USED CAR AUCTION SYSTEM USING CELLULAR PHONE WITH VIDEOPHONE FUNCTION

• Main Authors: KUROKAWA NAOYA, SHOJI KAZUYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.09.2010
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle auction system for sufficiently giving satisfaction to a purchaser in participating in an auction, improving a conclusion rate, and reducing distribution stock, etc. SOLUTION: The vehicle auction system 1 using the cellular phone 20B with a videophone function, includes: an auction management system 2; the cellular phone 20B with the videophone function or computer terminal 20C of the purchaser; an information communication terminal 71 on the auctioneer side; and a communication network 30 connecting the above respective parts. The auction management system 2 includes: a Web server 44; an auction management server 39; a person-in-charge terminal 46; a mail server 45; and an information storage processing means 51. Before auction processing is carried out by the auction management server 39, information exchange including sound information of answers and questions, etc., by videophones is performed between the cellular phone 20B of the purchaser and the auction management system 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT