JPH0644282A - Proposing machine of automatic auction processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use circuits is common and simplify the circuit constitution, and to improve scanning efficiency by scanning discrimination information and the number of proposals at the same time. CONSTITUTION:The proposing machine K sends a proposing signal for responding to the auction of a listed article to an auction operation device S that an auctioneer operates with a proposing button B that a purchaser operates and is equipped with discrimination information setting means 14a-14c having identification information on purchasers and are scanned with a scan input signal to output discrimination signals to the auction operation device S, a no. of proposal setting means N which sets the number of proposals for the listed article and is scanned with the scan input signal to output a no of proposals to the auction operation device S, and a scan input signal transmitting means 22 which sends the scan input signal to the discrimination information setting means 14a-14c and no. of proposals setting means N. Then when the proposal button B is turned ON, the scan input signal is sent to the discrimination information setting means 14a-14c and the no. of proposal setting means N at the same time, thereby scanning the discrimination information and the number of proposals at the same time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is used in a wholesale market for fresh produce and the like, and is a bid for an automatic auction processing system for determining a price between a seller who is a seller and a buyer who is a buyer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a bidder of an automatic bid processing system that sends a bid signal for bids to listed auctions by a bidder operated by a shopper to an auction operation device operated by a bidder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, for example, in the wholesale market of fresh flowers, fresh flowers are called sedges (referred to as "flower kissing"). In this auction, for example, 100 flowers of the same type are used as a trading unit, and a large number of flowers of this trading unit are prepared on the side of the auctioneer, and the listings are listed in each auctioning place for each appropriate listing. Many shoppers are seated in a staircase-like shopper seat facing the auction. Then, the auctioneer at the auction and the buyer at the shopper's seat decide the price of the listed item based on the auction.

Conventionally, as an automatic auction processing system used in such a market, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, a listed product which is provided in each of a number of shopper seats and is listed by the operation of the shopper. A bidding machine 1 for bidding for auction, a bidding operation device 2 provided in a bidding market where listed products are listed, and performing a predetermined bidding process based on a bidding signal from the bidding machine 1 and an operation of a bidding person, The electronic display board 3 for displaying auction information relating to listed products.

As shown in FIG. 17, the bidding machine 1 stores identification information such as an identification code number assigned to each shopper, inserts a magnetic card (not shown), and scans the auction operation device 2. Identification information setting section 5 for transmitting identification information by
The bidding number setting unit 7 which has a ten-key unit 6 for inputting a desired purchase number (bidding number) and sends out the bidding number by another scanning of the operating device 2, and the bidding number input from the ten-key unit 6 A display unit 8 for displaying and a bidding button 9 for outputting a bidding signal for bidding for the listed products listed on the auction operation device 2 are provided.

When performing auction, the auction operating device 2 displays the name of the listed item, the starting price, the number of listed items, etc., which have been input in advance, on the electronic bulletin board. On the other hand, the shopper inserts the identification card into any one of the bidding machines 1, and the numeric keypad 6
Enter the number of bids at, and if the auction starts, display board 3
If there is an intention to bid at the price displayed on, the bid button 9 is pushed. The auction operation device 2 scans and reads the identification information of the identification information setting unit 5 of the bidding machine 1 that has pressed the bidding button 9, and scans the number of bids of the bid number setting unit 7 input by the ten-key unit 6 for another scanning. Read by. Further, the auction operation device 2 detects a bid signal from the bid button 9, and raises the price display of the electronic display board 3 every time a plurality of bid signals are detected. Seeing this increase in price, the shopper keeps pressing the bid button 9 while willing to bid.
If there is no intention to bid, release the bid button 9.

When there is only one bidder, the auction operating device 2 stops the rising price, and after a certain period of time, bids by a bidder's instruction. By this successful bid, the code number and the number of bids of the successful bidder are displayed on the electronic bulletin board (for example, published in JP-A-62-256164).

[0007]

By the way, in the above-described conventional automatic margin processing system, the scanning of the identification information setting section 5 and the scanning of the bid number setting section 7 are performed by different systems, and therefore only that. There is a problem that the circuit is complicated and the scanning efficiency is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. An object of the present invention is to enable scanning of identification information and scanning of the number of bids at the same time and to share a circuit. The point is to simplify the configuration and improve the scanning efficiency.

