JP2002318935A - Electronic agent center and electronic commerce system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that small to medium sized makers cannot be perform an electronic commerce as transaction between a mass production maker and a mass retailer. SOLUTION: A maker 42, a wholesaler 43, a retailer 44 and a consumer 45 hold necessary transaction information (order receipt information, ordering information, etc.), in a transaction database 46 owned by an electronic agent center 41, respectively. When a transaction is performed, for example, the electronic agent center 41 which received information for the purchase request of a commodity or service from the consumer 45 retrieves the information having a matched condition from the transaction database 46 on the basis of the received information, and returns the retrieved information to the consumer 45 of the requester, whereby the electronic commerce come into effect, for example, between the maker 42 and the consumer 45.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a virtual electronic agent center for mediating transaction information in electronic commerce on the Internet, and an electronic commerce system in which electronic commerce is realized by the electronic agent center. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, electronic commerce using the Internet has been actively performed. For such e-commerce,
A virtual electronic agent exists on the Internet, and the electronic agent has built a database storing various information such as product information and service information. Then, the electronic agent realizes the electronic commerce by receiving the request information of both the buying and selling, searching its own database and mutually returning the result information. EC (Electronic Commerce), EC (Electronic Commerce),
CALS (Commerce At Light Speed) and EDI (E1ect)
ronic Data Interchange) is known. In the following description, merchandise information and service information performed in electronic commerce will be referred to as “transaction information”, and a database storing the merchandise information and service information will be referred to as a “transaction database” as necessary.

[0003] Various techniques have been reported for providing a virtual electronic agent acting as an intermediary on the Internet. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-313398 discloses a technique of searching a distributed catalog database by assuming that the database is a comprehensive virtual catalog via an intermediary agent. According to this technique, the search operation is simplified and the burden of constructing the database is reduced. Also, JP-A-11-16171
Publication No. 6 discloses a technique for performing an electronic commerce smoothly by providing an interface server between a company and a consumer segment when performing an electronic commerce through the Internet. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-296456 discloses that, in an intranet environment, by providing a proxy (proxy) server for controlling a plurality of servers, a plurality of servers are ordered and centrally managed, and access to each server is facilitated. Is disclosed.

[0004] In the metal processing and distribution industry, etc.
Products are distributed in the flow of manufacturer → wholesaler → retailer, and a business model that ultimately reaches consumers is established. Depending on the distribution scale, the distribution route may be complicated, such as a primary wholesaler or a secondary wholesaler.
Furthermore, in large companies, the above distribution route is simplified, and BtoB between specific companies via the Internet is simplified.
(Business to Business) and B2C for individual customers
(Business to Consumer) e-commerce.

[0005]

However, in the conventional business process in the metal processing and distribution industry, for example,
With the appearance of mass-production manufacturers such as large companies and mass retailers,
Loss-cut commercial law is underway through direct trading without intermediate stages such as wholesalers. In such a transaction between a mass-production maker and a mass retailer, electronic commerce can be performed by making a virtual electronic agent exist on the Internet as described above. However, in the case of small and medium-sized companies, mainly local industries, merchandise is still traded through distribution routes from manufacturers, such as the distribution channels mentioned above, to consumers via wholesalers and retailers. . Therefore, in order to compete with the commercial laws of mass-produced manufacturers, it is necessary to optimize the distribution system by increasing the efficiency of the supply chain for merchandise distribution from SME manufacturers to consumers via wholesalers and retailers. come. However, in the current technology, an electronic agent that is commonly used in a distribution route of a manufacturer, a wholesaler, a retailer, and a consumer has not been realized. Therefore, there is a problem that small- and medium-sized companies cannot perform electronic commerce such as transactions between mass-produced manufacturers and mass retailers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. A virtual electronic agent center is provided on the Internet, and agents of manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers share a common electronic agent. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic agent center capable of performing optimal electronic commerce by grouping business processes of respective companies through a human center. In addition, the present invention provides an electronic commerce system capable of cooperating companies by providing a virtual center called an electronic agent center on the Internet, performing procurement and supply, and performing e-commerce to improve supply chain throughput. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An electronic agent center according to the present invention mediates transaction information of a plurality of agents via a distribution route on the Internet and establishes a desired e-commerce with the plurality of agents. An electronic agent center equipped with a server, the server compares and compares the transaction information input from the terminal by the agent to be dealt with the transaction information stored in the database in advance, and matches the matched transaction information as a result. The information is returned to the terminal of the agent to be traded.

