KR102088517B1 - Method and system for providing food distribution service platform - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for providing a food distribution platform service by a management server. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a purchase request from a user (S110); querying the user for a shipping method for the purchase request (S120); selecting a subject responsible for shipping for the purchase request according to the type of shipping method (S130); transmitting information on the purchase request to the selected subject responsible for shipping (S140); receiving feedback on the purchase request from the selected subject responsible for shipping (S150); determining the subject responsible for shipping for the purchase request based on the feedback (S160); and transmitting information on the determined subject responsible for shipping to the user (S170). According to the technical disclosure of the present invention, a consumer may more conveniently order products.

Description

Method and system for providing food distribution platform service {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION SERVICE PLATFORM}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing food distribution platform services. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for providing O2O (Online to Offline) service.

Recently, various services and platforms for food distribution have appeared, but ultimately, it is overwhelming that it is delivered to consumers by courier delivery. Therefore, the consumer actually receives the product when the courier arrives at the order, and then visits the place. In general, if this place is home, the time difference occurs until the courier arrives and actually receives the product.

In recent years, when the number of single-person households has increased rapidly, in general cases, corruption has already started even if the freshness falls or is slight due to the nature of food products when people arrive at the house after a day's work.

In accordance with this market situation, the present invention has been developed in the background to implement a service for distributing foods that more conveniently and quickly maintain freshness within the time zone or circulation of a consumer.

O2O stands for Online to Offline, which literally means that online moves offline. It combines the advantages of online with low information distribution costs and offline with actual consumption.

O2O is used in various fields such as online shopping, laundry and home delivery. However, since the delivery process is essentially included in the O2O service, it is required to develop a technology that can solve any inconvenience or problems that may occur in the delivery process.

Published Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0080749, published on July 11, 2017

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing a food distribution platform service.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Method for providing a food distribution platform service according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a step of receiving a purchase request from a user (S110), and inquiring the delivery method for the purchase request to the user (S120) ), According to the type of the delivery method, selecting a delivery entity for the purchase request (S130), transmitting information about the purchase request to the selected delivery entity (S140), from the selected delivery entity Receiving feedback on a purchase request (S150), determining a delivery subject for the purchase request based on the feedback (S160), and transmitting information about the determined delivery subject to the user (S170) It includes.

A system for providing a food distribution platform service according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a management server, a user terminal performing a purchase request for products using the platform provided through the management server, and the management And a seller terminal receiving information on the purchase request from a server and transmitting feedback corresponding to the received information to the management server.

Other specific matters of the present invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the technical disclosure of the present invention, the consumer can order the product more conveniently and receive the ordered product in a fresher state. In addition, it is more convenient to receive freshly packaged products at the nearest retail store on the copper line, even if it is not necessarily at the place where the general courier is delivered, such as at home or at work, or if you are moving on a different route than usual due to personal circumstances. It works.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a system according to the disclosed embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a food distribution platform service according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a delivery entity according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing delivery through a plurality of delivery subjects according to an embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a main and sub delivery subject and performing delivery according to an embodiment.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating and delivering a product according to a recipe according to an embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for creating a recipe product according to an embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of matching a direct management point based on a user's location on a map.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of matching a direct management point based on a user's circulation on a map.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be embodied in various different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the skilled person of the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and / or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components other than the components mentioned. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same components, and “and / or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the mentioned components. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. In addition, terms that are defined in a commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are specifically defined clearly.

In the present specification, the computer means all kinds of hardware devices including at least one processor, and may be understood as a meaning encompassing software configurations operating in the corresponding hardware device according to embodiments. For example, a computer may be understood as including, but not limited to, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a desktop, a notebook, and a user client and an application running on each device.

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

Each step described in this specification is described as being performed by a computer, but the subject of each step is not limited thereto, and according to an embodiment, at least some of the steps may be performed in different devices.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system according to the disclosed embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system according to the disclosed embodiment includes a management server 10 and a user 20, a direct store 30 and a head office 40.

In the present specification, the user 20, the direct store 30, and the head office 40 may also be understood to mean a terminal (that is, a kind of the computer described above) used by each subject.

