KR102297824B1 - Method and system for customizing ordering of goods with flat design features - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method for customizing ordering of goods with a flat design. The method includes the steps of: outputting, by a user terminal, a product order page provided from a product order server; executing an order procedure of the selected product by the product order server, in response to a user selection for a product of a flat design displayed on the product order page; and outputting, by the user terminal, a customizing page capable of performing flat design customization for the selected product provided from a custom design server, when the order procedure of the selected product by the product order server is completed.

Description

Method and system for custom ordering products with flat design {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING ORDERING OF GOODS WITH FLAT DESIGN FEATURES

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for custom ordering a product having a flat design, and more particularly, to a method and system capable of performing customization of a flat design for a product selected by a user in an ordering procedure for the product will be.

The use of online shopping malls, which can conveniently purchase necessary products for busy modern people, is increasing, and the types of products sold in the online shopping malls are also becoming very diverse. Recently, rather than buying ready-made products whose product design or specifications have been determined in advance, consumers tend to edit the design of a product and judge the value that can be obtained from it. It is changing into a 'doing' rather than a 'doing'. In other words, there is a tendency for consumers to prefer their own special products in the hope that they will become a brand. In order to satisfy the needs of consumers, who are the center of the trend, companies are introducing consumer-oriented customized design services, and 'custom' services are emerging that induce consumers to design their own designs and manufacture and sell them.

Custom means reprocessing a ready-made product in an original style, and as consumers' tastes are diversifying, the era of preferring custom products with their own inclinations rather than mass-produced ready-made products is coming. In particular, consumers tend to create their own unique products by giving new points such as logos, unique patterns and pictures to commercially available products. However, there is a problem that general consumers have to visit a private custom company to explain the custom design they want in order to make a custom product. A problem arises.

The present disclosure provides a method and system for custom ordering goods having a flat design for solving the above problems.

According to the present disclosure, in response to a user selection of a product of a flat design displayed on a product order page, customization of the flat design of the product may be performed in the order procedure of the selected product.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, product information for each product code including a plurality of product images provided from a plurality of product manufacturing company servers is stored in a database, and a product image corresponding to the product code is extracted from the database by using the product code. and customizing the extracted product image using the user terminal.

The present disclosure may be embodied in a variety of ways, including a method, system, apparatus, or computer-readable storage medium storing instructions.

A custom ordering method for products having a flat design according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, by a user terminal, outputting a product order page provided from a product order server. A user for a product of a flat design displayed on the product order page In response to the selection, when the step of executing the order procedure of the selected product by the product order server and the order procedure of the selected product by the product ordering server is completed, the plane for the selected product provided from the custom design server by the user terminal and outputting a customizing page capable of customizing the design.

A custom order method for a product having a flat design according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of receiving, by a user terminal, a product code for a product of a flat design, a product provided from a custom design server by the user terminal outputting a customizing page capable of performing flat design customization for The step of outputting, by the user terminal, receiving a user input including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection for the product image output on the customizing page by the user terminal, and a flat design according to the user input When the customization is completed, the step of outputting, by the user terminal, a link of the product order server that can order the product.

A custom system for a product having a flat design according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes a database in which product information for each product code including a plurality of product images provided from a plurality of product manufacturing company servers is stored, and a product from a product order server By using the communication module configured to receive the product code and order number of the product for which the order has been completed, the product image corresponding to the product code is extracted from the database using the received product code and transmitted to the user terminal, and extracted to the customization page by the user terminal and a processing module configured to output the product image, wherein the communication module is configured to associate the order number with the customization information of the flat design for the product image received from the user terminal and transmit it to the product manufacturer server associated with the product code do.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the user himself can make his own unique product by performing customization including adding, editing, and modifying desired text, logo, image, etc. to the product having a flat design. have.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, unlike the existing customization that allows customization of only a specific branded product by providing a customizing system for an online shopping mall that sells a specific branded product, the user can provide the desired product regardless of the product brand. customization can be performed.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an online shopping mall that sells a product having a flat design and a design editing application or program capable of customizing the design of the product are linked, thereby enabling the purchase and design customization of the product from the consumer's point of view. It has the effect of being able to solve it all at once in a simple way.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, by extracting product design information selected by a user from a database that manages product information including images of products from a plurality of product manufacturing company servers based on product codes, and executing customization, the corresponding By transmitting the order information and customization information of the product to the product manufacturer server associated with the product code corresponding to the product code, procedures related to the sale, customization, and delivery of the product with the customized design can be performed efficiently.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to directly customize a flat design of a product ordered by a user online, and check an image of a product that has been customized before manufacturing and delivery of the product is performed.