[0008] In the electronic agent center according to the present invention, the server includes a transaction database holding transaction information input from the terminals of the plurality of agents, and based on the transaction information retrieved from the transaction database, stores the transaction information. An agent that meets the conditions is selected, and the result information is returned to the terminal of the selected agent.

[0009] In the electronic agent center according to the present invention, the server decomposes the request content of the transaction condition acquired from the terminal of the agent to be transacted, searches the transaction database for each decomposed element, and obtains the result information. And returns the result information to the agent terminal.

[0010] In the electronic agent center according to the present invention, the server searches the transaction database for a plurality of transaction information input from the terminal of the agent and integrates each piece of matched information to obtain result information. Is returned to the terminal of the agent.

[0011] In the electronic agent center according to the present invention, the server translates the language specified by the transaction information input from the agent terminal into the language of the transaction database.

[0012] In the electronic agent center according to the present invention, the server translates the language of the transaction database into the language specified by the transaction information input from the terminal of the agent.

[0013] The electronic commerce system according to the present invention is an electronic commerce system in which a plurality of agents conduct commerce through a server on the Internet.
Provide a database that holds transaction information in advance and implement an electronic agent center where an electronic agent exists, and the electronic agent matches the transaction information sent to the electronic agent center by the agent requesting the transaction. Is retrieved from a database, and an e-commerce business process is established between the agent requesting the transaction and the agent matching the transaction information.

In the electronic commerce system according to the present invention, the agent is one of a maker, a wholesaler, a retail store, and a consumer.

In the electronic commerce system according to the present invention, the electronic agent center is in charge of an exclusive electronic agent for each agent who has requested a transaction.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. An outline of an electronic commerce system for performing electronic commerce on the Internet in the present invention will be described. That is, in the present invention, a system is provided in which a virtual electronic agent center is provided on the Internet, and a maker agent, a wholesale agent, a retail agent, and a consumer agent perform electronic commerce through a common electronic agent center. Has been built. Thus, the electronic agent at the electronic agent center receives requests from maker agents, wholesale agents, retail agents, consumer agents, etc., searches its own database, and returns information to each other. This realizes electronic commerce. In this way, the unique business processes distributed by each company are aggregated and regarded as one comprehensive electronic agent center, and the inquiry / negotiation / request / negotiation /
Adjustments / orders / orders / trading are performed. Therefore,
It is possible to reduce the burden on the business of manufacturers, wholesalers, retail stores, and consumers, and it is possible to conduct business more easily and efficiently than in the past.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic commerce system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Reference numeral 41 denotes an electronic agent center that realizes a function of mediating transaction information by a server. This server has a general configuration, includes storage means (ROM, RAM, etc.) and transmission / reception means necessary for data communication, and is provided with control means including a CPU and the like (not shown). This control means controls the server to function as an electronic agent center in accordance with the control program stored in the storage means. A transaction database 46 is owned by the electronic agent center 41 and stores transaction information. Specifically, the transaction database 46 is managed and controlled (with respect to data input / output) by the server, and is stored in an HDD or the like provided inside the server. Means or external storage means. 42 is a manufacturer, 43
Is a wholesaler, 44 is a retail store, and 45 is a client terminal managed by the consumer (hereinafter, these client terminals are described as a maker 42, a wholesaler 43, a retail store 44, and a consumer 45). Reference numeral 47 denotes a bank / card company (provided with a server or the like) that performs settlement when an electronic commerce is executed. Reference numeral 48 denotes a shipping company that delivers goods to consumers and the like according to an instruction from the electronic agent center 41 sent to its own terminal or the like when electronic commerce is performed.
The terminals and the servers are communicatively connected by a network NT so that electronic commerce can be realized.

In such a system configuration, in a B2B transaction over the Internet, such as between the manufacturer 42 and the wholesaler 43 or between the wholesaler 43 and the retail store 44,
While searching the information stored in the transaction database 46, the electronic agent center 41 performs business negotiations and orders between companies, and requests / negotiations / procurement operations associated therewith, various information provision operations, and the like. . Therefore, the manufacturer 42 and the wholesaler 4
3 and the retail store 44 can simplify the transaction business. The transaction database 46 includes, for example, various product information of the metal processing industry and other manufacturers, and various service operations (for example, operations such as travel, real estate, finance, and insurance) performed in the real world. Service information is stored.

