KR20010104461A - A requested information providing system based on the network and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a network-based system that purchases a desired product by accessing a site where a user can purchase a predetermined product, and includes multimedia data as well as image or text information input directly by the user in the purchased product and delivers the data to the user. It relates to a user-customized product providing system and its operation method.

According to the present invention, when a user performs a communication connection to an e-commerce site using a PC and inputs a purchase intention for a desired product among various products provided by the e-commerce site, the e-commerce server provides the user with a product to purchase. Transmits a message about whether there is multimedia data to be included, and when a user inputs an image file such as a picture or a picture or text data such as letters or phrases and transmits it to an e-commerce server by using a user terminal, The commerce server transmits the information input from the user to the product manufacturer through a communication means, records the information input by the user to the product that the user intends to purchase, and transmits the information to the delivery company PC to be delivered to the user.

Description

A requested information providing system based on the network and operating method

The present invention relates to a network-based customized product providing system and a method of operating the same.

More specifically, a user can purchase a desired product by accessing a site where a user can purchase a predetermined product, and a network-based system that delivers multimedia data as well as image or text information input by the user directly to the purchased product and delivers it to the user. It relates to a user-customized product providing system and its operation method.

In recent years, with the explosive spread of computers, the world is connected to a single network through the Internet, an area where users around the world can share time and space.

As a result, many companies on the Internet have established websites to promote or provide their information to netizens around the world, and to easily find the information they want.

Websites established on the Internet mentioned above are e-commerce sites that provide not only the above-mentioned companies but also additional information such as information on various products manufactured and produced by the above-mentioned companies, their performance and price, etc. Is being activated.

In other words, the users are connected to the above-described e-commerce site in that a plurality of companies receive and compare the same product information manufactured and produced, and then purchase the product.

However, the above-mentioned e-commerce sites provide various product information in order to increase the number of user accesses, or emphasize only the point of displaying a product having the same function on the screen when the user enters a predetermined brand name. It is no exaggeration to say that you run sites.

An object of the present invention is to purchase a desired product by accessing a site where a user can purchase a predetermined product in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and includes multimedia data as well as image or text information directly input by the user to the purchased product. The present invention provides a network-based customized product providing system and a method of operating the same.

1 is a view for explaining a network-based customized product providing system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a network-based user-customized product providing method according to the present invention;

3 or 4 is an operation flowchart for explaining in detail the subroutine applied to FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: network communication network 20: user PC

30: Custom Offer Server

31: product information database section

32: user information database section

33: communication means 34: product information providing engine

40: Product Manufacturer PC 50: Shipper PC

The system of the present invention for achieving this purpose is to perform a communication connection to an e-commerce site through a network communication network, at least one or more to provide information to be included in the product after purchasing a certain product from the e-commerce site Providing the product information web page for electronic commerce to the user terminal means through the user terminal means and the network communication network, and inputting personalized information to be included in the product from the user when the user purchases a predetermined product through the product information web page. It provides a web page for receiving, and includes an e-commerce server that controls the entire system so that the customized information input through the web page is included in the product to be purchased by the user and then shipped.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object, (1) performing a communication connection to the e-commerce server through a web browser, and (2) the product information to the user terminal means that the e-commerce server has a communication connection (3) determining whether the user selects a product to purchase through the web page, and (4) if the user selects a product to purchase, according to the user's request. Performing a custom product creation routine to create a custom product; and (5) sending the user information, product information, and custom information to the product manufacturer's PC if the user created the custom product through the custom product creation routine. And (6) producing the goods in accordance with the information input from the e-commerce server and sending the completion signal to the e-commerce server. If you are, e-commerce server features constituted by any process to send shipping information to shippers PC.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the network-based customized product providing system of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a network-based customized product providing system according to the present invention.

As shown, the network communication network 10 forms a communication line between the e-commerce server 30 and an unspecified number of user PCs 20, and the user himself / herself in a product provided by the e-commerce server 30. Record the pictures, images, texts, and phrases you want so you can receive them.

The plurality of user PCs 20 perform a communication connection to the e-commerce server 30 through the network communication network 10, purchase a predetermined product from the above-mentioned e-commerce server 30, and then record in the above-mentioned goods. Provide the information to be

The e-commerce server 30 provides a product information web page for e-commerce to the user PC 20 through the network communication network 10, and when the user purchases a predetermined product through the product information web page described above, the user It provides a web page for receiving the personalized information to be recorded in the product from the product, and allows the user to record the personalized information input through the above-described web page to the product to be purchased and then shipped.

