KR20020017199A - Method and its System for Operating Multinational Shopping mall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for operating an international shopping mall are provided to enable the Internet users to easily purchase domestic and foreign famous articles by affiliating with foreign shopping malls. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises plural user clients(10) connecting to a web site providing an international shopping mall service through the Internet(30), plural foreign shopping malls(20) franchise-contracted with the operator of the web site, and a web site operator unit(50) sharing a shopping mall database with the foreign shopping malls and generalizing article selling, customs entry, and delivery by building a shopping mall database. As the foreign shopping malls share the shopping mall databases with other foreign shopping malls, the Internet users easily purchase domestic and foreign articles. The web site operator unit consists of a web server(51) generalizing product selling as a proxy, a web page(52) guiding all processes and displaying menus and advertisements on a screen, a member database(53), a member company database(54), a service database(55), a shopping mall database(56), an order information database(57), a customs entry execution system(58), and a customs entry execution information database(59).

Description

Multi-national shopping mall operation method and system {Method and its System for Operating Multinational Shopping mall}

The present invention relates to a method and system for operating a multinational shopping mall. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system for operating a multinational shopping mall, in which an online shopping mall database is shared with an overseas shopping mall and Internet users can easily purchase domestic and international famous products. It is about.

At present, there is a great change in information and transactions due to the development of the Internet-based network, and the era of sharing all information and trading without borders is approaching rapidly.

In addition, the creation of virtual spaces through the network brings about the provision of various services and online real-time transactions in these virtual spaces, and the activation of offline real and various agency services as well as specialized information and electronic commerce online. It's happening.

The shopping mall that is made on the Internet sells domestic or imported foreign goods that are traded off-line to an online shopping mall database on an online shopping mall.

Most of the website companies that operate the shopping malls are linked with each other's websites through their own sales methods and alliances to purchase products desired by customers, or third parties that are not registered in the shopping mall database. In the case of selecting a product, a service is provided that enables users to purchase a product by going to a web page of a corresponding web site company that is set to a link.

On the other hand, when an Internet user wants to purchase an overseas product, he or she accesses a domestic website linked to an overseas shopping mall or directly accesses a domain address of an overseas shopping mall to purchase the corresponding product.

However, in order to purchase a desired product by accessing the overseas shopping mall, an internet user has to go through various processes. First, the user must know the language and the purchase procedure, and then check the procedure according to the order, customs clearance, and delivery. In addition, there is a problem that the user buys the desired product by taking the risk of the reliability and payment of the purchased product.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, when sharing the shopping mall database through a franchise agreement with overseas shopping malls and building a shopping mall database in their own language when Internet users purchase domestic and international famous products The purpose is to provide a multi-national shopping mall operation method and system that can provide more effective shopping mall services to domestic and overseas shopping mall users by overseeing the necessary procedures such as ordering, customs clearance and delivery.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a multinational shopping mall operating system according to the present invention;

2 to 6 is a flow chart illustrating a multinational shopping mall operating method according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing ♣

10: Client 20: Overseas Shopping Mall

30: Internet 50: Website Operator

51: web server 52: web page

53: member database (DB) 54: member company database (DB)

55: service database (DB) 56: shopping mall database (DB)

57: Order Information Database 58: Customs Clearance System

59: clearance agency information database (DB)

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method comprising the steps of: a user accessing a multinational shopping mall website; Performing a login procedure to determine whether the user is a member; Performing a member registration procedure if the user is a non-member; If the user is a member, determining whether a shopping mall and a purchased product are selected; Determining whether the product selected by the user is currently on sale; If the selected product is currently on sale, displaying information on the sale product on a screen; If the user inputs a product and quantity, giving an order number and outputting a payment screen; Determining whether to immediately settle payment for the goods purchased by the user; If the user selects payment immediately, inputting the payment means and storing the selected goods and order information; If the user does not select payment immediately, informing the account number of the website operator and storing the product and quantity selected by the user as reservation order information; And informing the corresponding overseas shopping mall of the order information, which provides a method for operating a multinational shopping mall.

Another feature of the invention is a plurality of user clients for the user to access a website that provides a multi-national shopping mall service through the Internet; A plurality of overseas shopping malls franchised with an operator of the website and an overseas shopping mall connected through the Internet; It consists of a website operator who manages domestic and overseas merchandise sales, customs clearance, and delivery by sharing a shopping mall database and building a shopping mall database in its own language. Web server for translating and providing customs and delivery services in their own language, and web pages for outputting various menus and advertisements, including procedures for using domestic and foreign shopping malls, customs clearance and delivery, and the web. A member database for storing member information of users accessing the site, a member company database for storing overseas shopping mall information franchised with the website operator, a service database for storing service information provided through the website, and Overseas shopping mall The shopping mall database, which is shared with the shopping mall database and stores various product information in the original language and the native language, the order information database storing the order information of the product selected by the user, and the procedures related to the customs clearance through the customs clearance program. Characterized in that it comprises a customs agency system for calculating taxes and agency fees, and a customs agency information database for storing customs goods information, goods HS code information, tax rates and agency fees for driving the customs clearance program. Provides a multinational shopping mall operation system.