In a B2C transaction between the maker 42 and the consumer 45, the electronic agent center 41 acts as an intermediary and can perform Internet shopping for products desired by the consumer. Further, in a B2C transaction between the manufacturer 42 and the consumer 45, the electronic agent center 4
1 acts as a consumer's agent, and can search for information stored in the transaction database 46 and perform mediation of transactions, search for suppliers, and the like. Therefore, Electronic Agent Center 4
1 can search for a product desired by an individual customer who is a consumer from a plurality of companies and realize a transaction, so that a product that is cheaper for the consumer can be obtained. The electronic agent center 41 authenticates a card (credit card or the like) input from the consumer 45 and mediates transactions.

Further, in a retail store, by procuring through the Internet using the retail store 44, it is possible to broaden the range of products and make face-to-face sales to consumers whose tastes are diversified. This makes it possible to differentiate services from mass-market retail stores, and realize a demand chain as a specialty retail store. In addition, the bank
The card company 47 performs settlement when electronic commerce is executed in a maker / wholesale store / retail store / consumer. The transport company 48 delivers the goods to the respective delivery destinations when the electronic commerce is established and the delivery request is received from the electronic agent center 41.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an intermediary business performed by the electronic agent center according to the first embodiment of the present invention between a maker, a wholesaler, a retail store, and a consumer. In FIG.
Is an electronic agent center, and the electronic agent center 51 has a manufacturer electronic agent 52 and a wholesaler electronic agent 53
There are a retail store electronic agent 54 and a consumer electronic agent 55. In addition, the electronic agent center 51 is a manufacturer 5
6. A wholesaler 57, a retail store 58, and a consumer 59 are connected to each other by a network capable of the Internet. Then, the maker 56 and the maker electronic agent 52,
The wholesaler 57 is a wholesaler electronic agent 53, the retail store 58 is a retailer electronic agent 54, and the consumer 59 is a consumer electronic agent 55.
A business process is configured to communicate with each other and to execute inquiries, negotiations, requests, negotiations, procurement, ordering, trading, etc. regarding electronic commerce.

In such a business process, the maker 56 can expand the sales channel by placing the company's products on the route of a mass retailer 58 or by directly selling it to the consumer 59 in the form of Internet shopping. it can. Also,
The wholesaler 57 can improve the profit margin by speeding up the quotation and negotiation business and reducing the cost of the order receiving business, and reducing the cost of sales by increasing the efficiency of the product inventory by Internet shopping. In addition, the retail store 58
By procurement through the Internet, we have a wide selection of products,
The electronic agent center 51 can also search for a product that matches the taste of the customer and present it to the consumer 59. In addition, the consumer 59 can search a plurality of manufacturers through the electronic agent center 51 and purchase the cheapest product.

FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the electronic commerce system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote clients managed by a maker, reference numerals 3 and 4 denote clients managed by a wholesaler, reference numerals 5 and 6 denote clients managed by a retail store, and reference numerals 7 and 8 denote clients managed by a consumer. Reference numerals 9 and 10 denote browsers for displaying data described in HTML corresponding to the maker's agents;
Reference numerals 1 and 12 denote browsers for displaying data described in HTML corresponding to agents of wholesalers, reference numerals 13 and 14 denote browsers for displaying data described in HTML corresponding to agents of retail stores, and reference numerals 15 and 16 denote consumption. Is a browser that displays data described in HTML corresponding to the agent of the user.

Reference numerals 17 and 18 denote maker agents implemented on the clients 1 and 2 managed by the maker.
Is a wholesale agent realized on clients 3 and 4 managed by a wholesaler, and 21 and 22 are retail store agents realized on clients 5 and 6 managed by a retail store.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a consumer agent implemented on clients 7, 8 managed by the consumer. Reference numeral 25 denotes an electronic agent center in which an electronic agent realized on a server exists.
Is an electronic agent realized on a server, 28 and 29 are transaction databases having tables storing transaction information such as ordering information, and 30 and 31 are networks.

