JP7212696B2 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT INFORMATION USING MESSENGER AND NON-TEMPORARY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Google Patents

Description

The following description relates to techniques for supporting commodity transactions.

An instant messenger, which is a general communication tool, is software capable of sending and receiving messages and data in real time. can exchange messages in real time.

Such a messenger function is widely used not only in PCs but also in the mobile environment of mobile communication terminals.

For example, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0074304 (published on September 30, 2002) describes a wireless communication system capable of providing messenger services between mobile messengers installed in mobile terminals. A mobile messenger service system and method for a mobile terminal using a communication network are disclosed.

In general, messengers support users to share various information such as photos, videos, files, contacts, locations, schedules, etc. through chat rooms, and to search for information shared in chat rooms. .

Using messenger, it is possible to provide a platform that can support more convenient and efficient commodity transactions between sellers and buyers.

It is possible to obtain the information of the goods to be traded from the video input by the seller to the messenger using artificial intelligence (AI).

Based on the distance to the seller, a potential buyer list for the traded item can be provided in messenger.

In the messenger, item information can be exchanged in a blind manner in which personal identification information is not exposed between the seller and the purchaser.

In messenger, location information regarding the place of trade can be provided between the seller and the buyer.

A method of trading goods performed by a computer system, said computer system including at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in a memory, said method of trading goods comprising said at least one Purchasing intention information for goods desired to be purchased from the purchase applicant's electronic device in a first communication session established between the official account for goods transaction on messenger and the purchase applicant's account by one processor receiving an image from the merchant's electronic device in a second communication session established by the at least one processor between the official account on the messenger and the merchant's account; and by the at least one processor, the transaction target candidate including at least one item of purchase intention information that matches the product information recognized from the image among the received purchase intention information, through the second communication session. A method of trading goods is provided, including the step of providing to a person's electronic device.

According to one aspect, receiving the image includes receiving a photo uploaded to a chat room corresponding to the second communication session, or receiving a camera image performed in the chat room in a streaming manner. may contain.

According to another aspect, the step of providing may include recognizing an item to be traded from within the image by image search using a pre-built item DB.

According to yet another aspect, the step of providing includes downloading to the seller's electronic device a reference image required for item recognition based on the location associated with the image; The reference image downloaded to the system may be used to recognize the item to be traded from within the image.

According to another aspect, the purchase intention information includes location information where the prospective purchaser desires to trade the product, and the step of providing includes a location within a predetermined radius based on a location associated with the image. Providing at least one purchase intent information with location information to the merchant's electronic device via the second communication session.

According to another aspect, in the step of providing, if there is no purchase intention information matching the article information among the received purchase intention information, the article information is registered, and the article information is registered. After that, if purchase intention information matching the registered item information is received, the method may include providing a notification of the corresponding purchase intention information to the seller's electronic device.

According to another aspect, in the step of providing, if information on a plurality of items is recognized from the image, transaction target candidates including purchase intention information for each of the items recognized from the image are transmitted through the second communication session. , and the purchase intention information may include price information presented by at least one prospective purchaser, together with an item name for each of the items.

According to another aspect, the goods transaction method includes registering goods information recognized from the image by the at least one processor; providing a transaction target candidate including at least one article information matching the purchase intention information of the purchase applicant among the registered article information to the purchase applicant's electronic device through the first communication session; may contain

According to another aspect, the product transaction method is configured such that, if the at least one processor selects purchase intention information of a specific prospective purchaser from the transaction target candidates by the seller, the specified purchase intention information on the messenger providing a conversation function between the seller and the particular prospective purchaser in a third communication session established between the prospective purchaser's account and the seller's account.

According to another aspect, providing a conversation function between the seller and the specific prospective purchaser includes making the conversation function between the seller and the specific prospective purchaser user-identifiable from each other. Information may be provided in a blind form that does not expose it.

According to still another aspect, the step of providing a conversation function between the seller and the specific prospective purchaser comprises: in a chat room corresponding to the third communication session, providing a map screen for location guidance during

Provided is a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the goods transaction method is recorded.

