KR102405775B1 - Apparatus to purchase goods in parts and the operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for purchasing divided products and an operating method thereof are provided. The apparatus may include: an information management unit that provides sales information on divided selling products that can be divided and sold to a plurality of purchasers; a communication unit for receiving a purchase request for the divided sale product from a first user; and a control unit for registering the divided sale product as a matching waiting product in response to the purchase request, wherein the communication unit receives a purchase participation request for the divided selling product registered as a matching waiting product from at least one second user Then, in response to the purchase participation request, the control unit determines whether a predetermined purchase participation condition for the divided sale product is satisfied based on the sale information, the purchase information of the first user, and the purchase information of the second user Accordingly, when the purchase participation condition is satisfied, the first user and the second user may jointly purchase the divided sale product.

Description

Product division purchase device and its operation method

The present invention relates to a product division purchase apparatus and an operating method thereof, and more particularly, to a product division purchase apparatus and an operating method thereof that enable a plurality of users to jointly purchase products sold as a unit by dividing the product.

Recently, according to changes in living patterns and social perceptions according to industrialization, the number of people constituting a single household has gradually decreased, and the number of nuclear families with less than three members or single-person households living alone is continuously increasing. Accordingly, various small, small, and small-scale products are being introduced to suit the size and lifestyle of such households in housing, dining out, and culture.

On the other hand, contrary to this trend of miniaturization, product sales and purchase patterns for some products are being mass-produced. In particular, in recent years, not only online markets but also various factory-type marts have appeared to sell products such as daily necessities and ingredients in bulk as a single unit and provide many discounts according to bulk purchases. Their interest is constantly growing.

However, in small households such as single-person households, there is a limit to consuming all of these mass-purchased products within the distribution time, so it is practically difficult to use. There is a problem in that products that cannot be processed are eventually reduced to garbage. In addition, in a single-person household, such a problem may occur not only for mass purchase products but also for order purchases such as delivery food. That is, in the case of delivery food, since it is usually cooked and sold on the basis of 2 to 4 people, the amount is too large for one person to consume at once, so money is wasted, and a lot of food waste is discharged.

Therefore, in order to solve such inconvenience and diseconomy, there is a need for a product division purchasing device that provides information on products that can be sold separately to consumers, and enables multiple consumers to efficiently purchase products by division based on the information.

An object of the present invention is to provide a product division purchasing apparatus and an operating method thereof, which allow a plurality of users to jointly purchase products sold as a unit by division.

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

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a product division purchasing device. The method includes the steps of: providing sales information on a divided selling product that can be divided and sold to a plurality of purchasers; receiving a purchase request for the divided sale product from a first user; registering the divided sale product as a matching waiting product in response to the purchase request; receiving a purchase participation request for the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product from at least one second user; determining whether a predetermined purchase participation condition for the divided sale product is satisfied based on the sales information, the purchase information of the first user, and the purchase information of the second user in response to the purchase participation request; and when the purchase participation condition is satisfied, performing a joint purchase of the first user and the second user for the divided sale product.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method of operating the divided product purchase apparatus is recorded.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a product division purchase apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include: an information management unit that provides sales information on divided selling products that can be divided and sold to a plurality of purchasers; a communication unit for receiving a purchase request for the divided sale product from a first user; and a control unit for registering the divided sale product as a matching waiting product in response to the purchase request, wherein the communication unit receives a purchase participation request for the divided selling product registered as a matching waiting product from at least one second user Upon receiving, in response to the purchase participation request, the control unit determines whether a predetermined purchase participation condition for the divided sale product is satisfied based on the sale information, the purchase information of the first user, and the purchase information of the second user By determining, if the purchase participation condition is satisfied, the first user and the second user may jointly purchase the divided sale product.

According to the present invention, the efficiency of product sales and purchase can be further increased by allowing a plurality of users to easily divide and jointly purchase a mass product sold as a unit.

In addition, according to the present invention, a reduced consumption culture can be formed, and unnecessary waste can be prevented from occurring due to mass purchase of food and household goods.

In addition, according to the present invention, by determining whether or not a group purchase is possible based on the distance between the delivery destinations of users, it is possible to minimize the inconvenience and diseconomy caused by the divided delivery.

