KR101427790B1 - Method and system for selling package goods to constant prices - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of selling a fixed-price package product which enables customers to pick and buy a set number of unit products at a set price, and a system thereof. The method of selling a fixed-price package product which is performed in a selling broker server, includes step (a) of receiving sales data of a package product including the sales price of the package product and the number data of unit products included in the package product, and generating a package product table defined by the sales price and the number data, wherein the package product is composed by a buyer picking the unit products in person as many as the set number in the package product table at the set price; step (b) of matching the unit products included in a product DB by price to the package product table and storing a package product DB, wherein the product DB by price includes data capable of specifying the unit products and data on the supply price of the unit products provided from a product supplier; step (c) of providing the package product table selected from the package product DB to a buyer terminal; and step (d) of recognizing the purchase of the package product when the selection data of the unit products as many as the number data of the package product table from the buyer terminal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for selling fixed-

The present invention relates to a method and system for selling a fixed-price package product, and more particularly, to a method and system for selling a fixed-price package product that can be purchased at a predetermined price with a unit product selected at will.

Due to the development of wired or wireless communication technology, it becomes possible to transmit large amount of data such as high-quality pictures and moving pictures, and information about products can be sufficiently transmitted through the Internet network or various mobile communication networks. Due to such changes in the communication environment, a shopping mall selling various products is in the midst of success, and a large number of consumers are purchasing goods through Internet shopping malls.

In recent years, the Internet shopping mall continues to increase, and almost all shopping malls are operated in such a manner as to select goods whose prices are determined in the same manner as in-store shops, and to send out goods when the goods are paid. However, as the competition between each shopping mall becomes worse, the number of shopping malls that have difficulty in sales such as a decrease in sales quantity and accumulation of inventory has occurred.

Therefore, there is a need for a new sales method that can reduce the inventory of each shopping mall and increase the sales volume.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0050121 Nov. 05, 2010

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing a fixed price to a merchandise supplier, receiving a merchandise at a fixed price from a merchandise supplier, To provide a method and system for selling packaged goods.

The technical problem of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems which are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of selling a fixed-price package product, the method comprising: selling price of the package product and a unit price of the unit product included in the package product, (A) receiving package sales information including information on sales price and information on the package, and generating a package goods table defined by the selling price and the number information, the package product having a predetermined number of purchasers The unit product is directly picked up to form a product; (B) storing the packaged goods DB by matching the unitary goods included in the price-based merchandise DB in the package merchandise table, wherein the price-based merchandise DB includes information for specifying the unitary merchandise, The information about the supply price of the unit product; (C) providing the package product table selected in the package product DB to the buyer terminal; And (d) recognizing that the purchaser selects to purchase the package goods when the selection information of the unit goods corresponding to the number information of the package goods table is input from the purchaser terminal.

The step of generating the price-based merchandise DB by receiving the unit merchandise information including the supply price and information capable of specifying the unit merchandise from the merchandise supplier terminal before the step (a) of creating the package merchandise table, .

Further comprising the step of confirming the goods receipt information as to whether or not the unit merchandise is to be received from the merchandise supplier after the step of receiving the unit merchandise information and if it is confirmed that the unit merchandise is matched to the package merchandise table .

The step of generating the price-based merchandise DB may include: presenting a fixed price table in which the fixed price for the unit merchandise is described to the merchandise supplier terminal, and identifying the unit merchandise in the fixed price table from the merchandise supplier terminal Information may be provided.

The step (b) of storing the packaged goods DB may further include the step of storing the package item DB in the price based on the price information, when the ratio (sales price / number information) And the unit merchandise whose supply price is equal to or lower than the reference unit price among the unit merchandise included therein may be matched to the package merchandise table.

The step (c) of providing the package goods table to the buyer terminal may include providing a virtual basket capable of holding the unit goods by the number information of the package goods table, The step (d) may be such that, if the virtual commodity is included in the virtual basket, the selection information of the unit commodity is input as many as the number information of the packaged commodity table.

