KR100822780B1 - Comparison purchase system and method for comparison purchase in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a comparative purchase system for integrating information on a plurality of company products and customer comments on each product and providing them to customers. The comparative purchase system includes a plurality of company servers and a relay server. The company servers provide information about a product and comment information about a predetermined product. The relay server is connected to the company servers, and provides information and comment information about the goods provided from at least one company server to the customer. Since the comparative purchase system integrates the information provided by each company and the customer's comments about the products desired by the customer and provides them to the customer, it is possible to facilitate the customer's convenience in selecting the product.

Comparative purchase system, comparative purchase method, comment

Description

Comparative Purchasing System and Comparative Purchasing Method {COMPARISON PURCHASE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARISON PURCHASE IN THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a comparative purchase system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a relay server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a comparison purchase homepage of a comparison purchase system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a comparison purchase homepage of a comparison purchase system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating a comparison purchase homepage of a comparison purchase system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a comparative purchase method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a comparative purchase method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a comparative purchase system and a comparative purchase method in this regard. More specifically, the present invention relates to a comparative purchase system and a comparative purchase method in which information related to a plurality of company products and customer comments on each product are integrated and provided to the customer.

In the conventional purchasing system, the customer had to visit the store in order to purchase a desired product or to access the homepage of the company individually. In particular, in recent years, with the spread of the Internet, it has become common for customers to purchase a desired product by accessing a company homepage using the Internet. For example, in the case of car insurance, a car insurance contract may be made through a visit contract, but the company may access the homepage of the company to make an estimate and conclude insurance. In this case, there is no need for an insurance salesperson, thereby reducing the cost of the customer. However, many companies dealing with similar auto insurances exist, so that customers have to visit the homepages of many companies to check their quotations and insurance contracts in order to select their own auto insurance.

In addition, in order to purchase a desired product, the customer may access the company's homepage and use comments that other people have evaluated about the product, but in this case, the company had to check the comments by accessing the homepages of many companies. Accordingly, there is a need for a comparison purchase system that can compare the products in an integrated manner so that a customer can easily select a desired product from the same series. In particular, there is a need for a comparative purchase system that can integrate and view comments that evaluate the products.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a comparative purchase system and a comparative purchase method in which the information provided by each company and the customer's comments on the products desired by the customer are collectively provided to the customer.

In order to achieve the above object, the relay server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an advertisement unit and a comment unit. The advertising unit is connected to a plurality of company servers, and provides information about products of each company. The comment unit provides comments about the products provided through the advertisement unit to the customer terminal.

The comparative purchase system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of company servers and a relay server. The company servers provide information about a product and comment information about a predetermined product. The relay server is connected to the company servers, and provides information and comment information about the goods provided from at least one company server to the customer.

Comparative purchase method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of requesting a comment on a predetermined product of the same type of goods; And integrating comments on the products according to the request and providing the comments to the customer terminal.

The comparative purchase system and the comparative purchase method according to the present invention integrate the information provided by each company and the customer's comments on the products desired by the customer and provide them to the customer in a batch, thereby providing convenience to the customer in selecting the product. We can plan.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of a comparison purchase system and a comparison purchase method according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a comparative purchase system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a comparison purchase system includes a customer terminal 100, a relay server 110, and a plurality of company servers 120.

The customer terminal 100 is a terminal that can be used by a customer, such as a computer, and is connected to the relay server 110 so that the customer can obtain information about a desired product.

The relay server 110 is connected to the plurality of company servers 120, and the customer terminal 100 by integrating the information on the product provided by each company server 120 and the comment information evaluated by the customer for the corresponding product To provide. For example, the relay server 110 may provide a comparison purchase homepage to a customer, and the customer may compare the same types of products through the comparison purchase homepage to determine characteristics of the products. In particular, when the relay server 110 integrates and provides comments on the products, the customer can easily compare the products using the comments provided in the integrated manner, and then purchase the desired product.

The company server 120 is connected to the relay server 110 and transmits information and comment information about a predetermined product to the relay server 110.

The comparative purchase system according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a series of registration processes for associating the company server 120 with the relay server 110. In the registration process, each company uses the company server 120. Product and comment information may be provided to the relay server 110.

In addition, the company server 120 provides the product and comment information to the relay server 110, and if a change occurs, provides the change to the relay server 110 in real time, or updates at regular intervals. You can.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a relay server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the relay server 110 includes a controller 210, an advertisement unit 220, a comment unit 230, and an interface 280.

The controller 210 controls overall operations of the advertisement unit 220, the comment unit 230, and the interface 280.

