KR100466601B1 - Method and System for updating goods information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for updating product information of a plurality of shopping malls through a network. More specifically, when product information of a shopping mall registered in a product information updating server changes, the changed information is detected in real time. A method and system for providing product information of a shopping mall. The product information updating method according to the present invention comprises the steps of extracting the URL information of the product information web page corresponding to the shopping mall, extracting and storing the product information included in the product information web page using the URL information, using the product information Generating update information and updating product information of the shopping mall by using the update information.

Description

Method and system for updating goods information {Method and System for updating goods information}

The present invention relates to a method and system for updating product information of a plurality of shopping malls through a network. More specifically, when product information of a shopping mall registered in a product information updating server changes, the changed information is detected in real time. The present invention relates to a method and system capable of providing product information of a shopping mall, as well as reducing costs and processing time required for such an update.

Currently, there are many price comparison sites on the Internet that provide product information for multiple sites. The competitiveness of these price comparison sites is the speed and accuracy of the product information provided.

Among the product information of the shopping mall provided by such a price comparison site, the prompt provision of price information that changes frequently and the accuracy of the provided price information are the most important problems in the price comparison site.

However, various price comparison sites exist at present, but there is no price comparison site that can automatically detect a change in product information of a shopping mall and reflect the changed product information in real time.

The general product information update method that has been conventionally described is as follows. Existing price comparison site is configured to access a web page providing product information in each shopping mall by using a hyperlink, and then extract the product information of each shopping mall and provide the extracted product information.

That is, the price comparison site is configured to extract the model, classification, price, manufacturer, URL information, etc. of the product from the product information page using the path for each category of the homepage.

However, the format of the product information provided for each shopping mall is very different, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to extract only the desired items from the product information of the different formats. In addition, such product information includes an image file, a video file, and the like, and there is a problem in that it takes a long time to extract such product information by accessing a web page. Moreover, in the case of a shopping mall with a large quantity of goods, the load applied to the shopping mall server cannot be ignored.

According to the existing method of providing product information, the time required for performing the update once is at least 10 minutes and up to several tens of hours, and during this processing time, the server of the shopping mall and the price comparison site bears the load and supplies the product information to the general consumer. Since it provides to, there is a problem that the processing speed of the server is significantly reduced.

Actually, due to the time required to extract the entire product information of the shopping mall while the search engine is executed and update the database of the price comparison site using the extracted product information, the medium-sized shopping mall cannot be exceeded three times a day. .

In addition, the existing product information retrieval method generally only updates the price information, and there is no update method for the deletion information. Therefore, there is a problem that unnecessary manpower, cost, and time are consumed because the deletion information has no choice but to use another program or a manual method.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when the product information of the shopping mall registered in the product information update server fluctuates, it is possible to detect in real time and provide the changed product information of the shopping mall and It provides a system.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to reduce the load and processing time of shopping malls and price comparison sites by providing a web page containing the product information consisting of text. The shopping mall company is configured to provide a product information page associated with the shopping mall company, and may extract product information of the shopping mall without applying a load to the shopping mall server through the product information web page.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system that can reduce the loading time by providing a web page containing the product information consisting of text, without extracting the product information by using the existing hyperlink. Since the product information is extracted through the web page, update information may be transmitted in a minimum of 1 second to 30 minutes.

In addition, the object of the present invention is to extract the product information for each shopping mall, to generate the update information using the product information, and to transmit only the generated update information to reduce the load of the product information update server and increase the processing speed It is to provide a method and system that can be improved.

Existing price comparison site extracts and transmits all the data, but according to the present invention, it compares the old and new product information, extracts only the changed data and transmits and processes, so as to reduce the transmission time and processing time of the database as well as the system Can minimize the load.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system that can perform the deletion process of the product information that could not be processed by the search engine of the existing price comparison site.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a product information update system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the overall procedure of the product information update system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of setting a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3B is an exemplary view illustrating a process of setting an operating condition of a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3c is an exemplary screen showing an information input process corresponding to the product information update server in the sensing program module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is an exemplary screen illustrating an operation procedure of a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a table showing a data structure of commodity information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4C is an exemplary view of a screen of a product information web page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4D is an exemplary view illustrating a process of executing a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a flow chart illustrating an update procedure according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5B is a flowchart illustrating a modification procedure of product information in an update procedure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5C is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of deleting product information in an update procedure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5D is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of adding product information in an update procedure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

6A to 6C are tables showing a data structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart showing a product information update procedure according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: subscriber

120: product information update server

100: buyer terminal

140: shopping mall terminal

110: the Internet

According to an aspect of the present invention to achieve the above objects, extracting the URL information of the product information web page corresponding to the shopping mall, wherein the product information web page includes the product information consisting of text, Extracting and storing the product information included in the product information web page using the URL information, generating update information using the product information, and using the update information to obtain product information of the shopping mall. A method of updating product information of a shopping mall in a product information update server coupled through a network with a plurality of shopping mall terminals and a system using the method are provided.

