KR102479122B1 - Method for managing intergrated stores and device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for managing integrated products and a device using the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for managing integrated products of a management server for integrally managing products managed in a plurality of stores can comprise: a step of acquiring a first store management data from a POS device of a first store among the plurality of stores; a step of checking if a product included in the first store management data is overlapped with a product registered on a manager management data; a step of updating information on the overlapped product on an item on the overlapped product of the manager management data on the product overlapped with the product registered on the manager management data among the products included in the first store management data; and a step of newly establishing an item on the new product on the manager management data on a new product not overlapped with the product registered on the manager management data among the products included in the first store management data, and updating information on the new product of the first store management data on the item on the new product. Therefore, information on products can be precisely managed by a management server.

Description

Integrated store management method and device using the same {METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERGRATED STORES AND DEVICE USING THE SAME}

The following embodiments relate to an integrated store management method and an apparatus using the same.

In the past, it was difficult to purchase products through an online market in small stores other than large-scale stores. Above all, there was no online market system for small stores, and inventory management was not conducted regularly in small stores. In addition, since each small store handles different products, the number of stores from which products must be purchased must increase in order to purchase products desired by the buyer. As such, an increase in the number of stores where products must be purchased in the online market may lead to an increase in the number of payments. This is because each store has to pay individually. Such an increase in the number of payments may act as a factor that makes it difficult to manage receipts and credit card usage details in the future, as well as inconvenience in the payment activity itself.

In order to solve this problem, recently, research has been conducted on technologies for integrating products sold in small stores and providing products to online markets by integrating stores so that products can be purchased in online markets.
(Patent Document 1) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0087759 (2001.09.26)

(Patent Document 2) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2283318 (2021.07.30)

The task to be solved is to develop an integrated store management method and a device using the same for efficiently managing products sold in small stores and enabling buyers to smoothly purchase products sold in small stores with a single Internet market purchase. is to provide

The problem to be solved in the present application is not limited to the above-described problem, and problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from this specification and the accompanying drawings. .

According to one aspect of the present invention, an integrated product management method of a management server for integrally managing products managed in a plurality of stores according to an embodiment is a first store management from a POS device of a first store among the plurality of stores. acquiring data; checking whether a product included in the first store management data overlaps with a product registered in manager management data; updating information on a duplicate product in an item for the duplicate product of the manager management data, with respect to a duplicate product that is duplicated with a product registered in the manager management data among products included in the first store management data; and for a new product included in the first store management data that does not overlap with a product registered in the manager management data, a new item for the new product is established in the manager management data, and an item for the new product and updating information on the new product in the first store management data, wherein the new product is classified into a first product classification or a second product classification, and the manager management data includes a manager management sheet and a first product classification. A store management sheet is included, and the manager management sheet includes an item for a product included in the first product classification so that products for the first product classification are integratedly managed by the manager, and the second product classification The manager management sheet may include items for products included in the second product classification so that products for each store are managed by the manager.

The solutions to the problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-described solutions, and solutions not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from this specification and the accompanying drawings. You will be able to.

According to an embodiment of the present application, products sold by small shops can be efficiently managed, and a buyer can smoothly purchase products sold by small shops through a single internet market purchase.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, information on products such as product images and product codes that are not managed in small stores can be accurately managed by the management server.

The effects of the present application are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from this specification and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram for explaining an integrated store sales system according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a diagram for explaining a management server according to an embodiment.
3 is a view for explaining a first shop force device according to an embodiment.
4 is an operation flowchart illustrating an integrated product management method of a management server according to an embodiment.
5 is an operation flowchart for explaining step S3000 of the integrated product management method of the management server according to an embodiment.
6 is a diagram for explaining a product setting interface according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a diagram for explaining a product management interface according to an exemplary embodiment.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can apply various changes and can have various embodiments. Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

In the drawings, the thickness of layers and regions is exaggerated for clarity, and elements or layers may be "on" or "on" other elements or layers. What is referred to includes all cases where another layer or other component is intervened in the middle as well as immediately above another component or layer. Like reference numerals designate essentially like elements throughout the specification. In addition, components having the same function within the scope of the same idea appearing in the drawings of each embodiment are described using the same reference numerals.

If it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, numbers (eg, first, second, etc.) used in the description process of this specification are only identifiers for distinguishing one component from another component.

In addition, the suffixes "module" and "unit" for the components used in the following description are given or used together in consideration of ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other by themselves.

