KR20230036951A - Method for providing product information and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing product information based on the expiration date of a product of the present disclosure may comprise: a step of checking a first item provided from a product selling service and having first identification information; a step of checking remaining expiration dates of a plurality of stock keeping units (SKU) corresponding to the first item in a fulfillment center; a step of allocating a first set of SKU, of which remaining expiration date corresponds to a first condition, from among the plurality of SKUs as a second item having second identification information; and a step of providing information on the second item to a user terminal using the product selling service. Accordingly, the present invention can facilitate stock management and efficiently use resources.

Description

Method and device for providing product information {METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT INFORMATION AND DEVICE THEREFOR}

The present disclosure relates to a method for providing product information and an apparatus therefor. More specifically, it relates to a method and electronic device for providing product information based on expiration date of the product.

With the development of electronic technology, the proportion of e-commerce that purchases products online increases, and customers can purchase products by accessing e-commerce services without going to shopping malls or markets. However, in the conventional e-commerce service, products are sold on the same platform regardless of the expiration date of the product, and inventory is managed by discarding products that have passed the expiration date. In this case, the customer purchases a product with an imminent expiration date and a product with a non-expiration date at the same price, and sells products in large quantities that are difficult to sell due to an imminent expiration date, resulting in a loss.

To solve this problem, the conventional e-commerce service manages the expiration date of products, and sells products whose expiration date is nearing at a discounted price lower than the original price. However, inventory management becomes difficult and resources are wasted while collectively managing products with near-expiration dates and products with the same attributes. In addition, there is a need to provide products at a more discounted price in terms of providing benefits only to specific members who have signed up for the service, rather than just processing products with an imminent expiration date to customers who access e-commerce services. In this regard, reference may be made to prior literature such as 10-2013-0018430A.

On the other hand, customers purchasing specific products whose expiration date is imminent need to check by when they can purchase the product for convenience of purchase, and want to check how many benefits they can receive under what conditions. Therefore, in order to meet these customer needs, e-commerce services need to intuitively provide purchase-related information on products whose expiration dates are nearing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing product information based on the expiration date of a product and an apparatus therefor. The technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may be inferred from the following embodiments.

A method for providing product information based on the expiration date of a product to solve the above problems includes identifying a first item provided from a product sales service and having first identification information; checking remaining expiration dates of a plurality of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) corresponding to the first item at a fulfillment center; allocating, among the plurality of SKUs, a SKU of a first set whose expiration date corresponds to a first condition as a second item having second identification information; and providing information on the second item to a user terminal using the product sales service.

In addition, an electronic device for providing product information based on the expiration date of a product to solve the above problems includes a communication device; storage device; and a control unit controlling the communication device and the storage device, wherein the control unit checks a first item that is provided from a product sales service through the storage device and has first identification information, and performs a full fill through the communication device. Check the remaining shelf life of a plurality of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) corresponding to the first item at the service center, and among the plurality of SKUs, a first set of SKUs whose remaining shelf life corresponds to the first condition is selected as a second set. It may be assigned as a second item having identification information, and information on the second item may be provided to a user terminal using the product sales service through the communication device.

In addition, a terminal for providing product information based on the expiration date of a product for solving the above problems includes a communication device; output device; and a processor operably coupled with the communication device and the output device, the processor having information about a first item having first identification information and second identification information from an electronic device via the communication device. Receive information on a second item, provide information on the first item in a first page through the output device, generate a second page based on the information on the first item, and generate the information on the output device Information on the second item is provided on the second page, and the second item has a remaining shelf life among a plurality of stock keeping units (SKUs) corresponding to the first item corresponding to the first condition. It may be an item corresponding to one set of SKUs.

Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present disclosure, when the expiration date of an item of the same attribute is less than a predetermined period, information of an existing item is imported as it is but managed as separate item identification information, so inventory management is easy and resources can be efficiently used.

In addition, a page selling items with a lot of expiration date remaining and a page selling items with a short expiration date are distinguished, and this is provided only to users who have the right to use the product sales service and satisfy certain conditions. There is an advantage in that it can inspire service use and intuitively provide discount information for purchasing products.

Effects of the invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 shows a system for a product information providing method according to an embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of allocating a part of a first item to a second item according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is a diagram for showing states of SKUs according to storage time points in FC according to an embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating a product information providing page according to an embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating a product information providing page according to another embodiment.
6 is a diagram illustrating a shopping cart page according to an order of a second item according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a product information providing method according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device for a product information providing method according to an embodiment.
9 is a schematic block diagram of a user terminal for a product information providing method according to an embodiment.