Hereinafter, a multinational shopping mall operating method and system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a multinational shopping mall operating system according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 6 are flowcharts illustrating a method of operating a multinational shopping mall according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the multi-national shopping mall operating system according to the present invention includes a plurality of user clients 10 for accessing a website providing a multi-national shopping mall service through the Internet 30, and Sharing the shopping mall database with a plurality of overseas shopping malls 20 and franchise contracted with the operator of the website and connected to the internet shopping mall 20 through the Internet 30, and establishes a national language shopping mall database to sell domestic and foreign goods, It is composed of a website operator unit 50 that is in charge of the overall process such as delivery.

The client 10 is a personal computer (PC) or Internet TV installed in a home or office space by a user using the Internet 30, a cellular phone, a PCS (personal mobile terminal) phone, a PDA (personal dedicated terminal) and Physically connect to the Internet 30 through a client program embedded in IMT2000, and log in to a website to which he is a member, and receive various information and multinational shopping mall services from the website.

The plurality of overseas shopping malls 20 provides a service so that all domestic and overseas Internet users can easily purchase a desired product by sharing a shopping mall database that is owned with other overseas shopping malls that are franchised.

The website operator unit 50 provides a web server 51 that translates and provides domestic and foreign product information desired by the user to purchase in its own language, and acts as a general agent for customs clearance and delivery; The web page 52 for outputting various menus and advertisements, and the member database for storing member information of users accessing the website, as well as guides the entire process from order to delivery. ), A member company database 54 that stores information on overseas shopping malls franchised with the website operator, for example, contract terms, etc., and services provided through the website, such as website usage guide, membership registration procedure, shopping mall guide and advertisement, etc. A service database 55 for storing the data, a shopping mall database held by the overseas shopping mall 20 A shopping mall database 56 which is shared with each other and stores various product information and product information provided from an overseas shopping mall 20 in a native language and stores the original language, and an order information database storing order information of a product selected by a user. ), Customs clearance system 58 for calculating procedures related to customs clearance, tax and agency fees for each product through customs clearance program, and customs goods information, goods HS code information, tax rate and agency for driving the customs clearance program. It consists of a customs clearance information database (59) for storing fees and the like.

The multinational shopping mall providing method and system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, a website company providing a multi-national shopping mall service according to the present invention concludes a franchise agreement with overseas shopping malls 20 and provides product information uploaded from overseas shopping malls 20 to provide overseas shopping mall products to Internet users. The local language is translated and stored in the shopping mall database 56.

The user executes a web browser embedded in his or her client 10 such as a personal computer to use the overseas shopping mall via the Internet 30, and is physically connected to the internet 30. When a domain address of a multinational shopping mall website is input to purchase a product (S11), the web server 51 loads a web page 32, for example, a home page, and outputs it to a screen (S12). When the user selects the login, a login message is output to the screen to perform a user authentication procedure for determining whether the user is a member (S13).

When the user is a non-member, the web server 51 displays a member agreement and a member information input window on the screen to perform a member registration process, and the member information input from the user such as an address, occupation, social security number, email address, The contact information, the main bank, the shopping malls used frequently and the number of shopping malls are registered and stored in the member database 53 (S14).

In step S13, the web server 51 determines whether the user is a member. When the user registered as a member selects a shopping mall and a product to be purchased, the web server 51 stores the product registered in the shopping mall through the web page 52. Display the list on the screen (S15) and check whether the product selected by the user is currently on sale based on the product information registered in the shopping mall database 56 (S16). This information is read from the shopping mall database 56 and output to the screen (S17).

When the user selects the product information output on the screen and inputs the purchase quantity (S18), the web server 51 assigns an order number and outputs a payment screen to pay for the product that the user wants to purchase. It is determined whether to pay immediately (S19), and when the user selects payment immediately, for example, a credit card number input screen is displayed and the product and order information selected by the user are registered and stored in the order information database 57. It is made (S20). Here, the order information includes an order number, user personal information, a product number, a brand name, and a quantity.

When the user does not select the payment immediately, the web server 51 notifies the account number of the website operator and registers and stores the selected product and quantity in the order information database 57 as reserved order information. (S21).

In step S16 of checking whether the product selected by the user is a product currently being sold, the web server 51 determines whether the product selected by the user is to be sold if the product is not currently being sold. If it is determined based on the product information registered in (56) (S22) and the product can be sold within a certain period of time, the information of the sale product is read from the shopping mall database 56 and output to the screen (S23).

When the user selects the product information output on the screen and inputs the purchase quantity and the purchase period (S24), the web server 51 assigns an order number and outputs a price payment screen to the user to purchase the product. In step S19, it is determined whether or not to immediately pay the bill for.

