KR102445222B1 - Electronic apparatus for processing information for pickup order and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device for processing information for a pick-up order and a method thereof are disclosed. According to the present disclosure, a store where a pick-up order is available is identified based on a location desired by a customer, and a variety of pickup-related information, such as the pick-up time of the store, the distance from the standard location, the travel time, and parking availability, is provided on the search result page, which customers can refer to when visiting the store.

Description

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION FOR PICKUP ORDER AND METHOD THEREOF

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and method for processing information for a pickup order.

As the use of the Internet becomes common, the e-commerce market is expanding. Among them, the growth of the food ordering sector based on e-commerce services is remarkable. In particular, after picking up food based on a customer terminal such as a smartphone, customers can visit the store and get food quickly without having to wait at the store. Pick-up order services that receive

In order to maintain the freshness and warmth of the food, this pickup ordering service needs to accurately guide the time it takes for food to be prepared and picked up and the time it takes for customers to travel to the store. You must provide detailed information to avoid inconvenience. In addition, as the food delivery service and the pickup order service are becoming related to each other, it is necessary to establish a harmonious interface and link the information required for food delivery and pickup order so that customers can easily order food by selecting delivery or pickup. there is

However, the current pick-up order service has many shortcomings in maximizing customer convenience, such as errors due to various factors in the time required to guide customers, or providing superficial and brief information instead of optimal information. . In addition, the linkage with the food delivery service is also poor, so it is difficult to provide customers with an experience of using the two services while naturally switching between them.

In this regard, reference may be made to prior documents such as KR101870190B1 gun or KR20050108168A gun.

The present disclosure has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, identifies a store where a pickup order is possible based on a location desired by the customer, and provides various pickup-related information that the customer can refer to to visit the store on the search result page An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing and an electronic device using the same.

More specifically, the present disclosure is capable of identifying a store where a pickup order is possible using the customer's current location as well as the customer's set address as a reference location, and the pickup time of the store, the distance from the reference location, the travel time, and the parking available An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a search result page for displaying pickup-related information including at least a part of whether or not to provide a search result page to a customer terminal, and an electronic device using the same.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may be inferred from the following embodiments.

An information processing method for a pickup order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: providing a preceding page displaying a pickup order category together with one or more food menu categories to a customer terminal; obtaining a request for the pickup order category from the customer terminal; identifying a store located within a preset radius using the customer's current location or the customer's set address as a reference location among a plurality of stores providing a pickup order service; selecting at least some stores satisfying the filter condition from among the identified stores based on a preset filter condition; and providing, to the customer terminal, a search result page displaying pickup-related information including at least a part of the pickup time of each of the selected stores, the distance from the reference location, the travel time, and whether parking is available. do.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present disclosure, by selectively using the current location of the customer and the address set by the customer as a reference location for selecting a store where a pickup order is possible, the information required for the customer to visit the store can be more accurately calculated and provided to the customer. can

In addition, the electronic device that processes information for pickup order according to the present disclosure informs the customer not only the pickup time and distance to the store, but also the time it takes for the customer to move to the store and whether parking is available, so that the customer can move Considering the means, it is possible to minimize the inconvenience of the customer in placing the pickup order.

In addition, the electronic device that processes information for pickup order according to the present disclosure provides a straight-line path between the store and the reference location before the customer's order, and provides the shortest path that can actually be passed after the customer's order, so as to provide a route. You can provide timely information to your customers while saving resources.

In addition, when the electronic device that processes information for a pickup order according to the present disclosure can process both a delivery order and a pickup order at the same store, it selectively displays information according to each order to provide the customer with the necessary information smoothly. can be obtained

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

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an information processing system for a pickup order according to an embodiment.
2 is an operation flowchart of an information processing method of an electronic device in an information processing system for a pickup order according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is an operation flowchart of an information processing method of an electronic device in an information processing system for a pickup order according to an additional exemplary embodiment.
4A and 4B are exemplary diagrams of a preceding page displaying a pickup order category, according to an exemplary embodiment.
5A to 5C are exemplary views of a search result page displaying information related to pickup of a store, according to an exemplary embodiment.
6A and 6B are exemplary diagrams of a detailed information page including a delivery tab and a pickup tab, according to an embodiment.
7A and 7B are exemplary diagrams of a detailed information page displaying additional information according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device that processes information for a pickup order according to an exemplary embodiment.

Terms used in the embodiments are selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering functions in the present disclosure, but may vary depending on intentions or precedents of those of ordinary skill in the art, emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, there are also terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the corresponding description. 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.

In the entire specification, 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 addition, terms such as ".. part" and ".. module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. and, unlike the illustrated example, it may not be clearly distinguished in specific operation.

The expression "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification means 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c ', or 'all a, b, and c'.

The "terminal" referred to below may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal capable of accessing a server or other terminal through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, a desktop, and a laptop equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution) and other communication-based terminals, smartphones, tablet PCs, etc. It may include a handheld-based wireless communication device.