In addition, in this specification, goods should be broadly interpreted as referring to goods or services.

1 is a diagram for explaining an integrated store sales system according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an integrated store sales system 1 according to an embodiment includes a management server 100, a first store POS device 200, a second store POS device 300, and a buyer terminal 400. can do.

The first shop force device 200 and the second shop force device 300 are driven in different stores, for example, the first shop force device 200 is driven in the first shop and the second shop force device The device 300 may be operated in a second store. Of course, a plurality of shop force devices may be driven in one shop, but for convenience of explanation, in this specification, one shop force device among at least one shop force device driven in one shop will be mainly described. It is not limited.

The first shop POS device 200 and the second shop POS device 300 are driven by the POS management module installed in each device, and provide various information and data necessary for product management, sales amount settlement processing, and store or store management. It represents a device that performs functions such as collection/processing, and includes not only fixed terminals such as desktop computers, but also mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, laptop computers, and PDAs ( It may include not only mobile terminals such as Personal Digital Assistants), but also fixed terminals such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

In addition, the types of the first shop force device 200 and the second shop force device 300 may be different from each other, and the force management modules driven in each shop force device may be different, and the shop force device and/or Alternatively, since the POS management modules are different, it may be difficult to transmit/receive data between the first shop POS device 200 and the second POS device 300 . However, the management server 100 collects data provided from each store POS device even if the store POS devices and/or POS management modules are different, and manages the products managed by each POS device and the management server 100. products can be linked in real time. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 .

In addition, the first store POS device 200 and the second POS device 300 provide product information to the management server 100 in order to sell products in an online market operated by the management server 100. can do. Also, for convenience of description, although two store POS devices are described in FIG. 1 , the number of POS devices for stores providing product information to the management server 300 may be three or more.

In addition, the online market may include all platforms capable of trading goods online, such as an open market, social commerce, a second-hand trading market, an online comprehensive mall, and an online specialized mall. In addition, in this specification, for convenience of explanation, it is described that the online market is operated by the management server 100, but is not limited thereto, and is distinguished from the management server 100; Of course, it may be operated by a separate online market server.

In addition, in one embodiment, the information on the product provided by the first store POS device 200 and the second POS device 300 is a product code (eg, bar code), product name, product standard, product category , a selling price, and a discount selling price. In addition, the information on the product may include information on the store where the store POS device is driven, the quantity of the product, the date of manufacture of the product, a delivery area of the product, a representative image of the product, a detailed image of the product, a description of the product, and a product description. It may include at least one of the country of manufacture (or country of origin), expiration date of the product, and inventory status information of the product.

The management server 100 may obtain product information from each of the first shop POS device 200 and the second POS device 300 .

The management server 100 is a server operated by a manager who operates an online market, and can control the overall process of the integrated store sales system 1 . For example, the management server 100 may perform communication between the first shop POS device 200 and the second POS device 300 and the purchaser terminal 400 .

In addition, the management server 100 may perform product management and inventory management. In this case, the management server 100 may link product information with the store POS device of each store in real time, even if the store POS devices and/or POS management modules operated in each store are different. For example, when product information is updated in the POS management module of the first store POS device 200 operated in the first store, the POS agent module of the first store POS device 200 updates information about the product. The included first store management data may be obtained, and the management server 100 may acquire the first store management data from the first store POS device 200 . The management server 100 links the first store POS device 200 with product information in real time based on the acquired first store management data, and enables purchase of the product from the buyer terminal 400. Information can be provided to online marketplaces. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 .

In addition, the management server 100 may obtain store management data of each store, and the acquired store management data may include information about a stock quantity of each of a plurality of products and a sales volume of each of a plurality of products. However, in some cases, if the inventory is not accurately checked in the store, the inventory amount of the store management data may be different from the actual inventory amount. At this time, if the stock amount of the corresponding product is 0 in the store management data even though the product is in stock in the store, if the corresponding product is not sold due to the lack of stock, the store may suffer damage. Accordingly, the management server 100 may perform demand prediction using machine learning for products of each store, and perform inventory management based on the demand prediction result.

