JP7225312B2 - Computer control program, control method, computer, terminal device control program, terminal device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a computer control program and control method, a computer, a control program for a terminal device, and a terminal device, and more particularly to a computer control program and control method for estimating an appropriate price of a commodity sold in a commodity transaction between users. , a computer, a terminal device control program, and a terminal device.

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of platforms that provide CtoC (Customer to Customer) services in which individuals trade products such as buying and selling of goods (for example, Patent Literature 1). A user who sells products using the service, that is, puts up a product, needs to set a price for the product to be sold.

In addition, when a user sells a product using the service, the user has to register product information such as the name, description, category, brand, and condition of the product by himself/herself, which is troublesome.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2014-115912

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer control program, a control method, a computer, a terminal device control program, and a terminal device that can be provided.

To solve the above-described problem, a computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention provides a computer with a storage function of storing transaction information relating to product transactions between an exhibiting user and a purchasing user, and a method of selling products. A reception function for receiving at least one or more image information related to the product, which is transmitted from the terminal device of the listing user, a specifying function for specifying the product to be sold by the listing user based on the image information, and transactions related to the specified product Based on the information, a setting function for setting the recommended selling price of the product and a transmitting function for sending information about the recommended selling price to the terminal device of the exhibiting user may be implemented.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the storage function stores, as transaction information, the interest index of the purchasing user for the product to be traded in association with the product, and the setting function stores the specified product. The recommended selling price of the product may be set according to the magnitude of the interest index for the product.

Further, in the control program for the computer according to the aspect of the present invention, the storage function stores, as the transaction information, credit information including at least one of the evaluation information of the purchasing user for the listing user and the total transaction amount of the listing user. The storing and setting function may set the recommended selling price of the product according to the credit information of the selling user.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the reception function receives classification information of the product to be sold from the terminal device of the exhibiting user, and the transmission function captures an image of the product to be sold based on the classification information. You may transmit the instruction|indication information which shows the part which should be done to an exhibition user's terminal device.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the storage function further stores the exhibition date when the product was put up for sale, and the setting function stores the date when the product was traded after a predetermined number of days from the exhibition date. If not, the recommended selling price of the product may be set based on transaction information after a predetermined number of days have passed.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the receiving function receives moving image information from an exhibiting user who sells a product, and the identifying function identifies at least one product included in the moving image information. However, the setting function may set a recommended selling price for one or more products.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the receiving function further receives an identifier of the product transmitted from the terminal device of the exhibiting user, and the specifying function is the product that the exhibiting user sells based on the identifier. Product may be specified.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the receiving function receives the number of circulations of the identified product in the market, and the setting function sets the recommended selling price of the product based on the number of circulations. may

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the receiving function receives setting information for setting the actual selling price of the product from the terminal device of the exhibiting user who sells the product, and the setting function receives the setting information Based on, you may set the actual selling price of the product.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the receiving function receives designation of the actual selling price as the setting information, and the transmitting function receives the recommended selling price by the setting function and the actual selling price specified by the exhibiting user. Notification information corresponding to a predetermined condition satisfied by the difference from the selling price may be transmitted to the terminal device of the exhibiting user.

Further, in the computer control program according to one aspect of the present invention, the storage function further stores the exhibition date when the product was put up for sale, and the setting function stores the date when the product was traded after a predetermined number of days from the exhibition date. If not, the recommended selling price of the product is set to the lowest price in the transaction of the product, and the transmission function sends specification information designating the actual selling price as the lowest price from the user's terminal device according to the input operation of the listing user. You may transmit the information which makes an exhibition user's terminal device.

In order to solve the above problems, a computer control method according to one aspect of the present invention provides a storage step in which a computer stores transaction information relating to a product transaction between an exhibiting user and a purchasing user; A receiving step of receiving at least one or more pieces of image information related to the product, transmitted from the terminal device of the listing user; a specifying step of specifying the product to be sold by the listing user based on the image information; and a transaction related to the specified product. It includes a setting step of setting the recommended selling price of the product based on the information, and a sending step of sending information about the recommended selling price to the terminal device of the exhibiting user.