In order to more fully understand the drawings recited in the Detailed Description, a brief description of each drawing is provided.
1 illustrates a product division purchase system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 illustrates a product division purchase apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a product division purchase apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of step S360 of FIG. 3 in the method of operating the apparatus for dividing product purchase according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 exemplarily illustrates the operation of the product division purchasing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously implemented by those skilled in the art.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "indirectly connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, it means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the component from other components, and the essence, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term.

1 illustrates a product division purchase system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the product division purchasing system 1000 may include at least one user terminal 110 , a provider terminal 120 , and a product division purchasing device 200 .

The user terminal 110 refers to a terminal used by a user (eg, a registered member such as a website provided by the product division purchase device 200 ). The user operates a dedicated application through the user terminal 110 or accesses a predetermined website provided by the product division purchase device 200 to divide the product from the product division purchase device 200 , etc. A group purchase service may be provided for the products sold. Here, the divided sale product is a broad concept that includes products that can be divided and sold to two or more buyers. Fruit, etc.), season tickets, membership tickets, food, etc. may include various tangible and intangible products that can be divided according to physical criteria (eg, quantity, time, number, space, etc.).

The user may include a first user and a second user. The first user, through the user terminal 110, sales information (eg, product name, total quantity, supplier name, supplier address, maximum purchaser) for one or more divided sale products provided by the product division purchase device 200 number, etc.), selects an arbitrary divided sales product based on the sales information, and transmits a purchase request for the divided product to the product division purchase device 200 . In this case, the divided purchase product for which the purchase request is received may be registered as a matching waiting product in the product division purchasing apparatus 200 . Meanwhile, the second user may transmit a purchase participation request for group purchase with the first user to the product division purchase device 200 for the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product. When the second user satisfies a predetermined purchase participation condition, the product division purchasing apparatus 200 performs joint purchase of the first user and the second user with respect to the corresponding product.

The supplier terminal 120 refers to a terminal used by a supplier (or a manufacturer or a seller) of a divided sale product. One or more suppliers may transmit, through the supplier terminal 120 , sales information on divided sales products, such as food and household goods, to be sold to the product division purchase device 200 . The sales information on the divided selling product is stored in the database unit 240 of the divided product purchasing device 200 to be provided to the user terminal 110 according to a user's request. In addition, as the first user and the second user pay a price corresponding to their own purchase quantity for the joint purchase of the divided selling product, the product division purchasing device 200 provides payment information and/or Alternatively, when the delivery information is transmitted to the supplier terminal 120, the supplier may divide the corresponding product into the first user and the second user and provide it in a predetermined method (split delivery or pickup method).

The product division purchasing apparatus 200 may provide a group purchase service for divided products to a user (preferably, two users). Specifically, the product division purchase device 200 may provide the sales information on the divided sales product received from the supplier to the user terminal 110 of the first user, and purchase of any divided sales product selected by the first user. By receiving the request, the divided sale product may be registered as a matching waiting product. In addition, the product division purchase device 200 provides sales information on division sales products registered as matching waiting products to the user terminal 110 of the second user, and receives the purchase participation request of the second user based on this. can receive Also, when the second user's purchase participation request is received, the product division purchase apparatus 200 may determine whether the second user satisfies the purchase participation condition. When the purchase participation condition is satisfied, the product division purchase device 200 performs divisional payment and divisional provision of products for the first user and the second user, so that the first user and the second user jointly purchase the divided product product. service can be provided.

Meanwhile, the configuration of the product division purchasing system 1000 illustrated in FIG. 1 is exemplary and may be variously modified according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. That is, for example, although not shown in FIG. 1 , the product division purchase system 1000 may further include a PG company server that performs card payment for divided products.

2 illustrates a product division purchase apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the product division purchase apparatus 200 may include a communication unit 210 , an information management unit 220 , a control unit 230 , and a database unit 240 .

The communication unit 210 serves to connect the product division purchasing device 200 and an external device (eg, the user terminal 110 , the supplier terminal 120 , etc.) under the control of the controller 230 . Specifically, the communication unit 210 may receive sales information on one or more divided sales products from the terminal 120 of a supplier that supplies the corresponding products. In this case, the received sales information of the divided product may be stored in the database unit 240 . In addition, the communication unit 210 may provide sales information on at least one of the divided sales products to the user terminal 110 of the first user, and any selected based on the sales information from the user terminal 110 of the first user. may receive a purchase request for a divided sale product of . Here, the purchase request may include purchase information of the first user for the divided sale product.