In one embodiment, the management server 100 may perform training of a demand prediction model using past store management data of each store. For example, past store management data of each store may include information about a date, a plurality of products, a stock amount of each of the plurality of products, and a sales volume of each of the plurality of products. In addition, the demand prediction model is k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN), linear regression, logistic regression, support vector machines (SVC), decision tree It can be composed of various algorithms such as trees, random forests, and neural networks. In addition, the management server 100 may periodically acquire store management data of each store, train and update the demand prediction model using the acquired store management data. In addition, the management server 100 inputs acquired store management data (or information for identifying a specific product (product code, product name, etc.)) into the demand prediction model to determine the expected stock amount and expected sales volume for the corresponding product. can be obtained In addition, the management server 100 may obtain the expected amount of demand based on the expected inventory and sales volume. For example, the expected demand quantity may include various values, such as an average value of the expected inventory quantity and expected sales volume, a smaller value among the expected inventory quantity and expected sales volume, and a larger value among the expected inventory quantity and expected sales volume. In addition, the management server 100 may acquire the expected inventory, sales volume, and expected demand for all products in a specific store by using the demand prediction model. In addition, the management server 100 may acquire the expected inventory, sales volume, and expected demand for all products in a plurality of stores by using the demand prediction model, and may obtain the expected inventory for individual or all products for a predetermined period. , it is possible to obtain the expected sales volume and expected demand.

In addition, the management server 100 may provide information on at least one of the obtained expected stock amount, expected sales volume, and expected demand amount to an online market or may utilize it for managing store management data and manager management data.

In addition, the management server 100 may create and manage web pages on the online market. For example, the management server 100 may set or process a description or photo of a product on a web page to help marketing of the product. In addition, the management server 100 may process inquiries from buyers and perform returns or other customer services.

In addition, in this specification, for convenience of explanation, the management server 100 is described centering on an embodiment in which one server, but is not limited thereto, and the management server 100 may be composed of a plurality of servers. . For example, some of the matters for the management server 100 described in this specification may be performed in a specific management server, and others may be performed in another management server (or other management servers).

The buyer terminal 400 is a device of a buyer who purchases a product, and can access an online market operated by the management server 100 online and purchase a product sold at the first store and the second store. At this time, the registered products are integratedly managed by the management server 100, and accordingly, the purchaser terminal 400 can purchase products sold at different stores in one purchase procedure.

In addition, referring to the integrated store sales process as an example, the management server 100 obtains product information from the first shop POS device 200 and the second POS device 300, and stores the obtained product Products for sale can be registered in the online market based on information about In addition, the management server 300 may check whether an order for the registered product has been requested from the purchaser terminal 400 in real time. For example, when the purchaser terminal 400 makes a purchase request for a first product provided in the first store POS device 200 to the management server 100 through the online market, the management server 100 first Order information on products may be provided to the first store POS device 200 . Here, the order information for the first product may include a purchase quantity of the first product by the buyer, information about the buyer, and reference information (including buyer's request) for product ordering. The first store POS device 200 and the management server 100 may perform a procedure for delivering the first product to the buyer based on the order information on the first product. In addition, the management server 100 may perform a procedure for the seller to pay for the sale of the first product and a procedure for calculating profits with the first shop POS device 200 according to the sale of the first product.

In addition, in one embodiment, devices such as the first shop POS device 200, the second shop POS device 300 and the purchaser terminal 400 are smart phones, tablet PCs (Personal Computers), notebook PCs, and portable game terminals. , a mobile terminal such as a portable/dongle-type mobile router or a digital camera, and a terminal performing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.

2 is a diagram for explaining a management server according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the management server 100 may include a control unit 110 , a communication unit 120 and a storage unit 130 .

The control unit 110 may control each component of the management server 100 or process and calculate various types of information. For example, the control unit 110 may manage control flow and/or data flow between the communication unit 120 and the storage unit 130 .

The control unit 110 may be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination thereof. For example, in terms of hardware, the control unit 110 may be implemented with a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a semiconductor chip, or other various types of electronic circuits. Also, for example, In terms of software, the control unit 110 may be implemented in a logic program executed according to the above-described hardware or various computer languages, etc. In addition, the control unit 110 may be a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processing device (DSP) or the like. It may be of any type including, but not limited to, any combination.

The communication unit 120 may be configured so that the management server 100 communicates directly or indirectly with the aforementioned first shop POS device, the second shop POS device, and the purchaser terminal. For example, the communication unit 120 performs communication according to wireless communication standards, or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), WiFi Direct, Near Field Communication (NFC) ), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), Zigbee, mobile communication modules including 3G, 4G or 5G, and wired/wireless modules that transmit data through various other communication standards can do.

The storage unit 130 may include information necessary for the operation of the integrated store sales system. For example, the storage unit 130 includes manager management data for integrally managing information on products sold in an online market by the management server 100, first store management data provided from a first store POS device, It may include second store management data provided from the second store POS device. The controller 110 may generate, manage, and update manager management data based on the first store management data and the second store management data.