The effects of the present disclosure 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 description of the claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings described below, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements, but are not limited thereto.
1 is an exemplary diagram of a custom order system for goods having a flat design according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a custom order system in which a product order server and a custom design server are connected to communicate with a plurality of user terminals according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a server configuration of a custom design server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration in which a database of a custom design server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives product information from a plurality of product manufacturer servers, and FIG. 5 is a custom design server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is an example diagram showing product information stored in the database.
6 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of a method for custom ordering a product having a flat design according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of a method for custom ordering goods having a flat design according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is an exemplary view of customizing a product using a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 is an exemplary view of customizing a product using a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is an exemplary view of a screen on which a design of a product that has been customized according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be previewed.

Hereinafter, specific contents for carrying out the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description, if there is a risk of unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted.

In the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals. In addition, in the description of the embodiments below, overlapping description of the same or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if descriptions regarding components are omitted, it is not intended that such components are not included in any embodiment.

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the present embodiments allow the present disclosure to be complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. It is only provided to fully inform the person of the scope of the invention.

Terms used in the present disclosure will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present disclosure have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the relevant field, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents of the present disclosure, rather than the simple name of the term.

Expressions in the singular in this disclosure include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates the singular. Also, the plural expression includes the singular expression unless the context clearly dictates the plural.

In the context of the present disclosure, when a part 'includes' a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

In the present disclosure, the term 'module' or 'part or portion' means a software or hardware component, and 'module' or 'unit' performs certain roles. However, 'module' or 'unit' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. A 'module' or 'unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to refresh one or more processors. Thus, as an example, 'module' or 'unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, properties, Includes procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. Components and 'modules' or 'units' are the functions provided therein that are combined into a smaller number of components and 'modules' or 'units' or additional components and 'modules' or 'units' can be further separated.

In the present disclosure, a 'system' may refer to at least one of a server device including one or more computing devices and a cloud server device, but is not limited thereto.

In the present disclosure, 'customizing' may mean adding or editing design elements, such as logos, patterns, and pictures, to the flat design of ready-made products sold at online shopping malls, etc.

In the present disclosure, a 'flat design product' may refer to a product to which a flat design design that can be customized to add or edit a flat design element is applied. For example, the flat design product may include products such as towels, rugs, and clothes.

In the present disclosure, a 'product code' may mean a code number that is a unique value assigned not to be duplicated with respect to a plurality of products in a product production process.

1 is an exemplary diagram of a custom order system for goods having a flat design according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In FIG. 1 , the user terminal 110 is illustrated as a smart phone, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and includes a communication module to enable network connection, and to connect to a product order server to output a product order page. For example, a PC, a tablet PC, etc.). The user may access the product order server through an interface (eg, a touch display, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen or a stylus, a microphone, a motion recognition sensor) of the user terminal 110 . For example, the user terminal 110 may access the product order server through a web page address and an application provided by the product order server. As another example, the user terminal 110 may access the custom design server through a web page address and an application provided by the custom design server.