The product information may include detecting change of product information stored in a database coupled to the shopping mall terminal, extracting product information stored in the database from the shopping mall terminal, and extracting the product information from the shopping mall terminal. The product information may be generated by generating product information corresponding to a preset data structure.

The product information may include at least price information. The generating of the update information by using the product information may include extracting previously stored previous product information, and updating the product by comparing the previous product information with the product information. Generating information.

The update information may include modification information, deletion information, and additional information. The updating of the product information of the shopping mall by using the update information may include extracting a shopping mall identifier from the update information and using the shopping mall identifier. Extracting a product name identifier, and updating the product information corresponding to the product name identifier using the update information.

If the update information is additional information, the method may further include classifying a product corresponding to the update information according to a preset product classification.

According to another aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object, extracting the URL information of the product information web page corresponding to the shopping mall, wherein the product information web page includes the product information consisting of text, Extracting and storing the product information included in the product information web page using the URL information, generating update information using the product information, and transmitting the update information to the product information update server. , A method of updating product information in a plurality of shopping mall terminals coupled to a shopping mall product information providing server and a network, and a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus to perform the method are tangibly implemented. There is provided a recording medium that can be read by the apparatus.

The product information may include detecting a change of product information stored in a database coupled to the shopping mall terminal, extracting product information stored in the database, and a product corresponding to a preset data structure using the extracted product information. It may be generated including generating information,

The product information may include at least price information, and the generating of the update information using the product information may include extracting previously stored previous product information, comparing the previous product information with the product information, and updating the updated information. It may comprise the step of generating. In addition, the update information may include correction information, deletion information, and additional information.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the product information updating method and system according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a product information update system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the product information update server 120, the purchaser terminal 100, and the shopping mall terminal 140 are connected through the Internet 110. The purchaser terminal 100 includes a plurality of purchaser terminals 100-1, 100-2, 100-3, and the shopping mall terminal 140 also includes a plurality of shopping mall terminals 140-3.

The product information update server 120 may extract product information sold in the plurality of shopping malls, and provide the purchaser terminal 100 with comparison information about the product information.

A buyer corresponding to the purchaser terminal 100 may purchase a desired product at a low cost by using the product information provided by the product information update server 120.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a client that not only generates a product information web page that is changed according to the change of the product information of the shopping mall, but also generates and transmits the update information by using the product information. The program is provided in the shopping mall terminal 140.

The client program provided in the shopping mall terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a "detection program module") detects a change in product information in a database connected to the shopping mall terminal, detects a change in the product information webpage stored in the database, and then stores it in the database. Provide product information.

If the detection program module satisfies a predetermined operating condition, the product information update server 120 generates the update information including only the changed product information by comparing the previously generated product information with the new product information. Can be sent to. Here, the product update information includes product change information, product deletion information, and product addition information.

In addition, the sensing program module installed in the shopping mall terminal 140 may create a history file for the transmission history and the like in the product update information, and store and manage the transmission history and the like.

Since the product information update server 120 updates only the changed product information by using the product update information, the load of the product update server as well as the time and cost required for the product update can be reduced.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the product information update server 120 may be configured to generate product update information without installing the sensing program module in the shopping mall terminal 140, and the product information update server 120 The product update method of will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a flow chart showing the overall procedure of the product information update system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The product information update server according to the present invention may provide the general user with the product information changed in real time corresponding to the change information of the product information corresponding to each shopping mall.

If there is a change in the database of the shopping mall, the sensing program module included in the shopping mall terminal detects this, generates product update information, and transmits it to the product information update server.

The product information update server receiving the product update information may update the product information of the shopping mall with the latest product information corresponding to each shopping mall and provide it to the buyer.

Hereinafter, a product information update procedure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

In step 200, the shopping mall terminal accesses the product information updating server, and in step 205, the shopping mall terminal registers a shopping mall corresponding to the shopping mall terminal. In operation 210, the shopping mall terminal may download the sensing program module from the product information providing server.

