KR20000054448A - Method for purchasing duty-free goods by reservation via internet and system for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for purchasing tax-free goods by reservation through the Internet, is provided to reserve purchase of tax-free goods through the Internet, and to confirm the reservation later, so that cancellation and change for the reservation is easily performed. CONSTITUTION: A method for purchasing tax-free goods by reservation through the Internet, comprises the steps as follows. A purchaser selects and reserves tax-free goods. The purchaser inputs intention of reservation confirmation, and matters for a gift certificate corresponding to prices of the tax-free goods are output. Whether to deliver the tax-free goods is inputted. And the balance excluding the price of the tax-free goods in available price of the gift certificate is repaid to the purchaser.

Description

METHOD FOR PURCHASING DUTY-FREE GOODS BY RESERVATION VIA INTERNET AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a method and system for pre-ordering duty-free goods through the Internet. More specifically, the present invention, after booking a duty-free product to be purchased through the Internet, confirms the reservation at a predetermined reservation confirmation point and purchases a gift certificate corresponding to the price of the duty-free product, and later, A duty free reservation reservation method and system for acquiring a reserved duty free product and receiving a refund of the remaining value of the gift certificate.

Briefly referring to the sale of conventional duty-free goods are as follows. The buyer purchases duty-free goods directly at the duty-free shop in the port of departure, or visits the duty-free shop in the city in advance and purchases and pays the duty-free goods, and at the time of departure, the buyer purchases the duty-free goods transported from the city duty-free shop at the departure port. Is done. However, in the former case, when the time is limited at the time of departure or when the product to be purchased is not provided in the duty-free shop in the port of departure, the purchase of the product is difficult, and in the latter case, there is a burden of visiting the duty-free shop in the city in advance. In particular, in the case of foreign tourists, all of the above methods may be burdensome if the domestic stay time is short.

Therefore, it is useful to open a duty-free sales site on the Internet, so that buyers can use the break time, such as at night, or purchase duty-free goods directly at home or at work. In particular, foreigners should be able to purchase duty-free goods that they want to purchase through the Internet in their home country before entering Korea, and then allow them to take over the duty-free goods at the port of departure when leaving the country in the future. something to do.

However, in the sale of duty-free goods through the Internet, when the general duty of the electronic commerce is applied to purchase and pay the duty-free goods in advance through the Internet, there are the following problems. Due to the fact that duty-free goods must be acquired only at the port of departure at the time of departure, the purchase of duty-free goods should be easily canceled when the departure schedule is changed or the departure itself is cancelled.However, if the conventional e-commerce method is used, the purchase cancellation and refund procedure Is somewhat complex, which can be a problem for buyers. In particular, in the case of a foreigner, when a duty-free product is purchased in advance in the home country, and if the status of entry into the country is changed or canceled, it may be difficult to cancel or refund the purchase of the duty-free product already paid due to the geographical distance with the seller. have.

In order to eliminate the disadvantages of the buyer, such as the above-mentioned refund problem, if the price of the duty-free product is paid in a post-payment system and the buyer pays the price when the buyer takes over the duty-free product at the port of departure, from the seller's point of view, the buyer shall If you make a reservation and do not take over the duty-free goods ordered at the port of departure, there is a difficulty in that the seller bears the financial burden of the duty-free goods transportation cost.

Therefore, in the transaction of duty-free goods through the Internet, there is a problem that neither prepaid or postpaid method of general electronic commerce provides equal benefits and advantages to buyers and sellers. There is a need for a system to be built.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for purchasing and purchasing duty-free goods through the Internet, which solves the problems of the conventional duty-free goods trading method.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for pre-purchasing duty-free goods, which are particularly useful for trading duty-free goods different from the conventional electronic commerce method.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a system according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a server for a merchant in a system according to the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing the entire method according to the invention.

4 is a flow chart showing the duty-free product selection and reservation step of one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart showing the cancellation of reservation steps in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating the step of confirming the delivery of duty-free goods of one embodiment of the present invention.