As the user terminal 110 accesses the product order server, the user terminal 110 may output a product order page provided by the product order server. Here, outputting the product order page refers to providing a page for ordering products to the user in an arbitrary method. For example, a plurality of product lists or information included in the product order page is displayed on an output device such as a display. may be displayed on or provided to the user through an output device such as a speaker. When at least one product is selected from the plurality of product lists, the product order page 112 output to the user terminal 110 may be changed to a customizing page 114 . The user may perform customization such as text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection with respect to the product image output on the customizing page.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 , when the user terminal 110 accesses the product order server through the online shopping mall application or web browser, the product order page 112 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 110 . can be displayed. The user may select at least one product from among the plurality of flat design products displayed on the product order page 112 . When the user's product selection is completed, a customizing page 114 capable of customizing the product may be displayed on the display of the user terminal 110 . The user may customize the product through the interface of the user terminal 110 (eg, a touch display, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen or a stylus, a microphone, and a motion recognition sensor). For example, the user may directly add the phrase "Go Hee-yeon" 118 to the flat design of the towel product, and designate the size 120 of the product.

In another embodiment, the user may directly access the customization page provided by the custom design server instead of the product order page using the user terminal and then customize the product. For example, a user who directly accesses the customization page may directly input the product code of a product for which the user desires to perform the customization operation on the customization page. An image of a product corresponding to the product code input by the user is output to the user terminal 110 , and the user can customize the product. In another example, the user may select a desired product from the product list provided by the customizing page to perform the customization without directly inputting the product code. When the customization operation by the user terminal is completed, the user terminal may be connected to a product order server capable of purchasing the customized product.

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a custom order system in which a product order server and a custom design server are connected to communicate with a plurality of user terminals according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the plurality of user terminals 110_1 to 110_n may communicate with the product order server 210 and the custom design server 220 through the network 230 . In FIG. 2 , the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n may be any computing devices capable of wired and/or wireless communication and outputting a product order page and a custom page by accessing a product order server and a custom design server. For example, the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n may include a mobile communication terminal, a wireless communication terminal, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a wearable device, and the like. The network 230 may be configured to enable communication between the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n, the product order server 210 and the custom design server 220 . The network depends on the installation environment, for example, Ethernet (Ethernet), a wired home network (Power Line Communication), a wired network such as a telephone line communication device and RS-serial communication, a mobile communication network, a WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi , Bluetooth, and a wireless network such as ZigBee, or a combination thereof.

When the connection of the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n is confirmed, the product order server 210 may provide a product order page to the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n. In this case, the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n may output a product list, and the user may select one product from the product list. When the user selection of the flat design product is completed, an order procedure of the product by the product order server may be executed. The product order procedure includes payment for the selected product, and the product order server generates an order number related to the order history only for the product for which payment has been completed, and then sends the product code of the product along with the order number to the custom design server 220 . can be sent to

When the connection of the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n is confirmed, the custom design server 220 may determine whether the connection is through the product order server. If it is determined that the connection is through the product order server, the custom design server 220 may extract a product image corresponding to the product code from the database based on the product code received from the product order server 210 . The extracted product image may be included in the customization page and displayed on the display of the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n. The user may perform a user input on the product image included in the customizing page by using the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n. In this case, the user input may be an input for executing a customizing operation such as text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection for the product. The user input performed by the user on the product image may be transmitted to the product manufacturer server (not shown) by the custom design server 220 in association with the order number as customization information. The product manufacturing company server is a server of a company capable of producing the product selected by the user, and the custom design server 220 may transmit the customization information and the order number to the product manufacturing company server associated with the product code of the product selected by the user. The product manufacturing company that has received the order number and customization information through the product manufacturing company server may produce a product based on the order number and the customization information and deliver the custom-made product to the user.

If the custom design server 220 determines that the connection of the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n is not through the product order server 210, the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n receive a product code for a product of a flat design, or By outputting the product list to the user terminal, a user selection for the product may be inputted. The custom design server 220 outputs the received product code or a product image corresponding to the user's selection on the customizing page, and receives customization information including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection for the product image. can do. When the user's customization is completed, the link of the product order server 210 for ordering the corresponding product may be transmitted to the user terminal.