The above-mentioned e-commerce server 30 includes a product information database unit 31 storing product information to be provided to the user, a user information database unit 32 storing user information and personalized information input from the user; Communication connection with the user PC 20 through the communication means 33 for performing data communication with the user PC 20, the product manufacturer PC 40, the delivery company PC 50, and the communication means 33 In this case, the product information web page, which is generated by reading the product information from the product information database unit 31, is transmitted to the user PC 20, and when the above-described user selects a product to purchase, the personal information to be recorded in the product to purchase While inputting the information, a web page for displaying the product information changed by the customized information is transmitted to the user PC 20, and the personalized information is inputted by the above-described user, and the purchase is made. The product information providing engine (34) which transmits user information and customized information to the product manufacturer PC (40), and transmits the delivery information to the delivery company PC (50) in response to a completion signal input from the product manufacturer PC (40). )

The personalized information input by the above-described user includes image information or text information, location information of a product into which the image information or text information is to be inserted, and the like.

The commodity manufacturer PC 40 receives user information, commodity information, and personalized information from the e-commerce server 30 and outputs them on the screen. Send to one e-commerce server (30).

The delivery company PC 50 outputs delivery information transmitted from the electronic commerce server 30 on a screen so that the delivery company can know.

Next, the operation of the network-based customized product providing system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a network-based customized product according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 or 4 is a flowchart illustrating the subroutine applied to FIG. 2 in detail.

First, the e-commerce server operator should build a variety of product information to be provided by the user as a database, and should build a separate database for registering the user information input by the user described above.

In addition, the e-commerce server operator should provide the product information stored in the above-described database to the user, and write an operation program so as to store the user information input by the user in the database to build the server.

In addition, the electronic commerce server operator should implement a server system to provide a user with various menus in recording customized information including a picture, an image, a phrase, a text, etc. desired by the user in a product purchased by the user.

That is, at least one location information of a product in which the user-customized information is to be recorded should be provided, and the user should be able to freely select and input the size of the personalized information, the type of the phrase or the letter of the character, and the like.

In addition, the e-commerce server operator constructs a database of images, phrases, and text information that can be provided to the user when the user fails to input the personalized information, so that the user can use them if desired.

As described above, when the e-commerce server 30 is established, and the user performs communication connection to the e-commerce server 30 described above through a web browser installed on the user PC 20 (S10), the e-commerce server 30 The commodity information providing engine 34 transmits initial screen data including a window for inputting login information to the user PC 20 to be displayed on the screen (S20).

Then, the user enters the user's ID and password in the login window on the initial screen displayed on the screen (S30), and clicks the login button to log in (S40).

The commodity information providing engine 34 received through the communication means 33 compares and checks the user ID and password transmitted according to the user's click on the login button described above with the user information stored in the user information database unit 32. (S50).

As a result of the check of the above-described step S50, in the case of a registered user, a web page is generated using the product information read from the product information database unit 31, and the generated web page is transmitted to the user PC 20.

Thereafter, the product information providing engine 34 checks a signal input through the communication means 33 to determine whether the user selects a product to purchase through the product information providing web page output on the screen of the user PC 20. (S70).

As a result of the above-described determination in step S70, when the user selects a product to purchase, the product information providing engine 34 performs a custom product production routine to produce a custom product as required by the user (S80).

That is, the above-described custom product production routine (S80) is shown in Figure 3, the product information providing engine 34 outputs a guide message so that the user can enter the customized information (S81), It is determined whether the user inputs the personalized information according to the above-described guide message (S82).

That is, when the user inputs the personalized information to be recorded in the product according to the above-described guide message, it is determined whether a position to be recorded in the product is selected (S82). It is determined whether information such as a photograph, an image, a phrase, or a text is input (S83).

As a result of the above-described determination of S83, when the personalized information is input by the user, the product providing engine 34 transmits the product information manufactured according to the intention to the user to be displayed on the screen by transmitting the product information to the user PC 20 described above. (S84).

Then, the product information providing engine 34 determines whether the purchase confirmation signal is input by the user (S85), and when the purchase confirmation signal is input as a result of the determination, the completed customized product information is sent to the user information database unit 32. Save it (S86).

Referring to the above-described custom product production routine as an example, the user connects to the e-commerce server 30 and selects to purchase a white t-shirt, and then enters a picture according to a message displayed on the screen and then a photo image information file Input the location information of the center of the front of the t-shirt as the location, the commodity information providing server 34 reads the photo image file input by the user and synthesized with the t-shirt selected by the user. And the completed form is provided on the screen for the user to check.

The above operation may be repeatedly performed until the user likes it.

On the other hand, the product information providing engine 34, when the user produces a custom product through the above-described custom product production routine (S80) and inputs a purchase confirmation signal, the user information, product information and personalized information to the product manufacturer PC ( 40).

Then, the product manufacturer PC 40 receives the above-described product information and personalized information to actually produce the product according to the personalized information corresponding to the same product.

