KR102551918B1 - A method for purchasing agent service and an appratus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A purchasing agent service method is provided. The agent purchase service method may include receiving a purchase agent request including information about a product desired to be purchased from a user terminal; Receiving a purchase agency proposal including a purchaseable price of the desired purchase product from at least one applicant terminal; and selecting a purchasing agent for the product desired to be purchased based on the purchaseable price included in the purchasing agent proposal.

Description

Purchasing agent service method and its device

The present invention relates to a purchasing agent service method and apparatus thereof, and more specifically, selects a purchasing agent that can purchase a product that a purchase agent requester wishes to purchase at a price lower than the lowest selling price by utilizing a difference in purchase conditions of a user. The present invention relates to a purchasing agency service method and device that enable both the purchasing agency requester and the purchasing agency to benefit by matching by matching.

Since the early 2000s, the transaction size of the e-commerce market, which was introduced in earnest in Korea, is rapidly increasing every year, and accordingly, a large number of e-commerce companies are providing various e-commerce services to consumers.

Since the competitiveness of online stores ultimately comes down to the price of products sold, many online stores advertise that they sell products at the lowest price to appeal to consumers. Since it is virtually difficult for consumers to check all the prices offered by a large number of online stores, price comparison companies, which provide consumers with the lowest price information by comparing the sales prices offered by online stores for a particular product, are actively developing. are active

However, even at the lowest prices provided by these price comparison companies, the profits of manufacturers and sellers are reflected in the end, so consumers are still inevitably burdened. There is a limitation that it cannot be used at all for the purchase of others.

Therefore, by selecting a purchasing agent who can purchase at a lower price than the lowest price on the Internet by utilizing the difference in purchasing conditions of consumers and implementing a purchasing agent transaction with the purchasing agent requester, both the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent will benefit. Demand for a new type of purchasing agent service method and device that enables the situation is gradually increasing in the art.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2128704 (Title of Invention: Machine Learning-Based Intelligent Personalized Mobile Phone Recommendation and Lowest Price Purchasing Method and System, Announcement on July 8, 2020)

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the present invention utilizes the difference in the purchase conditions of the user for the product the purchase agent requester wants to purchase by selecting a purchasing agent who can purchase it at a price lower than the lowest selling price. An object of the present invention is to provide a purchasing agency service method and apparatus capable of implementing a purchasing agency that benefits both the agency requester and the purchasing agency.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a purchase agency service method and apparatus that can further improve user convenience by searching for, automatically providing, and registering the lowest selling price for a desired purchase product input by a user.

In addition, the present invention provides a purchasing agent service method and apparatus for benefiting both a seller and a plurality of buyers by allowing a user who can purchase a package product at a lower price to subdivide and sell the package product online or offline. aims to do

In addition, the present invention provides a purchase agency service method and apparatus that can further improve user convenience by selecting the best applicant based on AI from among a plurality of applicants who propose purchase agency for a product desired to purchase and matching it with the purchase agency requester. aims to do

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

Purchasing agent service method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the step of receiving a purchase agent request including information on the product desired to purchase from the user terminal; Receiving a purchase agency proposal including a purchaseable price of the desired purchase product from at least one applicant terminal; and selecting a purchasing agent for the product desired to be purchased based on the purchaseable price included in the purchasing agent proposal.

In addition, the proxy purchase service method may further include registering the received proxy purchase request.

In addition, the step of registering the received purchase proxy request may include: retrieving the lowest selling price for the product desired to be purchased; and registering the searched lowest selling price as an upper limit purchase price for the product desired to be purchased.

The purchase agent service method may further include calculating a cost for the product desired to be purchased based on a difference between the purchaseable price of the selected purchase agent and the upper limit purchase price.

In addition, a computer program according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is combined with a computer that is hardware and stored in a computer readable recording medium to perform the purchase agency service method. .

In addition, a purchase agency service apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem receives a purchase agency request including information on a product desired to be purchased from a user terminal, and receives a purchase agency request from at least one applicant terminal. a communication unit configured to receive a purchase agency proposal including a purchaseable price of the product desired to be purchased; and a selecting unit configured to select a purchasing agent for the product desired to be purchased based on the purchase price included in the purchasing agent proposal.

In addition, the proxy purchase service device may further include a register configured to register the received proxy purchase request.

Also, the registering unit may include a search unit configured to search for the lowest selling price of the desired purchase product and register the searched lowest selling price as an upper limit purchase price for the desired purchase product.

In addition, the purchasing agent service device may further include a settlement unit configured to settle a cost for the product desired to purchase based on a difference between the purchaseable price of the selected purchasing agent and the upper limit purchase price. .

