Patent ID: 7386498
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A transaction assisting apparatus for assisting transactions in goods, comprising: a chain order input unit permitting input of a chain order, the chain order being an order requesting, on condition of sale or purchase of first movable goods by customer A, purchase or sale of second movable goods different from the first movable goods by customer B; an order detecting unit detecting an order for purchase or sale of the first movable goods with respect to which the chain order is placed; and a chain order processing unit responsive to the detection of a buy or sell order with respect to a predetermined chain order by said order detecting unit, for performing a selling or purchasing process with respect to the first movable goods by said customer A and performing a purchasing or selling process with respect to the second movable goods by said customer B; further comprising price changing means for, responsive to a change in price of the second movable goods, automatically changing a price of the corresponding first movable goods of the chain order in an interlocked manner.