[0009]

The technical means of the present invention for solving such a problem is to provide a bidder signal for bidding on the auction of a listed item by a bidder button operated by a shopper. In the bidder of the automatic auction processing system that sends to the auction operating device operated by, the identification information setting means for outputting the identification signal to the aforesaid operating device which is set by the identification information of the shopper and scanned by the scan input signal, The bid number setting means for setting the number of bids for the listed item and scanning by the scanning input signal to output the bid number signal to the auction operation device, and the bidding button are interposed, and when the bidding button is turned on, the scanning is performed. And a scanning input signal transmitting means for transmitting an input signal to the identification information setting means and the bid number setting means at the same time.

If necessary, the identification information setting means is provided with an insertable / detachable card interposed.

Further, if necessary, the bid number setting means is configured to integrally include a bid number setting section and a bid number display section for displaying the set bid number.

Further, if necessary, the scanning input signal transmitting means is provided with a common signal line for accessing the common signal input from the operation device when the bidding button is interposed and the bidding button is turned on. A scan signal line for passing a scan signal input from the operating device and a common signal which is turned on / off depending on the presence / absence of the scan signal input from the scan signal line and which is accessed through the common signal line when turned on are output as the scan input signal. And a switching element that operates.

[0013]

According to the automatic bid processing system having the above structure, the shopper sets the bid number of the bid in the bid number setting means, and pushes the bid button if he / she intends to bid. In this case, the scan input signal is output from the scan input signal transmitting means, the identification information setting means and the bid number setting means are scanned, the identification signal is output to the auction operation device, and the bid number signal is output. As a result, a predetermined heap processing is performed by the heap operation device. At this time, the scanning input signal transmitting means simultaneously transmits the scanning input signal to the identification information setting means and the bidding number setting means, so that the circuit is shared and therefore the circuit configuration is simplified and the identification information is transmitted. Since scanning and scanning of the number of bids are performed at the same time,
The scanning efficiency is improved.

Further, since the bid input button is provided in the scanning input signal transmitting means, when the bid input button is turned on, the bid input signal is converted into the identification signal or the bid number signal and is output. Therefore, the bid input signal is scanned. The circuit and the circuit for scanning the identification signal or the bid number signal will be shared,
To that extent, the circuit configuration is simplified and the efficiency is improved.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A bidder of an automatic auction processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the automatic auction processing system to which the embodiment is applied is a staircase-like shopper provided facing a plurality of abutting places (three places in the embodiment) arranged in parallel. A large number of bidders K are provided in the seats (256 seats in the embodiment), and are operated by the shopper to bid on the listed auction of listed products.
(In the embodiment, 256 units (K0-Ki-Kn)) and a plurality of auction operation devices S (3 units (Sa, Sb,
Sc)), and an electronic bulletin board D (three units (Da, Db, Dc) in the embodiment) provided corresponding to each of the auction operation devices S and displaying the auction information related to listed products. W
(Wa, Wb, Wc) is an operation device S (Sa, Sb,
It is a workstation provided for each Sc) and operated by an operator to support each of the above-mentioned slide operation devices S. Reference numeral H is a center device which has functions such as sending and receiving the auction information to and from the abutment operating device S and the workstation W, and which centrally manages the abutment operating device S and the workstation W.

The bidding machine K is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the circuit configuration of FIG. 10 and the connection with the operating device S in FIGS. 9 and 11, an identification information setting unit including identification information (shopping person code) for identifying the shopper is provided. The shopper card C that has been held, the shopper card insertion section 10 into which the shopper card C is inserted, and a bid-off signal to the auction operation device S that is provided corresponding to each auction operation device S and that corresponds by a push button. A plurality of bidding buttons B (three (Ba, Bb, Bc) in the embodiment) that generate the above, and the number of bids for listed products related to each auction operation device S are set corresponding to each auction operation device S. A plurality of bid number setting means N (3 in the embodiment
(Na, Nb, Nc)) and a light emitting diode that indicates that the shopper card C is usable by inserting the shopper card C into the shopper card insertion section 10 It has a display lamp 13 and has a circuit configuration as shown in FIG. 10, and is connected to the operating lever S as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11.

