KR102483828B1 - Method for auto-matically selling products and server performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a method for automatically selling products by a product sale linking server, which sells products whose prices and inventory change frequently without a separate sales manager. According to the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: generating, by a seller, a list of products which can be registered on an external public sales server among a plurality of products registered on the seller's webpage; determining prices by date or time for the products included in the list; detecting a seller input area related to a product on a product registration webpage of the external public sales server, and registering the price of the product corresponding to the list in the detected seller input area; and acquiring a purchase request for a product from the external public sales server and determining whether the product can be sold according to the price.

Description

Product automatic sales method and server performing the same {METHOD FOR AUTO-MATICALLY SELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVER PERFORMING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a method for automatically selling products with high price and inventory volatility, and a server for performing the same.

In the case of intangible products (tourism and leisure products) that have large changes in demand by time and day of the week, prices change rapidly according to time/date/time. For example, in the case of sports and leisure products, prices change rapidly as demand increases on weekends, and more specifically, since demand in the morning and afternoon is relatively greater than in the early morning, there is a price deviation for each time zone.

These products can be sold by the seller by fixing the price of the product according to a price table for each time/date/time. However, when market competition is overheated, competitiveness may decrease. Accordingly, sellers are monitoring the prices of their competitors through dedicated personnel who monitor the prices of products, while revising their prices several times a day.

Meanwhile, sellers sell products through specialized sites that sell only products having the above characteristics, or sell only a limited number of products in an open market or portal site within an e-commerce platform.

In order to secure consumers and increase the convenience of product sales, it is desirable to increase the product sales rate on third-party public sales sites (large sales sites such as open markets and portal sites) that sell various products, but external public sales sites There is a problem that the characteristics of the service provided by and the characteristics of the product conflict. Specifically, an external public sales site provides a sales agent service for a product with a fixed price, with the seller registering the product price and inventory until the product's stock is exhausted, but the date/time of use Products with very different prices do not require such a service.

Accordingly, some external public sales sites have built a sales service so that prices can be entered by date in consideration of these problems, but this ultimately requires handwritten input through dedicated personnel, so the sales service has not been improved. is not

In addition, in the case of an external common sales site, inventory is managed in units of units, but if a product is managed in units of time, the product may have difficulties in selling or managing inventory in the external common sales site.

The background description of the invention has been prepared to facilitate understanding of the present invention. It should not be construed as an admission that matters described in the background art of the invention exist as prior art.

Therefore, a new method is required to solve the problem of inefficient product sales process and inventory management that solves all inconveniences caused by sales scenario inconsistency through manpower.

As a result, the inventors of the present invention have attempted to develop a method and a server that can sell products whose price and inventory are frequently changed on an external public sales site other than a specialized site without a separate sales manager.

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

In order to solve the above problems, an automatic product sales method of a product sales linkage server according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. The method includes generating a list of products registerable on an external common sales server among a plurality of products registered on a seller web page through a seller, determining a price for each date or time of a product included in the list, Detecting a seller input area related to a product in a product registration web page of an external common sales server, and registering a price of a product corresponding to the list in the detected seller input area; obtaining and determining whether the product can be sold according to the price of the product.

According to a feature of the present invention, the generating of the list of products may include generating a product matching table by matching one main product registerable in the external common selling server with a plurality of products registered in the seller web page. may further include.

According to another feature of the present invention, the step of determining the price may be a step of determining the selling price of the main product by date or time based on the selling price of the plurality of products registered on the seller web page.

According to another feature of the present invention, the purchase request for the product may include a product purchase time or product use period along with the selling price and product identification information of the product registered in the external common sales server.

According to another feature of the present invention, the step of determining whether the sale is possible may further include comparing the selling price of the product registered on the external common selling server with the selling price of the product registered on the seller web page. there is.

According to another feature of the present invention, the step of determining the quantity of the corresponding product registered on the seller web page based on the product identification information may be further included prior to the step of determining whether the product is available for sale.

According to another feature of the present invention, the product purchase request may be acquired through crawling of a product sales web page of the external public sales server.

According to another feature of the present invention, the step of automatically selling or canceling a product through the seller web page according to whether the sale is possible, and the sale or cancellation result of the product is displayed on the product sales web page of the external public sales server. The step of registering may be further included.