The method for pre-purchasing a duty-free product through the Internet according to the present invention includes: a reservation step of selecting a duty-free product to be purchased by a buyer and reserving a purchase of the duty-free product; A reservation confirmation step of inputting a purchase confirmation intention of the purchaser and outputting a matter of selling a gift certificate corresponding to the price of the duty free product; A duty free delivery confirmation step of inputting whether or not the duty free product is delivered; And a balance refund step of refunding the remaining balance excluding the price of the duty-free article among the value of the sold gift certificate to the buyer.

The method of the present invention may further include a reservation cancellation step between the reservation confirmation step and the duty free delivery confirmation step, wherein the reservation cancellation step includes checking whether the reservation cancellation possible period has passed. If the reservation cancellation period has elapsed, only the amount excluding the penalty amount of the voucher sold at the balance refund step will be refunded at the time of the reservation cancellation, and if the reservation cancellation period has not elapsed, In the balance refund step, the full value of the sold gift certificate is refunded.

Specifically, the reservation step, the step of searching for and selecting duty-free goods; Inputting personal information such as ID, password, name, passport number of the buyer; Inputting a date and time of receipt of duty-free goods; And determining a duty free reservation.

In addition, immediately after the reservation confirmation step, outputting instructions for obtaining a bonded shipping duty and duty-free goods to the seller, and immediately after the balance refund step, outputting instructions to the seller about the result report to the competent customs office; can do.

Tax-free pre-ordering system through the Internet according to the present invention, the Internet; Purchaser means for connecting to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, and a network interface; Reservation confirmation destination means for connecting to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, and a network interface; Duty-free goods delivery means for connecting to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, and a network interface; And a server for duty free sellers connected to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, storage means, and a network interface. In addition, the storage means of the server for a duty-free goods seller, the reservation means for the buyer to select the duty-free goods to purchase and to reserve the purchase of duty-free goods; Reservation confirmation means for inputting a reservation confirmation intention of the buyer and outputting a matter relating to the sale of the gift certificate corresponding to the price of the duty-free product; Duty-free goods delivery means for inputting whether the duty-free goods are delivered or not; And a balance refund means for refunding the remaining balance excluding the price of the duty free product to the buyer.

The program may further include a reservation cancellation means, wherein the reservation cancellation means includes a means for checking whether the reservation cancellation possible period has elapsed, and when the reservation cancellation period has elapsed, The balance refund means refunds only the amount excluding the penalty, out of the value of the voucher sold, and if the cancellation period has not elapsed, the balance refund means refunds the full value of the voucher sold. Characterized in that.

The reservation means includes means for searching for and selecting duty free goods; Means for inputting personal information such as ID, password, name, passport number of the buyer; Means for inputting a date and time of receipt of duty-free goods; And means for determining a reservation for duty free purchase.

In addition, the program may further include a means for outputting instructions on obtaining a bonded shipping duty and a duty free transportation to a seller, and a means for outputting instructions on a result report to the seller at the competent customs office.

The configuration of the present invention described above and the effects thereof, together with the accompanying drawings, will be clearly and easily understood with reference to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Example

1 is a schematic view showing the main configuration of the system of the present invention. Basically, the purchaser 2 and the duty free seller 3 and the reservation confirmation point 4 which performs part of the duties of the duty free seller 3 and the duty free destination 5 at the port of departure are the system according to the present invention. It exists as a constituent of. In terms of the system, a means for purchasers 21, a server for duty free goods 30, a means for confirming a reservation 41, and means 51 for delivering a duty free product at the port of departure are connected via the Internet 1.