The step (c) of providing the package goods table selected in the package product DB to the buyer terminal may display a nominal sale price higher than the supply price of the unit goods through the package goods table.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for selling a fixed package product, the system comprising: a mediating seller server for performing a method of selling the fixed package product.

As described above, according to the method and system for selling a fixed-price package according to the present invention, it is possible to promote the sale of the inventory commodity in which the degree of purchase of the commodity is low, and thus the commodity supplier, the intermediary seller, .

In addition, the number of inventory items is reduced, transaction of goods becomes active, and transactions are activated, and the cost for processing the inventory items can be reduced, thereby reducing social costs.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a package merchandise sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic conceptual diagram of the fixed package merchandise selling system shown in FIG.
3 is a configuration diagram of the package goods table shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a detailed block diagram of the intermediary seller server shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of selling a fixed-price package according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art It is provided to let you know completely. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

The term 'fixed package product' or 'package product', which is a term used throughout the entire specification, refers to a sales product that can be constructed by a purchaser by selecting a predetermined number of unit products at a predetermined price, A predetermined number of unit products are arranged in a table specified in a virtual basket provided (the price of the basket is predetermined).

The term 'unit product' means an individual product included in a 'fixed package product' or a 'package product', which means an individual product supplied from a product supplier. When the 'unitary product' is selected as many as the predetermined number, it becomes a 'fixed package product' or a 'package product'.

Hereinafter, a system and method for selling a fixed package product according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a system for selling a fixed-price package according to an embodiment of the present invention. For simplification of the drawing, only the parts related to the present invention are shown in Fig. 1, and the illustration of the transmission / reception signals between the respective components is omitted.

The fixed price package merchandise sales system 100 is connected to a plurality of merchandise distributor terminals D1 to Dn (n is an integer) through a wired / wireless communication network, and a plurality of shopper terminals C1 to Ck (k is an integer) And an intermediary seller server 101 connected thereto.

A plurality of merchandise supplier terminals (D1 to Dn) refers to a terminal to which the merchandise supplier contracted with the brokering seller accesses the broker-dealer server (101). The merchandise supplier can access the intermediary seller server 101 through the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn and can sign up as a member or contract through off-line agreement or access the intermediary seller server 101 through membership or contract To be granted permission to do so.

The merchandise provider terminals D1 to Dn communicate with the intermediary seller server 101 through a wired / wireless Internet communication network or a mobile communication network. The merchandise provider terminals (D1 to Dn) provide the mediating seller server (101) with information and a supply price that can specify the unit merchandise sold by the mediator. Here, the information that can specify the unit merchandise means all the information that can specify the unit merchandise to be supplied (or delivered) to the intermediary seller. The information includes a product name, a product photograph, a product description, a serial number of the product, Illustrations, descriptions of products, and the like, which can be distinguished from intermediary sellers or buyers. For example, when the fixed price table in which the fixed price is described is presented from the intermediary seller server 101, the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn store the information that can specify the unit merchandise such as the product name and the product photograph in the fixed price table You can enter the supply price of the unit product. Then, the information that can specify the unit merchandise can be provided as it is to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck through the package merchandise table, and some contents are modified in the broker seller server 101 to be transmitted to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck Can be provided.

The intermediary seller server 101 communicates with a plurality of merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn and a plurality of buyer terminals C1 to Ck using a wired / wireless communication network such as an Internet communication network and a mobile communication network, Dn) to the buyer terminal (C1-Ck) and performs settlement.

Specifically, the intermediary seller server 101 provides a membership subscription service to the goods supplier terminals D 1 to Dn and the buyer terminals C 1 to C k before providing the goods sales service. The merchandise provider and the purchaser can obtain membership rights by joining the intermediary seller server 101 through the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn and the buyer terminals C1 to Ck, respectively.

