KR102474036B1 - Method of providing information regarding vehicle part and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

As a technology that provides information for a vehicle, the present invention relates to the technology implemented as a business to business (B2B) service and/or a business to customer (B2C) service. Various embodiments relate to the information and device for vehicle components. The device comprises: a transceiver; a database; and a processor.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing information on vehicle parts {METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLE PART AND APPARATUS THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a technology for providing vehicle information, which is implemented as a business to business (B2B) service and/or a business to customer (B2C) service.

Various embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for providing information on vehicle parts.

Vehicle parts are worn over time and the performance of the device deteriorates, so replacement is required. Since there are various types of vehicle parts, there is a problem in that a lot of time and/or cost is consumed in exchanging information between B2B (business to business) transactions.

Domestic Patent Publication 10-2013-0042094 A (2013.04.26) Domestic Patent No. 10-1171337 B1 (2012.07.31)

Various embodiments may provide information and devices for vehicles.

Various embodiments may provide information and devices for vehicle parts.

Technical tasks to be achieved in various embodiments are not limited to those mentioned above, and other technical tasks not mentioned are considered by those skilled in the art from various embodiments to be described below. It can be.

According to various embodiments, a method performed by an electronic device may be provided.

According to various embodiments, the method may include: receiving service request information including information on a vehicle number (and/or vehicle identification number (VIN)) of a specific vehicle from an external device; obtaining model information, year information, manufacturer information, color information, and/or option information of the specific vehicle based on the vehicle number; obtaining part information including information on inventory of each of one or more parts related to the specific vehicle among a plurality of parts that can be provided; and transmitting the part information to the external device; may include doing

According to various embodiments, whether or not each of the plurality of parts is related to each model, year, and manufacturer of a plurality of vehicles may be stored in the database of the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the one or more parts may be obtained based on searching the database with the model information, year information, and manufacturer information.

According to various embodiments, a plurality of first tables corresponding to each of the plurality of parts may be predefined.

According to various embodiments, each table included in the first plurality of tables may be pre-assigned a label in the form of A-B.

According to various embodiments, A is an index previously assigned to each of the plurality of parts, and B may be one of 1, 2, and 3.

According to various embodiments, A can be associated with a plurality of bits.

According to various embodiments, at least one most significant bit (MSB) of the plurality of bits may indicate a component type of a component to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of components.

According to various embodiments, the second plurality of tables corresponding to a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts among the plurality of first tables are: (i) for each model of the plurality of vehicles; A table as to whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related, (ii) whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related to each year of each of the plurality of vehicles. and (iii) a table on whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts for each manufacturer of each of the plurality of vehicles is related.

According to various embodiments, the table to which the label of the form A-1 is pre-assigned among the plurality of first tables includes a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts for each model of the plurality of vehicles. It can be a table of whether or not they are related.

According to various embodiments, the table to which the A-2 type label is pre-assigned among the plurality of first tables includes a part pre-assigned with index A among the plurality of parts for each year of each of the plurality of vehicles. It can be a table of whether or not they are related.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the table to which a label in the form of A-2 is pre-assigned among the plurality of first tables, a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts for each manufacturer of the plurality of vehicles It can be a table of whether or not they are related.

According to various embodiments, based on the service request information including information on the part type, the one or more parts may include the model information, model year, and model information among parts corresponding to the part type among the plurality of parts. Information, manufacturer information, color information, and/or option information may be obtained based on searching the database.

According to various embodiments, the method may further include: receiving transaction request information for at least some of the one or more parts from the external device; autonomously calculating a budget estimate for at least some of the one or more parts based on a unit cost for at least some of the one or more parts; And (i) detailed information on at least some of the one or more parts, (ii) information on the budget estimate, and (iii) buyer's schedule information corresponding to the external device and at least one of the one or more parts Transmitting meeting schedule information between the buyer and the seller autonomously determined based on schedule information of a seller, which is a part of the supplier, to the external device; may further include

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may be provided.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may include: a transceiver; database; and one or more processors connected to the transceiver and the database.