According to the duty-free article sales model of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, first, the buyer 2 reserves a predetermined duty-free article to the seller 3 via the Internet 1 using the buyer means 21. Then, the predetermined reservation confirmation destination 4 is visited (P1) to confirm the duty free reservation and purchase a gift certificate corresponding to the price of the duty free product. The reservation confirmation point 4 is installed at a place easily accessible to the general public, such as tourists and tourists, such as domestic and foreign major hotels, airports, shopping districts. It is also preferable to install in the overseas branch of the said duty-free goods seller 3, etc. In addition, the gift certificate is a gift certificate used exclusively for the method and system of the present invention, and it is assumed that it is not used except for the purchase of duty-free goods according to the present invention. The gift certificate is issued to have a certain face value, for example, a face value of 10,000 won, 20,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won, and the like. Alternatively, it may be issued in the form of an IC card type electronic money.

When the reservation confirmation is made, the duty-free goods seller 3 transports the reserved duty-free goods through the route P3 to the duty-free goods delivery destination 5 in the port of departure, which will be used when the buyer 2 leaves the country, before the buyer's departure date. do. At the time of departure, the purchaser 2 visits the duty free goods delivery destination 5 in the port of departure (P2), takes over the reserved duty free goods, and delivers the gift certificate purchased at the reservation confirmation destination 4 to the duty free goods delivery destination 5 do. In the duty-free goods delivery destination 5, when the face value of the gift certificate is larger than the price of the duty-free goods, the balance excluding the price of the duty-free goods is refunded to the buyer, thereby ending the transaction.

Hereinafter, the structure of the system of this invention is demonstrated concretely.

The purchaser means 21 is constituted by means of a control unit, an input / output means, a conventional PC equipped with a network interface, or the like, and means connectable to the Internet such as an Internet TV. The means for confirming reservation 41 and the means for delivering duty free goods also comprise means that can be connected to the Internet in the same manner as the means for purchase 21.

2 is a schematic diagram showing the server 30 for duty-free goods sellers of the present invention. The merchant server 30 is configured as a conventional server, and includes a control unit 31, a network interface 34 for connecting to the Internet, an input / output unit 35, and a storage unit 36. The storage means 36 includes an O / S program for operating the control unit 31, a program 33 such as a system operating program of the present invention, and a plurality of databases. The plurality of databases include a buyer information DB 36a, a billing information DB 36b, a terms and conditions information DB 36c, a duty free product information DB 36d, a duty free product reservation information 36e, a duty free product transportation information DB 36f, and the like. It may contain additional databases, if necessary.

The buyer information DB 36a includes personal information of the buyer, for example, name, nationality, address, telephone number, ID, password, departure port, departure date, etc., and the payment information DB 36b is a buyer. Of the purchase of a gift certificate, the amount of the purchased gift certificate, the delivery of the gift certificate, the refund of the balance, the report of the jurisdiction customs, etc., and the terms and conditions information DB (36c) includes the legal matters related to electronic commerce according to the present invention Include the Terms. The duty-free goods information DB 36d includes information such as the types and prices of duty-free goods provided by the duty-free goods seller 3, and the duty-free goods reservation information 36e provides information such as the types, prices, and quantities of the duty-free goods reserved by the buyer. Include. In addition, the duty-free goods transportation information DB 36f includes matters relating to the date and time of transportation of the duty-free goods, the scheduled transportation, the availability of transportation, and the acquisition of the bonded transportation coupon.

By the program 33, the control unit 31 is controlled, and a web page 32 is constructed on the Internet. The configuration of the webpage 32 takes the configuration of a typical internet shopping mall, except for implementing the characteristic method of the present invention, which can be easily devised by those skilled in the art. In addition, the program 33 includes means for implementing a method for purchasing duty-free goods of the present invention, which will be described later, and its specific configuration may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art by understanding the method described below. .