As described above, when the product is actually manufactured, the manufacturer manager inputs a completion signal to the product information providing engine 34 through the product manufacturer PC 40, and the product information providing engine 34 delivers the user input. Information that identifies the recipient of the product, such as the address, telephone number, recipient's name, social security number, etc. To send.

The delivery company manager then delivers the goods using the information transmitted through the delivery company PC 50 described above.

If, as a result of the above-described determination in step S50, when the user who has made a communication connection with the product information providing engine 34 is not a registered user, as shown in FIG. 4, the product information providing engine 34 A member registration request message is output to the user PC 20 (S111).

In addition, it is determined whether a member registration signal is input from the user (S112), and if the result of the determination is input, the product information providing engine 34 provides a user information input web page to the user (S113).

The user information input web page described above includes user IDs, passwords, addresses, telephone numbers, hobbies, credit card numbers, and the like, which we commonly know.

After the user inputs his information through the user information input web page, it is determined whether the user registration signal is input through the network communication network 10 and the communication means 33 by clicking the member registration button (S114).

As a result of the determination of the above-described step S114, when the member registration signal is input, the product information providing engine 34 receives the user information transmitted through the communication means 33 and registers and stores it in the user information database unit 32. (S115).

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the user purchases a product and is limited to images, phrases, and texts to be included in the purchased product, but also includes other multimedia data such as voice or image information. That is, the e-commerce server may sell digital goods containing voice messages and image information to each other or for other purposes, and at this time, multimedia data such as voice messages or image information produced as intended by the user on the digital goods. It may include.

In this case, the multimedia data can be transferred to the shopping mall by using the digital camera installed in the user's own PC or a PC in a general PC room, as well as a method of transmitting previously generated image information to the e-commerce server by the user's PC. Can be included in the product purchased by the user.

As described above, according to the network-based customized product providing system of the present invention, a user may include multimedia information such as voice or image information as well as words, texts, pictures, and image information that the user purchases in the product purchased by the user. After checking directly on this site, it can be selected only when it is satisfactory, otherwise it can be modified or changed.

In addition, according to the network-based user-customized product providing system of the present invention, not only can a user make a product purchased through the e-commerce site as a unique product that only he / she can own, but also enhance the e-commerce. The effect is that you can.

Herein, while the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. And can be changed.

Claims (8)

At least one user terminal means for performing a communication connection to an electronic commerce site through a network communication network, purchasing a predetermined product from the electronic commerce site, and providing information to be included in the product; Providing a product information web page for electronic commerce to the user terminal means through the network communication network, and receiving the customized information to be recorded in the product from the user when the user purchases a predetermined product through the product information web page Providing a web page, the network-based customized product providing system characterized in that it comprises an e-commerce server that can be shipped after recording the customized information input through the web page to the product to be purchased by the user . The method of claim 1, wherein the personalized information input by the user, Network-based user-customized product providing system, characterized in that the location information of the multimedia data or the product that will contain the multimedia data. The method of claim 1, wherein the e-commerce server, And recording the personalized information on a product selected by a user and transmitting the personalized information to a user terminal unit for display on a screen. The electronic commerce server of claim 1, wherein the user information, the product information, and the personalized information are received from the e-commerce server and output on the screen, and a completion signal input after the manufacturer manufactures the product according to the information is transmitted to the e-commerce server. Manufacturer PC; And And a delivery company PC configured to output delivery information transmitted from the electronic commerce server on a screen so that the delivery company can know. (1) performing a communication connection to an e-commerce server through a web browser; (2) the electronic commerce server outputting a web page having product information to a user terminal means for establishing a communication connection; (3) determining whether the user selects a product to be purchased through the web page; (4) if the user selects a product to purchase, performing a custom product production routine to produce a custom product as required by the user; (5) transmitting the user information, the product information, and the personalized information to the product manufacturer PC when the user makes the personalized product through the custom product manufacturing routine; And (6) In the case where the product manufacturer manufactures the product according to the information input from the e-commerce server and transmits a completion signal to the e-commerce server, the e-commerce server is a process of transmitting the delivery information to the delivery company PC. Operating method of a network-based user-customized product providing system characterized in that. According to claim 5, wherein the custom product manufacturing routine of the step (4), (4-1) outputting a guide message so that a user can input personalized information; (4-2) determining whether the user inputs the personalized information according to the guide message; (4-3) transmitting the product information produced according to the intention of the user to the user PC to be displayed on the screen; And (4-4) A method of operating a network-based user-customized product providing system, characterized in that the user inputs information on purchase intention. The method of claim 6, further comprising storing the completed customized information in a user information database unit when the user inputs a purchase intention. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the custom information, Operating method of a network-based user-customized product providing system, characterized in that the location information of the multimedia data or the product that will contain the multimedia data.