the demands of both the contents production commission side and the contents production consignee side. SOLUTION: The production concept of a consignor 3 is registered in an original plan data base 12c. When a consignee 2 gains access to a service entrepreneur 1 to find a production concept to be entrusted among the production concepts registered in the data base, the service entrepreneur 1 mediates the transaction between the consignor 3 having the production concept and the consignee 2, and manages the contract execution, when the consignor agrees with transaction and both of the consignor and the consignee conclude the production entrust contract, whereby the transaction which matches both demands of the contents production commission side and the contents production consignee side can be mediated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service using the Internet or the like, and more particularly, to a transaction mediation method and a transaction mediation device for mediating transactions related to content production.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic commerce has become active with the spread of the Internet. E-commerce is not limited to existing general companies. For example, private business operators, such as so-called SOHOs, that undertake various content productions through virtual offices established on the Internet, are given opportunities to enter the market. Creating a new business model.

[0003]

By the way, even if various business models are being created as described above, if the production of contents or the like is to be outsourced, the outsourcing party is determined based on the conventional business relationship and reputation. In many cases, there is a problem that it is difficult to select the most appropriate production specialist from among many production specialists existing on the Internet.

[0004] On the other hand, even if it is a production expert, it is often said that the commissioning source is a conventional business relationship, or the production is commissioned by introduction from there, and there is no opportunity to search for the job you want to do on your own. There are also problems. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a transaction mediation method capable of mediating a production transaction that matches the requirements of both the content entrusting side and the content entrusting side. It aims to provide a transaction mediation device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a service provider connected via a network, a contractor who desires production commissioning, and a contractor who desires production commissioning. Is a method in which the service provider mediates the transaction between the client and the trustee, and the client's production concept is registered in the database, and the trustee selects from among the production concepts registered in the database. A search process for searching for a consignable production concept and, when the consignee finds a consignable production concept in this search process, an intermediary between the consignor having the found production concept and the relevant trustee Process
In the mediation process, the method includes a contract management process for managing the fulfillment of the contract if the consignor agrees to the transaction and both the consignor and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract.

[0006] The invention according to claim 2 comprises a service provider connected via a network, a consignor who wants to outsource production, and a trustee who wants to outsource production. Is a method of mediating transactions with contractors, in which the production skills of the trustee are registered in a database, and the consignor searches for a trustee suitable for consignment from the production skills of the trustee registered in the database. If the trustee finds a suitable trustee in the search process and the search process, an intermediary process that mediates the transaction between the found trustee and the trustee, and the trustee enters into the transaction in the brokering process A contract management process for managing the fulfillment of the contract when both the consignor and the trustee conclude a production consignment agreement.

[0007] The invention according to claim 3 comprises a service provider connected via a network, a consignor who wants to outsource production, and a trustee who wants to outsource production. A first search process in which a production concept of a client is registered in a database, and the trustee searches for a production concept that can be accepted from among the production concepts registered in the database. And a second search step in which the production skills of the trustee are registered in a database, and the consignor searches for a trustee suitable for the consignment from the production skills of the trustee registered in the database. When the trustee finds a production concept that can be commissioned in the search process, a first intermediary that mediates a transaction between the commissioner having the found production concept and the trustee. And if the entrustor finds a trustee suitable for entrustment in the second search step, a second intermediary step of mediating a transaction between the found entrustee and the entrustor; In the mediation process of the consignor or the second
And a contract management step of managing the fulfillment of the contract when both the trustee and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract in the mediation process.

[0010] The invention according to claim 4 comprises a service provider connected via a network, a consignor who wants to outsource production, and a trustee who wants to outsource production. A device for mediating transactions with contractors, equipped with a database means for registering the production concept of the client, and accepting from the production concept registered in the database means in response to a search request from the client. Search means for searching for a unique production concept,
When the trustee finds a production concept that can be commissioned from the database means by this search means, an intermediary means for mediating a transaction between the consignor having the found production concept and the trustee; And a contract management means for managing the fulfillment of the contract when both the contractor and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract after agreeing to the transaction.

