KR20140031823A - Device and method for providing shopping information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for providing shopping information. The present invention includes: a step of receiving an authentication request having user identification information from a famous user and performing user authentication; a step of receiving a purchase request having merchandise identification information from the famous user; a step for performing payment for a merchandise which corresponds to the merchandise identification information in response to the purchase request; and a step of providing the famous user′s purchase merchandise information which has the payment-processed merchandise to a general user. [Reference numerals] (310) Authentication processing unit; (320) Purchase request reception unit; (330) Payment processing unit; (340) Purchase information providing unit; (350) Point management unit

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SHOPPING INFORMATION}

The present invention relates to a shopping information providing method and apparatus.

Due to the expansion of the Internet infrastructure and the dissemination of various shopping contents, online shopping using the Internet is continuously developing.

Online shopping has the advantage of eliminating the middle margin on wholesale and retail compared to the conventional offline shopping, it can save advertising costs, etc. can provide a product at a relatively low price.

However, as the number of online shopping malls exploded, there is an overheating competition, and online shopping sites are using various marketing strategies to survive the competition with other sites.

In this regard, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0704043 relates to an e-commerce service system and method for brokering a star and a seller, and relates to an e-commerce service system and an e-commerce service method that enables advertisement negotiation between a star and a seller through the Internet. It is disclosed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a shopping information providing method and apparatus for recording and managing product information purchased by a celebrity in a shopping service and providing product purchase information of the celebrity at the request of a user.

Another object of the present invention, by providing a celebrity points that can be purchased in a shopping service to induce the purchase of goods, and providing shopping information that can promote the user's desire to purchase goods by providing a product purchased by the celebrity in real time to the user It is to provide a method and apparatus.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, the shopping information providing method according to the first aspect of the present invention, the step of receiving an authentication request including the user identification information from the first user to perform a user authentication process, Receiving a purchase request including product identification information from a first user, performing a payment process for a product corresponding to the product identification information in response to the purchase request, and processing the payment product to a second user Providing purchase goods information of the first user including a.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shopping information providing apparatus, comprising: an authentication processing unit configured to receive an authentication request including user identification information from a first user and perform a user authentication process, and to purchase a product including product identification information from the first user. A purchase request receiving unit receiving a request, a payment processing unit performing payment processing for a product corresponding to the product identification information in response to the purchase request, and a second user of the first user including the payment processed product; It includes a purchase information providing unit for providing purchase product information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above, to provide a shopping information providing method and apparatus for recording and managing the product information purchased by the celebrity in the shopping service, and provides the product purchase information of the celebrity at the request of the user Can be.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to promote the user's desire to purchase a product by providing a celebrity with points that can be purchased in a shopping service to induce a product purchase, and by providing a product purchased by the celebrity to the user in real time. A shopping information providing method and apparatus can be provided.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a shopping information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a shopping information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A, 3B, and 3C are exemplary views illustrating an example of a shopping information method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a shopping information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Shopping information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a user terminal (100, 200) and shopping information providing apparatus 300 connected to the network (N).

The network N may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal area network (PAN) mobile radio communication network) or satellite communication network.

The user terminals 100 and 200 may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, or the like, which may be connected to a remote server through the network N or may be connected to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) Handheld based wireless communication devices such as W-CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, can do. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet Television (Internet Television), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, or the like.

The user terminals 100 and 200 may transmit and receive data with the shopping information providing apparatus 300 through a network connection, and may be used by the first terminal 100 and the second user used by the first user according to the user. It may be divided into the second terminal 200.

The first terminal 100 and the second terminal 200 receive a product list through a shopping service provided by the shopping information providing apparatus 300, and send a purchase request for a predetermined product to the shopping information providing apparatus 300. I can send it.

The shopping information providing apparatus 300 may process authentication of a user, receive a product purchase request from a user, perform payment processing for a product, and provide purchase product information of a first user to a second user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user means a predetermined user classified by the shopping information providing apparatus 300, and may include, for example, a celebrity managed by the shopping information providing apparatus 300. Can be. According to one embodiment of the invention, the second user means a user other than the first user, for example, to receive the purchase product information of the first user in the shopping service provided by the shopping information providing apparatus 300 Means user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user may be a user set as the interested user by the second user. For example, the second user may set some of the entertainers registered in the shopping information providing apparatus 300 as the first user. For example, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 may pay a predetermined point to a celebrity leading a fashion trend to purchase a product provided by a shopping service, and the corresponding celebrity may receive the point paid as the first user. It can be used to purchase a predetermined product. As such, the goods purchased by the celebrity in the shopping service may be exposed through the purchase product page of the celebrity to achieve a predetermined advertising effect. Can be provided at

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shopping information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing an example of a shopping information method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 includes an authentication processor 310, a purchase request receiver 320, a payment processor 330, a purchase information provider 340, and a point manager 350. It may include.