According to various embodiments, the one or more processors may: receive service request information including information on a license plate number of a specific vehicle from an external device; obtaining model information, year information, and manufacturer information of the specific vehicle based on the vehicle number; obtaining part information including information on inventory of each of one or more parts related to the specific vehicle among a plurality of parts that can be provided; and transmitting the part information to the external device; can be set to

According to various embodiments, whether or not each of the plurality of parts is related to each model, year, and manufacturer of a plurality of vehicles may be stored in the database.

According to various embodiments, the one or more parts may be obtained based on searching the database with the model information, year information, and manufacturer information.

According to various embodiments, a plurality of first tables corresponding to each of the plurality of parts may be predefined.

According to various embodiments, each table included in the first plurality of tables may be pre-assigned a label in the form of A-B.

According to various embodiments, A is an index previously assigned to each of the plurality of parts, and B may be one of 1, 2, and 3.

According to various embodiments, A can be associated with a plurality of bits.

According to various embodiments, at least one most significant bit (MSB) of the plurality of bits may indicate a component type of a component to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of components.

According to various embodiments, the second plurality of tables corresponding to a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts among the plurality of first tables are: (i) for each model of the plurality of vehicles; A table as to whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related, (ii) whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related to each year of each of the plurality of vehicles. and (iii) a table on whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts for each manufacturer of each of the plurality of vehicles is related.

According to various embodiments, the table to which the label of the form A-1 is pre-assigned among the plurality of first tables includes a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts for each model of the plurality of vehicles. It can be a table of whether or not they are related.

According to various embodiments, the table to which the A-2 type label is pre-assigned among the plurality of first tables includes a part pre-assigned with index A among the plurality of parts for each year of each of the plurality of vehicles. It can be a table of whether or not they are related.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the table to which a label in the form of A-2 is pre-assigned among the plurality of first tables, a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts for each manufacturer of the plurality of vehicles It can be a table of whether or not they are related.

According to various embodiments, based on the service request information including information on the part type, the one or more parts may include the model information, model year, and model information among parts corresponding to the part type among the plurality of parts. It can be obtained based on searching the database with information and manufacturer information.

According to various embodiments, the one or more processors may: receive transaction request information for at least some of the one or more parts from the external device; autonomously calculating a budget estimate for at least some of the one or more parts based on a unit cost for at least some of the one or more parts; And (i) detailed information on at least some of the one or more parts, (ii) information on the budget estimate, and (iii) buyer's schedule information corresponding to the external device and at least one of the one or more parts Transmitting meeting schedule information between the buyer and the seller autonomously determined based on schedule information of a seller, which is a part of the supplier, to the external device; can be set to

According to various embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing one or more instructions that cause one or more processors to perform operations is provided. can

According to various embodiments, the operation may include: receiving service request information including information on a license plate number of a specific vehicle from an external device; obtaining model information, year information, and manufacturer information of the specific vehicle based on the vehicle number; obtaining part information including information on inventory of each of one or more parts related to the specific vehicle among a plurality of parts that can be provided; and transmitting the part information to the external device; may include doing

According to various embodiments, whether or not each of the plurality of parts is related to each model, year, and manufacturer of a plurality of vehicles may be stored in the database of the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the one or more parts may be obtained based on searching the database with the model information, year information, and manufacturer information.

The above-described various embodiments are only some of the various embodiments, and various embodiments reflecting the technical features of the various embodiments of the present disclosure are detailed descriptions to be detailed below by those of ordinary skill in the art. can be derived and understood based on

According to various embodiments, information and devices for vehicle parts may be provided.

According to various embodiments, if only a license plate number is entered, whether parts are in stock may be provided to a prospective purchaser, thereby increasing B2B (Business to Business) transaction and/or B2C (Business to Customer) convenience for parts. have.