The advertisement unit 220 provides the customers with information on products of the same kind provided from the plurality of company servers 120, in particular, information distinguished from other companies, through, for example, a comparative purchase homepage. Therefore, the customer can easily compare the information about the same kind of products even without accessing the homepage of each company. Of course, since the relay server 110 and the company server 120 is connected, the customer may access the homepage of each company through the comparison purchase homepage to view more detailed information about the corresponding product.

In addition, the advertisement unit 220 may provide the product information of each company to the customer in a unified form, as described in detail below, and in particular, the information emphasized by the corresponding company among the above information is arranged differently from the other information. Can draw attention.

The comment unit 230 provides the customer with comments evaluated by the customers regarding the same kind of products, the comment storage unit 240, the comment menu unit 250, the comment request unit 260, and the comment integration unit 270. It includes.

The comment storage unit 240 stores comments evaluated by customers about a certain product. Here, the comment may be information recorded on the comparison purchase homepage provided by the relay server 110 or information recorded on each homepage of each company.

In this case, when the customer requests information regarding a comment, the relay server 110 provides the customer with a comment requested by the customer among the comments stored in the comment storage unit 240.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the comment storage unit 240 has a limit to the capacity to store the comment, when the capacity is exceeded, by deleting the old comments or comments of less importance, configured to ensure the capacity can do.

The comment menu unit 250 provides the customer with a predetermined menu so that the customer can select a desired comment among the comments stored in the comment storage unit 230 or comments recorded in the homepage of each company. Accordingly, the customer may select a suitable menu to view a desired comment, and in particular, the content corresponding to a predetermined criterion may be selected and viewed from the comment content. In this case, the schedule criterion may be a temporal criterion or a customer satisfaction criterion.

If the customer wants to view the comment on the basis of the time, the comment unit 230 provides the customer with a comment written in the last three days, for example.

If the customer wants to view the comment based on the customer's satisfaction, the comment unit 230, for example, to display the customer's satisfaction with the product within five stars, three of the comments content The above comments are provided to the customer.

The schedule criteria of the comment menu unit 250 may be further subdivided according to the information and purpose desired by the customer.

The comment request unit 260 requests the company server 120 for comment information related to a predetermined product according to a request of a customer.

In general, since the customer writes a comment on the product on the homepage of the company providing the product, the comment requesting unit 260 requests the corresponding company server 120 to view the comments on the comparison purchase homepage. .

In addition, the comment request unit 260 may request the company server 120 for information on comments stored in the company server 120 or comments made by the customer on the company homepage in real time. Here, the comment on the product of each company transmitted through the comment request unit 260 may be stored in the comment storage unit 240.

The comment integrator 270 integrates comments on products selected by the customer among comments on products of the same kind and provides them to the customer through the customer terminal 100. Accordingly, customers can compare and compare comments on products of the same type without having to individually access each company's homepage. In particular, since the integrated comments are displayed on one screen of the comparison purchase homepage, the customer can easily compare the comments about the selected products.

The interface 280 connects the company server 120 and the relay server 110.

3 is a diagram illustrating a comparison purchase homepage of a comparison purchase system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, the comparative purchase homepage is shown with respect to auto insurance.

Referring to FIG. 3, the comparison purchase homepage 300 provides products corresponding to a plurality of companies by separating them into predetermined areas, and each area includes a company banner 310, an insurance product name 320, and additional service items. 330, detailed information 340, joining 350, estimating 360, comment field 370, and comment inquiry 380.

The company banner 310 is arranged to advertise the customer's attention to the product of the company is placed. In addition, on the comparison purchase homepage 300, when the customer clicks the company banner 310, it can be configured to move to the company homepage.

Insurance trade name 320 provides a name for the insurance products provided by each company. Accordingly, the customer may click on an insurance product name to search for a desired insurance product, and may click on the detailed information 340 to investigate detailed information and a quotation about the insurance product.

The additional service item 330 is an area for posting additional service items provided by the auto insurance company to induce a customer's subscription in relation to the insurance information provided by the auto insurance company. For example, the additional service item 330 may additionally provide a product of a company associated with the insurance company, or provide a service point to receive a product or service corresponding to the accumulated point when a certain point is accumulated. You can post it.

Joining 350 is a menu selected by the customer when the customer wants to join the insurance product. When the customer clicks joining 350, the comparison purchase homepage is switched to the joining screen among the corresponding company homepages.

Quotation (360) is a menu that the customer can select, if the customer wants to quote for the insurance product, when the customer clicks the quote (360), the comparison purchase homepage is a quote screen of the company homepage Is switched to. Of course, the comparison purchase homepage 300 may be configured to compare the estimated quotation for the same insurance product of another company, in addition to the quotation for the insurance product for the company when the customer clicks the quote 360. In addition, when estimating the comparison, it is possible to receive an estimate only for the company designated by the customer, thereby preventing unnecessary exposure of the customer's personal information to the auto insurance company.