3 is a flowchart schematically showing a method for purchasing duty-free goods of the present invention. According to the present invention, first, the buyer 2 connects to the website 32 of the duty-free goods seller 3 via the Internet, and then searches for and selects the duty-free goods and makes a purchase reservation (S1). Then, the purchaser 2 visits the reservation confirmation destination 4 described above, confirms the reservation, and purchases a gift certificate with an amount larger than the price of the reserved duty-free product (S2). All of the details regarding the reservation confirmation and the purchase of the gift certificate are transmitted to the seller server 30 through the reservation confirmation destination means 41 and stored. Upon confirmation of reservation and purchase of a gift certificate, a purchase order and a duty free transportation instruction required by law to transport duty-free goods to the port of departure through the outside of the bonded area are output to the seller 3 (S3). The seller 3 acquires a bonded transportation invoice for the duty-free goods reserved in accordance with the above instructions, and delivers the duty-free goods to the duty-free goods delivery destination 5 of the predetermined departure port. If the purchaser 2 does not confirm the reservation by the predetermined date and time at which the duty free goods can be transported, the reservation is automatically canceled (S21).

After confirming the reservation, the purchaser 2 can cancel the reservation by connecting to the Internet (S4). In the reservation canceling step (S4), it is first checked whether or not the reservation cancelable period has elapsed (S43). If the reservation cancellation period has not elapsed, after canceling the reservation, the duty free goods delivery destination 5 of the departure port is visited, the gift certificate is delivered, and the full value of the gift certificate is refunded (S9). However, after the reservation cancellation period has elapsed, the reservation is canceled, and afterwards, the tax exemption destination at the port of departure is delivered to the destination 5, and after delivery of the gift certificate, only the amount excluding the penalty amount is refunded from the face value of the gift certificate (S8). ). Even if the reservation is canceled but the visit to the duty free delivery destination 5 is not possible, the amount can be refunded later at a designated place such as the reservation confirmation destination 4.

If the purchaser 2 visits the duty-free goods delivery destination 5 without the reservation cancellation, and receives the duty-free goods and inputs the matters into the means for the delivery of the duty-free goods (S5), the process proceeds to the step of acquiring the gift certificate and the refund of the balance (S6). In this step of acquiring the gift certificate and the balance refund step (S6), the purchaser 2 delivers the previously purchased gift certificate to the duty-free goods delivery destination 5, and the balance of the gift value excluding the product price is refunded. When the transaction is completed in this way, an instruction regarding "reporting result to the competent customs office" is output to the seller 3, and the seller reports the result to the competent customs office accordingly.

If the purchaser 2 visits the duty-free goods delivery destination 5 but does not take over the duty-free goods, in the duty free delivery confirmation step S5, "no" is selected, and a refund of the gift certificate acquisition / penalty exclusion step (S8). Proceeds to). If the purchaser 2 does not visit the duty free delivery destination 5 at the designated time, a refund step excluding the gift certificate acquisition / penalty cancellation in the same manner at a designated place such as the reservation confirmation destination 4 later (S8). Proceeds to).

Hereinafter, each step of the reservation purchase method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

Fig. 4 shows the duty free product selection and reservation step S1. After the purchaser 2 accesses the website of the seller 3 through the Internet (S11), the seller searches for the duty-free product information provided on the web page 32, and selects the duty-free article to be purchased (S12). As a specific method of searching and selecting a duty free product, a conventional method used in a conventional internet shopping mall is used. Alternatively, a shopping cart or basket may be used to select multiple products and then make a reservation at the same time. Once the duty free product selection is made, the buyer information is entered (S13). Buyer information is selected from the buyer's personal information such as the buyer's name, address, telephone number, social security number, e-mail address, passport number, etc. If the buyer has already entered and registered various information on the seller's website, Briefly, the method as disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,960,411 granted to "Amazon.com Inc." may be applied in one click. When the buyer information input (S13) is finished, the buyer enters the date and time of departure of duty-free goods acquisition (S14). The seller, at this stage, shall indicate when it is possible to deliver the duty-free goods, taking into account the date of shipment. After selecting the date and time of taking over the duty free goods, the legal regulations related to the electronic commerce according to the method of the present invention, the duty free goods taking place, etc. are presented, and the terms specifying the legal effects according to the contract between the buyer and the seller are output (S15). Then, the buyer determines the reservation (S16). After that, a reservation number or a purchase number is issued and output (S17). Preferably, an email may be sent to the buyer's email address to confirm the booking.