The effects obtainable from the various embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned are clearly derived to those skilled in the art based on the detailed description below. can be understood

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included as part of the detailed description to aid understanding of the various embodiments, provide various embodiments and, together with the detailed description, describe technical features of the present disclosure.
1 is a diagram for explaining a system in which a method of operating a device for providing a service according to various embodiments may be implemented.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a first device and/or a second device according to various embodiments.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of an electronic device and a server according to various embodiments.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of a server according to various embodiments.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in a database according to various embodiments.

The following embodiments combine elements and features of various embodiments in a predetermined form. Each component or feature may be considered optional unless explicitly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented in a form not combined with other components or features. In addition, various embodiments may be configured by combining some components and/or features. The order of operations described in various embodiments may be changed. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment, or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment.

In the description of the drawings, procedures or steps that may obscure the gist of various embodiments are not described, and procedures or steps that can be understood by those skilled in the art are not described. did

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "comprising" or "including" a certain element, it means that it may further include other elements, not excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. do. In addition, terms such as “… unit”, “… unit”, and “module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. can be implemented as Also, “a or an”, “one”, “the” and like terms are used herein in the context of describing various embodiments (particularly in the context of the claims below). Unless otherwise indicated or clearly contradicted by context, both the singular and the plural can be used.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The detailed description set forth below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe exemplary embodiments of various embodiments, and is not intended to represent a single embodiment.

In addition, specific terms used in various embodiments are provided to help understanding of various embodiments, and the use of these specific terms may be changed into other forms without departing from the technical spirit of various embodiments. .

1. System Implementation

1 is a diagram for explaining a system in which a method of operating a device for providing a service according to various embodiments may be implemented. Service provision according to various embodiments may be provided not only through a business to business (B2B) service, but also through a business to customer (B2C) service. As an example, the B2B service provides information on vehicles and/or vehicle parts to used car salespersons, dealers, auto center employees, vehicle and/or vehicle parts salespersons, etc. who inquire about vehicles and/or vehicle parts (or vehicle numbers and/or vehicle identification numbers). The B2C service includes a service that provides information about a vehicle and/or vehicle parts to a general consumer who inquires about a vehicle and/or vehicle parts (or vehicle number and/or vehicle identification number). can include

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system according to various embodiments may be implemented in various types of devices. In the description of various embodiments, a system according to various embodiments may be implemented by an electronic device. For example, the system may be implemented in the first device 100 and/or the second device 200 . In other words, the first device 100 and/or the second device 200 may perform operations according to various embodiments based on a system implemented in each device. Meanwhile, the system according to various embodiments is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1 and may be implemented in more various devices and/or servers.

The first device 100 according to various embodiments may be a smart device possessed by a customer who wants to use the system and/or a service platform operated by the system, and in this case, the first device 100 will be described later. Operations according to various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of an application operable in a smart device. However, the first device 100 according to various embodiments is not limited thereto.

The second device 200 according to various embodiments may be a device that performs wireless and/or wired communication with the first devices 100 and includes a database having a large storage capacity. For example, the second device 200 may work with a plurality of first devices 100 . Although not shown, a separate device for controlling/managing the second device may be provided.

A system according to various embodiments may include various modules for operation. The modules included in the system are implemented so that a physical device (eg, the first device 100 and/or the second device 200) in which the system is implemented (or included in the physical device) can perform a specified operation. It can be computer code or one or more instructions. In other words, the physical device in which the system is implemented stores a plurality of modules in a memory in the form of computer code, and when the plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed, the plurality of modules perform designated operations corresponding to the plurality of modules. can make it do.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a first device and/or a second device according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the first device and/or the second device may include an input/output unit 210 , a communication unit 220 , a database 230 and a processor 240 .