The authentication processor 310 receives an authentication request including user identification information from the first user and performs a user authentication process.

The purchase request receiver 320 receives a purchase request for a product from a first user.

For example, the purchase request receiving unit 320 may receive a purchase request including product identification information from the first user, and the product identification information may include a product ID, a product model name, etc., which may distinguish a specific product from other products. It may include.

The payment processing unit 330 performs payment processing on the product corresponding to the product identification information in response to the product purchase request.

The payment processor 330 may perform a payment process for a product corresponding to the product identification information included in the purchase request, based on the points paid to the first user.

Here, the point refers to a point that the shopping information providing device 300 may provide to the first user and use to purchase a product. The shopping information providing apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may pay a point that can be used for a unit period to a first user. For example, the point may be paid at the beginning of each month for each month and used for the month. Points that have not been made can be destroyed.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user may shop using a predetermined point provided by the shopping information providing apparatus 300, and the payment processing unit 330 may determine the first user. For example, the payment operation for the product included in the purchase request may be performed through a method of deducting points.

The purchase information providing unit 340 provides the second user with the purchased product information of the first user including the payment processed product.

Here, the purchased product information may include one or more of an image of the purchased product, price information, purchase time information, and one or more user information that purchased the purchased product.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the shopping information providing apparatus provides, for example, sneakers, jeans, and a watch as purchase product information of the first user, “celebrity Kimxx”. For example, a user using a shopping service provided by a shopping information providing device may obtain information that may be referred to a product purchase by viewing a product purchased by his or her favorite “celebrity Kimxx”. Can be used for marketing with entertainers or celebrities.

The purchase information providing unit 340 may receive a product viewing request including product identification information from the second user, and provide the purchased product information of the first user to the second user.

For example, the purchase information providing unit 340 may provide purchase information of the first user who purchased the corresponding product when the second user requests to read a specific product in the process of using the shopping service.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 receives a view request for jeans and provides purchase information of a plurality of entertainers who purchased the corresponding product.

The purchase information provider 340 may provide the second user with purchase product information associated with the user identification information of the first user.

As illustrated in FIG. 3C, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 may provide, for example, purchase product information of the first user, celebrity “Yoon Doo Jun”, and the purchase product information for another celebrity is also selected by the user. Can be provided according to.

The purchase information provider 340 may transmit the purchased goods information associated with the user identification information of the first user to the electronic message account of the second user.

For example, when the first user completes a purchase for a specific product, the purchase information providing unit 340 may provide purchase product information to the second user in real time using an electronic message. Here, the second user may be a user who sets the first user as the interested user, or may be a user who sets the product purchased by the first user as the interested product.

The purchase information providing unit 340 may provide the second user with the purchased product information about the product processed by the first user through the notification information.

In this case, the notification information may be provided through, for example, a pop-up window, or may be provided by activating a predetermined area for providing a sale product.

The shopping information providing apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may record and manage the shopping information of the user by using the shopping information DB 390, and the purchase information providing unit 340 may use the shopping information DB 390. The shopping information of the first user recorded in) may be provided to the second user.

That is, the purchase information providing unit 340 extracts the purchase product identification information associated with the first user identification information from the shopping information DB 390, and based on the purchase product identification information, the purchase product information from the shopping information DB 390. Can be extracted.

The point manager 350 may pay points that can be used to purchase a product to the first user, and manage points of the first user that are deducted by using the product to be purchased.

The point manager 350 receives a purchase request for the product included in the purchased product information of the first user from the second user, performs a payment process for the product included in the purchased product information in response to the purchase request, and purchases the purchased product. Points may be given to the first user based on the price of the product included in the information.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The shopping information providing method according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 4 includes steps processed in time series by the shopping information providing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 2. Therefore, although omitted below, the above description of the shopping information providing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 2 may be applied to the shopping information providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4.

In relation to this, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 receives an authentication request including user identification information from the first user and performs a user authentication process (S4100).