In the disclosed embodiment, the management server 10 operates a food distribution and sales platform according to the disclosed embodiment, and serves to provide it to the user 20 through a web or app.

In addition, the management server 10 brokers the user 20 and the direct management point 30 or the head office 40, and when the user 20 purchases a product through the platform, the corresponding information is directly managed by the direct management point 30 or the head office 40. By delivering to, the product can be delivered to the user 20.

The direct store 30 means an offline store, and mainly sells food including meat and meat products, but is not limited thereto. In addition, you can sell retort food, cooking ingredients, and foods and ingredients that can be eaten with meat.

Goods sold in the direct management store 30 are also sold in the platform provided by the management server 10, and the user 20 may visit the direct management store 30 to purchase the goods directly, but it is also possible to purchase through the platform. Do.

The product purchased by the user 20 may be picked up by the user at the retail store 30 or requested for delivery, and there may be various types of delivery methods.

In the disclosed embodiment, all of the offline stores are operated in the form of a direct store, so as to unify the prices of all stores and jointly conduct events.

The management server 10 provides product information to the user 20, and when the user 20 requests purchase of the product from the management server 10, the management server 10 sends the order information to the direct store 30 and the head office ( 40). The direct store 30 and the head office 40 return inventory information and availability, and accordingly, the management server 10 determines the order and the delivery method.

The direct store 30 or the head office 40 transmits information about the product preparation status to the user 20, and prepares to deliver or receive the product.

Hereinafter, a method according to the disclosed embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a food distribution platform service according to an embodiment.

In the following, each step is described as being performed by the management server 10, but the subject who performs each step is not limited thereto. At least some or all of the steps may be performed by a subject other than the management server 10.

In step S110, the management server 10 receives a purchase request from the user.

The management server 10 may provide the user with a product sales page including one or more products in an app or web form, and the specific form is not limited.

The management server 10 receives a purchase request including information on one or more products from a user.

In step S120, the management server 10 queries the user for a delivery method for the purchase request.

In step S130, the management server 10 selects a delivery subject for the purchase request according to the type of the delivery method.

In the above-described step (S130), the type of the delivery method includes direct receipt, store delivery and courier delivery, and the management server 10 directly receives or stores the delivery method selected by the user in the above-described step (S130). In the case of delivery, a step (S210) of selecting a direct store matching the user as a delivery entity may be performed.

In addition, when the delivery method selected by the user is courier delivery, the management server 10 may perform a step (S220) of selecting the main office as the delivery entity.

In the disclosed embodiment, direct receipt means that the user visits the direct store to receive the product, and store delivery means that the product is delivered directly to the user at the store, and the product is delivered directly to the user on the same day as food delivery. It means delivery in the form of delivery. Courier delivery may mean delivery through a courier, but is not limited thereto, and may include next day delivery and next day early delivery.

In step S140, the management server 10 transmits information on the purchase request to the selected delivery entity.

The information on the purchase request includes information on the type and quantity of the product selected by the user, and delivery options, delivery destination area, and delivery time.

In step S150, the management server 10 receives feedback on the purchase request from the selected delivery entity.

In one embodiment, the feedback on the purchase request may include information on whether the product corresponding to the purchase request is in stock and whether delivery is possible based on a delivery schedule.

In step S160, the management server 10 determines the delivery entity for the purchase request based on the feedback.

In one embodiment, the management server 10 may finally determine one direct store or head office as a delivery entity, and request that the product be delivered to a customer.

In step S170, the management server 10 transmits information on the determined delivery subject to the user.

In addition, the management server 10 may obtain feedback on the delivery result from the user after delivery is completed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a delivery entity according to an embodiment.

In the above-described step (S210), the management server 10 may perform the step of obtaining the user's location information (S310).

In one embodiment, the user's location information may include GPS information of the user terminal, pre-registered user information, and location information input through the user terminal, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S320) of selecting one or more direct management points corresponding to the location information of the user.

For example, the management server 10 may select one or more direct stores located within a predetermined range from the user's location information, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 8, an example of selecting one or more direct-operated points 210 and 220 located within a predetermined range 110 from a user's location 100 is illustrated.

