JPH0944563A - Used car distribution support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a risk that a used car trader has, remove the unnecessary cost in distribution, and enable a customer to purchase a desirable used car at a reasonable price by composing a network with terminal machines installed in sales stores and a server which communicates data to and from the terminal machines. SOLUTION: When selling is selected on the screen of the display 6 of a terminal 1 at a used-car sales store, a sales data input screen is displayed. On this screen, data on the kinds and oldness of used cars on selling sides are set, photographic data generated by photographing the used cars from a plurality of viewpoints through a digital still camera 8 are inputted, and the histories of accidents and the positions of the accidents are inputted. Then assessed points that the service company side of the network of this system originally sets are displayed and used-car owners set desirable selling prices as they intend by referring to assessed points. Then the owners decide to register their cars and perform registration processing, so that the input data are transferred to the server 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a used car distribution support system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a networked system for distribution of used cars sells and sells used cars traded in by traders (distributors) in the market, and sells and sells used cars. Distributors carry out their own assessments of used cars bought, decide selling prices,
It was to sell to customers who want to buy.

[0003]

However, in the conventional system as described above, a distributor of a used car participates in an auction and buys and sells at a price by auction, and the trader appropriately determines the selling price from the price. Since it is decided and sold, the intention of the end customer, that is, the user who wants to sell or buy a used car cannot be directly reflected. Therefore, if you look at the situation of selling from customers, you will be forced to buy at a lower price considering the risk amount than the market price that will be sold at the auction by the distributor, and if you look at the situation of buying , The distributors have to buy at a higher price with a margin added to the price bought by the auction. In addition, it has been financially unreasonable to leave a large number of used cars desired by users at store fronts. Thus, in conventional systems,
It was unreasonable because there were many wasteful costs in distribution, and even if it was an equivalent used car, there was a big difference in price between selling and buying. The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by constructing a system that can directly reflect the intention of selling or buying of the end customer user, there is no risk even for a used car dealer, It is an object of the present invention to provide a used car distribution support system capable of selling and selling a used car of a desired price at a reasonable price for a customer while eliminating unnecessary costs in distribution.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a terminal installed in a store in a distribution market for selling and selling used vehicles, and stores the data input from the terminal. In a used car distribution support system that builds a network with a server that communicates data with the terminal and supports used car sellers and buyers, the terminal is composed of a display device, an input device, and a terminal processing device. The display device displays at least a sell data input screen, a buy data input screen, a used car search screen, and a used car information display screen, and the sold data input screen is a model of the used car on the seller side. , Data on year, etc., suggested selling price, assessment points, and customer ID,
The purchase data input screen includes data on the type of used car that the buyer wants to purchase, the model year, etc., the desired purchase price, and the customer ID. The used car information display screen includes the desired sale price, the used car data, the year and other data, the desired sale price, the number of assessment points, and the used car image data, and the input device displays it on the display device. Each of the displayed screens includes a key input means for inputting various data and a camera for photographing a used car and inputting the imaged data, and the terminal processing device displays each of the above screens on the display device and displays the screen. The data input from the input device is transferred to the server according to the screen, and when the used device search is instructed from the input device, the server is accessed and the search is executed. Server is composed of an input device and a memory device and a server processor, the input device is for inputting at least the customer ID, the memory device is for storing various kinds of data transferred from the terminal,
The server processing means stores the data transferred from the terminal device in the memory device and retrieves the data stored in the memory device in response to the access from the terminal device, and both the seller side and the buyer side. Allows the user to indicate the desired price for selling and buying from the terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, on the sale data input screen,
While displaying the used car image data of the seller, if the used car has a history of an accident, the part of the accident can be pointed out on the screen and input. The retrieved used car information display screen may be configured to be able to display the history of accidents and the parts of the accidents of the used cars.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a used car distribution support system that supports sellers and buyers of used cars. A plurality of terminals 1 (terminals) are installed in dealerships a, b ... Server 2
Is installed in a network service company, and each terminal 1 and the server 2 are connected by a general subscriber telephone line 3. The server 2 is further connected to another server by a dedicated line 4 to form a network as a whole. Server 2
Stores data input from the terminal 1 and performs data communication with the terminal 1.