In addition, the communication unit 210 transmits, according to the purchase request of the first user, sales information on the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product and the purchase information of the first user for the product to the user terminal 110 of the second user. and may receive a purchase participation request for the divided sale product from the user terminal 110 of the second user. Here, the purchase participation request may include purchase information of the second user for the divided sale product. In addition, when a predetermined purchase participation condition is satisfied, the communication unit 210 transmits a payment request for the divided sale product to the user terminals 110 of the first user and the second user, respectively, so that the user pays for the divided product product. can be performed individually. In addition, the communication unit 210 may transmit a product provision request to the provider terminal 120 upon completion of the payment of the first user and the second user, so that the divided sale product is provided to the first user and the second user. In this case, the product provision request may include payment information and delivery information of the first user and the second user.

However, the operation of the communication unit 210 is exemplary, and according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the communication unit 210 may communicate various signals or data necessary for the operation of the product division purchase device 200 . have. Communication unit 210 is a LAN, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet), RF (Radio Frequency) communication, wireless LAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless) Fidelity) and the like). However, this is an example, and according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, various wired and wireless communication technologies applicable in the art may be used.

The information management unit 220 may store and manage various information related to the divided product sold by the product division purchase device 200 in the database unit 240 . Specifically, the information management unit 220 may store sales information on one or more divided sales products received from the supplier terminal 120 in the database unit 240 . In addition, upon a request from the first user and/or the second user, the information management unit 220 may transmit sales information of the divided sale product to the user terminal 110 in response thereto. At this time, the sales information includes basic information (eg, product name, total quantity, etc.) for divided sales products, supplier information (supplier name, address, delivery area, delivery method, etc.), It may include information about the maximum number of buyers, the minimum sales unit, and the like. In addition, the information management unit 220 may be implemented to store and manage various information related to the divided sale product, such as purchase information according to the purchase request of the first user and the purchase participation request of the second user.

The control unit 230 is a component that controls the overall operation of the product division purchase apparatus 200 . In particular, in the product division purchase apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 230 may control a series of processes for performing a group purchase for divided products. Specifically, when a purchase request for the divided sales product is received from the first user, the controller 230 may register the divided sales product for which the purchase request is received as a matching waiting product. In addition, when the second user's request to participate in the purchase of the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product is received, the control unit 230 based on the sales information of the divided sale product and the purchase information of the first user and the second user. , it may be determined whether the second user satisfies a predetermined purchase participation condition. As a result of this determination, if the second user satisfies the purchase participation condition, the control unit 230 controls the group purchase for the divided sale product, that is, the payment for the price corresponding to the purchase quantity of the first user and the second user, and the purchase of the product. Split provisioning will be performed. However, the above-described operation of the control unit 230 is exemplary, and according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, it may be implemented to perform various operations required to perform a group purchase for divided sales products.

The database unit 240 is a signal or data input/output corresponding to the operation of the product division purchase device 200 under the control of the information management unit 220 and/or the control unit 230 (eg, for divided purchase products). sales information, purchase information of the first user and the second user, etc.) may be stored. Also, the database unit 240 may serve to store programs and data necessary for the operation of the product division purchasing apparatus 200 . The database unit 240 is, as known to those skilled in the art, a hard disk drive (HDD), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a flash memory ( Flash memory), CF (Compact Flash) card, SD (Secure Digital) card, SM (Smart Media) card, MMC (Multimedia) card, or memory stick, etc. may be, and may be provided inside the product division purchasing device 200 or provided in a separate device.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a product division purchase apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S310 , the information management unit 220 may provide sales information on the divided sales product to at least one user. Specifically, when the first user and/or the second user requests the provision of sales information of the divided sales product, the information management unit 220 may transmit sales information of the divided sales product to the user terminal 110 in response thereto. As described above, the sales information includes basic information (eg, product name, total quantity, etc.) of the divided sales product, supplier information (supplier name, provider address, delivery area, delivery method, etc.), and dividing the product Thus, information on the maximum number of purchasers that can be jointly purchased, the minimum sales unit, and the like may be included.

