Method for integrating e-commerce business model and transaction platform therefor

• US 20020091580A1
• Filed: 01/11/2001
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Su Hsin Wang
• Original Assignee: Su Hsin Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Su Hsin
• Application Number:
  US09/757,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20020091580A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A method for integrating e-commerce business model and transaction platform therefor is disclosed for integrating B2B, B2C, C2B, and C2C on the same transaction platform, effecting one to multiple transaction, and effecting multiple to multiple transaction. By utilizing this, a variety of advantages are obtained. For example, buyers and sellers may choose an advantageous business model based on the real market conditions with respect to the demand and the supply situations. Further, a fully competitive marketing economy is effected. Furthermore, a simplified business model and supply chains relationship are obtained. Moreover, a fair, open, high efficiency, and low cost transaction is carried out.

Claims

1. A method for integrating e-commerce business models comprising the steps of:

(a) classifying a demand invitation published on a homepage as both buyer'"'"'s buying information and seller'"'"'s selling information;

(b) integrating a transaction information including classifying the publishing information on the demand invitation as two categories wherein one is buyer marketplace/seller marketplace and the other is new product/used product/services based on a combination of the buyer'"'"'s buying information and the seller'"'"'s selling information, and then integrating the same into a database;

(c) establishing a transaction marketplace including establishing a buyer marketplace and a seller marketplace based on the database;

(d) classifying a transaction item as new product, used product, and services based on the database;

(e) establishing a transaction mechanism including creating an invitation to bid for group buying/auction bidding, an invitation to bid for single party/auction bidding, an invitation to bid/group buying auction bidding, and a request for publication services from buyer/seller transaction models based on the transactional marketplace establishment and the classification of transaction item classification;

(f) creating a transaction rule including creating transaction ruler of closing bid, opening bid, and announcing bid based on the transaction mechanism;

(g) defining a number of transaction party as 1 to N or N to N based on the transaction mechanism and transaction rule; and

(h) setting a transaction price based on the transaction rule to announce a reasonable and mutual beneficial price and then come to a transaction price.

2. A transaction platform for integrating e-commerce business models including a business to a business (B2B), a business to a consumer (B2C), a consumer to a business (C2B), and a consumer to a consumer (C2C), the transaction platform comprising:

a new product transaction of buyer marketplace wherein after having published the buying information on a homepage by the buyer, the transaction model is an invitation to bid from buyer group buying for seller auction bidding to attain a price down by increasing a buying volume;

the business models are C2B and B2B;

the transaction rule is that the bid opening date is set on the date of registration which is the last due date of offering from seller, and the bid announcing for seller is made by buyer'"'"'s confirmation within three days counting from the bid opening date;

the number of transaction party is N to N;

the transaction price is set as seller offering price corresponding to an amount of group buying;

a used product transaction of buyer marketplace wherein after having published buying information, the transaction model is an invitation to bid from a single buyer for seller auction bidding, the business models are C2C and B2B;

the transaction rule is that the bid announcement date is set on the date of registration which is the last due date of offering from seller and the success of transaction is determined by the system, the number of transaction party is 1 to N, the transaction price is set as the lowest bid price which is required to be lower than the bottom price set in the invitation to bid;

a information transaction of buyer marketplace wherein after having published buyer'"'"'s buying information, the transaction model is a request for query (RFQ) from buyer;

the business models are C2B and C2C;

the transaction rule is that making transaction is determined by the seller and buyer themselves before the last due date of buyer'"'"'s buying information is published, the number of transaction party is N to N, transaction price is agreed by both buyer and seller;

a new product transaction of seller marketplace wherein after having published seller'"'"'s selling information;

the transaction model is an invitation to bid from seller for buyer group buying of auction bidding to obtain price down by increasing buying volume the business models are B2C and B2B the transaction rule is that the system determines the transaction based on the priority of bidding from buyer groups buying after the due date of bid invitation;

the number of transaction party is 1 to N. the transaction price is based on the amount of group buying;

a used product transaction of seller marketplace wherein after having published seller'"'"'s selling information, the transaction model is an invitation to bid from a single seller for buyer auction bidding, the business models are C2C and B2B, the transaction rule is that the bid announcement is set on the date of bid auction which is the last due date of auction bidding from buyer, and the success of transaction is determined by the system, the number of transaction party is 1 to N, the transaction price is set as the highest bid price which is required to be higher than the bottom price set in the invitation to bid;

a information transaction of seller marketplace wherein after having published the seller'"'"'s selling information, the transaction model is request publication for selling information from seller, the business models are C2C and B2C, the transaction rule is that seller and buyer both decide the transaction before the last due dates of publishing seller'"'"'s selling information, the number of transaction party is 1 to N, transaction price is agreed by both buyer and seller.

