KR101110306B1 - Method and apparatus for providing product information on-line - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides product information online including costs required for international trade until delivery of goods to buyers when countries between buyers and sellers are different, and can also be provided from the same country. Comparing product comparison information, including the costs associated with international trade, will be provided online in the currency of the buyer's country. One method according to the present invention calculates the supply price, the logistics cost including the costs of transboundary transportation, and the tariffs for the requested goods, and for each sum of the calculated costs, the buyer's country and / Or convert to a currency commonly used in the region, and then provide each calculated cost and the total converted cost to the client device that requested the information.

Product information, purchasing, trade, exchange rate, customs, logistics, comparison, global, on-line

Description

Method of providing online product information and apparatus for the method {Method and apparatus for providing product information on-line}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing product information to a user who is online. More particularly, the present invention provides product information including a product that can be provided in a country other than the country of the product information requester. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the method.

With the development of information and communication technology, a base technology capable of providing real time information to various clients through at least one host server and a wide area network through a remote data communication network has been secured. In addition to hardware-based technologies such as server computers, communication / transmission equipment, and transmission lines, these technologies can be accessed more conveniently according to the client's tastes and preferences, and cache memory expansion technology to provide accurate information to clients more quickly. Information screening and compression techniques.

Based on this advanced infrastructure technology, various contents and various solutions using the contents are being actively developed. Also, various online shopping malls for commercial activities have emerged, and online commerce in the commercial domain Is gradually widening. As such online electronic commerce is activated, the size of the transportation or delivery business that inevitably accompanies the electronic payment and merchandise subject between the seller and the buyer is also increasing.

In such a situation, it is becoming more common for buyers to conveniently purchase necessary items through e-commerce, and to further increase the buyer's desire, e-commerce companies have to share the products and areas of buyers that can be provided through e-commerce. It is expanding worldwide.

However, at the present time, in the case of goods that can be provided by buyers outside of their country, the amount of information that the buyer can know about the goods is limited and interspersed, so that the same These limitations in providing information on goods that make objective comparisons difficult and involve international trade do not guarantee the buyer's best choice of the desired product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing online product information including costs required for international trade until delivery of goods to buyers when countries between buyers and sellers are different. It is done.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a product comparison information, including the cost associated with international trade, for the same product that can be provided from a plurality of countries, and to provide it online in a currency of the buyer country. It provides a device for the.

The object of the present invention is not limited to the object explicitly stated above, and of course includes the purpose of achieving an effect that can be derived from the specific and exemplary description of the present invention.

One method of providing on-line product information according to the present invention is a supply price, for at least one unit among a plurality of units belonging to a product having a different source of supply, according to a request for information on a specified product from a connected client device. Calculating the logistics costs, including the costs of transit, and the tariffs respectively, and for the calculated total supply costs, logistics costs, and tariffs, which are commonly used in the countries and / or regions identified for the client device. Converting the information into a currency, and the information including the calculated supply price, logistics cost, customs duty, and the total cost of the currency conversion can be displayed in association with all or a part of the plurality of parts. Creating and transmitting the created electronic data document to the client device. It is made to include.

In an embodiment of the method for providing product information online according to the present invention, the calculated logistics cost is the cost of transporting goods in the country where the supplier is located and the goods in the country identified for the client device. It further includes the cost of transportation.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the calculated tariff includes the tax imposed when the goods are sold in the country and / or city where the source is located and / or the tax imposed when exported to foreign countries.

In one embodiment of the method for providing product information online according to the present invention, one of the supply price and the tariff includes a tax imposed upon importing of the single item to the identified country for the client device.

In an embodiment of the online providing method of product information according to the present invention, the step of creating the electronic data document comprises at least one of a country name of a supplier supplying a single item and currency name information of the country, and Information on the exchange rate for the currency of the country identified for the client device of the currency is also included in the electronic data document for display in association with the unit. In addition, the step of creating the electronic data document may also include information informing the currency of the country identified for the client device in the electronic data document.

In one embodiment of the method for providing product information online according to the present invention, the step of preparing the electronic data document may include: delivering the inventory and / or the single item to the buyer associated with the client device. The time period required to do so is also included in the electronic data document so that it can be displayed in association with the unit.