The comment field 370 is an area in which customers can record the evaluation of the insurance product of the auto insurance company, and the customers can view the evaluation of the insurance product recorded by others through the comment field 370.

The comment inquiry 380 is an area for retrieving the product's comment information in detail. When a customer clicks the comment information, the comment inquiry 380 may search the customer's comment on the product provided by another insurance company as well as the comment on the corresponding product. . In addition, when the comment lookup 380 is clicked, the comments classified according to a certain criterion may be provided to the customer.

4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a comparison purchase homepage of a comparison purchase system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B, comparative purchase homepage 300 discloses a plurality of insurance companies 410, 412, and 414. That is, A insurance company 410, B insurance company 412 and C insurance company 414 is started, the customer can select the car insurance of the insurance company of his choice. Although only A insurance company 410, B insurance company 412, and C insurance company 414 are shown in FIG. 4A, more insurance companies can be started.

Each insurance company 410, 412, and 414 includes vehicle model selection columns 416, 418, and 420. When a customer selects a desired vehicle model, the comparison purchase homepage 300 provides an insurance product corresponding to the selected vehicle model. Provide information. That is, the customer may select the desired product from the vehicle model selection boxes 416, 418, and 420 to retrieve the customer's comments about the insurance product of the desired vehicle model.

For example, a customer may select SM5 insurance of insurance company 410 and SM5 insurance of insurance company 412 as shown in FIG. 4A. In this case, comments 430 and 440 of customers about SM5 insurance of insurance company A 410 and SM5 insurance of insurance company B 412 are displayed on the screen of comparison purchase homepage 300 as shown in FIG. 4B. Is provided. Thus, the customer can see two insurance companies 410 and 412 from a comment 430 on SM5 insurance of A insurance company 410 and a comment 440 on SM5 insurance of B insurance company 412 provided on one screen. You can see a comparison of insurance products for the SM5.

Comments 430 and 440 on the insurance product of the insurance company may include a customer evaluation column 432 and a satisfaction indicator 434. Here, the customer evaluation column 432 is an area in which the customer can write the advantages and disadvantages of the insurance product in letters, numbers, or symbols. The satisfaction display field 434 is an area in which the customer visually displays the satisfaction with the insurance product. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the satisfaction display column 434 may be checked within five stars.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the comment menu unit 450 may be further included on the comparison purchase homepage 300 to efficiently manage and start comments 430 and 440 of the insurance product of the insurance company.

The comment menu unit 450 may include a full comment 452, a recent comment 454, and a recommended comment 456.

When the customer selects the entire comment 452, the entire comment content is posted on the comparison purchase homepage 300.

When a customer selects a recent comment 454, only comments within a recent period of time, such as three days, are posted on the comparative purchase homepage 300.

When the customer selects the recommended comment 456, only the comment content that receives a predetermined number or more of star ratings is posted on the comparison purchase homepage 300 according to the number of stars displayed in the customer satisfaction display field 434.

That is, the customer may efficiently grasp insurance product information of different insurance companies for the same kind of product through the comment menu unit 450.

5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating a comparison purchase homepage of a comparison purchase system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5C, a large car 512, a medium car 514, and a small car 516 are displayed on the comparison purchase homepage 300 of FIG. 5A so that a customer may select a desired vehicle size.

FIG. 5B illustrates a comparison purchase homepage 300 screen when a customer selects a midsize car 514. SM5, Magnus and NF sonatas corresponding to the midsize car are displayed on the screen 520. In this case, the customer can select the desired product as shown in Fig. 5B.

For example, if the customer wants to compare SM5 and NF sonatas, select SM5 and NF sonatas as shown in FIG. 5B, and as a result, comments 550 and NF for SM5 as shown in FIG. 5C. A comment 560 for the sonata is displayed on the comparative purchase homepage 300. Therefore, the customer may compare the comment 550 corresponding to the SM5 and the comment 560 corresponding to the NF sonata, and then purchase the desired car. Here, the customer's comments 550 and 560 may include a customer evaluation column 552 and a satisfaction display column 554, and the comment menu unit 570 may include a full comment 572, a recent comment 574, and a recommendation. May include a comment 576.

The customer's comments 550 and 560 and the comment menu unit 570 are the same as those shown in FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a comparative purchase method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the customer requests a comment on a product evaluation through the customer terminal 100 to the relay server 110 (S600). Here, when the customer requests a comment on a product evaluation, the customer may request only a comment on a product of a desired company.