1. A computer system comprising a memory and at least one processor coupled to said memory and configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in said memory, said at least one processor comprising: Purchasing for receiving and registering purchase intention information for an item desired to be purchased from an electronic device of the purchase applicant in a first communication session established between an official account for merchandise transactions and an account of the purchase applicant In a second communication session set up between the intention registration unit and the official account on the messenger and the seller's account, the registered purchase intention once an image is received from the seller's electronic device. a transaction object providing unit for providing, through the second communication session, a transaction object candidate including at least one purchase intention information matching product information recognized from the image among the information to the electronic device of the seller; , providing computer systems.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a network environment in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining internal configurations of an electronic device and a server in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of components that a processor of a server may include in one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that a server may perform in one embodiment of the invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process of registering purchase intention information of a prospective purchaser in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process of registering purchase intention information of a prospective purchaser in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of identifying an article and a prospective purchaser for the article in an image according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of identifying an article and a prospective purchaser for the article in an image according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of identifying an article and a prospective purchaser for the article in an image according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the process of providing blind conversation between a seller and a prospective purchaser in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a location service screen provided in a blind chat room in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the process of managing item transaction details in one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the process of managing item transaction details in one embodiment of the present invention;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a technology for providing product information using messenger.

Embodiments including the matters specifically disclosed herein can provide a platform capable of supporting more convenient and efficient product transactions between sellers and buyers using messenger. Accordingly, considerable advantages can be achieved in aspects such as efficiency, convenience, usability, speed, and cost savings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network environment in one embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 illustrates an example including multiple electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , multiple servers 150 , 160 , and a network 170 . Such FIG. 1 is merely an example for explaining the invention, and the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited as in FIG.

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals implemented by a computer system. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include smartphones, mobile phones, navigation systems, PCs (personal computers), notebook PCs, digital broadcasting terminals, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and PMPs (Portable Multimedia Players). ), tablets, game consoles, wearable devices, IoT (Internet of things) devices, VR (virtual reality) devices, AR (augmented reality) devices, and the like. As an example, FIG. 1 shows a smart phone as an example of the electronic device 110, but in embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 110 substantially utilizes a wireless or wired communication scheme and communicates with other devices via the network 170. may refer to one of a variety of physical computer systems capable of communicating with the electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and/or the servers 150, 160.

The communication method is not limited, and not only the communication method using the communication network that can be included in the network 170 (eg, mobile communication network, wired Internet, wireless Internet, broadcast network, satellite network, etc.), but also the device It may also include short-range wireless communication between For example, the network 170 includes a PAN (personal area network), a LAN (local area network), a CAN (campus area network), a MAN (metropolitan area network), a WAN (wide area network), a BBN (broadband network), and the Internet. Any one or more of the networks may be included. Additionally, network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies including, but not limited to, bus networks, star networks, ring networks, mesh networks, star-bus networks, tree or hierarchical networks, and the like. will not be

Each of servers 150, 160 is implemented by one or more computing devices that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 over network 170 to provide instructions, code, files, content, services, etc. good. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a first service to a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 connected via the network 170, and the server 160 may also be a system that provides a plurality of electronic devices connected via the network 170. It may be a system that provides the second service to the electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 . As a more specific example, the server 150 provides a service intended by the application (for example, messenger service etc.) may be provided to a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 as a first service. As another example, the server 160 may provide, as a second service, a service of distributing files for installing and executing the applications described above to the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining internal configurations of an electronic device and a server in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the internal configuration of the electronic device 110 and the internal configuration of the server 150 will be described as an example of the electronic device. Other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configurations as electronic device 110 or server 150 described above.

Electronic device 110 and server 150 may include memory 211 , 221 , processors 212 , 222 , communication modules 213 , 223 , and input/output interfaces 214 , 224 . The memories 211 and 221 are non-temporary computer-readable recording media such as RAM (random access memory), ROM (read only memory), disk drive, SSD (solid state drive), and flash memory. and the like. Here, permanent large-capacity storage devices such as ROMs, SSDs, flash memories, and disk drives may be included in the electronic device 110 or the server 150 as separate permanent storage devices separate from the memories 211 and 221. good. The memories 211 and 221 also store an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a browser installed and executed in the electronic device 110 or a browser installed in the electronic device 110 to provide a specific service). code for applications, etc.) may be recorded. Such software components may be loaded from a computer-readable medium separate from memories 211,221. Such other computer-readable recording media may include computer-readable recording media such as floppy drives, disks, tapes, DVD/CD-ROM drives, memory cards, and the like. In other embodiments, software components may be loaded into memory 211, 221 through communication modules 213, 223 that are not computer-readable media. For example, at least one program is a computer program (as an example, the above-mentioned may be loaded into the memory 211, 221 based on the application).