In an embodiment of the online providing method of the product information according to the present invention, the step of creating the electronic data document, the details showing the details of the logistics section and / or the tariff, depending on the transportation section of the unit The information is further configured in the form of cross reference with the corresponding logistics cost or tariff, and is also included in the electronic data document so that the cross-referenced details can be shown upon selection of the logistics cost or tariff. And in the above embodiment, the details according to the transportation section for the logistics cost, the transportation cost between the source of supply of the single item and the first regional terminal closest to the supply source, the first regional terminal and the client device Inter-country shipping costs between the second regional terminals that are closest to the country and / or city identified for that country, and shipping costs between the second regional terminal and the buyer associated with the client device.

In one embodiment of the method for providing product information on-line according to the present invention, the calculating step is available for the single item if there is a difference in the logistics cost by a plurality of transportation means available for the same single item. Copies are made of items that do not differ in supply price, logistics cost, and tariffs, so that each can be represented in a number of units corresponding to the number of vehicles. And, in the above embodiment, when the step of creating the electronic data document comprises the same unit with a plurality of items, the information on the means of transportation for each of the plurality of items of the same unit is respectively provided. It can also be included in the data document.

In an embodiment of the method for providing product information online according to the present invention, the step of creating the electronic data document may include a character for transmitting a signal for requesting the purchase of the single item for each of the plurality of items. Also included in the electronic data document is a selection in the form of a graphic or image.

In one embodiment of the online information providing method of the product information according to the present invention, the items belonging to the product may mean that all of the elements that specify the product except for being provided by different suppliers. In addition to the trade name, an element for specifying a product is an element that enables the product to be distinguished from other products as well as other types of products, such as dimensions, specifications, colors, materials, and components of the product.

One apparatus for providing on-line product information according to the present invention includes a first processing unit configured to receive an information request for a specified product from a connected client device and provide a response to the request, and according to the received information request. A second processing unit configured to request and receive calculation base information necessary for calculating logistics costs and tariffs, including the costs of transit between countries of a plurality of units having different sources of supply, belonging to the specified product; For at least one unit among a plurality of units having different supply sources belonging to the product, the supply price, the logistics cost including the cost of transportation between countries, and the tariff are based on the calculation-based information and the previously obtained product supply information. For the total cost, including the calculated supply price, logistics costs and customs duties, It is configured to include a third processing unit configured to convert the currency prevailing in the country and / or area identified for root device. The first processing unit is an electronic data document that allows the information including the calculated supply price, logistics cost, tariff, and total currency conversion cost to be displayed in association with all or a part of the plurality of units. It is also configured to write and send to the client device.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, one of the providing apparatus performs a task of processing a purchase request of a specific unit requested based on the electronic data document from the client device or transferring the purchase request to another server. And a fourth processing unit configured to convert the data, and a database configured to store the purchase request and / or the transaction processing the purchase request.

In one embodiment of the online information providing apparatus of the product information according to the present invention, the calculated logistics cost is the cost of the goods transport in the country where the source of supply and the goods in the country identified for the client device It further includes the cost of transportation, and the tariffs calculated include taxes levied when goods are sold in the country and / or city where the source is located and / or taxes levied when exported to foreign countries.

In one embodiment according to the invention, the first processor, the second processor and the third processor are internal components of a server which communicate with each other via a data bus in a single device.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, the first processing unit, the second processing unit, and the third processing unit each communicate with each other through data transmission and reception under a communication protocol by a networking element attached to each processing unit. Independent computing devices.

At least one embodiment of the present invention to be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, a product that can be supplied from all over the world, the goods to be individually connected through a web surfing, etc. In addition to the cost of sales, the purchaser can check the costs to be additionally paid, and purchase intentions can be viewed at a glance without any hassle of calculating the total cost for the purchase. It is very convenient to decide on the selection / purchase of the desired product without any consideration of the country / region of supply of the product.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network configuration in which an online providing method of product information of the present invention is performed, and FIG. 2 is a schematic signal flowchart of an embodiment of the providing method performed in the network configuration illustrated in FIG. 1. .