Also, the manager management data may include a manager management sheet, a first store management sheet, and a second store management sheet.

Information on products included in the first store management data and the second store management data may include product codes. Here, the product code means a code for identifying a product, and for example, the product code may include a barcode. In one embodiment, product codes may be the same or different for each product depending on the type of product. For example, in the case of industrial products, product codes may be the same for products of the same type. In addition, as manufacturers of non-industrial products (for example, fruits, meat products, and fishery products) may vary, product codes may be different even for products of the same type. In the present specification, products having different product codes even of the same type of product are referred to as preset code products. The product codes of these preset code products may be arbitrarily generated in each store.

In this way, the product type having the same product code according to the product type may be identified based on the product code. Accordingly, a product having the same product code according to the type of product is expressed as a product code identification product. On the other hand, the product type of the preset code product may not be identified based on the product code. This is because product codes of the preset codes are arbitrarily generated in each store, and thus product code generation rules may be different for each store.

Accordingly, the controller 110 may include information on product code identification products provided from a plurality of store POS devices in one manager management sheet. In addition, the controller 110 may include information on preset code products provided from a corresponding store in each store management sheet. For example, the controller 110 includes information on preset code products provided from a first store POS device in a first shop management sheet, and includes preset code products provided from a second shop POS device in a second shop management sheet. information can be included. Accordingly, the management server 100 can efficiently manage product code identification products and preset code products.

In addition, in one embodiment, the storage unit 130 includes a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, and a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Memory) Read-Only Memory) may include various types of storage media such as magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk. In addition, the storage unit 130 may temporarily, permanently or semi-permanently store information, and may be provided in a built-in or removable type.

The management server 100 does not necessarily have to include all of the above configurations, and may be provided in a form excluding some configurations according to selection. In addition, the management server 100 may be provided in the form of an added configuration for performing additional functions and operations according to selection.

3 is a view for explaining a first shop force device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the first store force device 200 may include a controller 210 , a communication unit 220 and a storage unit 230 .

The control unit 210 may control each component of the first store force device 200 or may process and calculate various types of information. For example, the control unit 210 may manage control flow and/or data flow between the communication unit 220 and the storage unit 230 .

The control unit 210 may be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination thereof. For example, in terms of hardware, the control unit 210 may be implemented as a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a semiconductor chip, or other various types of electronic circuits. Also, for example, In terms of software, the control unit 110 may be implemented in a logic program executed according to the above-described hardware or various computer languages, etc. In addition, the control unit 210 may be a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processing device (DSP), or the like. It may be of any type including, but not limited to, any combination.

In addition, the controller 210 may include a force management module 211 and a force agent module 212 . The POS management module 211 may perform functions such as product management in each store, sales amount settlement processing, and collection/processing of various information and data necessary for store or store management. In addition, the force management module 211 may be different for each store and for each manager or manufacturer of the force management module 211, and accordingly, the data format (format) in the force management module 211 may be different. .

Also, in one embodiment, the force management module 211 may periodically or non-periodically update product information. Here, the product information may include information on stock status of each product. For example, the force management module 211 may update product information at intervals such as hourly, daily, etc., or update in real time whenever there is a change in product inventory status, such as product sales or product disposal. may be

In addition, the POS agent module 212 may generate or update first store management data by processing product information according to a predetermined data format in the POS management module 211 . In addition, the first store management data generated by the force agent module 212 may be created or updated in a data format understandable by the management server 100 . In one embodiment, the POS agent module 212 may be installed in the first store POS device by the management server 100 or an administrator of the management server 100 . In addition, POS agent modules installed in each of a plurality of shop POS devices may create or update corresponding shop management data in the same data format.

The communication unit 220 may be configured so that the first store POS device 200 communicates directly or indirectly with the aforementioned management server. For example, the communication unit 220 may transmit the first store management data to the management server according to instructions from the control unit 210 . In addition, the communication unit 220 may obtain information about products identified by product codes for the first store included in the manager management sheet from the management server. Accordingly, the product code identification product for the first store managed by the management server and the product code identification product managed by the first store POS device 200 may be linked in real time.

In addition, when the management server obtains a purchase request for a product sold at the first store from a buyer terminal, the product sale may be performed by transmitting and receiving information for processing product sales to and from the management server.