Processors 212, 222 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to processors 212 , 222 by memory 211 , 221 or communication modules 213 , 223 . For example, processors 212 , 222 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program code stored in storage devices, such as memories 211 , 221 .

Communication modules 213 and 223 may provide functions for electronic device 110 and server 150 to communicate with each other via network 170, and electronic device 110 and/or server 150 may communicate with other electronic devices (for example, , electronics 120) or other servers (eg, server 160). As an example, requests generated by the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 according to program code recorded in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be communicated to the server 150 via the network 170 under the control of the communication module 213 . Conversely, control signals, instructions, contents, files, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are received by the electronic device 110 through the communication module 213 of the electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170. may be For example, control signals, instructions, content, files, etc. of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transferred to the processor 212 and the memory 211, and the content, files, etc. may be further stored in the electronic device 110. It may be recorded on a medium (the permanent recording device described above).

Input/output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with input/output devices 215 . For example, input devices may include devices such as keyboards, mice, microphones, cameras, and output devices may include devices such as displays, speakers, tactile feedback devices, and the like. As another example, input/output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates functionality for input and output, such as a touch screen. Input/output device 215 may be one device with electronic device 110 . Input/output interface 224 of server 150 may also be a means for interfacing with devices (not shown) for input or output that are connected to server 150 or that server 150 may include. As a more specific example, when the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 processes the instructions of the computer program loaded in the memory 211, service screens and content configured using data provided by the server 150 and the electronic device 120 are displayed. may be displayed on the display through input/output interface 214 .

Also, in other embodiments, electronic device 110 and server 150 may include more components than those in FIG. However, most prior art components need not be explicitly shown in the figures. For example, electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input/output devices 215 described above, such as transceivers, GPS (Global Positioning System) modules, cameras, various sensors, databases, and the like. may further include other components. As a more specific example, if the electronic device 110 is a smartphone, the acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, camera module, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input/output ports, and Various components, such as a vibrator for vibration, may be implemented to be further included in electronic device 110 .

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of a product transaction method and system for providing product information using messenger will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components that a processor of a server may include in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of a possible method;

Conventionally, in the case of second-hand transactions and direct transactions, which are one of the forms of merchandise transactions, sellers create and register merchandise information on a dedicated bulletin board on the Internet and carry it to contact prospective purchasers. I also had to register personal information such as my phone number. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a safe, convenient and efficient commodity transaction environment without exposing personal identification information between a seller and a purchaser using a messenger.

In this specification, use of an official account on messenger is explained as an example of a means for conducting goods transactions, but it is not limited to this, and a chatbot or artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence) is used. : AI), non-human systems, etc., can be expanded without limitation as long as it is a means of processing in a chat format.

The server 150 according to the present embodiment serves as a platform that provides a goods transaction service to a plurality of client electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 using a messenger. At this time, the server 150 may cooperate with an application (ie, messenger) installed on the electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 to provide goods transaction services.

For this purpose, the processor 222 of the server 150 may include, as components, a purchase intention registration unit 310, an article registration unit 320, a transaction object provision unit 330, and a conversation processing unit 340, as shown in FIG. Depending on the embodiment, components of processor 222 may be selectively included or excluded from processor 222 . Also, depending on the embodiment, the components of processor 222 may be separated or merged to represent the functionality of processor 222 .

Such processor 222 and components of processor 222 may control server 150 to perform steps 410-450 included in the method of trading goods of FIG. For example, processor 222 and components of processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions according to the code of an operating system and the code of at least one program contained in memory 221 .

Here, the components of processor 222 may represent different functions of processor 222 that are executed by processor 222 according to instructions provided by program code stored on server 150 . For example, image receiver 310 may be utilized as a functional representation of processor 222 controlling server 150 according to the instructions described above so that server 150 receives images.

At step 410 , processor 222 may read the necessary instructions from memory 221 loaded with instructions associated with controlling server 150 . In this case, the read instructions may include instructions for controlling processor 222 to perform steps 420-450 described below.

