KR100786058B1 - method for managing shopping mall using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can form a group for joint purchases between buyers accessing a shopping mall, a discount rate is applied when a joint purchase is made, and shopping and exchange of information on products between the joint buyers are made possible in real time. For the purpose of influx, each purchaser accesses an internet shopping mall website, joins as a member of the website, receives a personal ID and a character, and groups similar buyers among a plurality of shopping groups formed on the website. Forming a form, accompanied by a character, exchanging information in real time through a graphic chat window, receiving real-time information at a store in a shopping mall (for example, price negotiation), and shopping.

How to operate a shopping mall

Description

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1 is a schematic diagram showing a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention

2 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a specific example of a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention

The present invention relates to an Internet service, and more particularly, to a real-time graphic chat provided in the form of a MUG game and a method of operating a shopping mall using a character provided for each buyer.

Recently, as the Internet becomes more popular, electronic commerce through the Internet is becoming a new method of commerce. The electronic commerce method mainly involves a computer-based communication between a seller who opens a shopping mall website in an internet communication network and a buyer who wants to enter a shopping mall.

Such an Internet shopping mall method is a form in which an individual buyer who wants to purchase a product searches for products on a shopping mall website through an internet communication network, collects information on the products, and then selects and purchases a required product.

However, in the conventional Internet shopping mall, consumers are forced to act individually, and have good quality and low price by accommodating information with each other or with each other, which is one of the other pleasures of shopping. There are many difficulties in purchasing things.

As such, it is not only inefficient for individual buyers to search through numerous products, gather information, and then select and purchase the necessary products, but also receive no discounts that can be applied to joint purchases.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, so that buyers who subscribe to the shopping mall can exchange information about the goods in the shopping mall with other buyers with the same shopping taste in real time, and can purchase the goods jointly. Its purpose is to provide a shopping mall operating method using the Internet to enable real-time conversation with sellers.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a shopping mall using the Internet, wherein each purchaser accesses an internet shopping mall website and registers as a member of the website to provide a personal ID and a character. The second step of forming a group of buyers with similar tastes among the plurality of shopping groups formed on the website, accompany them through characters, exchanging information in real time through a graphic chat window, and interacting with the seller in real time It consists of including.

In the first step, each of the buyers accesses an internet shopping mall website, the buyers provide their personal information to register as a member of the website, and the personal information of the buyers who have registered as members. It is characterized by including the step of storing in the database, and giving each buyer a personal ID and character.

The method of forming a group in the second step is characterized in that groups of buyers simultaneously accessing the website form a group arbitrarily or form a group using a group forming menu provided by the website.

In addition, the second step is a step of exchanging information about the goods and a separate conversation in real time with each buyer in the same shopping group of the shopping group, and the corresponding goods from the clerk of the website shopping mall Receiving a real-time information on the field, a shape step on the purchased goods and prices through a real-time conversation with a sales clerk, and selecting a specific product through the information provided from the shoppers of the other shoppers and the website And other characteristics comprising the step of delivering the specific item selected by the buyer to the buyer through payment.

In the second step, each purchaser requests the purchaser of the website shopping mall to purchase a specific item, or purchasers belonging to the same shopping group jointly purchase the purchaser of the specific product from the website shopping mall clerk. Another feature is the joint purchase on request.

In this case, the joint purchase method sends a list of buyers who want to purchase jointly among the buyers belonging to the same shopping group to the clerk of the website shopping mall, and each of the stores stored in the database through the list of each buyer sent. And confirming the purchased goods and the payment through the buyer information, and delivering the selected goods to each of the buyers who have completed the payment when the payment is made for the selected goods through the confirmation. .

And the price for the goods is a discount rate is applied according to the number of buyers who purchase jointly has another feature.

At this time, the graphic chat window is a chat in real time through a chat box in the form of a MUG game or a character formed in the character is another feature.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

A preferred embodiment of a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, after accessing a shopping mall website and subscribing as a member, each buyer who has subscribed to a specific shopping group among a plurality of shopping groups for each item receives information on the goods provided by the shopping mall. (A).

At this time, each of the buyers joining the specific shopping group exchanges information on the items of the shopping mall with each other through a graphic chat window having a form of a MUG game.

In addition, the shopping mall website has a cashier who assists in determining the price or price of the goods in each shopping mall, and provides information on the goods of the shopping mall and the buyer through a graphic chat window in the form of a MUG game to a buyer who is a member. (B) provide the goods requested by the customer in real time, and also take the form of dialogue with each buyer (B). At the same time, it helps to select goods and negotiate prices in real time.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, each buyer accesses the shopping mall website and registers as a member (S200).

If the card information and the personal information is provided to the shopping mall website in the member registration process, the shopping mall website encrypts the input information and stores the information in the database.