The input/output unit 210 may be various interfaces or connection ports that receive user input or output information to the user. The input/output unit 210 may be divided into an input module and an output module, and the input module receives a user input from a user. User input may be made in various forms including key input, touch input, and voice input. Examples of input modules capable of receiving such user input include a traditional keypad, keyboard, and mouse, as well as a touch sensor that detects a user's touch, a microphone that receives a voice signal, a camera that recognizes gestures through image recognition, A proximity sensor composed of an illuminance sensor or infrared sensor that detects user approach, a motion sensor that recognizes user motion through an acceleration sensor or gyro sensor, and various other types of input means that detect or receive various types of user input. It is a comprehensive concept that includes all Here, the touch sensor may be implemented as a piezoelectric or capacitive touch sensor that detects a touch through a touch panel attached to a display panel or a touch film, an optical touch sensor that detects a touch by an optical method, and the like. In addition, the input module may be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS/2 port, etc.) connecting an external input device that receives a user input instead of a device that detects a user input by itself. In addition, the output module may output various types of information and provide them to the user. The output module is a comprehensive concept including a display that outputs an image, a speaker that outputs sound, a haptic device that generates vibration, and other various types of output means. In addition, the output module may be implemented in the form of a port type output interface connecting the above-described individual output means.

For example, an output module in the form of a display may display text, still images, and moving images. Displays include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), light emitting diodes (LEDs) displays, organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) displays, flat panel displays (FPDs), and transparent displays. display), curved display, flexible display, 3D display, holographic display, projector, and other various types of devices capable of performing image output functions. It is a concept meaning an image display device in a broad sense including all. Such a display may be in the form of a touch display integrally formed with the touch sensor of the input module.

The communication unit 220 may communicate with an external device. Accordingly, the first device and/or the second device may transmit/receive information with the external device through the communication unit. For example, the first device and/or the second device may communicate with an external device using a communication unit to share information stored and generated in the system.

Here, communication, that is, transmission and reception of data may be performed by wire or wireless. To this end, the communication unit includes a wired communication module that accesses the Internet through a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module that accesses a mobile communication network through a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) such as Wi-Fi. Area Network)-based communication method or WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network)-based communication method such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, a short-distance communication module, or GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as GPS (Global Positioning System) ), or a combination thereof. A wireless communication technology used for communication may include Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) for low power communication. At this time, for example, NB-IoT technology may be an example of LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) technology, and may be implemented in standards such as LTE Cat (category) NB1 and / or LTE Cat NB2. It is not limited. Additionally or alternatively, a wireless communication technology implemented in a wireless device according to various embodiments may perform communication based on LTE-M technology. At this time, as an example, LTE-M technology may be an example of LPWAN technology, and may be called various names such as eMTC (enhanced machine type communication). For example, LTE-M technologies are 1) LTE CAT 0, 2) LTE Cat M1, 3) LTE Cat M2, 4) LTE non-BL (non-Bandwidth Limited), 5) LTE-MTC, 6) LTE Machine Type Communication, and/or 7) It may be implemented in at least one of various standards such as LTE M, and is not limited to the above-mentioned names. Additionally or alternatively, a wireless communication technology implemented in a wireless device according to various embodiments includes at least one of ZigBee, Bluetooth, and Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) considering low power communication It may include, but is not limited to the above-mentioned names. For example, ZigBee technology can generate personal area networks (PANs) related to small/low-power digital communication based on various standards such as IEEE 802.15.4, and can be called various names.

The database 230 may store various types of information. A database may temporarily or semi-permanently store data. For example, the database includes an operating system (OS) for driving the first device and/or the second device, a program or application (eg, a web application) for generating data or braille for hosting a web site. ) may be stored. In addition, the database may store the modules in the form of computer code as described above.

Examples of the database 230 include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and the like. This can be. This database may be provided in a built-in type or a detachable type.

The processor 240 controls overall operations of the first device 100 and/or the second device 200 . To this end, the processor 340 may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and may control operations of elements of the first device and/or the second device. For example, the processor 340 may execute a program or application for providing a service. Processor 240 may be implemented as a computer or similar device according to hardware software or a combination thereof. In terms of hardware, the processor 240 may be provided in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform control functions, and in terms of software, it may be provided in the form of a program that drives the processor 240 in hardware. Meanwhile, in the following description, unless otherwise noted, the operation of the first device and/or the second device may be interpreted as being performed under the control of the processor 240 . That is, when modules implemented in the system are executed, the modules may be interpreted as controlling the processor 240 to perform the following operations on the first device and/or the second device.