[0009] The invention according to claim 5 comprises a service provider connected via a network, a consignor who wants to outsource production, and a trustee who wants to outsource production. Device for mediating a transaction with a client, comprising a database means for registering the production skills of the trustee, and in accordance with a search request of the client, the number of production skills of the trustee registered in the database means. Search means for searching for a trustee suitable for consignment, and intermediary means for mediating a transaction between the found trustee and the trustee when the consignor finds a trustee suitable for consignment using this search means. And a contract management means for managing the fulfillment of the contract if the trustee agrees to the transaction by the intermediary means and both the trustee and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract.

[0010] The invention according to claim 6 comprises a service provider connected via a network, a consignor who wants to outsource production, and a trustee who wants to outsource production. Device for mediating transactions with a client, comprising first database means in which the production concept of the client is registered, and the production registered in the first database means in response to the search request of the client. A first search means for searching for a consignable production concept from among the concepts, and a second search means for registering the contractor's production skills.
A second search means for searching for a trustee suitable for the commission from among the production skills of the trustee registered in the second database means in response to a search request of the commissioner; When the trustee finds a production concept that can be accepted by the search means 1, the first agent that mediates a transaction between the commissioner having the found production concept and the trustee.
And a second intermediary means for mediating a transaction between the found trustee and the entrustor when the entrustor finds a suitable entrustee in the second search means. A contract management means for managing the fulfillment of the contract by the consignor by the first intermediary means or by the consignor by the second intermediary means when the consignor and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract; It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, the production concept of the client is registered in a database, and when the contractor finds a production concept that can be received from the production concepts registered in the database, the client having the production concept and the relevant client are identified. Mediation of the transaction with the trustee, the contractor agrees to the transaction by this intermediary, and if both the trustee and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract, it manages the fulfillment of that contract. It is possible to mediate production transactions that match the requirements of both the production contractor and the contractor. Further, in the present invention, the production skills of the trustee are registered in the database, and if the consignor finds a trustee suitable for consignment from the production skills of the trustee registered in the database, the found trustee and Once the contractor has agreed to the transaction and both the contractor and the trustee have concluded the production consignment contract, the fulfillment of the contract will be managed. It is possible to mediate production transactions that match the requirements of both the content production side and the contracting side.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (1) Outline FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a transaction mediation system according to an embodiment. The system shown in FIG. 1 includes a service provider 1 (transaction intermediary device 10), a trustee 2 (client 20), and a client 3 (client 30) connected to each other via a network NT such as the Internet. A service in which the client 1 introduces a trustee 2 that meets the request of the client 3 that commissions content production, or introduces a client that meets the request of the client 2 that commissions content production, and mediates transactions between the two. To embody.

That is, in this service, the commissioner 3 registers a content draft or production specification to be commissioned to a database in a database, and the trustee 2 receives a commission from the content draft or production specification registered in the database. A search is made for possible services, and if found, an application is made to the service provider 1 for mediation. When the consignor 3 agrees to the transaction through this intermediation, both the consignor 3 and the trustee 2 conclude a contract, and the service provider 1 manages the fulfillment of the contract.

Further, in this service, the field in which the trustee 2 can receive a trust, a profile describing his / her skills and achievements, and the like are registered in a database, and the trustee 3 registers the profile of the trustee 2 registered in the database. With reference to the above, a search is made for a trustee 2 who is suitable for consignment, and if found, the broker applies to the service provider 1. When the trustee 2 agrees on the transaction through this intermediation, the contractor 3 and the trustee 2 both enter into a contract, and the service provider 1 manages the fulfillment of the contract.

By providing such a service, it is possible to mediate a production transaction that matches the requirements of both the side entrusting the content production and the side entrusting the content production. A system configuration for implementing the service will be described. The service provider 1 collects a brokerage commission from the accounts of both the trustee 2 and the contractor 3 when the transaction broker has concluded the contract, or collects a management fee from both accounts after the contract management is completed. .

(2) System Configuration The client 20 provided by the trustee 2 and the client 30 provided by the trustee 3 are each provided with a well-known Web browser or mailer. To access. The transaction intermediation device 10 provided in the service provider 1 includes a proxy server 11, a database server 12, a content server 13, and an intermediary which are accessed from the client 20 of the entrustor 2 who has registered the user and the client 30 of the entrustor 3 which has registered the user. It comprises a processing server 14.