In operation 215, the sensing program module is installed in the shopping mall terminal. When installed in the sensing program module, the operating environment of the sensing program module, information on a product information update server, and the like can be set, and can be changed and modified after the setting. (See Figures 3A-3C)

The above-described procedure is a prerequisite for performing the product information updating method according to the present invention. The procedure for downloading and installing the sensing program is described. The program is transmitted to the shopping mall terminal using a method other than the method of steps 200 to 210 described above. Of course it can be installed.

In operation 230, the sensing program module included in the shopping mall terminal determines whether it corresponds to a preset operating condition, and generates update information of a product only when the preset operating condition is met.

According to the present invention, the operating procedure of the detection program is a step of providing product information to a web page in conjunction with a database and updating information by comparing the product information contained in the web page with the product information contained in the previous web page It can be largely divided into steps of generating.

Here, operating conditions may be set for each of the steps of providing product information to the web page and generating update information.

The operating conditions of the step of providing the product information stored in the database to the web page can be set as a certain period, etc., but it is preferable to set the web page to change in real time by detecting this if there is a change in the database.

The operation condition in the update information generation step may be set as if there is a change in the product information database connected to the shopping mall terminal, for a preset time or period, or for a user's operation command.

If a preset operating condition is applied, the sensing program module included in the shopping mall terminal generates update information in step 235, and the update information may include change information, deletion information, and additional information. The generation of the update information of step 235 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4D.

In step 240, the sensing program module included in the shopping mall terminal transmits the generated product update information to the product information update server, and in step 245, the product information update server receives the product information corresponding to each shopping mall by using the received product update information. The latest information of each shopping mall can be updated.

The product information updating server inserts the received update information into the change information table, the deletion information table, and the additional information table set according to the preset classification system of the product, and updates the product information database with reference to the table. do.

3A is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of setting a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 3B is a diagram illustrating a process of setting a sensing program module operating condition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3C is a screen illustrating an information setting process of a product information updating server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is an illustration.

The sensing program module provided in the shopping mall terminal according to the present invention detects a change in the product information of the shopping mall corresponding to the sensing program module, stores new product information in a preset web page, and then stores the new product information stored in the web page. Product update information may be generated using the product information.

In order to perform the above-described operation, the sensing program module should have information about a preset operating condition and a product information update server.

The product information stored in the web page is assumed to include new product information in real time in connection with the change in the database, it will be described.

The product information stored in the web page is preferably composed of text, and the identifier of each item of the product information is preferably composed of text.

Hereinafter, a setup procedure of the sensing program module according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C.

In operation 300, detailed operating conditions of a detailed sensing program may be set through an input device of a shopping mall terminal. Referring to FIG. 3B, details of operating conditions according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are shown.

The user may set or change the automatic access status, the ID and password, the manual inspection status, the time interval during the inspection and the URL information of the product information page through the operation condition setting window.

When the setting of the operation condition is completed, information corresponding to the product information update server may be input in step 305. Referring to FIG. 3C, an input window for inputting information on a product information update server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown.

In the input window, an input window corresponding to the domain name 310 and the URL information 315 of the product information update server is shown, and an inspection time interval, manual inspection, and whether to generate a job log file can be input through the input window. have.

4A is an exemplary view illustrating an operation procedure of a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The shopping mall terminal according to the present invention preferably includes a sensing program module. The sensing program module included in each shopping mall terminal may generate update information including change information, deletion information, and additional information and transmit the generated update information to the product information update server when the shopping mall satisfies a predetermined operation condition.

Each shopping mall is configured to provide product information on the web page after the change in real time when there is a change in the product information. That is, a separate product information dedicated web page linked to the database is provided, and the web page includes product information composed of text only.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the product information stored in the web page includes new product information in real time in association with changes in the database.

Hereinafter, an operation procedure of the sensing program module according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4A.

In operation 400, the sensing program module determines whether the preset operating condition is satisfied, and generates the update information and transmits the updated information to the product information updating server when the operating condition is satisfied.

The operating condition according to the present invention may include a case in which there is a change in the product information database of each shopping mall, a case of receiving a preset time interval or an update information generation command from a user, and the like.

If the operating condition is satisfied, in step 405, the sensing program module extracts product information from a web page of a predetermined shopping mall and compares the extracted product information with the previous product information.

According to the present invention, when the product information extracted from the web page in the previous update information process is stored and the product update information is generated again, the product update information can be generated by comparing with the product information of the previous web page. have.

The sensing program module installed in the shopping mall terminal may create a history file for the transmission details in the product update information, and store and manage the information of the transmission details.