Although not shown in the drawing, in the reservation confirmation and gift voucher purchase step S2, when the purchaser visits the predetermined reservation confirmation destination 4 and displays the reservation confirmation intention, the reservation confirmation destination 4 uses the means for reservation confirmation destination ( 41), after accessing the website of the seller with the ID and password of the seller 3, the reservation number or the personal information of the purchaser previously issued is inputted to confirm the reservation. Upon confirming the reservation, the value of the duty-free goods reserved by the buyer 2 and the amount of the gift certificate to be purchased by the buyer are output. The reservation confirmation point 4 accordingly sells the gift certificate of the said value to a buyer. When an IC card type voucher is used, when the buyer pays the amount, the amount is automatically transferred to the IC card type voucher. At the end of this procedure, the seller obtains a Bonded Transport Invoice / Tax Free Goods Instruction (S3), whereby the Seller obtains a Bonded Transport Invoice and delivers the duty-free goods to the duty free goods at the port of departure.

Next, the reservation cancellation step S4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5. The buyer connects to the seller's site through the Internet (S41), connects to the reservation cancellation field, and enters a reservation number (S42). Optionally, when logging in to the seller's website with an already registered buyer's ID, the reservation is automatically output, and the reservation cancellation function can be performed simply without inputting the reservation number. When the reservation number is input, it is checked whether or not the preset reservation cancelable period has elapsed (S43). Although it is usual to cancel the reservation before the duty free goods can be shipped, there is no limit. If the period for canceling the reservation has not elapsed, in accordance with the reservation cancellation confirmation (S44), at a later visit to the duty-free goods delivery destination 5, the process proceeds to the step of acquiring the gift certificate / full refund (S9). In addition, the seller outputs a cancellation cancellation result and duty free shipping instructions. However, if the reservation cancellation possible period has elapsed, the reservation cancellation step is terminated, and then, the tax exemption delivery destination 5 proceeds to the refund of the gift certificate acquisition / penalty exclusion refund step S8.

Referring to Figure 6 will be described with respect to the duty-free goods delivery step (S5). When the buyer arrives at the duty free delivery destination 5 in the departure port entered by the buyer in the reservation step S1 and receives the reserved duty free goods, the duty free delivery destination 5 is connected to the Internet using a PC connected to the Internet. The website is accessed (S51). At this time, the duty-free delivery destination 5 is logged in using the ID and password of the seller, and enters the reservation number or personal information of the buyer associated with the duty-free goods delivered to the duty-free goods delivery field (S52). Accordingly, a message for confirming the delivery of the duty-free goods is output (S53), and when the delivery of the duty-free goods is confirmed, the purchase of the gift certificate / balance refund is continued (S6). In the gift voucher acquisition / balance refund step (S6), the value of the duty-free goods, the value of the purchased gift certificate, and the balance to be refunded is automatically calculated and output. Accordingly, the duty free delivery destination 5 receives the gift certificate from the buyer and refunds the balance. The reservation number input step (S52) to the gift voucher acquisition / balance refund step (S6), if using an IC card type electronic voucher, using a terminal device that can read the information of the card, means for delivery of duty-free goods everywhere It can be done automatically without going through a procedure such as inputting a reservation number.

Optionally, although not shown in FIG. 6, if the delivered duty free item is different from the one presented at the seller's site on the Internet, or is defective, that is, the buyer refuses to take over due to the seller's fault, the duty free delivery After the verification step, a full refund step due to the seller's fault may be set separately.

If the buyer does not take over the duty-free item reserved on the date of delivery of the duty-free item, after the end of the business day or on the following day, the buyer shall access the seller's site in the same manner as above, enter the reservation number and deliver the duty-free item. If "No" is selected in the confirmation (S53), if the buyer requests a refund later, the process proceeds to the refund of the gift voucher / non-penalty refund (S8).

After the gift voucher acquisition / balance refund step S6 is completed, an instruction regarding “reporting to the competent customs office” is output to the seller (S7).