In the following description, the term "transmission", "communication", "transmission", "reception" and other similar meanings of a signal, message or information is the direct transfer of a signal, message or information from one component to another component. It includes not only being made, but also being transmitted through other components.

In particular, "sending" or "sending" of a signal, message or information to an element indicates the final destination of the signal, message or information and does not imply a direct destination. The same is true for “receiving” signals, messages or information. In addition, in the present disclosure, when two or more data or information are "related", it means that when one data (or information) is acquired, at least a part of other data (or information) can be acquired based thereon.

Also, terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms may be used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can easily implement them. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

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

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to more clearly convey the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary description.

For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In addition, the size of each component does not fully reflect the actual size. In each figure, the same or corresponding elements are assigned the same reference numerals.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

It will be appreciated that each block of the process flow diagrams and combinations of the flowchart diagrams may be executed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be embodied in a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, such that the instructions performed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment are not described in the flowchart block(s). It creates a means to perform functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory that may direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular manner, and thus the computer-usable or computer-readable memory. It is also possible for the instructions stored in the flowchart block(s) to produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing the function described in the flowchart block(s). The computer program instructions may also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, such that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to create a computer or other programmable data processing equipment. It is also possible that instructions for performing the processing equipment provide steps for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations it is also possible for the functions recited in the blocks to occur out of order. For example, it is possible that two blocks shown in succession are actually performed substantially simultaneously, or that the blocks are sometimes performed in the reverse order according to the corresponding function.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an information processing system for a pickup order according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the information processing system 100 for a pickup order may include an electronic device 110 , a customer terminal 120 , and a store terminal 130 . As for the information processing system 100 shown in FIG. 1, only the components related to this embodiment are shown. Accordingly, it can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment that other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 1 .

On the other hand, although the overall embodiment according to the present disclosure is described based on a food pickup order (packaging order), the embodiment of the specification can be used to provide information related to pickup orders of other items as well as food, and in the same store If delivery orders and pick-up orders can be processed, information on corresponding orders may be provided at the request of the customer.

The electronic device 110 , the customer terminal 120 , and the store terminal 130 may communicate with each other within the network 140 .

The electronic device 110 may provide a platform for ordering pickup. Specifically, the electronic device 110 may provide an application for a pickup order service to the customer terminal 120 , and execute the application to provide a pickup order service through the customer terminal 120 connected to the electronic device 110 . can provide Through the corresponding service, store-related information registered on the service may be provided. Meanwhile, the electronic device 110 may be included in a server that provides a pickup order service.

In this regard, the application provided by the electronic device 110 is installed in the customer terminal 120, and some of the calculations for the pickup order service are processed in the customer terminal 120, and the remaining part is external to the customer terminal 120. It can be driven to be processed by the server.

The customer terminal 120 is a terminal that accesses the pickup order service provided by the electronic device 110 , and can inquire, search, or view information of various stores through a user interface on the service, and the electronic device 110 . It is possible to deliver an order, etc. for at least some of the information in the log.

The store terminal 130 transmits information on the store itself, information necessary for ordering food sold in the store, etc. to the electronic device 110 , a server including the electronic device 110 , or a separate server, and transmits it to the corresponding space. may be registered, and an order request transmitted from the customer terminal 120 through the electronic device 110 may be obtained.

The network 140 includes a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a mobile radio communication network, a satellite communication network, and their mutual It is a data communication network in a comprehensive sense that includes a combination and enables each of the network constituent entities shown in FIG. 1 to communicate smoothly with each other, and may include a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a mobile wireless communication network. Wireless communication is, for example, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, Zigbee, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct), UWB (ultra wideband), infrared communication (IrDA, infrared Data Association) ), NFC (Near Field Communication), etc. may be there, but is not limited thereto.

In relation to the above, it will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.

2 is an operation flowchart of an information processing method of an electronic device in an information processing system for a pickup order according to an exemplary embodiment.

In FIG. 2 , the store terminal 130 directly registers store-related information with the electronic device 110 , but this is exemplary and according to an embodiment, the store-related information is transferred from the store terminal 130 to a separate server. It may be registered or may be registered in a server including the electronic device 110 . In this case, the electronic device 110 may acquire store-related information from a server in which store-related information is registered through a wired or wireless network.

In step S210 , the electronic device 110 may obtain store-related information registered by the store terminal 130 .

According to an embodiment, 'store-related information' refers to information related to a store that can be used for a service provided by the electronic device 110, such as information related to items sold in a store, store information that can be referred to for pickup, and the like. , the store-related information registered by the store terminal 130 may be directly provided to the customer terminal 120 , but may be provided in whole or in part after being processed into a predetermined form by the electronic device 110 .

In step S220 , the electronic device 110 may provide the customer terminal 120 with a preceding page displaying the pickup order category together with one or more food menu categories.