In addition, the agent purchase service system according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the purchase agent service device; A user terminal communicatively coupled to the purchase agent service device; and at least one applicant terminal communicatively coupled to the purchase agent service device.

According to the purchasing agent service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, by selecting a purchasing agent who can purchase a product that a purchasing agent requester wishes to purchase at a lower price than the lowest selling price by utilizing a difference in purchase conditions of a user. It is possible to implement a purchasing agent that benefits both the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent.

In addition, according to the purchase agent service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, user convenience can be further improved by searching for the lowest selling price for a desired purchase product input by a user, automatically providing and registering the price.

In addition, according to the purchase agent service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user who can purchase a package product at a lower price divides and sells the package product online or offline, thereby benefiting both the seller and the plurality of buyers. can be made

In addition, according to the purchase agency service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, user convenience is achieved by selecting the best applicant based on AI from among a plurality of applicants who propose a purchase agency for a product desired to be purchased and matching with the purchase agency requester. can be further improved.

In order to more fully understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the present invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.
1 is a block diagram of a purchase agent service system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of a registration unit 120 included in the proxy purchasing service apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 .
Figure 3 is a flow chart for explaining a purchase agency service method (S300) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are schematic diagrams for explaining a purchase agent service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same numerals as much as possible, even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing an embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function hinders understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited or limited thereto and can be modified and implemented in various ways by those skilled in the art.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "indirectly connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . Throughout the specification, when a certain component is said to "include", it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated. Also, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used to describe components of an embodiment of the present invention. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the corresponding component is not limited by the term.

1 is a block diagram of a purchase agent service system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the purchasing agent service system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a purchasing agent service device 100, a user terminal 200, at least one applicant terminal 300, a shopping mall server ( 400), a financial institution server 500, and the like.

Purchasing agent service apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention selects and matches a purchasing agent who can purchase at a price lower than the lowest selling price by utilizing the difference in the purchase conditions of the user for the product the purchase agent requester wishes to purchase. By doing so, it can be configured to realize the benefits of both the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent.

For reference, the purchasing agent service device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may correspond to a device based on its own computer program produced and operated by an individual or private company, and may be applied in various expression methods in the related art. Accordingly, it may be referred to as a device, equipment, server, platform, and the like.

For example, the proxy purchasing service device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a proxy purchasing request from the user terminal 200 and receives a proxy purchasing proposal from at least one applicant terminal 300, and receives one or more proxy purchase proposals. A purchasing agent can be selected from among the applicants and matched with a purchasing agent requester (ie, establishment of a transaction of a purchasing agent). To this end, the purchase agency service device 100 according to the present invention may include an application or a widget, where the widget refers to a mini-application that allows content or functions to be directly used without going through an application, , For example, applications such as weather, calendar, calculator, and news may correspond to widgets. Therefore, in the present invention, the term 'application' can be interpreted as a comprehensive concept including a widget, and the user can use the proxy purchasing service device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention as a type of proxy purchasing service application. It is also possible to download and install from an online market or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the purchase agency service apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 110, a registration unit 120, a selection unit 130, a settlement unit 140, and a communication unit 150. , a storage unit 160, and the like.

For reference, the components 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160 of the proxy purchasing service device 100 shown in FIG. 1 are the operation of the proxy purchasing service device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. , Functions, etc. are merely exemplary components for explaining. That is, other components (eg, power supply, display unit, It is obvious that a monitoring unit, notification unit, etc.) may be additionally included.

The control unit 110 may collectively control the operation, operation, and functions of the purchase agent service device 100 . For example, the control unit 110 includes an operation in which the registration unit 120 registers a request for a purchase agent and an upper limit purchase price, an operation in which the selection unit 130 selects a purchasing agent from among a plurality of applicants, and an operation in which the settlement unit 140 It is possible to control an operation of a purchasing agent between a purchasing agent requester and a purchasing agent and an operation of settling product costs, an operation of internal or external communication by the communication unit 150, and an operation of storing data by the storage unit 160. there is.

For reference, the controller 110 may be implemented as a processor, controller, micro-processor, micro-controller, or the like. That is, the control unit 110 may combine and operate at least two or more of the components included in the purchase agency service device 100 to drive the application.

A user wishing to purchase a product at a price as low as possible may transmit a purchase agency request including information on the desired product to the purchase agency service device 100 through the user terminal 200, and the received proxy purchase request By registering (or publishing or notifying) the request by the register 120, the subscribers of this proxy purchasing service can check and view the corresponding proxy purchasing request. In particular, at least some of the subscribers of the proxy purchasing service are applicants for products they wish to purchase. You can propose a purchasing agent for , and you can enter information on the purchase price of the product you wish to purchase when applying.

