Electronic business transaction system
First Claim
1. A method of achieving electronic business transactions in an electronic business transaction system including a plurality of member sites, a center site, and a network to connect the member sites and the center site to each other, said method comprising:
- determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites;
assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database,wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, andwherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites;
storing, in an authentication database, an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites;
identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site;
limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site;
storing, in an open business information database included in said center site, information of open businesses issued by the plurality of member sites to find business partners, said information of open businesses describing products and/or services desired to be purchased or being offered for purchase by said member sites, thereby permitting said member sites to be either a seller or a purchaser of products and/or services;
receiving, in said center site, a request from a member site to access said information of open businesses of said open business information database so as to search said information of open businesses to determine products and/or services of interest;
receiving, at said center site, an order specification from said member site, said order specification representing an order by said member site to sell or purchase products and/or services of interest described by the requested information received from said center site,wherein said member site selects another member site as an order destination member site with which a transaction is to be conducted based on the requested information;
transmitting, from said center site to said order destination member site, said order specification based on the requested information from said open business information database to permit the transaction to be conducted between said member site and said order destination member site;
storing in a notarization database contract amount, delivery information, and payment information;
registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and
evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database.
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Abstract
A center site is disposed to intervene in a business transaction achieved through a network. The center site includes an open business information database in which open business information received from member sites connected to the network is accumulated to be opened to the sites and a notarization database to keep therein contents of contracts of transactions between the sites. The center site receives a transaction request from a transaction partner site in accordance with the open business information and notifies the request to an information supply site associated therewith. The center site intervenes in a transaction resultantly accomplished between the information supply site and the transaction partner site and conducts a notarization process for the contents of contract for the transaction to accumulate the contract in a notarization database.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of achieving electronic business transactions in an electronic business transaction system including a plurality of member sites, a center site, and a network to connect the member sites and the center site to each other, said method comprising:
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determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites; assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database, wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, and wherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites; storing, in an authentication database, an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites; identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site; limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site; storing, in an open business information database included in said center site, information of open businesses issued by the plurality of member sites to find business partners, said information of open businesses describing products and/or services desired to be purchased or being offered for purchase by said member sites, thereby permitting said member sites to be either a seller or a purchaser of products and/or services; receiving, in said center site, a request from a member site to access said information of open businesses of said open business information database so as to search said information of open businesses to determine products and/or services of interest; receiving, at said center site, an order specification from said member site, said order specification representing an order by said member site to sell or purchase products and/or services of interest described by the requested information received from said center site, wherein said member site selects another member site as an order destination member site with which a transaction is to be conducted based on the requested information; transmitting, from said center site to said order destination member site, said order specification based on the requested information from said open business information database to permit the transaction to be conducted between said member site and said order destination member site; storing in a notarization database contract amount, delivery information, and payment information; registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database.
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2. An electronic business transaction system, comprising:
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a center site; a plurality of member sites; and a network which connects said center site and said member sites to each other, wherein said center site comprises; credit giving means for determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and for determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites; means for assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database, wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, and wherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites; an authentication database for storing therein an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites; authentication means for identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site; transaction limitation means for limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site; an open business information database which stores information of open businesses issued by said member sites to find business partners, said information of open businesses describing products and/or services desired to be purchased or being offered for purchase by said member sites, thereby permitting said member sites to be either a seller or a purchaser of products and/or services; means for receiving a request from a member site to access information of open businesses of said open business information database so as to search said information of open businesses to determine products and/or services of interest; means for receiving an order specification from said member site, said order specification representing an order by said member site to sell or purchase products and/or services of interest described by the requested information received from said center site, wherein said member site selects another member site as an order destination member site with which a transaction is to be conducted based on the requested information; means for transmitting, from said center site to said order destination member site, said order specification based on the requested information from said open business information database to permit the transaction to be conducted between said member site and said order destination member site; a notarization database for storing therein contract amount, delivery information, and payment information; second registration means for registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and evaluation means for evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database.