In order to solve the above problems, a computer according to an aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores transaction information related to product transactions between an exhibiting user and a purchasing user; A receiving unit that receives at least one or more pieces of image information related to the product, a specifying unit that specifies products to be sold by the exhibiting user based on the image information, and a product that is specified based on transaction information related to the specified product. and a transmitting unit for transmitting information about the recommended selling price to the terminal device of the exhibiting user.

In order to solve the above problems, a control program for a terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention transmits an input function of accepting a user's input operation and at least one or more pieces of image information related to products exhibited by the user to the terminal device. and a receiving function for receiving information on the recommended selling price of the product, which is set based on the transaction information related to the product specified based on the image information, and the sending function is the actual selling price of the product. , and the reception function will set the actual sales price of the product in response to the input operation if the product has not been traded after a specified number of days have passed since the product was put up for sale. , receives information for causing the terminal device to transmit setting information for setting the lowest price in the commodity transaction.

In order to solve the above problems, a terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an input unit that receives a user's input operation, a transmission unit that transmits at least one or more image information related to products exhibited by the user, image information a receiving unit that receives information about the recommended selling price of the product, which is set based on the transaction information about the product specified based on , the receiving unit changes the actual sales price of the product to the lowest price in the transaction of the product in response to the input operation when the product has not been traded after a predetermined number of days have passed since the listing date of the product. Receives information that causes the setting information to be set to be sent.

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer control program, a control method, and a computer that simplify the user's registration operation for products to be sold, set an appropriate price for the product that the user sells, and provide the price to the user. be able to.

1 is a schematic diagram of a service system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is an example of a block diagram of a terminal device and a server according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of product information stored in a storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the transaction information memorize|stored in the memory|storage part by one Embodiment of this invention. (a) is a schematic diagram for explaining the setting of selling prices according to one embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is an example of a screen of a terminal device. 4 is a flowchart illustrating computer processing, according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a screen of a terminal device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a service system configuration according to one embodiment of the present invention. The service system 500 is a service system that provides CtoC product transactions, such as a flea market service, that realizes a place where individuals buy and sell products on a network. The service system 500 includes a server 100, terminal devices 200A, 200B and 200C, and a network 400, as shown in FIG.

A server (computer) 100 is a server on the service side, and is connected to terminal devices 200A to 200C via a network 400. FIG. The terminal devices 200A to 200C are communication terminals, and smartphones are shown in the drawing, but they may be any terminal devices that can be connected to a network, such as tablets and PCs (Personal Computers). Application software (hereinafter also referred to as “application”) provided by the service side and used to use the service may be downloaded to the terminal devices 200A to 200C. can also be used. Here, it is assumed that the terminal device 200A is the terminal device of an exhibiting user who sells, that is, puts up a product, and the exhibiting user puts up the watch 300. FIG. Terminal devices 200B and 200C are terminal devices of other users who use the service. Other users can use the terminal devices 200B and 200C to browse and purchase products put up on the service via the network 400. FIG. Although three terminal devices are shown in FIG. 1 to simplify the explanation, it goes without saying that there may be more.

Here, an example of the display screen of the terminal device 200B when using the service system 500 will be described with reference to FIG. On the display screen 250B of the terminal device 200B, product information such as an image of the exhibited product, the name of the product, and a description of the product, as well as "Like!" A button 251, a comment button 252, and a purchase button 253 are displayed. Users who have viewed the product like it! By selecting button 251, the user can indicate that he or she is interested in the product. Therefore, like! The number of users who selected the button (four in the example shown) indicates the interest index for the product. Note that other interest indices may include the number of users who selected a "favorite" button (not shown), the number of views of the product, the number of comments, and the like. Also, when the comment button 252 is selected, the terminal device 200B displays a screen on which comments can be entered on the display screen 250B, and accepts comments entered by the user. When the purchase button 253 is selected, the terminal device 200B causes the display screen 250B to display a product purchase screen. The above is the outline of the service system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of server 100 and terminal device 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Note that the terminal devices 200A to 200C will be described as the terminal device 200 when there is no particular need to distinguish them as terminal devices. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 100 includes a communication section 110, a storage section 120 and a control section . Although the details will be described later, the functions of these units will be briefly described.