In order to solve the above problems, a product sales linkage server according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided. The server includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor operably connected to the communication interface and the memory, and the processor includes a product registerable in an external common selling server among a plurality of products registered on a seller web page through a seller. A list of products is generated, prices of products included in the list are determined by date or time, a seller input area related to a product is detected in a product registration web page of the external common sales server, and the seller input area is displayed in the detected seller input area. It is configured to register a price of a product corresponding to the list, obtain a purchase request for the product from the external common sales server, and determine whether the product can be sold according to the price.

Other embodiment specifics are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The present invention automatically sells products with high price volatility and inventory liquidity according to a scenario in which the seller's sales profit is maximized even on a third external public sales site that sells various products, such as an open market or portal site that sells various products. can do. In particular, in the case of external public sales sites, considering that prices and stocks are statically managed, product prices and stocks can be automatically updated according to product sales status, and product purchases/sales can occur when purchase quantities do not match. This can prevent delays in the process.

In addition, since the present invention does not require an additional service on the external public side to sell products on an external public sales site, an automatic product sales process can be applied with little time and cost.

In addition, according to the present invention, products with high price volatility according to time/date/time can be conveniently sold without manpower. In particular, the present invention can automatically perform inventory management according to product purchase confirmation or purchase cancellation, as well as automatic product sales.

In addition, the present invention can increase the competitiveness and awareness of a seller operating a small specialized site through product purchase linkage with a third party sales site that has many consumers, and consumers can purchase excellent products at a low price. .

Effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic merchandise vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an automatic product sales service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a seller device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a product sales linkage server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart of a method for automatically selling products according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods of achieving them, will become clear with reference to the detailed description of the following embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and will be implemented in various forms different from each other, only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the person who has the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like elements.

In this document, expressions such as "has," "may have," "includes," or "may include" indicate the existence of a corresponding feature (eg, numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). , which does not preclude the existence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B,” “at least one of A and/and B,” or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” or “at least one of A or B” (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B, Or (3) may refer to all cases including at least one A and at least one B.

Expressions such as “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” used in this document may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and refer to one element as It is used only to distinguish it from other components and does not limit the corresponding components. For example, a first user device and a second user device may represent different user devices regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of rights described in this document, a first element may be named a second element, and similarly, the second element may also be renamed to the first element.

A component (e.g., a first component) is "(operatively or communicatively) coupled with/to" another component (e.g., a second component); When referred to as "connected to", it should be understood that the certain component may be directly connected to the other component or connected through another component (eg, a third component). On the other hand, when an element (eg, a first element) is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element (eg, a second element), the element and the above It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between the other components.

As used in this document, the expression "configured to" means "suitable for," "having the capacity to," depending on the circumstances. ," "designed to," "adapted to," "made to," or "capable of." The term "configured (or set) to" may not necessarily mean only "specifically designed to" hardware. Instead, in some contexts, the phrase "device configured to" may mean that the device is "capable of" in conjunction with other devices or components. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured) to perform A, B, and C" may include a dedicated processor (e.g., embedded processor) to perform those operations, or by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. , may mean a general-purpose processor (eg, CPU or application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe a specific embodiment, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. Singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, an ideal or excessively formal meaning. not be interpreted as In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be interpreted to exclude the embodiments of this document.

Each feature of the various embodiments of the present invention can be partially or entirely combined or combined with each other, and as those skilled in the art can fully understand, various interlocking and driving operations are possible, and each embodiment can be implemented independently of each other. It may be possible to implement together in an association relationship.

For clarity of interpretation of this specification, terms used in this specification will be defined below.

1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic merchandise vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an automatic product sales system 1000 may include a seller device 100 , a product sales linkage server 200 , an external common sales server 300 and a consumer device 400 .

The automatic product sales system 1000 can help a seller who sells a product whose price changes quickly on a daily/hourly basis to more conveniently sell the product.

For example, in the case of a short-term car rental product, reservations can be made even after several months, so the seller must enter the price for each period and time on the open market or portal site to sell the car rental product, and even after the input, the time , periodic updates in minutes should be performed.

Accordingly, the automatic product sales system 1000 automatically registers in an open market or portal site on behalf of the seller through the product sales linkage server 200, checks the inventory of the product possessed by the seller or the date and time of use, and You can decide whether to sell or not.

