KR20180101078A - Apparatus and Method for online product purchase - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology for purchasing an online product that allows a purchaser to purchase a desired product at a desired price. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for purchasing an online product comprises the following steps of: (a) registering a product that a buyer wants to purchase and a desired price; (b) registering a sales item of a seller; and (c) notifying a buyer terminal of the sales item and the product price registered by the seller when the sales item and the product price registered by the seller in the step (b) match information registered by the buyer in the step (a).

Description

[0001] Apparatus and Method for Online Product Purchase [0002]

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a technique for purchasing an online product, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for purchasing an online product so that a purchaser can purchase a desired product at a desired price.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] With the recent development of information communication technology, development of information providing technology that provides information on various fields to a plurality of subscribers side through at least one host server through a remote data communication network is actively under development. Recently, information sorting technology is being developed to provide more accurate information to subscribers more quickly and to more easily access to surrounding technology and subscribers' tastes and preferences, and various various contents and application services Is being done.

On the other hand, all commodities and goods (including products, food and beverages, non-commodity tickets, vouchers, etc.) are priced and can only be purchased if the price is paid for them. These off-line market economy systems have been going on for a very long time, and recently, the development of information and communication technology has made product sales and purchases online.

That is, due to the development of the information providing technology, the number of users using the online shopping mall is increasing rapidly, and accordingly, competition among online shopping malls for attracting more users is also increasing.

EBay Auction, Gmarket, and 11th Street are the biggest online shopping malls in Korea, and Naver Knowledge Shopping and Next Shopping How are providing the most product information and shopping search engine in Korea.

These services provide numerous product information, but in so much information, users have to spend a lot of time and effort trying to find the right merchandise on the Internet.

That is, according to the existing service method, the marketing shopping information provided by the shopping sites such as Timon, 11th Street provides the desired product information in the shopping mall or provides the recommended product information based on the customer utilization information such as the big data.

However, since the product information according to the existing service method described above is not likely to be a product that the customer actually wants to purchase, and since the desired product is not necessarily the desired price, the customer is not required to make an unnecessary product recommendation. There are disadvantages that are not suitable.

Patent Registration No. 10-0569843 (registered April 4, 2006)

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for purchasing an online commodity which enables a purchaser to purchase a desired commodity at a desired price.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for purchasing an online commodity, the apparatus comprising: a first registration unit for registering a commodity desired by a buyer and a desired price; ; A second registering unit for registering a sale item of the seller; And a notifying unit for notifying the buyer terminal of the sales goods registered by the seller through the second registering unit and the goods price matching the information registered by the buyer through the first registering unit, The information including the attribute information of the goods and the desired price may be registered to the goods searched through the terminal according to the selection of the buyer, and the notification unit may display the notified sale goods through the buyer terminal so that the goods can be purchased (For example, a URL: Uniform Resource Locator).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for purchasing an on-line commodity, the apparatus comprising: an inquiry unit that enables a purchaser to inquire a desired commodity; A registering unit for registering a desired price (a desired price selected from the purchaser) for the inquired merchandise on the server; A notification unit for receiving from the server a notification of a sales product corresponding to the registered product and notifying the buyer of the notification; And a purchaser for inquiring and purchasing the notified sales goods, and the notification unit may include information (for example, URL: Uniform Resource Locator (URL)) for allowing the purchaser to inquire and purchase the notified sales product ) Can be received together.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for purchasing an online product, the method comprising: (a) registering a desired product and a desired price to be purchased by the buyer; ; (b) registering the sales item of the seller; And (c) notifying, to the buyer terminal, if the sales item and the goods price registered by the seller in the step (b) match the information registered by the buyer in the step (a) ) Allows the merchandise inquired by the purchaser to register information including the attribute information of the merchandise and the desired price according to the choice of the purchaser, and the step (c) (For example, a URL: Uniform Resource Locator) for making it possible to inquire and purchase via the Internet.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for purchasing an online product, the method comprising: (a) allowing a buyer to search for a desired product; (b) registering a desired price for the inquired product in step (a); (c) receiving a notification of a sales product corresponding to the registered product in the step (b) and notifying the buyer of the notification; And (d) allowing the purchaser to inquire and purchase the corresponding sales item notified in the step (c), and in the step (c), the purchaser can inquire the corresponding sale item (For example, a URL: Uniform Resource Locator).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for purchasing an online product.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium may be provided to combine the method for purchasing an online product with hardware.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for executing the method for purchasing an online product.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, when a commodity price of a sales commodity registered by a seller satisfies a desire of the purchaser, a notification service is provided to the purchaser and information of the commodity is provided, So that it can be purchased at a price.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for purchasing an online product according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for purchasing an online product, which is provided in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus for purchasing an online product, which is provided in a buyer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a flowchart of a method for purchasing an online product according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the purchaser terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements in the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a system for purchasing an online product according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, a communication network 1, a server 2, a buyer terminal 3, . ≪ / RTI >

