KR20020011471A - Internet e-Catalog Real-time Publishing and Transmitting System - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for manufacturing and delivering an Internet electronic catalog in real time is provided to enable a customer to take catalogs on line or off line by enabling the customer to apply all sorts of data provided from a provider's database for edition and to directly edit catalogs suitable for the customer's taste, and by enabling the customer to transmit the catalogs to the customer's e-mail address. CONSTITUTION: A managing server(A) is equipped with a security unit(As) which identifies a system user's ID, password and so on and a web control unit(Ac) which controls a transmission speed of a file and a load of a system. A product searching/ordering server(b) is equipped with an input unit(Bin) which transmits searching conditions and commands for products inputted from customers, a calculation processing unit(Bpr) which processes the conditions and the commands, an output unit(Bout) which displays results processed by the output unit(Bpr) and an ordering unit(Bo) which accepts orders of the customers. An information database(C) is equipped with information product data(Cp) which stores information on names, standards, items and so on of products, company information data(Cm) which stores names, standards, location and so on of manufacturing companies and general information data(Cc) which stores names, resident registration numbers and so on of customers. An edition server(D) is equipped with an editing unit(De) which performs an edition, a binding unit(Db) which binds pages edited, a transmitting unit(Dt) which compresses the pages, a searching unit(Ds) which searches all sorts of form data of edition databases and a temporary output unit(Dout) which displays searching results. An editing database(E) is equipped with image form data(Ei), text form data(Et) and audio form data(Ea).

Description

Internet e-Catalog Real-time Publishing and Transmitting System

Summary of the Invention The present invention relates to an entirely new electronic catalog for editing, binding, and delivering an electronic catalog by a conventional planar editing method online in real time by a three-dimensional method, and establishing a model and model of a complete electronic catalog. The present invention;

First, using the Internet as a space for editing and publishing, the customer directly conducts a search process based on the price of the product, the category of the product, the place of production, etc. among a large number of products. It is to integrate the advantages of the Internet as a system for editing, binding, and delivering electronic catalogs.

Second, in establishing the model and model of the complete electronic catalog, the electronic catalog of the present invention refers to an electronic catalog of several volumes, in which several or several files are edited and bound, taking the form of one volume. Since each convenience file is created and bound independently, it takes the form of page turning from side to side, and in particular, the shape of each page is shown so that the shape can be visually seen, thereby technically creating an extremely natural atmosphere such as page turning of paper prints. To produce.

Third, the pages of this catalog are composed of video, 3D, animation, audio / video files complementary or integrated. Or cyber models such as humans or animals may appear.

Fourth, the catalog in the present invention takes the form of one volume and is sent to the customer, that is, the consumer of the catalog. The electronic catalog taking the form of the volume has the format of one programmed file. It is possible to send e-mail by taking. The catalog consumer, i.e., the customer, can run the programmed electronic catalog delivered via e-mail and read it freely, especially when ordering, through the catalog supplier embedded in the electronic catalog file, e. It can be ordered, which can be automatically logged online to the electronic catalog dedicated server operator to send the order information.

Conventional Internet publishing methods, referred to as electronic catalogs, include;

First of all, it is a way of linking several files to the file written mainly in fragments, so the scroll up / down is done vertically on the PC screen of the customer who wants to read the catalog. No flipping is realized and, moreover, the appearance of pages turning is hardly realized.

Second, each page is just a link between one or two simple text and graphic files, and there is no dynamic, three-dimensional, complementary, or integrated combination.

Third, in terms of delivery, the catalog being delivered does not take the form of a single programmed file, but stays at the level of a single leaflet, and the catalog consumer, i. The inconvenience is that you must have individual special programs that can be read.

Fourthly, even in the case of an order, the normal electronic catalog still has the order form created as a separate Internet document file and uploaded in the web server. You must follow the URL of the linked order form, but you can only access and order these forms.