The exemplary network of FIG. 1 includes a commodity information server 101 that provides commodity information, a logistics information server 102 that provides information about logistics within and / or between countries such as commodities, and currency exchange between countries. Exchange rate information server 111 which provides information on a ratio, a tariff information server 112 which provides information on taxes / tariffs imposed upon trade of goods in a region or country, and the product information server 101. And client devices 121, 122, 131, and 141 that can access and request and receive desired information. In the above exemplary configuration, the client devices are located in three different countries for convenience of description of the present invention, as shown, and the servers 101, 102, 111, and 112 are mutually independent computing devices. Although it is supposed to be installed in the country where one is located, it is not necessary to satisfy such requirements in carrying out the concept and idea of the present invention. In addition, the commodity information server 101 and the logistics information server 102 are connected to each other through a mutual leased line 100a in the drawing, but this is only one example and may be connected through a public communication network. Of course, the other servers 111 and 112 may be connected to the product information server 101 through a dedicated line, unlike in the drawing. The client devices 121, 122, 131, and 141 are all connected to the product information server 101 through a wired or wireless network to request and receive necessary information, display the received information on an appropriate screen with the received information, and display a user input. It has both hardware and software functions to process, and these can be provided in the form of products such as PCs, notebooks, tablet PCs, mobile phones, PDAs, and the like.

Hereinafter, a schematic signal flow of an embodiment of the product information providing method of FIG. 2 performed on the network of FIG. 1 will be described.

First, a user connects to the product information server 101 through any one of the client devices, specifies a product to be purchased or inquired, and requests information on the specified product (S201). Prior to this request, the user may go through the necessary user authentication procedure for accessing the product information server 101, the product information server 101 may be a variety of methods (for example, product name, product classification, manufacturer, One product may be specified through a search based on a keyword or the like. If the product information request is made, the product information server 101 identifies the region of the connected client device, for example the country (country A, B or C of FIG. 1) and / or city. This confirmation may, of course, be made through the pre-registration information of the individual identified through the authentication process or the IP address of the connected client device. If there is no such information, the connected user may be queried to confirm the country and / or city of the connected region in response.

In response to the product information request, the product information server 101 calculates all costs for purchasing a specified product for each cost item (S202). At this time, in addition to the sales price of goods already obtained, for example, provided by a supplier (producer, seller, etc.), information such as logistics costs and tariffs may be received by requesting other servers 102 and 112, or if necessary, Calculate using the information. There is only one specified product at this time, but there may be more than one source of supply of the specified product. Therefore, the above calculation is performed for specific products different from each supplier (hereinafter, using the term 'single item' for the same product but different suppliers) (S203).

When the calculation is completed, the purchase cost is divided by each cost item (for example, supply price, logistics cost, tariff, etc.) and transmitted to the client device requesting the product information for each unit (S204). At this time, the total cost of each unit is also converted and transmitted to the currency used in the country and / or city of the client device (i.e., the perfume of purchase) identified above, and additional information, for example, the source of supply For example, it may provide the monetary unit of cost of each item, exchange rate information, delivery period, and inventory quantity. The commodity information server 101 requests and receives exchange rate information server 111 for exchange rate information necessary for calculation / calculation and provision for such commodity information. Of course, after receiving and storing necessary exchange rate information in the form of exchange rate table for each currency, the calculation / calculation and provision may be performed according to the stored exchange rate table.

According to the provision, when a purchase intention person requests a purchase by selecting one unit through his client device (S205), the product information server 101 provides a website or an online shopping mall that supplies (or sells) the unit. The log request is switched or the online sales procedure is directly performed (S206). The product purchase or direct online sales procedure at the connected site or shopping mall may be performed according to any one of known methods, and the description thereof is omitted herein because it is not directly related to the present invention.