In step 420, the purchase intention registering unit 310 may register purchase intention information of an article desired by a user who wishes to purchase an article (hereinafter referred to as a 'purchaser'). As an example, the purchase intention registration unit 310 establishes a communication session (hereinafter referred to as " In the "first communication session"), purchase intention information for an item that the prospective purchaser wishes to purchase may be received from the prospective purchaser's electronic device (for example, the electronic device 120) and registered. The prospective purchaser may add the merchandise transaction account to a messenger buddy list and communicate purchase intent information in a chat room with the merchandise transaction account (ie, the messenger chat room corresponding to the first communication session). At this time, the purchase intention information includes the product name including at least one of the category name and model name of the product to be purchased, the price information of the desired purchase, and the location information of the desired product transaction (for example, latitude and longitude). coordinates, area information, etc.), identification information for identifying the prospective purchaser (eg, MID, messenger account, etc.). At this time, the purchase intention registration unit 310 may group and manage the purchase intention information of prospective purchasers who wish to purchase the same article based on the article name (category name and/or model name).

At step 430, the item registration unit 320 establishes another communication session (hereinafter referred to as " In the "second communication session"), when a product transaction request is received from the seller's electronic device (eg, electronic device 110), the product information is recognized and registered from the image included in the product transaction request. good. The seller uploads a photo of the goods to be sold to the chat room with the goods trading account (i.e., the messenger chat room corresponding to the second communication session) or uploads the camera footage in the chat room with the goods trading account. You may take a picture of the item you are going to run and sell. At this time, the article registration unit 320 may receive photos uploaded to the chat room by the seller's electronic device, or may receive camera images being captured in the chat room by real-time streaming. Recognition technology or the like may be used to recognize the item to be traded within the image received from the merchant's electronic device. As an example, the product registration unit 320 recognizes product information corresponding to the product on the product DB from the image received from the seller's electronic device by image search using the product DB (database) constructed in advance. good. Here, the article DB is constructed by recording article information such as the image and specifications of each article for articles that can be purchased on the Internet and articles for which purchase intention information has been registered by prospective purchasers. It may be a database system, a component included in the server 150 , or a component on a separate system that can work with the server 150 . In the above description, the server 150 side recognizes the article in the image, but the present invention is not limited to this. The server 150 side downloads the reference image necessary for article recognition to the seller's electronic device, It is also possible to use a downloaded reference image on the seller's electronic device to recognize the item in the image. For example, the server 150 targets the goods for which the prospective purchaser has registered the purchase intention information and wishes to trade within a certain radius based on the position information included in the goods transaction request of the seller. Then, the product information including the image of the corresponding product may be transmitted to the seller's electronic device, so that the seller's electronic device can use the product information transmitted from the server 150 to open the chat room. You may recognize the goods to be traded from within the images uploaded to the . The product information registered using the image includes the product name including at least one of the product category name and model name, the location information of the seller's electronic device, and the identification information for identifying the seller ( For example, MID, messenger account, etc.) may be included.

In step 440, the transaction object providing unit 330 provides at least one piece of purchase intention information that matches the image-recognized article information among the purchase intention information registered by the prospective purchaser in response to the seller's article transaction request. The potential trading object, including, may be provided to the merchant's electronic device via a second communication session. The transaction object providing unit 330 may provide the electronic device of the seller with purchase intention information of a prospective purchaser who wishes to purchase the product recognized from the image included in the product transaction request of the seller. At this time, the transaction object providing unit 330 selects the purchase intention information of the purchaser who wishes to purchase the product within a certain radius based on the location information included in the seller's product transaction request, and may be provided to the device. As another example, the transaction object providing unit 330, in accordance with the request of the purchaser, provides transaction object candidates including at least one piece of product information that matches the purchase intention information of the purchaser among the product information registered by the seller. may be provided to the prospective purchaser's electronic device via a communication session with the prospective purchaser. At this time, the transaction object providing unit 330 collects product information that matches the product name in the purchase intention information registered by the purchase candidate, or a position within a certain radius based on the position included in the purchase intention information of the purchase candidate. It is also possible to provide product information with information, and to provide product information matching search conditions by inputting a keyword or designating a position for product search.