In this case, the sale information of the divided sale product provided to the user terminal 110 may be implemented to be selected based on the user's current location or a specified location. That is, for example, when the product division purchase device 200 receives information about the user's current location or a designated location set by the user from the user terminal 110 , the information management unit 220 is a supplier included in the sales information. Based on the information on the address of the user, the sales information of the divided sales product supplied by the supplier located within a predetermined range is extracted from the user's current location or a specified location, and the sales information is preferentially transmitted to the corresponding user terminal 110. can

In step S320 , the communication unit 210 may receive a purchase request for any divided sale product from the first user. Here, as described above, the purchase request may include the purchase information of the first user for the divided sales product, and the purchase information includes the purchase quantity that the first user wants to purchase among the divided sales products, and the purchase information for the first user. It may include information about at least one of a delivery method (partial delivery or pickup method), a requested delivery destination, a requested delivery time, and a pickup time. Here, the pick-up time is information required when the user wants to receive his/her purchase quantity at a supplier's store, etc., and may refer to a scheduled visit time for product receipt. On the other hand, if the purchase quantity of the first user included in the purchase request is the same as the total quantity of the divided sale product, it may be implemented so that the first user alone can purchase the product without the need for joint purchase with other users. have.

Although not shown in FIG. 3 , according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the operation method 300 determines whether the first user satisfies a predetermined basic requirement for purchasing the divided purchase product following step S320 It may further include the step of Specifically, referring to the sales information of the divided sales product and the purchase information of the first user, for example, the purchase request of the first user is divided into If the basic requirements set for the product for sale are not met, the control unit 230 may be implemented to transmit notification information related thereto to the user terminal 110 of the first user.

In step S330 , the controller 230 may register the divided sale product for which the purchase request is received in response to the purchase request of the first user as a matching waiting product. In this way, the sale information on the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product and the purchase information of the first user who is the pre-purchase requester may be provided to the user terminal 110 of the other user (ie, the second user). As will be described in detail below, the second user can make a purchase participation request for the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product based on this information.

In step S340 , the communication unit 210 may receive a purchase participation request for a divided sale product registered as a matching waiting product from at least one second user. Here, as described above, the purchase participation request may include purchase information of the second user for the divided sale product, and the purchase information of the second user is the same as the purchase information of the first user, the divided sale product. Among them, information about at least one of a purchase quantity that the second user intends to purchase, a delivery method (partial delivery or pickup method) requested delivery destination for the second user, a requested delivery time, and a pickup time may be included. That is, the second user confirms the sale information on the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product and the purchase information of the first user who is a pre-purchase requester, and performs a purchase participation request by inputting his/her purchase information based on this. will do In this case, the purchase quantity of the second user may be selected within the range of the remaining quantity excluding the purchase quantity of the first user from the total quantity of divided sales products. Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the control unit 230 may be implemented to convert the divided sale product from the matching waiting product to the matching in-progress product according to the purchase participation request of the second user. That is, if the user's purchase request and purchase participation request are completed with the number of people corresponding to the maximum number of purchasers for the divided sales product or the total quantity of the divided selling product, the divided sales product is converted into a matching product and additionally It will restrict other users from making purchase participation requests.

Although not shown in FIG. 3 , the operation method 300 performs matching on the divided sales product when the second user's purchase participation request is not received within a predetermined time from the time the divided sales product is registered as a matching waiting product. It may further include the step of canceling the registration of the waiting product. This is to remove products that are not matched for group purchase for a long time from matching waiting products, thereby resolving purchase restrictions on other users' purchase quantity, delivery method, delivery address, delivery time, pickup time, etc. of the product. it is for

In step S350 , the controller 230 may determine whether a purchase participation condition for the divided sale product is satisfied in response to the second user's request to participate in the purchase. That is, the controller 230 determines whether the second user satisfies a predetermined purchase participation condition based on the sales information of the divided sale product, the purchase information of the first user, and the purchase information of the second user.

In this case, the determination of whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied may be performed by various methods according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

As an example, the determination of whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied may be performed based on whether the delivery methods of the first user and the second user are the same. That is, for example, when the delivery method requested by the first user is the split delivery method, and the second user requests delivery of the pickup method, the controller 230 may determine that the purchase participation condition is not satisfied. This is to minimize the inconvenience of the supplier preparing and providing the product by enabling the group purchase only when the same delivery method is selected.