The terms used in the embodiments have been selected as general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but they may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there are also terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the corresponding description. Therefore, terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the general content of the present disclosure, not simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a certain part "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit" and "...module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is implemented as hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. It can be.

The expression of "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification means 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c' ', or 'all a, b, and c'.

A “terminal” referred to below may be implemented as a computer or mobile terminal capable of accessing a server or other terminals through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a web browser, and the mobile terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. It may include a handheld-based wireless communication device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the present disclosure, an item may mean a single item or a set of items of the same type. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 shows a system for a product information providing method according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the product information providing system may include an electronic device 10 , a user terminal 20 , and a fulfillment center (FC) 30 . In the product information providing system shown in FIG. 1, only components related to the present embodiment are shown. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can understand that other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 1 .

The electronic device 10 may communicate with the user terminal 20 through a network (not shown). Here, the network includes a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a mobile radio communication network, a satellite communication network, and combinations thereof. It is a data communication network in a comprehensive sense that allows each network component shown in FIG. 1 to communicate smoothly with each other, and may include wired Internet, wireless Internet, and mobile wireless communication network. Wireless communication includes, for example, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy (Bluetooth low energy), Zigbee, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct), UWB (ultra wideband), infrared communication (IrDA, Infrared Data Association) ), Near Field Communication (NFC), etc., but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 is a device included in a server for managing information about a first item and a second item provided in a product sales service and information about an SKU stored in the FC 30. can be Also, the product information providing system may be a system that operates in relation to a product sales service.

The electronic device 10 may check the first item provided by the product sales service, and check information on a plurality of stock keeping units (SKUs) corresponding to the first item in the FC 30 . Here, the first item has first identification information, and the items may be classified and managed through the identification information. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 may check remaining expiration dates of a plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item in the FC 30 . The expiration date referred to in the present invention may be a word that includes use-by-date and storage-by-date commonly suggested for the use of items other than fresh food.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 may identify an SKU having a remaining expiration date corresponding to a first condition among a plurality of SKUs identified by the FC 30 and designate the SKU as the first set of SKUs. In addition, the electronic device 10 may allocate the SKU of the first set as a second item having second identification information. According to an embodiment, the first identification information and the second identification information are different, and the second item is the same item as the first item, but after being classified as the second item, it is managed with product identification information different from the first item and a different sales period. It can be. According to an embodiment, the first condition is a condition in which the remaining expiration date of the plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item is equal to or less than the first period.

According to another embodiment, even when a product state requires quick sale among a plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item, it may be designated as the SKU of the first set. For example, if a product is damaged due to moving and storage problems or there is a risk of product quality deterioration despite a long expiration date, the corresponding SKU is allocated as a second item and item information is transmitted to the user terminal 20. can be provided.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 may provide information on the second item to the user terminal 20 . Information on the second item may be provided on a page selling only the second item. For example, information on a first item may be provided on a first page, and information on a second item may be provided on a second page. In this case, the first page and the second page may be different pages. In addition, the electronic device 10 may set the second page to be provided only to users who have a right to use the product sales service and who satisfy a predetermined condition. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 may generate a second page based on information on the first item, and provide the second page to the user terminal 20 to provide information on the second item. can For example, the electronic device 10 may copy the information of the first item as it is and use it as the information of the second item, but the procedure for overall management and sale of the item after being changed to the second item It can be managed only with information about. For example, the electronic device 10 may separately manage the remaining expiration date of the second item and determine a selling price different from that of the first item. Also, purchase review information according to the purchase of the first item may be mapped to the first item and managed. Accordingly, when the SKU corresponding to the first item is allocated to the second item, review information on the first item will also be copied through the process of copying the information, but the purchase of the second item after being changed to the second item will be copied. The following purchase review information will be managed by being mapped only to the second item.