In step 450, the conversation processing unit 340 selects purchase intention information of a specific prospective purchaser from transaction candidate candidates, or selects product information of a specific seller from transaction candidate candidates. , in yet another communication session established between the prospective purchaser and the seller's account (hereinafter referred to as a "third communication session"), a blind conversation function may be provided. The conversation processing unit 340 communicates user-identifiable information (e.g., name, nickname, may provide a blind conversation in which the profile image, etc.) is not exposed. At this time, if at least one person is selected from the transaction candidates, the conversation processing unit 340 may provide group conversation as well as one-on-one personal conversation with the selected counterpart. Further, the conversation processing unit 340 may record and manage the chat room corresponding to the third communication session in association with the chat room corresponding to the first communication session or the second communication session. In other words, the conversation processing unit 340 may record and manage blind chat rooms between users in association with chat rooms between users and goods trading accounts.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a seller can identify a product to be traded and a prospective purchaser of the product based on an image such as a photograph or a camera image. It is possible to specify price negotiations, trading locations, etc. through blind conversations that do not expose information between parties.

5 and 6 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the process of registering purchase intention information of a prospective purchaser in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a messenger chat room 500 corresponding to communication session A established between the account of prospective purchaser a and the merchandise transaction account. At this time, the messenger chat room 500 may be a screen displayed on the electronic device of the prospective purchaser a, for example, a smartphone. When prospective purchaser A wishes to trade goods, after running messenger on his smartphone, if he enters a purchase intent message 501 containing the name of the goods he wishes to purchase in the chat room 500 with his goods trading account, chat will be performed. Purchase intent message 501 entered in room 500 may be transmitted to server 150 via communication session A. FIG. It is possible to input the intention to purchase goods in the form of a message in the chat room 500 with the goods transaction account, as well as using the menu provided in the corresponding chat room 500 . The server 150 extracts the product name and price information from the purchase intention message 501 received from the electronic device of the prospective purchaser A through the communication session A, and records the extracted information as purchase intention information of the prospective purchaser a. An article DB may be constructed by

FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram of an article DB including purchase intention information 600. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, purchase intention information 600 includes product name 610 including at least one of the category name and model name of the product that the prospective purchaser intends to purchase, price information 620 that the purchaser wishes to purchase, and product transaction information. location information 630 (eg, latitude and longitude coordinates, area information, etc.) for which the purchaser wishes to purchase, identification information 640 (eg, MID, messenger account, etc.) for identifying the prospective purchaser, and the like. At this time, the prospective purchaser may enter both the category name and the model name as the item name 610, or may enter either one of the category name and the model name. The price information 620 may include the price directly entered by the prospective purchaser, or the Internet price for the same product (eg, lowest price, highest price, average price, recent transaction price, etc.). The location information 630 may include location information directly specified by the prospective purchaser or obtained from the prospective purchaser's electronic device at the time of sending the purchase intent message.

7 to 9 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of confirming an article and a prospective purchaser for the article in an image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 7-9 show messenger chat rooms 700, 900 corresponding to communication session B set up between seller b's account and a goods trading account. At this time, the messenger chat rooms 700 and 900 of FIGS. 7 to 9 may be screens displayed on the electronic device of seller b, such as a smart phone.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a seller b uploads a photo 701 of an item to be sold to a messenger chat room 700, the server 150 stores the item name 710 of the item recognized from the photo 701 and the corresponding item to be purchased. Purchasing intent information 720 of the prospective purchaser may be provided. At this time, the server 150 wishes to purchase the item in the photo 701 within a certain radius based on the location acquired from the electronic device of the seller b when the photo 701 was uploaded or the location included in the photo 701. The purchase intention information 720 of the prospective purchaser may be selected and provided. The purchase intention information 720 may include the price presented by each prospective purchaser, the position of the prospective purchaser who wishes to trade the product, the distance to the seller, and the like. The purchase intention information 720 may include not only the price presented by the prospective purchaser, but also the price on the Internet (for example, the lowest price, highest price, average price, recent transaction price, etc.). In the case of a transaction, price information may be provided, including the price of a new product, as well as the price of a second-hand transaction. The purchase intention information 720 can also be provided with purchase intention information of prospective purchasers all over the country who wish to purchase the article in the photograph 701 without restricting the distance.

If there is no purchase intention information that matches the item recognized from the photo 701, that is, if there is no purchase candidate for the item in the photo 701, the server 150 receives the item recognized from the photo 701 as shown in FIG. Along with the item name 710 of the item, an item registration menu 830 may be provided for setting the item to be on standby for sale. When the seller b enters the article registration menu 830 in the messenger chat room 700, the server 150 stores the article name including at least one of the category name and model name of the article recognized from the photo 701, the seller b's You can register and wait for product information including electronic device location information, identification information for identifying the seller b (e.g., MID, messenger account, etc.), and then for products waiting for sale If the purchase intention information is registered by the prospective purchaser, a notification of the corresponding purchase intention information may be transmitted to the electronic device of the seller b.