In summary, various embodiments may be implemented through various means. For example, various embodiments may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the case of hardware implementation, the method according to various embodiments includes one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and FPGAs. (field programmable gate arrays), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, the method according to various embodiments may be implemented in the form of a module, procedure, or function that performs functions or operations described below. For example, software codes can be stored in memory and run by a processor. The memory may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various means known in the art.

2. Configuration/operation of device according to various embodiments

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in more detail based on the above technical idea. Various embodiments described below may be combined in whole or in part to form other various embodiments unless mutually exclusive, which can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art.

The contents of Section 1 described above may be applied to various embodiments described below. For example, operations, functions, and terms not defined in various embodiments described below may be performed and described based on the contents of Section 1.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, in the description of various embodiments, A/B/C may mean A and/or B and/or C.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, in descriptions of various embodiments, greater than/more than A may be replaced with greater than/more than A.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, in the description of various embodiments, less than/below B may be replaced with less than/below B.

Hereinafter, an electronic device according to an implementation example of the first device 100 according to various embodiments is described, but other devices performing similar functions may also be the first device. For example, the first device may be a terminal, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a tablet PC, an electronic book terminal, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a PC (personal computer), kiosk, etc. may be included, but is not limited thereto. According to various embodiments, an electronic device may be associated with a person who purchases vehicle parts and provides services to a vehicle owner and/or driver. For example, the electronic device may be installed/provided in an automobile repair shop, car center, etc., but is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, a server according to an implementation example of the second device 200 according to various embodiments is described, but other devices performing similar functions may also be the second device. According to various embodiments, the server may relate to a person who manufactures and/or supplies vehicle parts and/or receives and resells vehicle parts provided from vehicle parts manufacturers/suppliers, but is not limited thereto. According to various embodiments, the server may be associated with a person who manufactures and/or supplies vehicles and/or resells vehicles (or used vehicles) received from manufacturers/suppliers of vehicles (or used vehicles).

Unless otherwise specified, information used/obtained/output/displayed in the following description of various embodiments is information directly identified/obtained by the first device and/or second device, or information obtained by the first device and the second device. It may be information stored in a database included in the second device or information received by the first device and/or the second device from a server and/or other external devices.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of an electronic device and a server according to various embodiments.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of a server according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in operation 301 according to various embodiments, the electronic device may transmit service request information and the server may receive it. According to various embodiments, the service request information may include information about a vehicle number (and/or vehicle identification number (VIN)) of a specific vehicle. Depending on the country, the vehicle number or vehicle identification number may be set corresponding to the owner or corresponding vehicle, and applying the features of the present invention to both may be implemented by a person skilled in the art. .

In operation 303 according to various embodiments, the server may obtain model information, year information, manufacturer information, color information, and/or option information of a specific vehicle based on the vehicle number. According to various embodiments, the server may obtain model information, year information, manufacturer information, color information, and/or option information by searching for a vehicle number in an external search site and/or a search database. Color information indicates the exterior (frame) color, interior (frame) color, and seat color of the vehicle, and option information indicates the vehicle's sunroof, autonomous driving function, cruise function, heated seat, ventilated seat, rear camera, and automatic emergency. It can indicate whether braking (AEB), electronic parking brake (EPB), etc. are included.

In operation 305 according to various embodiments, the server may obtain part information including information on one or more parts related to a specific vehicle among a plurality of parts that can be provided.

According to various embodiments, the plurality of parts that can be provided may be provided from a server (and/or a supplier and/or seller corresponding to the server) to an electronic device (and/or a buyer corresponding to the electronic device). . According to various embodiments, the plurality of parts that can be provided may include not only parts that are currently in stock, but also parts that are serviceable from the server (and/or the supplier and/or seller corresponding to the server) but are temporarily out of stock. have.

