KR20010081884A - Automatic web server building system for local area electronic commercial trade - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for constructing an automatic web server for an electronic commerce in a distributed point is provided to increase the convenience of a user by updating changed contents of articles of a store in real time, and by displaying the contents on the Internet. CONSTITUTION: A client is a communication terminal for referring to and ordering a product. An operation program which confirms a screen of a web site allocated and automatically changes detailed items classified is built in a store computer. A web server provides product information to the client connected to the Internet and stores ordering information received from the client. The product information inputted through the store computer is transmitted to the web server in real time. In case that the web server receives the product information, a new web site is generated. Additional or changed information is updated through the Internet in real time.

Description

AUTOMATIC WEB SERVER BUILDING SYSTEM FOR LOCAL AREA ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL TRADE}

The present invention relates to an automatic web server construction system, and in particular, a product management program configured to be easily used by a local store operator to input only a specification of a product to automatically build a website on the Internet, and to make changes in real time. An automatic website building system for local e-commerce that is updated and automatically notified of orders placed on the Internet.

In general, electronic commerce refers to a transaction form in which a certain product is selected, ordered, and settled on the Internet, which requires a web server that is always connected to the Internet, and periodically updates a product list. . Online payment, credit card, electronic money is used as the payment form of the electronic commerce.

The conventional configuration of such an electronic commerce system is as follows.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional electronic commerce system, generally B2C (Business to Customer) electronic commerce, is connected to the Internet, a data communication network connected by TCP / IP protocol to query the various product contents, order The client A3, which is a terminal of a customer, and a web server A2 for posting an order on a website having a predetermined address connected to the Internet and receiving an order, are located at a location close to the client A2. A delivery support system A1 for processing the order information received from the web server A2 via the Internet, and an order for processing the order information received from the web server A2 from the web server A2 to the client A3; It is configured to include the delivery system (A1) by receiving the product details and the customer address.

Referring to the operation flow of the electronic commerce system having such a configuration in detail as follows.

First, the client computer A3, which is the client's computer, accesses the desired website A2 through the Internet, inquires the desired product contents, and if there is a purchase intention, according to the order form of the website, Order by entering the address and payment method.

The order information is stored in the web server and at the same time, the order information is transmitted to the delivery support system A1 via the Internet, and the order information is received by the delivery support system A1 and the corresponding product is received by the customer. Have it delivered to your desired location, such as your home or company.

However, the above-described conventional electronic commerce system has the following disadvantages.

First, the conventional e-commerce system can be operated only if you know how to manage the homepage, whereas most merchants do not know how to manage such homepages. Is most of them. As a result, the changes or inventory status cannot be reflected quickly, which causes inconvenience to Internet buyers over time, causing the fame of the website to be established.

Second, the conventional electronic commerce system is a centralized form for a single company, and has a disadvantage in that the contents of products sold at a branch are uniform and do not reflect the reality of a store that needs to sell various products. For example, products such as tofu or bean sprouts cannot be sold in the existing forms of internet commerce.

Third, the existing e-commerce system does not have operational difficulties if there are many branches, but it is difficult to function as an integrated system if there is a shortage of branches by region. It must be feasible.

The present invention not only handles all the products sold in local stores by improving the above-mentioned problems, the website is automatically built at a predetermined internet address by simply inputting only the product contents, and changes according to the order are To provide consumers with products that can cope with large markets by providing a website automatic construction system for electronic commerce that is automatically updated and supporting the purchase and computerization of goods by connecting them to a network of small branch stores. There is this.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional electronic commerce system.

2 is a diagram illustrating a network connection between a product store by region and a product order customer.

3 is a block diagram showing a process configuration between systems for supporting the operation of an automatic website building system according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the automatic website building system according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

M1: local store client M2: local commerce support server

M3: Regional Purchase Client

P1: Local store management and GUI (Grapic User Interface) provision process

P2: Server and DB Interworking Process

P3: local store goods purchase notification receiving management process

P4: Business Automation Support Process for Local Stores

P5: Local shop automatic web server construction process

P6: DB linkage process with local store clients

P7: using CGI to support Internet access from local buyers

WEB SERVER process (for example, HTTP DEAMON Program)

P8: Process for managing purchase purchase notification when receiving a purchase request from a local buyer

