KR20000024611A - System for supplying an electronic catalog using internet and method for controlling threrof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electric catalog providing system is provided to execute online enquiry, collection of information, purchase by a shopping mall implementing electric business of machine parts or products. CONSTITUTION: An electric cat a log providing system using an internet builds a database with measurement related to products or parts, CAD data, image data, and estimate sheet data. A searching process consists of the following procedures of search about a machine product and parts after connection of user, enquiry of an electric cat a log, download of CAD data about pertinent products and parts registered to the cat a log, generating the estimate sheet with an estimate code about products and parts downloaded, and sending the estimate sheet.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic catalog providing system using the Internet, and more particularly, to a database having dimensional specifications, CAD data, image data, and the like related to a predetermined product or part, to a machine product and parts through a website. It provides a catalog of information, and if necessary, downloads each CAD data for use in design, sends out a quotation to the consumer in conjunction with the CAD data download, and implements the e-commerce using the quotation when the consumer needs it. It relates to an electronic catalog providing system used and a method of operating the same.

Typically, mechanical equipment is a combination of many parts and products that require accurate information about these parts and products at the time of design. Designers get a lot of information about parts and products that can be needed for the mechanical equipment to be designed through catalogs, and most designers manage the information in a level that stores catalogs by company or by part or product.

However, catalogs distributed as papers generally do not contain sufficient information necessary to design machinery, and additionally obtain specifications or quotations and use them to design machinery.

Therefore, a lot of difficulties and efforts are required in designing the mechanical equipment. In particular, since most of the mechanical equipment is designed by the designer using a CAD program, it is necessary to draw a specific part or a product to a specification in order to obtain a completed design. There is a need to.

In addition, designers have to go through cumbersome processes such as inquiring a manufacturer directly after purchasing a machine and then purchasing it directly.

On the other hand, with the recent development of the Internet technology, each manufacturer operates the homepage and introduces the contents of the handling parts or products. There is a limit in obtaining the data necessary for design through such a homepage operated on the Internet, and the data that can be obtained are limited to simple images or information on the type of equipment.

An object of the present invention is to build a shopping mall in which electronic commerce for machine parts or products is implemented to provide an electronic catalog and to perform inquiry, collection and purchase of information online.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic catalog for a machine part or a product on the Internet, and if necessary, download CAD data for the part or product and use it for design.

Another object of the present invention is to look up the electronic catalog for the mechanical parts or products, download the CAD data, automatically generate a quotation for the parts or products and send them to the connected consumer.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the order for the corresponding parts or products in the shopping mall by using a quote sent in advance.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of an electronic catalog providing system using the Internet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the electronic catalog system of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart for explaining a first operating example of the embodiment according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a second operating example of the embodiment according to the present invention.

The electronic catalog providing system according to the present invention provides a shopping mall environment using a consumer server, a parcel delivery system, an enterprise server, and an electronic payment system connected to the Internet.

The electronic catalog providing system according to the above is a database including a web control unit that operates a homepage that provides an electronic catalog on a website, product / part basic content data, dimensional specification data, CAD data, product / part image data, and quotation data. An input unit for transmitting a command and information input by a consumer accessing the homepage through the Internet to a web controller, an output unit for outputting contents of the home page according to the selection of the consumer, and a database according to the selection of the consumer Search section for searching and inquiring electronic catalogs for mechanical parts and products with the built-in information and downloading CAD data for mechanical parts and products in the electronic catalog, and a quotation having a quotation code as the database when the CAD data is down. Create, send, and view its contents If the relevant quotation section, the order using the quote code and the order by the search is selected, the order to confirm the details of the ordered contents using the database and ordered after ordering and sending a confirmation of receipt of the contents And an ordering unit for transmitting the ordered contents and the purchased contents to the corporate server and the parcel delivery system through the Internet.

Accordingly, the search process is performed by the consumer after logging in, searching for the mechanical products and parts, querying the electronic catalog, downloading CAD data for the corresponding mechanical products and parts registered in the electronic catalog, and the mechanical products and the CAD data downloaded. This is done in the order of generating and sending a quotation with the quotation code for the part.