In one embodiment, when the user accesses the product order server 210 for ordering towels to order, a product order page for ordering towels may be displayed on the display of the user terminal. The product order page 210 is composed of a list including fabrics, manufacturers, and prices along with links to purchase towels, and the user can select a towel he wants to customize. For example, the user may select one product from the product list in which information such as fabric, manufacturer, price, and the like is displayed differently.

When the user completes the selection of the towel desired to be customized, the product order server 210 may proceed with an order procedure for the towel selected by the user. In this case, the order procedure includes payment for the product, and after the payment is completed, an order number related to the order history may be generated by the product order server 210 . The order number includes product information such as fabric, manufacturer, and price for the towel selected by the user, and may include user information such as the user's name, delivery address, contact information, and payment information. Thereafter, the product order server 210 may transmit the order number and the product code of the towel to the custom design server 220 .

The custom design server 220 may extract the towel image stored in the database based on the product code of the towel received from the product ordering server 210 . The extracted towel image is included in the customization page and displayed on the display of the user terminal, and customization may be performed. The user may perform customization such as text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection in the towel image by using the interface of the user terminal. In this case, the user can freely change the size and position of text and images to be customized on the towel, and can customize not only the front side but also the back side of the towel. When the customization is completed, the user's customization of the product may be transmitted to the product manufacturer server by the custom design server 220 in association with the order number as customization information.

In another embodiment, the user may first connect to the custom design server 220 instead of accessing the product order server 210 for customizing the towel. In this case, the user does not select a towel from the product order server 210 , but enters a product code of the towel in the custom design server 220 or selects one towel from the towel list provided by the custom design server 210 . so you can customize it. In the case of the towel list, product information such as fabric, manufacturer, and price of the towel may be included.

When a towel to be customized is determined by input of a product code or a user's selection, the custom design server 220 may output an image of the towel corresponding to the product code or the user's selection through the customizing page displayed on the user terminal. The user performs customization including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection with respect to the towel image output on the customization page, and the custom design server 220 is a product that can order the customized towel The link of the order server 210 may be transmitted to the user terminal.

3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a server configuration of a custom design server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 3 , the custom design server 220 may include a communication module 222 , a processing module 224 , and a database 226 . Although the database 226 is illustrated as being included in the custom design server 220 in FIG. 3 , the present invention is not limited thereto, and the database 226 may exist separately outside the custom design server 220 according to an embodiment and thus the custom design server. It may be configured to be communicatively connected with 220 . The communication module 222 may be configured to enable the custom design server 220 to transmit and receive arbitrary information or data to and from the plurality of user terminals 110_1 to 110_n and the product order server 210 .

In an embodiment, the communication module 222 may receive the order number and the product code of the product from the product order server 210 . In another embodiment, the communication module 222 may receive a product code for the product from the plurality of user terminals (110_1 to 110_n). The product code for the product by the communication module 222 may be provided to the processing module 224 .

In an embodiment, the processing module 224 may extract a product image corresponding to the product code from the database 226 using the product code received from the product order server. The extracted product image may be included in the customization page through the communication module 222 and displayed on the display of the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n. Thereafter, the customization information performed through the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n may be received. In this case, the customization information may refer to a user input including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection with respect to the product image output on the customization page. After receiving the customization information, the order number and customization information received from the product order server may be associated with the product code and transmitted to the product manufacturer server.

In another embodiment, the processing module 224 extracts a product image corresponding to the product code from the database using the product code received from the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n, or the user directly on the product list of the customizing page user terminal can be used to extract the image of the selected product. When the image is extracted and output to the customization page, the processing module 224 receives customization information including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection for the product image from the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n. can The processing module 224 may transmit, to the user terminals 110_1 to 110_n, a link of a product order server for purchasing a customized product after receiving the customization information.

The database 226 may store information on a plurality of products provided from a plurality of product manufacturing company servers. In an embodiment, the database 226 may classify and store information on a plurality of products having a flat design for each product. A product image among product information stored in the database 226 may be extracted by the processing module 224 and output on a customizing page.

