KR20050025539A - Method for processing purchase in shopping mall accessible through wired or wireless internet - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for processing online purchase on a shopping mall connected through the wired/wireless Internet is provided to simplify a troublesome purchase procedure repeated whenever a user uses a web shopping mall, and offer a new purchase method combining advantages of the web shopping mall with mobility of the mobile communication. The user connected to a wired shopping mall system is certified(120). The wired shopping mall system receives/adds selection information to a purchase goods list of a wireless shopping mall(140). A wireless shopping mall system processes connection with a mobile communication terminal(300). The wireless shopping mall system transmits the purchase goods list of the wireless shopping mall to the terminal(310). The wireless shopping mall system processes the purchase for the selected purchase goods(320).

Description

Method for processing purchase in shopping mall accessible through wired or wireless internet}

The present invention relates to a purchase processing method in a shopping mall system on the Internet, and more particularly, to an interworking technology in a shopping mall system that can be accessed through both wired and wireless networks.

Conventionally, shopping malls accessible through wired Internet are widely used. Web shopping malls are widely spread due to the advantages of viewing or purchasing product information anytime, anywhere, and easy price comparison. In comparison, shopping through mobile communication terminals is not widely spread. The main reason why it is not widely spread despite the mobility of mobile communication is that it is difficult to provide sufficient product information due to the limitation of speed or limitation of the terminal.

However, in the case of a consumable product that needs to be frequently purchased, the process of frequently starting up a computer, surfing the web, accessing a shopping mall, and finding and purchasing the same product is very cumbersome.

The inventors of the present invention, especially during the business related to the blood glucose meter, the customer who purchases the blood glucose meter has to repeatedly purchase the strip, which is a sensor for the measurement, for this purpose, how to minimize the inconvenience of surfing the mall each time the present invention while studying Was conceived.

The present invention is derived from such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product purchase method that can simplify the cumbersome purchase process that is repeated when using a web shopping mall.

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a new product purchase method combining the advantages of a web shopping mall through the wired Internet, and the advantages of mobility of mobile communication.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a product purchase method that can be easily purchased through the mobile communication terminal for the consumable product repeatedly purchased.

A shopping mall system to which a product purchase processing method according to an aspect of the present invention is applied to achieve the above object is implemented in a shopping mall system accessible through both a wired Internet and a mobile communication network.

The shopping mall system may have a system connected through a wired Internet and a system connected through a mobile communication network, and may interwork only with data, or the same system may have only a network path duplicated.

The product purchase processing method provided according to an aspect of the present invention allows a user accessing through a wired network to generate a list of target products to purchase through a mobile communication network, and only selects one of these lists when connected through a mobile communication network. It is easy to purchase by.

Accordingly, the product purchase processing method according to the present invention takes advantage of the web shopping mall to determine the purchase through a sufficient comparison of various products, and once determined, repeated purchases can be easily and conveniently anytime, anywhere through the mobile terminal Have

The product purchase processing method according to another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the user is authenticated through the telephone number of the terminal to be accessed when purchasing through the mobile communication terminal.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the product purchase processing method according to the present invention can be authenticated even when the user does not separately log in when accessing through a mobile communication network, thereby making it easier to use.

The product purchase processing method according to another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the purchase-related information such as payment method and delivery information to be applied when purchasing through a mobile communication network in advance when the web shopping mall is connected.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the product purchase processing method according to the present invention has an advantage of further simplifying shopping in a mobile communication terminal having a relatively limited user interface environment.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the following embodiments. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce.

1A illustrates an embodiment of a system to which a product purchase processing method according to the present invention is applied. As shown, an embodiment of the shopping mall system to which the present invention is applied moves from a plurality of mobile communication terminals 30 and a wired shopping mall server 13 accessible from the plurality of personal computers 50 through the Internet 90. It is configured to include a wireless shopping mall server 15 that can be connected through the communication network (70).

Although the mobile communication network 70 is for voice communication, the mobile communication network 70 refers to a mobile communication network as a wireless Internet network for data communication. Referring to the 3GPP2 network as an example, a mobile communication terminal is a radio access network (RAN) consisting of a base transceiver system (BTS), a base station controller (BSC) and a packet control function (Packet Control Function). It is connected to the Packet Data Service Node (PDSN) through the network. At this time, the radio access network (RN) processes the basic authentication and mobility management part of the data call, and when the packet data service node to which the mobile communication terminal is connected is changed, it is managed by the home agent (HA). Dynamic allocation and connectivity of IP is also managed by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers / Domain Name System (DNS) servers. The wireless shopping mall server 15 to which the present invention is applied transmits and receives an IP packet to a packet data service node in such a 3GPP2 network. Packet communication technology itself in such a mobile communication network is well known.