The proxy server 11 is an intranet (not shown) connected to the mediation processing server 14 described later.
And a function of shutting off the network NT such as the Internet. Specifically, legitimate users who have been authenticated for access,
In other words, the client 2 on the trustee 2 side
Only the transfer request from the client 30 on the side of the entrustor 3 is relayed to the intermediary processing server 14, and each corresponding response from the intermediary processing server 14 is returned to the authorized user who has been authenticated for access.

The database server 12 includes a trustee database 12a, a contract management database 12b, and a draft database 12c. Trustee database 12
“a” stores and manages authentication information for each trustee 2 registered as a user, a field in which the trustee 2 is responsible, a profile describing his / her skills and achievements, contact information, and the like. In the trustee database 12a, as shown in FIG. 2, the attribute of the user-registered trustee 2 is registered in the database as a record, and one record is composed of items JI1 to JI5.

Item JI1 includes an orderer ID assigned to each trustee 2 registered as a user with the service provider 1,
A password is registered in the item JI2.
In the item JI3, a field in charge that can be accepted is registered.
In item JI4, in addition to name and date of birth, own skills, achievements, acquisition qualifications, and the like are registered as items that emphasize production ability in the field in which they are responsible. A telephone number or a mail address is registered in the item JI5.

The contract management database 12b stores and manages items for managing the fulfillment of contracts by the contractor 3 and the trustee 2 who have concluded a transaction and concluded a business contract with the service provider 1. In the contract management database 12b, as shown in FIG. 3, for each contract management number, the attributes of the contractor 3 and the trustee 2 who have concluded the business contract are registered as records in the database.
KI5.

The item KI1 has a contract management number, and the item KI2 has a contractor I of the contractor 3 who has concluded the business contract.
D are respectively registered. A delivery flag is registered for the item KI3. The delivery flag is a flag for identifying whether or not the product has been delivered from the trustee 2 to the trustee 3 side. In the case of "1", it indicates that the product has been delivered, and in the case of "0", it indicates that the product has not been delivered. Represent. The consignor 3 sends a complete payment e-mail to the service provider 1 according to the delivery so that the service provider 1
Updates this delivery flag to “1”.

In the item KI4, the trustee ID of the trustee 2 who has concluded the business contract is registered. In the item KI5, the delivery date when the product is delivered from the trustee 2 to the trustee 3 is registered. After the delivery, the trustee 2 sends a mail to the effect that the delivery has been made to the service provider 1, and the service provider 1 receives this email and registers the delivery date. Item K
Settlement conditions are registered in I6.

In the database server 12, the item K
The delivery flag of I3 is "1" and the item K
When the delivery date is registered in I5, the banking system 40 requests the banking system 40 to withdraw the production fee from the designated account of the consignor 3, and transfers the withdrawn production fee to the designated account of the trustee 2. To ask.

The draft database 12c stores and manages, as a record, attributes such as an outline of the concept (draft) to be commissioned, its specifications, and commission conditions, in addition to authentication information for each entrustor 3 registered as a user. It is composed of items II1 to II5. Item II1 is an orderer ID assigned to each entrustor 3 who has registered the service
However, a password is registered in the item II2. An outline of the concept (original draft) entrusted to production is registered in the item II3.

The item II3 is provided with a link button. When the content of the item II3 and the link button are displayed on the screen of the Web browser of the client 20, the link button is clicked. The content server 13 links to corresponding content from a content server 13 described later, thereby making it possible to refer to the corresponding content. In item II4, specifications relating to content production are registered. Item II5
Is registered with commission conditions such as production costs and rewards.

Now, each of the above databases 12a to 12a-1
In the database server 12 provided with 2c, each of the databases 12a to 12c is configured to function as a relational database, and a keyword search can be performed across the databases 12a to 12c based on a search engine (not shown). Further, as described above, in the database server 12, the item KI3
If the delivery flag (see FIG. 3) is “1” and the delivery date is registered in the item KI5, the banking system 40 is accessed via the communication line or the network NT, and the designated account of the entrustor 3 is accessed. Requesting that the production fee be debited from, and requesting that the deducted production fee be transferred to the designated account of the trustee 2.