In addition, for example, the communication unit 220 performs communication according to wireless communication standards, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), WiFi Direct, NFC (Near Field Communication), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), Zigbee, mobile communication modules including 3G, 4G or 5G, and wired/wireless modules that transmit data through various other communication standards can include

The storage unit 230 may include information necessary for the operation of the integrated store sales system. For example, the storage unit 230 may store information about products generated, managed, or updated by the force management module 211 . Also, the storage unit 230 may store first store management data generated, managed, or updated by the force agent module 212 .

In addition, in one embodiment, the storage unit 230 includes a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, and a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Memory) Read-Only Memory) may include various types of storage media such as magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk. In addition, the storage unit 230 may temporarily, permanently or semi-permanently store information, and may be provided in a built-in or removable type.

The first shop force device 200 does not necessarily have to include all of the above-described configurations, and may be provided in a form excluding some configurations according to selection. In addition, the first shop force device 200 may be provided in the form of an added configuration for performing additional functions and operations according to selection.

4 is an operation flowchart illustrating an integrated product management method of a management server according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the integrated product management method of the management server according to an embodiment includes obtaining first store management data (S1000) and updating information on duplicate products in the first store management data (S2000). and updating information on a new product in the first store management data (S3000).

In step S1000, the management server may obtain first store management data from the POS device of the first store. In one embodiment, the management server may communicate with the first store POS device and obtain first store management data from a POS agent module of the first store POS device. For example, the first store management data may include product code identification product information and preset code product information. In addition, the first store management data includes a product code (eg, barcode), product name, product specification, product category, selling price, discount selling price, information on the first store, product quantity, product manufacturing date, and product delivery capability. Contains at least one of the region, representative image of the product, detailed image of the product, description of the product, country of manufacture (or country of origin) of the product, expiration date of the product, and inventory status information of the product, and has a data format for representing them can In addition, the first store management data may further include the above-described estimated stock amount.

In addition, as described above, in the case of industrial products, product codes are determined, and product information (e.g., product name, product specification, product category, representative image of product, detailed image of product, description of product, product information) is determined according to the product code. country of manufacture) may be determined. However, in some cases, product information that does not correspond to the product code may be stored in the first store management data.

Because of this, since wrong information can be delivered to the buyer, the management server can correct product information that does not correspond to the product code in the first store management data. For example, when the first store management data includes a first product code and first product information for a first product, the management server stores product information and first product information according to the first product code stored in the management server. It can be determined whether or not corresponds. At this time, when the product information according to the first product code stored in the management server does not correspond to the first product information, the management server converts the first product information from the first product management data according to the first product code stored in the management server. It can be modified with product information. For example, when the first product information of the first store management data does not include the representative image of the product and the detailed image of the product, the management server stores the representative image of the product and the product information stored in the product information according to the first product code stored in the management server. A detailed image of a product may be included in the first product information of the first store management data.

Also, even if the product is not an industrial product, some information (eg, representative image of product, detailed image of product, etc.) may be omitted from the first store management data. In this case, the management server checks whether or not the missing information about the product is stored in advance in the management server based on information that can identify the product, such as product code or product name, and if it is stored in advance, the missing information Information may be included in the first store management data.

Also, in step S2000, the management server may check whether a product included in the first store management data overlaps with a product registered in the manager management data. In one embodiment, in the case of a product code identification product, the management server may check whether a product included in the first store management data overlaps with a product registered in the manager management data based on the product code. In addition, in the case of a preset code product, the management server may check whether a product included in the first store management data overlaps with a product registered in the manager management data based on at least one of a product code, a product name, and a standard.

In addition, with respect to a duplicate product that overlaps with a product registered in the manager management data among products included in the first store management data, the management server may update information about the duplicate product in an item about the duplicate product of the manager management data. . For example, if product A is a duplicate product, manager management data may include product name, product description, selling price, discount selling price, specifications, product category, product code, etc. as items for product A. In this case, since product A is a duplicate product, the management server maintains the product name, product description, specification, and product code among the items for product A based on the first store management data, and updates the selling price and discount selling price. can be performed. In addition, if some information on product A (for example, a representative image for product A) is missing in the first store management data and the missing information on product A is already included in the manager management data, management The server may not update information missing from the first store management data. In addition, if some information on product A (for example, a representative image for product A) is missing in the first store management data, and the missing information on product A is already stored in the management server, the management server may update the manager management data and/or the first store management data by using the missing information about the pre-stored product A.