The seller device 100 is a device possessed by a seller who sells a product, and may be a device capable of executing a web/app application (program) for product sales registration provided by the product sales linkage server 200 . For example, the seller device 100 may include a smart phone, a tablet PC, and the like.

The seller device 100 is a product identification information (unique information consisting of at least one of product name, English, numbers, Korean, and special characters) on a web page (seller web page) for product sales provided by the product sales linkage server 200. , selling price, initial inventory and other references can be registered. Here, the selling price may be divided by time or day.

The seller device 100 may check product purchase/cancellation results through the product sales linkage server 200, and may check stock according to product purchase/cancellation results on a daily/hourly basis on the seller web page. For example, the seller device 100 registers the car type and vehicle of the rental car, insurance corresponding to the vehicle, rental fee by date, and vehicle/half vehicle restriction information on the seller web page provided by the product sales linkage server 200. can In addition, the seller device 100 can manage the inventory of products registered by the seller, and through this, an interface through which the seller can inquire about rental vehicles and rates based on the rental start date/time and the return date/time can provide

In various embodiments, the merchant device 100 may adjust the price through the merchant web page. For example, the seller may adjust the selling price of products on weekdays and weekends of a specific period through the seller device 100 . In addition, the seller device 100 may provide the adjusted selling price to the product sales interworking server 200, and through this, the sales web page of the external public sales server 300 managed by the product sales interworking server 200 also corresponds to the corresponding The selling price of a product in a specific period may be adjusted.

In this way, the seller device 100 can sell products through several external public sales servers 300 just by registering product information in the product sales interlock server 200, and the product sales interlock server 200 You can check the result of purchase/cancellation of products automatically processed by .

The product sales linkage server 200 may be a server or device capable of registering products in the external common sales server 300 on behalf of a seller. The product sales linkage server 200 provides an application for product sales registration to the seller device 100, crawls the web page of the external common sales server 300, collects fee information according to product sales, and collects product information. can be registered and sold.

In various embodiments, the product sales linkage server 200 may manage the selling price of the product by date/time and inventory of the product, and determine whether to sell the product.

In relation to this, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an automatic product sales service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the product sales linkage server 200 may provide 1) product/price linkage service and 2) product sale/cancellation automation service. Specifically, the product sales linkage server 200 transfers the sales information of products acquired through the seller device 100 (corresponding to the “own platform” shown in FIG. 2) to the external public sales server 300 (see FIG. 2). Corresponding to the illustrated “e-commerce”) can be registered. In addition, the product sales linkage server 200 may determine the sales price of the product based on various databases before registering the product in the external common sales server 300 .

In addition, the product sales linkage server 200 may receive a purchase request or cancellation request for a product from the external common sales server 300, and may sell the product or cancel the sale on behalf of the seller. Here, the product sales interworking server 200 may check the cancellation fee of the seller and the external common sales server 300 together with the date of the cancellation request, and calculate the cancellation fee to be charged to the consumer.

In addition, the product sales linkage server 200 may update product inventory according to a product purchase request or cancellation request. Accordingly, the seller and the consumer can check the inventory of the product according to time/date in real time.

In various embodiments, the product sales linkage server 200 may acquire the steps shown in bold lines in FIG. 2 through crawling of a web page provided by the server.

Referring back to FIG. 1 , the external public sales server 300 may be a server that sells or acts as a sales agent for various products in addition to products whose prices change rapidly on a daily/hourly basis. For example, the external public sales server 300 may be a server operated by open market companies such as 11st and Gmarket, or a server operated by portal sites such as Naver and Daum. The external common sales server 300 may acquire sales information (product name, selling price per day, product inventory, etc.) of products sold by sellers through a product registration web page, and in the present invention, a product sales interworking server ( 200), product sales information may be automatically input.

In various embodiments, the external common sales server 300 and the product sales linkage server 200 may exchange data according to the consumer's product purchase. For example, the external common sales server 300 may transmit product purchase request or cancellation request information to the product sales interworking server 200, and the date/hour unit sales price of the product from the product sales interworking server 200. , reconsideration, and cancellation fee information to be charged to consumers according to cancellation requests can be received.

The consumer device 400 is a device possessed by a consumer purchasing a product, and may be a device capable of accessing a web site or web page of the external public sales server 300 . For example, consumer device 300 may include a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PC, and the like.