According to various embodiments, whether or not each of the plurality of parts is related to each model, year, and manufacturer of a plurality of vehicles in the database of the server (for example, each part is associated with each model, year, and manufacturer). whether or not it is compatible with each other) may be stored. More details will be described later with reference to FIG. 5 .

Unless specifically stated otherwise, “a plurality of vehicles” in the description of various embodiments refers to an electronic device (and/or a buyer corresponding to the electronic device) from a server (and/or a supplier and/or seller corresponding to the server). ) may mean all vehicles for which parts and/or services can be provided.

According to various embodiments, the server may obtain information on one or more parts based on searching a database with model information, year information, and manufacturer information of a specific vehicle. According to various embodiments, information about one or more parts may include information about inventory of each part. According to various embodiments, the information on the inventory of each part may include one or more of a stock quantity of each part, a supplyable quantity of each part, and/or whether or not each part is in stock.

In operation 307 according to various embodiments, the server may transmit information about one or more parts, and the electronic device may receive it.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in a database according to various embodiments.

According to various embodiments, a plurality of first tables corresponding to each of a plurality of parts that can be provided may be predefined. According to various embodiments, the plurality of first tables may include a plurality of second tables (three tables) for a specific part among the plurality of parts.

According to various embodiments, each table included in the first plurality of tables may be pre-assigned a label in the form of A-B.

According to various embodiments, A may be an index previously assigned to each of a plurality of parts. According to various embodiments, A can be associated with a plurality of bits.

According to various embodiments, at least one most significant bit (MSB) of a plurality of bits may indicate a component type of a component to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of components. For example, one or more MSBs of “000” may indicate an engine system component. For example, one or more MSBs of “001” may indicate a suspension system component. For example, one or more MSBs of “010” may indicate a brake system component.

According to various embodiments, at least some of the remaining bits other than one or more MSBs among the plurality of bits (eg, one or more MSBs among the remaining bits and/or one or more MSBs concatenated with the plurality of bits) One or more MSBs) Can indicate subtypes included in part types identified from one or more MSBs. For example, one or more MSBs of “000” may indicate engine system parts, and in this case, that at least some of the remaining bits are “000” may indicate ECU (Electronic Control Unit) related parts.

According to various embodiments, B may be one of 1, 2, and 3. According to various embodiments, B=1 may indicate that a corresponding table is a table for each model. According to various embodiments, B=2 may indicate that the corresponding table is a year-specific table. According to various embodiments, B=3 may indicate that the corresponding table is a table by manufacturer. According to various embodiments, the second plurality of tables corresponding to the part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts among the plurality of first tables: (i) a plurality of tables for each model of a plurality of vehicles; A table of whether or not parts to which index A is pre-assigned among parts are related, (ii) a table of whether or not parts to which index A is pre-assigned among a plurality of parts for each year of each of a plurality of vehicles are related, and ( iii) A table indicating whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among a plurality of parts for each manufacturer of a plurality of vehicles is related may be included.

Referring to FIG. 5 , according to various embodiments, parts that can be provided, for example, parts V, W, X, Y, and Z (each of V, W, X, Y, and Z are examples of the above-described index A) value), a first plurality of tables corresponding to may be defined. According to various embodiments, a second plurality of tables corresponding to a specific part X among parts V, W, X, Y, and Z may be defined.

According to various embodiments, labels X-1, X-2, and X-3 may be pre-assigned to each of the second plurality of tables. Although only the second plurality of tables for the component X are shown in FIG. 5 , a plurality of second tables may be defined for each of the components V, W, Y, and Z, respectively. For example, tables V-1, V-2, and V-3 may be defined for component V. For example, for component W, tables W-1, W-2, and W-3 may be defined. For example, for component Y, tables Y-1, Y-2, and Y-3 may be defined. For example, for component Z, tables Z-1, Z-2, and Z-3 can be defined. According to various embodiments, a set of a plurality of second tables defined for each part may be a plurality of first tables.