In operation 410, the detection program module compares the extracted product information with previous product information to determine whether the product information changes, and generates correction information, deletion information, and additional information according to the type of change.

The correction information refers to a case in which a part of the product information is modified. In general, a change in the price information of the product information takes up most of the information.

The deletion information is generated when the existing product itself is not available for sale due to sold out or the like.

The additional information is information generated when a new product, which has not existed previously, is additionally sold in each shopping mall.

Update information including the above correction information, deletion information and additional information is called.

The update information generated in step 415 is transmitted to the product information update server. According to the present invention, the update information may be transmitted in one file including each identifier, or may be configured to be transmitted separately in separate files.

The transmitted update information is inserted into the correction information table, the deletion information table or the additional information table of the product information update server corresponding to each information, and then used to update the product information stored in the database connected to the product information update server.

4B is a table showing a data structure of product information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4C is a screen diagram of a product information web page according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Each shopping mall has a web page including product information according to a predetermined data structure, wherein the product information stored in a database is stored as text corresponding to the data structure according to the present invention.

That is, the data structure of the product information included in the web page according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The product information included in the web page is associated with a database of each shopping mall so that the entire product information included in the shopping mall is included in the web page.

By providing the product information of the text structure in each shopping mall, it is possible to minimize the time, load, etc. according to the update of the product information.

4B, a data structure of commodity information according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the data structure of the product information may be formed in the order of the product code, large category, middle category, small category, manufacturer, model name, URL and price. Naturally, the data structure of the product information according to the present invention is not limited to the data structure of FIG. 4B, and the data structure may be variously changed.

Referring to FIG. 4C, there is shown a screen example of a web page describing product information according to the data structure.

The commodity information is composed of text, and each item of commodity information is also distinguished by an identifier composed of text. According to one embodiment of the present invention, items of each data structure are separated by angles, and of course, other characters may be used as identification symbols. The web page is configured to be linked to a database to detect a change in the database and to include product information stored in the database in the web page.

4D is an exemplary view illustrating a process of executing a sensing program module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the operating conditions for updating the web page and the operating conditions for generating update information of the product can be set separately.

The web page update is set to be updated in real time in association with the database of the shopping mall, while the generation of the update information is set to be performed periodically at a predetermined time, so that even if there are frequent product information changes in each shopping mall, the update information generation cycle By adjusting, the load on the product information update server can be reduced.

That is, a shopping mall frequently changing the price may shorten a time interval, and a shopping mall that does not have a long time interval may adjust the load of each shopping mall terminal and product information update server appropriately.

Referring to FIG. 4D, there is shown a case where the product information of the shopping mall is configured to detect and update the web page and to generate update information at the same time.

In operation 450, the sensing program module detects that a change in the product information occurs in the database of the shopping mall, and extracts the product information. In operation 455, the sensing program module generates update information by using the extracted product information and previous product information.

When there is a change in the setting, the detection program module reads the product information of the shopping mall in text form and stores it in a web page, and compares the previously stored data with the product code based on the modified, deleted, and additional information. Information can be generated.

The sensing program module according to the present invention may provide basic information on performing the above-described procedure, for example, information about a progress rate and the number of updated products through a user interface.

The detection program module may log in through an ID and a password, and configure the computer name of the login to be stored in the product information update server so that the login may fail when another terminal attempts to log in again. Can be.

5A is a flowchart illustrating an update procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The product information update server inserts update information received from the shopping mall terminal into a preset update information table. That is, the correction information is inserted into the correction information table, the deletion information is inserted into the deletion information table, and the additional information is inserted into the additional information table.

The product information update server may update the product information corresponding to all products using the inserted update information table.

First, the product information update server may extract a shopping mall and a product name identifier corresponding to each product, and update the product information corresponding to the product by using the extracted shopping mall and the product name identifier. In this case, the additional update information may be stored in a corresponding table, and then may be registered in a product database after a classification procedure according to a preset method.

The above procedure is applied to the database of the product information update server to update the product information in real time. In particular, the price information of the product information is very fluctuating, and it is possible to provide the changed price information in real time by detecting it every price change. Can be.

Hereinafter, an update procedure in the product information update server according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5A.

In step 500, when the product information update server receives the update information from the plurality of shopping mall terminals, the product information update server classifies the update information received in step 505. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the update information may be classified into correction information, deletion information, and additional information.

In response to the classification result, when the update information is the correction information, in step 510, the product information updating server inserts the correction information into the correction information table.