The consumer device 400 may search for and purchase products from the external public sales server 300 . The external public sales server 300 can acquire the product purchase time, reservation number, purchaser name, purchaser contact information, product name, product use period (use date ~ use end date), selling price, etc. through the consumer device 400, , It can be transmitted to the product sales linkage server 200.

So far, the automatic product sales system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, the automatic product sales system 1000 may automatically register and sell product prices on behalf of sellers who sell products requiring continuous price monitoring.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3 , the seller device 100 in which an application for product sales registration is installed and executed will be described.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a seller device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the merchant device 100 may include a memory interface 110 , one or more processors 120 and a peripheral interface 130 . The various components within merchant device 100 may be connected by one or more communication buses or signal lines.

The memory interface 110 may be connected to the memory 150 and transfer various data to the processor 120 . Here, the memory 150 is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM, SRAM, ROM, EEPROM, PROM, network storage storage, cloud , It may include at least one type of storage medium among blockchain databases.

In various embodiments, memory 150 includes operating system 151 , communication module 152 , graphical user interface module (GUI) 153 , sensor processing module 154 , telephony module 155 and applications 156 . At least one or more of them may be stored. Specifically, the operating system 151 may include instructions for processing basic system services and instructions for performing hardware tasks. The communication module 152 may communicate with at least one of one or more other devices, computers, and servers. A graphical user interface module (GUI) 153 may process a graphical user interface. The sensor processing module 154 may process sensor-related functions (eg, process voice input received using one or more microphones 192). The phone module 155 may process phone-related functions. The application module 156 may perform various functions of a user application, such as electronic messaging, web browsing, media processing, navigation, imaging, and other processing functions. In addition, the seller device 100 may store one or more software applications 156 - 1 and 156 - 2 (eg, a product sales registration application) associated with any one type of service in the memory 150 .

In various embodiments, the memory 150 may store a digital assistant client module 157 (hereinafter referred to as a DA client module), thereby storing instructions and various user data 158 for performing client-side functions of the digital assistant. (eg, user-customized vocabulary data, preference data, and other data such as the user's electronic address book, to-do list, shopping list, etc.).

Meanwhile, the DA client module 157 receives a user's voice input, text input, touch input, and/or gesture input through various user interfaces (eg, the I/O subsystem 140) provided in the merchant device 100. can be obtained

In addition, the DA client module 157 may output audio-visual and tactile data. For example, the DA client module 157 may output data consisting of a combination of at least two of voice, sound, notification, text message, menu, graphic, video, animation, and vibration. In addition, the DA client module 157 may communicate with a digital assistant server (not shown) using the communication subsystem 180 .

In various embodiments, DA client module 157 may collect additional information about the surrounding environment of merchant device 100 from various sensors, subsystems, and peripheral devices to construct a context associated with user input. . For example, the DA client module 157 may infer the user's intention by providing context information together with the user's input to the digital assistant server. Here, the situational information that may accompany the user input may include sensor information, eg, lighting, ambient noise, ambient temperature, image of the surrounding environment, video, and the like. For another example, contextual information may include the physical state of merchant device 100 (eg, device orientation, device location, device temperature, power level, speed, acceleration, motion patterns, cellular signal strength, etc.). For another example, the contextual information is information related to the software state of the merchant device 100 (eg, processes running on the merchant device 100, installed programs, past and present network activity, background services, error logs, resource usage etc.) may be included.

In various embodiments, the memory 150 may include added or deleted commands, and furthermore, the seller device 100 may include additional configurations other than the configuration shown in FIG. 3 or may exclude some configurations.

The processor 120 can control the overall operation of the seller device 100 and implements (executes) a seller interface (web page) capable of inputting product sales information by driving an application or program stored in the memory 150. ) to perform various commands.

The processor 120 may correspond to an arithmetic device such as a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP). In addition, the processor 120 may be implemented in the form of an integrated chip (IC) such as a System on Chip (SoC) in which various computing devices such as a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) are integrated.

In various embodiments, the processor 120 may obtain information on a plurality of products through a seller web page provided for each seller. For example, the processor 120 may obtain product information such as product name, product option, product selling price per date/unit, cancellation fee for each seller, inventory, and the like.