The communication network 1 may be a single network or a composite network which enables communication between the server 2, the purchaser terminal 3 and the seller terminal 4 by wire, wireless and / or internet.

The server 2 provides a notification service to the buyer when the commodity price of the sales commodity registered by the seller through communication with the buyer terminal 3 and the seller terminal 4 meets the desire of the purchaser, So that the purchaser can purchase the desired product at a desired price.

The purchaser terminal 3 and the seller terminal 4 are terminals used by the buyer (customer) and the seller, respectively, and can be used as a mobile communication terminal capable of performing voice communication, video communication, data communication, A smart phone, a tablet PC, a computer, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for purchasing an on-line commodity provided in the server 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the first registration unit 21, the second registration unit 23, And a notification unit 25.

The first registration unit 21 is for registering a desired price of a commodity desired to be purchased by the purchaser. For example, the first registration unit 21 may inquire a desired commodity through an online site or the like through the purchaser terminal 3, Information and a desired price can be registered in the server 2 according to the buyer's choice.

The second registration unit 23 is for registering the sales item of the seller. For example, the second registration unit 23 allows the seller to access the server 2 via the seller terminal 4 to register the sale item.

The notifying unit 25 is for notifying the purchaser terminal 3 of the fact of registration of the commodity registered by the seller in the case of a commodity registered by the purchaser and a commodity corresponding to the desired price of the commodity, , The sales commodity registered by the seller through the second registration unit 23 and the commodity price match the information registered by the purchaser through the first registration unit 21 can be notified to the purchaser terminal, (For example, URL: Uniform Resource Locator, etc.) for making inquiry and purchase through the terminal 3.

For example, the first registering unit 21 can register a desired price including a specific range of the upper limit and the lower limit, and the notifying unit 25 notifies the second registering unit 23 that the commodity having the price within the above- It is possible to notify the goods to the purchaser terminal 3.

As another example, the first registering unit 21 can register a single desired price, and the notifying unit 25 registers the goods within the preset range on the basis of the registered single desired price through the second registering unit 23 The buyer terminal 3 can notify the buyer terminal 3.

As another example, the notifying unit 25 can notify the purchaser of the commodity similar to the specific commodity registered in the first registering unit 21 If the price is registered, the buyer terminal 3 can be notified.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for purchasing an online product provided in the purchaser terminal 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, an inquiry unit 31, a registration unit 33, 35, and a purchasing unit 37. [

The inquiry unit 31 is for allowing the purchaser to inquire the desired goods through the purchaser terminal 3 and may be a product that is connected to the server 2 or connected to another online site, Can be displayed and displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (a).

The registration unit 33 is for registering (requesting) the desired price (the desired price selected from the buyer) in the server 2 with respect to the goods searched through the inquiry unit 31. For example, (input) the desired price of the inquired product from the buyer as shown in (b) of FIG. 5, and can selectively cancel the registration (request) or (registration progress).

The notification unit 35 is for notifying the buyer of the notification of the sales product corresponding to the goods registered through the registration unit 33 from the server 2 and for notifying the buyer of the sale When the notification of the goods is received from the server 2, the notification can be displayed to the buyer as shown in Fig. 5 (c) as " goods registration notification ". At this time, (For example, URL: Uniform Resource Locator, etc.) to be inquired and purchased, but this URL information can be processed as hidden.