As another example, referring to FIG. 9, if seller b runs a camera in messenger chat room 900, real-time streaming to camera video 901 may be performed. At this time, the server 150 may provide, for each item recognized from the camera image 901, the item name 911 of the corresponding item and purchase intention information 920 of the purchaser who intends to purchase the corresponding item. Similarly, when the camera image 901 is received, the item within the camera image 901 can be purchased within a certain radius based on the position acquired from the electronic device of the seller b or the position included in the camera image 901. The purchase intention information 920 of the desired purchase applicant may be selected and provided. The purchase intention information 920 may include the price presented by each prospective purchaser, the position of the prospective purchaser who wishes to trade the product, the distance to the seller's position, and the like. The purchase intention information 920 may include not only the price presented by the prospective purchaser, but also the price on the Internet (for example, the lowest price, highest price, average price, recent transaction price, etc.). In the case of a transaction, price information may be provided, including the price of a new product, as well as the price of a second-hand transaction. In addition, it is possible to provide the purchase intention information 920 of purchase intention information of purchasers all over the country who wish to purchase the article in the camera image 901 without restricting the distance. In addition, when there is no purchaser for the item recognized from the camera image 901, the server 150 provides the item name 912 of the item and an item registration menu 930 for setting the sale standby of the item. you can When the seller b enters the article registration menu 930, the server 150 stores the name of the article including at least one of the category name and model name of the article recognized from the camera image 901, the location of the electronic device of the seller b. information, identification information (e.g., MID, messenger account, etc.) for identifying the seller b, etc. If the purchase intention information is registered, a notification of the corresponding purchase intention information may be transmitted to the electronic device of the seller b.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the process of providing blind conversation between a seller and a potential purchaser in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows a messenger chat room 1000 corresponding to communication session C established between the account of prospective purchaser a and the account of seller b. At this time, the messenger chat room 1000 of FIG. 10 may be a screen displayed on the seller b's electronic device, for example, a smart phone.

The server 150 is configured to be mutually identifiable with the prospective purchaser a when the seller b selects the purchase intention information of the specific prospective purchaser a from the purchase intention information 720, 920 provided in the messenger chat rooms 700, 900. A blind chat room 1000 that hides information may be provided. At this time, the server 150 may automatically set the name 1110 of the blind chat room 1000 to the product name of the product that the seller b intends to sell, that is, the product recognized from the photo 701 or the camera image 901 . In other words, the blind chat room 1000 may be managed by the product name of the product to be traded between the seller and the prospective purchaser. Purchasing candidate a and seller b communicate in a blind conversation that does not reveal personally identifiable information such as name, nickname, profile image, etc. The trading location, time and date, etc. may be mutually confirmed.

The blind chat room 1000 may include a location providing menu 1005 for location guidance between the seller b and the prospective purchaser a. When 1005 is selected, as shown in FIG. 11, a map screen 1100 including a location 1101 designated by prospective purchaser a for trading goods may be provided. In addition to providing location services through the blind chat room 1000, the server 150 can also provide remittance services for transaction prices agreed between sellers and prospective purchasers.

12 and 13 are exemplary diagrams for explaining the process of managing item transaction details in one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12, a messenger chat room 1200 corresponding to a communication session established between a user's (including both a potential purchaser and a seller) account and a merchandise transaction account contains a personal history of merchandise transactions. may include a "My Deal" menu 1210 accessible to The server 150 manages, for each user, a conversation history including a blind chat room list generated for merchandise transactions, a purchase history including information on merchandise purchased by the user, a sales history including information on merchandise sold by the user, and the like. 12, when the "My Deal" menu 1210 is selected in the messenger chat room 1200, the "Conversation History" menu 1211 to provide blind conversation history, the "Conversation History" menu 1211 to provide purchase history, and the A "Purchase History" menu 1212, a "Sales History" menu 1213 for providing sales history, etc. may be provided. At this time, when the user selects the 'conversation history' menu 1211, as shown in FIG. 13, a blind chat room list 1301 used by the user for trading goods with other users may be provided. The blind chat room list 1301 may be arranged according to the chat room creation order or chat room name order. , messenger chat room in FIG. 10). On the messenger chat room corresponding to the communication session set between the user's account and the merchandise transaction account, the user can access not only the conversation history including the blind chat room list, but also the purchase history including the purchased merchandise information and the merchandise for sale. You can check the sales history including information.