Purchasing agent service according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by providing a platform that enables a purchasing agent requester to purchase a desired product at a price lower than the lowest price on the Internet. In transmitting the product desired to purchase, information on the product desired to be purchased (for example, manufacturer/model name/specific product code/size, etc.) as well as the lowest selling price of the product desired to be purchased may be transmitted together.

In order to verify whether such information received from the purchase proxy requester is valid, as shown in FIG. 2 , the registration unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a verification unit 121 . The verification unit 121 may be configured to verify whether product information such as manufacturer and model name included in the purchase agency request received from the user terminal 200 is valid, and for this purpose, product-related data stored in the storage unit 160 , and if the product information is invalid (for example, if the product code entered does not match the genuine product code, if the product is no longer sold in the market, etc.), the purchase agent requester You can request re-entry of information or change of products you wish to purchase.

In addition to this, the verification unit 121 may be further configured to verify whether the lowest selling price included in the purchase agency request received from the user terminal 200 is valid, and for this purpose, a transaction review through an e-commerce company, a transaction date, etc. and if the lowest selling price is not valid (for example, if the lowest selling price entered is not the price by an officially registered seller, another lowest selling price lower than the lowest selling price entered If it exists, etc.), you can request re-confirmation and re-input of the lowest selling price to the purchasing agent requester, and if the lowest selling price is valid, you can register the lowest selling price as the upper limit purchase price for the product you wish to purchase.

In this regard, considering that it is extremely difficult and time-consuming for consumers to search for and enter the true lowest selling price for the product they wish to purchase, this purchasing agency service allows the user to selectively enter the lowest selling price for the product he or she wishes to purchase. If the lowest selling price for a product desired to be purchased is not entered according to the user's selection, the lowest selling price confirmed through search can be automatically registered. To this end, as shown in FIG. As such, the register 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a search unit 122 configured to search for the lowest selling price.

More specifically, the search unit 122 may be configured to search for the lowest selling price of the desired purchase product sent by the purchase proxy requester, and register the searched lowest selling price as the desired upper purchase price for the desired purchase product. For reference, the storage unit 160 may store information on various vendors, sales record data, and the like, and the search unit 122 utilizes such information/data to perform AI-based and/or big data-based false information. By filtering the lowest sales price of one-off or one-off, the true lowest selling price can be searched and registered as the upper limit purchase price. Here, according to a further embodiment of the present invention, a confirmation procedure of a user (ie, a purchase agent requester) for the lowest selling price for a product desired to purchase found by the search unit 122 may be additionally accompanied, and thus user confirmation Later, the search unit 122 may register the searched lowest selling price as the upper limit purchase price.

Accordingly, the lowest selling price for the product desired to be purchased is automatically searched by the search unit 122 and registered as a part of the purchasing agent request without the need for the purchase requesting agent to search for and input the true lowest selling price one by one, thereby providing user convenience and convenience. Service satisfaction can be significantly improved.

In this way, when the information on the product desired to purchase and the upper limit price desired for purchase are registered so that the subscriber can check the web service or app service, at least one applicant terminal 300 proposes a purchase agent including the purchase price of the product desired to purchase. This may be received through the communication unit 150, and the selection unit 130 makes a purchase from among at least one applicant according to a predetermined criterion, for example, according to a purchase price or based on artificial intelligence (AI). It may be configured to select a purchasing agent for desired products. Here, if the purchase price described in the purchase agency proposal received from the applicant terminal 300 exceeds the upper limit of the desired purchase price, the purchase agency proposal may not be approved.

For example, the selection unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention may select an applicant who has proposed the lowest purchase price based only on the applied purchase price as a purchasing agent, or may select a user's transaction information (eg For example, fraudulent transaction history, user ratings, etc.), location information, etc. (particularly, in the case of face-to-face transactions), an optimal purchasing agent may be selected using AI. Here, an applicant who has not been selected as a purchasing agent among a plurality of applicants may be notified of the fact of non-selection. It is also possible to prepare for non-conclusion of a transaction by a purchasing agent by notifying the agent of waiting list registration.

In this way, when a purchasing agent to act as an agent for purchase of a product desired to be purchased is selected, the settlement unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention makes a purchase based on the difference between the purchaseable price of the selected purchasing agent and the upper limit desired purchase price. It is possible to settle the cost of the desired product, and the settlement of the cost is to determine the ratio, transfer the cost (for example, through the financial institution server 500), and pay the cost (for example, through the card company server (not shown)). ) may accompany such procedures.

For example, the settlement ratio by the settlement unit 140 may be defined as a predetermined value such as 5:5, 4:6, 3:7, 2:8, etc., such a ratio value is easy to understand in the present invention. It will be clear that it is only an example for , and therefore, various embodiments according to the present invention are not limited to these values.

