KR20240144054A - Apparatus for Providing Steel Import and Export Service and Driving Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steel export/import service device and a method for operating the device. The steel export/import service device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit which stores a purchaser's import status information and a producer's export status information for steel products, respectively, and a control unit which shares in real time the export status information of steel products provided by a producer terminal device of a producer to generate big data, analyzes the generated big data by applying artificial intelligence (AI), and concludes an export/import transaction of steel products between the purchaser's terminal device and the producer terminal device based on the analysis result.

Description

{Apparatus for Providing Steel Import and Export Service and Driving Method Thereof}

The present invention relates to a steel export/import service device and a method for operating the device, and more specifically, to a steel export/import service device that provides a global one-stop steel export/import service based on artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and ICT to small and medium-sized enterprises handling materials, parts, and equipment in one place, and a method for operating the device.

In general, goods are sold by adding an appropriate profit margin to the cost price calculated by the seller, and the buyer accepts this price from the seller and pays money to purchase the goods, which can be called a typical commercial transaction. At this time, with the spread and development of the Internet, online transactions of goods are becoming more active, and not only clothes and daily necessities, but also automobiles are being traded online recently. This online transaction through the Internet has the advantage of saving time and money because the buyer does not have to go in person, and does not have to move the purchased goods in person.

Industrial goods are not much different. Previously, online services were conducted in the form of open market sales, focusing on steel bars or lacking the independence of the operating entity, for example, in relation to steel. For example, if you search for steel products on the Internet, many steel companies are found, and if you search open markets such as Gmarket, Auction, and Alibaba, many products are displayed.

However, these open market platforms have the unique characteristics of the steel industry that make it difficult for buyers to make direct purchases. In other words, competitors have the problem that it is difficult to conclude a transaction because they do not meet the actual needs of buyers (e.g. price, quality, delivery, etc.) through open market sales.

In other words, information is lacking, making it difficult for buyers to select the right steel for their intended use. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain information because each steel sales company manages inventory quantity, sales price, etc. in a closed manner.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2216122 (2021.02.08) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0840239 (June 16, 2008) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0019929 (2006.03.06) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0045916 (May 8, 2018)

The purpose of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a steel import/export service device and an operating method thereof that can provide a global one-stop steel import/export service based on artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and ICT to small and medium-sized enterprises handling materials, parts, and equipment in one place.

A steel export/import service device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a buyer's import status information and a producer's export status information for steel products, and a control unit that shares in real time the export status information of the steel products provided by the producer's producer terminal device to generate big data, analyzes the generated big data by applying artificial intelligence (AI), and concludes an export/import transaction of the steel products between the buyer's buyer terminal device and the producer terminal device based on the analysis result.

The above control unit further stores, in the storage unit, buyer member information including the buyer's country of residence and items handled, and producer member information including the producer's country of residence and items produced, and can control such that mutual information is confirmed through a service screen on the buyer terminal device and the producer terminal device.

The above control unit can register and process order information provided after confirming the producer member information and the export status information from the buyer terminal device, and process the successful bid result from the buyer terminal device based on the bidding information from the producer terminal device participating in the bidding based on the registered and processed order information.

The above control unit can calculate an expected import price based on the analysis results of big data collected during the import/export transaction when the purchaser's terminal device requests registration processing of the order information and notify the result on the screen of the purchaser's terminal device.

The above control unit can provide newly created information related to the exporter of the producer to the purchaser terminal when the registration processing of the above order information is completed.

The above control unit registers the order information on the bidding bulletin board on the generated screen, and can register the order information including price, steel type, specifications, quantity, and delivery date information.

The above control unit can enable the production progress and shipping status related to the contract to be checked on a contract progress board on a screen generated when a service request is made from the producer terminal device when a contract between the buyer and the producer is completed.

The above control unit receives information on contract status, production plan and inventory status as export status information from the producer terminal device, stores it in the storage unit, and can display it on the screen of the buyer terminal device.

In addition, the method for operating the steel import/export service device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a step in which a storage unit stores a buyer's import status information and a producer's export status information for steel products, respectively, and a step in which a control unit shares in real time the export status information of the steel product provided by the producer's producer terminal device to generate big data, analyzes the generated big data by applying artificial intelligence (AI), and concludes an export/import transaction of the steel product between the buyer's buyer terminal device and the producer terminal device based on the analysis result.

The above driving method may further include a step of further storing, in the storage unit, buyer member information including the buyer's country of residence and handled items and producer member information including the producer's country of residence and produced items, and a step of controlling mutual information to be confirmed through a service screen on the buyer terminal device and the producer terminal device.