Hereinafter, each step in the schematic signal flow of the embodiment of the method for providing product information described above will be described in more detail.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the product information server 101 provides a web service unit 11, a product information DB unit 12, and an additional information acquisition unit to provide product information as described above. 13), the purchase request processing unit 14 and the main processing unit 15 may be configured. The web service unit 11 performs information transmission and reception with a client device of a purchase intention, for example, based on HTTP, and the product information DB unit 12 previously obtained from a supplier at the time of application for listing of a product. It contains information on various products, such as product name, model name, quantity in stock, color, dimensions or product specifications, selling price / price (including currency), source of supply, weight and size of packaged items. Information is accessed from the main processor 15. In addition, even if the same product of the same color, the same dimensions or specifications, if the source of supply is different, it must be managed separately from each other, so that a single item code for distinguishing each unit belonging to the same product is given to the product information DB unit 12. The information on each item listed can be updated in real time at the request of the supplier or by mutual communication with the supplier server. In addition, a product code may also be assigned to each product to manage distinct products. The additional information obtaining unit 13 obtains additional information requested by the main processing unit 15, for example, information on a foreign exchange rate, a tariff, etc. from another server in real time (or periodically,). 15) perform the functions provided. When the purchase request processing unit 14 receives a purchase request for a specific unit from the web service unit 11, the purchase request processing unit 14 converts the request to an online product purchase processing or a supply or sales site of the unit according to the request. It performs the function of connecting, and has an order transaction DB (14a) for storing the history of the processing or purchase completion of the product purchase request. Each of the components 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 may be constructed in the form of independent computing devices, not in the form of internal components communicating with each other via a data bus in the server shown in FIG. It may be. At this time, the computing devices are preferably interconnected by dedicated lines and are communicated with each other under an appropriate network security communication protocol.

When the product information server 101 receives a request for providing product information from any of the client devices illustrated in FIG. 1, the main processing unit 15 that receives the request through the web service unit 11 receives the request. Before providing information about the product, the country and / or city of the client device is first identified and the currency used in the identified country and / or city.

Product information that can be provided to the purchase intention using the connected client device based on information previously obtained from the product information DB unit 12 for each unit belonging to the product requested for information. Configure the table primarily. 4 shows an example of a product information table constructed according to this operation, which is configured for a product of a T-shirt selected by a specific manufacturer, a dimension, a color, and the like. As illustrated in FIG. 4, three units are listed in the product information table on the assumption that the product information is provided that three different suppliers can sell the selected T-shirt. Only the information previously obtained from the product information DB unit 12 is included in the product information table configured primarily, and additionally information to be obtained (that is, a product purchase / sale not provided by a supplier of a single product). Expected cost) 401 is empty.

In order to completely configure the information of the product information table illustrated in FIG. 4, the additional information obtaining unit 13 obtains necessary information from another server or requests previously obtained from other servers in response to a request of the main processing unit 15. Is provided to the main processor 15. This will be described in more detail.

First, in order to calculate the shipping charges for the logistics of the selected single item, the logistics information server 102 requests the cost according to the logistics (S202). The request provides the logistics information server 102 with information about the country and / or city of purchase intent and the region (country and city) of the supplier. In addition, the weight or size information of the unit may be provided together. The additional information obtaining unit 13 requests and receives the main processing unit 15 about the information to be provided to the other server for the information request. Then, the logistics information server 102 specifies a regional terminal that is closest to both points specified in the requested information and calculates a logistics cost via the terminal. Referring to the example of FIG. 5, for the purchase intention A in the Lr location or city in Korea, when the source of supply of the single item is the Lq location or city in China, the logistics information server 102 may be located in both locations or cities. After selecting the terminal of Lp and Lo region which are the nearest to, we calculate the shipping cost for the three logistics sections. That is, the transportation cost of the unit of the Lq-Lp section 501, the Lp-Lo section 502, and the Lo-Lr section 503 is calculated. At this time, the transportation cost may be calculated in consideration of the weight or size of the article (eg, packaged single item) for which the calculation of the logistics cost is requested. Preferably, the logistics information server 102 is stored in advance DB storage of the transportation costs (air, sea and / or land transportation costs) between each terminal and the transportation cost according to the weight or size of the transport goods for each major area responsible for each terminal It is calculated by summing up the respective transportation costs for the three selected sections from the DB. When the shipping cost is calculated, the information is transmitted to the commodity information server 101 in response to the request for the cost according to the logistics, and this information is transmitted to the main processing unit 15 through the additional information obtaining unit 13. This shipping cost information is recorded in the corresponding field of the merchandise information table which has been prepared primarily as described above with reference to FIG. 6A (601). The above-described process is a description of the calculation of the logistics cost for one unit. If the unit belonging to the selected product is plural, the process is performed for each unit. Of course, the commodity information server 101 does not request to calculate the logistics cost for each unit individually, but includes all the necessary information for calculating the logistics cost for each unit in one request and transmits it to the logistics information server 102. You can also calculate and receive shipping charges for all units in a single request and response. According to the above manner, the transportation costs for all the units are filled in the product information table.