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration in which a database of a custom design server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives product information from a plurality of product manufacturer servers, and FIG. 5 is a custom design server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is an example diagram showing product information stored in the database. The database 226 of the custom design server 220 may store a plurality of product information provided from a plurality of product manufacturing company servers 410_1 to 410_n.

The product manufacturing company server stores information about a plurality of products having a flat design that can be produced by the product manufacturing company, and may receive an order number and customization information from the custom design server. In this case, each of the plurality of product manufacturing company servers 410_1 to 410_n may receive an order number and customizing information related to a product that can be manufactured by the product manufacturing company. The plurality of product manufacturing company servers 410_1 to 410_n may classify product information including product images for each product code and transmit it to the plurality of product manufacturing company servers.

The product manufacturer servers 410_1 to 410_n may store information on products having a flat design in the database 226 of the custom design server 220 . In the database 226, product information such as product code, product color, size, fabric, and product image of a product having a flat design received from the product manufacturing company servers 410_1 to 410_n is classified by product, as shown in FIG. can be stored together. A product image corresponding to the product code received from the product order server among product information stored in the database 226 may be included in the customizing page and output to the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the database 226 of the custom design server 220 may store product information such as tops, towels, and rugs, which are products having a flat design. As shown in FIG. 5 , the product information stored in the database 226 includes a product code, which is a unique value of the product, and according to options (eg, color, size, fabric, etc.) of the product manufactured by the product manufacturer. Product images may be stored together. For example, for towel A with product code 'DSEF2WD', the color option values are 'white', 'black', 'brown', 'yellow', 'pink', and the size option values are '11x18', '18x30' ', '30x58', '40x70', '40x80', '72x84', if the fabric option value is 'Microfiber', 'Cotton', 'Comassa', "Color - White, Size - 11x18, Fabric - Microfiber" option Product image with value, product image with option value of "Color - White, Size - 11x18, Fabric - Cotton", Product image with option value of "Color - White, Size - 11x18, Fabric - Coma" Images may be stored in a database. The product image according to the option value may be output to the user terminal according to a user input on the customizing page. A user input including text insertion and image insertion may be performed on the product image output to the user terminal. In this case, if the user selects a color and selects a size, the product image output on the customizing page may be changed to a product image suitable for the color and size selected by the user.

6 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of a method for custom ordering a product having a flat design according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The custom ordering method for products having a flat design may be initiated by outputting a product order page provided from a product order server by a user terminal (S610). The product order page is a page through which a user can order a product using a user terminal, and may include a list of flat design products including a plurality of product information (eg, product image, manufacturer, price, etc.).

Thereafter, in response to the user's selection of the flat design product displayed on the product order page, the product order procedure may be executed ( S620 ). The user may select one product from the list of flat design products output on the product order page using the user terminal and proceed with an order procedure including payment. In this case, the order procedure is performed by the product order server, and an order number related to order details may be generated.

When the order procedure of the selected product by the product order server is completed, a customizing page for performing flat design customization of the selected product provided from the custom design server may be output by the user terminal (S630). When the order procedure of the selected product is completed, the product order server may transmit the order number and the product code of the selected product to the custom design server so that a product image corresponding to the product code is output on the customizing page. Customization such as text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection may be performed on the product image output on the customization page.

7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of a method for custom ordering goods having a flat design according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The custom ordering method for a product having a flat design may be initiated by the user terminal receiving a product code for a product having a flat design (S710). The user terminal may access the custom design server 220 instead of the product order server 210 for a custom order of the product. In an embodiment, the user may access the custom design server 220 through the user terminal and then input the product code of the product for performing customization. In another embodiment, the user may select one product from the product list provided by the custom design server 220 displayed on the user terminal.