As such, a typical electronic catalog is an email program or Internet-compatible text editor that creates product information and propaganda content and then sends it to a customer's email address along with a simple graphic file (such as gif or jpge). The Internet document, or a more advanced method, refers to the level of posting information on a PC screen through a method such as searching a web page for a database of product information and the like.

The electronic catalog in the present invention can be said to be a concept suitable for a virtual space in which the electronic printed paper catalog which has been edited and bound in real time online in a real time beyond the normal electronic catalog concept is completely electronicized.

In particular, the electronic catalog in the present invention implements a page turning method such as a paper printed catalog so that readers of the catalog can access the electronic catalog in a more vivid sense of reality. In addition, the adoption of various graphics and video / audio files is a marketing tool that provides more access to customers as a tool of communication that gives electronic catalogs as a marketing tool, which is no longer a fixed print based solely on information delivery. It is to realize.

To implement such a complete model and model of the electronic catalog on the World Wide Web;

(1) Three-dimensional and dynamic visual and auditory design, functionality as a marketing tool with enhanced communication with customers, online real-time editing and binding through the aggregation of various Internet technologies, and various sampling in graphics.

(2) In the delivery of electronic catalogs, safety issues such as delivery speed, stability, and information leakage prevention must be solved, which are secured by strict technical management such as an independent catalog editing dedicated server and an order dedicated server. .

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the role and action of the configuration, interworking, and in charge of the respective servers and databases in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of connecting a system user to the system among the processing of the Internet electronic catalog real time production and delivery system according to the present invention.

[Figure 3], according to the present invention, during the processing of the Internet electronic catalog real-time production and delivery system, a general customer (online customer) among the users connected to the system to search, edit, bind the actual electronic catalog, and use the online order form Is a flowchart illustrating the process of ordering.

Figure 4 shows in the present invention, in the processing of the Internet electronic catalog real-time production and delivery system, a corporate customer other than the general customer (online customer) among the users connected to the system to access the server of the system provider to upload information And a flow chart illustrating a process of the above.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a bookbinding process of an electronic catalog performed in the system and an order using an online order book offline in the processing of the Internet electronic catalog real-time production and delivery system according to the present invention.

The online electronic catalog real-time production and delivery system of the present invention is a customer who is a consumer of the catalog access to the Internet, the electronic catalog provider operation and management of this system, dedicated dedicated search and order server, editing dedicated server, and customers through a variety of databases It is a complete Internet electronic catalog publishing service system that allows customers to subscribe and order online / offline at any time by searching for one or more items and then real-time producing them in an electronic catalog and sending them to their email address. .

In order to smoothly perform this service system, the service system is largely classified into a management server (A), a product search order server (B; product search & order server), and a product and its manufacturer and catalog consumer (including general customers) information database (C; Information). Database), a dedicated editing server (D; Publishing Server) for editing, binding, and delivering electronic catalogs of one or more products searched, and an image and text editing database (E; publishing database) to be used for electronic catalog editing. It consists of.

A simple schematic of such a system configuration is shown in [Fig. 1]. In addition, [Fig. 2] to [Fig. 5] are flowcharts showing how each of the sections and the detailed functions of the sections in the configuration of such a system are performed.

The management server (A) is divided into a security unit (As) that supports the safe operation of the entire system and manages the entry and exit of system users, and a web control unit (Ac) that supports the smooth operation of the entire system. It manages the electronic certificate and checks the user's ID and password to distinguish members / nonmembers and membership grades. The web control unit (Ac) controls file transfer speed and system load control.