The intermediary seller server 101 may present the fixed price table 141 in which the fixed price for the unit merchandise is described in the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn. Here, the fixed price for a unit product means the price of the commodity set by the intermediary seller, which means the price that the commodity supplier can not arbitrarily change. The fixed price table 141 refers to a table in which various fixed prices for a unitary product are presented.

When the intermediary seller server 101 provides the fixed price table 141 to the goods supplier terminals D1 to Dn, the goods supplier transmits the fixed price table 141 included in the fixed price table 141 through the goods supplier terminals D1 to Dn, The unit product that can be supplied by the user can be registered. In other words, the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn input information capable of specifying the unit merchandise at the fixed price of the fixed price table 141. [ At this time, the fixed price of the fixed price table 141 becomes the supply price of the unit product.

The information that can be specified through the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn and the supply price (or the fixed price) becomes 'unit product information' Information.

The mediating seller server 101 receives the 'unit product information' to generate 'brand-specific brand image DB', and inputs package product sales information including the sales price of the package product and the number information of the unit product included in the package product And generates a 'package goods table'. The intermediary seller server 101 can receive the 'package sales information' directly through the server manager, and generates the 'package goods table' by using the sales price and the number information included in the 'package sale information'. The 'package product table' is defined by the sales price of the package product and the number information of the unit product included in the package product.

The intermediary seller server 101 generates and stores a package item DB by matching the unit goods 142 included in the price item merchandise DB 116 to the package goods table 130. [ The intermediary seller server 101 may match the unit merchandise 142 to the package merchandise table 130 according to an arbitrary input value of the intermediary seller and may automatically match the unit merchandise 142 by a predetermined conditional expression. For example, the reference unit price may be set for each package product, and if the supply price of the unit product 142 is equal to or lower than the reference unit price, the unit product 142 may be matched to the package goods table 130.

The reference unit price per package item may be an arbitrary reference unit price inputted by the intermediary seller. That is, the mediating seller can adjust the standard unit price according to each package product in consideration of various matters. However, the standard price of each product can also be automatically calculated by a constant condition formula.

In this embodiment, the ratio (sales price / number information) to the number information of the sales price of the package goods defining the package goods table 130 can be set as the reference unit price. For example, in the case of a package product in which two products can be purchased for 10,000 won, the standard unit price of 5,000 won, which is the price divided by the number of pieces of sales information, 10,000 won, can be used. In this case, a unit product having a supply price of 5000 won or less in the price-based commodity DB may be automatically matched to the package commodity table 130. The package goods table 130 in which the unit merchandise 142 is matched is stored in the package merchandise DB 117.

The intermediary seller server 101 provides the selected package item table 130 in the package item DB 117 to the buyer terminal C1-. The intermediary seller server 101 may provide all of the package product tables 130 included in the package product DB 117 to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck and store the package product table 130 to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck. The mediating seller server 101 may provide the package goods table 130 included in the package goods DB 117 with a different value for each of the buyer terminals C1 to Ck. For example, different packaged goods table 130 may be provided according to a buyer's grade or accumulated point score, or a specific package item table 130 may be provided temporarily for a specific date (birthday or anniversary) You may. In addition, the intermediary seller server 101 may set a specific event period and provide a specific package goods table 130 to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck only during the corresponding period.

The intermediary seller server 101 may provide a virtual basket 143 that can hold the unit merchandise 142 as much as the number of pieces of the package merchandise table 130. [ The virtual basket 143 is a virtual space that can hold a number of unit merchandise 142 corresponding to the number information of the package merchandise table 130 and corresponds to the number information defining the package merchandise table 130 When a unit product is selected, the package product is completed.

If the unit merchandise is included in the virtual basket 143 in the virtual basket server 101, the intermediary seller server 101 recognizes that the unit merchandise selection information corresponding to the number information of the package merchandise table is inputted, C1 to Ck.