While the present invention has been described above with particular reference to particular embodiments, it should be understood that various changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Accordingly, it is not intended to be limited to the embodiments of the present invention, but various modifications should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the purchase of duty-free goods can be booked through the Internet, and since the reservation is confirmed later, the cancellation or change of the reservation can be easily made even if the purchaser's travel schedule changes. In addition, it is possible to facilitate the sale of duty-free goods in accordance with such convenience to the buyer, and the seller can secure a penalty fee if the buyer does not take over the reserved duty-free goods, thus giving the seller an advantage. Accordingly, the present invention provides convenience and profit to both buyers and sellers in the transaction of duty-free goods, and in particular, it is possible to impart safety and convenience of transactions to foreign buyers to be considered in the transaction of duty-free goods.

Claims (8)

In the method of pre-ordering duty-free goods through the Internet, A reservation step in which the buyer selects the duty-free goods to purchase and reserves the purchase of the duty-free goods; A reservation confirmation step of inputting a purchase confirmation intention of the purchaser and outputting a matter of selling a gift certificate corresponding to the price of the duty free product; A duty free delivery confirmation step of inputting whether or not the duty free product is delivered; And And a balance refund step of refunding the remaining balance excluding the price of the duty free product to the purchaser. The method of claim 1, further comprising: a reservation cancellation step between the reservation confirmation step and the duty free delivery confirmation step, wherein the reservation cancellation step includes checking whether a reservation cancellation allowance period has elapsed. If the period has elapsed, only the amount excluding the penalty amount of the sold gift certificate is refunded at the time of the refund of the balance at the time of reservation cancellation. Duty-free goods reservation and purchase method characterized in that the full value of the sold vouchers to be refunded. The method of claim 1, wherein the reservation step, Searching for and selecting duty-free goods; Inputting personal information of the buyer; Inputting a date and time of receipt of duty-free goods; And And determining a duty free reservation. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of outputting an instruction relating to the acquisition of a bonded transportation invoice and the duty-free goods delivery immediately after the reservation confirmation step, and to the competent customs office immediately after the balance refund step. And a step of outputting to the duty free product reservation purchasing method. In the system for pre-ordering duty-free goods through the Internet, Internet; Purchaser means for connecting to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, and a network interface; Reservation confirmation destination means for connecting to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, and a network interface; Duty-free goods delivery means for connecting to the Internet including a control unit, input / output means, and a network interface; And It includes a server for duty-free goods seller connected to the Internet including a control unit, input and output means, a storage means, and a network interface, The storage means of the server for a tax-free goods seller, the reservation means for the buyer to select the duty-free goods to purchase and to reserve the purchase of duty-free goods; Reservation confirmation means for inputting a reservation confirmation intention of the buyer and outputting a matter relating to the sale of the gift certificate corresponding to the price of the duty-free product; Duty-free goods delivery means for inputting whether the duty-free goods are delivered or not; And a program including a balance refund means for refunding a balance excluding the price of the duty free product to a buyer among the value of the voucher sold. 6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the program further comprises a reservation cancellation means, wherein the reservation cancellation means includes means for checking whether the reservation cancellation allowable period has elapsed, and when the reservation cancellation allowable period has elapsed, Upon cancellation, the balance refund means refunds only the amount excluding the penalty, out of the value of the voucher sold. If the reservation cancellation period has not elapsed, the balance refund means refunds the full value of the voucher on sale. Duty-free pre-ordering system, characterized in that refund. The method of claim 5, wherein the reservation means, Means for searching for and selecting duty-free goods; Means for inputting personal information of the buyer; Means for inputting a date and time of receipt of duty-free goods; And And a means for determining a duty free reservation. The duty free product according to claim 5, wherein the program further comprises means for outputting instructions regarding obtaining a bonded transportation duty and transporting duty-free goods to the seller, and means for outputting instructions for reporting the results to the competent customs office. How to make a reservation.