As many shopper cards C as the number of bidders K are provided, and now one shopper card C will be described.
(Sa, Sb, Sc) are provided in correspondence with each other.
, The identification wiring circuits 14a, 14 as three identification information setting means connected to the connection terminals of the bidder K
b and 14c. This identification wiring circuit 14a,
14b and 14c are connected in parallel and connected to the output terminal side of the bidding machine K, and the wiring row 16 having eight patterns 15 that can be connected or disconnected, and the eight wiring lines 16 connected to the input terminal side of the bidding machine K It is composed of the common input line 17 of the pattern 15. Then, the combination of connection and disconnection of this pattern 15 (2 ⁸ = 256 sets) is used as an identification code (buyer card number) as identification information of the shopper. Then, a scan input signal, which will be described later, is input from the common input line 17, and an identification signal is output from the wiring array 16 including the eight patterns 15.

In one shopper card C, the combination of connection and disconnection of the pattern 15 is the same in each identification wiring circuit 14a, 14b, 14c. Also, 1
Reference numeral 8 denotes a use indicator lamp line which is connected to the connection terminal of the bid machine K and which activates a circuit for lighting the use indicator lamp 13 formed of the light emitting diode. Then, 255 shopper cards C having different identification codes (one from 256 (all cut cards) are excluded) are prepared.

This shopper card C has an identification wiring circuit 14
Since the combination of connection and disconnection of the patterns 15 of a, 14b, and 14c is used as the identification code, it has better durability than a conventional magnetic type card or punch card, and a dedicated reader is provided in the bidder. The device can be manufactured easily and inexpensively without the need. Further, as compared with a conventional card using an electronic component such as a semiconductor, there is an advantage that the electronic component and the attached battery may not be provided, and the device can be manufactured inexpensively, small in size and thin.

The bidding machine K will now be described with respect to one bidding machine K. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 9, the bidding machine K is provided corresponding to each of the auction operation devices S (Sa, Sb, Sc). The shopper's card C is connected through the connection terminal, and is provided with three scanning circuits 20a, 20b, 20c for scanning the bid signal and the identification code. The scanning circuits 20a, 20b, 20c are connected to the CPU 50 via an I / O port 54 of the margin operation device S, which will be described later, and a wiring line 16 composed of eight patterns 15 of the shopper card C is connected. A number (8 in the embodiment) provided with a diode 27 for preventing signals from wrapping around between circuits
Signal line group 21 and scanning input signal transmission means 22 connected to the auction operation device S and to which the common input line 17 of the shopper card C is connected.

The scanning input signal transmitting means 22 is a common signal which allows the bidding button B (Ba, Bb, Bc) to be interposed and allows a common signal input from the auction operation device S to pass when the bidding button B is turned on. A line 25 (hereinafter referred to as “CM”) and a scan signal line 24 (hereinafter referred to as “SC”) for passing a scan signal input from the slide operation device S,
A transistor 23 as a switching element is turned on / off depending on the presence / absence of a scan signal input from the scan signal line 24 (SC), and outputs a common signal passing through the common signal line 25 (CM) as a scan input signal when turned on. It is equipped with. That is, a scan signal line 24 for inputting a scan signal is connected to the base of the transistor 23 via a diode 28, and a common signal line 25 for inputting a common signal is connected to the emitter of the transistor 23 via a bid button B. The common input line 17 of the shopper card C is connected to the collector of the transistor 23. The diode 28 serves to prevent backflow when the transistor 23 is damaged.

Bidding button B (Ba, Bb, B of bidding machine K
c) is composed of a switch that turns on and off each of the common signal lines CM, and the bidding signal is a signal line group 21 of the wiring line 16 of the pattern 15 of the shopper card C and the diode 27 when the switch is turned on. Is converted into an identification signal and is output corresponding to each of the margin operation devices S (Sa, Sb, Sc).

More specifically, reference numeral 11 denotes a bidding signal transmitting means for transmitting the bidding signal generated by the bidding button B individually and in parallel for each auction operation device S. The scanning circuit 20 which is activated by the push button and scans the identification wiring circuits 14a, 14b, 14c of the shopper's card in response to a command from the margin operation device S.
It is composed of a, 20b, and 20c, and transmits the scanned identification code as a bidding signal. Therefore, the bidding button B is the wiring line 16 of the pattern 15 of the shopper card C.
Since the common signal line CM for scanning the scanning circuit is provided, the bidding signal scans the identification code in the scanning circuit 20.
a, 20b, 20c, the identification code of the shopper is read by the CPU 50 of the auction operation device S, and therefore, the circuit for scanning the bidding signal and the circuit for scanning the identification code are shared. Therefore, the circuit configuration is simplified and the efficiency is improved accordingly.