The communication unit 110 includes a receiving unit 111 and a transmitting unit 112, and in accordance with instructions from the control unit 130, via the network 400, the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user and the terminal device 200B of another user who is considering purchasing the product. , 200C (transmission and reception of various data). For example, the receiving unit 111 receives at least one image information and at least one of moving image information regarding the product, which are transmitted from the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user who sells the product. Further, the receiving unit 111 acquires the number of products in circulation in the market, and receives the classification information of the product to be sold and the identifier of the product, which are transmitted from the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user. In addition, the transmission unit 112 transmits information about the selling price to the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user. The communication may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed.

The control unit 130 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the server 100 . The control unit 130 includes a specifying unit 131 , a setting unit 132 , a determining unit 133 and an information processing unit 134 . Based on the image information received by the receiving unit 111, the identifying unit 131 identifies the product sold by the exhibiting user. The setting unit 132 sets the recommended selling price of the product based on the transaction information regarding the specified product. In addition, the setting unit 132 sets the recommended selling price of the product according to at least one of the magnitude of the interest index for the specified product and the credit information of the exhibiting user. The determination unit 133 performs various determination processes. The information processing unit 134 creates display information to be displayed on the display screen of the terminal device 200 .

Storage unit 120 is typically realized by various recording media such as HDD (Hard Disc Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), and flash memory, and stores various programs and data necessary for server 100 to operate. It has the function of memorizing. The storage unit 120 stores (stores) product information related to products put up by each user. The product information includes user information related to the exhibiting user in addition to the above-described product name and the like. In addition, the storage unit 120 stores transaction information relating to product transactions between the exhibiting user and the purchasing user. Note that the storage unit 120 stores, as transaction information, the interest index of the purchasing user for the product to be traded in association with the product. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 stores, as transaction information, credit information including at least one of the purchase user's evaluation information for the exhibit user and the total transaction amount of the exhibit user. It also stores user information about users who have expressed an interest in the product. It goes without saying that the storage unit 120 is not limited to the internal memory of the server 100, and may be an external memory or a memory connected via a network such as a cloud.

Next, the terminal device 200 will be described. In this embodiment, there is no difference between the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user and the terminal devices 200B and 200C of the other users.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, a control unit 230, an input reception unit 240, a display unit 250, an imaging unit 260, an audio interface (I/F) 270, and a speaker 280. .

The communication unit 210 includes a reception unit 211 and a transmission unit 212 and has a function of executing communication with the server 100 via the network 400 . The communication may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed.

The storage unit 220 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the terminal device 200 to operate. For example, the storage unit 220 contains information such as programs necessary for enjoying the service according to the present embodiment. Note that the storage unit 220 is typically realized by various recording media such as HDD, SSD, and flash memory.

The input reception unit 240 receives input from the user and transmits information related to the input to the control unit 230 . In the terminal device 200 , the input reception unit 240 is implemented by a touch panel or the like, detects contact with a pointing tool such as a user's finger or a stylus, and the contact position, and transmits the coordinates of the contact position to the information processing unit 231 . In the present embodiment, the input reception unit 240 receives the user's selection of a product to be purchased and the likes indicating that the user is interested in the product. It accepts that the button 251 or the purchase button 253 has been selected. It also accepts comments entered by users. The input reception unit 240 also receives selection of a button for transmitting designation information designating the actual sales price of the product, and input operation for designating the actual sales price of the product.

The control unit 230 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the terminal device 200 . The control unit 230 includes an information processing unit 231 , a display processing unit 232 and a determination unit 233 . The information processing section 231 has a function of controlling transmission of information from the communication section 210 to the server 100 according to information input from the input reception section 240 . The information processing section 231 also has a function of transmitting information received from the server 100 by the communication section 210 to the display processing section 232 . The display processing unit 232 has a function of converting display data transmitted from the information processing unit 231 into pixel information and writing the pixel information into the frame buffer of the display unit 250 .

The display unit 250 is a monitor having a function of displaying an image according to the display data written in the frame buffer by the display processing unit 232, and is typically realized by a liquid crystal display. The display unit 250 displays products for sale on the service received from the server 100 via the network 400 . Also, the display unit 250 displays the notification transmitted from the server 100 . The imaging unit 260 captures still images and moving images of products to be put up for sale. The audio I/F 270 is an interface for the speaker 280 and earphones (not shown). The speaker 280 may be set to emit a notification sound when receiving a notification from the server 100 .

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described in which a recommended selling price is set and presented to the user based on transaction information related to product transactions.