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when the commodity information server 101 requests the calculation of the cost according to the logistics, the commodity information server 101 requests a confirmation of the transport period, that is, the delivery period for the entire section of the logistics. Alternatively, even if there is no separate request for confirming the transportation period, the logistics information server 102 that is requested to calculate the cost according to the logistics may automatically calculate the delivery period together with the calculation of the cost according to the aforementioned logistics. The product information server 101 is then transmitted to the calculated transport period. In order to calculate the transportation period, the logistics information server 102 makes a DB of information on the transportation required period according to the transportation means between the regional terminals and the transportation required period between each regional terminal and the main region or city, and makes a request for this point to point. It is used to calculate the transit time (delivery time) between (purchaser and supplier).

Like the shipping cost, the shipping period is obtained for each unit belonging to the selected product and filled in the corresponding field of the product information table (602).

In the above embodiment, if there are a plurality of different means of transportation for one unit, for example, air and sea transportation, there is a difference in transportation costs (and / or delivery times) for the entire logistics section. In this case, for the unit, as many items as the number of transportation means exist in the product information table. Of course, in this case, copy and use all the information except the difference information (for example, the shipping fee and the delivery date). In this case, the unit code is also the same. 6B is an example of this. Since the transportation of goods of part code 820001 can be carried out by air in addition to air, an additional information field is copied to generate a separate part item 611. In the single item 611 copied and generated, the shipping fee 612 and the shipping date 613 having the difference in the field values are recorded according to the corresponding transportation method. Of course, a field whose value is not currently filled for the copy-generated item item is also recorded with the same value when the value of the field of the original item item is filled according to the following description.

Next, the product information server 101 checks the taxes or duties involved in the trade between regions or countries according to the delivery of each unit. To this end, the merchandise information server 101 designates the country and / or city of the purchase intention and the country and city of the supplier as illustrated in FIG. 7A to display taxes or duties imposed upon import / export. Requested by 112 (S202-1). Of course, information on the weight and / or size of the unit is also conveyed if necessary for tax / tariff calculation. Tax / tariff information based on the transmitted information is calculated by the tariff information server 112 and delivered to the product information server 101 in response to the tariff information request before (S202-2).

In another embodiment according to the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 7B, in order to know the tax / tariff of each unit, the logistics information server 102 requests the tax / tariff of the unit (S202-a). In addition, the logistics information server 102 may calculate tax / tariff from the tariff information server 112 by acquiring required tax / tariff information for clearance between regions and / or countries (S202-b). c). Since the logistics information server 102 knows the location (country, state and / or city) of each regional terminal, the present embodiment is more accurate when considering the situation in which tariffs due to trade are imposed based on the source of supply (seller). There is an advantage to calculating taxes / tariffs. For this embodiment, specifically described with the example of FIG. 5, the logistics information server 102, the domestic transaction tax imposed when sold to the local terminal of Lp at the source of Lq, and will be transported between Lp and Lo The sum of taxes imposed according to the export (China-> Korea) imposed at the time is calculated (S202-c), and is transmitted to the product information server 101 (S202-d). Of course, together with the sum of taxes / tariffs, each tax imposed on each of the above sections may also be transmitted.

