KR20040081950A - Method for selling a goods and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for selling goods are provided to reduce a load of a point operating company by consuming an accumulated point of the point operating company as a conversion point, and make a customer efficiently use the point by converting a value of the small and different points into the one-money at a predetermined ratio. CONSTITUTION: A main server(110) is connected to many computers(PC1-PCn) through the Internet. A point database(120) stores point information. A goods information database(130) stores the goods or service information. A one-money converter(140) converts the point of the user into the one-money. A one-money/cash settlement part(150) performs the settlement for the goods if the goods are settled with the cash and the one-money converted from the one-money converter.

Description

Product sale method and system {METHOD FOR SELLING A GOODS AND SYSTEM THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a method and a system for selling a product using mileage points of a third party that issues mileage points, and in particular, converts the points of the third party to conversion points according to a predetermined conversion ratio, and converts the goods into these conversion points. The present invention relates to a method of selling goods and a system for allowing a payment within a certain payment limit.

Recently, as the number of Internet users increases rapidly, when a user joins an Internet site to watch a specific advertisement or purchases an item, a certain amount of points are earned. Earning sites are on the rise.

In addition, the point operator or the issuer (for example, airline, department store, telecommunication company, credit card company, etc.) operating the point, not only on-line as well as on-line, but also offline, may have a predetermined point (or Mileage).

In such point operators (sites), if the customer's points accumulate excessively, a significant burden is paid on the cost of the points. That is, even if the points are provided little by little to secure the customer, if the points are accumulated continuously, there is a problem that can be accumulated as much as can not afford.

In addition, users who have points must continuously access the site (or use the services of point operators) in order to accumulate these points up to a certain standard. If you have, you can only use a small amount of points and cannot use them.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, the present invention can reduce the burden of the point operator by consuming the accumulated points held by the point operator as a single conversion point, and also the value of different points held by the customer in small quantities It is an object of the present invention to provide a product selling method and a system for efficiently using a small amount of points by allowing a product to be purchased at a predetermined rate.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is a method of selling a product that converts the points of the third party to the conversion point in accordance with a predetermined conversion ratio, and to be able to pay within the payment limit of a part of the product price to the conversion point Is provided.

Advantageously, said conversion rate is in accordance with an alliance agreement with said point issuer, at least the point issuer converts to a conversion point of at least as much face value as the cost to be paid for said point, and at least from said point issuer. Receive an amount less than the face value.

In addition, the payment limit is in accordance with the following equation: Payment limit = product price-(product cost + margin), the margin is less than the product price-product cost.

And, some of the commodity price is paid to the conversion point and the rest is paid in cash.

Preferably, the conversion point may be purchased by paying a predetermined amount.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for selling a product utilizing mileage points of a third party that issues mileage points is provided. The merchandise sales system includes: a main server connected to a plurality of computers via an internet network; A point database in which point information is stored; A commodity database in which commodity or service information is stored; One-money conversion unit for converting as many conversion points (hereinafter referred to as 'one-money') as the user wants among the points stored in the point database; And a one-money / cash payment unit that performs a payment processing for the product when the predetermined money is paid with the one-money converted in the one-money conversion unit.

Preferably, the point database stores point earning information of a plurality of point issuers.

In addition, the one-money conversion unit, when converting the point to one money, converts to one money according to different conversion ratio for each point operator.

In addition, in the one-money / cash payment unit, when a member purchases a specific product, part of the product purchase amount is paid in one money and the rest is paid in cash.

The above and other objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the description according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a merchandise sales system according to the present invention.

Figure 2a is a flow chart illustrating a product sales method according to the present invention, Figure 2b is a continuation.

3A is a view showing a point DB in which point information of a plurality of point operators is stored, FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation in a one-money switching unit, and FIG. 3C is a product list each having a unique serial number. Figure 3 is a view showing a screen, Figure 3d is a diagram showing an example of payment of one money when purchasing a product.

4 is an overall conceptual diagram illustrating a product purchase procedure using one money.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a case where one-money is used offline.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: product sales system 110: main server

120: point DB 130: product DB

140: one-money conversion unit 150: one-money / cash payment unit

The merchandise sales system according to the present invention comprises: a main server connected to a plurality of computers via an internet network; A point database in which point information is stored; A commodity database in which commodity or service information is stored; One-money conversion unit for converting as many conversion points (one money) as the user wants among the points stored in the point database; And a one-money / cash payment unit that performs a payment processing for the product when the predetermined money is paid in cash with the one-money converted in the one-money conversion unit.

If you sign up as a member on the One Money site, you can convert your points into One Money (conversion points) and purchase the products you want. In this case, the product cannot be purchased only in one money, and only a certain percentage (for example, 10%) of the product purchase amount can be paid in one money, and the remaining 90% is paid in cash (or a card). Point information spent in one's money can be reduced by the amount of points used by notifying the point operator to reduce the burden.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a merchandise sales system according to the present invention. 2A is a flowchart illustrating a merchandise selling method according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a continuation diagram. 3A is a view showing a point DB in which point information of a plurality of point operators is stored, FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation in a one-money switching unit, and FIG. 3C is a product list each having a unique serial number. Figure 3d is a view showing a screen, Figure 3d is a diagram showing an example of payment of one-money when purchasing goods. 4 is an overall conceptual diagram illustrating a product purchase procedure using one money.

In order to convert a different point into a switching point (one money) and purchase a product with this one money, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2A, a sales agency alliance is first signed with an affiliated store (S1). .