According to an embodiment, after the electronic device 10 provides information on the second item to the user terminal 20, the FC 30 determines whether the remaining expiration date of the first set of SKUs corresponds to the second condition. can judge The second condition is a condition in which the expiration date remaining among the plurality of SKUs is equal to or less than the second period, and the second period may be shorter than the first period. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 may remove from the FC 30 an SKU whose remaining expiration date corresponds to the second condition among the first set of SKUs.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 10 may check the remaining expiration date of the plurality of SKUs stored in the FC 30 in real time, and accordingly, the stock status and remaining expiration date of the second item may change in real time. can For example, a new SKU corresponding to the first condition may be identified, and a second item of the SKU whose remaining expiration date corresponds to the second condition may be discarded, so that the inventory status and remaining expiration date of the second item may be may fluctuate. Accordingly, the second item may be a bundle of a plurality of items having different periods among remaining expiration dates satisfying the first condition, rather than a bundle of items having the same remaining expiration date. In addition, the inventory status of the second item may vary according to the sale of the second item. According to an embodiment, in response to an order for the second item, the FC 30 picks the second item according to the order quantity, and in addition to the case where a new SKU is confirmed or the item is discarded, the inventory status of the second item It can vary. Meanwhile, the electronic device 10 may instruct the FC 30 to preferentially pick a second item having a short expiration date.

As the second item is sold through the user terminal 20 and the remaining expiration dates of the plurality of SKUs are checked in the FC 30 , the electronic device 10 may update the first set of SKUs. In addition, the electronic device 10 may modify information on the second item according to the updated first set of SKUs and provide the modified information to the user terminal 20 .

The user terminal 20 may receive a purchase request for the second item from the user. The user terminal 20 may transmit a purchase request to the electronic device 10 and provide a shopping cart page including discount information on the second item in response to the purchase request. In this case, the discount information provided on the shopping cart page may include information on a service applied to the purchase of the second item and a discount rate on the second item. In addition, the user terminal 20 may transmit a purchase request to the electronic device 10, and the electronic device 10 may transmit a picking operation request for the first set of SKUs to the FC 30 in response to the purchase request. .

According to an embodiment, when providing information on the second item, the user terminal 20 may provide information on the plurality of second items in the order of decreasing remaining discount periods corresponding to the plurality of second items. there is. In addition, the user terminal 20 may provide information on a plurality of second items, including a selling price, a discount rate, and a remaining discount period for each of the plurality of second items. According to an embodiment, a discount rate for each of the plurality of second items may be set differently over time. For example, the discount rate may increase over time. Also, the selling price for each of the plurality of second items may be a price to which a discount rate for each of the plurality of second items is applied from the selling price for the first item. That is, the second item with a shorter remaining expiration date may be sold at a much lower price than the selling price of the first item. According to an embodiment, the remaining discount period is reduced in real time, and the user terminal 20 may display information about a plurality of second items differently when the remaining discount period is equal to or less than a predetermined time and when it is not.

The FC 30 is a logistics warehouse where items are stored, and is a physical space where items are received and stored, and when an order for an item in stock is received, the item is picked and prepared for delivery. When receiving a request from the electronic device 10, the FC 30 is a space in which a worker in the FC 30 performs an operation of storing or picking up an item in response to the request.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of allocating a part of a first item to a second item according to an exemplary embodiment.

According to an embodiment, among the plurality of SKUs 110 corresponding to the first item 100, an SKU whose remaining expiration date satisfies a first condition may be determined (120). According to an embodiment, the first condition is a condition in which the expiration date remaining among the plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item is less than or equal to the first period. For example, SKUs having a remaining expiration date of 7 days or less are classified as SKUs of the first set. and can be assigned as the second item.

SKUs with a remaining shelf life greater than the first period will remain as SKUs corresponding to the first item 100 (No at 120), and SKUs with a remaining shelf life less than the first period will be kept as SKUs of the first set 130. will be classified (yes at 120). Also, the first set of SKUs 130 may be assigned to the second item 200 and managed with identification information different from that of the first item 100 .

3 is a diagram for showing states of SKUs according to storage time points in the FC 30 according to an embodiment.

According to an embodiment, since the remaining shelf life of the SKU from the time point 310 when the SKU corresponding to the first item is stocked into the FC 30 satisfies the first condition, it is classified as a first set of SKUs and classified as a second item. The period between the time of allocation 320 is referred to as the first item period 330, and the remaining expiration date of the SKUs of the first set from the time of allocation as the second item 320 satisfies the second condition. The period between the time of removal 340 from the FC 30 is referred to as the second item period 350, and the period between the time of removing the SKU 340 and the expiration date 360 of the SKU is referred to as the discard period 370. can be referred to In this case, the item 300 belonging to the first item period 330 corresponds to the first item, and information on the item 300 may be provided on the first page (eg, a general product sales page). . When the item 300 belongs to the second item period 350, the item 300 corresponds to the second item, and the information of the item 300 on the second page (eg, discount product sales page) may be provided. In this case, the item 300 may be sold at a discounted price compared to when it belongs to the first item period 330 . Meanwhile, while the item 300 is being sold on the second page, the expiration date of the item 300 may be imminent. That is, when the item 300 belongs to the discard period 370, the item 300 is no longer sold and will be removed from the FC 30.