According to various embodiments, a table labeled X-1 is a plurality of parts for each model (X-1-1, X-1-2, X-1-3, ...) of a plurality of vehicles. It may be a table of whether a part to which an index X is pre-assigned among them is related (eg, 0 indicates related and/or not related, 1 indicates not related and/or related). According to various embodiments, the table labeled X-2 is a plurality of parts by year (X-2-1, X-2-2, X-2-3, ...) of each of the plurality of vehicles. It may be a table indicating whether a part to which an index X is pre-assigned among them is related. According to various embodiments, a table labeled X-3 is a plurality of parts for each manufacturer (X-3-1, X-3-2, X-3-3, ...) of a plurality of vehicles. It may be a table indicating whether a part to which an index X is pre-assigned among them is related.

According to various embodiments, when the service request information received from the electronic device includes information on the part type, the server may identify that inventory information on the specific part type is requested. According to various embodiments, the server acquires information on one or more parts by searching a database with model information, year information, and manufacturer information among parts corresponding to the part type identified from service request information among a plurality of parts. and can be provided/transmitted to the electronic device. According to various embodiments, the server may identify a part type from service request information and identify A having one or more MSBs corresponding to the identified part type. According to various embodiments, the server extracts tables corresponding to a specific part from among the first plurality of tables based on the identified A, and uses the extracted table to extract information about one or more parts of the requested part type. can be obtained.

According to various embodiments, when the service request information received from the electronic device includes information on one or more of model, year, and manufacturer, the server determines parts that can be provided by model, year, and manufacturer. Information classified as one or more of the following may be identified as being requested. In this case, the service request information according to various embodiments may include information about a part type and may not include information about a vehicle number.

For example, it is assumed that information for each model of a specific part type is requested. According to various embodiments, the server may search a database for a part type identified from service request information among a plurality of parts, obtain information on one or more parts, and provide/transmit information on one or more parts to the electronic device. According to various embodiments, the server may identify a part type from service request information and identify A having one or more MSBs corresponding to the identified part type. According to various embodiments, the server may extract tables corresponding to a specific part from among the first plurality of tables based on the identified A. According to various embodiments, the server may extract a table having B=1 from among the extracted tables and obtain information on one or more parts for each requested model by using the extracted table.

Meanwhile, according to various embodiments, the above-described “manufacturer-by-manufacturer” related information can be used to distinguish between “domestic cars” and “foreign cars”. For example, information on one or more parts may be provided by being classified into “domestic cars” and “foreign cars.”

Meanwhile, according to various embodiments, when a user of an electronic device who has checked inventory wants to purchase at least some of one or more parts, a method of scheduling a meeting between a buyer and a seller may be provided.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may transmit transaction request information for at least some of one or more parts, and the server may receive it. According to various embodiments, information on at least some of the one or more parts and information on the quantity desired to be purchased may be included.

According to various embodiments, the server autonomously estimates a budget for at least some of the one or more parts based on at least some of the one or more parts identified from the transaction request information, a desired purchase quantity, and a unit price of at least some of the one or more parts. can be calculated autonomously.

According to various embodiments, the server may include (i) detailed information on at least some of the one or more parts (eg, unit price, (if the seller is different from the operating entity of the server) manufacturer and / or supplier, etc.), ( ii) information on a budget estimate, and (iii) buyer's schedule information corresponding to an external device and schedule information of a seller, which is a supplier of at least some of one or more parts, autonomously determined buyers and sellers Meeting schedule information between the two parties may be transmitted, and the electronic device may receive it.

According to various embodiments, the buyer's desired purchase quantity may be used to calculate the estimated quotation. For example, an estimated estimate may be calculated based on a value obtained by multiplying a buyer's desired purchase quantity and a unit price. For example, when the desired purchase quantity of the buyer is equal to or greater than a preset threshold according to the type of each part, the buyer may be determined as a buyer wishing to purchase in bulk. For example, a certain percentage (eg, a fixed value and/or determined by the type of item and/or the type of sub-item and/or the desired purchase quantity) is included in the estimated estimate for the buyer determined to be a buyer who wants to purchase in bulk. A discount may be applied according to the larger ratio). For convenience, it may be determined that a discount rate of 0% is applied to buyers who are not buyers who wish to purchase in bulk.

and/or, according to various embodiments, buyer information may be used to calculate an estimate. For example, if the buyer's credit rating obtained based on the buyer's information is high, the aforementioned discount rate may increase, and if the buyer's credit rating is low, the aforementioned discount rate may decrease. and/or, a separate discount rate may be applied according to the buyer's credit rating, and a separate higher discount rate may be applied as the buyer's credit rating is higher.