The mobile communication terminal 30 may be, for example, a mobile communication terminal 30 such as a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and is a terminal capable of wireless internet access through a mobile communication network.

The wired shopping mall server 13 may be connected to the personal computer 50 through a conventional internet network. The wired shopping mall server 13 and the wireless shopping mall server 15 are also connected and interworked through a conventional TCP / IP network. The connection between them may be a local area network or a remote network.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a product purchase processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention which can be implemented in the system shown in FIG. 1A. The product purchase processing method according to the present invention can be executed in a wired shopping mall system on a wired Internet, and a wireless shopping mall system interoperable with the system and accessible through a mobile communication network.

A wired shopping mall access step of authenticating a user to which a wired shopping mall server accesses (120), and a list addition step (130, 140) of providing a product information to a wired shopping mall server and receiving selection information and adding the selected information to the wireless shopping mall purchase list. ), A wireless shopping mall access step 300 in which the wireless shopping mall server processes a connection with a mobile communication terminal, a list presentation step 310 in which the wireless shopping mall server transmits a wireless shopping mall purchase product list to the terminal, and a wireless shopping mall. A purchase processing step 320 in which the server purchases and processes the selected product. This will be described in more detail below.

In one embodiment, the personal computer user executes a web browser on his computer to input and access the web address of the wired shopping mall server according to the present invention (step 100). Thereafter, the user provides member registration information by filling in a web page form provided by the wired shopping mall server, and the wired shopping mall server registers the user as a member using this information (step 110). According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, a wired shopping mall system receives member information including a phone number of a mobile communication terminal and processes member registration. The phone number is an important key to link the wired shopping mall with the wireless shopping mall. After the registration process is completed, the user can access the system and authenticate himself or herself by the member ID (step 120).

Next, when the member selects a purchase page in the wired shopping mall, a product list is transmitted (step 130). The terminal receives the product information from the wired shopping mall server, presents the information to the user, receives the selection information input from the user, and transmits the selected information to the wired shopping mall server as selection information on the target product for the wireless shopping mall purchase. In addition, the member may purchase a product and request delivery from the wired shopping mall itself, and the wired shopping mall server may process the purchase.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the wired shopping mall server may receive the shipping or payment related information when the wireless shopping mall is used in advance and set it for the corresponding user (step 150). For example, the product purchase processing method of the wired shopping mall server may further include a payment method selection step of presenting a list of payment means when using the wireless shopping mall and selecting the input from the user and storing the selection as a payment method when purchasing in the wireless shopping mall.

The wireless shopping mall purchase target product list, payment and delivery information, etc., which are set for mobile purchase, are transmitted from the wired shopping mall server to the wireless shopping mall server and stored (step 210).

Afterwards, the user authenticates himself by accessing the wireless shopping mall server through the mobile communication terminal instead of his personal computer (step 300). The wireless shopping mall server authenticates the connected user after processing the connection with the mobile communication terminal. According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, a product purchase processing method executed by a wireless shopping mall server includes a member authentication step of identifying a member from a telephone number of a mobile communication terminal to be connected. That is, the phone number of the originating terminal transmitted from the exchange is transmitted to the wireless shopping mall server through a packet data service node (PDSN), and authentication of the user is performed by this data.

In one embodiment, the connection to the wireless shopping mall server is controlled by software provided in the mobile communication terminal. For example, in a mobile communication terminal having a blood glucose measurement function, the terminal includes a blood sugar measurement menu, and in addition to the menu related to the measurement, a shopping menu is provided. When the user selects a shopping menu, the user is connected to the wireless shopping mall server through the wireless internet network.