According to an embodiment, the first condition is a condition for classifying a part of the first item as a second item, and is a condition in which the expiration date remaining in the SKU corresponding to the first item is less than the first period. The second condition is a condition for removing a part of the second item from the FC 30, and is a condition in which the remaining expiration date of the first set of SKUs corresponding to the second item is less than the second period. Here, the second period may be shorter than the first period. According to an embodiment, since the first item and the second item are managed with different identification information, even if they are related to the same product, a price may be set and sold separately, and a product order history may be individually managed.

Referring to FIG. 3 , if the expiration date of a specific item 300 is 15 days or later from the date of arrival 310, the first period is 7 days, and the second period is 3 days, the item 300 corresponds to When 8 days have elapsed from the time point 310 when the SKU was stocked in the FC 30, it is classified as a first set of SKUs and allocated as a second item (time point 320). In addition, when 4 days have passed since the first set of SKUs corresponding to the item 300 are assigned to the second item 320, the SKUs corresponding to the item 300 are removed from the FC 30 (time 340). ).

4 is a diagram illustrating a product information providing page according to an embodiment.

The product information providing page 400 in FIG. 4 may provide information 410 on at least one second item. There may be a plurality of information 410 on the second item, and accordingly, when all information cannot be provided on one screen of the product information providing page 400, a plurality of items can be provided by scrolling the screen left and right or up and down. Information 410 on two items may be provided.

According to an embodiment, the product information providing page 400 may provide information 410 on a plurality of second items in the order of decreasing remaining discount periods corresponding to the plurality of second items. That is, information may be provided starting from an item with a remaining period for which a discount is applied.

The information 410 on the second item includes sale information 420 and the remaining discount period 430 , and the sale information 420 may include the sale price and discount rate of the item. According to an embodiment, the remaining discount period 430 represents a remaining period during which the corresponding second item can be provided at a discounted price. Information 410 on the second item may be displayed differently depending on whether the remaining discount period 430 for each of the plurality of second items is equal to or less than a predetermined time. For example, when the remaining period to which a discount can be applied is 24 hours or less, the remaining discount period 430 may be displayed in a red box. Alternatively, if the remaining period for which a discount can be applied is greater than 24 hours, the remaining discount period 430 may be displayed in a black box. Accordingly, a user using a product sales service may more quickly recognize a product whose discount deadline is imminent.

Referring to FIG. 4 , since the remaining discount period 430 in the information 410 on the second item is 23:59:59, which is less than 24 hours, it may be displayed in a red box. According to an embodiment, the remaining discount period 430 may be displayed overlapping an image according to information of the second item. In FIG. 4 , the sales information 420 may include the sale price of the item “7,900 won” and the discount rate of “21%” that forms this price. According to an embodiment, the discount rate may be displayed with emphasis. For example, the discount rate may be highlighted and displayed in the form of an icon with numbers. In addition, the sales information 420 may include price information “10,000 won” before the discount is applied, and the price information before the discount may be displayed in a lighter color so as not to stand out more than the sales price. Also, the price information before the discount may correspond to the selling price of the first item. That is, the sales price of the second item in the sales information 420 may be a price to which a discount rate is applied from the sales price of the first item. According to an embodiment, the sale information 420 may add a phrase indicating that a discount may be applied when purchasing an item now. For example, the sale information 420 may inform the user that the product can be purchased at a discounted price when purchasing immediately through a phrase such as “immediate discount price”.

According to an embodiment, information on a first item may be provided on a first page, information on a second item may be provided on a second page, and the product information providing page 400 corresponds to the second page. It can be. According to another embodiment, information on the second item may also be provided on the first page. In this case, the second item may not be provided on the first page for the entire saleable period of the second item, but may be provided on the first page only for a certain period to be differentiated from the second page.