Taking the ratio of 5:5 as an example, 'Hong Gil-dong' registered the 'B television' of 'Company A' with the lowest selling price of 1 million won as a desired purchase product, and as a result of multiple applicants' proxy purchase proposals, 80 Assuming that a 'bottle' proposing a purchase price of 10,000 won is selected as a purchasing agent, the settlement unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides 5 for the difference between 800,000 won and 1 million won (ie, 200,000 won): By applying a ratio of 5, it can be settled at a cost of 900,000 won. Therefore, 'Hong Gil-dong' receives 'Company A'/'B Television' purchased by 'Byeong' for 800,000 won and pays 900,000 won for the cost, so that both 'Hong Gil-dong' and the purchasing agent 'Byeong' can benefit financially.

Alternatively, according to an additional embodiment of the present invention, in setting the settlement ratio, the ratio of the operator of the purchase agency service device 100 may be added, for example, to implement cost settlement at a settlement ratio of 5:4:1 can Or, according to another embodiment of the present invention, without settlement of the difference between the upper limit purchase price and the purchase price, the purchase agency requester only pays the purchase agent's purchase price as the cost of purchasing the desired purchase product. The purchase agency service may be implemented so that the purchase agency transaction is terminated by payment.

Here, the fact that the 'bottle' can be purchased at a price of 800,000 won for a product with a minimum selling price of 1 million won is due to the difference in purchasing conditions of the user 'bottle'. Differences in conditions (or specific purchase conditions) will be described in more detail below.

The communication unit 150 may be configured to communicate with the user terminal 200, the applicant terminal 300, the shopping mall server 400, the financial institution server 500, and the like. For example, the communication unit 150 receives a purchase agency request including information on products desired to purchase from the user terminal 200, and also includes a purchase price of the product desired to be purchased from at least one applicant terminal 300. It may be configured to receive a purchasing agent offer to do.

For reference, the communication unit 150 is provided for direct connection with the outside or connection through a network, and may be a wired and/or wireless communication unit 150. Specifically, the communication unit 150 transmits data from the control unit 110, registration unit 120, selection unit 130, settlement unit 140, storage unit 160, etc. by wire or wirelessly, or transmits data from the outside. It can be received by wire or wirelessly and transmitted to the control unit 110, registration unit 120, selection unit 130, settlement unit 140 or stored in storage unit 160. The data may include content such as text, image, and moving picture.

In addition, the communication unit 150 is a LAN, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet), RF (Radio Frequency) communication, wireless LAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth, infrared communication, etc. However, this is just an example, and various wired and wireless communication technologies applicable in the art may be used according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

The storage unit 160 may store any data, information, etc. related to the purchase agent service. For example, the storage unit 160 may store user information, applicant information, product information, lowest selling price information, seller information, recent transaction information, information on a settlement ratio, information on a registration period for a proxy purchase request, and user interest area. Information about can be stored.

For reference, as known to those skilled in the art, the storage unit 160 includes a hard disk drive (HDD), read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and flash. Various types of storage devices capable of inputting and outputting information, such as flash memory, CF (Compact Flash) card, SD (Secure Digital) card, SM (Smart Media) card, MMC (Multimedia) card, or Memory Stick It may be implemented as, and as shown in FIG. 1, it may be provided inside the purchase agency service device 100 or may be provided in a separate external device. Alternatively, the storage unit 160 may be replaced with a web storage that performs a storage function on the Internet.

The user terminal 200 is communicatively coupled to the proxy purchase service device 100, and may transmit, for example, a proxy purchase request including information about products desired to be purchased to the proxy purchase service device 100, and the applicant At least one terminal 300 is provided, each of which is communicatively coupled to the purchase agent service device 100, and may transmit, for example, a purchase agent proposal including a purchase price of a product desired to be purchased. The user terminal 200 and the applicant terminal 300 are merely linguistic expressions according to their roles in this purchasing agency service, and therefore, the user of the user terminal 200 can become an applicant for a product desired to purchase, and similarly, the applicant It will be natural that the applicant of the terminal 300 may be a user who registers a proxy purchase request.

For reference, the user terminal 200 and the applicant terminal 300 are subscriber units, subscriber stations, mobile stations, mobile terminals, remote stations, remote terminals, mobile devices, access terminals, terminals, wireless communication devices, user agents, user devices, or It may also be referred to as user equipment (UE). An access terminal is connected to a cellular telephone, cordless telephone, session initiation protocol (SIP) telephone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld device with wireless access capability, computing device, or wireless modem. It may be another processing device.