In addition, the ordering process may be performed by using the quotation code or performing a search for a mechanical product and a part, selecting a target to be ordered, checking the details of the selected mechanical product and a part, and ordering the confirmed details. The contents are sent to the enterprise and the courier company, and the acknowledgment of the order is sent.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of an electronic catalog providing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The electronic catalog providing system according to the present invention constitutes a shopping mall that provides an electronic catalog, and provides technical data, specifications, images, and CAD data on mechanical parts or products, and implements electronic commerce.

The electronic catalog is implemented on a website that organizes various mechanical parts or products by category, provides technical data and specification images according to specifications or types, and has a CAD data download function. In addition, it provides a search function for various mechanical parts or products provided as an electronic catalog on the homepage of a shopping mall, and a visitor accesses the technical data and specifications of a desired mechanical part by searching a target for information. After you have verified, you can download the CAD data if you wish.

Specifically, the shopping mall in which the above-described electronic catalog system is operated is operated in the Internet environment as shown in FIG. 1, and referring to FIG. 1, a consumer server 10, a parcel delivery system 12, a corporate server 14, and an electronic catalog system 16 And the electronic payment system 18 are connected to the Internet.

The consumer server 10 is a server used by a consumer who visits the electronic catalog system 16, the parcel delivery system 12 is a server operated by a parcel delivery company, and the corporate server 14 is a company which sells mechanical parts or products. The server is operated, the electronic payment system 18 is a server operated by a financial company that performs approval and authentication for electronic payment.

In addition, the electronic catalog system 16 provides an electronic catalog as a server for operating a shopping mall for a machine part or a product, and has a configuration as shown in FIG. 2 for this purpose.

First, in the Internet environment as shown in FIG. 1, the consumer accesses the electronic catalog system 16 through the Internet using the consumer server 10, inquires a catalog, inquires the contents of necessary mechanical parts or products, or downloads CAD data. The electronic catalog system 16 sends a quotation for the corresponding part to the consumer who has downloaded the CAD data.

The quotation can be sent by courier mail, e-mail, or fax. The consumer checks the quotation, develops the facility, decides whether to use and purchase CAD data, and requests a purchase if necessary.

When the electronic catalog system 16 requests a purchase using a payment card, the electronic catalog system 16 requests approval of the payment from the electronic payment system 18 through the Internet, and the electronic payment system 18 performs authentication for the authentication data. Transfer to electronic catalog system 16.

The electronic catalog system 16 transmits the order information to the corporate server 14 and the purchase information to the parcel delivery system 12 when the authentication data is received from the electronic payment system 18. A company operating the enterprise server 14 sells a machine part or a product for the ordering information, and a courier company operating the parcel delivery system 12 visits the company according to the purchase information, acquires the purchased product, and delivers it to the consumer. .

As described above, the electronic commerce is made around an electronic catalog system. For this purpose, the electronic catalog system has a configuration as shown in FIG. 2 for providing an electronic catalog and implementing electronic commerce through the Internet.

In the electronic catalog system, a homepage on a website is operated by a web controller 20, and the web controller 20 includes an input unit 22, an output unit 24, an orderer 26, an uploader 30, and a searcher. Reference numeral 32 is connected to the ordering unit 34, the estimating unit 36, and the buffer 38 to operate a shopping mall and provide an electronic catalog and electronic commerce. The uploading unit 30, the searching unit 32, the ordering unit 34, and the estimating unit 36 include a product / part basic content database, a dimensional specification database, a CAD database, a product / part image database, and a quotation database. Performs a corresponding function as the information of the database 40 including.

Specifically, the input unit 22 connects to the homepage on the web page, receives a command or information input by the consumer by clicking or typing, and delivers it to the web control unit 20, and the output unit 24 is provided from the web control unit 20. Print web page screens.

Then, the ordering unit 26 transmits the order contents and the purchase contents to the corporate server 14 and the parcel delivery system 12 through the Internet.

In addition, the uploader 30 uploads the data transmitted through the web controller 20 to the database 40 in order to add new data about the company's products to the electronic catalog, and the searcher ( 32) inputs a search word for a machine part or a product that a consumer wants to find on the homepage, and receives information about a command box for executing a search command through the web control unit 20, the content corresponding to that of the contents stored in the database 40. Run a search and print the results.