The product search order dedicated server (B) is a product search condition entered by the system user (a catalog consumer including a general customer) for product search, an input unit (Bin) that sends a search command to the computation processing unit, and a search condition of the delivered product. And an operation processing unit (Bpr) that calculates and processes this by a search command, an output unit (Bout) that displays the operation and processed results on the screen, and an order that receives a customer's online product order and sends it directly to a manufacturer or a product seller. It consists of Bo. The search conditions and commands received by the input unit Bin are immediately transferred to the operation processing unit Bpr, and the operation processing unit Bpr is supplied by the data retrieval robot to the product information data Cp and the company information data Cc of the information database C. Then, using the editing database (E), the result extraction (Bpr1) → application (Bpr2) → combining (Bpr3), and then immediately transfer it to the output (Bout). The output unit Bout generates one page for each product by the editing-only server D and displays them on the PC screen. When the system user searches for more than one product, the output Bout continues. The products are displayed on the screen by the sequential flow of the input unit Bin and the operation processor Bpr. At this time, if the product is not searched one by one, but collectively searched by the item, price, and search quantity of the product, the results are displayed on the PC screen by a predetermined sorting method. All the search results appearing on the PC screen are temporarily stored in the buffer (Bb) and used for catalog editing and binding after all the search is completed.

The information database (C) includes company information data such as product name, specification, unit price, item, delivery period and product characteristics of the ordered product, product information data (Cp) in which other information is stored, name of manufacturer, location, and contact information. (Cm), catalog information, including general name data (Cc) such as the name, gender, social security number, and contact information of the consumer (including general customers). As a result, the contents of the product information data Cp and the company information data Cm can be retrieved. The general information data Cc stores all user information of the system and interworks with the management server A and the product search order dedicated server B.

The editing dedicated server (D) searches for each form data of the editing unit (De), bookbinding unit (Db), transmission unit (Dt), and editing database (E) for generating one or more searched products in an electronic catalog. And a temporary output unit Dout for outputting and temporarily storing respective search results. The editing unit De outputs the output from the output section Bout of the product search order dedicated server B for one product and for one page of the product and for one or more products. Edit with one page each. The bookbinding unit Db singles the edited pages into a catalog of windings by electromagnetism. Single ticketing by electronic iron is cover form (Db1) → table of contents (Db2) → body composition (Db3) → order creation (Db4) → Internet logon automatic setup function (Db5) → page formation (Db6) → page search engine The process proceeds from (Db7) to bookbinding completion (Db8). The transmission unit Dt converts the bound catalog into one file (Dt1), compresses (Dt2), and delivers (Dt3) to one file so that the cataloged catalog can be delivered to the email address of the catalog consumer on-line. At this time, when the customer on-line executes the electronic catalog stored in his / her PC and attempts to place an online order using the order in the electronic catalog, the user automatically logs in to the system by the automatic logon function set in the order. The order file is securely sent to the order receiving party (e.g., corporate customer) via this transmission unit (Dt) without going through a separate customer certification and verification process by the system. (Dt4)

The editing database E to be used for electronic catalog editing is composed of image form data Ei, text form data Et, and audio form data Ea. Image form data (Ei) including animations, 3D, video files, etc., as well as simple images are classified by subject / type of image, text form data (Et) by text arrangement method / font, and audio form data (Ea). It is divided by genre and the like and can be comprehensively searched as a preview option at the time of search result extraction (Bpr1) in the calculation processing unit (Bpr) of the product search order dedicated server (B). When editing the searched product information into each convenience page, the searched product information is sorted by the category of each page by a code designated for the corresponding product or by a user's arbitrary selection (Db6-1).

Online real-time electronic catalog editing and delivery system in the present invention is a next-generation electronic publishing system that is perfect for the virtual space of the Internet,

(1) By adopting a variety of Internet technologies compared to the actual paper print catalog, it is possible to realize a lively and three-dimensional catalog, satisfying consumers' purchase taste or fun to see, and in line with the trend of the times when electronic commerce is spreading day by day. It can be expected to act as an internet marketing tool that can activate the e-commerce market.

(2) For the entire publishing industry, it is expected that a new publishing infrastructure for the electronic publishing industry can be built. In other words, as the demand for electronic publications increases quantitatively and qualitatively, the materials required for publication are electronicized, edited online in real time, bookbinding by electronic iron technology, and delivery of finished catalogs. Specialized electronic publishing network can be formed from the production and distribution of electronic publications such as electronic materials sales supply, electronic publication editing, electronic publication bookbinding, and electronic publication distribution.