Bidding number setting means N (Na, Nb, Nc)
Are provided corresponding to the respective slide operation devices S (Sa, Sb, Sc). Now, description will be given of one bidder number setting means N, as shown in FIGS. 3, 9 and 10.
A pair of rotary switches 30 and 3 for externally rotating the rotor to which the numbers 0 to 9 are attached as the bid number display section.
1, that is, the rotary switch 30 for the ones digit and the rotary switch 31 for the tens digit are provided. Each of the rotary switches 30 and 31 is a combination of connection and disconnection of four switch circuits 32 as a bid number setting unit connected in parallel depending on the rotation position of the rotor (as shown in FIG. Book (4 in the example
(2 digits = 8 lines)), and by this combination, a numerical code representing any one of the numbers.
With the pair of rotary switches, numbers 0 to 99 (number of bids in the embodiment) can be input. The output side of each switch circuit 32 has a signal line group 36a, 36b, 36c equipped with a diode 35 for preventing signals from sneaking between circuits.
The scanning circuit 20 is connected to the CPU 50 through an I / O port 54, which will be described later, of the slide operation device S, and the input side is the scanning circuit 20.
It is connected to the collectors of the corresponding transistors 23 of a, 20b, and 20c.

More specifically, 12 is a bid number transmitting means for individually and in parallel transmitting the number of bids set by the bid number setting means N to each auction operation device S. The bid button B It becomes valid by the push button of, and the identification wiring circuit 1 of the shopper's card is instructed by the command of the operation device S
Scanning circuits 20a, 20 for scanning 4a, 14b, 14c
b, 20c scanning input signal transmission means 22 and signal line group 3
6a, 36b, 36c. And
When the scanning input signal is output from the collector of the corresponding transistor 23 of the scanning circuit 20a, 20b, 20c, that is, when the corresponding bid button B is pressed, the numerical code set by each switch circuit 32 Is output as a bid number signal, and the CP of the relevant auction operation device S
Read by U50. Since the bidding button B is interposed in the scanning input signal transmitting means 22, the circuit for scanning the bidding signal and the circuit for scanning the numerical code are shared, and accordingly, the circuit configuration is simplified and the efficiency is improved. Is good.

Reference numeral L is a power supply circuit for the use indicator lamp 13. If any one of the auction operation devices S is turned on, the use indicator lamp 13 of the bidder K is turned on to turn the auction operation device S on. It indicates that connection is possible.

The abutment operating device S (Sa, Sb, Sc) is
As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 9, one slip operation device S will now be described. The CPU 50 and the scanning circuits 20a, 20b, 2 of the bidding machine K according to a command from the CPU 50.
The common signal sending circuit 51 sending a common signal to the common signal line CM of 0c at a predetermined timing, and the scanning circuits 20a, 20b, 2 of the bidding machine K according to a command from the CPU 50.
A scan signal sending circuit 52 for sending a scan signal to the 0c scan signal line SC at a predetermined timing, and a delivery circuit 53 for delivering the output of the bidding machine K to the CPU 50 are provided. Reference numeral 54 denotes an I / O for input / output between the CPU 50 and each circuit.
O port. The common signal transmission circuit 51 includes, in order from the I / O port 54 side, a decoder circuit 51a for selecting a command signal from the CPU, an inverter circuit 51b, and a driver circuit 51c for supplying a current to the transistor 23. In addition, the scan signal transmission circuit 52
A decoder circuit 52a for selecting command signals from the CPU in order from the O port 54 side, and a switching circuit 52 described later.
b, a driver circuit 52c for supplying a current to the transistor 23 is provided.

The common signal sending circuit 51 and the scan signal sending circuit 52 are connected as follows. Referring to FIG. 11 as well, there are c bidding machines K (16 in the embodiment).
Each of them is divided into d groups (16 in the embodiment) to form a matrix. Thus, d common signal transmission lines 55 (16 in the embodiment) and c signal transmission lines 56 (16 in the embodiment) are provided.
Now, the connection state of one slide operation device S will be described. The common signal lines CM having the bid button B are collectively connected to different common signal transmission lines 55 for each group, and each scan signal line in each group. The SCs are connected to different scan signal transmission lines 56, respectively. As a result, when the bid button B is pressed, the scan signal is at a high level, the common signal is at a low level, and the transistor 23 is turned on.
Is turned on, whereby the bidding button B is turned on, the identification code data of the wiring line 16 of the shopper card C,
The numerical code data of the bid number setting means N is output, and the CP
Captured by U50.

