摘要 |
PURPOSE: An auction system is provided to manage popularity of an auction service by providing a bonus with a fixed rate to an unsuccessful bidder. CONSTITUTION: A main control module (31) stands by until multiple bidders carrying a user terminal (10) gain access through a communications network and place a bid. The main control module receives payment of an entrance fee with a fixed rate from each user terminal. A balance module (32) refunds the entrance fee to a subordinated user terminal chosen as an unsuccessful bidder according to the selection of successful bidders. The balance module receives payment of a winning bid from a successful bidder and provides fixed reward money. The user terminal is composed of a first user terminal (10-1) through an nth user terminal (10-n). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB,EE) No; (CC,DD) Yes; (FF) End; (S11) Join a membership and charge coins(the number of gold leaves); (S12) Operator: set the entrance fee(gold leaves) of a bidder and the number of bidders; (S13) Bidder: input one or more among a bidding price, the number of gold leaves, and the number of silver leaves; (S14) Predetermined number of bidders satisfied?; (S15) Select the highest bidder as a successful bidder, let the successful bidder pay for the bidding price, provide 1-10% of the bidding price for the successful bidder as a reserve, claw the entrance fee of an unsuccessful bidder back to the operators, and refund the bidding price and the gold and silver leaves; (S16) Auction closing time extension by the operator determined?; (S17) Refund the entrance fee, bidding price, and gold or silver leaves to the bidder |