The above driving method may further include a step of registering and processing order information provided after confirmation of the producer member information and the export status information at the buyer terminal, and a step of processing a successful bid result from the buyer terminal based on bidding information from the producer terminal participating in the bidding based on the registered and processed order information.

The above driving method may further include a step of calculating an expected import price based on the analysis results of big data collected during the import/export transaction and notifying the result on the screen of the purchaser's terminal device when the purchaser's terminal device requests registration processing of the order information.

The above driving method may further include a step of providing newly created information related to the exporter of the producer to the purchaser terminal device when the registration processing of the order information is completed.

The above driving method may further include a step of registering the order information on a bidding bulletin board on a parasitic screen and registering the order information including price, steel type, specifications, quantity, and delivery date information.

The above driving method may further include a step of checking the production progress and shipping status related to the contract on a contract progress board generated on a screen when a service request is made from the producer terminal device when a contract between the purchaser and the producer is completed.

The above driving method may further include a step of receiving information on contract status, production plan and inventory status as export status information from the producer terminal device, storing the information in the storage unit, and displaying the information on the screen of the buyer terminal device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, convenience in purchasing steel can be provided to buyers in the steel industry. Previously, purchases were determined by the number of steel sellers (e.g., data) discovered by a buyer and the price suggested by the seller. Accordingly, only the passion of the buyer can achieve cost reduction. However, cost reduction can be easily achieved.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by forming big data on sellers and buyers in the steel industry and using artificial intelligence to accurately determine the needs of buyers and conclude a transaction, the accuracy of the transaction can be increased.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the present invention improves the asymmetry of information (e.g. price, inventory status, etc.) between sellers and buyers, which is a structural characteristic of the steel industry, so that buyers can make rational consumption.

For example, in the case of a producer who is a seller, it is not possible to respond sensitively to consumption due to the structural characteristics of steel in the past, but in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to respond sensitively to the purchaser's consumption. In addition, in the case of a purchaser, it is possible to reduce this inconvenience, where previously, the purchaser had to call each company directly to check inventory and request a quotation before making a purchase decision.

Figure 1 is a drawing showing a global one-stop steel import/export system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the functions of the steel import/export service device of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating the detailed structure of the steel import/export service device of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation process of the steel import/export service device of Figure 1, and
Figures 5a to 5c are drawings showing in detail the service flow of the online platform provided by the steel import/export service device of Figure 1.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing a global one-stop steel import/export system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a drawing briefly schematically illustrating the functions of the steel import/export service device of FIG. 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a global one-stop steel import/export system (90) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes part or all of a buyer terminal device (100), a producer terminal device (110), a communication network (120), and a steel import/export service device (130).

Here, the term "including some or all" means that some components, such as the steel import/export service device (130), are omitted so that the buyer terminal device (100) or the producer terminal device (110) can perform direct communication (e.g., P2P communication, blockchain-type P2P communication, etc.) via the communication network (120), or some or all of the components constituting the steel import/export service device (130) can be integrated into a network device (e.g., wireless switching device, etc.) constituting the communication network (120), and is explained as including all in order to help sufficient understanding of the invention.

The buyer terminal device (100) includes (or means) terminal devices of domestic steel distributors, domestic shipbuilding parts companies, domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, that is, material, parts and equipment companies, overseas steel distributors, overseas construction companies and overseas building material companies. The buyer terminal device (100) includes all PC-based terminal devices such as desktop computers or laptop computers, and mobile-based terminal devices such as tablet PCs, wearable devices worn on the user's wrist and smartphones. Of course, in Fig. 2 (a), a mobile-based service that executes an application (hereinafter, "app") installed on a smartphone is exemplified, but since the service can be provided web-based, the embodiment of the present invention will not be particularly limited to any one form.

Through the purchaser terminal device (100), purchasers can access the steel import/export service device (130) of Fig. 1 and use one-stop services related to steel purchases, etc. In other words, various tasks such as steel manufacturing, import/export, logistics, warehousing, and processing can be handled in one place on one online site. Of course, in Fig. 1, only purchasers and sellers are shown so as not to obscure the logic of the invention, but various companies, such as terminal devices of logistics companies, can participate in addition to these. These companies can be collectively called third-party companies. They are third-party companies. Therefore, they can be understood as having a third-party device. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, third-party companies are excluded for the convenience of explanation.

The buyer terminal (100) can perform various actions in addition to the membership registration process to use the service. For example, when a buyer directly proposes a purchase item through a reverse auction, producers of the producer terminal (100) can bid on the reverse auction item at an export price to conduct an import/export transaction. At this time, the steel import/export service device (130) can enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises and the like through an artificial intelligence-based mobile steel import/export platform.