In addition, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 receives a purchase request including product identification information from the first user (S4200).

In addition, in response to the purchase request, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 performs a payment process for a product corresponding to the product identification information (S4300).

In operation S4400, the shopping information providing apparatus 300 provides purchase information of the first user including the payment processed product to the second user.

The shopping information providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims (21)

In the method for providing shopping information, the shopping information providing apparatus,
Designating some of the users as celebrity users distinguished from general users;
Receiving an authentication request including user identification information from the celebrity user and performing a user authentication process;
Receiving a purchase request including product identification information from the celebrity user;
In response to the purchase request, performing a payment process for a product corresponding to the product identification information; And
And providing the general user with the purchased product information of the celebrity user including information on the payment-processed product.
The method of claim 1,
Providing the purchased product information,
Receiving a product viewing request including the product identification information from the general user; And
And in response to the product viewing request, providing the product information of purchase of the celebrity user corresponding to the product identification information to the general user.
The method of claim 1,
Providing the purchased product information,
Receiving a request for a purchase product list including the user identification information from the general user; And
And providing purchase item information associated with the user identification information to the public user.
The method of claim 1,
Providing the purchased product information,
Transmitting the purchase goods information associated with the user identification information to the electronic message account of the public user.
The method of claim 1,
The celebrity user is a user set by the public user as a user of interest, shopping information providing method.
The method of claim 1,
Providing the purchased product information,
The shopping information providing method for providing the general user through the notification information on the purchase product information on the payment processed products.
The method of claim 1,
Providing the purchased product information,
Extracting purchase product identification information associated with the celebrity user identification information from a shopping information DB; And
And extracting the purchased product information from the shopping information DB based on the purchased product identification information.
The method of claim 1,
The purchase product information,
And at least one of an image of the purchased product, price information, purchase time information, and one or more user information that purchased the purchased product.
The method of claim 1,
And paying points available to the celebrity user for a unit period.
The method of claim 9,
The step of performing the payment process,
And performing payment processing for a product corresponding to the product identification information included in the purchase request, based on the points paid to the celebrity user.
The method of claim 1,
Receiving a request for purchasing a product included in the purchased product information of the celebrity user from the general user;
In response to the purchase request, performing a payment process for a product included in the purchased product information; And
And providing a point to the celebrity user based on a price of a product included in the purchased product information.
In the device for providing shopping information,
An authentication processing unit configured to receive an authentication request including user identification information from a celebrity user previously distinguished from a general user as a user, and perform user authentication processing;
A purchase request receiving unit configured to receive a purchase request including product identification information from the celebrity user;
A payment processor configured to perform a payment process for a product corresponding to the product identification information in response to the purchase request; And
And a purchase information providing unit configured to provide a general user with purchase product information of the celebrity user including the processed product.
13. The method of claim 12,
The purchase information provider,
Receiving a product viewing request including the product identification information from the public user, and in response to the product viewing request, to provide the general user with the purchase product information of the celebrity user corresponding to the product identification information, Shopping information providing device.
13. The method of claim 12,
The purchase information provider,
Receiving a purchase product list request including the user identification information from the general user, and providing the purchase user information associated with the user identification information to the general user.
13. The method of claim 12,
The purchase information provider,
Shopping information providing apparatus associated with the user identification information to the electronic message account of the general user.
13. The method of claim 12,
And the celebrity user is a user set by the general user as a user of interest.
13. The method of claim 12,
The purchase information provider,
The shopping information providing device for providing the general user through the notification information on the purchase product information on the product processed payment.
13. The method of claim 12,
The purchase information provider,
And extracting the purchase product identification information associated with the celebrity user identification information from the shopping information DB, and extracting the purchase product information from the shopping information DB based on the purchase product identification information.
13. The method of claim 12,
The purchase product information,
And at least one of an image of the purchased product, price information, purchase time information, and one or more user information that has purchased the purchased product.
13. The method of claim 12,
The payment processing unit,
And payment processing for goods corresponding to the goods identification information included in the purchase request, based on the points paid to the celebrity user.
13. The method of claim 12,
Receive a purchase request of a product included in the purchase product information of the celebrity user from the public user, and in response to the purchase request, performs a payment process for the product included in the purchased product information, The shopping information providing apparatus further comprises a point management unit for granting points to the celebrity user based on the price of the included goods.

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