In the present disclosure, the 'previous page' refers to a page displayed on the customer terminal 120 prior to the search result page when the customer using the pickup order service initially accesses the service through the customer terminal 120 . For example, the preceding page may be a main page displaying the main screen of a service, or a Category List Page (CLP) in which various food menu categories are displayed, but in addition to the food menu category and pickup order category, The displayed page may correspond to the preceding page described in the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment, the food menu category or the pickup order category may be displayed on the preceding page in the form of text phrases, icons, or text phrases and icons combined. For example, the food menu category and the pickup order category may be displayed in the form of an icon in which a picture or picture of food representing each category is inserted in a circle, and in some embodiments, a text phrase indicating each category under the circle may be additionally displayed.

According to an embodiment, the food menu category or the pickup order category may be displayed according to a preset direction on the preceding page. For example, each category may be displayed sequentially in a direction traversing the preceding page, or may be displayed in a checkerboard pattern on the preceding page.

According to an embodiment, the pickup order category may be displayed before the food menu category based on a direction in which each category is displayed on the preceding page.

According to another embodiment, a graphic effect different from that of the food menu category on the preceding page may be applied to the pickup order category. For example, the icon indicating the pickup order category may be displayed larger than the icon indicating the food menu category, may be displayed with a brighter brightness, or may be displayed with a deeper color saturation. As another example, the text phrase representing the pickup order category may be displayed in a larger size than the text phrase representing the food menu category, boldface may be applied, or may be displayed in a separate font.

In operation S230 , the electronic device 110 may receive a selection for a pickup order category from the customer terminal 120 .

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a search result page or a detailed information page is provided on the basis of a case in which the customer terminal 120 selects a pickup order category is disclosed, but similarly, when the customer terminal 120 selects a food menu category may be provided with a search result page or a detailed information page for displaying a search result or detailed information corresponding to a delivery order for a menu of a corresponding category. That is, in other words, the electronic device 110 identifies the type of order (eg, delivery order or pickup order) from the category selected by the customer terminal 120 , and receives the information provided to the customer terminal 120 accordingly. can be decided selectively.

According to an embodiment, the above-described selection from the customer terminal 120 may be made by the customer selecting an icon or text phrase indicating a pickup order category on the display of the customer terminal 120 . In this case, selection on the display may be made through touch, input through a stylus pen, voice recognition, gesture recognition, gaze recognition, or the like, but various input methods may be applied in addition to selection in the customer terminal 120 .

According to another embodiment, the above-described selection from the customer terminal 120 may be made by using an interface that provides a function of switching to a pickup order on a page after the customer terminal 120 selects a category other than the pickup order category. may be For example, when the customer terminal 120 selects a food menu category corresponding to a delivery order and then applies a filter to select a store that can be ordered for pickup on a search result page, the electronic device 110 assigns it to the pickup order category. , it is determined that the selection is made, and step S240, which will be described later, may be performed. As another example, when the customer terminal 120 selects the pickup tab on the detailed information page after selecting the food menu category corresponding to the delivery order, the electronic device 110 determines this to be a selection of step S310 to be described later and will be described later. Step S320 may be performed.

In operation S240 , the electronic device 110 may identify a store located within a preset radius from a reference position among a plurality of stores that provide a pickup order service. This is to prevent an excessive number of stores from being identified and to preferentially show stores within a distance where pickup is possible from a reference location determined by the customer. , may be set in consideration of resources of the electronic device 110 . Meanwhile, if the distance between the reference location and the store location is considered as a filter condition in step S250, which will be described later, the identification of step S240 may be included in the selection of step S250 and performed together.

According to an embodiment, the reference location may mean the current location of the customer. For example, the electronic device 110 may request the customer terminal 120 for a current Global Positioning System (GPS) position and determine the acquired GPS position as the customer's current position. As another example, the electronic device 110 may request the customer to input a current location to the customer terminal 120 , and determine the location input by the customer as the customer's current location.

According to another embodiment, the reference location may mean a customer's set address. For example, the customer may set his or her residence as the address through the customer terminal 120 , and in this case, the electronic device 110 may determine the customer's residence as the set address. As another example, when the customer does not set a separate address, the electronic device 110 may determine the address input by the customer when subscribing to the pickup order service as the set address. Meanwhile, in the case of a delivery order in the embodiment, it may be determined whether delivery is possible based on the customer's set address.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 110 may provide a user interface in which a user can select which one of the customer's current location and the customer's set address as the reference location on a previous page or a search result page to be described later.

For example, in the electronic device 110, the reference location is changed from the customer's current location to the customer's set address, or from the customer's set address, simply by touching a section in which the customer's current location or the customer's set address is displayed. You can provide a user interface that changes to the customer's current location.

As another example, when the customer touches a section in which the customer's current location or the customer's set address is displayed, the electronic device 110 exposes a list including the customer's current location and the customer's set address, and the customer selects from the list A user interface may be provided for setting options to a reference location.