The terminal 1 is a terminal processing device 5 including a CPU.
A display 6 (display device), an input device such as a keyboard and mouse 7, a digital still camera 8, and a memory 9 for storing various data. The terminal processing device 5 displays a plurality of screens on the display 6,
The data input from the input device is transferred to the server 2 according to the displayed screen, and when the input device instructs the used car search, the server 2 is accessed to execute the search. . The display 6 displays a sell data input screen, a buy data input screen, a used car search screen, and a used car information display screen, respectively. Various data (including a customer ID) is input on each screen displayed on the display 6 from the keyboard and mouse 7, and the digital still camera 8 photographs a used car and inputs the imaged data.

The server 2 comprises a server processing device 11 including a CPU and a disk 12 as a memory device. The server processing means 11 stores the data transferred from the terminal 1 in the disk 12, and retrieves the data stored in the disk 12 according to the access from the terminal 1. The disk 12 stores various data transferred from the terminal 1.

FIGS. 2A to 2D show a menu screen, a purchase data input screen, a used car search screen, and a used car information display screen displayed on the display 6. The menu screen (a) is for selecting a buy data input screen and a sell data input screen. The purchase data input screen (b) includes a store name, a maker of a used car that the buyer wants to purchase, a car name, an year, a model, a desired price, and a customer ID. On the used car search screen (c), the cars that have been searched and hit are listed, and include the manufacturer, the car name, the year, the car model, and the desired selling price. Used car information display screen (d)
Is displayed by selecting and specifying from the searched list, and in addition to the data on the used car name, year, model, etc. and the suggested selling price, the number of assessment points and the imaging data of the used car,
It also includes information such as during negotiations. In addition, on a screen (not shown) following the searched used car information display screen, the history of accidents and parts of accidents of the used cars can be displayed on a plurality of imaging screens.

3A and 3B show a sale data input screen and a registration screen. The sale data input screen (a) is for the dealer name, the manufacturer of the used car on the seller side, the car name, the year, the model data, the desired price, the number of assessment points, the customer ID, and the used car. The input status of the imaging data from a plurality of viewpoints and the accident history input status of the used car are included. When the used car image data is input, the image data will be displayed on the screen (not shown) following the sale data input screen, and the accident site can be pointed out on the screen to input the accident history. It has become. Registration screen (b)
Is for transferring and registering the sale data to the server 2 when the sale data input is completed.

The processing by the used car distribution support system thus configured will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the terminal 1 of the used car dealership, the display 6 is selected from the screen of FIG. 2 (a) to sell or buy (S1), and when the sell is selected, the sell data input screen of FIG. 3 (a) is displayed. It On this screen, set the data such as the model and age of the used car on the seller side.
The used car is photographed from a plurality of viewpoints by the digital still camera 8, the image data is input, and the history of the accident and the site of the accident are input (S2). Then, the valuation score independently set by the service company side of the network of this system is displayed, and the used car owner sets the desired selling price by referring to the valuation score from the intention of the water (S
3). After that, by determining the registration intention (S4) and performing the registration process, the input data is transferred to the server 2 and stored in the disk 12. The accident site can be input by clicking the accident site with the mouse 7 while the image data of the used car is displayed on the screen.

When buying is selected, the buying data input screen of FIG. 2B is displayed. On this screen, data such as the type of vehicle the purchaser wishes to purchase, the age, etc. is set (S6). Next, by issuing a search instruction regarding the setting contents, the server 2 is accessed and the search is executed.
As a result, the used car search screen shown in FIG. 2C is displayed (S8), and by designating a desired target among them, the used car search screen shown in FIG.
The used car information screen shown in (d) is displayed. In addition to this screen, the history of accidents in the used car and the accident site can be displayed. The purchaser decides the buying intention in consideration of the desired selling price and the evaluation points, and inputs the purchase instruction (S
9). It should be noted that the customer's ID data is entered based on the customer's license data at appropriate points in the processing for both selling and buying. It should be noted that the seller or the buyer shall pay a predetermined fee to the network service company or the used car dealer when the business negotiation is established using the network of the present system.