Such sales agency alliances are based on the premise of continuous supply of goods rather than securing only a small amount of goods and selling them on a limited basis.

When the sales agency is concluded, the point of contact with the point operator operating the point to determine the method of switching between points and money (S2). In other words, a proper conversion ratio is determined whether 10 points of a specific operator are converted into 100 won or 50 won.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the conversion rate may vary depending on the point operator with which they are affiliated.

Once the conversion rate with the point operator is established, the point operator will promote to the point earner (user) that the value of his point on the one-money site can be converted into one-money, thereby making the product practically affordable. (S3).

As shown in FIG. 2B, when the user accesses the one-money site through such promotion, a member authentication procedure is performed (S11).

When not registered as a member in the one-money site can be registered as a member through a predetermined procedure (S12).

In order to find out how much the registered member has the points of any point operator, the point DB 120 is searched (S13).

This point DB 120, as shown in Figure 3a, because it holds the point information of a number of point operators can easily know the status of the points accumulated by the member.

The user may check the accumulated points and convert some of the points into one money for the purchase of the product he has (S14).

As shown in FIG. 3B, the one-money can be expanded and switched differently in the one-money switching unit 140 according to the exchange method with the point operator described above.

Here, the conversion to the one-money may be to convert the points owned as described above, or, if you do not have the points, you can join the member and pay a certain amount to purchase the one-money. For example, if you pay 1000 won in cash, you can buy 10,000 won.

In this way, even if not a subscriber of the affiliated point operators can easily purchase one money through cash payment.

In addition, in order to purchase a predetermined product with the one money converted by the one-money switching unit 140, as shown in FIG. 3C, a desired product may be selected from a plurality of products to which a unique code is assigned according to the product.

As shown in Fig. 3D, the selected product can be settled with a predetermined purchase amount in one's money and the remaining amount is settled in cash (S15).

Here, the ratio of one money and cash can be determined while cooperating with the sales agent.

As such, by converting a small amount of points owned into one money to purchase an item, one can use a higher value than the value of the points actually owned, and thus, a discount can be obtained by using one money. .

The combined payment of one money and cash (one money + cash) is performed in one money / cash payment unit 150.

When the purchase of the product is completed, the point operator is notified as much as the amount of points consumed (that is, the points converted into one-money), and the new point data is stored in the point DB 120 (S16).

Moreover, the list of products purchased by members can be provided as purchase information to companies that want to open up new markets, which can be helpful in attracting them later as one-money merchants.

The overall concept of the one-money conversion scheme as described above is illustrated in FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, a user who owns a small number of points of a plurality of point operators may subscribe to one money site and convert the points into one money. This conversion rate is converted to a value higher than the value of the original point, so that it can be used immediately without having to earn over a long period of time.

Therefore, a part of the cost of goods (eg, car insurance, travel, lodging, education, tickets) can be paid with one money in the converted one money.

Moreover, you can use your points effectively because you can purchase products affiliated with one-money sites at substantially discounted prices.

In addition, the point operator can consume the points that are excessively accumulated as one money, the burden can be significantly reduced.

Hereinafter, the one-money payment method that can be used offline will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a case where one-money is used offline.

As shown in the figure, by converting the points held in one-money, you can pay a certain amount of money at a gas station, fast food restaurants, amusement parks, etc. with a mobile phone.

As described above, according to the present invention, the burden can be alleviated by consuming a large amount of points held by the point operator as a conversion point (one money), and a user who holds a small amount of different points is one money. By converting to, the point can be used efficiently.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that other changes may be made in form and detail of the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Could be.

Claims (11)

Here's how to sell your merchandise using your third-party mileage points: And converting the points of the third party into conversion points according to a predetermined conversion ratio, and allowing the conversion points to be paid within a payment limit of a part of the product price. The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion rate is in accordance with an affiliate agreement with each point issuer, wherein at least the point issuer converts the conversion point to a face value equal to or more than the cost to be paid for the point, and from the point issuer Receiving at least an amount of the face value or less; 3. The method of claim 2, wherein a conversion ratio between the point issuer's point and the conversion point is 1: 2, 1: 3, 1: 5, or 1:10. The method of claim 2, wherein the amount of money received from the point issuer is 1/2, 1/3, 1/5, or 1/10 of the face value of the point issuer. The method of claim 1, wherein the payment limit is: Payment Limit = Product Price-(Cost + Margin), And the margin is equal to or less than the value of (merchandise price-product cost). The product selling method according to claim 1, wherein the conversion point can be purchased by paying a predetermined amount. As a system to sell products using mileage points of third parties that issue mileage points: A main server connected to a plurality of computers through an internet network; A point database in which point information is stored; A commodity database in which commodity or service information is stored; One-money conversion unit for converting as many conversion points (one money) as the user wants among the points stored in the point database; And And a one-money / cash payment unit that performs a payment processing on the product when the predetermined money is paid in cash and the money converted by the one-money conversion unit. The system of claim 7, wherein the point database stores point accumulation information of a plurality of point issuers. The product sales system according to claim 7, wherein the one money converting unit converts the points into one money according to different conversion ratios for each point operator when the points are converted into one money. The system of claim 7, wherein in the one-money / cash payment unit, when a member purchases a specific product, part of the purchase amount is paid in one money and the remainder is paid in cash. A merchandise sales system that allows you to purchase goods or use services by converting your points into conversion points using a mobile payment system