P9: networked and automated support process for local stores

P10: Local Customer Access to Local Commerce Support Server

A1: Order Delivery Support Center

A2: Commerce WEB SERVER

A3: Customer client to buy the goods

Features of the present invention include a client M3, which is a data communication terminal for a customer accessing the Internet and inquiring and ordering a desired product; Not only can you check the screen of the website assigned to you through the Internet, you can also change the text data of each sub-category classified on the screen of the website, and the store is installed and operated in stores that sell certain products. Client M1; A web server providing product information to the client M3 connected to the Internet, storing order information received from the client M3, and transmitting the order information via the Internet to the store computer handling the ordered product. (M2); Product information input through the store client M1 is transmitted to the e-commerce support server M2 in real time via the Internet, and the e-commerce support server M2 receives its sub-address when receiving the product information. It is to provide an automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce that creates new web pages for local stores in the future and updates later or updated information on the web pages in real time through the Internet.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of an automatic website building system for electronic commerce according to the present invention, and shows a process (program module in which each program communicates with each other and performs its own operation). Client M3 for searching and ordering desired products through the Internet, which is a data communication network connected through the TCP / IP protocol, and posting predetermined product information on its own website having a predetermined address via the Internet. An e-commerce support server M2 for receiving order information from the M3, and a store computer M1 for inputting product information provided in its own store and posting its own product information in a predetermined space of the web server. It is configured to include.

The automatic website building system having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

The client M3 is a computer held by an unspecified number of prospective customers who access the Internet, and the client can access the Internet data network regardless of the type or the operating system.

The e-commerce support server (M2) is a server that operates a website having a predetermined Internet address, the store computer (M1) is a computer owned by the operator of a general store, branch network management and GUI environment that is applied by the store computer Providing process (P user GUI environment input product information provided in the store, the branch network management process delivers the changed product information to the server DB interworking process (P2), the server DB interworking process to the e-commerce support server It works in conjunction with the existing branch DB interworking process (P6) to maintain real-time data transmission and mutual product information and uniqueness.

The interworking between the DBs is implemented and interworked through a standardized product control protocol between products based on TCP / IP, which is OSI Layer 4 developed by itself.

The client product information change request by the standardized protocol enables the WEB SITE configuration server P5 to more easily analyze and implement the change contents.

Based on the product information transmitted to the e-commerce support server M2 by the DB interworking, the automatic web site generation process P5 updates the web page newly.

Here, the website construction method based on the product information of the store computer does not create an HTML document or build a web server using HTML conversion software, but simply inputs a simple item of a simple branch network product management program. Means to be built.

Since the branch network client M1 has a reception notification management process, when a buyer accesses the newly established website and requests a product, the branch network client M1 requests a product purchase by a notification process P8 that interworks with the web server process P7. And receive notification to the branch network operator.

In addition, in order to maintain the automation of the management of the product, the automation support process (P4) is supported by the INTERFACE between the store client (M1) and the peripheral product management device, the product management information input through the INTERFACE branch management process (P1) ) To be managed in real time.

The operation flow of such website automatic construction system will be described in more detail as follows.

3 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the automatic website construction system according to the present invention, when the shop owner proceeds to the data input step (S110) for inputting the product information through the management program of his shop computer, the shop computer Management program automatically accesses the web server via the Internet and transmits the entered product information, the web server automatically creates a new sub-address to open a website, and based on the received product data Perform the data update step (S120) to automatically generate.

On the other hand, the Internet customer accesses the newly opened website to look up the desired product information, and when the purchase intention is determined proceeds to the product ordering step (S130) to order through the order screen of the predetermined form.

Content ordered through the product ordering step (S130) is transmitted to the web server in real time,

The order notification step (S140) of notifying the order contents to the store computer is performed.

The store computer receiving the order data performs a delivery contents output step S150 for allowing the store owner to know the order contents through a preset output device such as a printer output and a monitor screen output.

On the other hand, after performing the order notification step (S140), the web server automatically updates the data by performing the WEB SITE automatic change step (S160) through the DB link between the store client and the item information.

An example of implementing an automatic website building system having the above-described configuration and flow will be described.

First of all, Hong Gil-dong is a computer-only person who only knows a word processor. He runs a small video rental store in Hyehwa-dong. He hopes to open a video rental internet site for local residents. It was expensive to request, so we introduced an automatic website construction system.

Hong Gil-dong received an operating program with his website address and CDROM upon signing up, and he spent 10,000 won as a membership fee. Depending on the operating point of the operating program, it could be changed and displayed in the screen mode shown in Table 1. .

However, the store of Hong Gil-dong received a new product and clicked the add button provided at the bottom of Table 1, a new item was created and entered the new product name, price and quantity, and pressed the save button. Subsequently, a message "additional completion" is displayed in the center of the operating program screen, and the operating program automatically connects to the Internet and transmits the changed contents to the web server, and then the hard disk of the operating computer. Update product information stored in.

Hong Gil-dong wondered what website he had been assigned to, so he ran an Internet web browser to access the Internet and visited his website.

While looking at his website, a voice message saying "Internet order has occurred. Please promptly process" through the speaker connected to his store computer, and delivery information was output through the printer. According to the delivery information, the orderer's contact information, name, address, name and quantity of the ordered goods were written. Mr. Kim, who is a gold-silver room nearby, ordered the video tape monarch's wife, and the payment method was At the same time it was to pay. So, he delivered a video tape to Mr. Kim and received 1,000 won in cash.