Figure 3 is a flow chart for explaining a purchase agency service method (S300) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the communication unit 150 may receive a purchase proxy request including information about a product desired to be purchased from the user terminal 200 (S310). Here, the user who sends the proxy purchase request is a user who wants to purchase the desired product at a lower cost than the lowest price on the Internet, and information on the desired product may include manufacturer, model name, product code, size, etc. For offline product transaction, the user's location information may be additionally included.

When a proxy purchase request is received from the user terminal 200, the search unit 122 of the registration unit 120 may search for the lowest selling price of the product desired to be purchased (S320). For example, information of various vendors, sales record data, etc. may be stored in the storage unit 160, and the search unit 122 utilizes such information or data to make AI-based and/or big data-based purchases. You can search for the true lowest selling price by filtering out the false lowest selling price for the desired product.

When the search unit 122 searches for the lowest selling price of the product desired to purchase, the search unit 122 may register the searched lowest selling price as the upper limit purchase price of the product desired to purchase (S330). The purchasing agent service according to the present invention is characterized in that the purchase agent requester can purchase a product at a lower cost than the lowest price on the Internet by fully utilizing the difference in purchasing conditions between users. By setting the upper limit purchase price for the desired purchase price, it is possible to fundamentally prevent the purchase agency from being made at a higher price than the upper limit purchase price.

Here, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the purchase proxy request received from the user terminal 200 may also include the lowest selling price for the product desired to be purchased. The user may search for the lowest selling price of the product he wishes to purchase in advance through means such as the Internet and upload the lowest selling price. In this case, steps S320 and S330 shown in FIG. 3 may be omitted. Instead, the verification unit 121 verifies and confirms the lowest selling price input by the user, and, if necessary, requests the user to modify the input lowest selling price.

More specifically, the verification unit 121 may verify the lowest selling price input by searching for itself by the user. For example, the verification unit 121 may verify whether the lowest selling price included in the purchase agency request received from the user terminal 200 is valid by checking the transaction review and transaction date through the e-commerce company, and if the input When the lowest selling price entered is not valid (for example, when the lowest selling price entered is not the price offered by the officially registered seller, when there is another lowest selling price lower than the entered lowest selling price, etc.) , re-confirmation and re-entry of the lowest selling price may be requested to the purchase agent requester.

In addition, the verification unit 121 may further verify whether information such as a manufacturer, model name, etc. included in the purchase agency request received from the user terminal 200 is valid, and if the product information is not valid, the purchase agency requester Re-input of product information can be requested as described above.

In this regard, according to a further embodiment of the present invention, a user may set a region of interest (eg, a product of interest, a region of interest, etc.) when subscribing to the purchase agent service. For example, a refrigerator may be registered as a product of interest. can do. Then, when a purchase proxy request for a refrigerator as a product desired to be purchased is registered, this proxy purchase service may be implemented such that a notification regarding the registration of a new proxy purchase request is automatically delivered to a user who has registered the refrigerator as a product of interest.

In this way, when information on the desired purchase product is input from the user terminal 200, and the desired purchase upper limit price for the desired purchase product is input or searched and the verification is completed, the register 120 registers at least the desired purchase product and the desired purchase upper limit. You can register a purchase agency request that includes a price.

Here, the registration of the proxy purchase request by the registration unit 120 includes publishing or notifying so that subscribers of the proxy purchase service can check and view the contents of the proxy purchase request, for example, in the form of a web service or In the form of an app service, the contents of the proxy purchase request may be registered. Here, the registration period of the proxy purchase request may be set in advance, for example, a registration period of 1 day, 7 days, 1 month, etc. is set, and the remaining period during which the applicant can apply for the proxy purchase request is displayed in real time. You can check.

In addition, according to an additional embodiment of the present invention, an interface capable of modifying the registration period of a proxy purchase request may be additionally provided. or may be extended.

At this time, in order for applicants to purchase the product they wish to purchase as a reference when proposing the purchase price, the information of the registered purchasing agent request includes the latest transaction price of the product they wish to purchase (that is, the most recent transaction through this purchasing agent service). price) may be included.

Alternatively, according to an additional embodiment of the present invention, the purchase price of the desired purchase product proposed by the applicant may be registered in a viewable manner, and the registered purchase price may be modified. By stimulating competition among applicants, the purchase price can be further reduced. For reference, whether or not the purchasable price proposed by the applicant can be viewed can be adjusted by the purchase agent requester's choice. It can be.

In this way, when a purchase agency request including information such as a product desired to purchase, an upper limit desired purchase price, and a recent transaction price is registered, the communication unit 150 includes a purchase price of the product desired to be purchased from at least one applicant terminal 300. A purchase agency proposal may be received (S340).