If the update information is the deletion information, the product information update server inserts the deletion information into the deletion information table in step 515. If the update information is the additional information, the product information update server indicates the additional information in step 520 Insert into the table.

The type of table inserted corresponding to the type of update information is also different, and the procedure for updating product information is also different. Hereinafter, the product information update procedure will be described according to the type of update information.

5B is a flowchart illustrating a modification procedure of an update procedure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, all items included in the product information can be modified, but the most frequently changed product information is product price and URL information corresponding to the detailed information of the product. In the following description, only price information is changed.

The database of the product information registration server includes an update information table, an engine table and a price table.

The update information table is divided into a modification information table, a deletion information table or an additional information table according to the type of update information. The engine table includes information on all trade names sold in each shopping mall and serial numbers corresponding to the trade names.

The price table is included in the commodity information table, hereinafter referred to as a price table in consideration of changing only the price information.

Hereinafter, the modification procedure of the product information will be described with reference to FIG. 5B.

In step 530, the product information update server inserts the correction information into the correction information table, and extracts the shopping mall identifier. In one embodiment of the present invention, the domain of the shopping mall is used as the shopping mall identifier, but it is obvious that other identifiers may be used.

In step 533, the product information updating server moves to the engine table, checks whether the same brand name as the brand name exists in the engine table, and extracts a brand name identifier for the brand name if the same brand name exists. According to the present invention, it is assumed that the product name identifier uses a unique serial number for each product, but it is natural that other identifiers can be used.

In step 536, the product information updating server moves to the price table of the corresponding product information using the serial number. According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the correction item is price information, the price information table is moved to modify price information on the same product as the serial number in the price information table.

If the correction item is URL information of the product, the URL information of the same product as the serial number may be modified.

5C is a flowchart illustrating a deletion procedure of an update procedure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The product information update server according to the present invention compares the product name of the product information update server corresponding to the deleted product with the product name of the shopping mall among the registered data, and deletes the product information record of the product recognized as the same product.

Hereinafter, a procedure of deleting product information will be described with reference to FIG. 5D.

In step 550, the product information update server inserts the correction information into the correction information table, and extracts a shopping mall identifier corresponding to the correction information.

In step 553, the product information update server moves to the engine table, checks whether the same brand name as the brand name exists in the engine table, and extracts a brand name identifier for the brand name if the same brand name exists.

In step 556, the product information updating server moves to the price table of the corresponding product information using the serial number, and recognizes a record for the same product as the serial number in the price information table.

In operation 559, the corresponding record is deleted from the corresponding engine table and the price table.

5d is a flowchart illustrating an update procedure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In step 570, the product information update server inserts the additional information into the additional information table and classifies the added product information by a preset method. The product information update server according to the present invention may classify a product included in the product information added according to a preset classification scheme, and then register the added product information corresponding to the classified category.

As a result of the classification in step 573, if there is an existing product, in step 577, a product corresponding to the additional information is added to the engine table and the price table.

As a result of the classification in step 573, if it is a new product, the new product name is registered in the database of the product information update server in step 575, and then the new product is registered via steps 577 and 579. That is, the brand name is stored in the corresponding engine page in step 577, and the item is stored in the price table in step 579.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shopping mall number, product price, product information URL information is stored in the price table, and the division name, manufacturer name, product name information is stored in the engine table.

6A to 6C are tables showing a data structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The update information table according to the present invention may include items such as a product name, a price, a URL, a domain, a shopping mall number, and the like, and the engine table according to the present invention may include an item such as a serial number, a product name, a domain, and the like. It may include.

In addition, the price table according to the present invention may include information such as serial number, shopping mall number, price, URL, and the like.

The data structure of each table described above is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and it is natural that the data structure can be variously changed and modified.

7 is a flowchart showing a product information update procedure according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In the above, the method of generating update information in the shopping mall terminal equipped with the sensing program and updating the product information using the update information has been described above.

When the sensing program module is provided in each shopping mall terminal, the sensing program module may generate update information by accessing only a product information web page corresponding to a predetermined shopping mall.

However, even if the shopping mall terminal is not provided with the sensing program module, it is possible to configure the product information update server to generate the update information using only the product information web page.

In particular, the embodiment for generating update information in the product information update server is suitable for use in a large database, it is possible to set the environment such as the inspection time interval, loading time, other shopping mall information for each registered product information web page.

Hereinafter, a product information update procedure will be selected with reference to FIG. 7.

In step 700, the product information update server selects a selection for a shopping mall to update the product information, and in step 710 extracts URL information of a web page corresponding to the shopping mall.