In the above-described step (S160), the management server 10 may perform a step (S330) of determining whether or not the one or more retail stores can be delivered based on the feedback received in the step (S150).

For example, the management server 10 may determine whether each retail store has inventory corresponding to a purchase request, and whether delivery is possible to a user within a predetermined time on a delivery schedule.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S340) of determining a direct store that can deliver the purchase request as a delivery entity.

In the above-described step (S310), the management server 10 may perform the step (S312) of acquiring the movement information of the user when the delivery method is directly received.

Referring to FIG. 9, an example of selecting a direct management point based on the user's movement information is illustrated.

When the user selects the direct receipt, the management server 10 may obtain the user's movement information. The user's movement information can be obtained based on the user's input, the usual GPS record of the user terminal, the user's home and work, and information about places that the user frequently visits.

The management server 10 may acquire one or more moving lines of the user, and select direct-operated points located within a predetermined distance from the corresponding moving lines.

Referring to FIG. 9, a predetermined range 120 is set according to the movement line of the user 100, and the management server 10 provides information on one or more direct-operated stores 230 and 240 located in the range 120. Can be obtained.

According to the above description, a method of matching a user with a direct store based on a distance has been described. However, in addition, various matching methods may be performed. For example, the following matching methods may be applied, but are not limited thereto.

First, a method of matching a direct-operated point in which the distance between the currently measured user and the direct-operated point is the closest distance.

Second, based on the measured user's location and the location of the direct shop, the method of matching the direct shop that takes the shortest time is calculated by calculating the time when moving along the transportation network using public transportation or private vehicles.

Third, the user sets a location to move from the current location, and the management server determines a moving line when moving along the transportation network using public transportation or a private car, and belongs to a radius area designated by the user based on the moving line. How to match direct management.

For example, the first method may provide a user with an intuitive way to grasp the location of a direct distribution point on the map and his / her location, and provide information to help the user determine the direct operation point he or she wishes to receive.

In addition, the second method may provide an effect of helping the technology providing location-based traffic guidance service to find a direct-run point that is substantially the shortest distance in a sufficiently mature environment.

In addition, the third method may provide information that helps the user to intuitively grasp the best direct management point for receiving a product via a mobile device when the user moves on a flexible schedule.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform the step (S314) of obtaining the user's residence information when the delivery method is store delivery. The management server 10 may transmit the user's residence information to the head office, so that courier delivery is possible.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing delivery through a plurality of delivery subjects according to an embodiment.

In the above-described step (S110), the management server 10 may perform a step (S410) of providing information on the combination of one or more products and a plurality of products to the user.

In the disclosed embodiment, each product may be independently posted and sold, but according to an embodiment, one or more products related to each other may be sold in association with each other.

For example, a combination of one or more ingredients used together when cooking or ingesting each other may be posted and sold, and these combinations may be set by a user or may be provided by being selected by the management server 10.

In addition, a list of products and combinations including the same may be provided in various forms, and further, variously divided products may be provided according to types and amounts of respective products.

In one embodiment, the user can purchase by creating a unique purchase option. For example, when purchasing samgyeopsal and kimchi, it is possible to create and purchase more limited purchasing options having the composition of 750 g of samgyeopsal and 300 g of kimchi.

In addition, the combination of the above-described products may be characterized in that a combination of ingredients for a specific recipe.

For example, the seller can create a purchase option with the title of 'special kimchi stew', so that he has a purchase history consisting of only as many ingredients as necessary for the recipe with recipe information for the kimchi stew.

In one embodiment, the combination of products described above may be a combination of products purchased by other users, and purchase details of these other users may be shared with other users with the consent of the corresponding buyer.

The shared purchase history can obtain various types of feedback to other users who have purchased the same combination of products as the purchase details, and the type of feedback is a score system provided by an image, text, or platform in an unrestricted form. Depending on the score, it can be a simplified expression of the type and degree of taste, or feedback by a feedback tool provided by other platforms.

In addition, the purchase history received positive feedback by the above-described feedback may be displayed through a separate page through a more visible method to other users when the amount of the feedback exceeds a certain level.