According to an embodiment, the information 410 on the second item may be updated in real time according to the sales status of the second item or periodically according to a period for determining the inventory status of the second item. For example, if the FC 30 checks the inventory status of items at 7:00 am every day, the information 410 on the second item may be updated every time adjacent to 7:00 am every day. According to an embodiment, the information 410 on the second item may be deactivated according to the sales situation of the second item. For example, if the second item provided on the product information providing page 400 is sold out, if the second item remains in stock but the remaining discount period has expired, and it is clear that the SKU will be converted to the second item When a discount is scheduled to open, the information 410 on the second item may be deactivated. According to an embodiment, when the second item remains in stock but the remaining discount period has expired, the information 410 on the second item is not deactivated, but information may be changed so that ordering at a discounted price is no longer possible. there is. When the discount is scheduled to open, the remaining time until the scheduled opening time may be displayed in a time format counted in real time, such as the remaining discount period 430, with the information 410 on the second item deactivated.

5 is a diagram illustrating a product information providing page according to another embodiment.

The product information providing page 500 in FIG. 5 may provide information 510 on at least one second item. There may be a plurality of information 510 on the second item, and accordingly, when all information cannot be provided on one screen of the product information providing page 500, a plurality of items are provided by scrolling the screen left and right or up and down. Information 510 on two items may be provided.

According to an embodiment, the information 510 on the second item may include sales information 520 and information 530 on a service applied to the purchase of the second item. The sale information 520 may include the sale price and discount rate of the item, and may further include price information before the discount is applied. According to an embodiment, the product information providing page 500 of FIG. 5 may correspond to a second page providing information on a second item. This second page is a page provided to users who have a right to use the product sales service and satisfies a predetermined condition, and may not be a page that can be provided to all users of the product sales service. For example, among users who have subscribed to a product sales service, only a business member who has signed up for a paid service or a member who has signed up for a product sales service and has completed internal user authentication can access a second page providing information on a second item. there is. Therefore, the product information providing page 500 is a page for selling discount products, and unlike the page 400 of FIG. 4 that can be provided on the first page, the discount rate applied to the sales price of the second item is displayed with emphasis. Maybe not.

Referring to FIG. 5 , information 510 on the second item may display sales information 520 and information 530 on a service applied to the purchase of the second item at the bottom of the image according to the information on the second item. there is. In FIG. 5 , the sales information 520 may include the selling price of the item “11,000 won” and the discount rate “50%” forming this price, and further include price information “22,000 won” before the discount is applied. can do. The price information before discount may be displayed in a lighter color so as not to be noticeable than the selling price, and may correspond to the selling price of the first item. According to an embodiment, the sale information 520 may add a phrase related to the second page, such as “family special price,” to indicate that the corresponding item is being provided at a discount to those who currently have a specific authority to the user.

According to an embodiment, the information 530 on the service applied to the purchase of the second item may be highlighted and displayed in the form of an icon with a phrase written therein. Referring to FIG. 5 , the information 530 on the service applied to the purchase of the second item is in the form of a “family closing sale” written in a square icon, and the service is applied to the corresponding second item to provide a discounted product. May indicate that it is available for purchase.

6 is a diagram illustrating a shopping cart page according to an order of a second item according to an exemplary embodiment.

According to an embodiment, a user may purchase a second item on the product information providing pages 400 and 500 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and, upon receiving a purchase request for the second item, go to the shopping cart page 600. can move

According to one embodiment, the shopping cart page 600 may include purchase condition information 610 and order information 620 . The purchase condition information 610 is information indicating a minimum price condition that must be met in order to purchase second items included in the shopping cart, and may be determined based on a selling price of the second items included in the shopping cart. For example, the purchase condition information 610 may compare the total sum of sales prices of the second items included in the shopping cart with the minimum price condition and display the sum of the total item prices against the minimum price condition. Such purchase condition information 610 may be implemented through a user interface capable of displaying a target value relative to the total, such as a status bar.

The order information 620 may include a product image of the second item, a product name, an expected arrival time upon placing an order, and an order deadline for satisfying the expected arrival time. In addition, the order information 620 may further include discount information 621 on the second item, and the discount information 621 includes the sales price of the second item, the discount rate, and the sales price before the discount is applied. can do. The selling price before the discount is applied may be the selling price of the first item corresponding to the SKU before being assigned to the second item, and the selling price of the second item is the selling price of the first item to which the discount rate is applied. can be The discount rate may be displayed in a form in which the discount rate is written on an icon in order to be displayed with emphasis. In addition, the discount information 621 may add a phrase related to the second page, such as “family special price,” to indicate that the purchase of the second item is available only to those with specific authority.