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3. A method of achieving electronic business transactions in an electronic business transaction system including a plurality of member sites, a center site, and a network to connect the member sites and the center site to each other, said method comprising:
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determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites; assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database, wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, and wherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites; storing, in an authentication database, an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites; identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site; limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site; storing, in an open business information database included in said center site, information of open businesses issued by the plurality of member sites to find business partners, said information of open businesses describing products and/or services desired to be purchased or being offered for purchase by said member sites, thereby permitting said member sites to be either a seller or a purchaser of products and/or services; receiving, in said center site, a request from a member site to access information of open businesses of said open business information database stored in said center site so as to search said information of open business to determine products and/or services of interest; receiving, at said center site, an order specification from said member site, said order specification representing an order by said member site to sell or purchase products and/or services of interest described by the requested information received from said center site, wherein said member site selects another member site as an order destination member site with which a transaction is to be conducted based on the requested information; receiving, at said center site, a request from an order destination member site to access said order specification so as to respond to said order specification based on said open business information database to permit the transaction to be conducted between said member site and said order destination member site; storing in a notarization database contract amount, delivery information, and payment information; registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database.
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4. An electronic business transaction system, comprising:
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a center site; a plurality of member sites; and a network which connects said center site and said member sites to each other, wherein said center site comprises; credit giving means for determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and for determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites; means for assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database, wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, and wherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites; an authentication database for storing therein an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites; authentication means for identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site; transaction limitation means for limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site; an open business information database which stores information of open businesses issued by said member sites to find business partners, said information of open businesses describing products and/or services desired to be purchased or being offered for purchase by said member sites, thereby permitting said member sites to be either a seller or a purchaser of products and/or services; means for receiving a request from a member site to access information of open businesses of said open business information database so as to search said information of open business to determine products and/or services of interest; means for receiving an order specification from said member site, said order specification representing an order by said member site to sell or purchase products and/or services of interest described by the requested information received from said center site, wherein said member site selects another member site as an order destination member site with which a transaction is to be conducted based on the requested information; means for receiving a request from said order destination member site to access said order specification so as to respond to said order specification based on the requested information from said open business information database to permit the transaction to be conducted between said member site and said order destination member site; a notarization database for storing therein contract amount, delivery information, and payment information; second registration means for registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and evaluation means for evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database.
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5. An electronic business transaction system comprising:
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a plurality of member sites; a center site; and a network for connecting the plurality of member sites and the center site to each other, wherein the center site comprises; credit giving means for determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and for determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites; means for assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database, wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, and wherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites; an authentication database for storing therein an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites; authentication means for identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site; transaction limitation means for limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site; an open business information database for storing therein information of open businesses issued by the member sites to find business partners; first registration means for registering the information of open businesses into the open business information database; first transmission means for transmitting the open business information in the open business information database to the member sites; second transmission means for transmitting an order specification received from the member site to another member site which is interested in accepting the order; third transmission means for transmitting an order acceptance specification received from the another member site to the member site which issued the order specification; a notarization database for storing therein contract amount, delivery information, and payment information; second registration means for registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and evaluation means for evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of achieving electronic business transactions in an electronic business transaction system including a plurality of member sites, a center site, and a network to connect the member sites and the center site to each other, said method comprising:
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determining acceptance/rejection of a new site that requested to join the member sites and determining an authentication level of the new site, which has been accepted as one of the member sites; assigning an ID to the new site by referring to a member information database to register the new site into the member information database, wherein the ID is assigned after acceptance by the new site to join the member sites, and wherein the ID has not been assigned to other member sites; storing, in an authentication database, an authentication level for each of the member sites, wherein the authentication level is used to limit a transaction range of each of the member sites; identifying and authenticating a member site when the member site connects to the center site; limiting electronic business transactions of the connected member site based on an authentication level corresponding to the member site; storing, in an open business information database, information of open businesses issued by the member sites to find business partners; registering the information of open businesses into the open business information database; transmitting the open business information in the open business information database to the member sites; transmitting an order specification received from the member site to another member site which is interested in accepting the order; transmitting an order acceptance specification received from the another member site to the member site which issued the order specification; storing in a notarization database contract amount, delivery information, and payment information; registering the contract amount, delivery information, and payment information into the notarization database; and evaluating enterprises based on an evaluating function using amount of transactions, a rate of retarded delivery, and a rate of retarded payment from past contracts in the notarization database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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