KR20020008661A - System and method for matching places using zip-code - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An area matching system using a zip code and a method therefor are provided so that a purchaser, a seller and a distributor can efficiently execute an electronic commerce, by comparing a zip code of a member with zip codes of selling areas, and outputting adjacent selling areas to a terminal of the member. CONSTITUTION: A terminal(10) is a personal computer, an Internet terminal, an Internet TV, a personal communication service phone, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, an IMT2000 terminal, and a portable radio communication terminal. A server(50) includes a member information database(51), a goods information database(53) and a search and output module(55). Here, the member information database(51) includes names, addresses, zip codes, cyber money and passwords of members, and the goods information database(53) contains items of goods and services, prices, zip codes of selling areas and distribution types. When the member manually inputs wanted goods or service, the search and output module(55) compares the zip code of the member which is stored in the member information database(51) or input through the terminal(10) with the zip codes of the selling areas stored in the goods information database(53), and outputs the goods or services of the area identical to or adjacent to the zip code of the member to the terminal(10).

Description

System and method for matching places using zip-code}

The present invention is a region matching system using a postal code to match the nearest buyer and seller by reflecting the distance or location conditions between the buyer and seller using the postal code in searching for the goods or service items that the member wants to purchase and It is about a method.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1999-0078708 (Invention name: Information providing system and method using postal code) classifies various information to be provided to users by east, town, and side corresponding to postal codes of nationwide by information code. The present invention discloses a technique for storing and reading information stored in a specific postal code and information code. However, the conventional information providing system and method using a postal code has a problem in that it is necessary to specify its residence postal code every time, even when requesting a search around its own residence.

In addition, the conventional method of searching for a sale item or service uses a separate courier service or a one-way courier service that does not take into account the buyer's location or distance, etc. There was a limit to use. For this reason, the courier service that does not consider the distance or location conditions between the buyer and seller had a problem such as delayed delivery time or increased logistics costs.

The present invention is to solve the problems and inconveniences of the prior art as described above, the member's postal code and sales area of the sale article or sales service in searching for the item or service item that the member wants to purchase using the postal code Compare and search the postal code of the member's postal code and the same region, as well as sales items or sales services that have the postal code of the neighboring area to output the nearest place to the terminal in priority order, and postal code of the member's address or Postal code manually entered by the member Even if there is no search result in the area, the neighboring area and other areas can be searched in the order of priority of the nearest sales area without having to search by the postal code of the nearby area. When searching for items to be delivered at home, you need to enter the same postal code again and again. It is an object of the present invention to provide a local matching system and method using a postal code that does not exist.

Another object of the present invention, by reflecting the price conditions in addition to the distance or location conditions between the buyer and the seller, if the distance or location conditions are the same or similar, the sales area to sell at a lower price prioritized It is possible to match the buyer's sales area of goods or services.

Still another object of the present invention is to reduce the delivery time and reduce the logistics costs for the goods by matching the optimal logistics / distribution center to be responsible for delivery when the buyer selects the ordered items to be purchased from the searched sales items It is to provide a local matching system and method using a postal code.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a region matching system using a postal code according to the present invention;

2A is a system of current postal codes.

Figure 2b is a description of the two preceding digits of the current postal code.

3A is a reference diagram for explaining a search result output priority.

3B is another reference diagram for explaining the search result output priority.

3C is another reference diagram for explaining the search result output priority.

4 is a flowchart of a region matching method using a postal code according to the present invention;

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10. Terminal 30. Internet network 50. Server

51. Membership information DB 53. Sales article information DB 55. Search and output module

57. Ranking DB 59. Price Comparison Module 61. Shipping Information DB

Area matching system using a postal code according to the present invention,

In a regional matching system using a postal code including a terminal, a server, and an open network connecting the terminal and the server,

The server includes a member information DB for storing a member's name, address, and zip code; A merchandise information database for storing merchandise and prices of merchandise or merchandise and a postal code of the merchandise region; The member receives the sales item or service item that the member wants to purchase and compares the member's postal code stored in the member information DB or manually inputted through the terminal with the postal code of the sales region stored in the sales item information DB. A retrieval and output module for outputting to a terminal a sales article or a sales service having a postal code of the same region or an adjacent region with a number; It is characterized by including.

In addition, the region matching system using a postal code according to the present invention,

In a regional matching system using a postal code including a terminal, a server, and an open network connecting the terminal and the server,

The server includes a member information DB for storing a member's name, address, and zip code; A merchandise information database for storing merchandise and prices of merchandise or merchandise and a postal code of the merchandise region; A ranking DB for storing postal codes of neighboring regions designated as output priority with respect to postal codes of various regions of the country; After receiving the sales item or sales service item that the member wants to purchase, compare the member's postal code stored in the member information DB or manually input through the terminal with the postal code of the sales region stored in the sales item information DB, and then rank DB. A retrieval and output module for outputting to the terminal a sales article or a sales service of a sales article information DB having a postal code of a region designated as an output priority stored in the terminal; It may be implemented to include.