According to an embodiment, the discount information 621 may display information 622 about a service applied to the purchase of the second item as a separate icon. The information 622 on the service applied to the purchase of the second item may be displayed together with the discount information 621 or may be separately displayed prior to the product name for the second item.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a product information providing method according to an exemplary embodiment. The electronic device may be the electronic device 10 of the product information providing system, and the terminal may be the user terminal 20 of the product information providing system.

In step S701, a first item provided by the product sales service and having first identification information may be identified.

In step S702, the FC 30 may check remaining expiration dates of the plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item. According to one embodiment, step S702 may be performed at a specific time. For example, the remaining expiration dates of a plurality of SKUs may be checked at times when users access product sales services the most, times when new items are stocked in the FC 30 or logistics are organized. Also, step S702 may be performed at predetermined time intervals. For example, the remaining shelf life of a plurality of SKUs may be checked at a set time once a day. According to an embodiment, when there are many SKUs with short expiration dates among a plurality of SKUs, the remaining expiration dates may be checked earlier than a predetermined time. For example, according to the first condition, SKUs with a remaining shelf life of 7 days can be assigned to the second item, twice a day when the SKUs with a remaining shelf life of 8 days are more than the expected inventory based on the previous stock situation. By checking the remaining expiration date, more SKUs can be allocated as the second item. In this way, by allocating the first item to the second items faster and more, it is possible to quickly sell the items whose expiration date is imminent.

In step S703, a first set of SKUs having a remaining expiration date corresponding to a first condition among a plurality of SKUs may be allocated as a second item having second identification information. According to an embodiment, the first condition may be a condition in which the remaining expiration date of the plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item is equal to or less than the first period.

In step S704, information on the second item may be provided to the user terminal using the product sales service. According to an embodiment, information on a first item is provided on a first page, information on a second item is provided on a second page, and the first page and the second page may be different pages. Information on the second item may be provided only to users who satisfy a predetermined condition among users who have a right to use the product sales service. According to an embodiment, a second page may be generated based on information on the first item, and information on the second item may be provided to the user terminal through the second page.

According to an embodiment, sales review information on a first item may be recorded on a first page, and sales review information on a second item may be recorded on a second page. For example, when a second item is selected and purchased on the product information providing page 400 or 500 of FIG. 4 or 5 and a purchase review for the purchased second item is written, the purchase history for the second item will be managed as

According to an embodiment, a purchase request for the second item may be received from the user terminal, and a shopping cart page including discount information for the second item may be provided in response to the purchase request. In this case, the discount information may include information on a service applied to the purchase of the second item and a discount rate for the second item. In addition, a picking operation request for the first set of SKUs may be transmitted to the FC 30 in response to the purchase request.

According to an embodiment, there may be a plurality of second items, and in step S704, information on the second items may be provided in descending order of remaining discount periods corresponding to the plurality of second items. The information on the plurality of second items may include a selling price, a discount rate, and a remaining discount period for each second item. According to an embodiment, the discount rate for each of the plurality of second items is set differently over time, and the selling price for each of the plurality of second items varies from the selling price for the first item to each of the plurality of second items. It may be a price to which a discount rate is applied. In addition, information on the plurality of second items may be displayed differently depending on whether the remaining discount period for the plurality of second items is less than or equal to a predetermined time and when it is not.

According to an embodiment, in the case of the second item, the number of products per unit sold at one time may be greater than that of the first item. For example, the first item is a product that is sold 3 pieces per bundle, but the second item may be sold 5 pieces per bundle. In this way, there is an advantage in that items with an imminent expiration date can be quickly processed.

According to an embodiment, in step S704, among the SKUs of the first set, SKUs whose remaining expiration dates correspond to the second condition may be removed from the FC 30. In this case, the second condition is a condition in which the remaining shelf life of the first set of SKUs is less than or equal to a second period shorter than the first period. That is, when a predetermined time elapses after the SKU corresponding to the first item is allocated to the second item, the FC 30 may discard it.

According to an embodiment, the first set of SKUs may be updated according to the sale of the second item and remaining expiration dates of the plurality of SKUs. Further, information on the second item may be modified according to the updated SKU of the first set. For example, the first set of SKUs may be reduced or added as the second item is sold and FC 30 checks the remaining shelf life of the new SKU. Accordingly, a newly allocated second item is generated, and information on the second item provided through the user terminal may also be modified.