Also, according to embodiments, the management server may include the above-described expected demand amount in information on duplicated products to be updated. In addition, the management server may correct the inventory amount of the product using the expected demand amount. For example, if the inventory quantity of product A is designated as 0 in the first store management data, but the expected demand quantity of product A is 3, the management server may modify the inventory quantity of product A to 3 in the manager management data. This is because the fact that the inventory quantity of product A is 0 in the first store management data despite the expected demand quantity of product A being 3 is highly likely to result in an incorrect inventory count of product A at the first store.

In addition, in one embodiment, there may be products that are not included in the first store management data among products registered in manager management products. In this case, the management server may set a product status to a temporary out-of-stock state for a product that is not included in the first store management data among products registered as manager-managed products. This is because the corresponding product may not be sold through the first store as the corresponding product is not included in the first store management data. Thereafter, when the corresponding product is included in the newly obtained first store management data, the management server may change the status of the corresponding product from a temporary out-of-stock state to a normal sale state.

Also, in another example, the status of a product that is not included in the first store management data may be set to a normal sale status rather than temporarily set to an out-of-stock status, according to circumstances. This will be described using FIG. 6 .

6 is a diagram for explaining a product setting interface according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the management server may provide a product setting interface 600 to a manager of the management server or a manager of the first store POS device. When the product setting interface 600 is provided to the manager of the management server, the management server may update manager management data using information acquired through the product setting interface 600 . Also, when the product setting interface 600 is provided to the manager of the first store POS device, the management server may update the first store management data using information acquired through the product setting interface 600 .

In addition, the management server may obtain information such as product name, specification, special sale amount (or special sale availability), recommended product status, temporary out-of-stock status, minimum sale quantity, etc., by using the product setting interface 600 . The management server may register or manage a corresponding product based on the acquired information.

In addition, the product setting interface 600 may include a product fixing item 610 , and information on whether or not a product is fixed may be obtained through the product fixing item 610 . For example, the management server may obtain information indicating that a product is fixed for a specific product through the product setting interface 600 . In this case, if the specific product is not included in the first store management data among the products registered in the manager management product, the management server may set the specific product to a normal sale state without changing the status to a temporary out-of-stock state. there is. This may be because the fact that a specific product is fixed means that the specific product is always available for sale. Accordingly, even if a corresponding specific product is omitted from the first store management data, if the corresponding specific product is in a fixed state, the management server may set the status of the specific product to a normal sales state.

Referring back to FIG. 4 , in step S3000, for a new product that does not overlap with a product registered in the manager management data among products included in the first store management data, the management server sets an item for the new product in the manager management data. can be newly established. For example, the new product item may include the product name, product description, selling price, discount selling price, standard, product category, and product code of the new product B. In addition, the management server may update information on new products in the first store management data to the new product items. Step S3000 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 .

5 is an operation flowchart for explaining step S3000 of the integrated product management method of the management server according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, step S3000 is a step of dividing a new product into a first product classification and a second product classification (S3100), when the new product is the first product classification, for a new product belonging to the first product classification Corresponding product categories (S3200), updating a manager management sheet with corresponding product categories for new products belonging to the first product category (S3300), if the new product is a second product category, second product Corresponding product categories to new products belonging to the classification (S3400) and updating a first store management sheet with corresponding product categories for new products belonging to the second product classification (S3500). .

In step S3100, the management server may classify into a first product classification and a second product classification based on the product code. Here, the first product classification may represent a product classification for products identified by product codes having the same product code in the case of products of the same type, and the second product classification may indicate products for preset code products having different product codes even though they are products of the same type. classification can be indicated. In one embodiment, the management server determines whether the new product is a product code identification product based on the product code, and if it is not a product code identification product, it may be determined that the new product is a preset code product. For example, the management server checks whether the product code starts with 2, if the product code does not start with 2, determines that the new product is a product code identification product, and if the product code starts with 2, A new product may be determined as a preset code product.

In addition, in step S3200, if the new product is the first product classification, the management server determines the first product category, the second product category, and A third product category can be matched. Here, the first product category may refer to industrial products that can be sold on the online market, the second product category may refer to pending products that cannot be sold on the online market, and the third product category cannot be sold on the online market. It may mean a product (eg, alcohol, cigarettes, ice cream, etc.).