For example, other users may be recommended in the form of pop-up advertisements when accessing the platform disclosed in the present invention, and purchase similar products by using a management server equipped with artificial intelligence learned based on the purchase history of other users. In the process of selecting a product to be purchased by a positively evaluated user, it can be recommended in the form of being overlaid on one side of the page currently being viewed, and through the separate popular purchasing options page provided by the platform, you can comprehensively examine various purchasing options. have.

In addition, the combination of products described above may be input by a platform user, not a seller or a buyer. In this case, a new purchase option may be generated by a combination of products input by the corresponding user, and may include a recipe.

In addition, the management server may record feedback of platform users for purchase options including such a recipe.

In addition, when buyers who purchase a purchase option including the above-described recipe leave positive feedback on the purchase option, the management server may provide rewards available on the platform to the user who created the purchase option.

In addition, the combination of these products is not only a simple combination of ingredients, but may be characterized in that a certain amount of ingredients required to cook a specific recipe is set in a fixed package according to the ratio. For example, you can create a purchasing option with the title 'Baekjongwon-style miso soup-3 servings'.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S420) of receiving selection information about a product or a combination of products provided in the step (S410).

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S430) of receiving a purchase request for the product or a combination of products selected in the step (S420).

That is, the management server 10 may provide information on a variety of products and combinations of products to the user through the platform, and obtain information about a product selected by the user and information for a user to purchase the product.

In the above-described step (S160), the management server 10 determines a delivery entity that can deliver the purchase request received in the step (S430) based on the feedback received in the step (S150), a single delivery entity If delivery to the purchase request is not possible by, determining a plurality of delivery entities including a main delivery entity and a sub-delivery entity capable of delivery to the purchase request (S440).

For example, the management server 10 may acquire information for users to order different products at the same time.

In this case, there may be a situation in which it is difficult to deliver all the corresponding products by a specific delivery entity. For example, each delivery entity may not have all of the products included in the purchase request and the amount required for delivery, and furthermore, if a small amount of purchase is required, the inventory for small quantity sales of the product may not be provided. There may be.

In this case, the management server 10 may determine that a plurality of delivery entities cooperate to perform delivery for the corresponding purchase request.

In this case, the management server 10 may finally determine a main delivery entity that performs delivery to the user and a sub-delivery entity that supplies products that the main delivery entity cannot deliver to the main delivery entity.

In addition, the management server 10 performs the step (S450) of transmitting information about the product not owned by the main delivery entity and a delivery order to deliver the product to the main delivery entity (S450). You can.

In addition, when the product is delivered from the sub-delivery agent, the management server 10 transmits a delivery order to perform delivery according to the purchase request received in step S430 to the main delivery agent (S460). You can do

That is, when the main delivery entity is determined, the management server 10 allows the corresponding main delivery entity to perform final delivery to the user, but for products that the main delivery entity cannot deliver, the sub-delivery entity is the main delivery entity. By performing the delivery, the main delivery entity can collect the entire product and deliver it to the user. This information is transmitted to both the main delivery sub-subject and the main delivery sub-subject, and each delivery subject can perform the task assigned by the management server 10.

In one embodiment, when a plurality of delivery subjects are included, the delivery schedule may be adjusted. For example, when delivery is performed by a single delivery entity, when the delivery schedule is set to 3 hours, when it is determined that delivery is performed by multiple delivery entities, the sub-delivery entity performs delivery to the main delivery entity Up to 2 hours of time may be granted, and the main delivery entity may perform a task assigned to complete delivery to the user within 3 hours when goods are delivered from the sub-delivery entity after preparation for delivery.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a main and sub delivery subject and performing delivery according to an embodiment.

As described above with reference to FIG. 4, when a delivery order is received, the management server 10 determines a plurality of delivery entities when delivery by a single delivery entity is impossible, and delivery through mutual delivery between multiple delivery entities You can make it possible.

This can be performed because the delivery agents according to the disclosed embodiment are configured in the form of a head office and a direct store, not an affiliate store, and are not necessarily limited or restricted.

In the above-described step (S440), the management server 10 may perform the step of obtaining the user's location information (S510).