Here, as shown in FIG. 9, when the number of shopper seats (bids K) is i, i ≦ 2 ^a (in the embodiment, i
≦ 2 ^a = 2 ⁸ = 256), i ≦ c × d (in the embodiment, i
≦ c × d = 16 × 16 = 256).

Further, the scan signal sending circuit 52 is provided with a switching circuit 52b which sends a signal to all the scan signal sending lines 56 in response to a command signal 59 from the CPU 50 at the time of scanning. The CPU 50 enables the switching circuit 52b in the first stage of scanning to perform scanning for each group, and in the second stage, sends a signal to each scan signal transmitting line 56 to perform scanning individually. Then, in the first stage, if there is a group that does not have any bid button of the bid button B of the bidding machine K, in the scanning in the second stage, the individual scanning of the group is canceled. Therefore, since the canceled group is not individually scanned, the processing time is reduced and the efficiency is improved.

The delivery circuit 53 transmits the signal from the bidding machine K through the photodiode 58. Therefore, the influence of noise is reduced, the signal is reliably transmitted, and erroneous detection is performed. Can be prevented.

Further, the abutment operating device S is provided with a display section 60, as shown in FIGS. The display unit 60 is
It is provided corresponding to the bidding machine K at the buyer's seat, and the bidding button B
Many bid display lamps 60 that light up when is pressed
a. In addition, the display unit 60 includes a shipping number display unit 60b that displays a shipping number related to auction, a listing number display unit 60c that displays the number of listings, an incoming number display unit 60d that displays the number of units per unit, and a remaining number display unit 60e. , A price display section 60f that displays the raised price, a shopper display section 60g that displays the identification number of the shopper determined when making a successful bid, and the number of purchases (number of bids) that the shopper purchases Buy quantity display section 60h,
A seat number display portion 60i for displaying the shopper's seat, a preparation lamp 60j for displaying the preparation for the auction, a auction lamp 60k for displaying the auction, and a maris indicator lamp 60m for displaying the alive are provided. . Furthermore, a successful bid wait time adjustment key 61 for adjusting the successful bid wait time, a price increase speed adjustment key 62 for adjusting the price increase speed, a price increase unit change key 63 for changing the price increase unit, and a push button for determining a successful bid, etc. An enter key 64, a start key 65 that pushes a button when the price is raised to start a heap, and a stop key 66 that pushes a button to temporarily suspend the price rise are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the workstation W is operated by an operator by keys and has functions described below. The input results and the like are displayed on the display section of the workstation W and the apex operation device S. It is displayed on the monitor 67 provided. Reference numeral 68 is a form issuing machine for outputting a result of auction by the workstation W.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the electronic display board D includes a main display board 70 and a sub display board 80. On the main bulletin board 70, in response to a command from the auction operation device S, a shipping number display unit 71 that displays a shipping number related to the auction, a listing number display unit 72 that displays the number of listings or the remaining number, and the quantity per unit are displayed. Number display section 73 to display, price display section 74 to display the raised price, shopper display section 75 to display the identification number of the shopper determined at the time of a successful bid, the number of purchases that the shopper purchases Bid number display section 76 for displaying (number of bids), preparation lamp 77 for displaying preparations for auction, auction lamp 78 for displaying auctions, and amaris indicator lamp 7 for displaying auctions.
9 is equipped.

The sub-postage board 80 has a function of displaying various kinds of information about listed products such as product types and grades and the next information, and as shown in FIG. It has a function to display the identification number, price, and number of bids.

Next, the function of the CPU 50 of the lever operation device S will be described in detail. As described above, the CPU 50 sends the common signal and the scan signal to the common signal line CM and the scan signal line SC of the scanning circuits 20a, 20b, and 20c of the bidding machine K at a predetermined timing and scans the common signal and the scan signal. It has a function of activating the signal transmission circuit 52. In addition, the common signal transmission circuit 51
Also, when the scan signal transmission circuit 52 is activated, the bidding group detection means for detecting whether or not a bid is being made for each group, and the wiring line 16 of the shopper card C are output while the bidding button B is on. By the identification information reading means for reading the identification information of the shopper card C by the identification signal and detecting the bidding signal, and the bidding number signal output from the switch circuit 32 of the bidding number setting means N while the bidding button B is on. A bidder number reading means for reading the number of bids (number of bids) is provided.