First, each piece of information stored in the storage unit 120 of the server 100 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a transaction information table stored in the storage unit 120. As shown in FIG. The table TBL10 is created for each product put up by a user. As shown in the figure, in the table TBL10, for each product (product ID (identifier)) put up by user A, the date when the product was put up (that is, the date when the product was started to be sold on the service), Interest indicators such as the number of users who showed interest (i.e., the number of likes with the Like icon selected), the number of favorites, and the number of comments, the current price, and whether the product price has been updated since the time of listing. If so, the update date of the price, the number of updates, etc. are stored. Although not shown, product information (name, category, image, model year, detailed comment, etc.) that identifies the product is stored in the storage unit 120 in association with the product ID.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a table of other transaction information stored in the storage unit 120. As shown in FIG. The table TBL 20 is created for each user, and for each user, the service registration date (the date when the use of the service was started), information as an exhibiting user (the number of exhibits up to now, the number of transactions (sales), total sales amount) and information as the purchasing user (number of purchases, total purchase amount) are stored. Furthermore, the storage unit 120 stores at least evaluation information of the purchasing user for the exhibiting user. Here, the evaluation information is information indicating how the user is evaluated by other users. It is information that has been judged against each other using different stages.

In this way, according to this service system, the number of users who use the service, the price trend such as how much the product can be sold compared to the number of products exhibited by each user, and what kind of product A large number of trends such as whether a product is likely to attract interest, and trends in the listing and sales of products according to the season and time are accumulated. Further, a large number of data in which image information of products put up by exhibiting users and product information such as product names and categories are associated with each other are accumulated. In one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the complexity of the listing operation of the listing user by using the correspondence between the accumulated product information and the image information. A detailed description will be given below.

As described above, the storage unit 120 of the server 100 stores the correspondence between product information and image information of traded products. When listing an item, the item for sale by the listing user is specified based on the image information of the item transmitted from the listing user. This will be explained using FIG. As shown in FIG. 5A, a plurality of images PIC10 to PIC30 are transmitted to the server 100 from the transmission unit 112 of the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user (INF10). Although the image is not particularly limited, it is preferable to transmit a plurality of images that contribute to identification of the product, such as a front image, a rear image, and an enlarged image of the product.

The identifying unit 131 of the server 100 identifies the product included in the received image information. A known image recognition technique based on machine learning may be used to identify the product. In this case, associations between a plurality of pieces of image information stored in the storage unit 120 and product information are used as learning data. The identifying unit 131 identifies at least the type of product (categories such as watches, cars, clothes, toys, etc.) sold by the exhibiting user. The identifying unit 131 may further identify the product brand, product condition (whether there are scratches or stains, etc.), and model year as the product information.

Next, the setting unit 132 sets the recommended selling price of the product based on the transaction information regarding the specified product. Here, the “transaction information about the specified product” may be “transaction information about the product related to the specified product” instead of the product itself specified by the specifying unit 131 . That is, the setting unit 132 acquires from the storage unit 120 information based on a concept equivalent to or superior to the product concept (type, item) specified by the specifying unit 131, and sets the recommended selling price. For example, if the identified product is a "brand XYZ wristwatch", the setting unit 132 stores not only "brand XYZ wristwatch" but also transaction information about "wristwatch" and transaction information about "brand XYZ". Acquired from the storage unit 120 . In addition, the 'transaction information' may include at least the user's interest index for the specified product and products related to the specified product, and the transaction price of the specified product and products related to the specified product.

For example, when an interest index is used as transaction information, the setting unit 132 determines that when the interest index is greater than a predetermined value, it is compared to when the interest index is less than a predetermined value, based on the interest index for each product related to the specified product. , to set a higher recommended selling price. Note that the predetermined value may be set in the storage unit in advance, or may be updated by machine learning. In addition, as an interest index, it is good as described above! At least one of the number, the number of registered favorites, the number of views, the number of comments, etc. can be used.

Also, using the transaction price as the transaction information, the setting unit 132 acquires from the storage unit 120 the transaction price (that is, the amount actually paid after the transaction is completed) for each product related to the specified product. , to set the recommended selling price. Setting of the recommended sales price based on the transaction price may be performed by calculating the average transaction price or using a known statistical method.