According to an embodiment, information on a second item may be selected and provided according to information of a user using a product sales service. The user's information includes purchasing pattern information, and the user's information may be information stored in a server or electronic device that manages a product sales service.

8 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device for a product information providing method according to an embodiment. The electronic device 10 of FIG. 8 may correspond to the electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 .

The electronic device 10 of the present disclosure may include a communication device 12, a storage device 14, and a controller 16 according to an embodiment. The components shown in FIG. 8 are not essential to implement an electronic device, so the electronic device described in this specification may have more or fewer components than the components listed above. This can be understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the related technical field. Meanwhile, in an embodiment, the controller 16 may include at least one processor.

The communication device 12 may communicate with an external device using a wired/wireless communication technology and may include a transceiver. An external device can be a terminal or a server. In addition, communication technologies used by the communication device 12 include Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), 5G, Wireless LAN (WLAN), and Wireless-Fi (Wi-Fi). Fidelity), Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like, but are not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the communication device 12 may transmit an instruction to the FC 30 to check the remaining expiration dates of the plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item. Also, the communication device 12 may transmit information on the second item to the user terminal 20 . Further, the communication device 12 receives a purchase request for the second item from the user terminal 20 and transmits a picking operation request to the FC 30, or includes discount information for the second item to the user terminal 20. You can provide a shopping cart page that

The storage device 14 may store overall information related to product sales services. For example, the storage device 14 may store information about a first item and information about a second item. The electronic device 10 may check the first identification information of the first item and the second identification information of the second item through the storage device 14, and information related to each item to be provided to the user terminal 20. can be checked.

The controller 16 may control overall operations of the electronic device 10 and process data and signals. According to an embodiment, the controller 16 may check the first item and allow the FC 30 to check remaining expiration dates of a plurality of SKUs corresponding to the first item. In addition, the controller 16 may classify SKUs whose remaining expiration date satisfies a specific condition as SKUs of the first set and allocate them as second items. The controller 16 may configure the page such that information on a first item is provided on a first page and information on a second item is provided on a second page. In this case, the second page is provided according to an embodiment. It may be configured based on information on one item.

According to an embodiment, when composing the second page, the controller 16 may list information on the plurality of second items in descending order of remaining discount periods corresponding to the plurality of second items. In this case, the information on the plurality of second items may include a sales price, discount rate, and remaining discount period for each item, and the controller 16 may set the discount rate differently over time, and the sales price may vary. It can be calculated according to the discount rate.

According to an embodiment, when the SKU corresponding to the first item is allocated to the second item, information on the first item may be copied as it is and recorded in the storage device 14 as information on the second item. However, procedures related to overall management and sales of the item after being changed to the second item may be recorded only with information on the second item. For example, the controller 16 may separately manage the remaining expiration date of the second item, and may also determine a selling price different from that of the first item. In addition, since the purchase review information according to the purchase of the first item is mapped to the first item and managed, when the SKU corresponding to the first item is assigned to the second item, the review of the first item is copied through the process of copying the information. Information will also be copied, but purchase review information according to the purchase of the second item after being changed to the second item will be mapped and managed only to the second item.

According to an embodiment, when receiving a purchase request for a second item from the user terminal 20 through the communication device 12, the controller 16 picks a first set of SKUs corresponding to the second item. A task request may be created or a shopping cart page including discount information on the second item may be constructed.

In addition, the control unit 16 may check the remaining shelf life of the SKUs of the first set, and generate an instruction to remove the SKUs having a remaining shelf life of less than a certain period from the FC 30 . Accordingly, products that have not yet been sold and whose expiration date is imminent will be discarded in the FC 30 .

According to an embodiment, the control unit 16 checks the sales status of the second item in real time and, through the FC 30, checks the remaining expiration date of the plurality of SKUs for each preset period, thereby responding to the second item. The current state of the first set of SKUs may be updated. Through this, the control unit 16 can modify information about the second item provided to the user terminal 20 , for example, stock status or sales price.

9 is a schematic block diagram of a user terminal for a product information providing method according to an embodiment. The user terminal 20 of FIG. 9 may correspond to the user terminal 20 of FIG. 1 .