In operation S250 , the electronic device 110 may select at least some stores that satisfy a preset filter condition among the stores identified in operation S240 .

According to an embodiment, the filter condition may include at least some of the following elements. However, this is only an example, and various other factors may be included in the filter condition.

(1) Sort order (eg, by recommendation, by most orders, by nearest, by highest-rated, by new store)

(2) Minimum order amount

(3) Existence of discount coupons

(4) Parking availability

(5) the maximum distance from the reference position

(6) Menu type

According to an embodiment, the menu categories (eg, Korean food, Chinese food, Japanese food, etc.) constituting the menu type among the filter conditions include the number of delivery orders received during a preset period, the number of pickup orders received during a preset period, and service may be set based on at least one of a menu order suitable for pickup determined by a plurality of customers using .

According to an embodiment, a user interface capable of setting a filter condition may be displayed on a search result page provided by the electronic device 110 to the customer terminal 120 .

Specifically, the above-described user interface may include at least some of the following interfaces according to the type of filter condition. However, according to embodiments, the user interface may include more diverse interfaces.

(1) list box

(2) On/Off button

(3) radio button

(4) checkbox

(5) bar adjustment control

(6) Dial adjustment control

According to an embodiment, in a state in which the customer terminal 120 does not separately set the filter condition, the filter condition may be set as a default value. In this case, for example, the default value may be a value arbitrarily set by the pick-up order service provider. As another example, the default value may be set based on the answers to the questions presented by the pick-up order service provider when the customer signs up for the pick-up order service. It may be a value.

In operation S260 , the electronic device 110 may provide the customer terminal 120 with a search result page (SRP) displaying pickup-related information of each of the stores selected in operation S250 .

According to an embodiment, the pickup-related information displayed on the search result page may include at least some of the pickup time of each store selected through step S250, the distance from the reference location, the travel time required, and parking availability. have.

Specifically, the 'pickup time required' means the time it takes to cook and pick up the food ordered at each store, which may be information registered by the store terminal 130 of each store, or the electronic device 110 It may be information obtained by statistically calculating the time required for cooking and pickup according to the type of food sold at each store.

Also, specifically, the 'distance from the reference location' means the distance from the customer's current location or the customer's set address to the address where each store is located, and the address where each store is located is information registered by the store terminal 130. It may also be information obtained by the electronic device 110 from an external server (eg, a server providing a map service).

In more detail, the 'movement time required' refers to the estimated time required for the customer to move from the reference location to the address where each store is located, and the electronic device 110 calculates the travel time based on various transportation means. In the case of providing the search result page to the customer terminal 120 , a moving means, which is a reference for calculating the travel time required, may be displayed together with the travel time required.

According to another embodiment, the pickup-related information displayed on the search result page may additionally include at least some of information on each store name, representative menu image, rating, number of reviews, and discount coupon in addition to the above-mentioned information. have.

3 is an operation flowchart of an information processing method of an electronic device in an information processing system for a pickup order according to an additional exemplary embodiment.

In the present disclosure, it is assumed that each step shown in FIG. 3 is performed according to the customer's response through the customer terminal 120 after the electronic device 110 provides a search result page to the customer terminal 120 . .

In operation S310 , the electronic device 110 may receive a selection for a specific store on the search result page from the customer terminal 120 .

According to one embodiment, the above-described selection from the customer terminal 120 is store-related information (eg, an image of a specific store, It can be done by selecting a business name, etc.). In this case, selection on the display may be made through touch, input through a stylus pen, voice recognition, gesture recognition, gaze recognition, or the like, but various input methods may be applied in addition to selection in the customer terminal 120 .

In step S320 , the electronic device 110 displays a single detail page (SDP) including a delivery tab for displaying delivery information of the selected store and a pickup tab for displaying pickup information of the selected store to the customer terminal ( 120) can be provided.

In the present disclosure, 'delivery information' refers to information that a customer can refer to for a delivery order, and 'pickup information' refers to information that a customer can refer to for a pickup order.

According to an embodiment, the delivery information displayed on the delivery tab may include at least a part of a delivery time required, a delivery cost, a minimum order amount for placing a delivery order, and a list of menus available for delivery in the selected store.

According to an embodiment, the pickup information displayed on the pickup tab may include at least a part of a pickup time required, an address of a selected store, and a list of menus that can be picked up at the selected store. In this case, the list of pick-up menus may be the same as the list of deliverable menus, but if there is a difference between the deliverable menus and the pick-up menus in consideration of the information registered by the store terminal 130, the list of pick-up menus and the list of deliverable menus may be different.

In operation S330 , the electronic device 110 may receive a selection of an interface for viewing additional information of the selected store from the customer terminal 120 .

According to an embodiment, the interface for viewing additional information of the store may be displayed on the detailed information page in any one of a text phrase, an icon, and a combination of text phrase and icon.

In operation S340, the electronic device 110 may display additional information of the selected store on the detailed information page.