In addition, as described above, in the case of industrial products, a product code is determined, and product information (e.g., product name, product specification, product category, representative image of product, detailed image of product, product description, product) is determined according to the product code. country of manufacture) may be determined, but in some cases, product information that does not correspond to the product code may be stored in the first store management data. Accordingly, the management server determines whether the product information according to the previously stored product code corresponds to the product information according to the corresponding product code of the first store management data, and if not, the product information according to the previously stored product code ( For example, a first product category, a second product category, and a third product category may be associated with a new product using a product name).

In one embodiment, in step S3200, the management server may organize new products belonging to the first product classification in descending order based on sales volume. This may be to rapidly register new products with high sales volumes in the manager management sheet by corresponding product categories.

In addition, in step S3200, the management server may select a product corresponding to a third product category from among new products belonging to the first product classification based on the product name. For example, the management server may store product names of products that cannot be sold in the online market in advance, compare the stored product names with the product names of new products belonging to the first product category, and select products corresponding to the third product category. there is.

In addition, in step S3200, the management server may select a product corresponding to the first product category and a product corresponding to the second product category based on the amount of sales among products not corresponding to the third product category. For example, the management server may select a product whose sales amount is equal to or less than the standard sales amount among products that do not correspond to the third product category as a product corresponding to the second product category. In the case of a product having a sales volume of less than the standard sales volume, since the possibility of sale in the online market is highly unlikely to be confirmed by the management server, the product having a sales volume of less than the standard sales volume may correspond to the second product category.

In addition, in step S3200, the management server associates a product whose product name and standard are confirmed with the first product category for products whose sales volume is higher than the standard sales amount among products that do not correspond to the third product category, and confirms the product name and standard. Products that do not qualify can be associated with the second product category. In addition, the management server may acquire a product image for a product corresponding to the first product category among new products belonging to the first product classification. This may be because products corresponding to the first product category are sold through an online market.

In addition, in step S3300, the management server may update a manager management sheet with a corresponding product category for a new product belonging to the first product classification. Accordingly, new products belonging to the first product classification may be managed by the manager management sheet together with the corresponding product category.

In addition, in step S3400, if the new product belongs to the second product classification, the management server determines the first product category and the second product category based on at least one of product code, product name, or standard for the new product belonging to the second product classification. and a fourth product category. Here, the fourth product category includes unique products sold in the corresponding mart, and for example, the fourth product category may include products on a scale whose sales price is determined by a measured weight. For example, the management server may associate a product whose product code is equal to or less than a predetermined number of digits with the fourth product category.

In addition, in step S3400, when the new product is the second product category, the management server makes a product whose product name and specification are confirmed among products that do not correspond to the fourth product category correspond to the first product category, and the product name and specification are Unidentified products may be associated with the second product category. In addition, the management server may acquire a product image for a product corresponding to the first product category among new products belonging to the first product classification.

Also, in step S3500, the management server may update the first store management sheet with the corresponding product category for the new product belonging to the second product classification. Accordingly, new products belonging to the second product classification may be managed by the first store management sheet together with the corresponding product category.

7 is a diagram for explaining a product management interface according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the management server may provide product information through a product management interface 700 and perform product management (or product registration or product update). For example, the product management interface 700 may provide product image, product name, specification, product code (barcode), sales amount, discounted sales amount, whether or not there is a discount, information about a store, product category, update time, and the like. In addition, when the management server provides the product management interface 700 to the manager of the management server, the management server receives information on a store to manage products through the product management interface 700, and the product for the input store. management can be performed. In this case, the entered store may be a manager store managed by the management server. Here, the manager store refers to a store that comprehensively manages products in the manager management sheet described above, and may not be exposed to the buyer's terminal. Accordingly, when the input store is a manager store, the management server may manage products included in the aforementioned first product classification.

Also, when the management server provides the store management interface 700 to the manager of the first store, the management server may perform product management for the first store. At this time, since the manager of the first store does not have authority to manage products of other stores, unlike the case where the store management interface 700 is provided to the manager of the management server, the store management interface 700 is provided to the first store management interface 700. When provided to a manager of a store, product management of stores other than the first store may not be performed.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program commands recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. - includes hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

