KR20010086780A - System and method for price determining on network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for determining prices on a network is provided to make B2B or B2C and to make a reasonable and reliable price decision. CONSTITUTION: An electronic commerce server(1) contains a database(10) and a comparison part(15). The database(10), connected with a seller client(5), receives and stores information from the seller client(5). The comparison part(15) is connected with a purchaser client(7) so that two-way communication can be achieved mutually. The comparison part(15) mutually compares the conditions of purchase and sale respectively provided from the purchaser client(7) and the seller client(5). The database(10) is comprised of a credit data part(13) and a goods data part(12). The credit data part(13) stores credit appraisal data for the seller client(5), including his assets and management performance. The goods data part(12) stores information for the condition of sale, such as goods prices, kinds and so on.

Description

Pricing system and pricing method in network {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRICE DETERMINING ON NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a pricing system and a pricing method on a network, and more particularly, to enable a rational and reliable pricing on a network to enable e-commerce between companies or consumers to businesses in real time. It relates to a pricing system and a pricing method.

In general, e-commerce is defined as a series of activities that includes all the commerce activities performed in cyberspace and the activities that support them.

Among various business models of e-commerce, internet auction is a method of reasonably price setting between buyer and seller through internet. Unlike traditional auction method, bold auction method such as auction between individual consumers, small amount, small amount auction is possible. It was made.

The process of internet auction can be divided into forward and reverse auctions. In the net auction method, like a traditional auction, a seller proposes a lowest price of a product and presents a price that a buyer wants, so that when a higher price is not suggested, the seller finally bids the highest price. In contrast, the reverse auction method specifies purchase conditions such as the price and quantity of items desired to be purchased and places them on an auction site on the network, and those who wish to sell bid for the sale conditions. In this process, sellers compete for price and service, and buyers choose buyers who offer the best conditions.

In the case of the net auction method, the auction deadline is usually determined, and in the case of the net auction method, the seller who bids the highest price until the auction deadline is sold. In the case of the reverse auction method, the seller who presents the best condition until the auction deadline is used. Becomes a winning bid. Therefore, even though the price of the goods through the auction fluctuates depending on the situation even if the same goods, pricing through the auction is less reliable. In addition, since the transaction is closed only after the auction deadline, the merchandise cannot be sold in real time.

In addition, most of the business types by internet auctions are consumer-to-consumer (C2C) transactions or consumer-to-business (B2C) transactions. The products mainly dealt with in consumer-to-consumer products are consumer goods and personal collectibles. Computer-to-business transactions include computer parts, electronic products, and travel products. Therefore, B2B transactions are rarely made, and there is a problem that it is difficult to apply the transactions between companies that buy a large amount of goods due to the nature of the auction.

On the other hand, B2B electronic commerce refers to supporting business processes such as purchasing, selling, financing, logistics, and trade through internet technology during corporate activities. The inter-company e-commerce structure can be divided into seller-oriented, buyer-based, and broker-based transactions, depending on who leads the market.

Seller-oriented transactions are basically the same as consumer-business transactions, in which the seller constructs the mall and the buyer connects to the mall. The buyer-oriented transaction is a form in which a buyer runs a mall and sellers access the mall and participate in bidding, and the broker-centered transaction is a form in which a seller and a buyer contact a brokerage mall for commerce.

In these e-commerce transactions between companies, the seller-oriented and buyer-oriented transactions are closed to specific companies. Therefore, the transaction type is closed, and the seller-to-buyer transaction is one-to-one (1 to 1) or one-to-many (1 to N). Because it is a transaction, the form of multiple sellers and buyers does not occur. In the case of intermediary-oriented transactions, sellers and buyers have many to N transactions, but they can only be traded by coordinating orders and ordering and sharing parts between sellers and buyers. Therefore, there is a problem that many-to-many transactions of inter-company electronic commerce are not activated.

On the other hand, both internet auctions and e-commerce between companies are made when the quantity and price of goods are satisfied. Therefore, the damage caused by the poor credit of the seller or the buyer can not be prevented in advance, and if the buyer returns the goods or the collection of the goods of the seller is not properly made.

Accordingly, the standardization of business and products during e-commerce allows for many-to-many transactions as well as one-to-many transactions in real time, and ensures the reliability of prices determined through credit and e-commerce of both sellers and buyers. A new form of trading will have to be presented.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pricing system and a pricing method on a network that enables electronic commerce between a company or a consumer-to-business in real time, and enables reasonable and reliable pricing.

1 is a block diagram of a pricing system according to the present invention,

2 is a configuration diagram of a server in the pricing system of FIG.