That is, in the electronic commerce system shown in FIG. 3, a client 1 to 8 managed by a maker / a wholesaler / retailer / consumer and an electronic agent center 25 in which electronic agents 26 and 27 exist are connected to a network 30. , 31 are connected. Although not shown,
Each of the clients 1 to 8 has a display unit such as an input unit for specifying transaction contents, an input screen for specifying transaction contents, and an output screen for displaying results. Therefore, manufacturers / wholesale shops / retail shops / consumers can freely input and output information by using the input units, input screens, and output screens of the clients 1 to 8 that they manage. I have.

Further, the electronic agents 26 and 27 are realized on a server of an electronic agent center 25 which is an institution that provides a transaction / intermediation service for commodities. Furthermore, maker agents 17 and 18 and wholesaler agent 1
9, 20, the retail store agents 21, 22 and the consumer agents 23, 24 may be realized together with a server corresponding to a plurality of clients.

Manufacturer agents 17 and 18, wholesaler agents 19 and 20, retail store agents 21 and 22,
A user interface language such as HTML (Hyper Text) is provided between the consumer agents 23 and 24 and the browsers 9 to 16 corresponding to the respective agents.
Markup Language) or XML (eXtensib1e Markup Langu
age) is used. In addition, manufacturer / wholesaler / retail store /
Consumer agents 17-24 and electronic agents 26,
27, the communication language between agents, for example, A
CL (Agent Communication Language) is used, and a database language such as SQL (structured Q) is used between the electronic agents 26 and 27 and the transaction databases 28 and 29.
uery Language).

When performing information communication, the agents 17 to 24 of the maker / wholesale store / retail store / consumer perform conversion between a user interface language (eg, HTML) and an inter-agent communication language (eg, ACL). , The electronic proxies 26 and 27 use the database language (for example, SQ
L) and a communication language between agents (for example, ACL). In addition, each of the agents 17 to 24 of the maker / wholesale store / retail store / consumer notifies the electronic agents 26 and 27 of the transaction information to be dealt with in advance, and stores them in the transaction databases 28 and 29.

The electronic agents 26 and 27 which have received the transaction information requests from the agents 17 to 24 of the maker / wholesale / retail store / consumer respond to the corresponding requests based on the received transaction information. The corresponding information is retrieved from the transaction databases 28 and 29, and the matched result information is sent to the requesting agents 17 to 24. For example, the electronic agent 26 has the maker agent 17 and the wholesale agent 1
9 receives a request for transaction information, searches the table stored in its own transaction database 28, extracts order information and order information that match the transaction information of both, and uses this as the result information of the manufacturer. It is sent to the agent 17 and the wholesale agent 19. Thereby, electronic commerce is established between the maker agent 17 and the wholesale agent 19. Thus, the virtual electronic agent center 25 via the electronic agents 26 and 27
Is constructed.

Next, the operation of the electronic commerce system shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail using a flowchart.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a transaction procedure performed by an electronic agent of the electronic agent center in the electronic commerce system shown in FIG. First, a maker, a wholesaler, a retail store, and a consumer manage clients 1 to 8 respectively.
More transaction information is input (step ST1). Then
Maker agents 17, 18, Wholesaler agent 1
9, 20, the retail store agents 21 and 22, and the consumer agents 23 and 24 send their transaction information to the electronic agent center 25 using the inter-agent communication language (for example, ACL) (step ST2). Then, the electronic agent 2 existing in the electronic agent center 25
6, 27 are communication languages between agents (for example, AC
The transaction information received in L) is held in the transaction databases 28 and 29 owned by the user (step ST3).

Next, the user (for example, a consumer) inputs a transaction request (that is, inquiry information) from the client 8 managed by the user (step ST4). Then
The consumer agent 24 of the client 8 translates the entered transaction request into a user interface language (eg, HT
ML) to agent-to-agent communication language (eg, ACL)
And sends it to the electronic agent 27 managed by the electronic agent center 25 (step ST5). Then, the electronic agent 27 converts the received transaction request from the inter-agent communication language (eg, ACL) to the database language (eg, SQL), and then stores it in a table of the transaction database 29 held by itself. Search for transaction information, and find the transaction request (or its decomposition factor)
Is selected (step ST6).

Further, the electronic agent 27 converts the selected result information from a database language (for example, SQL) to a communication language between agents (for example, ACL) and sends it to the consumer agent 24. At this time, electronic agent 2
7 generates result information in the form of integrating the individually selected result information (step ST7). Then, the electronic agent 27 sends the result information to the consumer agent 2 which has requested the information.
4 (step ST8). Accordingly, the requesting consumer agent 24 converts the received result information from the inter-agent communication language (for example, ACL) to the user interface language (for example, HTML) (step ST9). Then, the user interface such as the browser 16 displays the result information in a list on the display screen of the client 8 managed by the consumer, and the consumer establishes a desired electronic commerce (step ST10).