Subsequently, the relay server 110 is connected to the plurality of company servers 120, and stores comment information on the goods provided by each company server 120, and, if requested by the customer terminal 100, the plurality of Incorporating comments on the company's products is transmitted to the customer terminal 100 (S620). If the customer requests only a comment on the desired product of the company, only the corresponding comment is integrated and transmitted to the customer terminal 100. Thus, the customer can compare the evaluation of each company's products from the integrated comments.

Subsequently, the customer requests only the contents related to the desired matters such as the customer's satisfaction display, recent customer's evaluation, etc. from the comment content to the relay server 110 through the customer terminal 100 (S640). In this case, the comment menu unit 250 of the relay server 110 classifies the comments stored in the relay server 110 according to a predetermined criterion, and integrates the comments corresponding to the requirements of the classified comments in the comment integrated unit 270. Integrate through), and transmits to the customer terminal (S660). Thus, the customer can easily and efficiently compare the information about the products of the desired companies.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a comparative purchase method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The customer requests comment information regarding product evaluation of a plurality of companies through the customer terminal 100 (S720).

Subsequently, the relay server 110 requests comment information regarding product evaluation from the plurality of company servers 120 associated with the request according to the request (S720).

Subsequently, the company server 120 provides a comment of the customer stored in the company server 120 or a comment of the customer written on the company homepage associated with the company server 120 to the relay server 110 (S740).

Subsequently, the relay server 110 integrates the comments provided from the plurality of company servers 120 in the comment integration unit 270 and transmits the comments to the customer terminal 100 (S760).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the company server may be an auto insurance company server, and a comment on product evaluation may be a comment on an insurance product provided by the auto insurance company.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art having various ordinary knowledge of the present invention may make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, the comparative purchase system and the comparative purchase method according to the present invention integrates the information provided by each company and the customer's comments about the product desired by the customer and provides them to the customer, thereby selecting the product. In this case, there is an advantage that can facilitate the convenience of the customer.

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delete delete An advertisement unit connected to a plurality of company servers and providing information on products of each company; And It includes a comment unit for providing comments to the customer terminal provided through the advertising unit to the customer terminal, The comment section, A comment storage unit for storing the comments; And Among the comments includes a comment menu unit for providing a predetermined menu for the customer to select comments according to a certain criteria, The schedule criterion is a relay server, characterized in that at least one criterion selected from the temporal criteria and customer satisfaction criteria. An advertisement unit connected to a plurality of company servers and providing information on products of each company; And It includes a comment unit for providing comments to the customer terminal provided through the advertising unit to the customer terminal, The comment section, A comment storage unit for storing the comments; A comment menu unit for providing a predetermined menu to allow a customer to select comments based on a predetermined standard among the comments; And Relay server, characterized in that it comprises a comment request unit for requesting a comment of a specific product to a predetermined company server among the company server. An advertisement unit connected to a plurality of company servers and providing information on products of each company; And It includes a comment unit for providing comments to the customer terminal provided through the advertising unit to the customer terminal, The comment section, A comment storage unit for storing the comments; A comment menu unit for providing a predetermined menu to allow a customer to select comments based on a predetermined standard among the comments; And Relay server comprising a comment integrating unit for integrating comments on products of the same kind. The relay server according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the company server is an auto insurance company server. A plurality of company servers providing information about a predetermined product and comment information about the predetermined product; And And a relay server connected to the company servers and providing a customer with information and comment information on goods provided from at least one company server. 8. The comparative purchase system of claim 7, wherein the relay server stores the comment information. The system of claim 7, wherein the comparative purchase system, And a customer terminal connected to the relay server and displaying a comment provided from the relay server. The comparison purchase system of claim 9, wherein the relay server classifies the comment information on a predetermined basis and provides the comment information to the customer terminal. The system of claim 10, wherein the schedule criterion is at least one criterion selected from a temporal criterion and a customer satisfaction criterion. The comparative purchase system of claim 9, wherein the relay server integrates and provides comment information on products corresponding to two or more companies to the customer terminal. 8. The comparative purchase system of claim 7, wherein the company server is an auto insurance company server. Requesting comments on certain products of the same kind; And And incorporating comments on the products according to the request and providing the comments to the customer terminal. The method of claim 14, wherein the requesting a comment comprises: And requesting only a comment corresponding to a predetermined criterion. The method of claim 15, wherein the schedule criterion is at least one criterion selected from a temporal criterion and a customer satisfaction criterion. The method of claim 14, wherein integrating and providing the comments comprises: Incorporating comments on the requested products; And And providing the integrated comment to the customer terminal. The method of claim 14, wherein integrating and providing the comments comprises: Requesting comments from a company server corresponding to the goods; And Comprising a step of integrating and providing a comment provided from the company server. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the company server is an auto insurance company server.

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