As described above, the purchasing agent service according to the present invention is characterized in that the purchase agent requester and the agent purchasing agent can benefit by fully utilizing the difference in purchasing conditions of users. You can play a role as an applicant for a purchasing agent for desired products.

For reference, the purchase type of a purchasing agent can be classified into domestic purchase and overseas purchase. Since domestic and overseas purchases have completely different purchasing methods and deal with different product-specific codes, this purchasing agency service provides both domestic and overseas purchases. Overseas purchases can be classified and operated as a separate category.

Users may have payment methods such as points/mileage and card discounts, and unique purchase conditions such as purchase level, business partners, package product discounts, employee discounts, and bulk discounts. Most of these individual-specific purchase conditions have a fixed period Since the user does not need to purchase the product himself, it is possible to induce the user to take advantage of financial benefits while fully utilizing his/her purchase conditions for the purchase of other people's products through this purchasing agency service. For example, it has been previously described that the lowest selling price of 'B TV' is 1,000,000 won and the user 'bottle' can purchase 'B television' for 800,000 won. It may be a user with points/mileage, or a target of an employee discount with a limited purchase period.

When a purchase proxy offer is received from the applicant terminal 300 of an applicant having a difference in these unique purchasing conditions, the controller 110 determines that the upper limit purchase price included in the proxy purchase request is higher than the purchase possible price included in the proxy purchase offer. It is possible to determine whether it is larger, that is, whether the applicant has proposed a purchasing agent at a lower price than the lowest selling price (S350).

If the upper limit of the desired purchase price is lower than the purchase possible price, the controller 110 may not approve the received purchase agency proposal (S360, for example, discarding and notifying the applicant of the content), and If the ceiling price is higher than the purchase price, you can proceed to the next step.

If there is no entrant during the registration period of the proxy purchase request or there is no entrant who has presented a purchase price lower than the upper limit of the desired purchase price, the controller 110 terminates the corresponding purchase proxy procedure and simultaneously notifies the requester of the proxy purchase request. The registration period for a proxy purchase request may be further extended if the buyer agrees by asking the purchasing agent whether or not to further extend the registration period for the proxy purchase request.

When at least one, preferably a plurality of purchase agency proposals including the purchase price of the product desired to be purchased are received from the applicant terminal 300, the selection unit 130 selects an example from among at least one applicant according to a predetermined criterion. For example, a purchasing agent for a product desired to be purchased may be selected according to the purchase price (S370).

For example, the selection unit 130 may select an applicant who proposes the lowest purchase price based only on the applied purchase price as a purchasing agent, or may select the optimal price based on the user's transaction information, location information, and the like. You can also select a purchasing agent. Here, an applicant who has not been selected as a purchasing agent among a plurality of applicants may be notified of the fact of non-selection. You can make full use of it at the time of applying for the request later.

In this way, when a purchasing agent to act as an agent for purchase of the product desired to be purchased is selected, the settlement unit 140 may settle the cost of the product desired to be purchased based on the difference between the purchaseable price of the selected purchasing agent and the upper limit desired purchase price. It can (S380). Settlement of costs for product transactions by purchasing agents involves procedures such as rate determination, cost transfer (eg, through the financial institution server 500), and cost payment (eg, through the card company server (not shown)). It may involve, and the settlement ratio may be predetermined as a specific value or may be determined according to an agreement between the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent.

When the settlement of expenses, payment, etc. between the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent is completed, the purchasing agent purchases the product through, for example, the shopping mall server 400 and has it delivered to the purchase requester (S390) or through a face-to-face purchase. By delivering the product or purchasing the product face-to-face and then delivering it, the purchasing agent requester can purchase the product at a lower cost than the lowest selling price and the purchasing agent can also make a purchasing agent transaction that can compensate for a higher cost than the purchase cost. can be implemented Here, the purchasing agent service can request that the purchasing agent send an actual receipt for purchasing the product desired to be purchased to the purchasing agent requester, and accordingly, the problem of disguising used products as new purchase products can be prevented in advance. there is.

4 and 5 are schematic diagrams for explaining a purchase agent service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4 , a purchase agency request may be registered stating that 'Hong Gil-dong', a purchase agent requester, wants to purchase 'B television' of 'A company' at the maximum desired purchase price of '1,000,000 won'. Here, input of 'Hong Gil-dong' for the desired purchase price may be omitted, and in this case, the search unit 122 may register the desired purchase price as the upper limit purchase price instead of searching for the lowest selling price for the desired purchase product.

A plurality of applicants (A, B, Byung, Jeong, etc.) who have confirmed the purchasing agent request registered on the system may transmit a purchasing agent proposal including a purchaseable price to the agent purchasing service device 100, and the applicant 'bottle' As has already been described, the plurality of applicants including ' are users with unique purchase conditions and have the ability to purchase TV B from company A at a lower cost than the lowest price on the Internet.