According to an embodiment, the additional information may include at least a part of a picture of a selected store, a location, business hours, a store finding tip, a parking tip, and a map on which a route from the reference location to the selected store is displayed.

As an example related thereto, a path between a reference location of a customer and a location (address address) of a selected store may be displayed as a straight path on a map displayed on the detailed information page as additional information.

Meanwhile, as another example, on the above-described map, a route between the reference location of the customer and the location (address address) of the selected store may be displayed as the shortest route actually traversable. In other words, the route displayed on the above-described map may be the shortest route among routes that are not blocked by buildings or natural objects. In this regard, the information on the shortest path that can actually be passed through is information obtained by the electronic device 110 from an external server (eg, a server providing a map service), or from a server including the electronic device 110 . It may be acquired information or information generated by the electronic device 110 .

Meanwhile, as another example, the method of calculating the route displayed on the above-described map may be determined based on whether the electronic device 110 receives an order from the customer terminal 120 . For example, before the electronic device 110 receives the order from the customer terminal 120 , a straight path is displayed on the map, but when the electronic device 110 receives the order from the customer terminal 120 , Instead of a straight-line route on the map, the shortest route that is actually traversable may be displayed.

According to an embodiment, the additional information may further include at least a part of a business name, a phone number, a representative name, and a business registration number of the selected store.

According to an embodiment, in addition to the detailed information page, the electronic device 110 displays, according to a command from the customer terminal 120, a delivery cart tab for displaying a menu that the customer wants to order for delivery and a menu for the customer to order for pickup. It is possible to provide a cart page including a pickup cart tab to the customer terminal (120).

According to one embodiment, the cart page may include a user interface that can move the menu contained in the delivery cart tab to the pickup cart tab, or to move the menu contained in the pickup cart tab to the delivery cart tab. In this case, the above-described user interface may be provided in various forms such as buttons, icons, and controls on the cart page. Through this, the customer can move menus between different cart tabs simply by manipulating the above-described user interface, without having to delete a menu contained in one cart tab and re-add the menu to another cart tab.

According to an embodiment, when the customer places a delivery order or pickup order for a specific menu through the customer terminal 120 , the electronic device 110 provides a notification for reconfirming whether the order for the corresponding menu is the delivery order or pickup order. may be provided to the customer terminal 120 . In this case, the above-described notification may be provided to the customer terminal 120 in the form of at least one of a push notification, a sound notification, and a vibration notification. However, the form of the notification is not limited thereto, and depending on the embodiment, a notification accompanied by a graphic effect may be provided, and other various types of notifications may be provided in the form of one or a combination of two or more.

According to another embodiment, when the customer places a delivery order or pickup order for a specific menu through the customer terminal 120 , the electronic device 110 provides a pop-up for reconfirming whether the order for the corresponding menu is the delivery order or pickup order. A window may be provided to the customer terminal 120 . In this case, the customer may check whether the order is correct by selecting a preset Call To Action (CTA) button in the pop-up window through the customer terminal 120 . However, in addition to the above-described notification and pop-up window, various means for confirming the order may be provided, and the user's response may also be made in various ways according to the type of the provided means.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 110 provides the customer terminal 120 with a reconfirmation means, such as a notification or a pop-up window, based on whether the pickup order of the customer terminal 120 satisfies a preset confirmation condition. You can decide whether to do it or not. For example, the electronic device 110 may provide a notification or a pop-up window only when the distance between the store selected by the customer terminal 120 as the target of the pickup order and the customer's reference location is equal to or greater than a preset distance.

According to an embodiment, when the delivery or pickup of a specific menu ordered by the customer through the customer terminal 120 is completed, the electronic device 110 sets the interval between the expected time required for delivery or pickup of the corresponding menu and the actual time taken. An incentive may be provided to an account connected to the store terminal 130 of the store that sold the corresponding menu based on the similarity of .

Specifically, the actual time taken for delivery or pickup of the corresponding menu responds to completion of delivery or pickup through the store terminal 130 at the store that sold the menu from the time the order is received at the store that sold the menu. It can be a time up to a point in time.

In addition, specifically, the similarity between the estimated time required for delivery or pickup and the actual time taken may be calculated as the difference between the two hours, but is not limited thereto and is calculated by applying a weight to the difference between the two hours, or It may be calculated by applying a preset function using the difference of .

In addition, specifically, the incentive is applied to at least some of the information of the store displayed on the search result page or the detailed information page, in the method of reducing the service fee applied to the store, increasing the exposure ranking of the store on the search result page. It may be provided through a method of applying a preset graphic effect, or the like. In this case, the degree of reducing the service fee, the degree of increasing the exposure ranking, the degree of applying the graphic effect, etc. in each method may be adjusted based on the degree of similarity between the above-described times.