The content server 13 stores the item II3 (FIG. 4) registered in the draft database 12c described above.
(See Reference) is recorded and managed. Here, the term “contents” refers to contents expressed in digitized information on production concepts in various fields such as literature, art, and engineering. The mediation processing server 14 is a legitimate user whose access has been authenticated by the proxy server 11, that is, the client 20 of the entrustor 2 and the client 3 of the entrustor 3 who have registered the service.
0, retrieves and extracts necessary information from the database server 12 and transmits the result to the proxy server 1.
Return via 1 Further, the mediation processing server 14 has a mail transmission / reception function, and executes contract management for the database server 12 when receiving a delivery mail from the trustee 2 or receiving a complete payment mail from the trustee 3. To instruct.

(3) Operation Next, services provided by the system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Database Registration The trustee 2 and the trustee 3 who intend to receive the service of this system apply for user registration to the service provider 1 by, for example, processing such as online registration. At the time of user registration, required items such as name (company name in case of corporation), address, permission to withdraw to financial institution, etc. are presented. When the user registration is completed, the trustee 2 and the trustee 3 receive the ID required for access authentication from the service provider 1.
(Consignor ID, Consignor ID) and password are issued.

Then, when access authentication becomes possible by issuing an ID and a password, the entrustor 3 accesses the service provider 1 and the above-mentioned draft database 1
A content draft and production specifications to be commissioned to 2c are registered in a database. On the other hand, the trustee 2 registers in the trustee database 12a the field in which the trust is allowed, a profile describing its own skills and achievements, and the like.

Operation of Consignor 3 (a) Search for Consignor The consignor 3 registered as a user accesses the service provider 1 and searches for a consignor 2 who is suitable for contract production. As a form of the search, either the consignor 3 searches for the search by itself or requests the search to the service provider 1 side. In the case of searching by the client 3, the client 3 accesses the database server 12 via the mediation processing server 14, and uses the search engine of the database server 12 to search the client database 12a for a suitable client 2. .

On the other hand, when requesting the service provider 1, the item II registered in the draft database 12c is used.
4 (production specification) and item II5 (consignment condition) are presented to the intermediary processing server 14 as search conditions, and based on this, the intermediation processing server 14 searches the consignee database 12a for candidates of the consignee 2 considered to be suitable, and The result is presented to the client 3.

(B) Application for mediation As a result of the search as described above, if a trustee 2 who is suitable for production commissioning is found, the commissioner 3 applies for an agency to the service provider 1. In response, the service provider 1 notifies the corresponding trustee 2 by e-mail that there is a trust request. When the trustee 2 agrees on the transaction, both the trustee 3 and the trustee 2 conclude a contract, and the service provider 1 manages the fulfillment of the contract.

Operation on the side of the trustee 2 (a) Retrieval of the trustee The registered trustee 2 accesses the service provider 1 and searches for a service that can be commissioned. As a form of search, either the trustee 2 searches for the search itself or the service provider 1 requests the search. When searching for the trustee 2 by itself, the client accesses the database server 12 via the mediation processing server 14 and searches for a suitable trustee 2 from the draft database 12c using the search engine of the database server 12; The content stored in the content server 13 linked to the draft database 12c is referred to as needed.

On the other hand, when making a request to the service provider 1, the item JI3 (field of charge) and item JI4 (profile) of the trustee database 12a are presented to the mediation processing server 14 as search conditions, and based on this, the mediation is performed. The processing server 14 searches the draft database 12c for candidates of the client 3 that are deemed to be suitable, and compares the result with the client 2
To present.

(B) Application for Intermediation As a result of the search as described above, when the optimum entrustor 3 is found, the entrustee 2 applies for an intermediary to the service provider 1.
In response to this, the service provider 1 has the corresponding client 3
Will be notified by e-mail that there is a contract application. When the client 3 agrees to the transaction, both the client 3 and the client 2 conclude a contract, and the service provider 1 manages the fulfillment of the contract.