In this way, the buyer terminal (100) can collect demand data, such as checking the trend of steel demand, through the steel import/export service device (130), and perform operations such as purchasing patterns, purchasing plans, and even material development requests. For example, when a buyer of the buyer terminal (100) registers an import order in the steel import/export service device (130), producers of the production terminal (110) can participate in the bidding. In this process, when the buyer terminal (100) completes the registration of the import order, it can receive new order information (or new creation information) of the exporter, i.e., the producer, from the steel import/export service device (130). It can receive it through e-mail, text message, SNS, etc. For example, it can also receive information on a new company.

In addition, the buyer terminal device (100) checks the bidding information for the import order registration, and then selects the optimal auction and concludes the bidding on the optimal bidding conditions. Then, if the bidding result is satisfactory, a bilateral contract is created with the import/export company, i.e., the producer. Of course, the transmission or creation of such a contract can also be done in one stop through the steel import/export service device (130). In addition, the buyer terminal device (100) can transfer the import contract deposit in the contract to the company and participate in service processes such as customs clearance and quality inspection to perform operations. Other details will be discussed later.

The producer terminal device (110) refers to the terminal device of the producer, i.e., the exporter of steel products, and the producer includes terminal devices owned by overseas steel companies, overseas steel distributors, domestic steel companies, domestic steel distributors, etc. Of course, the type of terminal device is not much different from the purchaser terminal device (100), and includes various types of devices such as computers, smartphones, and wearable devices that can access the Internet environment through a web browser.

The producers of the producer terminal device (110) participate in the bidding after checking the import order information or data (e.g., member information, import status information, etc.) registered by the buyer. As in the case of the buyer, the producer of the production terminal device (110) accesses the steel import/export service device (130) and registers information such as persona, country of origin, and production items as member information when registering as a member, and also registers information such as contract status, production plan, and inventory status as export status, and then periodically updates it so that the buyer can check the corresponding information. Of course, the producer terminal device (110) may include a server, and the steel import/export service device (130) may be linked to the producer's server to share and process the corresponding information, i.e., data, in real time. In addition, if the producer of the producer terminal device (110) participates in the bidding and is successful in the bidding, a mutual contract is drawn up with the buyer, and the final quality inspection results or information related to packaging and shipping may be provided to the buyer, who is a party to the contract, through the steel import/export service device (130). Of course, you can check the information if there is a remittance from the buyer during the contract process. We will discuss other details in more detail later.

In addition, the producer terminal device (110) can respond sensitively to consumption due to the structural characteristics of steel by connecting to the steel import/export service device (130) and using the service. To this end, the producer terminal device (110) can not only check information such as news articles about steel through the platform, but also respond quickly to consumption by buyers by checking data such as purchase patterns of buyers.

The communication network (120) includes both wired and wireless communication networks. For example, a wired or wireless Internet network may be used or linked as the communication network (120). Here, the wired network includes an Internet network such as a cable network or a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and the wireless communication network includes CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, EPC (Evolved Packet Core), LTE (Long Term Evolution), Wibro, etc. Of course, the communication network (120) according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be used, for example, in a cloud computing network under a cloud computing environment, a 5G network, etc. For example, if the communication network (120) is a wired communication network, an access point within the communication network (120) can connect to a telephone exchange, etc., but if it is a wireless communication network, data can be processed by connecting to an SGSN or GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) operated by a communication company, or data can be processed by connecting to various relays such as a BTS (Base Transsive Station), NodeB, or e-NodeB.

The communication network (120) may include an access point. The access point here includes a small base station such as a femto or pico base station that is installed in many buildings. The femto or pico base station is classified according to the maximum number of buyer terminal devices (100) or producer terminal devices (110) that can be connected to the small base station. Of course, the access point may include a short-distance communication module for performing short-distance communication such as Zigbee and Wi-Fi with the buyer terminal device (100) or producer terminal device (110). The access point may use TCP/IP or RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) for wireless communication. Here, short-distance communication may be performed in various standards such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, infrared, RF (Radio Frequency) such as UHF (Ultra High Frequency) and VHF (Very High Frequency) in addition to Wi-Fi, and ultra-wideband communication (UWB). Accordingly, the access point can extract the location of the data packet, designate the best communication path for the extracted location, and transmit the data packet along the designated communication path to the next device, such as a steel export/import service device (130). The access point can share multiple lines in a general network environment, and includes, for example, a router, a repeater, and a repeater.