On the other hand, when the commodity information server 101 requests tax / tariff information from the tariff information server 112 or when the logistics information server 102 calculates tax / tariff information, No customs duties are imposed on imports. This is because the merchandise information server 101 includes, in advance, an import duty imposed upon importation into the country of the intention to purchase merchandise when the merchandise supply price of the merchandise on the merchandise information table as shown in Figs. 6A or 6B is presented. . That is, the supply price of FIG. 6A or 6B is an amount obtained by adding the import duty to the purchaser's country to the selling price of the supplier (since the commodity information server 101 knows the country and / or city of the purchaser who is connected, Obtaining an import tariff table according to the weight and / or size of each country previously obtained from the tariff information server 112 and adding it to the selling price at the time of selection of the product and displaying it as the supply price. This means that when the purchase of goods through the product information server 101 occurs personally, rather than having the individual pay the import duty, the company or corporation operating the local terminal pays the import duty in advance from the buyer. It is because it is much more convenient for the buyer to accept the payment.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, import duties may be included in tariffs without being included in the supply price.

Tax / tariff delivered to the commodity information server 101 according to one of the above embodiments is delivered to the main processing unit 15 through the additional information acquisition unit 13, the tax / tariff is As illustrated in FIG. 6A, the data is recorded in the corresponding field of the product information table prepared primarily first (603). The above-described process is a description of the tax / tariff calculation for one unit. If the unit belongs to a plurality of units, the process is performed for each unit. Of course, the product information server 101 does not request tax / tariff calculation for each unit separately, but includes all the information necessary for tax / tariff calculation for each unit in one request. Alternatively, by transmitting to the logistics information server 102, it is possible to receive each tax / tariff calculated for all the units in one request and response at once. According to the above manner, the tax / duties for all the units are filled in the product information table.

In the above-described embodiments, the commodity information server 101 and the logistics information server 102 are configured as separate computing devices, but these servers may be configured as one computing device. That is, the functions of the product information server 101 and the logistics information server 102 described above may be performed by one integrated computing device.

Next, the product information server 101 displays the final purchase cost for each unit listed in the product information table in the currency of the country and / or city of the purchase intention requesting the product information identified above. Use the exchange rate information table. As described above, the exchange rate information table is prepared in advance based on the exchange rate information received by requesting the exchange rate information server 111 when necessary or periodically. For example, when the country of the access client device that has requested the current product information is 'Korea', the exchange rate information table, which has been prepared in advance, displays the amount indicated in the designated currency 605 recorded in each field of the product information table. Convert all to 'circle' using summing up or summing and convert to 'circle'. This conversion / summing process is performed for each unit belonging to the selected product. In the example of FIG. 6A, the currency unit 'Yen' (CNY) is converted into 'won' currency for the product of unit code 820001, 'pound' (GBP) to 'won' for the product of unit code 820002, and For the commodity code 820003, the EUR is converted to 'won' and summed up, or summed in the specified currency and converted to 'won'. Of course, in the example of FIG. 5, when the purchase intention B who has confirmed the region to Japan requests, all the amounts expressed in the designated currency recorded in each field of the product information table are converted into 'yen' and added or summed. After that, convert it to 'yen'. The amount summed up in this manner is recorded as the final purchase cost in the corresponding field of each unit of the product information table (604).

In one embodiment according to the present invention, one field 606 in the commodity information table to be provided to the purchase intention person, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, for exchange rate information for the designated currency 605 used to calculate the purchase final price. Record as).

In the above-described embodiment, when the commodity information server 101 requests another server for logistics costs and / or taxes / tariffs for each unit belonging to a specified product, the supplier of the unit and the purchase intention of the purchase intention have been previously confirmed. When countries and / or cities are in the same region, logistics fees and / or taxes / duties may not be requested for the unit. In this case, the product information server 101 allows the import duty imposed on the supply price of the single item to be excluded. In some cases, since the cost of transportation occurs within the same country, the logistics information server may request the logistics information server 102 to confirm the cost. Separate text (e.g. 'unnecessary' or 'not required' for fields in the product information table for which costs are not incurred because the country and / or city of the supplier and the intent to purchase the same unit are the same Or mark (eg, '-', '0', etc.).