With such a networked system, both the seller side and the buyer side of a used car can directly indicate the desired price of selling and buying from the terminal, and the used car having a certain value can be used. With a car, there is no large difference between the selling price and the buying price, and it is possible to buy and sell at a reasonable price. On the other hand, in the conventional system, regardless of the intention of the seller or the buyer, since the used car seller trades in a bid based on the forecast of the selling point, it is unclear whether it can sell or not and there is a risk. As a result, the price difference between selling and buying was increasing. This problem,
The distribution system of used cars, which was constructed by conventional networking, is not simply due to the actual situation of economic transactions.
This is because it is not built into a hardware system that can directly display the intentions of sellers and buyers.
In the present invention, built in a hardware system that can directly display the intentions of the seller and the buyer, and in order to facilitate the decision to buy or the price to sell, the assessment points are input independently on the system side, In addition, the search is facilitated, and the appearance of the used car and the site of the accident are input as image information.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, if the buyer wants to replace arbitrary automobile parts (for example, wheels) with other desired ones, he / she can make a desired operation by performing a predetermined operation on the screen displaying the image data of the used car. It is also possible to display the image exchanged for something on the screen.

[0015]

As described above, according to the used car distribution support system of the present invention, the used vehicle owner determines the desired selling price using the terminal constructed as a network, and the purchaser Since it decides whether to purchase based on the evaluation score and the selling price, the end customer user can directly indicate the intention of selling or buying from the terminal,
There is no risk for used car dealers, unnecessary costs in distribution are eliminated, and customers can buy and sell used cars at desired prices. Also, on the display screen of the terminal,
If the image data of the used car is displayed, and the history of the accident and the part of the accident of the used car are displayed, it becomes easier for the customer to make a decision on the decision to buy the used car.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a used car distribution support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2D are a menu screen displayed on a display, a purchase data input screen, a used car search screen,
It is a figure which shows a used car information display screen.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing a sale data input screen and a registration screen.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of processing by a used car distribution support system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Terminal (Terminal) 2 Server 5 Terminal Processing Device 6 Display (Display Device) 7 Keyboard and Mouse (Input Device) 8 Digital Still Camera (Input Device) 11 Server Processing Device 12 Disk (Memory Device)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A network is formed by a terminal installed at a store in the distribution of used cars and a server for accumulating data input from the terminal and performing data communication with the terminal. In a used car distribution support system for supporting a seller and a buyer of a used car, the terminal is composed of a display device, an input device, and a terminal processing device, and the display device is at least a sales data input screen, The purchase data input screen, the used car search screen, and the used car information display screen are displayed respectively.
The purchase data input screen includes data on year, etc., desired selling price, number of assessment points, and customer ID, and the purchase data input screen on the buyer side is related to model of used car, year, etc., desired price, and customer. Including the ID, the used car search screen contains data on the used car type, year, etc. and the desired selling price. The used car information display screen contains data on the used car model, year, etc. and the desired selling price. , The number of assessment points, and image data of the used car, the input device includes key input means for inputting various data on each screen displayed on the display device, and the image data of the used car captured Including a camera for inputting, the terminal processing device displays each of the screens on the display device, and the data input from the input device to the server is displayed according to the displayed screen. When the used vehicle search is instructed from the input device, the server is accessed and the search is executed. The server includes an input device, a memory device, and a server processing device. The input device is for inputting at least a customer ID, the memory device is for storing various data transferred from the terminal device, and the server processing means is for transferring the data from the terminal device. The data is stored in the memory device, and the data stored in the memory device is searched according to the access from the terminal device. Both the seller side and the buyer side sell and buy from the terminal device. A used car distribution support system characterized by being able to indicate the desired price of. 2. If the used car has a history of an accident while the seller's used car's image data is displayed on the selling data input screen, the location of the accident is pointed out on the screen. 2. The used car according to claim 1, wherein the used car information display screen on the other hand can display the accident history and the part of the accident of the used car. Car distribution support system.