In addition, a personal ID and a character are assigned to a buyer who has completed the shopping mall membership (S202).

Here, the buyer's character is used in a form displayed in the graphical chat window having the form of a MUG game in the chat and shopping of the buyer to be described later.                     

In addition, each of the buyers joins a plurality of shopping groups for each item, or a buyer who forms a separate shopping group exchanges information about goods in a shopping mall with other buyers belonging to the same shopping group in real time (S206). .

In this case, a method of exchanging or receiving information about the article in real time uses a graphic chat window having a form of a MUG game provided on the website.

On the other hand, the shopping group forms a group arbitrarily between the buyers who access the website at the same time or by using the group forming menu of the website. Therefore, a buyer may join a specific shopping group according to his or her shopping preference or form a shopping group when the shopping group that the user wants is not formed.

In this case, when a shopping group is arbitrarily formed between buyers simultaneously accessing the shopping mall website, the shopping group is not formed when reconnecting as a temporary shopping group.

When a group is formed using the group forming menu of the shopping mall website, the shopping group is continuously maintained.

Then, the buyer belonging to the shopping group accesses the large cyber shopping mall as if accessing the MUG game, and enters the shopping mall with a character assigned to each person (or selected by the user).

Then, there are shopping malls for many different items (electronics, furniture, household goods, etc.) in a place decorated like a real city, where many buyers accompany or shop individually.                     

And while shopping, people with similar tastes meet at the mall and exchange information in real time through a graphic chat window, accompanied or enjoy shopping separately.

You can also organize a companion group and go shopping together.

In this way, they meet in the mall to form a companion group, or form a companion group before accessing the mall in advance, and communicate with each other in real time using a graphic chat window having a MUG game form. Can increase.

As described above, information about the items of the shopping mall is shared through the graphic chat window and compared and analyzed, and then a specific item is selected and purchased (S210).

Here, the information on the items of the shopping mall is provided in real time through the graphical chat window on the information from the plurality of buyers belonging to the shopping group and the clerk of the website shopping mall.

In this case, the purchaser selects and purchases a specific item, and each purchaser requests the purchaser of the website shopping mall to purchase a specific item or purchases belonging to the same shopping group. You can make a purchase by requesting a clerk to purchase a specific item in large quantities.

When buyers belonging to the same shopping group jointly purchase, first, a list of buyers who want to purchase jointly among the buyers belonging to the same shopping group is sent to the clerk of the website shopping mall.

The clerk then uses the customer information stored in the database of the website to confirm each purchaser with a specific item.

Subsequently, after the buyers go through the confirmation procedure for the selected item, the purchase is made, and the selected item is delivered to each of the paying buyers, thereby making a joint purchase.

In the case of such joint purchases, unlike individual purchases, the discount rate is applied according to the number of joint purchases so that each buyer can purchase the goods at a discounted price.

On the other hand, when a buyer joins a plurality of shopping groups for each item or does not form a shopping group, after each buyer receives the information on the items of the shopping mall for each individual from the clerk of the shopping mall (S208), the specific of the goods The goods are selected and purchased through real-time negotiation with the clerk (S210).

3 is a view showing a specific embodiment of a shopping mall operating method using the Internet according to the present invention.

First, suppose that a buyer who wants to purchase a book uses a shopping mall website according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a buyer who wants to purchase a book accesses a shopping mall website according to the present invention (S300).

Then, after joining the shopping mall website as a member, a personal ID and a character are given (S302).

Subsequently, if a shopping group for books is formed, the group can be joined. If a shopping group for books is not formed, a shopping group for books can be directly formed (S304).

Here, the shopping group may be formed for each item, and a shopping group for book items may or may not be formed. Therefore, if a shopping group for books is not formed, a shopping group for books may be formed directly.

In this case, the method of forming a shopping group for books may be performed by forming a shopping group about books using a group forming menu of the shopping mall website, or a graphic chat having a MUG game form with a buyer who is currently accessing the website shopping mall. You can create a shopping group randomly by chatting through the window.

If a shopping group is formed for a book using the group forming menu of the website, the shopping group is continuously maintained. If a shopping group is arbitrarily formed with a currently connected buyer, a shopping group is formed when reconnecting. It will not be.

This is similar to the Mug game's 'Follow' function, which allows groups of buyers (characters) to access the game at the same time as in a MUG game. There is an advantage to being able to benefit from being with a person with high shopping experience (e.g. a large discount rate).

On the other hand, when the purchaser joins a shopping group on a book that has already been formed, he / she joins the shopping group on the book with the approval of the head of the shopping group on the book.