Thereafter, the user terminal may output ( S720 ) a customizing page capable of performing flat design customization of the product provided from the custom design server. The customization page may be a page on which customization can be performed using the interface of the user terminal. In this case, using the received product code, the user terminal may output a product image corresponding to the product code extracted from the database of the custom design server on the customizing page ( S730 ).

In an embodiment, a product image corresponding to the product code received from the user terminal may be extracted from the database of the custom design server 220 and then output on the customizing page. In another embodiment, upon receiving an input for one product from the user terminal among the product list output on the customizing page, a product image corresponding to the user's input may be output on the customizing page. For example, instead of inputting a product code of a product that the user wants to customize through the user terminal, the user may select a product that he or she wants to customize from the product list output on the customization page.

The user terminal may receive a user input including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection with respect to the product image output on the customizing page (S740). The user may customize the product image by using the user terminal. In an embodiment, the user may perform customization by inserting a logo or text into a product image of a flat design.

When the customization of the flat design according to the user input is completed, the user terminal may output ( S750 ) a link to a product order server for ordering products. In one embodiment, the link of the product order server may be a page through which the user can order the customized product. The user may perform a product order procedure including product payment on a product order page displayed on the user terminal.

8 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface capable of customizing a product using a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The customization page 800 is a page that can be customized for a product of a flat design selected by the user, and may be output to the user terminal by the custom design server. In this case, the customizing page may include and output a product image of a flat design previously selected by the user or a product code input by the user. On the customization page including the product image, the user may perform user input such as text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection.

In one embodiment, the customization page may consist of a text and image insertion page 812 and a color and size selection page 814 . The text and image insertion page can be customized on the front and back of the flat design product by entering text or uploading an image. In this case, the user can freely set the position, size, embroidery color, font, etc. of the text using the interface of the user terminal. In addition, the position and size of the image may be set using the interface of the user terminal. For example, the user may customize the text "Go Hee-yeon" to be embroidered on the front/back side of the double-sided towel. When the custom design server outputs the product image on the customizing page through the user terminal, the part where text and images can be inserted may be displayed as guidelines in the product image.

In the color and size selection page 814 , the color and size of the flat design product selected by the user may be customized. When the user customizes the color or size, the product image output to the text and image insertion page 812 may be changed to a product image in which the color or size selected by the user is reflected. For example, assuming that the product image output on the text and image insertion page 812 is 'white towel', if the user selects 'brown' on the color and size selection page 814, the text and image insertion page ( 812) may be changed to a 'brown towel'.

In the color and size selection page 814 , a 'preview 816' of the product customized by the user is possible, so that customization to be performed on the product can be checked. When the customization is completed, the customization can be ended by clicking the 'customization complete' button 818 . The customization information including the user input may be transmitted to the product manufacturer server associated with the product code of the corresponding product.

9 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface capable of customizing a product using a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The customization page 900 displayed on the user terminal may include a product image of a flat design previously selected by the user or a product image corresponding to a product code input by the user and may be output. On the customization page including the product image, the user may perform user input such as text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection. In an embodiment, a plurality of texts or a company logo may be inserted into the product image output on the customizing page. In this case, when the image insertion is in progress, a warning message asking whether the image is copyrighted may be output on the customizing page, and if the image is copyrighted, the use of the image may be restricted.

10 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface through which a design of a product that has been customized according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be previewed. In the example shown in FIG. 8 , if the user clicks the 'preview' button 816 , an image of a customized product may be displayed on the customization page 1000 . If the confirmation of the customized product is completed through the preview, the user may click the 'customization complete' button 818 to complete the customization. At this time, a warning message 'Errors due to typos cannot be refunded or corrected' may be printed together.

The techniques described herein may be implemented by various means. For example, these techniques may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure.

In a hardware implementation, the processing units used to perform the techniques include one or more ASICs, DSPs, digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs). ), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, electronic devices, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described herein; It may be implemented in a computer, or a combination thereof.