Contract Management When both the consignor 3 and the consignee 2 conclude a contract related to content creation through transaction mediation, the service provider 1
The client receives the notification and concludes a business contract 3
Then, the attribute of the trustee 2 is registered as a record in the contract management database 12b for each contract management number. When the service provider 1 receives a complete payment mail indicating that the delivery has been made from the client 3 or a delivery mail indicating that the delivery has been completed from the client 2, the mediation processing server 14 sends the data to the database server 12. In accordance with the instruction, the database server 12 updates the delivery flag, which is the item KI3 of the contract management database 12b, to “1”, and registers the delivery date in the item KI5.

When the delivery flag of the item KI3 becomes "1" and the delivery date is registered in the item KI5, the database server 12 sets the delivery date according to the settlement condition registered in the item KI6 of the contract management database 12b.
While requesting the banking system 40 to withdraw the production fee from the designated account of the consignor, the banking system 40 is requested to transfer the withdrawn production fee to the designated account of the trustee 2.

As described above, according to the present invention, the client 3
The database registers contents drafts and production specifications that are commissioned by the contractor, while the contractor 2 registers in a database the fields that can be contracted, profiles describing their skills and achievements, and the like. The consignor 3 searches for a work that can be entrusted from the content drafts and the production specifications, and searches the entrustor 3 that is suitable for entrustment from among them by referring to the profile of the entrustor 2 registered in the database. . Then, when a searchable business is found by the search or a trustee 2 who is suitable for the trust is found, an application is made to the service provider 1 for intermediary, and when both the trustee 2 and the trustee 3 agree to the transaction by the intermediary, Since both parties conclude a contract and the service provider 1 manages the fulfillment of the contract, it is possible to mediate a production transaction that matches the requirements of both the side entrusting the content production and the side entrusting the content production. ing.

In the above-described embodiment, the contract management is completed by the delivery of the production product. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is of course possible to manage the copyright and the copyright of the production product. It is. In that case, a database for separately managing the copyright and copyright of the produced product may be provided.

[0040]

According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, the production concept of the client is registered in the database, and the contractor finds a production concept that can be received from the production concept registered in the database. And mediate the transaction between the contractor with the production concept and the trustee, and manage the fulfillment of the contract if the contractor agrees on the transaction and both the contractor and the trustee conclude a production contract. Therefore, it is possible to mediate a production transaction that matches the requirements of both the side entrusting the content production and the side entrusting the content production. According to the inventions set forth in claims 2 and 5, the production skills of the trustee are registered in the database, and if the consignor finds a trustee suitable for consignment from the production skills of the trustee registered in the database. , And mediates the transaction between the found trustee and the trustee, and manages the fulfillment of the contract if the trustee agrees to the transaction and both the trustee and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract. It is possible to mediate a production transaction that matches the requirements of both the side entrusting the content production and the side entrusting the content production. According to the invention described in claims 3 and 6,
Register the production concept of the client in the database,
If the trustee finds a production concept that can be commissioned from among the production concepts registered in the database, it will mediate the transaction between the contractor having the production concept and the trustee, and increase the production skills of the trustee. If the trustee finds a trustee who is suitable for commissioning from among the production skills of the trustee registered in the database, brokers the transaction between the found trustee and the trustee,
If either the trustee or the trustee agrees to the transaction through one of these mediations and both the trustee and the trustee conclude a production commissioning contract, the contract fulfillment will be managed, and the commissioning of the content production and the commissioning of the content production will be entrusted. It can mediate production transactions that match the requirements of both parties.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of database items of a trustee database 12a.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a database item of a contract management database 12b.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of database items of a draft database 12c.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Service provider, 2 ... Contractor, 3 ... Consignor, 10 ...
Transaction intermediation device, 11 proxy server, 12 database server, 12a trustee database, 12b
Contract management database, 12c ... draft database, 1
3 content server, 14 brokerage processing server, 20
Client, 30 ... Client, 40 ... Banking system.