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In the integrated product management method of a management server for integrally managing products managed in a plurality of stores,
obtaining first store management data from a POS device of a first store among the plurality of stores;
checking whether a product included in the first store management data overlaps with a product registered in manager management data;
Among the products included in the first store management data, for a duplicate product identical to a product registered in the manager management data, the item for the duplicate product of the manager management data includes the duplicate product included in the first store management data. Updating information about; and
Among the products included in the first store management data, for a new product that does not overlap with a product registered in the manager management data, an item for the new product is newly established in the manager management data, and an item for the new product is added. Updating information on the new product in the first store management data;
including,
The new product is divided into a first product classification or a second product classification,
The manager management data includes a manager management sheet and a first store management sheet;
The manager management sheet includes an item for a product included in the first product classification so that the product for the first product classification is integrated and managed by the manager;
The first store management sheet includes an item for a product included in the second product classification so that the product for the second product classification is managed for each store by the manager;
The first product classification represents a product classification for products identified by product codes having the same product code in the case of products of the same type;
The second product classification indicates a product classification for preset code products having different product codes even if they are the same type of product;
Updating the information on the new product,
determining the new product as the first product classification or the second product classification based on the product code;
mapping a first product category, a second product category, and a third product category to each of the new products belonging to the first product category, based on at least one of a product name, sales amount, or standard;
Updating a product belonging to the first product classification along with a corresponding product category in the manager management sheet;
Corresponds to any one of the first product category, the second product category, and the fourth product category based on at least one of the product code, product name, or standard for each of the products belonging to the second product category among the new products. step of doing; and
Updating a product belonging to the second product classification along with a corresponding product category on the first store management sheet.
including,
The first product category represents a product that can be sold;
The second product category represents a product whose sale is suspended;
The third product category represents a product that cannot be sold;
The fourth product category represents a product whose selling price is determined by the measured weight.
Integrated product management method.
delete delete According to claim 1,
Corresponding to any one of a first product category, a second product category, and a third product category based on at least one of a product name, sales amount, or standard with respect to each of the products belonging to the first product category among the new products ,
Selecting a product corresponding to the third product category from among products belonging to the first product classification based on the product name;
selecting a product corresponding to the first product category and a product corresponding to the second product category based on the sales volume among products not corresponding to the third product category;
Integrated product management method.
According to claim 4,
Among the products that do not correspond to the third product category, products for which the product name and the standard are not confirmed are selected as products corresponding to the second product category.
Integrated product management method.
According to claim 1,
Corresponds to any one of the first product category, the second product category, and the fourth product category based on at least one of a product code, a product name, or a standard for each of the products belonging to the second product category among the new products. The steps to do are
Selecting a product corresponding to the fourth product category from among products belonging to the second product classification based on the product code;
Among the products that do not correspond to the fourth product category, a product for which the product name and the standard are confirmed is selected as a product corresponding to the first product category;
Selecting a product for which the product name and the standard are not confirmed among products that do not correspond to the fourth product category as a product corresponding to the second product category,
Integrated product management method.
delete delete A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 and 4 to 6.
In the management server for integrally managing products managed in a plurality of stores,
communications department; and
Including a control unit,
The control unit,
Obtaining first store management data from a POS device of a first store among the plurality of stores through the communication unit;
Check whether a product included in the first store management data overlaps with a product registered in manager management data;
Among the products included in the first store management data, for a duplicate product identical to a product registered in the manager management data, the item for the duplicate product of the manager management data includes the duplicate product included in the first store management data. update information about
Among the products included in the first store management data, for a new product that does not overlap with a product registered in the manager management data, an item for the new product is newly established in the manager management data, and an item for the new product is added. Updating information on the new product of the first store management data;
The new product is divided into a first product classification or a second product classification,
The manager management data includes a manager management sheet and a first store management sheet;
The manager management sheet includes an item for a product included in the first product classification so that the product for the first product classification is integrated and managed by the manager;
The first store management sheet includes an item for a product included in the second product classification so that the product for the second product classification is managed for each store by the manager;
The first product classification represents a product classification for products identified by product codes having the same product code in the case of products of the same type;
The second product classification indicates a product classification for preset code products having different product codes even if they are the same type of product;
The management server,
Determining the new product as the first product classification or the second product classification based on the product code;
Corresponding to any one of a first product category, a second product category, and a third product category based on at least one of a product name, sales volume, or standard with respect to a product belonging to the first product category among the new products;
Updating a product belonging to the first product classification along with a corresponding product category in the manager management sheet;
Corresponds to any one of the first product category, the second product category, and the fourth product category based on at least one of the product code, product name, or standard for each of the products belonging to the second product category among the new products. let it,
Updating a product belonging to the second product classification together with a corresponding product category in the first store management sheet;
The first product category represents a product that can be sold;
The second product category represents a product whose sale is suspended;
The third product category represents a product that cannot be sold;
The fourth product category represents a product whose selling price is determined by the measured weight.
management server.

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