According to the above-described process, when the filling is completed by filling all the values corresponding to each field of the product information table to be provided to the purchase intention, the main processing unit 15 processes the product information table. (11), the web service unit 11 converts the product information table into a document that can be viewed under a specific communication protocol, for example, HTTP. At this time, the web service unit 11 properly displays or hyperlinks various icons, graphics, images, sounds, sounds, videos, texts, and the like to the corresponding document to display the contents of the product information table. It may be inserted in the form or added necessary information, for example, currency unit for the final purchase price, or information on the vehicle in case of multiple vehicles. In one embodiment according to the present invention, an 'icon' for requesting a 'purchase' for each unit on the product information table and a 'markup language message' to be requested upon selection of the icon are inserted into the document. The document created according to the above-described method is transmitted by the web service unit 11 to the client device that requested the product information (of course, the hyperlinked data is also transmitted). The document is executed on the device. It is interpreted by an application such as a browser being displayed and displayed on a display device in an appropriate form. 8 is an example of a part of the response screen of the product information request displayed in this manner.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, some of the displayed items are distinguished from other items, for example, in underlined form. This means that additional information for that item is provided upon receipt of the document or other information elements are hyperlinked (of course, the description is indicated in the appropriate place of the document (801)). For example, selecting or clicking the underlined trade name 802 may present an image or video that can visually view the product. In addition, if you select or click an underlined freight charge or customs duty, the details of the charges or duty charges calculated, that is, the freight charges for each transport segment (if the same item is made up of plural items, the information on the means of transportation for the individual item items is also displayed. Also included are the tax on each transport segment and can be provided via a pop-up or separate browser window. Of course, to this end, when the commodity information server 101 receives the corresponding information, that is, the transportation fee (and optionally the vehicle information) and the tariff from another server, the detailed information must be received together with the specific protocol described above. When the base document is created, the information is reconstructed and provided to the client device so that the details are referred to in the form of a hyperlink.

With reference to the information of the components for the selected product, indicated in the form illustrated in FIG. 8 or in another suitable form, the purchaser will select one unit that satisfies the requirements that he / she most needs to request to purchase the product. do. For example, one may request the purchase by selecting the lowest final price or the shortest delivery time among the listed products.

According to the above-described method, for the products that can be supplied from all over the world, necessary information for calculating the various costs to be paid for the purchase is separately checked through web surfing to various servers and the individual costs are individually checked. Clearly summarized total cost comparisons without the hassle of having to enumerate, buyers can decide the selection / purchase of goods very conveniently without considering the country or region of supply.

As mentioned above, preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art can improve other various embodiments within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims below. Changes, substitutions or additions will be possible.

1 illustrates an example of a network configuration in which an online providing method of product information according to the present invention is performed.

2 is a schematic signal flow diagram between participating devices according to an embodiment of a method for providing product information of the present invention;

3 illustrates a configuration of a server that provides product information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates an example of a product information table primarily constructed on a product information server for providing product information to a requesting client device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates an example of goods movement between regions / countries for explaining a method of calculating logistics costs and / or tariffs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A illustrates a process of completing the product information table of FIG. 4 and an example thereof, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6B illustrates an example in which a plurality of items of the same product having the same supply source are generated in the product information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B illustrate respective embodiments in which the commodity information server of FIG. 3 exchanges information with another server for calculating a tax / tariff on the selected commodity.