According to various embodiments, the server may provide meeting schedule information about a schedule in which a meeting between a buyer and a seller is possible. According to various embodiments, when a meeting between a buyer and a seller is requested, the server checks the buyer's schedule and the seller's schedule, autonomously determines a meeting schedule including one or more schedules in which mutual meetings are possible, and provides the information can provide. For example, when there are a plurality of schedules available for meeting, K (K is a natural number) that is the fastest based on the current point in time may be provided, but is not limited thereto.

Various embodiments may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from their technical ideas and essential characteristics. Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the various embodiments should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the various embodiments are included in the scope of the various embodiments. In addition, claims that do not have an explicit citation relationship in the claims may be combined to form an embodiment or may be included as new claims by amendment after filing.

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In electronic devices,
transceiver; database; And a processor connected to the transceiver and the database; includes,
The processor:
Receiving service request information including information on the license plate number of a specific vehicle from an external device;
obtaining model information, year information, and manufacturer information of the specific vehicle based on the vehicle number;
obtaining part information including information on inventory of each of one or more parts related to the specific vehicle among a plurality of parts that can be provided; and
sending the part information to the external device; is set to
Whether or not each of the plurality of parts is related to each model, year, and manufacturer of a plurality of vehicles is stored in the database,
The one or more parts are obtained based on searching the database with the model information, year information, and manufacturer information,
A first plurality of tables corresponding to each of the plurality of parts are predefined,
Each table included in the first plurality of tables is pre-assigned a label in the form of AB,
A is an index previously assigned to each of the plurality of parts, B is one of 1, 2, and 3,
A is associated with a plurality of bits,
At least one most significant bit (MSB) of the plurality of bits represents a part type of a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts,
The second plurality of tables corresponding to the part to which the index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts among the plurality of first tables includes: (i) an index among the plurality of parts for each model of the plurality of vehicles; A table as to whether a part to which A is pre-assigned is related, (ii) a table as to whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related to each year of each of the plurality of vehicles, and (iii) and a table for determining whether a part to which index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related to each manufacturer of the plurality of vehicles. delete According to claim 1,
Among the first plurality of tables, a table to which a label in the form of A-1 is pre-assigned is a table for determining whether a part to which an index A is pre-assigned among the plurality of parts is related to each model of each of the plurality of vehicles. ,
Among the first plurality of tables, a table to which a label in the form of A-2 is pre-assigned is a table for determining whether a part pre-assigned with index A among the plurality of parts is related to each year of each of the plurality of vehicles. ,
Among the first plurality of tables, a table to which a label in the form of A-2 is pre-assigned is a table for determining whether a part pre-assigned with index A among the plurality of parts is related to each manufacturer of each of the plurality of vehicles. , electronic devices. According to claim 1,
Based on the service request information including information on the part type, the one or more parts are stored in the database as the model information, year information, and manufacturer information among parts corresponding to the part type among the plurality of parts. Obtained based on searching for, the electronic device. According to claim 1,
The processor:
Receiving transaction request information for at least some of the one or more parts from the external device;
autonomously calculating a budget estimate for at least some of the one or more parts based on a unit cost for at least some of the one or more parts; and
(i) detailed information on at least some of the one or more parts, (ii) information on the budget estimate, and (iii) buyer's schedule information corresponding to the external device and at least some of the one or more parts Transmitting meeting schedule information between the buyer and the seller autonomously determined based on schedule information of a seller, which is a supplier of the seller, to the external device; An electronic device configured to do so.

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