The intermediary seller server 101 receives settlement information (for example, a credit card number) from the buyer terminals C1 to Ck and executes settlement. At this time, the intermediary seller server 101 can execute settlement using an externally provided settlement service. When the settlement is completed, the intermediary seller server 101 stores the settlement information DB 119.

 A plurality of buyer terminals (C1 to Ck) are used by a buyer subscribed to the intermediary seller server (101) to access the intermediary seller server (101). The plurality of purchaser terminals C1 to Ck access the intermediary seller server 101 via the wired / wireless Internet communication network or the mobile communication network. A plurality of purchaser terminals (C1 to Ck) performs a package item selection and payment processing function.

FIG. 4 is a detailed block diagram of the intermediary seller server shown in FIG. 1. FIG. For simplification of the drawing, only the parts related to the present invention are shown in Fig. 4, and the illustration of the transmission / reception signals between the respective components is omitted.

The intermediary seller server 101 includes a communication unit 113, an input unit 114, a power supply unit 115, a control unit 110, a storage unit 112, a display unit 111, a price item DB 116, 117, a virtual basket database 118, a payment information DB 119, a goods supplier information DB 120, and a buyer information DB 121.

The communication unit 111 interfaces communication between the controller 110 and one or more of the plurality of the purchaser terminals C 1 to CK among the plurality of commodity supplier terminals D 1 to DN through the Internet communication network 102.

The input unit 114 includes a plurality of input keys and generates an input signal corresponding to an input operation of a user (for example, an intermediary seller). The power supply unit 115 generates a plurality of operating power supplies based on an external power supply (not shown). The power supply unit 115 includes a communication unit 113, an input unit 114, a control unit 110, a storage unit 112, a display unit 111, a price-based merchandise DB 116, a package merchandise DB 117, The virtual basket DB 118, the payment information DB 119, the goods supplier information DB 120, and the buyer information DB 121, respectively.

The control unit 110 executes the package goods management program and the payment management program. The storage unit 112 stores the reference unit price set by the mediating seller, the setting conditions of the reference unit price, the setting information for defining the package goods table, the package goods management program, and the payment management program.

The display unit 111 displays the manager screen information under the control of the control unit 110. [ The manager screen may include a screen for changing various setting information, or a screen for inputting and inquiring various data.

The price-based merchandise DB 116 stores information that can specify the unit merchandise classified by the supply price under the control of the controller 110. [ The supply price may be, for example, a predetermined price in units of one thousand KRW to 1,000,000 KRW, and the information that can specify the unit product includes a product name, a product photograph, a product description, a serial number of the product, , And may be information input to a preset table.

Information that can specify a unit product may be stored in the same format for each unit product, and information of a different format may be stored for each unit product.

The package product DB 117 stores information on various package product tables 130. [ The package product table 130 is defined by the sales price of the package product and the number information of the unit product included in the package product so that various package product tables 130 in which the sales price and the number information are combined are stored in the package product DB 117, Lt; / RTI > For example, the package merchandise DB 117 may include packaged goods table 130 of various combinations such as "2 in 10,000," "3 in 10,000," "3 in 10,000," and matching information or unit Merchandise 142. < / RTI >

The package product DB 117 can directly include information on the unit merchandise 142 matched to the package merchandise table 130 and can match the unit merchandise 142 included in the price- And only the matching information regarding the matching conditions and the like. In this case, the control unit 110 configures the package goods table 130 using the matching information included in the package goods DB 117, and provides the same to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck.

The virtual basket DB 118 stores information of the unit merchandise 142 inputted through the purchaser terminals C1 to Ck. The virtual basket DB 118 can store not only the unit merchandise 142 finally selected by the purchaser but also the unit merchandise 142 information before the settlement. The virtual basket database 118 stores only the unit goods 142 corresponding to the 'number information' defined in the package goods table 130 in the final purchase step. Thus, the virtual basket DB 118 stores the finally selected package goods.

The payment information DB 119 stores settlement related information under the control of the control unit 110. [ The payment related information includes credit card payment information for each purchaser, point information for each purchaser, discount rate information per purchaser, and the like.