The type of the user's location information and the method of obtaining the location are not limited, but as described above, the user's residence area, the GPS information of the user terminal, the user's main visited area, and the user's movement information may be utilized, and are limited thereto. It is not.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S520) of selecting one or more direct management points corresponding to the location information of the user.

The method of selecting a direct store is not limited, but may be performed in consideration of distance, inventory, and availability.

In addition, the management server 10 determines a direct delivery point that can deliver the most items included in the purchase request received in the step (S430) among the one or more directly selected stores in the step (S520) as the main delivery subject ( S530).

For example, if a plurality of retail stores are selected, but delivery to all products is not possible by a single retail store, the management server 10 may directly deliver the most items included in the user's purchase request among the plurality of retail stores. May be determined as the main delivery entity, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the management server 10, among a plurality of directly managed stores located within a predetermined distance from the main delivery entity, among the products included in the purchase request received in the step (S430), the product that the main delivery entity does not have Determining at least one delivery entity that can be delivered as a sub-delivery entity (S540) may be performed.

For example, the sub-delivery subject may be located outside the preset range from the user's location, that is, the delivery target location, but instead may be located within the preset range from the location of the main delivery entity.

In addition, even if it is located within a predetermined range from the user's location, it may be difficult to determine a sub-delivery subject in the case of a direct store located in a direction opposite to the main delivery subject within the range and located outside the predetermined range from the main delivery subject.

That is, in the case of a sub-delivery subject, the main delivery subject is processed as if it were a delivery target, and the selection process of the sub-delivery subject can be performed accordingly.

For example, when a purchase request is received from a user, if there is no direct store that can deliver all products included in the purchase request, one main delivery entity is determined, and the product that the main delivery entity cannot deliver If present, a sub-delivery entity that can deliver the rest of the products may be selected based on the main delivery entity. However, if there is no sub-delivery subject that can deliver all of the items within a preset range from the main delivery entity, the secondary sub-subject that can deliver products that the sub-delivery entity cannot deliver, centered on at least one sub-delivery entity You can select the delivery subject. This process can be performed recursively, so that the system can be configured so that the main delivery entity of each layer receives products from sub-delivery entities of the corresponding layer, and delivers the products including them to the upper main delivery entity. You can.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating and delivering a product according to a recipe according to an embodiment.

In the above-described step (S410), the management server 10 may perform a step (S610) of acquiring recipe information.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform the step (S620) of acquiring information on one or more materials included in the recipe and the amount of each material.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform the step of generating a product corresponding to the recipe (S630).

In the disclosed embodiment, the recipe may be provided through the management server 10, or may be generated through online search and data collection. For example, the recipe may be recommended by a system operator according to the disclosed embodiment, or may also be obtained by collecting recipes of a cooking influencer uploaded to an SNS or the like through online search. In this case, it can be revealed through the web or app that the citation of the influencer is cited.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform the step (S640) of providing information on the generated product to the user.

The user may purchase ingredients for a specific dish through an app or web platform provided through the management server 10, which may be set to one serving, two servings, or more depending on the user's selection.

For example, if the user wants to make two servings of meat roast, the management server 10 obtains a recommended recipe for the meat roast, and extracts the types and amounts of ingredients according to the recipe to make the ingredients needed to make the meat roast. It is possible to create a product that includes.

According to an embodiment, the management server 10 may obtain information about a user's cooking skills. The user's cooking skill information may be determined based on the user's input information, or may be determined based on the user's food material purchase history. For example, the management server 10 obtains information on the food corresponding to the type, amount, and combination of each food ingredient that the user has previously purchased, and based on the difficulty information preset for each food. Can estimate cooking skills.

In one embodiment, the management server 10 may determine the recipe by comparing the cooking skill of the user with the difficulty of the recipe.

In addition, the difficulty level may be preset for each recipe step by step. In this case, the management server 10 may determine the amount of ingredients required for the step based on the user's cooking skill level and the level difference between each step of the recipe.

For example, in the case of a recipe step of a level in which a user's cooking skill level differs from a preset criterion, the management server 10 may add a predetermined ratio of the amount of the ingredients in the step in anticipation of the user's probability of failure. .