The steel import/export service device (130) performs an intermediary role between buyers of the buyer terminal device (100) and producers of the producer terminal device (110) in relation to the steel industry, but also performs operations to improve information asymmetry between steel consumers and producers, meet consumer needs (e.g., systematic knowledge service, reasonable price, etc.), and provide customer services (e.g., quality assurance, on-time delivery, etc.). To this end, the steel import/export service device (130) mediates optimal import/export transactions through big data analysis using artificial intelligence.

More specifically, the steel import/export service device (130) according to the embodiment of the present invention operates to provide export/import financial brokerage, artificial intelligence (e.g., reverse auction), big data information, quality standardization, and logistics processing services in order to provide the above services. Through this, it operates as an integrated import/export platform that provides manufacturing technology, purchasing agency, logistics, warehouse, processing, etc. through the combination of new technologies such as the Internet, artificial intelligence, and big data with non-steel businesses such as finance, ICT, processing, and distribution at each stage of the steel import/export value chain. In the embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding service may be named 'Steel 1004'. It earns revenue through fees for services related to export business, logistics, and processing.

Here, export and import financial intermediation is made smart through financial intermediation services such as foreign exchange remittances, maximizing efficiency through structuring steel pipe import and export data, and establishing product production, quality, and information systems. In addition, in terms of big data, it is possible to analyze customer needs and purchasing patterns, collect data on steel demand forecasts and wire rod responses in each country, and understand manufacturers' inventory and production schedules. Through artificial intelligence programs, it is possible to build an optimal reverse auction system, analyze customer-specific purchasing/consumption patterns and respond in real time, and establish real-time inventory and production plans for exporters. The artificial intelligence program accumulates data based on transactions between buyers and producers, and can perform predictive actions related to steel purchase and consumption through analysis of big data based on such accumulation. In terms of quality standardization, it provides services for obtaining standard certifications for each country, provides customized quality testing and warranty issuance services for each customer, and unifies material specifications and packaging. In terms of logistics processing, it optimizes through digitalization of the process of maritime and inland transportation, and provides digital-based smart subcontracting services.

In summary, the steel import/export service device (130) according to the embodiment of the present invention can serve as a global import/export steel system that provides steel manufacturing, import/export, logistics, warehouse, and processing services by combining artificial intelligence, big data, and ICT-based curation technology that meets the actual needs of buyers with steel-specific businesses such as processing and distribution.

For example, the steel import/export service device (130) according to the embodiment of the present invention can present priority conditions when a buyer registers a new order. For example, if conditions such as lowest price priority, delivery priority, and quality priority are presented together, the steel import/export service device (130) can calculate an expected import price through data analysis results, etc., and present it to the buyer terminal device (100). For example, if there is a result that satisfies the same condition, the price can be presented based on that, and if there is no same condition, the price can be predicted and presented based on similar conditions. For this purpose, the steel import/export service device (130) can analyze big data through an artificial intelligence program. In this process, if the buyer is satisfied with the expected import price, the import order is registered. In this process, the steel import/export service device (130) can provide new information related to the exporter.

In addition, when producers of producer terminals (110) participate in the bidding, the steel export/import service device (130) communicates with the buyer terminal (100) to perform work for selecting the optimal auction, thereby ensuring that the optimal bid is made. When there is an optimal bid, the steel export/import service device (130) can perform a successful bid notification to the producer terminal (110), and thereafter, can provide additional services such as a contract service between the buyer and the producer, a remittance service, and of course, a customs clearance service and data related to quality inspection. Other details will be discussed later.

The steel import/export service device (130) according to an embodiment of the present invention can investigate steel products that are not produced domestically or are uncompetitive and thus depend on imports (e.g., steel products that are out of stock and take at least 75 days to import) in order to resolve inconveniences experienced by buyers, such as small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, it utilizes big data to collect buyer information such as the buyer's purchase items, purchase patterns, and purchase plans, and producer information such as inventory status, import prices, and production schedules, and convert them into big data. Furthermore, the steel import/export service device (130) can enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through an artificial intelligence-based mobile steel import/export platform in which, based on the collected big data, buyers directly propose purchase items for reverse auction, and producers bid on the reverse auction items at an export price, thereby conducting import/export transactions.

Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating the detailed structure of the steel import/export service device of Figure 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the steel import/export service device (130) of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes part or all of a communication interface unit (300), a control unit (310), a steel import/export processing unit (320), and a storage unit (330).

Here, the expression “including some or all” means that some components, such as the storage unit (330), may be configured by omitting them, or some components, such as the steel import/export processing unit (320), may be configured by integrating them into other components, such as the control unit (310), and in order to help a sufficient understanding of the invention, it is described as including all.