Further, the CPU 50 has a calculation function of constantly adding and subtracting the number of bids read by the bid number reading means to calculate the total number of bids, and a function of displaying the total number of bids on the display unit of the operating device S at any time. ing. Further, it has various functions of carrying out a comparative monitoring of the calculated total number of bids and the number of listings, and performing a predetermined process described later according to the comparison result. The bidder group detection means, the identification information reading means, and the bidder number reading means read the data, and the shopper's card number of the shopper who pressed the bidding button B and the number of bidders of each shopper's card number, It also has a memory function of storing the order in which the bid button B is pressed and the order in which the bid button B is released.

Furthermore, the start key 65 of the lever operation device S
When the button is pressed, the stop key 66 and the function for displaying the price on the price display section of the auction operation device S and the electronic billboard D while sequentially rewriting the price on the price display section in accordance with the set price increase unit are set. There are various functions such as the function of stopping the display of the price display portion by the push button of the, and the determination of the successful bid by the push button of the decision key 64. In addition, it controls various functions of the auction operation device S described later.

Next, an example of the auction carried out by using this automatic auction processing system will be described, for example, the above-mentioned fresh flower abutment (referred to as "flower kissing"). Similar to the above, in the auction, for example, the same kind of flower
With 00 books as a trading unit, each auction is conducted at three auctions.

Here, the basic processing of this automatic edge processing system will be described. First, the predetermined margin information such as the shipping number, the number of listings, and the start price is preliminarily set in the center device H.
Each time the auction changes, the auction data is sent from the center device H to the abutment operating device S and displayed on the abutment operating device S and the electronic display board D.

The auction operation device S is the scanning circuit 2 of the bidding machine K.
The common signal sending circuit 51 and the scan signal sending circuit 52 are activated so as to send the common signal and the scan signal to the common signal line CM and the scan signal line SC of 0a, 20b, and 20c at a predetermined timing. On the other hand, the shopper inserts the shopper card C into any one of the bidding machines K. Also, the number of bids to be offered is entered into the corresponding bid number setting means N. After that, at the auction, if the buyer has the intention to bid at the price displayed on the bulletin board D, he pushes the bid button B.

In this case, in the scan input signal transmission means 22, the bid button B is pushed and the scan signal line 24 is pressed.
When a scan signal is input from (SC), the transistor 23 turns on and the common signal that has passed through the common signal line 25 (CM) is output as a scan input signal, and the wiring line 16 of the shopper card C and the number of bids The setting means N is scanned, the identification signal is output, and the bid number signal is output.
As a result, the identification information of the shopper card C is read by the identification information reading means of the CPU 50 of the auction operation device S, and the number of bids (the number of bids) is read by the bid number reading means. At this time, since the scanning input signal transmitting means 22 is a circuit which simultaneously transmits the scanning input signal to the wiring array 16 of the shopper card C and the bid number setting means N, the circuit is shared and therefore the circuit configuration is simplified. In addition, since the scanning of the identification information and the scanning of the number of bids are performed at the same time, the scanning efficiency is improved.

Further, in this case, even if the three auction operation devices S are simultaneously performing auction, the circuit for transmitting the bidding signal, the identification information of the shopper card C and the bidding number information,
Since each auction operation device S is provided, by pressing the bidding button B corresponding to each auction individually, the auction operation device S can read the corresponding bidding operation device S.
You can participate in duplicates at the auctions held at some auctions.

Next, a hedging operation performed by one hedging operation device S will be described. As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the unit of price increase from the center device H to the slipping operation device S in advance,
The auction information relating to the state setting such as the price increase rate and the successful bid waiting time is sent (101). In this state, first, the auctioneer, in the workstation W of the abutment operation device S,
The shipping number of the product to be listed on the market will be confirmed (102). In this confirmation of the shipping number, the shipping number of the next auction is confirmed, excluding the first auction. Therefore, regarding the auction to be performed, the data is re-input only when the data is changed, and is automatically processed when the data is not changed. After that, check whether the auction has ended (10
3) If the auction is over, the end is displayed on the electronic bulletin board D (104), and if the auction is continued, proceed to the next step.

Next, the auction information relating to the relevant shipping number, which has been input in advance to the center device H, is sent to the auction operating device S and displayed on the auction operating device S and the electronic display board D (105). As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, in the abutment operation device S and the electronic display board D, the lamps 60j, 77 under preparation are prepared.
Is lit up, and the shipping number and the number of pieces showing the number per unit,
The number of listings is displayed. Next, when the standing price is input from the workstation W of the auction operation device S (106,
107), the open price is the auction operation device S and the electronic display board D
The price is displayed on the price display portions 60f and 74 (108).