The head of the shopping group is a buyer with a lot of experience of shopping and protects a buyer with less shopping experience. Here, the experience value means a score determined by the number of times or the amount of shopping, which may act as various benefits when purchasing a product. In other words, a shopper who joins a shopping group with a concept similar to 'joining a blood pledge' in a MUG game can benefit as a member of the group.

In this way, the buyer who forms the group accompanies other buyers who belong to the shopping group on the book and shops (S306).

Unlike each individual shopping in the conventional shopping mall, the present invention enjoys shopping by accommodating a shopping mall containing various items by various buyers using a character given after the purchaser joins the membership.

In other words, buyers with similar tastes accompany each other and exchange information through real-time conversations. In this way, buyers who are interested in book items exchange information about books and enjoy shopping. It is easy to see the back.

On the other hand, a buyer who wants to shop for the book obtains information about the book through other buyers belonging to the shopping group about the book, and at the same time obtains information about the book through a real-time chat with a cashier of the shopping mall website. You can shop.

In other words, the clerk of the shopping mall website shopping mall corresponds to a cashier in the off-line, and in consultation with the buyer in real time through a chat with the buyer to assist in the consultation or pricing of the purchase in the shopping mall for each item.                     

Then, the buyer selects a specific book that the buyer needs based on the information about the book provided from the other buyers of the shopping group about the book and the seller of the shopping mall website (S308).

Subsequently, the buyer purchases the specific book (S310).

Here, the method of purchasing the specific book may directly request the purchaser from the shopping mall clerk, pay the price to purchase the specific book, or purchase the specific book in cooperation with other buyers of the shopping group related to the book. have.

In this case, when purchasing a particular book jointly, the head of the shopping group for the book sends a list of IDs of each of the buyers requesting the purchase of the particular book to the clerk of the website shopping mall.

The clerk then retrieves the personal information of each buyer stored in the database in the website, and confirms to each buyer whether or not to purchase the book.

After confirmation of all buyers, the book is paid for the book, and the book is delivered to the buyers of each ID.

At this time, in the case of purchasing jointly, the discount rate is applied according to the number of co-purchasers to calculate the price.

As described above, the method of operating a shopping mall using the Internet according to the present invention allows buyers who subscribe to a shopping mall website to accompany other buyers with the same shopping taste and to exchange information about shopping items with each other in real time, and to make purchase activities. This not only provides a variety of information on the goods of the shopping mall but also provides the pleasure of shopping with other buyers. It is also fun to negotiate prices and goods in real time while being informed by the clerk as if you were actually shopping.

In addition, when purchasing a product jointly with a plurality of buyers for the exchange of information on the goods in the shopping mall can be provided at a low price to which the discount rate is applied to facilitate the consumer's consumption.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (8)

A first step in which each purchaser accesses an internet shopping mall website and registers as a member of the website to receive a personal ID and a character; The second step is to form a shopping group with buyers with similar tastes, or join existing shopping groups with similar tastes, accompany them through characters, and exchange information in real time with the members of the shopping group through a graphic chat window. Shopping mall operating method using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step Each of the buyers accessing an internet shopping mall website; The purchasers providing their personal information and signing up as members of the website; And storing personal information of buyers registered as members in a database, and assigning individual IDs and characters to each buyer. The method of claim 1, wherein the grouping method in the second step is The shopping mall operating method using the Internet, characterized in that to form a group by randomly forming a group between the buyers simultaneously access to the website or the group forming menu provided by the website. The method of claim 1, wherein the second step Exchanging information about items and a separate conversation in real time with each buyer in the same shopping group of the shopping groups; Receiving information about the goods in real time from the clerk of the website shopping mall; Selecting a particular item through information provided from the other buyers and the clerk of the website shopping mall, Negotiating with the clerk in real time about the price of the product, The method of operating a shopping mall using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises the step of delivering the specific item selected by the buyer to the buyer through payment. The method of claim 1, wherein the second step Each buyer asks a salesperson of the website shopping mall to purchase a specific item, or purchasers belonging to the same shopping group jointly request a salesperson of the website shopping mall to purchase a specific item and jointly purchase the product. Shopping mall operating method using the Internet. The method of claim 5, wherein the joint purchase method Sending a list of buyers who want to buy jointly among the buyers belonging to the same shopping group to the clerk of the website shopping mall; Confirming the purchase goods and the payment through each buyer information stored in a database through the list of each buyer sent; If the payment for the selected item through the check comprises the step of delivering the selected item to each of the purchasers who have paid for the shopping mall using the Internet, characterized in that the made. The method of claim 6, The price for the article is a shopping mall operating method using the Internet, characterized in that the discount rate is applied according to the number of buyers who make a joint purchase. The method of claim 1, The graphic chat window using a chat window in the form of a MUG game or a shopping mall operating method using the Internet, characterized in that the chat is made in real time through a speech box formed on the character.

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