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A service provider connected via a network, a consignor who wishes to commission production, and a trustee who desires commissioning of production, wherein the service operator mediates transactions between the commissioner and the trustee. It is a method, the production concept of the client is registered in the database,
A search process in which the trustee searches for a production concept that can be accepted from among the production concepts registered in the database, and when the trustee finds a production concept that can be accepted in this search process, it has the found production concept. A brokerage process that mediates the transaction between the client and the trustee, and a contract management that manages the fulfillment of the contract when the client agrees to the transaction and both the client and the trustee conclude a production commissioning contract during this mediation process. And a process. 2. A service provider connected via a network, a consignor desiring production consignment, and a consignor desiring production consignment, and the service provider mediates a transaction between the consignor and the trustee. A method in which the production skills of the trustee are registered in a database, and the consignor searches for a suitable consignee from the production skills registered in the database. When the trustee finds a trustee who is suitable for the trust, the brokering process mediates the transaction between the found trustee and the trustee, and the trustee agrees to the transaction in this brokering process and the trustee and the trustee A contract management process for managing the fulfillment of the contract when both parties conclude a production consignment contract. 3. A service provider connected through a network, a consignor who desires to commission production, and a contractor who wants to commission production, and the service operator mediates a transaction between the commissioner and the trustee. It is a method, the production concept of the client is registered in the database,
A first search process in which the trustee searches for a production concept that can be commissioned from the production concepts registered in the database, and the production skill of the trustee is registered in the database, and the trustee registers the production skill in the database. A second search process for searching for a trustee suitable for consignment from among the production skills of the client, and when the trustee finds a receivable production concept in the first search process, the search engine has the found production concept. A first intermediary process for mediating a transaction between the entrustor and the trustee; and, if the entrustor finds an appropriate entrustee in the second search process, the found trustee and the entrustor A second intermediary process for mediating a transaction with the client, and the consignor in the first intermediary process, or the consignor agrees to the transaction in the second intermediary process, and both the entrustor and the trustee outsource production. Close contract And a contract management process for managing the fulfillment of the contract once it is concluded. 4. A service provider connected via a network, a consignor wishing to commission production, and a trustee requesting commissioning of production, and the service operator mediates transactions between the commissioner and the trustee. And a database means for registering the production concept of the contractor, and searching for a consignable production concept from the production concepts registered in the database means in response to the retrieval request of the contractor. Means, a mediation means for mediating a transaction between the consignor having the found production concept and the trustee when the trustee finds a production concept that can be consigned from the database means by the search means; When the contractor agrees to the transaction and both the contractor and the trustee conclude a production contract, the contract manager manages the fulfillment of the contract. A transaction mediation device comprising: a step; 5. A service provider connected via a network, a consignor desiring production consignment, and a consignor desiring production consignment, and the service intermediary performs a transaction between the consignor and the trustee. And a database means for registering the production skills of the trustee, and the trustee who is suitable for the consignment from the production skills of the trustee registered in the database means in response to a search request of the trustee. Search means for searching for a trustee; if the consignor finds a trustee suitable for consignment by this search means, an intermediary means for mediating a transaction between the found trustee and the consignor; And a contract management means for managing the fulfillment of the contract when both the contractor and the trustee conclude a production consignment contract. 6. A service provider connected via a network, a consignor desiring production consignment, and a consignor desiring production consignment, wherein the service intermediary conducts a transaction between the consignor and the trustee. And a first database means for registering the production concept of the client, and in accordance with a search request of the client, can be commissioned from the production concept registered in the first database means. A first search means for searching for a production concept; and a second database means for registering the production skills of the trustee, wherein the second database means is registered in the second database means in response to a search request of the contractor. Second search means for searching for a trustee suitable for consignment from among production skills; and when the trustee finds a consignable production concept in the first search means, the search is performed. First intermediary means for mediating a transaction between the entrustor having the production concept and the entrustee, and when the entrustor finds a suitable entrustee by the second search means, the found entrusted entrustment Intermediary means for mediating a transaction between the client and the consignor; a consignor by the first intermediary means, or a consignor and the consignee by the trustee agreeing on the transaction by the second intermediary means. And a contract management means for managing the execution of the contract when both parties conclude a production consignment contract.