As described above, various foods and products corresponding to recipes may be generated and provided. According to an embodiment, when a user purchases a specific material, one or more recipes including the material may be recommended. The user can select and purchase one of the recommended recipes.

In the above-described step (S160), the management server 10, when a purchase request for a product corresponding to the recipe is received, determines the delivery request including the material included in the recipe and information about the amount of each material The step of transmitting to the delivery entity (S650) may be performed.

Users may make purchases according to the recipes provided, but they can also create their own recipes by selecting and adding or excluding desired ingredients themselves. In this case, the management server 10 may provide information on the amount of one serving recommended in the corresponding dish for each material. Accordingly, the user may directly select the quantity of the material, but may also select the quantity of 1 serving or 2 servings as recommended through the management server 10.

In addition, when the user determines the amount of a specific material, the management server 10 may automatically determine the amount of the remaining materials correspondingly. For example, when the user selects 600 g of meat to make the meat stir-fry, the amount of vegetables and other seasoning ingredients may be determined and provided automatically.

In addition, the amount of main ingredients or seasoning can be determined based on the taste of each user and the evaluation of other users. For example, if the user likes salty and spicy food, the amount of seasoning may increase. In addition, the amount of seasoning may be adjusted based on feedback from users, but whether feedback is reflected may be determined in consideration of the taste of each user. For example, when a user who likes spicy food provides feedback that the food of a specific recipe is not spicy, whether or not the feedback is reflected or the reflection ratio may be adjusted in consideration of the taste of the user.

When the order is performed as described above, the delivery entity may receive order information, subdivide and package each material included in the order information according to the quantity, and package it, and deliver it to the user.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for creating a recipe product according to an embodiment.

In the above-described step (S420), the management server 10 may perform a step (S710) of providing a user interface for inputting the recipe to the user.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform the step (S720) of acquiring recipe information input by the user.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform the step (S730) of acquiring information on one or more materials included in the recipe input by the user and the quantity of each material.

For example, the management server 10 may provide a screen to personally customize the recipe. The user can enter the material and quantity through the corresponding screen.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S740) of generating a product corresponding to the information obtained in the step (S680).

According to an embodiment, the management server 10 may assign the name or nickname of the user who created the product to the generated product name. For example, if the user who created the product is an influencer related to cooking or food, an external publicity effect can be obtained by assigning the user's name or nickname to the product name.

In addition, the management server 10 may perform a step (S750) of inquiring the user whether to purchase the product generated in the step (S740).

In addition, the management server 10 performs the step (S760) of storing information on the product generated in the step (S740) when the user requests to purchase the product generated in the step (S740). Can.

Stored product information may be disclosed to other users according to the user's selection, and when the product is sold, a portion of the sales revenue may be paid in the form of points or cash to the user who created the product.

According to an embodiment, the user may select to give a predetermined premium to a product created by the user. For example, basically, the price of a product is calculated in such a way that a predetermined packaging cost is added to the price of the material, but the user can decide to give a predetermined premium price to the generated product under his name. In this case, when the product is sold, a predetermined percentage of the premium may be settled.

In addition, depending on the user's choice, the ratio of seasonings or specific ingredients may not be made public. In this case, the seasoning and the ingredients are combined and packaged and delivered, so that the user can prevent the user from exposing an important part of his recipe to the outside world.

As described with reference to FIG. 1, in the disclosed embodiment, “user” may mean “user terminal”, and “direct store” and “head office” describe “direct store terminal” and “head office terminal”, respectively. Can mean “Direct store terminal” and “head office terminal” may be encompassed as “seller terminal”.

Hereinafter, a system including each component will be described.

Even if omitted for the system described below, the same content as the above-described methods can be applied to the system described below.

The system according to the disclosed embodiment performs a food distribution platform service providing method according to the disclosed embodiment as described above, a management server, and a user terminal performing a purchase request for a product using a platform provided through the management server And a seller terminal receiving information on the purchase request from the management server and transmitting feedback corresponding to the received information to the management server.

Further, the seller terminal may include one or more directly managed terminal terminals and a headquarters terminal.