The communication interface unit (300) communicates with the purchaser terminal device (100) and the producer terminal device (110) via the communication network (120) of Fig. 1, respectively. In the process of performing communication, the communication interface unit (300) can perform operations such as modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, muxing/demuxing, and scaling to convert resolution, which are obvious to those skilled in the art, so further explanation is omitted.

The communication interface unit (300) can provide various information according to the service request of the purchaser terminal device (100) or the producer terminal device (110). Here, "information" includes, for example, various types of information related to the producer, i.e., companies that produce or distribute steel in the steel industry, in the case of the purchaser. For example, the purchaser can check information on the producer's production items, country of origin, inventory status, etc., and the producer can check the consumption trends of the purchasers and respond quickly to the purchasers' consumption, and the communication interface unit (300) can be involved in such operations.

In addition, the communication interface unit (300) enables the steel purchase operation to be performed in a reverse auction manner under the control of the control unit (310). For example, when a new order is registered from a buyer, the order information is received and provided to the control unit (310). In addition, the communication interface unit (300) receives information about participation in a bid after confirmation of the bid information on the new bid bulletin board from the producer terminal device (110) and provides the information to the control unit (310). In addition, the communication interface unit (300) is involved in various other operations.

The control unit (310) is responsible for the overall control operations of the communication interface unit (300), the steel import/export processing unit (320), and the storage unit (330) of FIG. 3. For example, when there is an order registration request from a buyer from the communication interface unit (300), the control unit (310) can receive order information, temporarily store it in the storage unit (330), retrieve it, and provide it to the steel import/export processing unit (320). In addition, when there is a bid participation of a producer from the new bid bulletin board, the control unit (310) can receive related information from the communication interface unit (300), temporarily store it in the storage unit (330), retrieve it, and provide it to the steel import/export processing unit (320) so that data processing can be performed.

In addition, the control unit (310) performs various operations in conjunction with the steel import/export processing unit (320), and in addition to processing data in the reverse auction method related to steel purchase according to the embodiment of the present invention, the communication interface unit (300) is controlled to systematically classify and store analysis results, etc. analyzed by processing data in the steel import/export processing unit (320), in the DB (130a) of FIG. 1. In addition, when there is a service request from the purchaser terminal device (100) or the producer terminal device (110), the control unit (310) can control the steel import/export processing unit (320) to execute a program installed therein and provide a service screen, and in the process, can provide steel news (e.g., domestic and overseas) in the form of press articles or analysis data on the purchase patterns of purchasers to the producer. Conversely, data on the producer's inventory status, contract status, production plan, etc. can be provided to the purchaser.

The steel import/export processing unit (320) provides a service screen by installing a program for providing a one-stop steel import/export service according to an embodiment of the present invention and executing the program. In addition, the steel import/export processing unit (320) collects transaction data of buyers and producers to form big data, and analyzes the big data through an artificial intelligence program to generate or predict various information on the buyer's purchasing pattern, real-time issues, recent transaction status, future outlook, etc. The advantage of artificial intelligence is that it can perform predictive actions differently from the existing rule-based service method. Therefore, the steel import/export processing unit (320) typically calculates and shows the expected import price when a buyer registers a new order. For example, in the case of identical conditions, the same price can be suggested based on previously stored data, that is, by comparison, but in the case of no identical conditions, data with similar conditions can be found and the price can be suggested by adding or subtracting from the corresponding price. At this time, in order to increase the accuracy of the price suggestion through the artificial intelligence program, the price can be suggested based on multiple data, and the buyer can be notified of the basis for the calculation, for example.

In addition to the producer's participation in the bid for the buyer's order, the steel import/export processing department (320) can proceed with the drafting of the contract, for example, based on a messenger (e.g., AI chatbot, etc.), in the case of a final successful bid. Of course, this will not be particularly limited. In this way, the service can be processed in one stop and a basis can be left so that it can be used in the event of a dispute. When the contract is completed, the steel import/export processing department (320) can request payment from the buyer before the date of the contract deposit payment based on the contract deposit payment date, and if there is payment confirmation from the producer, it can be seen that all service procedures are conducted online until the final result according to the contract, such as steel materials, is provided to the buyer. After that, the buyer performs actions such as evaluating export/import companies related to the contract and accumulating mileage.

The storage unit (330) stores various types of information or data processed under the control of the control unit (310). Here, information and data are terms that are often used interchangeably in practice, so the concepts of such terms will not be specifically limited. For example, steel news may be useful information, but may also be expressed as useful data. In addition, the purchaser's order details may be expressed as order information or order data. The storage unit (330) temporarily stores data and then outputs it under the control of the control unit (310) so that it is provided to the steel import/export processing unit (320).