In various embodiments, the processor 120 may determine the priority of product sales through the seller before requesting the product sales interworking server 200 to sell products as an agent. Specifically, since the product sold by the seller has a large price difference depending on the amount of demand and supply depending on the date/time, when comparing the selling price at the time the product is registered for sale and the time the product is sold, the selling price increases and the seller suffers losses. can be worn Accordingly, the processor 120 may determine whether the priority of sales is the sales quantity or the rate of return according to the sales price through the seller, and the priority determination result and the rate of return are transmitted through the communication module 152 to the product sales linkage server 200. can be sent to

In various embodiments, the processor 120 may receive a product inventory shortage notification and a product sales price update notification from the product sales linkage server 200 and output the notification. For example, the processor 120 may provide a list of product sales price fluctuations in a unit of date/time through the touch screen 143 .

The peripheral interface 130 may be connected to various sensors, subsystems, and peripheral devices to provide data so that the merchant device 100 can perform various functions. Here, it can be understood that the seller device 100 performs a certain function as being performed by the processor 120 .

Perimeter interface 130 may receive data from motion sensor 160, light sensor (light sensor) 161, and proximity sensor 162, through which merchant device 100 may receive orientation, light, and proximity. sensing function, etc. As another example, the peripheral interface 130 may receive data from other sensors 163 (positioning system-GPS receiver, temperature sensor, biometric sensor), through which the merchant device 100 may be provided with other sensors. It can perform functions related to (163).

In various embodiments, merchant device 100 may include a camera subsystem 170 coupled with peripheral interface 130 and an optical sensor 171 coupled therewith, allowing merchant device 100 to take pictures and video. Various shooting functions such as clip recording can be performed.

In various embodiments, merchant device 100 may include a communication subsystem 180 coupled with peripheral interface 130 . The communication subsystem 180 is composed of one or more wired/wireless networks, and may include various communication ports, radio frequency transceivers, and optical transceivers.

In various embodiments, merchant device 100 includes an audio subsystem 190 coupled with peripheral interface 130, which audio subsystem 190 includes one or more speakers 191 and one or more microphones 192. By including, vendor device 100 may perform voice-activated functions, such as voice recognition, voice replication, digital recording, and telephony functions.

In various embodiments, merchant device 100 may include I/O subsystem 140 coupled with peripheral interface 130 . For example, the I/O subsystem 140 may control the touch screen 143 included in the merchant device 100 through the touch screen controller 141 . As an example, the touch screen controller 141 uses any one of a plurality of touch sensing technologies, such as capacitive, resistive, infrared, surface acoustic wave technology, proximity sensor array, etc. and cessation of movement. For another example, I/O subsystem 140 may control other input/control devices 144 included in merchant device 100 via other input controller(s) 142 . As an example, other input controller(s) 142 may control one or more buttons, rocker switches, thumb-wheels, infrared ports, USB ports, and pointer devices such as styluses and the like.

So far, the seller device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, a seller can sell a product having high price volatility and inventory liquidity through an external common sales site through a device possessed by the seller, thereby securing a large number of consumers.

Hereinafter, the product sales linkage server 200 that provides a product/price linkage service and a product sale/cancellation automation service to a seller will be described.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a product sales linkage server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the product sales interworking server 200 may include a communication interface 210, a memory 220, an I/O interface 230, and a processor 240, each of which includes one or more communication buses. Alternatively, they may communicate with each other through signal lines.

The communication interface 210 may be connected to the seller device 100 and the external common selling server 300 through a wired/wireless communication network to exchange data.

For example, the communication interface 210 may transmit a web page for registering a plurality of products and product purchase/cancellation results to the seller device 100, and information on products being sold from the seller device 100 may be transmitted. can receive Here, the product information may include product identification information (product name, unique information consisting of at least one of English, numbers, Korean, and special characters), selling price in units of time/date, initial stock, and other references.

For another example, the communication interface 210 may receive a purchase request or a cancellation request for a product from the external public sales server 300, and may receive a sale price, inventory in a unit of date/hour to the external public sales server 300. In response to a cancellation request, information on a cancellation fee to be charged to the consumer may be transmitted.

However, here, that the product sales linkage server 200 transmits various information from the external public sales server 300 may be understood as inputting the corresponding information to the web page of the external public sales server 300 .