The product information update server holds URL information of a product information web page corresponding to each shopping mall, and the product information web page is newly generated when there is a change in product information in association with a database of each shopping mall.

In step 715, the product information update server accesses the web page and receives the product information composed of text.

As described above, the web page is composed of text only, and information for each item is distinguished through a predetermined identifier.

In operation 720, only the changed update information is extracted through comparison with previous web page information corresponding to the web page.

An update operation is performed using the update information extracted in step 725. Since the update operation is the same as the procedure described above with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5D, a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, the product information of the shopping mall registered in the product information updating server may be updated in real time corresponding to the change time of the product information of the shopping mall, thereby providing a fast and accurate product information of the shopping mall to the general consumer. It can be effective.

In addition, the present invention, in updating the product information, by automatically processing not only the change information, but also additional information and deletion information by a predetermined program, there is an effect that can eliminate the problem of unnecessary labor, cost, and time is consumed. .

In addition, the present invention also provides a web page including product information composed of text corresponding to each shopping mall, thereby extracting the product information, there is an effect that can solve the load problem added to the shopping mall server.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing the transmission time and the update processing time of the product information update server by generating and transmitting only the update information, not the entire product information in each shopping mall.

In addition, the present invention by selecting and removing the goods not sold to create and transmit the information, not only can determine the inventory status of each shopping mall, but also the effect of providing the product information that is not sold due to out of stock in real time There is also.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

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In the method for updating the product information of the plurality of shopping mall terminals, (a) Updating the product information web page corresponding to the shopping mall is set to be updated in real time in connection with the database of the shopping mall terminal, and the generation of the update information is set to be performed when the preset operating conditions Extracting URL information of the product information web page from the shopping mall terminal provided with a sensing program module that provides an interface for setting an operation condition through a condition setting window, wherein the product information web page is made of text; At least include price information; (b) extracting and storing first product information included in the product information web page using the URL information, and storing the first product information in a product information update server coupled with the shopping mall terminal through the network; Transmitting, by the product information update server, the first product information update information together with a shopping mall identifier corresponding to the shopping mall; (c) when one of the operating conditions including a change in the product information database of the shopping mall terminal and a time corresponding to the set time of the shopping mall is applied, the product information web page is used by using the URL information. Extracting second product information included; (d) comparing the second product information with previously stored first product information to generate update information including at least one of modification information, deletion information, and additional information and a shopping mall identifier corresponding to the shopping mall, and generating update information; Displaying the progress information according to the number of items updated and (e) The product information updating server identifies the shopping mall by using the shopping mall identifier and updates only the changed product information by using update information corresponding to the shopping mall. Transmitting, creating, storing, and managing a history file containing the transmission history of the product update information And setting different operating conditions corresponding to the shopping mall for each shopping mall to adjust the load of the product information updating server. delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 6, When the update information is additional information, classifying a product corresponding to the update information according to a preset product classification. The product information updating method further comprising. A recording medium tangibly embodied in a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus for performing the shopping mall product information updating method according to claim 1, and which can be read by the digital processing apparatus. In the method for updating the product information of the plurality of shopping mall terminals, (a) Updating the product information web page corresponding to the shopping mall is set to be updated in real time in connection with the database of the shopping mall terminal, and the generation of the update information is set to be performed when the preset operating conditions Providing a sensing program module to the shopping mall terminal providing an interface for setting an operating condition through a condition setting window; (b) the sensing program module is installed, and after extracting the URL information of the product information web page, the first product information included in the product information web page is extracted and stored using the URL information. Receiving a shopping mall identifier corresponding to the first product information update information and the shopping mall; (c) storing the first product information corresponding to the shopping mall by using the shopping mall identifier; (d) when one of the operating conditions including a change in the product information database of the shopping mall terminal and a time corresponding to the set time of the shopping mall terminal is used, the URL information is used to display the product information web page. Extracting second product information included, comparing the second product information with previously stored first product information, and updating information including at least one of correction information, deletion information, and additional information and a shopping mall identifier corresponding to the shopping mall Generating product information update information and the shopping mall identifier from the shopping mall terminal to display a progress rate according to generation of update information and information on the number of updated products; And (e) identifying a shopping mall by using the shopping mall identifier, and updating only changed product information by using update information corresponding to the shopping mall And adjusting the load of the product information update server by differently setting operating conditions corresponding to the shopping mall. delete delete delete delete A recording medium tangibly embodied in a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus to perform the shopping mall product information updating method according to claim 9, wherein the program can be read by the digital processing apparatus.