In addition to the above, the communication interface unit (300), control unit (310), steel import/export processing unit (320), and storage unit (330) of Fig. 3 can perform various operations, and since other detailed information has been sufficiently explained above, such information will be used instead.

The communication interface unit (300), the control unit (310), the steel import/export processing unit (320), and the storage unit (330) of FIG. 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention are configured as hardware modules that are physically separated from each other, but each module may store software for performing the above operations therein and execute the same. However, the software is a collection of software modules, and each module may be formed of hardware, so there will be no particular limitation on the configuration, such as software or hardware. For example, the storage unit (330) may be hardware, such as storage or memory. However, it is also possible to store information (repository) in software, so there will be no particular limitation on the above.

Meanwhile, as another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit (310) may include a CPU and a memory, and may be formed as a single chip. The CPU may include a control circuit, an operation unit (ALU), a command interpretation unit, and a registry, and the memory may include a RAM. The control circuit may perform a control operation, the operation unit may perform an operation of binary bit information, and the command interpretation unit may include an interpreter or a compiler to convert a high-level language into machine language and vice versa, and the registry may be involved in software data storage. According to the above configuration, for example, at the beginning of the operation of the steel import/export service device (130), a program stored in the steel import/export processing unit (320) may be copied and loaded into the memory, that is, the RAM, and then executed, thereby rapidly increasing the data operation processing speed.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation process of a steel export/import service device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For convenience of explanation, referring to FIG. 4 together with FIG. 1, the steel import/export service device (130) according to the embodiment of the present invention stores the import status information of the buyer and the export status information of the producer for the steel products, respectively (S400). Here, if the import status information of the buyer includes information such as contract status, import plan, and virtual import, the export status information of the producer includes information such as contract status, production plan, and inventory status. In addition, the steel import/export service device (130) further stores the member information of the buyer and the producer, and the member information stores the persona, the country of location, and information on the handled items in the case of the buyer, and information on the produced items in the case of the producer. With regard to the export status information of the producer, it is possible to provide information from the producer terminal device (110), but it is also possible to share the data in real time by linking with the server operated by the producer.

In addition, the steel export/import service device (130) shares in real time the export status information of steel products provided by the producer's producer terminal device (110) to generate big data, analyzes the generated big data by applying artificial intelligence, and concludes an export/import transaction of steel products between the buyer's buyer terminal device (100) and the producer terminal device (110) based on the analysis results (S410).

In this process, the steel import/export service device (130) registers and processes the order information provided after checking the member information and export status information previously stored in relation to the producer in the buyer's buyer terminal device (100), and processes the successful bid result made in the buyer's terminal device (100) based on the bidding information from the producer terminal device (110) of the producer participating in the bidding based on the registered and processed order information. This can be called a 'reverse auction method' in the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the steel import/export service device (130) performs various operations. For example, the steel import/export service device (130) can provide an estimated price according to the pre-entered conditions of the buyer terminal device (100) before the final order is made by registering order information, and this can be analyzed using artificial intelligence based on pre-stored data, that is, big data, to increase accuracy. At this time, the conditions can be checked by checking items such as lowest price priority, delivery priority, quality priority, company reliability priority, and country of origin, and the estimated import price can be calculated based on this and provided to the buyer of the buyer terminal device (100).

In addition to the above, the steel import/export service device (130) of Fig. 1 can perform various operations, and since other detailed information has been sufficiently explained above, it will be replaced with that information.

FIGS. 5A to 5C are drawings showing in detail the service flow (e.g., storyboard) of the online platform provided by the steel import/export service device of FIG. 1. In FIGS. 5A and 5B, A, B, C, D, C, and E represent parts that are connected to each other in the flowchart, and A' and E' in FIG. 5B represent parts that are connected to A' and E' in FIG. 5C in the flowchart.

FIGS. 5A to 5C briefly describe only the main functions of the steel import/export service device (130) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As seen in FIGS. 5A and 5B, if the buyer's buyer terminal device (100) connects to the steel import/export service device (130) and accesses the service screen through three major routes (S500, S510, S520), the producer's producer terminal device (110) can connect to the service screen through four major routes (S530, S540, S550, S560).

For convenience of explanation, referring to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B together with FIG. 1, the steel import/export service device (130) of FIG. 1 can perform a procedure for registering information on member information and import status with the purchaser terminal device (100) of FIG. 1 (S500). In this step, information on the country of origin, items handled, etc. can be provided as member information, and information on contract status, import plan, virtual import, etc. can be registered in relation to import status. Here, virtual import can mean, for example, the purchaser's expected purchase information on steel, etc.