On the other hand, the communication interface 210 enabling transmission and reception of such data includes a communication port 211 and a wireless circuit 212, where the wired communication port 211 is one or more wired interfaces, for example, Ethernet, This may include Universal Serial Bus (USB), FireWire, and the like. Also, the wireless circuit 212 may transmit/receive data with an external device through an RF signal or an optical signal. In addition, wireless communication may use at least one of a plurality of communication standards, protocols and technologies, such as GSM, EDGE, CDMA, TDMA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VoIP, Wi-MAX, or any other suitable communication protocol.

The memory 220 may store various data used in the product sales linkage server 200 . For example, the memory 220 includes configuration data of a seller web page or seller interface for obtaining product sales information, information on a plurality of products registered by the seller, a list of sellable products registered for each external common sales server 300, A product price prediction model learned to predict the future price of a product by inputting a cancellation fee of the seller and the external common sales server 300 and a product feature may be stored.

In various embodiments, the memory 220 may include volatile or non-volatile recording media capable of storing various data, commands, and information. For example, the memory 220 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM, SRAM, ROM, EEPROM, PROM, network storage storage , Cloud, and a blockchain database may include at least one type of storage medium.

In various embodiments, the memory 220 may store configurations of at least one of the operating system 221 , the communication module 222 , the user interface module 223 , and one or more applications 224 .

Operating system 221 (e.g. embedded operating systems such as LINUX, UNIX, MAC OS, WINDOWS, VxWorks, etc.) is a variety of software for controlling and managing general system tasks (e.g. memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) components and drivers, and may support communication between various hardware, firmware, and software components.

The communication module 223 may support communication with other devices through the communication interface 210 . The communication module 220 may include various software components for processing data received by the wired communication port 211 or the wireless circuit 212 of the communication interface 210 .

The user interface module 223 may receive a user's request or input from a keyboard, touch screen, microphone, etc. through the I/O interface 230 and provide a user interface on a display.

Applications 224 may include programs or modules configured to be executed by one or more processors 240 . Here, an application for providing a non-motor symptom monitoring service may be implemented on a server farm.

The I/O interface 230 may connect at least one of an input/output device (not shown) of the product sales interworking server 200, for example, a display, a keyboard, a touch screen, and a microphone, to the user interface module 223. The I/O interface 230 may receive user input (eg, voice input, keyboard input, touch input, etc.) together with the user interface module 223 and process a command according to the received input.

The processor 240 is connected to the communication interface 210, the memory 220, and the I/O interface 230 to control the overall operation of the product sales interworking server 200, and applications stored in the memory 220 or Through the program, it is possible to update the selling price of the product by date/hour and execute various commands for managing the inventory of the product.

The processor 240 may correspond to an arithmetic device such as a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP). In addition, the processor 240 may be implemented in the form of an integrated chip (IC) such as a System on Chip (SoC) in which various computing devices are integrated. Alternatively, the processor 240 may include a module for calculating an artificial neural network model, such as a Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

In various embodiments, the processor 240 may automatically register a plurality of products for sale in the external common sales server 300 and perform the role of an overall seller. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 5, the processor 240 may Describe the function it performs.

5 is a flowchart of a method for automatically selling products according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the processor 240 may generate a list of products registerable in the external common sales server 300 from among a plurality of products registered on the seller's web page through the seller (S110). Specifically, a seller may register a detailed product list on the seller web page, but the number of products sold may be different in the external common sales server 300 that does not professionally sell the product.

Accordingly, the processor 240 may crawl the product sales web page in the external public sales server 300 and extract a product group handled by the seller as a list of products registerable in the server.

In various embodiments, the processor 240 may generate a product matching table by matching one main product registerable in the external common selling server 300 with a plurality of products registered in the seller's web page. Here, one main product may correspond to a product group acquired through crawling.

For example, a seller handling rental car products can register detailed product lists such as “Avante AD” and “Avante MD” on the seller’s web page, but the external common sales server 300 unifies them into “Avante” and can be sold The processor 240 may create a product matching table such as (Avante AD, Avante) or (Avante MD, Avante), and may match a list of products generated through crawling.

After step S110, the processor 240 may determine the price for each date or time of the product included in the list (S120). Specifically, the processor 240 may determine the selling price of the main product by date or time based on the selling price of a plurality of products registered on the seller's web page.

In addition, the processor 240, when the product registered in the seller web page and the product registered in the external common sales server 300 are different, use the product matching table generated in step S110 to the external common sales server 300. Based on the registered product, the selling price of the product by date/hour can be collected. In addition to this, the processor 240 may predict the future selling price of a product by using a product price prediction model learned to predict the future price of a product using product features as inputs, and the processor 240 collects and predicts the product The selling price of the unit of date/hour may be a criterion for determining the selling price of the product.