Note that the selling price set by the setting unit 132 may be corrected using the user information of the exhibiting user as the transaction information. For example, after setting the recommended selling price by the setting unit 132 or when setting the recommended selling price, based on the user information of the listing user, if the listing user's evaluation information is good, the recommended selling price is corrected to a lower value, or the total If the sales amount is large, the recommended selling price may be corrected to be higher.

The server 100 transmits price information about the sales price set based on the product information (INF20) and the transaction information (INF30) to the terminal device 200A (INF50). Then, in the terminal device 200A, as shown in FIG. 5B, the display processing unit 232A of the terminal device 200A displays the recommended selling price of the product to be exhibited as a notification 10 based on the received price information. Output information. When the exhibiting user decides the recommended selling price as the actual selling price, which is the actual selling price, the exhibiting user selects the decision button 12 and does not decide the recommended selling price as the actual selling price. To set the price, the change button 11 should be selected. As such setting information for setting the actual selling price, the selection of the enter button 12 and the designation of the actual selling price via the input reception unit 240 by the exhibiting user himself/herself are transmitted to the server 100 . Upon receiving the setting information from the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user, the setting unit 132 of the server 100 sets the actual selling price of the product based on the specified information.

As described above, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the product to be put up for sale is specified based on the image information of the product. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the operation of the user in the exhibition operation, and improve the convenience. Furthermore, the recommended selling price of the product is set based on the transaction information of the product or related products of the product, and presented to the exhibiting user as the recommended selling price. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the exhibiting user in setting the actual selling price, and to set a selling price with a higher possibility that the transaction will be concluded.

In the above-described embodiment, a mode in which the recommended sales price is set based on the product information INF20 and the transaction information INF30 has been described. However, the setting of the recommended sales price may be corrected using factors that affect the price, such as the market price, the number of distributions, and social conditions. For example, the above information may be stored in advance in the external memory 620 or the like on the network, and the information may be used by the setting unit 132 when setting the price. For example, a weighting for each element may be stored in the storage unit 120 in advance, and a correction coefficient for price setting may be calculated. This makes it possible to set prices that are more in line with market trends.

Next, a control method according to one embodiment of the present invention described above will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the above control. First, image information is transmitted from the terminal device 200A (step S21), and the specifying unit 131 of the server 100 specifies products to be exhibited based on the image information (step S22). Next, the setting unit 132 of the server 100 sets a recommended selling price based on the transaction information regarding the specified product (step S23). Then, the information on the recommended sales price is transmitted from the transmission unit 112 of the server 100 (step S24). Thereafter, a notification regarding the recommended selling price is displayed on the display unit 250A of the terminal device 200A, and a selection from the exhibiting user is accepted. Then, the actual selling price is set and transmitted to the server 100 according to the exhibition user's selection received by the input receiving unit 240 of the terminal device 200A (step S25).

In the above description, the imaging unit 260 of the terminal device 200A preliminarily captures an image of the product to be put up for sale, and at the start of the exhibition, a mode in which the pre-imaged image information is transmitted. However, the listing user inputs classification information related to the category of the product to be put up for sale via the input receiving unit 240, and based on the classification information, instruction information indicating the part of the product to be put up that should be imaged is displayed on the terminal device 200A. It may be displayed in section 250A. This will be explained using FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7A, at the start of the listing process, a display 20 for selecting a product category is displayed on the display unit 250A, and selection of a category in the category list 21 is accepted from the listing user. After that, the imaging unit (camera) 260 is activated, and the exhibiting user is presented with information indicating locations to be imaged for each selected category. The information may be, for example, a message 22 such as "Take a picture of the front" shown in FIG. 7B, a guide 24, or an audio message. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, a message 25 or a guide 26 saying "Please take a picture of the rear surface" may be displayed. For this, information on locations to be imaged for each category may be stored in the storage unit 120 in advance, and a message or guide may be output by the display processing unit 232 in accordance with a user's selection. In the case of a wristwatch, the area to be imaged is preferably the front or back of the dial, and in the case of a book, the area showing information that characterizes the individual product, such as an ISBN bar code.

According to the embodiments described above, the listing user is presented with a notification indicating the location to be imaged. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the trouble of the user and improve the accuracy of specifying the product by the image information.