When the predetermined registration period elapses, the selection unit 130 may select a purchasing agent from among a plurality of applicants. For example, it may select a 'bottle' that offers the lowest purchase price as a purchasing agent. The settlement unit 140 may settle the cost of the product desired to purchase, and may determine, for example, an intermediate cost between the maximum desired purchase price and the purchaseable price, that is, 900,000 won, as the settlement cost. Accordingly, 'Hong Gil-dong' can purchase the product for 900,000 won, which is 100,000 won lower than the lowest price of 1 million won on the Internet, and 'Bottle' can receive a cost of 900,000 won, which is 100,000 won higher than the actual purchase price of 800,000 won. , can bring financial benefits to both the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent.

For reference, FIG. 4 shows a configuration in which a proxy purchase requester first registers a proxy purchase request and a user who can make proxy purchase at a lower price among users who confirm the proxy purchase request is proposed as an applicant, but an additional embodiment of the present invention According to , it is also possible for a user who can make a proxy purchase at a price lower than the lowest selling price to register a proxy purchase offer first, and then request a proxy purchase when the user confirms this.

5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an online/offline subdivision as a specific case of a purchasing agency service.

As already described, at least one entrant may utilize this purchase agent service by utilizing a unique personal purchase condition, and among them, this corresponds to a case in which the applicant has a purchase condition for a package product discount.

For example, in the example of FIG. 4 , assuming that 'Byeong' is selected as a purchasing agent in response to the purchasing agent request for 'Hong Gil-dong' for company A and B television in the example of FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, this company A The purchase price of 800,000 won for B television can be made possible by a package product discount.

Therefore, according to an additional embodiment of the present invention, the 'bottle' may request purchase agent service device 100 for a refrigerator of company C, which is sold at a discount in a package with a television of company A, B. The registration unit 120 of the proxy purchase service device 100 may register information that the refrigerator of company A can be purchased at 1.5 million won, and in response to this, it may receive a request for purchase from at least one purchaser.

Among a plurality of prospective buyers, the selection of prospective buyers can be determined on a first-come, first-served basis or randomly, or when each prospective buyer proposes a desired purchase price, the user 'bottle' selects a prospective buyer based on the desired purchase price, etc. (for example, , an interface for selecting a purchaser who offered the highest price) may be additionally provided.

Subdivision of such a package product can be implemented online or offline. (i) In the case of online subdivision, 'bottle' is a package product, A company B television and A company C refrigerator for 2.3 million won (= 800,000 won + 1.5 million won) After purchase at the cost of A company B television can be delivered to the address of 'Hong Gil-dong' and company A C refrigerator can be delivered to the address of the selected purchaser, (ii) offline subdivision (preferably, bag, For light and small products that can be carried and moved, such as hats, etc.), the location and schedule can be shared in advance, and three parties meet face-to-face on the agreed schedule at an agreed place, subdivide the product, and pay for the package product. Purchasing agency and offline subdivision for can be performed.

For reference, a certification process for subdivision completion may be additionally carried out for both online and offline subdivisions. In particular, in the case of offline subdivisions, a predetermined deposit is added to multiple buyers in advance, and when the subdivision and purchase procedures are completed, the deposit is returned again. This purchase agent service may be implemented so that it is returned.

According to an additional embodiment of the present invention, the proxy purchase service device 100 may be configured to be communicatively coupled to a card company server (not shown) to access user information, and the control unit 110 may not be used or disappear. Users who have a lot of planned points, mileage, etc. may be identified and they may be suggested to sign up for this purchase agency service. Therefore, by informing users of the monetary benefits that can be obtained through the use of points, etc. to users who do not properly utilize points, etc. normally, and the user's satisfaction with the service of the user is significantly improved. can make it

As described above, according to the purchase agent service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the purchase agent requester can purchase at a price lower than the lowest selling price by utilizing the difference in the purchase condition of the user for the purchase desired product By selecting a purchasing agent, it is possible to implement a purchasing agent that benefits both the purchasing agent requester and the purchasing agent.

In addition, according to the purchase agent service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, user convenience can be further improved by searching for the lowest selling price for a desired purchase product input by a user, automatically providing and registering the price.

In addition, according to the purchase agent service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user who can purchase a package product at a lower price divides and sells the package product online or offline, thereby benefiting both the seller and the plurality of buyers. can be made

In addition, according to the purchase agency service method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, user convenience is achieved by selecting the best applicant based on AI from among a plurality of applicants who propose a purchase agency for a product desired to be purchased and matching with the purchase agency requester. can be further improved.