The server may further include a price comparison module that compares the prices of the sales article or the sales service of the sales article information DB and sorts the search results in a lower price order when two or more sales articles or sales services having the same priority are searched. ; It is characterized in that it further comprises.

In addition, the server further includes a delivery information DB for storing the trade name, postal code, address, and service history of the logistics / distribution centers in each region of the country, and the search and output module is provided to the member information DB when a member requests a delivery. The logistic / distribution center of the delivery information DB having the same postal code as the postal code of the member's postal code or the sales region of the sales product information DB stored or manually entered through the terminal is output to the terminal with priority. It is characterized by.

On the other hand, the area matching method using a postal code according to the present invention,

In the region matching method using a postal code including a terminal, a server, and an open network connecting the terminal and the server,

The server includes a first step of allowing a member to log in to the server through the terminal; A second step in which the server inputs or selects a sales item or a sales service that a member wants to purchase through a terminal; The server may include a third step of comparing and searching for a sale article or a service having a registered or manually inputted member's postal code and a postal code of the same region or a neighboring region, and outputting the same to the terminal with priority.

And, at the output of the third stage,

When there is more than one sale article or sale service of the same priority, and comparing the price of the sale article or sale service and output in the order of low price,

The method may further include a step of outputting to the terminal a logistics / distribution center having a postal code of the same region or a neighboring region with a postal code of the member or the postal code of the sales region at the priority of the member; It features.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail. However, these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Example 1 Area Matching System Using Postal Code

1 is a conceptual diagram of a region matching system using a postal code according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the area matching system using a postal code according to the present invention includes a terminal 10, a server 50, and an internet network 30 connecting the terminal and the server. The terminal 10 means a computer (PC), an Internet terminal, an Internet TV, a PCS phone, a cellular phone, a PDA, an IMT2000 terminal, a portable wireless communication terminal, or the like.

The server 50 includes a member information DB 51, a sales article information DB 53, and a search and output module 55.

The member information DB 51 stores the member's name and address, zip code, cyber money, password, and the like. The sales article information DB 53 stores items and prices of sales articles and sales services, postal codes of sales regions, delivery methods, and the like.

The search and output module 55 is a member's postal code and sales article information DB (stored in the member information DB 51 or manually input through the terminal 10) when a member inputs a selling article or a selling service item that the member wants to purchase. By comparing and searching the postal code of the sales area stored in 53), the sales article or sales service (s) having the postal code of the member and the postal code of the same region or the neighboring region are output to the terminal in priority order.

2A is a system of current postal codes. 2B illustrates two digits before the current six digits of the postal code.

2A and 2B, two digits in front of the current six digits of the current zip code divide the province and the metropolitan city or the city. In the case of Seoul Metropolitan Government, the first digit is common as "1", and the second and third digits divide each ward. In the case of Gangwon-do, the first digit is common as "2", and the second and third digits divide each city or county in Gangwon-do. In general, the second and third of the six digits of the postal code distinguish city and ward, and the fourth to sixth numbers distinguish Dong, Myeon, Eup, and Li.

The order of the search result output of the search and output module 55 is that the postal code of the sales region of the sales product or the sales service is (1) the member's postal code and the 6-digit postal code are all the same region (the same). , (2) If the member's postal code and the first five digits of the zip code are the same, the five digits are the same (for example, 135-241 for Gaepo 1-dong in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and 135-242 for Gaepo 2-dong). (3) The member's postal code and the first four digits of the postal code are the same; (4) The member's postal code and the first three digits of the postal code are the same three digits (same city or ward), (5) The member (2) If the member's postal code and the first 6 digits of the postal code are the same (Neighboring Province), (6) ) If both member's postal code and postal code are different from each other, they shall be determined in order. It is preferred.

If all six digits of the postal code are different, it is preferable to print out the nearest province first, and several neighborhoods may be classified as the same area, such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon.

Referring back to FIG. 1, when a plurality of sales items or sales services having the same priority are searched, the server 50 compares the prices of the sales articles or sales services of the sales article information DB 53 with a lower price. It further includes a price comparison module 59 for sorting the search results such that the sale article is output first.

In addition, the server 50 selects the goods to be purchased by the member, and at the time of ordering, the shipping, courier service of the ordered goods will be in charge of the shipping, distribution and distribution centers of each region in the country, postal code and address, and service details It further includes a delivery information DB (61) for storing. The search and output module 55, when the member requests a delivery, the postal code of the member stored in the member information DB 51 or manually input through the terminal 10 or the postal address of the sales region of the sales article information DB 53. The logistics / distribution center of the delivery information DB 61 having the postal code of the same region or the neighboring region with the number is output to the terminal with priority.