Thereafter, the wireless shopping mall server transmits a wireless shopping mall purchase product list to the terminal, and the terminal receives and displays it (step 310). Thereafter, the terminal transmits the purchase application information on the product selected by the user from the displayed product list to the wireless shopping mall server, and the wireless shopping mall server receives and processes the purchase for the selected product (step 320). The purchase process includes placing an order for a corresponding product, transmitting payment information to a delivery company after payment processing. At this time, according to the characteristic aspect of the present invention, the payment information and the delivery information input at the time of access to the wired shopping mall are utilized. In addition, a final confirmation of the user may be made before payment processing. This final verification process may include additional authentication of the payment method, for example, entering a credit card or password for the account.

When the purchase process is completed, the wireless shopping mall server briefly summarizes the processing result of the purchased product, payment details, shipping destination, etc., and transmits the result to the terminal, and the terminal receives it and displays it on the display device (step 330). As a result, the user can check the purchase related information previously inputted on his product and recall the memory.

Figure 1b shows another embodiment of a system to which the product purchase processing method according to the present invention is applied. As shown, the present embodiment is an accessible shopping mall server 10 that can be connected through a plurality of personal computers 50 through the Internet 90 and simultaneously from a plurality of mobile communication terminals 30 through a mobile communication network 70. It is configured to include. This embodiment will be described taking the shopping mall and related services related to the blood glucose meter as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but may be applied to the purchase of general goods, and is particularly suitable for a field in which repetitive purchase of consumables is required after purchase of durable goods.

The mobile communication terminal 30 may be, for example, a mobile communication terminal 30 such as a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and is a terminal capable of wireless internet access through a mobile communication network. In the present embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 30 communicates with the main body by embedding a blood glucose meter circuit in the battery pack, and the main body is equipped with a program for controlling the blood glucose meter, and the measured blood sugar data is stored in the service server (wireless internet). 20) may be managed form. Such a terminal has been filed by the applicant of the Korean Patent Application No. 2002-0026511 on May 14, 2002.

The service server 20 manages the blood sugar data measured by the mobile communication terminal for each individual, analyzes the measured data, suggests a prescription, and additionally services health information related to blood sugar management.

Although the shopping mall server 10 is connected to the wired Internet 90, for example, IP packets from a packet data service node (PDSN) of the mobile communication network 70 may be routed. The shopping mall server 10 is, for example, a process for providing a swap page for a mobile terminal for a connection from the mobile terminal 30 and another independent for providing a web page for a connection from the personal computer 50. It can be configured to include a process.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product purchase processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention that can be implemented in the system shown in FIG. 1B. Similar steps to FIG. 2 are referred to by the same reference numerals.

The product purchase processing method according to the present invention can be executed in a shopping mall accessible through both a wired internet and a mobile communication network, and provides a web page for user authentication to a user's computer connected through a wired internet and receives and inputs information. A connection step 120 through a wired network for processing a list addition step 130 and 140 for providing a web page including product information to a user and receiving selection information and adding the received information to a list of purchased products through a wireless network; An access step 300 through a wireless network that processes a connection with a user's mobile communication terminal through a wireless network, a list presentation step 310 of transmitting a list of purchased products through the wireless network to the mobile communication terminal, and a user's And a purchase processing step 320 of purchasing processing of the corresponding product in response to the purchase selection. This will be described in more detail below.

In one embodiment, the personal computer user executes a web browser on his computer to input and access the web address of the shopping mall server according to the present invention (step 100). Thereafter, the user provides member registration information by filling in a web page form provided by the shopping mall server, and the shopping mall server registers the user as a member using this information (step 110). According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, the shopping mall system receives member information including a phone number of a mobile communication terminal and processes member registration. The telephone number becomes an important key for authenticating a user connecting through a mobile communication network. After the registration process is completed, the user can access the system and authenticate himself or herself by the member ID (step 120).

In one embodiment, the shopping mall may be a homepage for diabetics. This homepage may be for serving users who purchased a mobile communication terminal having a diabetic measurement function. This homepage provides knowledge related to diabetes treatment, your blood glucose reading history information, and the results of analysis by an expert system on the current state based on these data. Provides links to purchase items for diabetics. For example, links to purchase blood glucose meters, needles, blood collectors, strips, insulin pumps, insulin syringes, etc. are provided, and products of various prices are available from various manufacturers. Selecting a link to a specific product will display a page with graphic and text information about the product, including the product's price, specifications, manufacturer, and country of origin.