Also, as an example, the determination of whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied may be performed based on the requested delivery address and/or the requested delivery time of the first user and the second user. Specifically, the control unit 230 determines whether the delivery destination requested by the second user is located within a predetermined range from the delivery destination requested by the first user, or the second user's requested delivery time is determined from the requested delivery time of the first user. By determining whether the time range of , it can be determined whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied. This prevents the delivery cost, effort, and time from being excessively consumed compared to the delivery of a single product due to the difference in the distance between the first and second users' requested delivery destinations or the requested delivery time, thereby reducing the inconvenience of divided purchase and delivery. in order to minimize

Also, as an example, the determination of whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied may be performed based on pickup times of the first user and the second user. That is, for example, when both the first user and the second user designate a pickup time by wanting to visit and receive a product at a supplier's store, the controller 230 determines that the pick-up time of the second user is the pick-up time of the first user. By determining whether or not it is within a predetermined time range, it can be determined whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied. In particular, when the divided sale product is cooked food, this method of determining purchase participation conditions based on the pickup time maintains the marketability of the cooked food and enables the supplier to appropriately adjust the cooking time, etc. can

However, this determination method is exemplary, and according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the control unit 230 may be implemented to determine whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied by more various methods.

If the purchase participation condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S360, and the controller 230 may perform a joint purchase of the first user and the second user for the divided sale product. The group purchase may be comprised of a step of performing a payment for the divided selling product and a step of providing the divided product by dividing the product. A detailed description thereof will be given below with reference to FIG. 4 .

On the other hand, in the operation method 300, the number of users (that is, the first user and the second user) who can perform a group purchase through a purchase request and a purchase participation request for any divided sale product is determined in the sales information. May be limited by the maximum number of purchasers included and/or the total number of installment products. That is, for example, when the maximum number of purchasers for the divided sale product is set to three, the total number of users who can perform group purchase may be limited to three or less. In other words, the number of users performing a group purchase is less than or equal to the maximum number of purchasers included in the sales information. On the other hand, even if the maximum number of purchasers is set to 3, if all of the divided sales products are selected as the purchase quantity by the 2 users who made the purchase request and purchase participation request first, other users will additionally It becomes impossible to participate in the purchase, and as a result, the number of users who can make a group purchase for the divided sale product is limited to the first two.

If the purchase participation condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S340, and the communication unit 210 may receive a new purchase participation request from the second user. When the purchase participation condition is not satisfied for only a portion of the second user, a new purchase participation request is received only for a quantity corresponding to the purchase quantity of some second users who do not satisfy the purchase participation condition. In this case, of course, the number of second users who can make a new purchase participation request is limited by the maximum number of purchasers.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, when the purchase participation condition is not satisfied, the controller 230 may be implemented to re-convert the divided sale product from the matching product to the matching waiting product in order to receive a new purchase participation request. That is, for all or part of the second user, if the purchase participation condition is not satisfied, the purchase information of the user whose purchase condition is not satisfied is deleted, and the divided sale product is converted to the matching waiting product state, so that other users You can check the matching waiting product and make a new purchase participation request for it.

FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of step S360 of FIG. 3 in the method of operating the apparatus for dividing product purchase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , step S360 may include performing a payment for the divided product ( S410 ) and dividing and providing the product ( S420 ).

In step S410 , the control unit 230 may perform payment for the divided sale product of the first user and the second user. Specifically, the control unit 230 refers to the purchase quantity included in the purchase information of the first user and the second user, calculates a price corresponding to each purchase quantity, and pays the first user and the second user. Each will be performed individually.

When the payment of both the first user and the second user is completed, in step S420 , the controller 230 may divide the divided sale product and provide it to the first user and the second user. In this case, the provision of the product to each user may be performed in a method of dividing the product to the delivery destination requested by each user and/or having the product be picked up at the supplier's store or the like at a pickup time specified by the user. That is, the controller 230 may transmit a product provision request for the divided sale product for which payment has been completed to the supplier of the product, and the product provision request may include payment information (eg, each of the first user and the second user). At least one of the user's payment method, buyer, purchase price, purchase quantity, etc.) and delivery information (delivery method for each user, requested delivery address, requested delivery time, pickup time, etc.) may be included. Accordingly, the provider may determine whether to provide the product in the divided delivery method or the user's pickup method based on the delivery information received for each user. In the case of the split delivery method, the product is delivered by delivering the purchase quantity of the user to the destination requested by the user. In the case of the pickup method, the user divides the purchase quantity of the user according to the geopolitical pickup time and prepares them By directly delivering to a user who has visited a store, etc., the product is provided.