4A and 4B are exemplary diagrams of a preceding page displaying a pickup order category, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4A , the preceding page 400a according to an embodiment may be provided as a main page that comprehensively provides a food delivery order service and a pickup order service. A circular icon 410a indicating a pickup order category may be displayed on the main page so that a customer using the service can use the pickup order service immediately on the main page.

Although the text phrase 'pickup' is described in the circular icon 410a of FIG. 4a, this is exemplary and a separate image may be inserted instead of the text phrase 'pickup' depending on the embodiment, and a separate image may be Simultaneously with the insertion, the text phrase 'pickup' may be disposed at the top or bottom of the circular icon.

In addition, the circular icon 410a of FIG. 4A is shaded to the left of the icons representing the food delivery order category ('new restaurant', 'one serving', 'Korean food', etc.), but this is exemplary. Depending on the example, it may be disposed between the icons representing the food delivery order category, disposed on the rightmost side, or disposed at a separate location on the preceding page 400a, shading may not be applied, and a separate graphic effect may be replaced with

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4B , the preceding page 400b according to an embodiment may be provided as a category list page of an application that comprehensively provides a food delivery order service and a pickup order service.

Various embodiments related to the shape, arrangement, graphic effect, and the like of the circular icon 410b of FIG. 4B are the same as or similar to those described above with reference to FIG. 4A , and overlapping descriptions related thereto will be omitted.

5A to 5C are exemplary views of a search result page displaying information related to pickup of a store, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5A , a search result page 500a according to an exemplary embodiment may sequentially provide pickup-related information 520a of stores providing a pickup order service in consideration of a filter condition 510a.

According to an embodiment, the recommendation order is sorted according to the filter condition 510a applied to the current search result page 500a, but a discount coupon exists and parking is possible, A store that satisfies the maximum distance (eg, OO bakery) may be selected.

According to one embodiment, on the current search result page 500a, the pickup time (for example, 10-20 minutes) of the selected store, the distance from the reference location (for example, 2.2 km), the travel time ( For example, 10 minutes by car), parking availability (for example, parking available), business name (for example, OO Bakery), image of the main menu, rating (for example, 4.8), number of reviews (for example, For example, 35), pickup-related information 520a including information on the eight-in coupon (eg, a 2,000 won discount coupon is provided) may be displayed. Meanwhile, on a search result page that provides a search result according to a delivery order, delivery related information may be displayed in an area corresponding to 520a described above.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5B , when the customer selects 'menu' among the filter conditions 510a through the customer terminal 120, the brightness of the search result page 500b is lowered and the option to configure the 'menu' A menu page 510b from which one or more of them can be selected may be displayed above.

According to an embodiment, the menu page 510b may include a separate CTA button (eg, an 'apply' button) in addition to the options constituting the 'menu', and the customer selects the customer terminal 120 . By selecting one or more of the options on the menu page 510b and then selecting the above-described CTA button, the selected option may be applied to the selection of the store as a filter condition. For example, the 'coffee/tea' and 'dessert' options are selected among the five options on the current menu page 510b. If the customer selects the 'Apply' button, on the search result page 500b Stores selling a menu corresponding to coffee, tea, or dessert may be selected and displayed.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5C , when the customer selects 'distance' among the filter conditions 510a through the customer terminal 120, the brightness of the search result page 500c is adjusted to be lower and at the same time, one of the discrete value distances is selected. A distance page 510c including selectable bar adjustment controls may be displayed at the top.

According to an embodiment, the distance page 510c may include a separate CTA button (eg, an 'apply' button) in addition to the bar adjustment control, and the customer may use the distance page 510c through the customer terminal 120 . ) to select one distance value (for example, 1 km) and then select the CTA button described above so that the selected distance value is applied to the selection of stores as a filter condition of the maximum distance from the reference location. .

6A and 6B are exemplary diagrams of a detailed information page including a delivery tab and a pickup tab, according to an embodiment.

6A and 6B , detailed information pages 600a and 600b according to an embodiment include a delivery tab for displaying delivery information of a specific store (eg, OO cafe) selected by the customer on the search result page, and , may include a pickup tab for displaying pickup information.

According to an embodiment, the customer may select one of the delivery tab and the pickup tab through the customer terminal 120 , the selected tab may be in an active state, and the unselected tab may be in an inactive state.

According to one embodiment, on the active delivery tab 610a, the delivery time (for example, about 25-30 minutes until arrival), the delivery fee (for example, 2,000 won to 3,000 won), the minimum order amount (eg, For example, 7,000 won) and an interface for reading additional information (eg, 'store, origin information') may be displayed.

According to an embodiment, on the pickup tab 610b in the active state, the pickup time (eg, about 5-10 minutes until cooking), the address of the store (eg, XX tower, 570 Songpa-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul), the standard Distance from location (e.g., 1.2 km from address), travel time (e.g., about 3 minutes by car) and an interface for viewing additional information (e.g., 'store, country of origin' or map icon ) may be displayed.