Similarly, from the standpoint of the prospective purchaser, when the prospective purchaser enters the intention to purchase a specific item in the messenger chat room with the merchandise transaction account, the server 150 receives the purchase intention of the seller corresponding to the purchase intention of the prospective purchaser. Candidate transactions including item information may be provided, and if a prospective purchaser selects item information of a particular merchant from the candidate transactions, a blind conversation with the selected particular merchant may be provided. At this time, if there is no article information corresponding to the purchase intention of the purchase applicant, the purchase intention of the purchase applicant is registered, and the article information corresponding to the purchase intention of the purchase applicant is registered during the waiting period. If so, it is possible to transmit a notification of the relevant product information to the purchaser.

As such, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a platform capable of supporting more convenient and efficient commodity transactions between sellers and purchasers using messenger.

The apparatus described above may be realized by hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments include processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic units (PLUs), microprocessors, Or may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing unit may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that run on the OS. The processor may also access, record, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to executing software. For convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the processing device may include multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. You can understand. For example, a processing unit may include multiple processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include computer programs, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, to configure a processor to operate at its discretion or to independently or collectively instruct a processor. You can Software and/or data may be embodied in any kind of machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium, or device for interpretation by, or for providing instructions or data to, a processing device. good. The software may be stored and executed in a distributed fashion over computer systems linked by a network. Software and data may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiments may be embodied in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. Here, the medium may record the computer-executable program continuously or temporarily record it for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of single or multiple hardware, and is not limited to a medium that is directly connected to a computer system, but is distributed over a network. It may exist in Examples of media are magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROM, RAM, It may include flash memory or the like, and may be configured to store program instructions. Other examples of media include recording media or storage media managed by application stores that distribute applications, sites that supply or distribute various software, and servers.

As described above, the embodiments have been described based on the limited embodiments and drawings, but those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations based on the above description. For example, the techniques described may be performed in a different order than in the manner described and/or components such as systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. described may be performed in a manner different from the manner described. Appropriate results may be achieved when combined or combined, opposed or substituted by other elements or equivalents.