3. A transaction platform for integrating e-commerce business models, the transaction platform comprising the business models of:

(a) C2B;

involving model of N to N/buyer marketplace/new product, the functions of business model comprising a C invitation bid mechanism for group buying, a B submitting bid offering mechanism, a bid announcing mechanism for qualification, a C bid announcing registration mechanism, and an online transaction mechanism wherein the C bid announcing registration mechanism is a dynamic bid announcing mechanism with a decided transaction price being based on a volume of a group buying;

(b) B2C;

involving model of 1 to N/seller marketplace/new product, the functions of business model comprising a B invitation bid selling mechanism, a C submitting bid group buying mechanism, a B bid announcing mechanism, and an online transaction mechanism wherein the B bid announcing mechanism is a dynamic bid announcing mechanism with a decided transaction price being based on a volume of a group buying;

(c) B2B;

involving model of N to N/buyer marketplace/new product, the functions of business model comprising a B invitation bid mechanism for group buying, a B submitting bid offering mechanism, a bid announcing mechanism for qualification, a B bid announcing registration mechanism, and an online transaction mechanism wherein the B bid announcing registration mechanism is a dynamic bid announcing mechanism with a decided transaction price being based on a volume of a group buying;

(d) B2B;

involving model of 1 to N/seller marketplace/new product, functions of the business model comprising a B invitation bid mechanism for selling, a B submitting bid mechanism for group buying, a B bid announcing mechanism, and an online transaction mechanism wherein the B bid announcing mechanism is a dynamic bid announcing mechanism with a decided transaction price being based on a-volume of a group buying;

(e) C2C;

involving model of 1 to N/buyer marketplace/used product, the functions of business model comprising a C invitation bid procurement mechanism, a C submitting bid auction mechanism, a C bid announcing mechanism, and an online transaction mechanism; and

(f) C2C;

involving model of 1 to N/seller marketplace/used product, the functions of business model comprising a C invitation bid selling mechanism, a C submitting bid auction mechanism, a C bid announcing mechanism, and an online transaction mechanism.

4. The transaction platform of claim 3, wherein the business model of C2C involving 1 to N/buyer marketplace/used product is applicable to B2B with respect to used product transaction therebetween.

5. The transaction platform of claim 3, wherein the business model of C2C involving 1 to N/seller marketplace/used product is applicable to B2B with respect to used product transaction therebetween.

6. A transaction platform for integrating e-commerce business models, the transaction platform comprising a homepage of invitation bid for a seller'"'"'s selling, a homepage of invitation bid for a buyer'"'"'s group buying, a homepage of seller submitting bid with seller'"'"'s offer, and a homepage of bid announcing state.

7. The transaction platform of claim 6, wherein the homepage of invitation bid for seller'"'"'s selling comprises a seller basic data region, a product description region, a transaction data region, a group buying price qualification table, and a discount proposal region.

8. The transaction platform of claim 7, wherein the group buying price qualification table comprises a price level field, an amount field, a price field, and a discount field with a value of the price field decreased as the value of the amount field increased.

9. The transaction platform of claim 6, wherein the homepage of invitation bid for the buyer'"'"'s group buying comprises a buyer basic data region, a group buying registration region, a selling registration region, a price list, and a discount proposal region.

10. The transaction platform of claim 9, wherein the price list comprises a price level field, an amount field, a price field, and a discount field with a value of the price field decreased as a value of the amount field increased.

11. The transaction platform of claim 6, wherein the homepage of seller bid offering comprises a seller basic data region, a price list, a discount proposal region, and a group buying registration region.

12. The transaction platform of claim 11, wherein the price list comprises a price level field, an amount field, a price field, and a discount field with a value of the price field decreased as a value of the amount field increased.

13. The transaction platform of claim 6, wherein the homepage of bid announcing state comprises a bid announcing state information region and a seller price list.

14. The transaction platform of claim 13, wherein the bid announcing state information region comprises items of a bid announcing state, a buying count, a transaction code, a number of bidding sellers, a title, an average reference price, an initial bidding buyer, a current price, a buying amount, a money saved, and a current leading seller.

15. The transaction platform of claim 13, wherein the seller price list comprises a number of current group buying persons field, a current group buying price field, a price level field, an amount field, a price field, an discount field, and a promotion field with a value of the price field decreased as a value of the amount field increased.