In addition, the ordering unit 34 obtains information about the machine parts or products desired by a consumer who accesses the homepage through the database 40, and the estimator 36 provides a searcher that searches for a user who accesses the homepage. When CAD data on a machine part or a product retrieved through the download is downloaded, a quotation for the machine part or a product is generated and the data is accumulated, and the buffer 38 stores an order or an electronic catalog or CAD. Temporarily store the data for download.

In the database 40, a product / part basic content database, a dimensional specification database, a CAD database, a product / part image database, and a quotation database are constructed and used for providing an electronic catalog, ordering, quotation, and ordering.

The operation and effects of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

The operation of the present invention can be divided into a case of sending a quotation in connection with CAD data download as shown in FIG. 3 and a case of generating and sending a quote after logout after checking the contents of the CAD data download as shown in FIG. 4. In addition, the method for generating and sending a quotation in connection with the download of CAD data can be sufficiently modified by those who understand the contents of the present specification.

First, referring to FIG. 3, in order for a consumer to access a homepage operated by the control of the web controller 20, basic information about the consumer may be required, and the consumer's basic information may include a consumer's identification code, password, and address. , Payment method, etc. may be included.

The consumer who has provided the above information logs into the home page (S2) and then selects a desired mode. Selection and searching of the mode to be described later are performed according to the command input and data input through the input unit 22.

To this end, the home page may be provided with various services, and in order to search the electronic catalog, the consumer selects a search mode for finding a desired machine part or product (S10).

When the consumer selects a search (S10) and searches for a desired product / part using a search box implemented on the homepage (S20), the search unit 32 outputs a result corresponding to the search condition.

When requesting an electronic catalog for a mechanical part or a product provided as a result of the search, an electronic catalog is displayed on the homepage, and a consumer can inquire basic information, a dimensional specification, and an image of a product part for a corresponding content (S22).

In addition, the electronic catalog inquiry screen is provided with a function for selecting whether to download the CAD data, and the consumer selects the download using the download function provided in the electronic catalog inquiry screen to download the CAD data for the corresponding product. (S24). At this time, the cart function is provided so that the parts to be downloaded can be mounted on the cart and the entire contents mounted on the cart can be downloaded when the user logs out. At this time, the contents loaded on the cart are temporarily stored in the buffer 38.

Then, when CAD data for a specific machine part or product is downloaded by the search unit 32 (S26), the web control unit 20 generates an estimate using the estimator 36 (S28) and the buffer 38 Can be stored temporarily.

After that, it is determined whether to continue the search (S30). If the consumer continues the search, the above-described process is repeated, and when the search is terminated, a quotation stored in the buffer 38 is sent to the consumer by courier mail or e-mail or FAX ( S32).

Here, the quotation unit 36 generates and stores the quotation code for each quotation, and displays the quotation code on the quotation, and issues the quotation, which is used for the order to be described later.

On the other hand, if you want to order without searching the machine parts or products after the login (S2) (S12) the consumer searches for the product / parts to order using the search box provided in the search unit 32 (S40), The product / part to be ordered is selected (S42). At this time, the selected content is temporarily stored in the buffer 38.

In addition, when a consumer receives a quotation, the consumer may input a quotation code for the quotation to select a product / part to be ordered without going through a product search.

After the consumer decides whether to continue the selection of the product / part for the order (S44), when the order is finished, the ordering unit 34 shows the selection details of the searched content (S46) and cancels the order to the consumer. Check (S48).

If the user orders without canceling the order (S50), the ordering unit 34 transmits the ordered contents to the ordering unit 26 through the web control unit 20 so that the ordering unit 26 generates the order contents and the premises contents. To the corporate server 14 and the parcel delivery system 12. Then, the ordering unit 34 sends an e-mail to the consumer confirming the receipt of the ordered contents (S52).

Through the above-described process, a search using an electronic catalog, a quote generation linked to the CAD data download, and an order are made, and the consumer decides whether to return to the initial mode (S34) or log out (S4).