FIG. 8 illustrates a part of a screen in which a product information document provided by the product information server of FIG. 3 is interpreted and displayed by a client device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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In the online providing method of product information in a computing device, According to a request for information on a specified product from a connected client device, at least one of a plurality of units belonging to the product having a different supply source is referred to a supply price, information provided by a logistics information server, and used for inter-national transportation. Calculating each of the tariffs by referring to the logistics costs including the costs and the information provided by the tariff information server; Converting, based on the calculated supply price, logistics cost and tariff including the information provided by the exchange rate information server into a currency generally used in at least one of the countries and regions identified for the client device; Creating an electronic data document that allows the information including the calculated supply price, logistics cost, tariff, and total currency conversion cost to be displayed in association with all or some of the plurality of parts; And transmitting the created electronic data document to the client device, wherein the logistics information server, the tariff information server, and the exchange rate information server are implemented separately from the computing device, or the logistics information server and the tariff information server. And each function of the exchange rate information server is implemented in the computing device. The method of claim 1, The calculated logistics cost further includes the cost of shipping goods in the country where the supplier is located and the cost of shipping goods in the country identified for the client device, Wherein the calculated tariff includes at least one of a tax imposed when a product is sold in at least one of a country and a city in which the supplier is located and a tax imposed when exported to a foreign country. How to Provide. The method of claim 1, Wherein either one of said supply price and said tariff comprises a tax levied upon import of said unit to said identified country for said client device. The method of claim 1, The step of creating the electronic data document includes at least one of a country name of a supplier supplying the unit and a currency name of the country, and information on an exchange rate of a currency of a country identified for the client device of the currency. In addition, the on-line providing method of the product information in the computing device to be included in the electronic data document to be displayed in association with the corresponding unit. The method of claim 4, wherein And the step of creating the electronic data document includes information informing the currency of the identified country of the client device also in the electronic data document. The method of claim 1, The step of creating the electronic data document may include displaying at least one of an inventory amount for the single item and a period of time for delivering the single item to a buyer associated with the client device in association with the single item in the electronic data document. An online providing method of the product information in the computing device to include. The method of claim 1, In the step of creating the electronic data document, for at least one of the logistics cost and the tariff, the detailed information showing the details of the transportation section of the single item is further configured in a cross-reference form with the corresponding logistics cost or tariff, And in the electronic data document so that the cross-referenced details can be shown at the time of the selection of the corresponding logistics cost or tariff. The method of claim 7, wherein The details according to the transportation section for the logistics cost, the transportation cost between the source of supply of the single unit and the first regional terminal closest to the source of supply, among the countries and cities identified for the first regional terminal and the client device A transit cost between countries between a second regional terminal closest to at least one and a cost between the second regional terminal and a purchaser associated with the client device. The method of claim 1, In the calculating step, if there is a difference in the logistics cost by a plurality of means of transportation available for the same unit, the unit may be represented individually in the number of units corresponding to the number of available means of transportation A method of providing product information online in a computing device by copying and generating an item having no difference in supply price, logistics cost, and tariff. The method of claim 9, The step of creating the electronic data document includes, when the same unit consists of a plurality of items, also includes information on a vehicle for the plurality of items of the same unit, respectively, in the electronic data document. On-line provision of product information on a computing device. The method of claim 1, The step of creating the electronic data document further includes including in the electronic data document a selection item in the form of a text, graphic or image for each of the plurality of units to transmit a signal requesting the purchase of the unit. Online providing method of the product information in the computing device. The method of claim 1, Wherein the plurality of units are provided by different suppliers and have different unit codes. In the device for providing product information online, A first processing unit configured to receive a request for information about a specified product from a connected client device and provide a response to the request; According to the received information request, request to receive and receive calculation base information necessary for calculating logistics costs and tariffs, including the costs of transit between countries of a plurality of different items belonging to the specified goods, to another server. A second processing unit configured; For at least one unit among a plurality of units having different supply sources belonging to the product, a logistics cost including a supply price, a cost of transportation between countries, and a tariff based on the calculation-based information and previously obtained product supply information A third processing unit configured to calculate each, and convert the converted supply into a currency commonly used in at least one of the countries and regions identified for the client device, for the total cost including the calculated supply price, logistics cost and tariff; The first processing unit may generate information including the calculated supply price, logistics cost, customs duty, and the total currency conversion cost into an electronic data document that may be displayed in association with all or some of the plurality of units. And provide on-line product information that is further configured to transmit to the client device. The method of claim 13, A fourth processing unit configured to perform a task of processing a purchase request of a specific unit requested from the client device based on the electronic data document or to convert the purchase request to another server, and the purchase request and the purchase request Apparatus for providing product information online comprising a database configured to contain at least one of the processed transactions. The method of claim 13, The calculated logistics cost further includes a cost associated with transporting the goods in the country where the supplier is located, and a cost associated with transporting the goods within the country identified for the client device, and the calculated tariff is the supply source. And at least one of a tax levied when a product is sold and a tax levied when exported to a foreign country in at least one of a country and a city in which there is a device.

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