The goods supplier information DB 120 stores goods supplier information. The information on the goods supplier includes the information on the purchase by the goods supplier, the code information on the goods supplier, and the like. The subscription information per product provider may include, for example, the name, address, telephone number, and fax number of the goods supplier.

The shopper information DB 121 stores shopper related information. The buyer-related information includes buyer-specific subscription information, buyer-specific code information, and per-buyer credit card information. The per-buyer subscription information may include, for example, a buyer's address, a telephone number, and a fax number. The per-buyer credit card information may include, for example, a card number for a credit card, a usage limit amount, an expiration date, and the like.

The package merchandise management program executed by the control unit 110 receives the package merchandise sales information to generate the package merchandise table 130 and stores the unit merchandise included in the price-based merchandise DB 116 in each package merchandise table 130 And stores the package item DB 117 in a matching manner. The package merchandise management program provides a virtual basket 143 to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck and selects information on the unit merchandise from the buyer terminals C1 to Ck by the number corresponding to the number of package gift tables When completed, package product is completed. Thereafter, the settlement management program is activated and settlement is executed.

The payment management program executed in the control unit 110 receives the credit payment approval request information including the credit card information of the purchaser and the payment amount information from the VAN company server (not shown) through the communication unit 113, Based on the approval request information, the credit card information per purchaser, and the credit card payment information per purchaser.

The payment management program transmits the credit settlement approval information or the unauthorized information to the server of the VAN company in accordance with the determination result of the credit settlement approval or disapproval.

Next, the operation of the system 100 for selling a fixed-price package will be described with reference to FIG. For convenience of explanation, in this embodiment, a method of selling a fixed-price package product will be described with the intermediary seller server 101 as a center.

5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation process of the sales system of the packaged goods shown in Fig.

First, the merchandise provider accesses the intermediary seller server 101 through the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn, and subscribes to the merchandise supplier. At this time, if the subscription is accepted from the intermediary seller server 101, the intermediary seller server 101 presents the fixed price table in which the fixed price for the unit commodity is described to the commodity supplier terminals D1 to Dn (SlOO).

The fixed price table is given as a table in which information such as the product name and product photograph that can be described by the supplier can be specified, and the supply price of the unit product. As described above, the supply price may be set in units of 1,000 units from 1 to 1,000,000 won, and the merchandise supplier may supply the information that can specify the unit merchandise through the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn to each supply price You can type in a table.

The intermediary seller server 101 receives the unit merchandise information including the information for specifying the unit merchandise and the supply price from the merchandise supplier terminals D1 to Dn and generates the per-price merchandise DB 116 at step S200.

The intermediary seller server 101 receives package sales information including sales price of the package merchandise and information on the number of unit merchandise included in the package merchandise, and generates a package merchandise table (S300). The package goods table 130 is defined as a combination of the sales price of the package goods and the number information of the unit goods included in the package goods.

The intermediary seller server 101 stores the package goods DB 117 by matching the unit goods included in the price item merchandise DB 116 to the package goods table 130 (S400).

When the ratio (sales price / number information) of the sales price information of the package goods defining the package goods table 130 is a reference unit price, the unit price of the unit goods included in the price- The goods can be matched to the packaged goods table 130.

The intermediary seller server 101 provides the selected package item table 130 to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck in the package item DB 117 (S500). At this time, the intermediary seller server 101 provides a virtual basket 143 capable of holding unit goods as much as the number of pieces of the package goods table 130, and allows the purchaser to set the desired unit goods in the virtual basket as the package goods table 130 ". < / RTI >

The virtual basket 143 has already set the number of unit merchandise that can be included in the sales price, and the purchaser ends the setting of the package merchandise by merely placing the unit merchandise 142 through the purchaser terminals C1 to Ck .