In addition, the steel export/import service device (130) provides information such as steel news, real-time issues in the steel industry, recent transaction status, and future outlook at the request of the buyer terminal device (100) (S510).

In addition, the steel export/import service device (130) registers a new order in the form of a reverse auction related to the purchase of steel from the purchaser terminal device (100), and performs an operation for winning the bid with the optimal bidding conditions (S520). In detail, this process includes an operation for calculating an expected import price, an operation for asking whether the expected import price is satisfied, an operation for transmitting new order information of an exporter when an import order is registered, and various other operations such as asking whether the successful bid result is satisfied or requesting a reason for not being satisfied. The details will be replaced by the contents of FIGS. 5a to 5c. In addition, the steel export/import service device (130) processes data related to contracts, financial payments, shipment and customs clearance, quality control, etc., and the details of this will also be replaced by the contents of FIGS. 5a to 5c.

Meanwhile, the steel import/export service device (130) of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs operations related to bidding for a buyer's order (S530), steel news confirmation operation (S540), contract progress board processing operation (S550), member registration operation (S560), etc. in relation to the producer terminal device (110).

For the bidding operation, the steel export/import service device (130) provides a bidding bulletin board screen according to the service request of the producer terminal device (110). This allows the producer to check the buyer's bidding information. The bidding bulletin board can provide a screen layout to generate a list based on the title in the order in which the order was placed and to check the detailed order details when a specific item is selected from the list. Of course, the screen configuration can be variously configured, so it will not be specifically limited to this screen configuration.

In addition, the steel export/import service device (130) can provide information such as steel news, just like a buyer, when there is a service request from a producer terminal device (110). Of course, at this stage, various types of information on the buyers' purchasing patterns can be further confirmed.

In addition, the steel export/import service device (130) enables information such as production progress and shipment to be confirmed through the contract progress board. It can also be formed on Mypage, etc. on the service screen provided by the platform. When there is a request for a contract due to a successful bid from the buyer, the steel export/import service device (130) notifies the producer terminal device (110) of this fact and then matches the new export contract with the relevant producer and stores it so that the producer terminal device (110) can confirm it. As can be seen in Fig. 5a, the steel export/import service device (130) can process data related to the contract through the contract progress board, and also processes data related to shipment of steel products, etc. after the contract by distinguishing them. Since Fig. 5a clearly shows different data processing routes on the storyboard, further explanation will be omitted. For example, the steel export/import service device (130) periodically checks the contract schedule after the contract and periodically notifies the producer terminal device (110) to prevent mistakes in the shipping and customs clearance procedures by checking in real time or periodically through the system and notifying the producer terminal device (110).

In addition, the steel import/export service device (130) carries out procedures for registering member information, registers information such as the country of origin (or affiliation) and product, so that the purchaser can check it, and periodically inputs (or links) and updates data on contract status, production plan, inventory status, etc., so that the purchaser can also easily and conveniently check the export status of the producer.

In addition to the above, the steel import/export service device (130) of Fig. 1 can perform various operations, and since other detailed information has been sufficiently explained above, it will be replaced with that information.

Meanwhile, even if all the components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined as one or operating in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such embodiments. That is, within the scope of the purpose of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively combined and operated one or more times. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined and implemented as a computer program having a program module that performs some or all of the functions combined in one or more hardware. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by a person skilled in the art of the present invention. Such a computer program may be stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing the embodiments of the present invention.

Here, the non-transitory readable storage medium means a medium that semi-permanently stores data and can be read by a device, rather than a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, or memory. Specifically, the above-described programs can be stored and provided on a non-transitory readable storage medium, such as a CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, or ROM.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Furthermore, such modifications should not be understood individually from the technical idea or prospect of the present invention.

100: Buyer terminal 110: Producer terminal
120: Communication network 130: Steel import and export service device
300: Communication interface section 310: Control section
320: Steel import and export processing department 330: Storage department

Claims (10)