(3) By adopting an electro-binding technique that implements page flipping, the reader's inconvenience caused by the existing up / down page movement style will be completely eliminated. In addition, the existing up / down page movement styles have reduced the demand for electronic publishing. However, the electronic bookbinding technology of the system greatly changes the page arrangement styles in electronic publishing, thereby increasing the number of electronics at home and abroad. It is expected to create demand for publishing.

(4) In Internet advertisements, it is possible to post Internet full-page advertisements in publications employing the present system beyond the banner advertisements inserted on existing web pages.

(5) As the demand for electronic publications increases, the use of printing paper decreases, contributing to the saving of resources. It also has the effect of suppressing various environmental pollution factors that occur from the printing materials used for printing and the publishing process. have.

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This system consists of a management server (A), product search order dedicated server (B), information database (C), editing dedicated server (D), editing database (E), The management server (A), A security unit (As) that manages a firewall, an electronic certificate, etc., supports secure operation of the entire system, such as checking a user ID and password of a system user and managing entry / exit; Web control unit (Ac) that controls the speed of file transfer, control of system load, etc. and supports smooth operation of the system: Product search order dedicated server (B), An input unit (Bin) which transmits a search condition and a search command of a product input by a system user (a catalog consumer including a general customer) for a product search; An arithmetic processing unit (Bpr) for arithmetic and processing the received product as a search condition and a search command; An output unit Bout for displaying a result of the operation and processing on a screen; An order board (Bo) that receives a customer's online order and sends it directly to the manufacturer or seller. Information database (C), Commodity information data Cp in which the name, specification, unit price, item, delivery date of the ordered product, characteristics of the product, and other information are stored; Company information data (Cm) such as the name, location and contact information of the manufacturer; General information data (Cc) such as name, gender, social security number, and contact information for catalog consumers (including general customers): Edit-only server (D), An editing unit De for editing the output result into one page of the product for one product and one page of the product for one or more products; A bookbinding unit (Db) for unifying the edited pages into a catalog of volumes; A transmission unit (Dt) which converts, compresses, and delivers the bound catalog into one file so that the bound catalog can be transmitted to the email address of the catalog consumer on-line / off-line; A search unit (Ds) for searching and temporarily storing each form data of the editing database; Temporary output (Dout) showing the search results on the screen: Editing database (E), Image (including 3D, video and animation) form data (Ei); Text form data Et; Audio form data (Ea): The installation and provision of the online real-time electronic catalog production and delivery system, characterized in that to achieve the purpose of the system (A ~ E). The method of claim 1, wherein the on-demand electronic catalog online real-time editing method (De). The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic binding binding method (Db) of turning the left and right pages of the page and a method of converting them into one executable file for delivering them (Dt1 to Dt3). The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic catalog is programmed to be delivered as an attachment of an email and then subscribed even offline. In claim 1, when transmitting the order embedded in the electronic catalog (Dt4) to be able to send the order offline without going through a separate customer authentication and confirmation process. The method (D to E) of claim 1, wherein the catalog is stereoscopically inserted by inserting animation, 3D, audio, and video into the electronic catalog. Insert a full-page advertisement produced by the electronic catalog production method of the system into one or several pages of the electronic catalog produced by the system, and use it as a new concept of internet advertising format to replace the ordinary internet banner advertisement. . In the electronic catalog produced by this system, one or more people or one or more animals are created as a so-called Cyber Model to give them helpers such as product descriptions to maximize the three-dimensional effect in the electronic catalog. In addition to the electronic catalog produced by the system, a part or all of the system may be adopted and published in various electronic publications such as electronic albums and electronic news magazines. Development of small and medium electronic commerce hardware and software for electronic catalog production and delivery system by this system.