It should be noted that when the exhibit user himself/herself designates the actual selling price of the product to be exhibited, and the setting information regarding the designated actual selling price is transmitted from the terminal device 200A to the server 100, the designated actual selling price and the server 100 Notification information according to the relationship with the recommended selling price by the setting unit 132 may be transmitted from the server 100 to the terminal device 200A. First, when the terminal device 200A transmits the setting information about the designated actual selling price, the determination unit 133 of the server 100 determines the recommended selling price set by the setting unit 132 and the designated actual selling price. It is determined whether the difference satisfies a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may be a condition that the difference between the recommended selling price and the designated actual selling price is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the information processing unit 134 creates display information for displaying the recommended selling price set by the setting unit 132 in the above process on the display unit 250A of the terminal device 200A, and transmits the display information from the transmission unit 112. You may This is achieved, for example, by a notification 30 indicating a recommended selling price, as shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to present an appropriate value of the product to be exhibited to the exhibiting user, thereby increasing the possibility that the transaction will be concluded.

In the above description, the mode in which the recommended selling price is set during the listing procedure has been described, but the recommended selling price may be reset after the listing. As shown in FIG. 3, the transaction information table TBL10 stores information on the exhibition date. The determination unit 133 uses the information to determine whether or not a predetermined number of days have passed since the date the product was put up for sale. If the determination unit 133 determines that a predetermined number of days have passed since the date the product was put up for sale, the setting unit 132 resets the recommended sales price through the above-described processing based on the transaction information after the predetermined number of days have passed ( Update. In addition, the predetermined number of days may be set in advance by the exhibiting user, or may be set according to the interest index, for example, "Like!" A predetermined number of days may be set according to changes in the number of comments. Information on the recommended selling price is transmitted to the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user, and the exhibiting user can set the actual selling price to a value that is in line with the current situation based on the recommended selling price, thereby increasing the possibility of a successful transaction. be able to.

Furthermore, if the product has not been traded (that is, not purchased) after a predetermined number of days have passed since the date the product was put up for sale, information regarding the lowest price of the product may be sent to the listing user. In this case, first, the setting unit 132 sets the recommended selling price of the product to the current or past lowest price of the product based on the transaction information stored in the storage unit 120 . The current lowest price means the lowest price among a plurality of identical or similar products that have been exhibited but not yet purchased. The lowest price in the past refers to the lowest price of an item that has already been purchased among multiple identical or similar items that have been put up for sale. Information about the lowest price is transmitted to the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user and displayed on the display unit 250 . This is realized, for example, by a notification 40 indicating the lowest price, as shown in FIG. Note that the notification may be a pop-up notification as shown in FIG. 9, or may be displayed when the application is launched. Moreover, the information about the lowest price is not limited to the format displayed on the display unit 250, and may be sent in the format of an e-mail, or may be sent so as to be notified by voice. In addition, the information that causes the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user to transmit the setting information for setting the actual selling price to the lowest price according to the input operation of the exhibiting user is transmitted to the terminal device 200A. This is realized, for example, by the "Yes" button 41 in the notification 40 shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to present an appropriate value of the product to be exhibited to the exhibiting user, thereby increasing the possibility that the transaction will be concluded. Furthermore, since the actual sales price can be updated to the lowest price with a simple operation, it is highly convenient for the user.

Note that, in the above description, a mode in which a photograph (still image) is used to identify the product for sale by the exhibiting user has been described. However, moving image information may be used to identify the product. As a result, the convenience of the exhibiting procedure for the exhibiting user can be further enhanced.

Further, the information used to identify the product is not limited to image information and moving image information, and may be an identifier of the product. For example, the model number of a personal computer, the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) of a book, and the like may be sent to the server 100 as text information.

Although one embodiment of the invention according to the present invention has been described, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above description, transaction information, product information, and the like are stored in the storage unit 120 of the server 100, but these various types of information may be stored in a memory separate from the server 100 as a database. Also, the terminal device is not limited to a smartphone. The terminal device may be any information processing device capable of realizing the functions described in the above embodiments. model, etc.), a desktop computer, or the like.

Also, in the above description, a mode in which merchandise is bought and sold between individuals has been described. However, merchandise may be bought and sold between corporations (companies, stores, etc.) and individuals.

Also, in the above description, a mode has been described in which information accumulated through the use of services by a plurality of users is used as learning data when identifying products. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other databases such as a database of products handled by a store may be used.