3 is a pricing flowchart according to the present pricing system,

4 is a configuration diagram of a search screen displayed to a buyer of the present pricing system;

FIG. 5 is a price comparison table of buyers and sellers compared in a comparison unit when searching with the search screen of FIG. 4;

6 is a selection screen delivered to a buyer when a matching band occurs as a result of the comparison of FIG. 5.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: server 3: network

5: Seller Client 7: Buyer Client

10: database 12: product data department

13: credit data department 15: comparison unit

20: search screen 21: open menu

25: matching band 30: selection screen

The object is, according to the present invention, the method comprising the steps of: building a database containing sale condition information presented by a seller; Publishing the sales condition information from the database through a network; Presenting purchase condition information to be supplied by the buyer through a network; Comparing the purchase condition information with the purchase condition information; And comparing at least one seller who is close to the purchase condition of the buyer as a result of the comparison, and notifying the buyer.

Here, if there are a plurality of sellers close to the purchase condition of the buyer, providing the buyer with credit rating data including assets and business performance of the seller; The buyer may further include selecting one of the sellers based on the credit rating data, thereby increasing the reliability of the transaction.

On the other hand, the above object, according to another field of the present invention, the seller client for presenting the sale condition information by the seller through the network; A buyer client for presenting purchase conditions of the buyer through the network; And a server having a database storing the selling condition information, a comparing unit comparing the purchasing condition and the selling condition, and connected to the seller client and the buyer client, respectively, to notify the buyer of the results from the comparing unit. It can also be achieved by a pricing system on the network characterized in that.

Here, the database, it is preferable that the terms of sale including the price of the goods and goods provided from the seller, and the credit rating data including the assets and operating results of the seller is stored.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

This pricing system, as shown in Figure 1, the seller client (5) for presenting the sales condition information, including the goods and the price of the goods by the seller via the network (3), and the buyer wants to receive By notifying the buyer by comparing and analyzing the information from the purchaser client 7 and the seller client 5 and the purchaser client 7 that present the purchase condition information including the product and the price of the product through the network 3. It includes a server for electronic commerce (1) to establish a transaction.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the e-commerce server 1 has a database 10 in which information provided from a seller is stored, and a comparison unit 15 comparing the purchase conditions and the sale conditions from the buyer and the seller, respectively. . The database 10 is connected to the seller client 5 and is supplied with information from the seller and stored. The comparator 15 is connected to the buyer client 7 to allow bidirectional communication.

The database 10 includes a credit data unit 13 in which the seller's credit evaluation data including the seller's assets, operating results, etc. is stored, and a product data unit in which information on sales conditions, such as types of goods and prices of goods, is stored ( 12). The information stored in the credit data unit 13 may be changed whenever the seller's credit rating changes, and the information stored in the product data unit 12 may be adapted to meet the needs of the buyer or when the seller wants to change the information about the product. If you want to change the price of the commodity, etc., you can update at any time until the transaction is made.

Here, the goods do not just mean the goods, but collectively refer to those that can be traded between the seller and the buyer, such as services and logistics. Each service and logistics has a number of stocks, each with a separate unit system where unit prices are set. For example, the standardized unit is $ 100 per container for transportation service and 300,000 won for 20 pyeong apartment for moving service.

On the other hand, the items that can be traded in logistics are preferably parts or goods that are determined by international standards or industry-specific standards or that are commonly accepted by the standards. Logistics is a business-to-business deal, so the concept of parts is stronger than finished products.

The price of logistics is determined by the order as shown in FIG. First, when the buyer wants to purchase a certain amount of a certain part at a specific price, the buyer searches the database 10 by inputting purchase conditions such as parts and quantity and a desired price (S10). Then, the comparison unit 15 compares the prices presented by the plurality of sellers supplying the parts desired by the buyer from the product data unit 12 of the database 10 with the prices input by the buyer (S20). As a result of the comparison by the comparison unit 15, when there are single or multiple sellers offering the same or lesser purchase price, information such as the seller's suggested price, supply quantity, and credit rating is transmitted to the buyer client 7. (S30). At this time, the buyer selects the seller if the seller's conditions are suitable in consideration of the seller's suggested price, supply quantity, and credit rating (S40). It is not established.

On the other hand, during this pricing process, if the seller wants to supply the parts at the price desired by the seller only when he / she purchases a certain quantity, that is, the buyer wants to purchase 100 diodes for 10 won per unit, and the seller buys 1,000 diodes. If you want to sell for only 10 won per purchase, in this case, in the case of other e-commerce, the transaction will be broken or take the form of joint purchase. However, in this pricing system, by delaying the purchase until another buyer is created, the seller can sell the parts in the desired quantity and the buyer can purchase the parts at the desired price. Unlike general co-purchase, buyers do not have to recruit co-buyers one by one.

In the following, a case in which such a pricing system is applied to a transportation service among services will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transportation service can be classified into domestic service and foreign service. Domestic service can be classified into national service and city service according to region, and foreign service is air service according to transportation method. And shipping services. When the buyer connects to the server 1 that provides the transportation service, as shown in FIG. 4, the buyer comes into contact with the search screen 20 for selecting a desired service. The national service, city service, air service and shipping service categorized from domestic service and foreign service are provided with an open menu 21 for selecting the origin and destination, quantity and price, respectively. By selecting 21, a desired service can be searched.