The shopper looks at the auction information displayed on the electronic bulletin board D, and if he / she intends to purchase, sets the number of units he / she wants to purchase by the bid number setting means N corresponding to the auction (109). , The corresponding bid button B is pressed (109).
Thus, the total bid number input from each bidding machine K is calculated by the auction operation device S, and the calculated total bid number is displayed on the display unit of the auction operation device S (110). The auction operation device S monitors and compares the total number of bids and the number of listings (111), and when the total number of bids exceeds the number of listings (when the number of listings <the total number of biddings) (1)
11 YES), the preparation lamp 6 on the display of the abutment operating device S
0j is turned off (112), and the start lamp provided on the start key 65 of the operating device is turned on (113).

In this state, the auctioneer confirms that there are two or more bidders and starts the start key 65 of the auction operation device S.
Is pressed (114). Thereby, the auction is started (115), and the preparation lamp 77 of the electronic display board D is turned off,
The auction lamps 60k and 78 that indicate that the auction operation device S and the electronic billboard D are being turned on are turned on, and the prices of the price display portions 60f and 74 are sequentially increased in a predetermined price increase unit and a price increase rate. (116). In this case, the price increase unit and the price increase rate are determined by the auction operation device S.
With the push buttons of the price increase unit change key 63 and the price increase speed adjustment key 62, the change can be appropriately made at the discretion of the person.

Then, the shopper keeps pressing the bidding button B while watching the price increase of the electronic bulletin board D, or releases the bidding button B when the price does not agree.
Further, if there is a shopper who wants to participate in the auction from the middle, he / she inputs the number of bids he / she wants to purchase in the bidding number setting means N and pushes the bidding button B to participate in the auction. The auction operation device S detects the presence or absence of a push button of the bidding button B during the auction (117), and always adds the number of bids of the bidder K being pushed to calculate the total number of bids (118). ), The total number of bids is displayed on the display of the operating device S at any time (119).

Further, the auction operation device S carries out comparative monitoring of the calculated total number of bids and the number of listings (12
0), if the total number of bids exceeds the number of listed shares (1
20), the presence / absence of the push button of the bid button B during the auction is detected (121). That is, if there is a shopper who has released the bid button B, the total number of bids is calculated by subtracting the number of bids of the bidder K that has released the bid button B (12
2) The total number of bids is displayed on the display unit of the operating device S at any time (123).

When the total number of bids falls within the number of listed bids (when the number of listed bids ≧ the total number of bids) (120 YES), it is determined that the bid has been awarded and the price increase on the price display section is stopped (124). In the process so far, the auction operation device S, the shopper card number of the shopper who pressed the bid button B, the number of bidders of each shopper card number, the order in which the bid button B is pressed, The order in which the bid button B is released is stored. Then, at the time of this successful bid, if there are shoppers who have pushed the bid button B (125 YES), the shopper card numbers and bid numbers of these shoppers are operated in the order in which the bid button B was pressed. It is displayed on the device S and the electronic display board D (126). The auctioneer confirms the displayed contents and presses the decision key 64 of the auction operation device S (127). As a result, the bidders who have continued to press the bid button B, other than the buyer who finally released the bid button B, make a successful bid for the number of bids. This allows
The result is sent to the center apparatus H, recorded and provided for processing such as form processing (128). In addition, the total number of bids awarded is subtracted from the listing number (129), and the remaining number is calculated. Then, the remaining number is displayed on the listing number display section of the auction operation device S and the electronic display board D.

If there is a remaining number (130), further, in the order of release of the bidder B from the shopper who released the bid button B last,
The shopper card number and the number of bids of these shoppers are displayed (131). Note that the number of successful bids of the last buyer will be the number of remaining bids that can be purchased, and thus may be less than the number of bids. The auctioneer confirms the displayed contents and presses the decision key of the auction operation device S (132). As a result, the result is sent to the center device H (133), and all the listing numbers are distributed. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the so-called "mari sill" for resting the remaining number again.
The auction time is shortened and the auction efficiency is improved. Further, since the distribution is performed in consideration of the order in which the bid button B is pushed and released, it is possible to perform a fair auction process.