When the member selects a purchase page in the shopping mall, a product list is transmitted (step 130). The terminal receives the product information from the shopping mall server, presents the information to the user, receives the selection information input from the user, and transmits the selected information to the shopping mall server as selection information on the product to be purchased through the wireless network. In addition, the member may purchase a product from the shopping mall itself and request a delivery, and the shopping mall server may process the purchase.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the shopping mall server may receive information related to delivery or payment at the time of purchase through a wireless network in advance and set the information for the corresponding user (step 150). For example, the product purchase processing method of the shopping mall server may further include a payment method selection step of presenting a list of payment methods when purchasing through a wireless network, selecting input from a user, and storing them as payment methods when purchasing through a wireless network. .

The list of products to be purchased through the wireless network set up for mobile purchase, payment and delivery information, and the like are stored in the database (step 210). This database is accessible by both the process of handling shopping over a wired network and the process of handling shopping over a wireless network.

Afterwards, the user authenticates himself by accessing the shopping mall server through the mobile communication terminal instead of his personal computer (step 300). The shopping mall server authenticates the connected user after processing the connection with the mobile communication terminal. According to a characteristic aspect of the present invention, a product purchase processing method executed by a sun shopping mall server includes a member authentication step of identifying a member from a telephone number of a mobile communication terminal to be connected. That is, the phone number of the originating terminal transmitted from the exchange is transmitted to the wireless shopping mall server through a packet data service node (PDSN), and authentication of the user is performed by this data.

In one embodiment, the connection to the shopping mall server is controlled by software provided in the mobile communication terminal. For example, in a mobile communication terminal having a blood glucose measurement function, the terminal includes a blood sugar measurement menu, and in addition to the menu related to the measurement, a shopping menu is provided. When the user selects a shopping menu, the user is connected to the wireless shopping mall server through the wireless internet network.

Thereafter, the shopping mall server transmits a list of purchase target products through the wireless network to the terminal, and the terminal receives and displays it (step 310). For example, a user sets a strip and a lancet, which he or she needs to repeatedly purchase, accesses the homepage through the Internet, lists the items to be purchased through the wireless network, and selects a shopping menu on his mobile phone. The list is displayed immediately, and you can simply select one of them to purchase the product.

Thereafter, the terminal transmits the purchase application information on the product selected by the user from the displayed product list to the shopping mall server, and the shopping mall server receives and processes the purchase for the selected product (step 320). The purchase process includes placing an order for a corresponding product, transmitting payment information to a delivery company after payment processing. In this case, according to the characteristic aspect of the present invention, the payment information and the delivery information input at the time of access through the wired Internet are utilized. In addition, a final confirmation of the user may be made before payment processing. This final verification process may include additional authentication of the payment method, for example, entering a credit card or password for the account.

When the purchase process is completed, the shopping mall server briefly summarizes the processing result of the processed product, payment details, shipping destination, etc., and transmits the result to the terminal, and the terminal receives it and displays it on the display device (step 330). As a result, the user can check the purchase related information previously inputted on his product and recall the memory.

As described in detail above, the merchandise purchase method and the processing method according to the present invention have the advantage of conveniently purchasing the repeated purchases anytime and anywhere by utilizing the convenience of the wired network user interface environment and the wireless network connection convenience at the same time. have.

Furthermore, the present invention suggests a way to activate mobile shopping by proposing a new method to easily purchase a product required by the user despite the limited user interface when shopping using the mobile communication terminal.

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, but is not limited thereto, and is interpreted by the appended claims, which are intended to cover many variations that will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Should be done.

1A illustrates an embodiment of a system to which a product purchase processing method according to the present invention is applied.

Figure 1b shows another embodiment of a system to which the product purchase processing method according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a product purchase processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention which can be implemented in the system shown in FIG. 1A.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product purchase processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention which can be implemented in the system shown in FIG. Ba.

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10: mall server 13: wired mall server

15: wireless mall server 20: service server

30: mobile communication terminal 50: personal computer

70: mobile communication network 90: Internet

Claims (18)