Although not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the operation method 300 matches divided sales products when payment for some of the first user and the second user fails, according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It may further include the step of re-converting from the in-progress product to the matching waiting product. That is, when individual payment for the first user and the second user is performed, for example, when payment for some users fails due to purchase or payment cancellation, payment error, etc., the control unit 230 controls the user whose payment has failed. may delete the purchase information of , and re-convert the divided sale product from the matching progress product to the matching waiting product based on the remaining purchase information of the user. Through this, another user (or the same user who has failed to pay) can check the matching waiting product and make a new purchase participation request for it.

5 exemplarily illustrates the operation of the product division purchasing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An exemplary operation of the product division purchasing apparatus 200 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 .

First, one or more suppliers may transmit, through the supplier terminal 120 , sales information of the divided selling product that they want to sell to the product divided purchasing device 200 .

The product division purchase device 200 stores such sales information, registers divided sales products in the device 200, and, upon the request of the first user, sends one or more divided sales products to the user terminal 110 of the first user. Sales information can be provided. In this case, the sales information provided to the first user may be selected based on the current location or the designated location of the first user, as described above. Subsequently, the first user may transmit a purchase request for at least one of the divided selling products to the product division purchasing apparatus 200 based on the received sales information.

When the purchase request of the first user is received, the product division purchase device 200 registers one or more divided sale products for which the purchase request has been received as matching waiting products, Sales information and purchase information of the first user may be provided. In this case, it goes without saying that the sale information and purchase information provided to the second user may also be selected based on the current location or a designated location of the second user. Subsequently, the second user may transmit a purchase participation request for at least one of the divided sales products registered as matching waiting products to the product division purchasing device 200 based on the provided sales information and the purchase information of the first user. . When the second user's purchase participation request is received, the product division purchasing device 200 sets a predetermined value for the divided sale product for which the purchase participation request is received, based on the sales information and the purchase information of the first user and the second user. It can be determined whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied. In this case, as described above, whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied may be determined based on whether the delivery methods are the same, the distance between the requested delivery destinations, the difference between the requested delivery times, the difference between the pickup times, and the like.

When the purchase participation condition is satisfied, the product division purchase apparatus 200 may transmit a payment request for the divided product product to the first user and the second user. The first user and the second user receiving the payment request individually perform payment for the price corresponding to their purchase quantity using each user terminal 110 .

When both the payment of the first user and the second user is completed, the product division purchase apparatus 200 may transmit a product provision request for the payment division sale product to the terminal 120 of a provider that supplies the product. In this case, the product provision request may include payment information and/or delivery information of the first user and the second user. Subsequently, the supplier of the product receiving the product provision request may divide and provide the purchase quantity of the first user and the second user to each user through the divided delivery method to the requested delivery destination and/or the pickup method at the store. have. When the divided provision of the product is completed, the product division purchasing device 200 finally pays the payment to the supplier in a way such as a transfer on a predetermined settlement date, thereby completing a series of group purchase processes for the divided selling product. do.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented by hardware, middleware, microcode, software, and/or combinations thereof. For example, various embodiments may include one or more application specific semiconductors (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). ), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions presented herein, or a combination thereof.

Also, for example, the various embodiments may be embodied in or encoded on a computer-readable medium comprising instructions. The instructions embodied in or encoded on a computer-readable medium may cause a programmable processor or other processor to perform a method, eg, when the instructions are executed. 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. A storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer. For example, such computer-readable medium may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, or other optical disk storage medium, magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or desired program code, containing instructions or It may include any other medium that can be used to carry or store in the form of data structures.

Such hardware, software, firmware, etc. may be implemented in the same device or in separate devices to support the various operations and functions described herein. Additionally, components, units, modules, components, etc. described as “parts” in the present invention may be implemented together or individually as separate but interoperable logic devices. Depictions of different features of modules, units, etc. are intended to emphasize different functional embodiments, and do not necessarily imply that they must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality associated with one or more modules or units may be performed by separate hardware or software components or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components.