When the information about the purchase request is received from the management server, the direct-store terminal determines whether delivery is possible based on the location information of the user, the inventory of the product included in the purchase request, and the delivery schedule, and determines the delivery. Information on whether it is possible can be returned to the management server.

In addition, the direct-store terminal acquires inventory information for small-scale sales when the purchase request includes a small-quantity purchase request below a preset reference value, and if the stock for small-scale sales is insufficient, the manager of the direct-market store can replenish inventory for small-scale sales. Inquiry is made, and it is judged that delivery of the small quantity purchase request is possible when the stock supplement for small quantity sales is approved by the manager of the direct store, and delivery of the small quantity purchase request is impossible if the stock supplement for small quantity sales is not approved by the manager You can judge that.

In addition, the management server, if there is no direct-store terminal that has returned the deliverable information for the entire purchase request, selects a plurality of direct-store terminals that have returned the deliverable information for a part of the purchase request, and the plurality of direct-control stores Select one main delivery terminal of the terminal, and among the plurality of directly managed terminals, the main delivery main terminal receives the product that the main delivery main terminal returns as being impossible to deliver to the other directly managed terminal other than the main delivery main terminal. Sends information requesting delivery to a direct management store, and performs delivery corresponding to the purchase request when a product is returned to the main delivery subject terminal that the main delivery subject terminal is unable to deliver from another retail store. You can send information asking you to do it.

For example, small-volume stocks for providing food or recipe-specific ingredients for each store may be managed separately. For example, a small amount of ingredients is required to sell a small amount, such as 100 g of minced meat or 1/4 of a carrot, so each store can separately manage a small amount of stock for this.

Therefore, even if there is a carrot in the store, delivery may not be possible if there is no stock to subdivide it. In this case, each store may decide whether delivery is impossible, or whether to add a small amount of inventory by subdividing new materials.

This inventory information is managed in real time through the terminal of the store, and accordingly information can be delivered to the management server.

According to an embodiment, in case of a small amount of stock that the main delivery entity decides not to deliver, other delivery entities in the surroundings also do not have stock or will not deliver, the management server provides a predetermined compensation for the main delivery entity, and sells in small quantities You may be asked to add inventory.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented directly in hardware, a software module executed by hardware, or a combination thereof. The software modules may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EPMROM), flash memory, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or It may reside on any type of computer readable recording medium well known in the art.

The components of the present invention may be implemented as a program (or application) to be executed in combination with a hardware computer, and stored in a medium. The components of the present invention can be implemented in software programming or software components, and similarly, embodiments include C, C ++, including various algorithms implemented in a combination of data structures, processes, routines or other programming components. , Can be implemented in programming or scripting languages such as Java, assembler, etc. Functional aspects can be implemented with algorithms running on one or more processors.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

