Patent ID: 7451111
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A queuing place-taking method in an environment including a terminal of a provider waiting in a queue to receive provision of goods/services, a system for auctioning queuing place-taking rights to take the place of the provider in a queue, and terminals of bidders bidding for the queue place-taking rights, the method comprising: a) the bidder terminals executing a step of sending bids for queue place-taking rights to the auction system; b) the auction system executing a step of receiving bids for the queue place-taking rights from the bidder terminals, deciding upon a successful bidder for the queuing place-taking rights, sending a successful bidder side place-taking rights password corresponding to the queuing place-taking rights and provider authentication information for confirming the provider waiting in the queue to the terminal of the decided upon successful bidder, and sending a provider side place-taking rights password corresponding to the queuing place-taking rights and successful bidder authentication information for confirming the successful bidder to the terminal of the provider; c) the provider terminal executing a step of when the provider is waiting in the queue, correlating a successful bidder side place-taking rights password instructed by the successful bidder with the queuing place-taking rights based on the successful bidder side place-taking rights password and provider authentication information sent from the terminal of the successful bidder, and sending the correlated information to the auction system; d) the terminal of the successful bidder executing a step of when the provider is waiting in the queue, correlating the provider side place-taking rights password instructed by the provider with the queuing place-taking rights based on the provider side place-taking rights password sent from the terminal of the provider and successful bidder authentication information, and sending the corresponding information to the auction system; and e) the auction system executing a step of collating the correspondence correlation of the successful bidder side place-taking rights password relating to the queuing place-taking rights received from the provider terminal in step c and the provider side place-taking rights password relating to the queuing place-taking rights received from the terminal of the successful bidder in step d and the correspondence correlation between the successful bidder side place-taking rights password and the provider side place-taking rights password sent in step b, and sending information to the effect that the taking of the place in the queue is permitted to the terminal of the successful bidder and the terminal of the provider when the result of the collation is a match.