| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for increasing competitions among sellers so as to provide buyers with an optimum forum for purchasing merchandise and services. SOLUTION: This system 10 for performing inverse auction on a communication network is provided with a host server 12 for sponsoring a website and electronically communicating with the network. The system 10 is provided with an open back end accessible by plural sellers. The system 10 displays a purchase offer and enable the seller to present a reply to the offer in response to the purchase offer. The purchase offer and the reply to the offer are made open to the network and open competitions among the sellers are accelerated. The system 10 is provided with a feature for protecting the secrecy of a user, that is an electronic mail server 16 for anonymously transferring electronic mail between the buyer and the seller. The system 10 is further provided with a negotiation room server having an on-line chat for enabling the anonymous presentation of an inquiry to the website and an anonymous reply to the inquiry.</p> |