Also, in the above description, the selection of a predetermined button and the specification of the actual selling price are received as the setting information for setting the actual selling price of the product from the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user who sells the product. However, as the setting information, the selection of setting the actual sales price to the recommended sales price, or the selection of setting the price by adding a predetermined amount to the recommended sales price may be made in advance by the exhibiting user. Further, in the above description, a mode has been described in which the button 41 realizes information for transmitting the setting information for setting the actual selling price to the lowest price according to the input operation of the exhibiting user from the exhibiting user's terminal device 200A. However, the information for transmitting the setting information from the terminal device 200A of the exhibiting user may be realized by voice. For example, the setting information may be transmitted to the server 100 according to the voice instruction of the exhibiting user.

Each functional unit of the server 100 may be implemented by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. It may be realized by software using a processing unit). Further, each functional unit may be implemented by one or more integrated circuits, and the functions of multiple functional units may be implemented by one integrated circuit.

When each functional unit of the server 100 is implemented by software, the server 100 or the terminal device 200 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program, which is software that implements each function, and a computer (or CPU) that reads the program and various data. It includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) or storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium") in which the program can be recorded, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above program, and the like. The object of the present invention is achieved by a computer (or CPU) reading and executing the program from the recording medium. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium" such as a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. The invention can also be embodied in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The program can be implemented using, for example, script languages such as ActionScript and JavaScript (registered trademark), object-oriented programming languages such as Objective-C and Java (registered trademark), markup languages such as HTML5, and the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings and examples, it should be noted that various variations and modifications will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art based on this disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and it is possible to combine a plurality of means, steps, etc. into one or divide them. . Further, the configurations shown in the above embodiments may be combined as appropriate. For example, the processing described as the functions of the server 100 may be performed by the terminal device 200 .

100 server 110 communication unit 111 reception unit 112 transmission unit 120 storage unit 130 control unit 131 identification unit 132 setting unit 133 determination unit 134 information processing unit 200, 200A, 200B, 200C terminal device 300 clock 400 network 500 service system 210 communication unit 211 Reception unit 212 Transmission unit 220 Storage unit 230 Control unit 231 Information processing unit 232 Display processing unit 233 Judgment unit 240 Input reception unit 250 Display unit 251 Good! Button 252 Comment button 253 Purchase button 260 Imaging unit 270 Audio I/F
280 Speaker TBL10, TBL20 Table PIC10-PIC30 Image 10 Notification 12 Enter button 11 Change button 620 External memory 20 Display 21 Category list 22 Message 24 Guide 25 Message 26 Guide 30 Notification 40 Notification 41, 42 Button

Claims (15)