Meanwhile, although the selling price registered on the seller web page may be registered in the external public sales server 300 as it is, in consideration of the sales commission of the external public sales server 300 and competitiveness with other sellers, the external public sales server ( 300) can be adjusted.

In various embodiments, processor 240 may determine a seller's pricing strategy via the seller's web page. Specifically, the processor 240 may confirm through the seller which of the product sales volume through the external common sales server 300 and the margin rate through product sales will be considered first. The processor 240 may determine the selling price of the product on a daily/time basis according to the selling price determination strategy selected by the seller.

After step S120, the processor 240 may detect a seller input area related to the product in the product registration web page of the external public sales server 300, and register the price of the product corresponding to the list in the detected seller input area. (S130). Here, the seller input area is an area that exists in the seller interface provided by the external public sales server 300 to the seller, and the processor 240 detects an area where product-related content can be input on the product registration web page through crawling. can

That is, in the present invention, web pages provided by the external public sales server 300 can be crawled so that an automatic product sales service can be provided to the seller without a separate partnership with the external public sales server 300 .

In various embodiments, the processor 240 may input a selling price for each date/time of the product, and update the selling price and inventory of the product in real time.

After step S130, the processor 240 obtains a purchase request for a product from the external common selling server 300, and determines whether the product can be sold according to the price (S140). Specifically, the processor 240 may obtain a product purchase request by crawling a product sales web page for each seller of the external public sales server 300 .

In various embodiments, a purchase request for a product is registered in the external common sales server 300, along with the selling price of the product and product identification information (unique information consisting of at least one of product name, English, numbers, Korean, and special characters) of the product. It may include the time of purchase or the period of use of the product. For example, the processor 240 may acquire the product purchase time, reservation number, purchaser name, purchaser contact information, product name, product use period (use date to use end date), selling price, etc. through crawling.

That is, the processor 240 may inquire whether the product is available and the selling price through the seller web page according to the product purchase request, and determine whether the product is available for sale. Specifically, before the step of determining whether the processor 240 is available for sale, the processor 240 may check the quantity of the corresponding product registered on the seller's web page based on the product identification information.

For example, in the case of a short-term rental car, if one consumer rents a car until 10:00, another consumer can rent a car at a later time, but in the external public sales server 300 that manages inventory on a daily basis, such situation was not taken into account. However, the processor 240 of the present invention manages product inventory in real time on behalf of the seller (inquires whether or not the product is available), thereby preventing a situation in which products cannot be sold due to unsynchronization of inventory in units of time.

In various embodiments, the processor 240 may compare a selling price of a product registered in the external common selling server 300 with a selling price of a product registered on a seller web page. Specifically, the processor 240 may determine whether or not to sell when the price difference according to the comparison result is equal to or greater than a value set by the seller, and through this, the seller can secure a minimum profit rate or secure new customers.

Meanwhile, the processor 240 may obtain a purchase cancellation request from the external common sales server 300 . The processor 240 may obtain product cancellation request time, reservation number, purchaser name, purchaser contact information, product name, product use period (use date to use end date), selling price, etc. through crawling.

In various embodiments, the processor 240 may check whether the product can be canceled and the cancellation fee through the seller's web page. Here, the cancellation fee includes a cancellation fee between the seller and the external public sales server 300 , and the processor 240 may determine a cancellation fee to be paid to the external public sales server 300 or a cancellation fee to be charged to the consumer.

In this way, the processor 240 obtains a purchase request or a purchase cancellation request from the external public sales server 300, and automatically sells or cancels the corresponding product through the seller web page according to whether the sale/cancellation is possible. can

In addition, the processor 240 may register a product sales or cancellation result of the product on the product sales web page of the external common sales server 300 . Here, in the case of a cancellation result, the processor 240 may input a cancellation fee through crawling.

In various embodiments, processor 240 may retry multiple times if a series of purchase confirmations or cancellation confirmations do not proceed. If purchase confirmation or cancellation confirmation does not proceed even after retrying a plurality of times, a notification of product purchase confirmation or cancellation request may be provided to the seller device 100 through the communication interface 210 .