However, the above-described information displayed on the delivery tab 610a and the pickup tab 610b is exemplary, and only some of the information may be displayed or additional information may be further displayed.

7A and 7B are exemplary diagrams of a detailed information page displaying additional information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the detailed information page 700a shown in FIG. 7A is displayed in the customer terminal 120 by selecting the interface of FIG. 6B (eg, 'store, country of origin information' or map icon) for viewing additional information. can be provided.

Referring to FIG. 7A , a detailed information page 700a according to an embodiment is a map displaying a route from the customer's reference location to the OO cafe, a store finding tip that can be referred to when visiting the OO cafe, parking tips, OO The cafe's business hours and the like can be displayed as additional information.

Specifically, on the map on the detailed information page 700a, the customer's set address 710, the store location 720 of the OO cafe, the customer's current location 730, and an interface 740 for enlarging and displaying the map are displayed. can be According to the displayed bar, when the customer's set address 710 is the reference location, the distance to the store location 720 of the OO cafe is 1.4 km, and the time required is about 3 minutes by car, and the customer currently sets the address 710 It can be seen that it is located in a location skewed to the northeast from

FIG. 7B is a detailed information page 700b provided to a customer terminal by selecting the interface 740 on the detailed information page 700a of FIG. 7A . A map displayed on the upper part of the detailed information page 700a of FIG. 7A is shown. The entire detail information page 700b may be enlarged and displayed.

Of course, as described above with reference to FIG. 3 , the route displayed on the map on the detailed information pages 700a and 700b may be based on the current location 730 of the customer rather than the set address 710 of the customer. .

In addition, the icon indicating the moving means in the box displayed at the top of the route on the detailed information pages 700a and 700b, the required time, and information related to the distance are provided based on the moving means input by the customer through the customer terminal 120 can be

8 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device that processes information for a pickup order according to an exemplary embodiment.

The electronic device 110 may include a transceiver 111 , a processor 113 , and a memory 115 , according to an embodiment. The electronic device 110 may be connected to the customer terminal 120 , the render terminal 130 , the seller terminal 140 , and other external devices through the transceiver 111 , and may exchange data.

The processor 113 may perform at least one method described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 . The memory 115 may store information for performing at least one method described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 . The memory 115 may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory.

The processor 113 may control the electronic device 110 to execute a program and provide information. The code of the program executed by the processor 113 may be stored in the memory 115 .

The processor 113 is connected to the transceiver 111 and the memory 115 to provide the customer terminal 120 with a preceding page displaying the pickup order category along with one or more food menu categories, and to pick it up from the customer terminal 120 . Receive a selection for an order category, identify a store located within a preset radius using the customer's current location or the customer's set address as a reference location among a plurality of stores that provide a pickup order service, and select a preset filter among the identified stores Select at least some stores that meet the conditions, and display a search result page displaying pickup-related information including at least some of the pickup time, distance from the reference location, travel time, and parking availability for each of the selected stores. It may be provided to the terminal 120 .

Also, the electronic device 110 according to an embodiment may further include an interface capable of providing information to a user.

In the electronic device 110 illustrated in FIG. 8 , only components related to the present embodiment are illustrated. Accordingly, it can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment that other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 10 .

The device according to the above-described embodiments includes a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a touch panel, a key, a button, etc. It may include the same user interface device and the like. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (eg, read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optically readable medium (eg, CD-ROM). ), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and the like. The computer-readable recording medium is distributed among network-connected computer systems, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed on a processor.

This embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented in any number of hardware and/or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, an embodiment may be an integrated circuit configuration, such as memory, processing, logic, look-up table, etc., capable of executing various functions by the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. can be hired Similar to how components may be implemented as software programming or software components, this embodiment includes various algorithms implemented in a combination of data structures, processes, routines or other programming constructs, including C, C++, Java ( Java), assembler, etc. may be implemented in a programming or scripting language. Functional aspects may be implemented in an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the present embodiment may employ the prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing, message processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism”, “element”, “means” and “configuration” may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of routines of software in connection with a processor or the like.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims to be described later.