On the other hand, in the package goods table 130 provided to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck, a nominal selling price higher than the supply price of the unit goods can be displayed. Here, the nominal selling price may be the original price of the unit merchandise, for example, the selling price before the discount or the normal selling price. Most of the goods provided in the package goods table 130 are stock goods, and in the case of the stock goods, the supply price is significantly lower than the normal release price. Therefore, if the price of the unit merchandise before or after the discount is displayed in the package merchandise table 130, the purchaser can increase the desire to purchase.

When the unit merchandise selection information is input from the buyer terminal, the intermediary seller server 101 recognizes the purchase as unit purchase and executes settlement (S600).

The intermediary seller server 101 recognizes that the unit merchandise selection information is input and stores the purchase of the package merchandise if the unit merchandise is included in the virtual basket 143 by the number corresponding to the number information of the package merchandise table 130 . Therefore, the intermediary seller server 101 executes settlement to the buyer terminals C1 to Ck.

The intermediary seller server 101 can execute the payment directly by driving the payment management program by the control unit 110 and can connect to the external payment server and execute settlement.

The embodiments described above are for illustrating the present invention and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. Also, although not illustrated, equivalent means are also incorporated into the present invention as such. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be construed in accordance with the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Fixed price package sales system
101: Broker-dealer server 102: Internet communication network
103: mobile communication network 110:
111: Display unit 112:
113: communication unit 114: input unit
115: Power supply unit 116: DB by price DB
117: Package product DB 118: Virtual basket DB
119: payment information DB 120: goods provider information DB
121: shopper information DB 130: package goods table

Claims (8)

A method of selling a fixed-price package product performed by an intermediary seller server,
The method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving packaged goods sales information including a sales price of the package merchandise and information on the number of unit merchandise items included in the package merchandise, and generating a package merchandise table defined by the selling price and the number information, Wherein the package merchandise comprises a unit price of the unit merchandise by a buyer as much as the number information of the predetermined number of packages in the package merchandise table at a predetermined price;
(B) storing the packaged goods DB by matching the unitary items included in the price-based merchandise DB in the package merchandise table, wherein the price-based merchandise DB stores information for specifying the unitary merchandise, A fixed price for the unit or a supply price of the unit commodity supplied from the commodity supplier;
(C) providing the package product table selected in the package product DB to the buyer terminal;
(D) recognizing the purchase of the package goods when the selection information of the unit goods is inputted from the buyer terminal by the number corresponding to the number information of the package goods table,
Before the step (a) of generating the package goods table,
Further comprising the step of generating the price-based merchandise DB by receiving information for specifying the unit merchandise from a plurality of merchandise supplier terminals and unit merchandise information including the supply price or the fixed price,
Further comprising the step of confirming the goods receipt information on whether or not the unit merchandise is to be received from the goods supplier after the step of receiving the unit merchandise information,
If the goods receipt information is confirmed, matching the unit goods to the package goods table,
The step of generating the price-based merchandise DB includes:
A fixed price table describing the fixed price for the unit merchandise is presented to the merchandise supplier terminal and information for specifying the unit merchandise is provided to the fixed price table from the merchandise supplier terminal,
The step (c) of providing the package goods table to the buyer terminal may include providing a virtual basket capable of holding the unit goods by the number information of the package goods table,
(D) recognizing that the package commodity is purchased, if it is determined that the unit commodity is included in the virtual basket, the selection information of the unit commodity is inputted by the number corresponding to the number information of the package commodity table How to sell a fixed-price package. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
(B) storing the packaged goods DB,
Wherein when the supply price of the unit goods included in the seasonal wind DB by the price is less than the reference unit price, Of the unit merchandise is matched to the package merchandise table.
delete The method according to claim 1,
(C) providing the package goods table selected in the package product DB to the buyer terminal,
And displaying a nominal sale price higher than the supply price of the unit merchandise through the package merchandise table.
9. A system for selling a package merchandise comprising an intermediary seller server for carrying out a method of selling fixed package products according to any one of claims 1, 5 and 7.

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