In the above, the flow of electronic commerce performed by the consumer has been described.
If the desired transaction information is entered, the electronic agent 26 or the electronic agent 27 of the electronic agent center 25 will
From the information stored in the transaction database 28 or 29, the result information matching the respective transaction conditions is selected, and the maker, wholesaler, retail store, and consumer client 1 are selected.
8 is transmitted. This allows manufacturers, wholesalers,
Retail stores and consumers can establish electronic commerce that meets their respective transaction conditions.

Here, the input of a request such as a product name, a price, and the number of products is basically performed by a user designating a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the electronic agent center 25 and accessing the URL. This is performed on an input screen to be set, but the input data is stored on the user side, and the user can set the request input screen locally without accessing the electronic agent center 25. It may be.

The electronic agents 26 and 27 have a session management function. That is, the function of holding the name of the consumer agent of the sender when the user inputs and sends the transaction request in step ST4, and the electronic information of the sender when selecting and sending the result information corresponding to the request information in step ST6. It has a function to hold a proxy name.

In step ST5, the consumer agent 24 converts the input transaction request from a user interface language (eg, HTML) to a communication language between agents (eg, ACL). When sending to the managing electronic agent 27,
The required term (ie, electronic agent center 25)
Standard term) and the corresponding consumer agent 2
When the terms are different from those of the term 4, the electronic agent 26,
27 translates between these terms. It should be noted that the electronic agents 26 and 27 similarly translate between terms when the terms of any of the agents 17 to 24 are different, not limited to the consumer agent 24. For example, when a so-called price of a product is expressed as “price” in the standard interface of the electronic agent center 25 and “price” in a certain agent, the “price” specified by the user is replaced with the electronic agent 26 , 27 automatically translates to "price".

As described above, according to the first embodiment, by providing a virtual center called an electronic agent center on the Internet, it is possible to cooperate with the company on the Internet, and therefore, the procurement amount of goods And supply volume can be combined to improve supply chain throughput. Furthermore, in B2B transactions, negotiations and orders between companies, as well as related requests / negotiations / procurement services and various information provision services are performed by electronic agents, so business transactions are simplified. Can be achieved. Also, in BtoC, an electronic agent can search a plurality of companies for products desired by an individual customer who is a consumer and execute transactions, so that consumers can obtain cheaper products. The effect that it can be obtained is obtained.

Further, according to the first embodiment, the manufacturer can not only put his / her products on a mass retailing route, but also sell the products by direct sales to consumers in the form of Internet mail order. It can be expanded and secured. In addition, wholesalers are
It is possible to speed up quotation and negotiation work and reduce the cost of order receiving work. In addition, it is possible to improve the profit margin, for example, by reducing the cost of sales by increasing the efficiency of the product inventory. As a result, it is possible to compete against major wholesalers nationwide. Furthermore, in the retail stores, the procurement through the Internet can expand the range of products, and the e-commerce system can search for and present products that match the tastes of customers. The service can be differentiated from the store, so that the demand chain as a specialty retail store can be realized.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, the electronic agent center establishes electronic commerce by comparing and comparing the transaction information of the agent with the transaction information stored in advance. Therefore, the electronic agent center, which has received a transaction request for an arbitrary product or service from an agent such as a maker, a wholesaler, a retail store, or a consumer, matches the request information with the transaction information including the order information and the order information. Electronic commerce can be established by the result information. In other words, the ordering information of each manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, and consumer agent is stored in the transaction database of the electronic agent center, and the electronic agent who receives a request for a desired product or service from each of these agents By returning the result information selected by the center to the agents based on the transaction database, an effect that a desired electronic commerce can be established can be obtained.

According to the present invention, the electronic agent center decomposes the content of the request information, sets up an electronic agent in units of this decomposition, sends it to each agent, and further integrates the results from a plurality of agents. Since the result information of the form is generated and sent to each agent, for example, if a retail agent registers a plurality of products to be sold at the electronic agent center, the consumer agent can select a desired product from the plurality of products. The effect of being able to purchase is obtained.