In the wire shopping mall system on the wired Internet and a wireless shopping mall system interoperable with the system and accessible through a mobile communication network, A wired shopping mall access step of authenticating a user connected by the wired shopping mall system; A list adding step of providing, by the wired shopping mall system, product information to the user and receiving selection information and adding the selected information to the wireless shopping mall purchase product list; A wireless shopping mall connection step of the wireless shopping mall system processing a connection with a mobile communication terminal; A list presentation step of transmitting, by the wireless shopping mall system, the wireless shopping mall purchased product list to the terminal; A purchase processing step of purchasing processing of the selected product by the wireless shopping mall system; Product purchase processing method comprising a. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is: And processing, by the wired shopping mall system, receiving member information including a phone number of the mobile communication terminal and registering a member. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of accessing the wireless shopping mall is: And a member authentication step of identifying a member from the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal to be connected. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises: And a payment means selection step of the wired shopping mall system presenting a list of payment means when the wireless shopping mall is used, receiving a selection input from the user, and storing the payment means as a payment means when purchasing in the wireless shopping mall. The product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the purchase processing step includes displaying purchase information including order goods and delivery address information on the terminal for transmission by the user for confirmation. How to process your purchase. A personal computer connectable to a wired shopping mall system and a product purchase method executable in a mobile communication terminal connected to a wireless shopping mall system, Connecting the personal computer to the wired shopping mall system; Receiving product information from a wired shopping mall system and presenting the product information to a user, and transmitting the selection information input from the user to the wired shopping mall system as selection information for a wireless shopping mall purchase target product; Connecting the mobile communication terminal to the wireless shopping mall system; Receiving and displaying, by the mobile communication terminal, the wireless shopping mall purchased product list from a wireless shopping mall system; And transmitting, to the wireless shopping mall system, purchase application information on a product selected from a user in the displayed product list. The method of claim 6 wherein the method is: And receiving, by a personal computer, member information including a phone number of a mobile communication terminal from a user and transmitting the member information to the wired shopping mall system as membership registration information. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the method is: And receiving, by the personal computer, a list of payment methods when the wireless shopping mall is used from the wired shopping mall system, displaying the list to a user, receiving selection information from the user, and transmitting the selected information to the wired shopping mall system. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the method is: And receiving, by the mobile communication terminal, purchase information including ordered goods and delivery address information from the wireless shopping mall system for display by the user for confirmation. A method of processing a product purchase that is executable in a shopping mall accessible through both a wired Internet and a mobile communication network, the method comprising: Providing a web page for authenticating a user to a user's computer connected through a wired Internet, and accessing the information through a wired network to receive authentication information; A list adding step of providing a web page including product information to a user and receiving selection information and adding the selected information to a list of purchased products through a wireless network; An access step through a wireless network which processes a connection with a user's mobile communication terminal through a wireless network; A list presentation step of transmitting a list of purchased goods through a wireless network to the mobile communication terminal; A purchase processing step of purchasing and processing the corresponding product in response to the purchase selection of the user; Product purchase processing method comprising a. The method of claim 10 wherein the method is: And a member registration processing step of receiving member information including a phone number of a user's mobile communication terminal through a wired network and processing membership registration. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of connecting via the wireless network comprises: And a member authentication step of identifying a member from the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal to be connected. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the method is: A payment method selection step of presenting a list of payment methods to be used for shopping through the wireless network to a user accessing the wired network and receiving selection input from the user and storing the selected payment means as a payment method when purchasing through the wireless network; How to handle product purchases. The product according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the purchase processing step includes displaying the purchase information including the order product and the delivery address information on the terminal for transmission by the user for confirmation. How to process your purchase. In the personal computer that can be connected to the shopping mall system through a wired Internet and a mobile terminal that can be connected through the shopping mall system and a mobile communication network, Accessing a personal computer of a user to a shopping mall system through a wired network; Receiving, by the computer, product information from a shopping mall system and presenting the product information to a user, and transmitting selection information input from the user to the shopping mall system as a wireless shopping mall purchase target product; Connecting the mobile communication terminal to the shopping mall system through a wireless network; Receiving and displaying, by the mobile communication terminal, a wireless shopping mall purchased product list from the shopping mall system; And transmitting, to the shopping mall system, purchase application information on a product selected from a user in the displayed product list. The method of claim 15 wherein the method is: And receiving, by a personal computer, member information including a phone number of a mobile communication terminal from a user, and transmitting the member information to the shopping mall system as membership registration information. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the method is: Receiving, by the personal computer, a list of payment means to be used for a purchase through the wireless network from the shopping mall system to the user, receiving selection information from the user, and transmitting the received selection information to the shopping mall system; . The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the method is: And receiving, by the mobile communication terminal, purchase information including order goods and delivery address information from the shopping mall system for display by the user for confirmation.