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In the way the management server provides food distribution platform services,
Receiving a purchase request from a user (S110);
Querying the user for a delivery method for the purchase request (S120);
Selecting a delivery entity for the purchase request according to the type of the delivery method (S130);
Transmitting information on the purchase request to the selected delivery entity (S140);
Receiving feedback on the purchase request from the selected delivery entity (S150);
Determining a delivery entity for the purchase request based on the feedback (S160); And
Transmitting information on the determined delivery entity to the user (S170); It includes,
The step (S110),
Providing information on a combination of one or more products and a plurality of products to the user (S410);
Receiving selection information for a product or a combination of products provided in the step S410 (S420); And
Receiving a purchase request for the product or a combination of products selected in step S420 (S430); Including,
The step (S160),
Based on the feedback received in the step (S150), a delivery entity capable of delivering the purchase request received in the step (S430) is determined. If delivery to the purchase request is not possible by a single delivery entity, the purchase Determining a plurality of delivery subjects including a main delivery subject and a sub-delivery subject capable of delivering a request (S440);
Transmitting information on a product not owned by the main delivery entity and a delivery order to deliver the product to the main delivery entity (S450); And
When a product is delivered from the sub-delivery subject, transmitting a delivery order to perform delivery according to the purchase request received in step S430 to the main delivery entity (S460); Containing,
Food distribution platform service provision method. According to claim 1,
In the step (S130),
The types of delivery methods include direct receipt, store delivery and courier delivery,
The step (S130),
If the delivery method selected by the user is direct receipt or store delivery, selecting a direct store matching the user as a delivery entity (S210); And
If the delivery method selected by the user is courier delivery, selecting the main office as the delivery entity (S220); Containing,
Food distribution platform service provision method. The method of claim 2,
The step (S210),
Obtaining location information of the user (S310); And
Selecting one or more direct management points corresponding to the user's location information (S320); Including,
The step (S160),
Determining whether or not delivery of the one or more retail stores is possible based on the feedback received in step S150 (S330); And
Determining a direct store that can deliver the purchase request as a delivery entity (S340); Including,
The step (S310),
If the delivery method is a direct receipt, obtaining the user's movement information (S312); And
If the delivery method is store delivery, including the step of obtaining the user's residence information (S314),
Food distribution platform service provision method. delete According to claim 1,
The step (S440),
Obtaining location information of the user (S510);
Selecting one or more direct management points corresponding to the user's location information (S520);
Determining a direct delivery point that can deliver the most items included in the purchase request received in the step (S430) of the one or more directly selected stores selected in the step (S520) as the main delivery agent (S530); And
Among a plurality of directly managed stores located within a predetermined distance from the main delivery entity, one or more delivery entities capable of delivering products not owned by the main delivery entity among products included in the purchase request received in step S430. Determining as a sub-delivery agent (S540); Containing,
Food distribution platform service provision method. According to claim 1,
The step (S410),
Obtaining recipe information (S610);
Obtaining information about one or more materials included in the recipe and a quantity of each material (S620);
Generating a product corresponding to the recipe (S630); And
Providing information on the generated product to the user (S640); Including,
The step (S160),
When a purchase request for a product corresponding to the recipe is received, transmitting a delivery request including information on the amount of each material and the ingredients included in the recipe to the determined delivery entity (S650); Including,
The step (S420),
Providing a user interface for inputting a recipe to the user (S710);
Obtaining recipe information input by the user (S720);
Obtaining information on one or more materials included in the recipe input by the user and the quantity of each material (S730);
Generating a product corresponding to the information obtained in step S730 (S740);
Querying the user whether to purchase the product generated in step S740 (S750); And
If the user requests to purchase the product generated in the step (S740), storing information about the product generated in the step (S740) (S760); Further comprising,
Food distribution platform service provision method. A management server performing the method of claim 1;
A user terminal performing a request to purchase a product using a platform provided through the management server; And
A seller terminal receiving information on the purchase request from the management server and transmitting feedback corresponding to the received information to the management server; Including,
A system that provides food distribution platform services. The method of claim 7,
The seller terminal includes at least one directly managed terminal and a headquarters terminal,
The directly managed terminal,
When information on the purchase request is received from the management server, it is determined whether or not delivery is possible based on the location information of the user, the inventory of the product included in the purchase request, and the delivery schedule, and information on whether the determined delivery is possible Reply to the management server,
The directly managed terminal,
If the purchase request includes a small quantity purchase request below a preset reference value, acquire stock information for small quantity sales, and if the quantity for small quantity sales is insufficient, ask the manager in charge of replenishment of stock for small quantity sales, and from the direct store manager If restocking for small sales is approved, it is determined that delivery is possible for the small purchase request, and if restocking for small sales is not approved by the direct manager, it is determined that delivery for the small purchase is impossible.
The management server,
If there is no direct-store terminal that has returned deliverable information for the entire purchase request, select a plurality of direct-store terminals that have returned deliverable information for a portion of the purchase request, and select one of the direct-run terminal terminals. Select a terminal, and request to deliver the product, which is returned by the main delivery subject terminal as being impossible to the delivery, to the direct management shop of the main delivery subject terminal with respect to the remaining direct management terminal terminals other than the main delivery subject terminal among the plurality of direct operation terminal terminals. Information, and transmits information requesting to perform delivery corresponding to the purchase request when the product to which the main delivery subject terminal replies that delivery is not possible is delivered from the other directly managed shop to the main delivery subject terminal. doing,
A system that provides food distribution platform services.

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