Accordingly, different embodiments that are equivalent to the claims should still fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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a computer system ,
memory;
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in the memory ;
including
The at least one processor
In a first communication session established between an account for commodity transactions and an account of a purchaser, purchase intention information for the article that the purchaser wishes to purchase is received and registered from the electronic device of the purchaser. a purchase intent registration unit ;
If an image is received from the electronic device of the seller in the second communication session established between the account for the merchandise transaction and the account of the seller, the a transaction object providing unit that provides, through the second communication session, a transaction object candidate including at least one piece of purchase intention information that matches product information recognized from the image to the seller's electronic device;
with
The trading object providing unit
Downloading a reference image required for product recognition to the seller's electronic device based on the position associated with the image, and trading from within the image using the reference image downloaded to the seller's electronic device. recognize the object of interest,
computer system . a computer system,
memory;
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in the memory;
including
The at least one processor
Purchasing intention of receiving and registering purchase intention information for an article desired to be purchased from the electronic device of the prospective purchaser in a first communication session established between an account for merchandise transactions and an account of the prospective purchaser. a registry;
If an image is received from the electronic device of the seller in the second communication session established between the account for the merchandise transaction and the account of the seller, the a transaction object providing unit that provides, through the second communication session, a transaction object candidate including at least one piece of purchase intention information that matches product information recognized from the image to the seller's electronic device;
with
The purchase intention information includes location information where the purchase candidate wishes to trade the product,
The trading object providing unit
providing at least one piece of purchase intent information having location information within a radius relative to a location associated with the image to the seller's electronic device via the second communication session;
computer system. The at least one processor
3. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein a photograph uploaded to a chat room corresponding to said second communication session is received, or a camera image executed in said chat room is received in a streaming manner. The trading object providing unit
3. The computer system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein an article to be traded is recognized from the image by image search using an article DB constructed in advance. The trading object providing unit
If there is no purchase intention information that matches the article information in the received purchase intention information, the article information is registered, and after the article information is registered, the purchase intention information that matches the registered article information is found. 3. The computer system of claim 1 or 2 , wherein, when received, provides notification to the seller's electronic device of the relevant purchase intent information. The trading object providing unit
if information on a plurality of items is recognized from the image, transaction object candidates including purchase intention information for each of the items recognized from the image are provided to the electronic device of the seller through the second communication session;
3. The computer system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said purchase intention information includes price information presented by at least one prospective purchaser, together with the product name for each of said products. The at least one processor comprises an article registration unit that registers article information recognized from the image,
According to the request of the prospective purchaser , the transaction object providing unit selects the transaction object candidate including at least one piece of product information that matches the purchase intention information of the prospective purchaser among the registered product information. 3. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the information is provided to the prospective purchaser's electronic device via one communication session. The at least one processor establishes between the account of the specific prospective purchaser and the account of the seller when the seller selects purchase intention information of the specific prospective purchaser from the transaction target candidates. 3. The computer system according to claim 1 , further comprising a conversation processing unit that provides a conversation function between said seller and said specific prospective purchaser in said third communication session. The conversation processing unit
9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the ability to interact between the seller and the specific prospective purchaser is provided in a blind fashion that does not expose each other's user identifiable information. The conversation processing unit
9. The computer system according to claim 8 , wherein the chat room corresponding to said third communication session provides a map screen for location guidance between said seller and said specific prospective purchaser. A program for causing a computer to execute a goods transaction method ,
The goods transaction method is
In a first communication session established between an account for commodity transactions and an account of a purchaser, purchase intention information for the article that the purchaser wishes to purchase is received and registered from the electronic device of the purchaser. stages and
If an image is received from the electronic device of the seller in the second communication session established between the account for the goods transaction and the account of the seller, the providing a candidate transaction object including at least one piece of purchase intent information matching item information recognized from the image to the seller's electronic device via the second communication session ;
including
The providing step includes:
Downloading a reference image required for product recognition to the seller's electronic device based on the position associated with the image, and trading from within the image using the reference image downloaded to the seller's electronic device. A program comprising the step of recognizing an item of interest . A program for causing a computer to execute a goods transaction method,
The goods transaction method is
a step of receiving and registering purchase intention information for the desired purchase item from the electronic device of the purchase applicant in a first communication session established between an account for merchandise transaction and an account of the purchase applicant; ,
If an image is received from the electronic device of the seller in the second communication session established between the account for the goods transaction and the account of the seller, the providing a candidate transaction object including at least one piece of purchase intent information matching item information recognized from the image to the seller's electronic device via the second communication session;
including
The purchase intention information includes location information where the purchase candidate wishes to trade the product,
The providing step includes:
providing at least one piece of purchase intent information having location information within a certain radius relative to a location associated with the image to the seller's electronic device via the second communication session. The providing step includes:
13. The program according to claim 11 or 12 , comprising receiving a picture uploaded to a chat room corresponding to the second communication session or receiving a camera image executed in the chat room in a streaming manner. The providing step includes:
providing, if information on a plurality of goods is recognized from the image, transaction target candidates including purchase intention information for each of the goods recognized from the image to the electronic device of the seller through the second communication session ; including
13. The program according to claim 11 or 12 , wherein said purchase intention information includes price information presented by at least one prospective purchaser, together with the product name for each of said products. The goods transaction method is
registering product information recognized from the image ;
The providing step includes:
According to a request from the prospective purchaser, the candidate for transaction including at least one article information matching the purchase intention information of the prospective purchaser among the registered article information is purchased through the first communication session. 13. A program according to claim 11 or 12 , comprising the step of providing it to the electronic device of the applicant. The goods transaction method is
When the seller selects the purchase intention information of the specific prospective purchaser from the transaction target candidates, in a third communication session established between the account of the specific prospective purchaser and the account of the seller, 13. The program according to claim 11 or 12 , comprising providing a conversation function between said seller and said specific prospective purchaser. The step of providing the conversation function includes:
17. The program of claim 16 , comprising providing a conversation function between said seller and said specific prospective purchaser in a blind form that does not expose user identifiable information to each other. The step of providing the conversation function includes:
17. The program according to claim 16 , comprising the step of providing a map screen for location guidance between said seller and said specific prospective purchaser in a chat room corresponding to said third communication session.

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