Although acts are shown in the figures in a particular order, it should not be understood that such acts need to be performed in the particular order shown, or sequential order, or all shown acts to achieve a desired result. . In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the division of various components in the above-described embodiments should not be construed as requiring such division in all embodiments, and that the described components will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that there can be

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms are used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention, and are not used to limit the meaning or scope of the present invention described in the claims. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

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A method of operating a product division purchase device, comprising:
providing sales information on divided selling products that can be divided and sold to a plurality of purchasers;
receiving a purchase request for the divided sale product from a first user;
registering the divided sale product as a matching waiting product in response to the purchase request;
receiving a purchase participation request for the divided sale product registered as the matching waiting product from at least one second user;
determining whether a predetermined purchase participation condition for the divided sale product is satisfied based on the sales information, the purchase information of the first user, and the purchase information of the second user in response to the purchase participation request; and
performing a joint purchase of the first user and the second user with respect to the divided sale product when the purchase participation condition is satisfied;
The divided sale product is cooked food, wherein the purchase information of the first user and the purchase information of the second user each include information on a requested delivery time or a pickup time,
The step of determining whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied is performed by determining whether the requested delivery time or the pickup time of the second user is within a predetermined range from the requested delivery time or the pickup time of the first user Method of operation, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The sales information includes information on the maximum number of purchasers for the divided sales product,
The operating method, characterized in that the number of the first user and the second user who can collectively purchase the divided sale product is equal to or less than the maximum number of purchasers. The method of claim 1,
The first user's purchase information and the second user's purchase information further include information on at least one of a purchase quantity, a delivery method, and a requested delivery destination, respectively. 4. The method of claim 3,
The step of determining whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied is performed by further determining whether the delivery destination requested by the second user is located within a predetermined range from the delivery destination requested by the first user. 4. The method of claim 3,
The step of performing the joint purchase includes:
performing payment for a price corresponding to each purchase quantity of the first user and the second user; and
The method of claim 1, further comprising dividing the divided sale product for which the payment has been completed and providing the divided product to the first user and the second user. 6. The method of claim 5,
converting the divided sale product from the matching waiting product to a matching in-progress product according to the purchase request of the second user; and
If the purchase participation condition is not satisfied or payment for some of the first user and the second user fails, re-converting the divided sale product from the matching in progress product to the matching waiting product Operation method, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The method further comprising the step of canceling the registration of the matching waiting product if the purchase participation request is not received within a predetermined time from the time when the divided sale product is registered as the matching waiting product. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is recorded. As a product division purchasing device,
an information management unit that provides sales information on divided selling products that can be divided and sold to a plurality of buyers;
a communication unit for receiving a purchase request for the divided sale product from a first user; and
In response to the purchase request, comprising a control unit for registering the divided sale product as a matching waiting product,
When the communication unit receives a purchase participation request for the divided sale product registered as a matching waiting product from at least one second user,
In response to the purchase participation request, the control unit determines whether a predetermined purchase participation condition for the divided sale product is satisfied based on the sale information, the purchase information of the first user, and the purchase information of the second user, When the purchase participation condition is satisfied, the first user and the second user jointly purchase the divided sale product;
The divided sale product is cooked food, wherein the purchase information of the first user and the purchase information of the second user each include information on a requested delivery time or a pickup time,
The control unit determines whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied by determining whether the second user's requested delivery time or the pickup time is within a predetermined range from the first user's requested delivery time or the pickup time Product division purchase device, characterized in that performing. 10. The method of claim 9,
The sales information includes information on the maximum number of purchasers for the divided sales product,
and the number of the first users and the second users who can collectively purchase the divided selling product is equal to or less than the maximum number of purchasers. 10. The method of claim 9,
The purchase information of the first user and the purchase information of the second user further include information on at least one of a purchase quantity, a delivery method, and a requested delivery destination, respectively. 12. The method of claim 11,
The controller further determines whether the second user's requested delivery address is located within a predetermined range from the first user's requested delivery address, thereby determining whether the purchase participation condition is satisfied. purchase device. 12. The method of claim 11,
The control unit performs a payment for a price corresponding to the purchase quantity of each of the first user and the second user, divides the divided sale product for which the payment has been completed, and provides the divided product to the first user and the second user, so that the Product division purchasing device, characterized in that performing a group purchase. 14. The method of claim 13,
In response to the purchase participation request, the control unit converts the divided sale product from the matching waiting product to a matching product, but the purchase participation condition is not satisfied, or payment for some of the first user and the second user fails, re-converting the divided selling product from the matching in-progress product to the matching waiting product. 10. The method of claim 9,
and the control unit cancels the registration of the product to be matched if the request to participate in the purchase is not received within a predetermined time from the time when the divided sale product is registered as a product to be matched.

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