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A method of processing information for a pickup order in an electronic device, the method comprising:
providing a preceding page including a first icon corresponding to a pickup order category to a customer terminal;
receiving a first input for the first icon from the customer terminal;
identifying a first set of stores supporting a pickup order among at least one store corresponding to a reference location in response to the first input;
providing a first search result page including information on the first set of stores to the customer terminal in response to the first input; and
When delivery or pickup for the order received from the customer terminal is completed, an account accessing the store terminal of the store that fulfilled the order based on the similarity between the expected time required for the delivery or pickup and the actual time taken providing incentives to
The incentive is
A method of reducing the service fee applied to an account connected to a store terminal of a store that has fulfilled the order, a method of increasing the exposure ranking of the store that has fulfilled the order on the first search result page or the second search result page; At least among the method of applying a preset graphic effect to at least part of the information of the store that fulfilled the order displayed on the 1 search result page or the second search result page, and the information of the store that fulfilled the order displayed on the detailed information page The information processing method, characterized in that provided through at least one of a method of applying a preset graphic effect to a part. According to claim 1,
The preceding page further includes a second icon corresponding to the food menu category,
The information processing method,
receiving a second input corresponding to the second icon from the customer terminal;
identifying a second set of stores corresponding to the food menu category among at least one store corresponding to the reference location in response to the second input; and
The method further comprising the step of providing a second search result page including information on the second set of stores to the customer terminal in response to the second input. According to claim 1,
The information about the first set of stores,
The information processing method comprising at least a part of the pickup preparation time of each store, the distance from the reference location, the travel time required from the reference location, and whether parking is available. According to claim 1,
receiving a third input for selecting a specific store on the first search result page from the customer terminal; and
In response to the third input, further comprising the step of providing a detailed information page including a delivery tab for displaying delivery information of the specific store and a pickup tab for displaying pickup information of the specific store to the customer terminal in response to the third input , how information is processed. 5. The method of claim 4,
The pickup information is
At least one of a pick-up preparation time of the specific store, the location of the specific store, a distance from the reference location, a travel time from the reference location, and a list of menus that can be picked up at the specific store,
The information processing method, characterized in that the moving time required is calculated based on a moving means set by the customer terminal among a plurality of moving means. 5. The method of claim 4,
The detailed information page is,
Further comprising an additional information viewing interface for viewing additional information on the specific store,
The additional information is
At least a part of a map on which a picture of the specific store, location, business hours, information on navigation tips of the specific store, information on parking tips of the specific store, and a route between the reference location and the specific store are displayed An information processing method, characterized in that. 7. The method of claim 6,
The map is
Based on the time of receipt of the order from the customer terminal, any one of a straight path between the reference location and the specific store and a shortest path that can actually be passed is displayed. 5. The method of claim 4,
receiving a fourth input for adding a specific menu on the pickup tab to a cart from the customer terminal; and
Further comprising the step of providing a cart page containing the specific menu to the customer terminal in response to the fourth input, the information processing method. 9. The method of claim 8,
The cart page is
A delivery cart tab containing a menu selected through the delivery tab, a pickup cart tab containing a menu selected through the pickup tab, and a tab selection interface,
The tab selection interface is
Providing a function of moving at least a portion of a menu available for delivery among the menus contained in the pickup cart tab to the delivery cart tab, or moving at least a portion of a menu available for pickup among the menus contained in the delivery cart tab to the pickup cart tab An information processing method, characterized in that. According to claim 1,
The reference position is
The information processing method, characterized in that it is set based on one of the customer's current location and the customer's set address by the customer terminal. 11. The method of claim 10,
The reference position is
Information processing, characterized in that, as the reference location selection interface provided to the customer terminal is selected, the customer's current location is changed to the customer's set address, or the customer's set address is changed to the customer's current location Way. The method of claim 1,
The step of confirming the first set of stores,
A store that satisfies a preset filter condition among at least one store corresponding to the reference location is identified as the store of the first set,
The filter condition is
The information processing method, characterized in that it includes at least some of the existence of a discount coupon provided by the store, whether parking is possible, the maximum distance from the reference location, and the type of menu provided by the store. 13. The method of claim 12,
The menu categories constituting the menu type are,
Set based on at least one of the number of delivery orders received during the preset period, the number of pickup orders received during the preset period, the menu ranking suitable for pickup determined by the customer, and the menu ranking suitable for pickup set by the pickup order service provider An information processing method, characterized in that it becomes. According to claim 1,
receiving an order from the customer terminal; and
Further comprising the step of providing at least one of a notification and a pop-up window for confirming whether the received order is a delivery order or a pickup order to the customer terminal, the information processing method. delete A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 14 in a computer is recorded. An electronic device for processing information for a pickup order, comprising:
a transceiver, memory for storing instructions, and a processor;
The processor is connected to the transceiver and the memory,
providing a preceding page including a first icon corresponding to a pickup order category to a customer terminal, receiving a first input for the first icon from the customer terminal, and corresponding to a reference position in response to the first input Identifying a first set of stores supporting a pickup order among at least one store, and providing a first search result page including information on the first set of stores to the customer terminal in response to the first input, , when the delivery or pickup for the order received from the customer terminal is completed, access to the store terminal of the store that fulfilled the order based on the similarity between the expected time required for the delivery or pickup and the actual time taken provide incentives to the account;
The incentive is
A method of reducing the service fee applied to an account connected to a store terminal of a store that has fulfilled the order, a method of increasing the exposure ranking of the store that has fulfilled the order on the first search result page or the second search result page; At least among the method of applying a preset graphic effect to at least part of the information of the store that fulfilled the order displayed on the 1 search result page or the second search result page, and the information of the store that fulfilled the order displayed on the detailed information page The electronic device, characterized in that provided through at least one of a method of applying a preset graphic effect to a portion.

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