Example 2 Area Matching System Using Postal Code

Referring back to FIG. 1, the area matching system using the postal code according to the present invention has a terminal 10, a server 50, and an internet network 30 connecting the terminal and the server.

The server 50 includes a member information DB 51, a sales article information DB 53, a search and output module 55, a rank DB 57, a price comparison module 59 and a delivery information DB 61. do. The member information DB 51, the sales article information DB 53, the price comparison module 59, and the delivery information DB 61 are the same as in the first embodiment, and thus will be omitted.

The ranking DB 57 stores zip codes of neighboring regions which are set as output priorities for zip codes of various regions of the country.

The search and output module 55 receives the sales items or sales service items that the member wants to purchase, and is stored in the member information DB 51 or manually inputted by the member 10 through the terminal 10. Compare the postal code of the sales area stored in the information DB 53 to the terminal by prioritizing the sales goods or sales service of the sales product information DB having the postal codes of the area designated as the output priority stored in the ranking DB 57. Output

The output priority of the ranking DB 57 sets the priority classification unit to the east, town, or province of each region, calculates the distance based on each classification unit, and places the neighborhood of the corresponding classification unit as the priority. Decide on how to sort. As a result, even if a sale item or a sale area of a sale service searched from an adjacent town, town, or town is different from the old town, city, or province, sales goods located in the nearest town, town, or town are output in priority order. In addition, even in the same dong, there are cases where the fourth to sixth digits of six postal codes are different in large apartment complexes and special facilities. By assigning the same priority to a database, the sales items in the short range are virtually avoided.

Fig. 3A is a reference diagram for explaining the case where the smallest classification of the output priority is determined as the same.

If a member registers or manually inputs Dorim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, as a residence on Fig. 3a, the output priority is calculated as the distance from Dorim-dong and prioritizes the nearest one, Singil-dong, Daelim-dong, Guro-dong, Sindorim-dong, Munrae-dong, and Yeongdeungpo-dong. , Guro-dong, Sinwol-dong, Dangsan-dong, Yangpyeong-dong, Daebang-dong, Sindaebang-dong, Sinjeong-dong, Gocheok-dong, Mok-dong, .....

In some cases, the output priority may be determined by classifying counties, cities, provinces, and the like as priority units, and calculating distances between regions of each classification unit.

FIG. 3B is a reference diagram for explaining the case where the minimum classification unit of output priority is determined by a sphere.

As shown in Fig. 3b, when a sphere is set as a minimum classification unit, and a member registers or manually inputs Jung-gu, Seoul, the output priority is Jongno-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Seongdong-gu, Yongsan-gu, Mapo-gu, Seodaemun-gu, Seongbuk-gu, Gwangjin-gu, Gangnam-gu, Seocho-gu, Dongjak-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Eunpyeong-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Nowon-gu, Jungnang-gu, Gangdong-gu, Songpa-gu, Gwanak-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Guro-gu, Yangcheon-gu, Gangseo-gu, Dobong-gu, .....

3C is a reference diagram for explaining a case in which a minimum classification unit of output priority is designated as hours.

As shown in FIG. 3C, when the city is designated as a minimum classification unit, the local postal code registered or entered by the member is Taebaek and the sales region of the sales item requested by the member is found to be located in Chuncheon and Yeongju. However, Taebaek-si and Chuncheon-si are the same Gangwon-do area, but the actual distance from Taebaek-si is closer to Yeongju-si in Gyeongsangbuk-do than Chuncheon-si.

The same priority is given when a phrase is defined as a minimum classification unit, and a number of provinces are searched as a sales region, or a city or province is designated as a classification minimum unit, and a plurality of counties or counties within a specific classification unit are searched as a corresponding sales region. If there is a sales area of, the output priority order can be arbitrarily set clockwise or counterclockwise.

Example 3 Area Matching Method Using Postal Code

4 is a flowchart of a region matching method using a postal code according to the present invention.

4, the region matching method using a postal code according to the present invention,

(1) the server, allowing the member to connect through the terminal (s100) and log in to the server;

(2) the server may allow the member to input or select a sale item or a sale service that the user wants to purchase through the terminal (s102);

(3) the server searching for the specified selling article or selling service (s104);

(4) If there is no separate postal code input, the server compares the sales article or service having the same region or the neighboring region's postal code and the postal code of the registered member at the time of membership registration and outputs them to the terminal in priority order (s106). )Wow;

(5) If there is a postal code manually inputted separately from the registered postal code of the member (s108), it compares and searches sales items or sales services having the postal code and the postal code of the same region or neighboring region and outputs them to the terminal in priority order. It includes a step (s110).