The purchasing unit 37 is for inquiring the sales goods notified from the server 2 via the notification unit 35 and making a purchase. For example, as shown in (d) of FIG. 5, The purchase can be proceeded by selecting 'Purchase' item at the bottom of the sales product page displayed and displayed. As an example, if 'Product registration notification' shown in FIG. 5 (c) It is possible to display the corresponding sales article page directly by the processed URL as shown in FIG. 5 (d).

For example, the above-described desired price may include a specific range of the upper limit and the lower limit, and in this case, the sales product meeting the desired product of the above-mentioned buyer may include the goods meeting the price within the above-mentioned specific range .

As another example, the above-mentioned desired price may be a single desired price, and in this case, the sales commodity corresponding to the desired commodity of the buyer may include the commodity corresponding to the price within the preset range based on the above-described single desired price .

As another example, the sales product matching the desired product by the buyer may include a product similar to the specific product registered by the buyer (e.g., a product of the same type only having different models, brands, etc.).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for purchasing an online product according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is applied to the devices 2, 3, and 4 of FIGS. 1 to 3, .

First, the purchaser accesses the server 2 through the purchaser terminal 3 to inquire about the desired goods (S401). When the desired goods are inquired as shown in FIG. 5 (a) (Step S403), the registration process is entered and a registration window for the desired price registration is displayed on the screen of the purchaser terminal 3 as shown in FIG. 5 (b) (S405).

The registration window shown in FIG. 5 (b) is used to allow a buyer to register a desired price with respect to a desired commodity. For example, the registration window may include a desired price input field for inputting a desired price of the commodity, (Registration request) selection button, and (registration proceeding) cancel button, which are described in the above-mentioned description, for example, the name of the product: LG TROM .., brand: LG Electronics, capacity: 22KG)

In the present embodiment, the above-described desired price may be a single price, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), and may be a specific range of prices including an upper limit price and a lower limit price.

5 (b), the buyer terminal 3 receives a request for a desired price from the buyer terminal 3 (step S407) And transmits the registration request message including the desired price and attribute information of the product to the server 2 (S409).

Then, the server 2 registers information (hereinafter referred to as first information) about a desired article (attribute) and a desired price (step S411) on the basis of the registration request message received from the purchaser terminal 3 in step S409, , The seller terminal 4 requests registration of the sales product (S413), and registers information on the sales product (hereinafter referred to as second information) (S415).

Next, the server 2 compares the first information registered from the buyer side in step S411 with the second information registered in step S415 from the seller side (S417), and as a result of comparison in step S417, (S419), the buyer terminal 3 notifies the buyer terminal 3 of the second item of information about the goods and the desired price (S419) (For example, URL: Uniform Resource Locator, etc.) so that the user can inquire and purchase through the Internet.

5 (c), the buyer terminal 3 receives the notification from the server 2 through the step S421 of the notification of the sales product corresponding to the desired product, (For example, URL: Uniform Resource Locator, etc.) for displaying the corresponding sale item and notifying the purchaser of the sale item to the buyer, Quot; hidden " in the 'notification' display (S423).

Finally, as shown in (d) of FIG. 5, the user can inquire the sales product and proceed to purchase by selecting 'purchase' item at the bottom of the displayed sales product page. For example, if 'Product registration notification' shown in (c) of FIG. 5 is selected, the sales article page can be directly displayed by the hidden URL as shown in (d) of FIG. 5 (S425).

For example, when the desired price including the specific range of the upper limit and the lower limit is registered at the price registration desired by the purchaser in the above-described steps S403 to S411, the goods having the price within the above-mentioned specific range in the above-described steps S413 to S421, It is possible to notify the buyer of the product (the fact of registration) and notify the buyer.

As another example, when the single desired price is registered at the desired price registration by the purchaser in the above-described steps S403 to S411, if the merchandise within the predetermined range is registered from the seller based on the single desired price in the above-described steps S413 to S421 (The fact of registration of the goods) to the buyer.

As another example, it is also possible that the merchandise similar to the specific merchandise (e.g., a product of the same kind different from the model, brand, etc.) registered from the purchaser through the steps S403 to S411 described above is received from the seller through the steps S413 to S421 If the goods are registered at a matching price, the buyer can be informed of the goods (registration facts) and notified.

Meanwhile, according to the above-described method for purchasing an online product, a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing the computer to execute the method may be implemented.

In addition, according to the above-described method for purchasing an online product, an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium may be implemented to execute the method in combination with hardware.