FIG. 15 shows a specific example of distribution.
This is when the number of listings is 50, the buyer (20 bids), the buyer (10 bids), the buyer (30 bids), the buyer (20 bids) ), A buyer (25 bidders), and a buyer (10 bidders). When the buyer bids, the total number of bids exceeds 50, so the price starts to rise, and the bidder B is released in order with the buyer, and then the total number of bids falls below 50. So, make a successful bid for. In addition, the remaining 15 units are sold when the bid button B is released at the end.

In the above embodiment, the case where 256 bidders K and 3 auction operation devices S are used has been described, but the number of bidders K is not limited to this, and an appropriate number may be used. Of course.

[0054]

As described above, according to the bidding machine of the automatic auction processing system of the present invention, the scanning input signal transmitting means for simultaneously transmitting the scanning input signal to the identification information setting means and the bidding number setting means is provided. Therefore, it is possible to share the circuit, which simplifies the circuit configuration and
The scanning of the identification information and the scanning of the number of bids can be simultaneously performed with one scanning input signal, and the scanning efficiency can be improved accordingly.

Further, since the bidding button is provided in the scanning input signal transmitting means, when the bidding button is turned on, the bidding signal is converted into the identification signal or the bidding number signal and is output.
Since the circuit for scanning the bidding signal and the circuit for scanning the identification signal or the bidding number signal are shared, the circuit configuration can be simplified in this respect as well, and the signals can be shared, resulting in improved efficiency. It will be good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a bidder of an automatic auction processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an automatic edge processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a bidder of the automatic auction processing system.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a bidder of the automatic auction processing system.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a curb operating device of the automatic curb processing system.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a curb operating device of the automatic curb processing system.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an electronic bulletin board of the automatic border processing system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a scrolling state of the electronic bulletin board of the automatic border processing system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of an automatic edge processing system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of a shopper card and a bidder of the automatic auction processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a connection state between one bidder operation device of the automatic bidder handling system and a bidder.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the auction processing performed in the automatic auction processing system.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the auction processing performed in the automatic auction processing system.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the auction processing performed in the automatic auction processing system.

FIG. 15 is a graph showing a specific example of distribution of auction processing performed in an automatic auction processing system.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a conventional automatic edge processing system.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration of a bidder of a conventional automatic auction processing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

K (K0-Ki-Kn) Bidding machine S (Sa, Sb, Sc) Slip operation device D (Da, Db, Dc) Electronic signboard W (Wa, Wb, Wc) Workstation H Center device C Buyer card 11 Bid signal transmitting means 12 Bid number transmitting means 13 Usage indicator lamp B (Ba, Bb, Bc) Bid button N (Na, Nb, Nc) Bid number setting means 14a, 14b, 14c Identification wiring circuit (identification information setting means) 15 patterns (switches) 16 wiring lines 20a, 20b, 20c scanning circuit 21 signal line group 22 scanning input signal transmission circuit (scanning input signal transmission means) 23 transistor (switching element) 24 (SC) scanning signal line 25 (CM) common Signal lines 30, 31 Rotary switch 32 Switch circuit 50 CPU 51 Common signal sending circuit 52 Scan signal Signal sending circuit 53 Delivery circuit 55 Common signal sending line 56 Scan signal sending line 60 Display unit 70 Main bulletin board 80 Sub bulletin board

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bidder of an automatic auction processing system that sends a bid signal for bidding a listed product by a bid button operated by the buyer to an auction operation device operated by the bidder. Identification information is set and is scanned by a scan input signal to output an identification signal to the auction operation device, and the number of bids for listed products is set and scanned by the scan input signal to the auction operation device. A bidding number setting means for outputting a bidding signal and the bidding button are interposed. When the bidding button is turned on, the scanning input signal is transmitted to the identification information setting means and the bidding number setting means at the same time. A bidder for an automatic auction processing system, which is equipped with a means. 2. A bidder for an automatic margin processing system, wherein the identification information setting means is provided with a removable card interposed therebetween. 3. The bid number setting means comprises a bid number setting section and a bid number display section for displaying the set number of bids in one. Bidding machine for the described automatic auction processing system. 4. The scan input signal transmission means, a common signal line for accessing a common signal input from the auction operation device when the auction bid button is turned on, and a common signal line input from the auction operation device. A scan signal line for passing a scan signal, and a switching element for turning on and off depending on the presence or absence of the input of the scan signal from the scan signal line and for outputting a common signal accessed through the common signal line as the scan input signal when turned on. The bidding machine of the automatic auction processing system according to claim 1, wherein the bidding machine is equipped with the bidding machine.