(6) If there is more than one sale article or sale service of the same priority, the method further includes the step (s112) of comparing the prices of the sale article or sale service and outputting the lower prices in a priority order.

In the above, the present invention has been described by way of examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Only one of a postal code and an address may be stored in the member information DB 51 and the sale article information DB 53, and the postal code and the address may be automatically converted to each other.

Although the postal code of the sales region for the sales article or the sales service of the sales article information DB 53 has been described in advance as a DB, the seller may manually input the postal code using the terminal.

If a member manually inputs a postal code, the order of entering the postal code and the specific procedure of the sales item or sales service that the user wants to search may be reversed.

When there are a plurality of distribution / distribution centers in the same priority area, the method may further include comparing prices for delivery services of the distribution / distribution center and outputting a lower price as a priority.

According to the present invention, in searching for a sale item or a sale service item that a member wants to purchase using a postal code, the member's postal code is compared with the member's postal code and the postal code of the sales area of the sale item or sale service. Searches for goods or services with a postal code in the adjacent area as well as the same area as the number, and outputs the nearest place to the terminal in priority order, so that the postal code at the member's address or the postal code manually entered by the member is searched. Even if there is no result, you can search the neighboring area and other areas in close order without having to search by the postal code of the nearby area, and repeat the same postal code every time when the member searches for items to be delivered from his / her home. There is no need to enter.

In addition, by reflecting price conditions in addition to the distance and location conditions between buyers and sellers, if there are multiple sales areas of the same priority, the sales areas that offer lower prices are preferentially outputted so that the optimal sales area of goods or services can be identified. It is possible to match to the buyer, and when the buyer selects and orders the items to be purchased from the searched items by matching the optimal logistics / distribution center, it is possible to shorten the delivery (delivery) time for the ordered goods and reduce the logistics cost. As a result, both the buyer, the seller, and the shipper can effectively perform a commercial transaction.

Claims (7)

In the area matching system using a postal code including a terminal, a server, and an open network connecting the terminal and the server, The server, A member information DB for storing a member's name, address, and postal code; A merchandise information database for storing merchandise and prices of merchandise or merchandise and a postal code of the merchandise region; The member receives the sales item or service item that the member wants to purchase and compares the member's postal code stored in the member information DB or manually inputted through the terminal with the postal code of the sales region stored in the sales item information DB. A retrieval and output module for outputting to the terminal a sales article or a sales service having a postal code of the same region or an adjacent region as a postal code; Area matching system using a postal code that includes. In the area matching system using a postal code including a terminal, a server, and an open network connecting the terminal and the server, The server, A member information DB for storing a member's name, address, and postal code; A merchandise information database for storing merchandise and prices of merchandise or merchandise and a postal code of the merchandise; A ranking DB for storing postal codes of neighboring regions designated as output priority with respect to postal codes of various regions of the country; After receiving the sales item or sales service item that the member wants to purchase, compare the member's postal code stored in the member information DB or manually inputted through the terminal with the postal code of the sales area stored in the sales item information DB, and then A retrieval and output module for outputting to the terminal a sales article or a sales service of the sales article information DB having the postal codes of a region designated as an output priority stored in a ranking DB; Area matching system using a postal code that includes. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The server, A price comparison module for comparing a price of the sale article or sale service of the sale article information DB and sorting the search results in a low price order when a plurality of sale articles or sale services having the same priority are searched; Area matching system using a postal code, characterized in that it further comprises. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The server, A delivery information DB for storing the trade name, zip code, address, and service history of logistics / distribution centers in each region of the country; Additionally, The search and output module, When the member requests a delivery, the delivery information having the member's postal code stored in the member information DB or manually inputted through the terminal or the postal code of the same region or adjacent region as the postal code of the sales region of the sales article information DB. Outputting the distribution / distribution center of the DB to the terminal with priority; Area matching system using a postal code characterized by. In the region matching method using a postal code including a terminal, a server, and an open network connecting the terminal and the server, The server may include a first step of allowing a member to log in to the server through the terminal; The second step of allowing the member to input or select a sale item or a sale service that the member wants to purchase through the terminal; And a third step of comparing and searching for a sale item or a service having a registered or manually inputted member's postal code and a postal code of the same region or a neighboring region and outputting the same to the terminal in a priority order. Region matching method using postal code. The method of claim 5, At the output of the third step, And comparing the prices of the selling goods or selling services and outputting them in a lower price order when there is more than one selling article or selling service of the same priority. The method according to claim 5 or 6, When the member requests delivery, further comprising outputting to the terminal a logistics / distribution center having a postal code of the same region or adjacent region as the postal code of the member or the sales region; Region matching method using a postal code characterized by.