According to the above-described method for purchasing an online product, a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for implementing the method in a computer can be implemented.

For example, as described above, a method for purchasing an online product according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations or an application stored in such a recording medium Can be implemented. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments of the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (25)

An apparatus for purchasing an online product included in a server,
A first register for registering a desired product and a desired price to be purchased by the buyer;
A second registering unit for registering a sale item of the seller; And
A notifying unit for notifying the buyer terminal of a sale item registered by the seller through the second register unit and a product price corresponding to the information registered by the buyer through the first register unit;
And a device for purchasing an online product. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first registration unit registers information including a desired price for the inquired product through the buyer terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the notifying unit notifies the notified sales product through the buyer terminal and notifies the purchaser with information for making the purchase possible. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first register allows registration of a desired price including a specific range of an upper limit and a lower limit and the notifying unit notifies the buyer terminal of the goods within the specified range when the goods are registered through the second registering unit A device for purchasing an online product. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first registration unit allows a single desired price to be registered, and the notification unit notifies the buyer terminal of a product within a predetermined range based on the single desired price, when the goods are registered through the second registration unit Device for online product purchase. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the notification unit notifies the buyer terminal of a product similar to the specific product registered through the first registration unit when the product is registered at the desired price of the buyer through the second registration unit. 1. An apparatus for purchasing an online product included in a terminal,
An inquiry unit for allowing a buyer to inquire a desired product;
A registering unit for registering a desired price of the inquired merchandise in the server;
A notification unit for receiving from the server a notification of a sales product corresponding to the registered product and notifying the buyer of the notification; And
A purchasing unit for inquiring and purchasing the notified sales product;
And a device for purchasing an online product. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the notification unit receives information for allowing the purchaser to inquire and purchase the sales goods notified together. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the desired price includes a specific range of the upper limit and the lower limit, and the sales product matching the registered product includes the product within the specified range. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the desired price is a single desired price, and the sales commodity corresponding to the registered commodity includes a commodity within a predetermined range based on the single desired price. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the sales product matching the registered product includes a product similar to the specific product registered by the purchaser. As a method for purchasing an online product to be performed by a server,
(a) registering a commodity desired by the buyer and a desired price;
(b) registering the sales item of the seller; And
(c) notifying, to the buyer terminal, if the sales goods registered by the seller in the step (b) and the goods price meet the information registered by the buyer in the step (a);
The method comprising the steps of: 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step (a) comprises registering information including a desired price for a product inquired by the purchaser. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step (c) notifies the purchaser terminal together with information for allowing the purchaser to inquire and purchase the notified sales product. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step (a) registers a desired price including a specific range of the upper limit and the lower limit, and the step (c) notifies the buyer terminal of the goods within the specified range when the goods are registered through the step (b) A method for purchasing featured online products. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step (a) registers a single desired price, and the step (c) notifies the buyer terminal of a product within a predetermined range based on the single desired price, when the goods are registered through the step (b) A method for purchasing an online product. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step (c) notifies the buyer terminal of a product similar to the specific product registered through the step (a) when the goods are registered through the step (b) at a desired price range desired by the buyer . A method for purchasing an on-line commodity, the method comprising:
(a) allowing a buyer to inquire a desired product;
(b) registering a desired price for the inquired product in step (a);
(c) receiving a notification of a sales product corresponding to the registered product in the step (b) and notifying the buyer of the notification; And
(d) inquiring of the sales product notified in the step (c) and making it available for purchase;
The method comprising the steps of: 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the step (c) includes receiving information for allowing the purchaser to inquire and purchase the corresponding sales product notified of the purchase. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the desired price includes a specific range of the upper and lower limits, and the selling product matching the registered product includes the goods within the specified range. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the desired price is a single desired price, and the sales commodity corresponding to the registered commodity includes a commodity within a predetermined range based on the single desired price. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the sales product matching the registered product includes a product similar to the specific product registered by the purchaser. 22. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the method for purchasing an online product as set forth in any one of claims 12 to 22. 22. An application stored on a computer-readable recording medium for executing the method for purchasing the online product according to any one of claims 12 to 22 in combination with hardware. 22. A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the method for purchasing the online product according to any one of claims 12 to 22.

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