On the other hand, in the case of Figure 4 search and order is operated in the same manner as in the example of Figure 3, after determining the CAD data down (S24) after downloading the CAD data (S26) for the machine parts and products down without generating a quotation Only the information can be checked and temporarily stored in the buffer 38, and a quotation for the machine part / product from which CAD data is downloaded before or after logout (S4) can be generated and sent to the customer by courier, e-mail or FAX. Can ship.

Therefore, the shopping mall according to the present invention operates the electronic catalog system having the configuration of Figs. 1 and 2, and when the consumer downloads the CAD data, it generates and sends a quotation immediately after downloading as shown in Fig. 3 or as shown in Fig. 4. Quotations can be generated and sent before and after the consumer's logout time.

As described above, the consumer can use the quotation code indicated in the quotation to order.

The present invention provides an electronic catalog of mechanical parts and products on a web site using the Internet to provide information necessary for the development of a facility, and if necessary, facilitates the development of technology by providing CAD data on desired mechanical parts and products. There is an advantage to let.

In addition, there is an advantage that the purchaser can easily execute the purchase when the purchaser after designing the corresponding machine parts and products by generating a quote in conjunction with the CAD data to send to the consumer.

In addition, by implementing an electronic commerce for mechanical parts and products as a shopping mall using an electronic catalog, there is an effect of dramatically efficient distribution structure for the corresponding products.

Claims (5)

A web control unit for operating a homepage for providing an electronic catalog on a web site; A database including product / part basic content data, dimensional specification data, CAD data, product / part image data, and quotation data; An input unit configured to transmit a command and information input by a consumer accessing the homepage through the Internet to a web controller; An output unit for outputting contents of the home page according to the selection of the consumer; A search unit for searching and inquiring electronic catalogs of mechanical parts and products and downloading CAD data on mechanical parts and products of the electronic catalog with information built in a database according to the selection of the consumer; An estimator for generating and sending a quotation having a quotation code to the database and storing the contents when the CAD data is down; An order unit which checks the details of the ordered contents by using the database and places an order confirmation and sends an acknowledgment of the contents after the order is selected by using the database and the order by searching; And an ordering unit which transmits the ordered contents and the purchased contents to the corporate server and the parcel delivery system through the Internet with respect to the contents processed by the ordering unit. In a method of operating an electronic catalog system using the Internet, which is connected to the Internet such as a consumer server, a parcel delivery system, a corporate server, and an electronic payment system, and operates a homepage providing an electronic catalog, Where the consumer performs a search for machine products and parts after logging in, Querying electronic catalogs of found mechanical products and parts, Downloading CAD data for the corresponding mechanical products and parts registered in the electronic catalog, and A search process including generating a quotation indicating the quotation code for the machine product and the part from which the CAD data has been downloaded and sending it to the consumer; Selecting a target to be ordered by using the quotation code or performing a search for mechanical products and parts; Checking the details of the selected mechanical products and parts, Ordering the confirmed details and sending the ordered contents to the enterprise and the courier company, and Operating method of the electronic catalog providing system using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises an order process comprising the step of sending a receipt confirmation for the order. In a method of operating an electronic catalog providing system using the Internet, which is connected to the Internet such as a consumer server, a parcel delivery system, a corporate server, and an electronic payment system, and operates a homepage providing an electronic catalog, Where the consumer performs a search for machine products and parts after logging in, Querying electronic catalogs of found mechanical products and parts, Downloading CAD data for the corresponding mechanical products and parts registered in the electronic catalog, and Checking download contents of the CAD data; A search process including a step of generating a quotation indicating the quotation code for the machine product and the part from which the checked CAD data has been downloaded at the time when the consumer logs out and sending it to the consumer; Selecting a target to be ordered by using the quotation code or performing a search for mechanical products and parts; Checking the details of the selected mechanical products and parts, Ordering the confirmed details and sending the ordered contents to the enterprise and the courier company, and Operating method of the electronic catalog providing system using the Internet, characterized in that it comprises an order process comprising the step of sending a receipt confirmation for the order. The method of claim 3, wherein The method of operating the electronic catalog providing system using the Internet, characterized in that the generation and sending of the quotation is performed after the logout of the consumer. The method of claim 3, wherein The method of operating the electronic providing catalog system using the Internet, characterized in that the generation and sending of the quotation is performed at the same time as checking out the log-out of the consumer.