Kim learned the video that was delivered before he left it with a bar code reader, and as a result, the number of videos that can be automatically rented is reduced, and this information is registered in his store's database and linked to the web site connected to his video room. Timely reflection. Access to goods sold or received through stores and the Internet was automatically identified.

And all the transaction details are supported by the system, the settlement and accounting management program support everything was automated and could have a personal life.

Local customers can access the Kim's video store site via the Internet without having to go to the Kim's video store, where several videos can be rented and new video information and orders are available.

Meanwhile, a method of notifying delivery information from the web server when an order is generated through the Internet includes transmitting a message to a mobile phone of a store manager, transmitting a message to the store manager's beep, and transmitting the message to the store computer. The video owner could be free from the store by providing various communication means, such as outputting through the screen of the screen and transmitting it to the store computer and outputting it through the printer of the store computer.

Hong Gil-dong's experience as described above is not limited to video shops, but can be applied to all fields that operate small shops and local distributors. It is self-evident.

Thus, it can be seen that the embodiments modified to be inferred from the present invention also fall within the scope of the claims set out below.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present embodiment published as described above, it has the following advantages.

First, even if you do not know how to build a website or manage a website at all, it is simple enough to operate its own website, thereby increasing user convenience.

Second, since the changed content is updated in real time and posted on the Internet, it has the advantage of minimizing the inconvenience of the buyer.

Third, since all existing products can be posted, there is an advantage to promote commerce through the Internet.

Fourth, there is an advantage that can improve the productivity of the store and increase the income by supporting the automation of access of goods through the Internet and stores as a peripheral device such as a barcode.

Fifth, it supports merchandise management automation by supporting business support process and supports all matters necessary for household operation such as goods management and accounting.

Sixth, by linking small shops to a common network, distribution through mass purchase can be realized, allowing competitiveness with large markets, and strengthening ties with local residents to protect their business from entering other markets. Can be.

Claims (11)

A client, which is a communication terminal for a customer to access the Internet and to search for and order desired products; Not only can you check the screen of the website assigned to you through the Internet, but you can also change the details of each category on the website screen automatically. Store computer with a built-in operating program that outputs the delivery contents upon receipt, and automatically updates the quantity and related information according to the order; A web server providing product information to a client connected to the Internet, storing order information received from the client, and transmitting the order information via the Internet to the store computer handling the ordered product; The product information input through the store computer is transmitted to the web server in real time through the Internet, and when the web server receives the product information, the web server creates a new website at its sub-address, and later added or changed information. Automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce, characterized in that the web page updates in real time over the Internet, and supports the business automation of the store client. The method of claim 1, In principle, the website assigned to the store is a sub-address of the web server, and an automatic web server building system for electronic commerce, characterized in that to establish a server having a different address in accordance with the request to the store manager. The method of claim 1, The store computer can connect a barcode device and a peripheral device supporting automation, and automatically receives and updates the product information stored in its hard disk by receiving the access of goods received or sold through the store, and the contents of the web server. Automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce, characterized in that it further comprises automatically updating the product information of the website to be transmitted to. The method of claim 1, The customer's order method through the website is an automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce, characterized in that one of the credit card payment, online payment, electronic money, payment during delivery. The method of claim 1, The method of transmitting the delivery information from the web server to the store transmits a message to the mobile phone of the store manager, transmits a message to the store manager's beep, and transmits the message to the store computer and outputs it through the screen of the store computer. And a method supported by a communication means, such as transmitted to the store computer and output through the printer of the store computer. The method of claim 1, An automated peripheral device (bar code reader, printer, speaker, etc.) is connected to the store computer, and the entry and exit of the product is automatically updated, and when the order is generated, the delivery contents are output to the printer and the guide voice is output through the speaker. An automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce, characterized by supporting the user convenience. The method according to claim 1 or 6, In using the bar code reader, a product without a bar code may further include clicking and printing a bar code generation item provided in the operating program, and reading the bar code reader to automatically update the entry and exit of the product. Automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce. The method of claim 1, The website is an automatic web server for e-commerce, characterized in that the target of the main sales to a predetermined range of areas and can quickly deliver orders received from customers located in the marketable area and deliver them at the time desired by the customer. system. The method of claim 1 The store client system supports business automation, supports communication between each process, supports a standardized protocol between interworking DBs or processes, and is not limited to a specific system in running the processes between systems. Automatic web server construction system for electronic commerce. The method of claim 1 Automated web server building system, characterized in that to support the computerized goods and logistics that can support joint purchase, regional logistics management, etc. by connecting the network to the store client. The method of claim 1 E-commerce system that serves the area of the store by using the system to build the automatic web server, and forms the large market by integrating the regional branches by integrating the local store into the network.