to the server,
a reception function for receiving product classification information transmitted from a terminal device of a listing user who sells the product;
a transmission function for transmitting, to the terminal device of the exhibiting user, instruction information indicating an area containing an identifier of the book as a location to be imaged based on the classification information when the product is a book ;
a specifying function of specifying the book based on at least one or more pieces of image information related to the book , corresponding to the instruction information, transmitted from the terminal device of the exhibiting user;
a setting function of setting a recommended selling price of the book based on transaction information relating to the transaction of the identified book ;
to realize
A control program for a server, wherein the transmission function transmits information on the recommended selling price to the terminal device of the exhibiting user. The setting function sets a recommended selling price of the book based on the market price of the identified book in the market,
The control program according to claim 1 . The setting function sets a recommended selling price of the specified book according to the purchase user's interest index for the specified book .
3. The control program according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized by: The setting function sets a recommended selling price of the book according to credit information including at least one of evaluation information of the purchasing user for the listing user and total transaction amount of the listing user.
The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized by: The setting function sets a recommended selling price of the book based on the transaction information after the elapse of the predetermined number of days, if the book has not been traded after a predetermined number of days have passed since the listing date of the book. ,
The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized by: The specifying function specifies at least one or more books included in video information received from a listing user who sells the books ,
the setting function sets a recommended selling price for the one or more products;
The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized by: The setting function sets a recommended selling price of the book based on the number of circulation of the identified book in the market,
The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , characterized by: The receiving function receives setting information for setting an actual selling price of the book from a terminal device of an exhibiting user who sells the book ,
The setting function sets the actual selling price of the book based on the setting information.
The control program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , characterized by: The receiving function receives designation of an actual selling price as the setting information,
The transmission function transmits notification information according to a predetermined condition satisfied by a difference between the recommended selling price by the setting function and the actual selling price specified by the exhibiting user to the terminal device of the exhibiting user.
9. The control program according to claim 8 , characterized by: The setting function sets the recommended selling price of the book to the lowest price in the transaction of the product when the book has not been traded after a predetermined number of days have passed since the listing date of the book ,
The transmission function transmits, to the terminal device of the exhibiting user, information for causing the terminal device of the user to transmit setting information for setting the actual selling price to the lowest price according to the input operation of the exhibiting user.
10. The control program according to claim 8 or 9 , characterized by: the server
a receiving step of receiving the classification information of the product transmitted from the terminal device of the exhibiting user who sells the product;
a transmission step of transmitting, to the terminal device of the exhibiting user, instruction information indicating an area including an identifier of the book as a location to be imaged based on the classification information when the product is a book ;
a specifying step of specifying the book based on at least one or more pieces of image information related to the book , corresponding to the instruction information, transmitted from the terminal of the exhibiting user;
a setting step of setting a recommended selling price of the book based on transaction information relating to the transaction of the identified book ;
a sending step of sending information about the recommended selling price to the terminal device of the exhibiting user;
How to control servers including . a receiving unit that receives product classification information transmitted from a terminal device of a listing user who sells the product;
a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the terminal device of the exhibiting user, instruction information indicating an area including an identifier of the book as a location to be imaged based on the classification information when the product is a book ;
a specifying unit that specifies the book based on at least one or more pieces of image information related to the book , corresponding to the instruction information, transmitted from the terminal device of the exhibiting user;
a setting unit that sets a recommended selling price of the book based on transaction information related to the transaction of the identified book ;
with
The server, wherein the transmitting unit transmits information about the recommended selling price to the terminal device of the exhibiting user. A control program for a terminal device connected to a server for transmitting instruction information indicating a part of a product to be imaged to a terminal device of an exhibiting user,
to the terminal device,
a display function for displaying a display that prompts the user to select classification information of products to be sold;
a transmission function for transmitting the selected classification information to the server;
a reception function for receiving, according to the classification information, instruction information indicating an area containing an identifier of the book as a location to be imaged, which is transmitted from the server when the product is a book ;
an imaging function for imaging the product;
to realize
The display function displays information indicating an area including an identifier of the book as a portion of the product to be imaged in accordance with the instruction information,
the transmission function transmits to the server at least one or more pieces of image information related to the book imaged by the imaging function , corresponding to the instruction information;
A control program for a terminal device, wherein the receiving function receives from the server information about a recommended selling price of a book specified by the server based on the image information. A control method for a terminal device connected to a server for transmitting instruction information indicating a portion of a product to be imaged to a terminal device of an exhibiting user, comprising:
the terminal device
displaying a display that prompts the user to select classification information of products to be sold;
sending selected classification information to the server;
a step of receiving, according to the classification information, instruction information indicating, as a location to be imaged, an area containing an identifier of the book, transmitted from the server when the product is a book ;
imaging the product;
a step of displaying information indicating a region containing the identifier of the book as a portion of the product to be imaged in accordance with the instruction information;
a step of transmitting to the server at least one or more pieces of image information related to the book imaged in the imaging step, corresponding to the instruction information;
receiving from the server information about a recommended selling price of the book identified by the server based on the image information;
A method of controlling a terminal device, comprising: A terminal device connected to a server that transmits instruction information indicating a portion of a product to be imaged to a terminal device of an exhibiting user,
a display unit that displays a display that prompts the user to select classification information of products to be sold;
a transmission unit that transmits the selected classification information to the server;
a receiving unit configured to receive, according to the classification information, instruction information indicating, as a location to be imaged, an area containing an identifier of the book , which is transmitted from the server when the product is a book ;
an imaging unit that captures an image of the product;
with
The display unit displays information indicating a portion of the product to be imaged in an area containing the identifier of the book in accordance with the instruction information,
The transmission unit transmits at least one or more pieces of image information related to the book imaged by the imaging unit , corresponding to the instruction information, to the server;
The terminal device, wherein the receiving unit receives from the server information about a recommended selling price of a book specified by the server based on the image information.

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