So far, the product sales linkage server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently sell products with high price volatility by time/date/time without requiring manpower. In particular, the present invention can automatically perform inventory management according to product purchase confirmation or purchase cancellation, as well as automatic product sales.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and may be variously modified and implemented without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. there is. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1000: Product automatic sales system
100: seller device
110: memory interface 120: processor
130 Peripheral Interface 140 I/O Subsystem
141: touch screen controller 142: other input controller
143: touch screen
144: other input control devices
150: memory 151: operating system
152: communication module 153: GUI module
154: sensor processing module 155: phone module
156: applications
156-1, 156-2: Application
157: digital assistant client module
158: user data
160: motion sensor 161: light sensor
162 Proximity sensor 163 Other sensors
170: camera subsystem 171: optical sensor
180: communication subsystem
190: audio subsystem
191: speaker 192: microphone
200: product sales linkage server
210: communication interface
211 wired communication port 212 wireless circuit
220: memory
221: operating system 222: communication module
223 user interface module 224 application
230: I/O interface 240: processor
300: external public sales server
400: consumer device

Claims (16)

A sales method performed by a processor of a product sales linkage server,
The processor crawls product sales web pages for each of a plurality of external common sales servers, and among the plurality of products registered in the seller web page, one main product that can be registered for each of the plurality of external common sales servers and fee information according to product sales extracting;
generating, by the processor, a list of products in which products belonging to the same product group as the main product extracted for each of the plurality of external common selling servers are matched;
determining, by the processor, one selling price determinant of product sales quantity and margin rate through the seller web page;
determining, by the processor, a selling price of the main product by date and time, which gives priority to the one price determining factor, based on selling prices of products belonging to the same product group and the fee information;
crawling, by the processor, product registration web pages of the plurality of external common selling servers, and detecting a seller input area related to products;
registering, by the processor, a sales price of the main product in units of date and time in the detected seller input area, and updating the sales price in units of a predetermined time;
The processor crawls the product sales web page of the seller for each of the plurality of external common sales servers, and requests purchase of the product including the sales price of the product, product identification information, and the date/time of use of the product and the date/time of use of the product. obtaining;
checking, by the processor, inventory of products belonging to the same product group based on a use start date/time and a use end date/time of the product included in the product purchase request;
determining, by the processor, whether or not sales of the checked products are available according to inventory and prices of the products; Product automatic sales method of the product sales linkage server comprising a. delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The step of determining whether the sale is possible,
Comparing, by the processor, the selling price of the product registered in the external common selling server and the selling price of the product registered in the seller web page; delete delete According to claim 1,
The processor automatically selling or canceling the product through the seller web page according to whether the product is available for sale; and
Registering, by the processor, a result of selling or canceling the product on a product sales web page of the external public sales server; communication interface;
Memory; and
a processor operably connected with the communication interface and the memory; including,
the processor,
Crawling product sales web pages for each of a plurality of external common sales servers, extracting one main product that can be registered for each of the plurality of external common sales servers and commission information according to product sales among a plurality of products registered on the seller web page,
Creating a list of products by matching products belonging to the same product group as the main product extracted for each of the plurality of external common sales servers;
Determining any one of the selling price determinants of product sales quantity and margin rate through the seller web page;
Determining the sales price of the main product in units of date and time, giving priority to the one price determining factor, based on the sales prices of products belonging to the same product group and the fee information;
Product registration web pages of the plurality of external common sales servers are crawled, seller input areas related to products are detected, and sales prices of the main product in units of date and time are registered in the detected seller input areas, update the selling price in units;
By crawling the product sales web page of the seller for each of the plurality of external common sales servers, obtaining a purchase request for the product including the product sales price, product identification information, use start date/time and use end date/time of the product, ,
Based on the use start date/time and use end date/time of the product included in the product purchase request, inventory of products belonging to the same product group is checked,
A product sales linkage server configured to determine whether or not sales of the checked products are available according to inventory and prices of the products.
delete delete delete According to claim 9,
the processor,
A product sales linkage server configured to compare a selling price of a product registered in the external common selling server with a selling price of a product registered in the seller web page. delete delete According to claim 9,
the processor,
Depending on whether the sale is possible, the product is automatically sold or canceled through the seller web page,
A product sales linkage server configured to register a result of selling or canceling the product in a product sales web page of the external public sales server.

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