According to an embodiment, the user terminal 20 of the present disclosure may include a communication device 22, an output device 24, and a processor 26. The components shown in FIG. 9 are not essential to implement the terminal, so the terminal described in the present disclosure may have more or fewer components than the components listed above. Technology related to this embodiment Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field can understand.

The communication device 22 may communicate with an external device using a wired or wireless communication technology as described above with respect to the communication device 12 of FIG. 8 . According to an embodiment, the communication device 22 may receive information about an item from the electronic device 10 or receive a page including information about the item. Also, the communication device 22 may transmit a request input to the user terminal 20 to the electronic device 10 and receive a response to the request from the electronic device 10 .

The output device 24 is for generating an output related to sight, hearing, or touch, and may include at least one of a display, a sound output unit, a haptic module, and an optical output unit. The display may implement a touch screen by forming a mutual layer structure or integrally with the touch sensor. Such a touch screen may function as a user input unit providing an input interface between a terminal and a user, and may provide an output interface between a terminal and a user.

According to an embodiment, the output device 24 may output a first page including information on the first item and a second page including information on the second item. In particular, the second page may provide information on the second items in descending order of remaining discount period, and the information on the plurality of second items may be provided differently depending on whether or not the remaining discount period is less than or equal to a certain amount of time. can be displayed In addition, the output device 24 may output a shopping cart page according to a purchase request for the second item, and at this time, an icon for emphasizing information on a service applied to the purchase of the second item and a discount rate for the second item are emphasized. You can display an icon to do so on the shopping cart page.

The processor 26 may control the overall operation of the user terminal 20 and process data and signals. According to one embodiment, processor 26 may control the operation of communication device 22 and output device 24 to provide product information. In addition, the processor 26 may configure a page to be output according to the information on the first and second items received from the electronic device 10 or check user information in order to provide the page only to users with specific authority. For example, since the second page on which information on the second item can be provided can be provided only to users who have a right to use a product sales service and who satisfy a predetermined condition, the processor 26 controls the user information , or by receiving user authority information through the electronic device 10, the output device 24 may be controlled to selectively provide the second page.

According to one embodiment, the user terminal 20 may further include an input device (not shown) for receiving a response to information about an item provided to the user. The input device includes a camera or video input unit for inputting a video signal, a microphone or audio input unit for inputting an audio signal, and a user input unit (eg, a touch key, a push key) for receiving information from a user. (mechanical key), etc.). In addition, the input device 24 may include one or more sensors for sensing at least one of information within the terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the terminal, and user information. For example, the input device may include a proximity sensor, an illumination sensor, a touch sensor, a motion sensor, a fingerprint sensor, an optical sensor, For example, at least one of a camera), a microphone, and the like may be included. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal of the present disclosure may combine and utilize information sensed by at least two or more of these sensors.

The device according to the above-described embodiments includes a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage unit such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, and a user interface such as a touch panel, a key, and a button. devices and the like. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes magnetic storage media (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical reading media (e.g., CD-ROM) ), and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). A computer-readable recording medium may be distributed among computer systems connected through a network, and computer-readable codes may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor.

This embodiment can be presented as functional block structures and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented with any number of hardware or/and software components that perform specific functions. For example, an embodiment is an integrated circuit configuration such as memory, processing, logic, look-up table, etc., which can execute various functions by control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. can employ them. Similar to components that can be implemented as software programming or software elements, the present embodiments include data structures, processes, routines, or various algorithms implemented as combinations of other programming constructs, such as C, C++, Java ( It can be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as Java), assembler, or the like. Functional aspects may be implemented in an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, this embodiment may employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as "mechanism", "element", "means", and "composition" may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components. The term may include a meaning of a series of software routines in association with a processor or the like.

The foregoing embodiments are just examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims described below.

Claims (1)

A method for providing product information based on a shelf life of a product in an electronic device,
checking a first item provided by a product sales service and having first identification information;
checking remaining expiration dates of a plurality of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) corresponding to the first item every first time at a fulfillment center;
allocating, among the plurality of SKUs, a SKU of a first set whose expiration date corresponds to a first condition as a second item having second identification information; and
Providing information on the second item to a user terminal using the product sales service;
In the fulfillment center, SKUs scheduled to be allocated to the second item after the first time based on the time point of allocating the SKUs of the first set to the second item are SKUs expected based on previous stock status. If the number is greater than the number of, the checking of the remaining expiration date may include checking the remaining expiration date every second time shorter than the first time.

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