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

Also, for example, various embodiments may be embodied or encoded in a computer-readable medium containing instructions. Instructions embodied or encoded on a computer-readable medium can cause a programmable processor or other processor to perform a method, eg, when the instructions are executed. Computer-readable media includes computer storage media, which may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. For example, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage media, magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices.

Such hardware, software, firmware, etc. may be implemented within the same device or within separate devices to support the various operations and functions described herein. Additionally, the elements, units, modules, components, etc., described as "-units" in the present invention may be implemented together or separately as interoperable logic devices. Depiction of different features for modules, units, etc. is intended to highlight different functional embodiments and does not necessarily mean that they must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality associated with one or more modules or units may be performed by separate hardware or software components or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components.

While actions are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should not be understood that these actions need to be performed in the specific order shown, or in a sequential order, or that all depicted actions need to be performed to achieve a desired result. . In some circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the division of various components in the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such division in all embodiments, and the described components may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that it is possible

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

100: Purchasing agent service device
110: control unit
120: register
121: verification unit
122: search unit
130: selection unit
140: settlement department
150: communication department
160: storage unit
200: user terminal
300: applicant terminal
400: shopping mall server
500: financial institution server
1000: Purchasing agent service system

Claims (10)

As a purchasing agent service method implemented by the purchasing agent service device 100,
Receiving, by the communication unit 150, a purchase agency request including information about a product desired to be purchased from a user terminal;
Receiving, by the communication unit 150, a purchase agency proposal including a purchaseable price of the desired purchase product from at least one applicant terminal; and
Selecting, by the selection unit 130, a purchasing agent for the product desired to be purchased based on the purchaseable price included in the purchasing agent proposal;
Subdivision is implemented online or offline for a plurality of products that are sold at a discount in a package, and a certification process for subdivision completion is carried out for both online subdivision and offline subdivision, and in the case of the offline subdivision, a deposit is added to the buyer in advance to and when the purchase process is completed, the deposit is returned,
Proxy purchase proposals for some of the plurality of products sold at a discount in the package are registered in the proxy purchase service device 100, and in response, a purchase wish request for the registered proxy purchase proposal is sent to the proxy purchase service device. Received at (100),
Purchasing proxy service method. According to claim 1,
The registration unit 120 further comprising registering the received purchase agency request,
Purchasing proxy service method. According to claim 2,
In the registering unit 120 registering the received purchase agency request,
Searching, by the search unit 122, the lowest selling price for the product desired to be purchased; and
Registering, by the search unit 122, the searched lowest selling price as the desired upper purchase price for the desired purchase product,
Purchasing proxy service method. According to claim 3,
Further comprising, by the settlement unit 140, settling the cost of the product desired to be purchased based on the difference between the purchaseable price of the selected purchasing agent and the upper limit purchase price,
Purchasing proxy service method. Combined with a computer, which is hardware, and stored in a computer-readable recording medium to perform the method according to claim 1,
computer program. As a purchasing agent service device 100,
It is configured to receive a purchase agency request including information about a product desired to purchase from the user terminal 200, and to receive a purchase agency proposal including a purchase price of the product desired to purchase from at least one applicant terminal 300 communication unit 150; and
A selection unit 130 configured to select a purchasing agent for the product desired to be purchased based on the purchaseable price included in the purchasing agent proposal;
Subdivision is implemented online or offline for a plurality of products that are sold at a discount in a package, and a certification process for subdivision completion is carried out for both online subdivision and offline subdivision, and in the case of the offline subdivision, a deposit is added to the buyer in advance to and when the purchase process is completed, the deposit is returned,
Proxy purchase proposals for some of the plurality of products sold at a discount in the package are registered in the proxy purchase service device 100, and in response, a purchase wish request for the registered proxy purchase proposal is sent to the proxy purchase service device. Received at (100),
Purchasing agent service device (100). According to claim 6,
Further comprising a register 120 configured to register the received purchase proxy request,
Purchasing agent service device (100). According to claim 7,
The registration unit 120 includes a search unit 122 configured to search for the lowest selling price of the desired purchase product and register the searched lowest selling price as an upper limit purchase price for the desired purchase product.
Purchasing agent service device (100). According to claim 8,
Further comprising a settlement unit 140 configured to settle the cost of the product desired to be purchased based on the difference between the purchaseable price of the selected purchasing agent and the upper limit purchase price,
Purchasing agent service device (100). Purchasing agent service device 100 according to claim 6;
A user terminal 200 communicatively coupled to the purchase agent service device 100; and
Including at least one applicant terminal 300 communicatively coupled to the purchase agency service device 100,
Purchasing agent service system (1000).

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