Here, the unit of quantity is standardized, and in the case of domestic service, the container or truck, which is a tool generally used for transportation, can be set as a basic unit.In the case of an overseas service, the shipping service is a container, and the air service is a fixed unit by weight Can be set to On the other hand, the price can be set in won (KRW) for domestic services and in dollars (USD) for overseas services.

If the buyer wants to make a purchase selection through the search screen 20, for example, if a plurality of buyers A and B want to transport the goods from Seoul to Gumi, the buyers A and B each have a departure point from the nationwide service. Select the destination, select the destination in Europe and then select the desired quantity. At this time, if the basic unit of the national service is 5 tons of container 1, if buyer A wants to deliver 50 tons, buyer A chooses quantity 10, and buyer B wants to deliver 150 tons, Buyer B chooses a quantity of 30. Each buyer selects a desired purchase price of $ 16,200 and clicks a search button. In FIG. 4, only the search screen 20 of the buyer A is displayed, and the buyer B also makes a purchase selection with the same search screen 20.

Then, the comparing section 15 of the server 1 compares the information from the product data section 12 of the database 10 with the information input by the purchaser. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the comparison unit 15 compares the selling price and quantity of goods from the seller stored in the commodity data unit 12 with the buying price and quantity from the buyer. Matching band 25 consisting of matching points where the seller's selling price matches $ 16,200, which Buyer A and B desire, and the selling point whose selling price is $ 16,100 less than the buying price. This occurs, and each matching point may be a single or a plurality of sellers are presenting the selling quantity.

The comparison result from the comparison unit 15 is transmitted to the buyers A and B, and the buyers A and B select matching points of $ 16,100 having a short selling price among the matching points. If a matching point of $ 16,100 is selected, as shown in Fig. 6, Buyer A and B display the trade name, seller quantity, and credit rating with the codes of Seller A, B, and C corresponding to $ 16,100 respectively. The selection screen 30 is transferred and displayed. Here, the credit rating may be simply displayed as a rating, or may display credit rating data such as seller's assets and performance. In the selection screen 30, the buyer selects one of sellers A, B, and C according to the credit rating of each seller, and if there is no seller having a satisfactory credit rating, the purchaser may cancel the purchase. If the matching seller is not found at the matching point of $ 16,100, the buyer may select the matching point of the original purchase price of $ 16,200 to obtain the opportunity to select the seller once again.

When the seller is selected in this way, the seller client 5 notified through the server 1 prepares an order for the service and notifies the buyer, and the buyer checks the order history and pays the price through electronic money or online. do. Seller will execute the service once payment is confirmed.

As described above, in the present invention, a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers present mutual purchase conditions and sales conditions, and in the server 1, a matching band 25 is formed by comparing the conditions presented by each buyer and seller. By presenting to the buyer, the buyer selects the purchase according to the seller's credit rating.

Therefore, in this pricing system, not only the logistics and services can be standardized for the transaction unit, but also provide convenience to the seller and the buyer, and the buyer selects the purchase according to the seller's credit rating. The damages caused by bad credit can be prevented in advance to prevent the buyer from returning the goods or collecting the goods from the seller.

In addition, since the transactions between companies are made in real time, the time required for the transaction can be saved, and the price suggested by the seller and the buyer is presented based on the market price, unlike the auction. It has marketability that can be used for price formation.

Meanwhile, the parties are not exposed until the terms of the seller and the buyer are matched, and thus, even if the loss in the conventional commerce can be prevented, the commerce fraud such as lowering the price or providing entertainment for the next contract can be prevented. do. Accordingly, in the case of sellers, even small companies with low awareness or weak marketing can easily participate in transactions, and it is possible to easily attract quantities even in low season. In the case of the buyer, it is possible to save time and money by purchasing from a reliable seller at a desired price in real time via the network 3.

As described above, according to the present invention, since a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers can perform e-commerce in real time, both the seller and the buyer can generate profits by determining a reasonable and reliable price.

Claims (4)

Constructing a database containing sales condition information presented by the seller; Publishing the sales condition information from the database through a network; Presenting purchase condition information to be supplied by the buyer through a network; Comparing the purchase condition information with the purchase condition information; And selecting at least one seller who is close to the purchase condition of the buyer and notifying the buyer as a result of the comparison. The method of claim 1, Providing credit rating data including assets and business performance of the seller to the buyer when the number of sellers is close to the purchase condition of the buyer; And the buyer selecting one of the sellers based on the credit rating data. A seller client for presenting sale condition information by the seller through a network; A buyer client for presenting purchase conditions of the buyer through the network; And a server having a database storing the selling condition information, a comparing unit comparing the purchasing condition and the selling condition, and connected to the seller client and the buyer client, respectively, to notify the buyer of the results from the comparing unit. Pricing system on a network, characterized in that. The method of claim 3, wherein The database is a network pricing system, characterized in that the terms and conditions of sale including the price of goods and goods provided from the seller, and credit rating data including the assets and the performance of the seller is stored.