A storage unit that stores import status information including information on the buyer's contract status and import plan for steel products, and stores export status information of the producer; and
A control unit that shares the export status information of the steel product provided by the producer terminal of the producer in real time to generate big data, analyzes the generated big data by applying artificial intelligence (AI), and concludes an export/import transaction of the steel product between the buyer terminal of the buyer and the producer terminal based on the analysis results; including,
The above control unit provides a one-stop service that handles steel manufacturing, import/export, logistics, warehouse and processing work related to steel purchase through the purchaser terminal in one place on the online site.
The above control unit calculates the expected import price based on the analysis results of big data collected during the import/export transaction and notifies it on the screen of the purchaser's terminal when the purchaser's terminal requests registration of order information for purchasing steel on the online site.
The above control unit calculates an expected import price based on the entered priority conditions through data analysis results when the buyer of the above purchaser terminal device indicates the lowest price priority, delivery priority, quality priority, company trust priority and country of origin priority conditions together when registering a new order on the above online site, and presents the price based on the results that meet the same conditions and the results that do not meet the same conditions when calculating and presenting the above expected import price.
The above control unit, if there is a result that satisfies the same conditions, presents the same price based on the result, and if there is no same conditions, finds data with similar conditions and presents the price in the form of adding or subtracting from the price related to the data with the similar conditions.
The above control unit is a steel export/import service device that notifies the purchaser of the purchaser terminal of the basis for calculation when presenting the above price. In the first paragraph,
The above control unit collects transaction data of the buyer and the producer to form big data, analyzes the big data through an artificial intelligence program to generate or predict information on the buyer's purchasing pattern, real-time issues, recent transaction status, and future outlook, and provides analysis data on the buyer's purchasing pattern to the producer of the producer terminal device. A steel export/import service device. In the first paragraph,
The above control unit is a steel import/export service device that asks the purchaser of the purchaser terminal device whether he or she is satisfied with the expected import price, and registers an import order on the online site when the purchaser is satisfied. In the first paragraph,
The above control unit is a steel export/import service device that provides contract services, remittance services, customs clearance services, and quality inspection-related data services between buyers and producers when producers of the above producer terminal device participate in a bid and a successful bid is completed. In paragraph 4,
The above control unit is a steel export/import service device that processes the one-stop service and creates a contract using a messenger-based artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to leave a basis for use in the event of a dispute when the final bid of the producer for the buyer's order is made. A step for storing import status information including information on the purchaser's contract status and import plan for steel products and storing export status information of the producer; and
A step in which the control unit shares in real time the export status information of the steel product provided by the producer terminal of the producer to generate big data, analyzes the generated big data by applying artificial intelligence (AI), and concludes an export/import transaction of the steel product between the buyer terminal of the buyer and the producer terminal based on the analysis result; including,
The steps to conclude the above import/export transaction are:
A step for providing a one-stop service that handles steel manufacturing, import/export, logistics, warehousing and processing related to steel purchases through the above buyer terminal in one place on an online site;
When the purchaser's terminal device requests registration of order information for purchasing steel on the online site, a step of calculating an expected import price based on the analysis results of big data collected during the import/export transaction and notifying the same on the screen of the purchaser's terminal device;
When a buyer of the above buyer terminal device registers a new order on the above online site, if the buyer presents the lowest price priority, delivery priority, quality priority, company trust priority and country of origin priority conditions together, an expected import price according to the previously entered priority conditions is calculated through data analysis results and presented to the buyer terminal device, and when the above expected import price is calculated and presented, a price based on cases where there are results that meet the same conditions and cases where there are no identical conditions is presented respectively;
If there is a result that satisfies the same conditions as above, a step of presenting the same price based on the result, and if there is no same conditions as above, a step of finding data with similar conditions and presenting the price in the form of adding or subtracting from the price related to the data with similar conditions; and
A step of notifying the purchaser of the purchaser terminal of the basis for calculation when presenting the above price;
A method for operating a steel import/export service device, including: In Article 6,
The steps to conclude the above import/export transaction are:
A method for operating a steel import/export service device, further comprising the steps of collecting transaction data of the purchaser and the producer to form big data, analyzing the big data through an artificial intelligence program to generate or predict information on the purchaser's purchasing pattern, real-time issues, recent transaction status, and future outlook, and providing analysis data on the purchaser's purchasing pattern to the producer of the producer terminal device. In Article 6,
The steps to conclude the above import/export transaction are:
A method for operating a steel import/export service device, further comprising the step of asking a purchaser of the purchaser terminal device whether he or she is satisfied with the expected import price, and registering an import order on the online site when the purchaser is satisfied. In Article 6,
The steps to conclude the above import/export transaction are:
A method for operating a steel import/export service device, further comprising a step of providing a contract service, remittance service, customs clearance service, and quality inspection-related data service between a buyer and a producer when the producers of the above producer terminal device participate in the bidding and the bidding is completed. In Article 9,
The steps to conclude the above import/export transaction are:
A method for operating a steel import/export service device, which further includes a step of creating a contract using a messenger-based artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to process the one-stop service and leave a basis for use in the event of a dispute when the final bid of the producer for the buyer's order is made.