According to the present invention, the electronic agent translates the language required by the manufacturer agent, the wholesale agent, the retail agent, and the consumer agent into the corresponding standard language of the electronic agent center. . Further, when returning to the agent, the language translated into the standard language is translated into the term of each agent. Therefore, since the transaction information is automatically translated into the language of each environment, there is an effect that the information can be exchanged accurately and quickly.

According to the present invention, an electronic commerce system is constituted by a plurality of agents and an electronic agent center for mediating transaction information to establish a business process. Therefore, the user can regard the distributed transaction databases of each company as one information source. This makes it easy to perform cross-batch requests across transaction databases of multiple companies, discover products and services related to a certain product or service, and obtain desired information, according to the content of the request. Is obtained.

According to the present invention, the electronic agent center manages information sent from each agent, and performs inquiries, negotiations, requests, negotiations, adjustments, orders, orders, and sales on the Internet called the electronic agent center. We are building a system with a means to execute business processes in a virtual center. In other words, by establishing a virtual center called an electronic agent center on the Internet,
Surviving or offering solutions in a tough competition for SMEs. In this way, it is possible to improve the business process from manufacturing to distribution. On the other hand, by spreading such a system nationwide, for example, manufacturing /
The distribution of goods can be activated, which can contribute to the economic effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic commerce system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an intermediary operation performed by a digital agent center according to the first embodiment of the present invention between a maker, a wholesaler, a retail store, and a consumer.

FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an electronic commerce system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a transaction procedure performed by an electronic agent of an electronic agent center in the electronic commerce system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-8 Client, 9-16 Browser, 17,1
8 Maker Agent, 19,20 Wholesale Agent, 21,22 Retail Agent, 23,24 Consumer Agent, 25 Electronic Agent Center, 26,
27 Electronic Agent, 28, 29 Transaction Database, 3
0,31 network, 41 electronic agent center,
42 manufacturers, 43 wholesalers, 44 retail stores, 45 consumers, 46 transaction databases, 47 bank and card companies,
48 shipping company, 51 electronic agent center, 52 manufacturer electronic agent, 53 wholesaler electronic agent, 54 retailer electronic agent, 55 consumer electronic agent, 56 manufacturer,
57 wholesalers, 58 retailers, 59 consumers.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An electronic agent center comprising a server that mediates transaction information of a plurality of agents intervening in a distribution route on the Internet and establishes a desired e-commerce transaction with the plurality of agents. Compares and compares the transaction information input from the terminal by the agent to be traded with the transaction information stored in the database in advance, and returns the matched transaction information as result information to the terminal of the agent to be traded. An electronic agent center characterized by the following. 2. The server includes a transaction database that holds transaction information input from a plurality of agent terminals, and selects an agent that meets the conditions of the transaction information based on the transaction information retrieved from the transaction database. 2. The electronic agent center according to claim 1, wherein the result information is returned to a terminal of the agent. 3. The server decomposes the request content of the transaction condition acquired from the terminal of the agent to be transacted, searches the transaction database by using the decomposed element as a unit, creates result information, and stores the result information. 3. The electronic agent center according to claim 1, wherein the electronic agent center returns the information to a terminal of the agent. 4. A server searches a transaction database for a plurality of transaction information input from an agent terminal, integrates matched individual information into result information, and returns the result information to the agent terminal. The electronic agent center according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. The server according to claim 2, wherein the server translates a language specified by the transaction information input from the agent terminal into a language of the transaction database. Electronic agent center described in section. 6. The electronic agent center according to claim 5, wherein the server translates the language of the transaction database into the language specified by the transaction information input from the terminal of the agent. 7. An electronic commerce system in which a plurality of agents conduct business transactions on the Internet via a server, wherein the server includes a database that stores transaction information in advance, and implements an electronic agent center in which an electronic agent exists. The electronic agent searches the database for an agent having the transaction information matching the transaction information sent to the electronic agent center by the agent requesting the transaction from the database, and the agent requesting the transaction and the transaction information An e-commerce system for establishing an e-commerce business process with an agent that matches the e-commerce. 8. Agents include manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers,
The electronic commerce system according to claim 7, wherein the electronic commerce system is any one of consumers. 9. The electronic commerce system according to claim 7, wherein the electronic agent center is assigned a dedicated electronic agent for each agent who has requested a transaction.