Accordingly, the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the present disclosure may include general purpose processors, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or It may be implemented or performed in any combination of those designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, eg, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in association with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

For firmware and/or software implementations, the techniques include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), PROM ( on computer-readable media such as programmable read-only memory), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disc (CD), magnetic or optical data storage devices, etc. It may be implemented as stored instructions. The instructions may be executable by one or more processors, and may cause the processor(s) to perform certain aspects of the functionality described herein.

If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. Storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of non-limiting example, such computer readable medium may contain RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures. may include any other medium that can be used for transport or storage to a computer and can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium.

For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, wireless, and microwave, the coaxial cable , fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included within the definition of a medium. As used herein, disk and disk include CD, laser disk, optical disk, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk, and Blu-ray disk, where disks are usually magnetic Data is reproduced optically, while discs reproduce data optically using a laser. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

A software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium may be coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, or write information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integrated into the processor. The processor and storage medium may reside within the ASIC. The ASIC may exist in the user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may exist as separate components in the user terminal.

The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to various modifications without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, this disclosure is not intended to be limited to the examples set forth herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Although example implementations may refer to utilizing aspects of the presently disclosed subject matter in the context of one or more stand-alone computer systems, the subject matter is not so limited, but rather in connection with any computing environment, such as a network or distributed computing environment. may be implemented. Still further, aspects of the presently disclosed subject matter may be implemented in or across a plurality of processing chips or devices, and storage may be similarly affected across the plurality of devices. Such devices may include PCs, network servers, and handheld devices.

Although subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it will be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts set forth above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are set forth as example forms of implementing the claims.

Although the method mentioned in this specification has been described through specific embodiments, it may be implemented as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed in a computer system connected through a network, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the embodiments can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with some embodiments herein, it should be understood that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. something to do. Further, such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

110: user terminal
210: product order server
220: custom design server
230: network
410: product maker server

Claims (10)

In the custom order method of the product having a flat design,
accessing, by the user terminal, the custom design server;
confirming, by the custom design server, whether the connection of the user terminal to the custom design server is a connection through a product order server separated from the custom design server;
When the connection of the user terminal is confirmed as access through the product order server, it is determined by the custom design server that the order procedure for the product is completed, and the product from the product order server for the product for which the order procedure is completed receiving a code;
When it is confirmed that the connection of the user terminal is not the connection through the product order server, it is determined by the user terminal that there is no product that the user of the user terminal wants to customize in the product order server, and the user receiving a product code for the product from;
extracting, by the custom design server, a product image corresponding to the product code from a database based on the product code, and transmitting the extracted product image to the customizing page to the user terminal;
performing customizing of a flat design for the selected product according to a user input including at least one of text insertion, image insertion, color selection, and size selection for the product image included in the customization page; and
transmitting, by the custom design server, a link of a product order server capable of ordering the customized product to the user terminal when it is confirmed that the connection of the user terminal is not the connection through the product order server;
executing, by the user terminal, an order procedure of the selected product by the product order server in response to a user input for a link of the product order server; and
Transmitting, by the product order server, an order number related to an order of the product and customization information of the flat design to a product manufacturer server associated with the product code,
How to custom order.
According to claim 1,
outputting, by the user terminal, a product order page provided from the product order server;
executing an order procedure of the selected product by the product order server in response to a user selection of a product of a flat design displayed on the product order page; and
When the order procedure of the product is executed, further comprising the step of transmitting the product code of the product to the custom design server,
How to custom order.
According to claim 1,
The database stores product information for each product code including a plurality of product images provided from a plurality of product manufacturing company servers,
How to custom order.
delete 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of executing the order procedure of the selected product by the product order server,
performing, by the product order server, payment for the selected product; and
Including, by the product order server, generating an order number related to the order details of the product for which the payment has been completed,
How to custom order.
6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising the step of transmitting the order number and the customization information of the flat design to the product manufacturer server associated with the product code,
How to custom order.
delete delete Claims 1 to 3, claim 5, claim 6, wherein any one of the custom order method of any one of the recorded program including one or more instructions, a computer-readable storage medium.
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