When the product selected by the user is a product that is difficult to purchase for a long time, the web server 51 outputs a corresponding notice on the screen, and when the user inevitably requests the product (S25), the order information database 57 Register and store (S26) and notify the user whether or not the product can be purchased within a certain period.

As shown in FIG. 3, the web server 51 searches for order information stored in the order information database 57 (S31) and checks whether or not payment is made for each order (S32). When the order information is translated into the target country language, the translated order information is notified to the corresponding overseas shopping mall 20 (S34), and the order information notification date is stored in the order information database 57 (S35).

When the website operator receives the order information from the overseas shopping mall 20 that has been notified of the order information through the web server 51 and receives notification of whether or not the ordered goods are shipped, the website information is stored in the order information database ( 57 and register (S51) and confirm whether or not the goods arrived from the customs to confirm the arrival of the goods (S52) to notify the user through, for example, by phone, mail and email (S53).

The website operator confirms whether the user accesses the website or directly receives the goods arrived at the customs by telephone (S54), and if the user wants to find the goods directly, the user guides the customs clearance process and orders. It is registered and stored in the information database 57 (S55).

When the user requests a customs clearance agent without finding a product directly, the web server 51 calculates the duty and fee according to the customs clearance process through the customs clearance system 58 and notifies the user (S56). And check whether the payment has been made (S57) and when the payment of the duties and fees is completed, the customs business is processed (S58), and the corresponding goods are delivered to the user's address and the order information database 57 is processed. The registration is stored in (S59). Here, the user notifies the website operator of receipt of the ordered goods, and the website operator registers and stores them in the order information database 57 through the web server 51.

The web server 51 periodically receives new product information of the overseas shopping mall 20 that has been franchised. As shown in FIG. 5, the overseas shopping mall 20 companies access the multinational shopping mall website and become member companies. Enter the ID and perform the login procedure (S61).

The web server 51 outputs a new product information upload screen to execute uploading when the inputted member company ID is an ID of a franchise contracted member (S62). In addition to assigning a registration number, new product information is translated into a native language (S64), and a customs clearance fee of a new product is calculated through a customs clearance system 58 (S65). (S66).

Meanwhile, in order to determine the current state of the product ordered by the user, as shown in FIG. 6, after the user accesses the multinational shopping mall website and performs a login procedure to check membership, the web page 52 is displayed. For example, if the user selects a menu item for checking order goods, the web server 51 outputs an initial screen indicating a current state of the order goods.

When the user enters the order number of the product he ordered on the initial screen indicating the current state of the ordered product (S72), the web server 51 searches the order information database 57 (S73) registered order number And if the order number is identical (S74), and if the order number is identical, the corresponding order information is read from the order information database 57 and output to the screen (S75). (S76).

Therefore, as described above, the multi-national shopping mall operating method and system according to the present invention share a shopping mall database with franchise contracted overseas shopping malls, and store and store product information of overseas shopping malls translated into their own languages in a shopping mall database. It is possible to provide a multinational shopping mall service so that a user can conveniently use an overseas shopping mall.

In addition, the multinational shopping mall operating method and system according to the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

The multi-national shopping mall operating method and system according to the present invention as described above share a shopping mall database with franchise-contracted overseas shopping malls, and store and store product information of overseas shopping malls translated in a local language in a shopping mall database to users. By providing a service, users can easily and conveniently purchase overseas shopping mall products they want.

The present invention can provide more effective shopping mall services to shopping mall users at home and abroad by overseeing procedures such as ordering, customs clearance, and delivery required by Internet users to purchase domestic and international famous products.

The present invention minimizes the cumbersome procedures and the reliability and risk of the product when a user directly accesses an overseas shopping mall and purchases the product, thereby enabling the shopping mall by processing the ordered goods accurately and promptly as well as a low agency fee. Synergies, such as advertising effects other than the shopping mall, and companies that operate multinational shopping malls may obtain profits from fees generated when users order products.

Claims (9)

A user accessing a multinational shopping mall website; Performing a login procedure to determine whether the user is a member; Performing a member registration procedure if the user is a non-member; If the user is a member, determining whether a shopping mall and a purchased product are selected; Determining whether the product selected by the user is currently on sale; If the selected product is currently on sale, displaying information on the sale product on a screen; If the user inputs a product and quantity, giving an order number and outputting a payment screen; Determining whether to immediately settle payment for the goods purchased by the user; If the user selects payment immediately, inputting the payment means and storing the selected goods and order information; If the user does not select payment immediately, informing the account number of the website operator and storing the product and quantity selected by the user as reservation order information; And And informing the corresponding overseas shopping mall of the order information. The method of claim 1, Determining whether the product selected by the user is a product currently on sale; if the product is not currently on sale, determining whether the product selected for sale is on the basis of registered product information; If the product is available for sale within a predetermined period of time as a result of the determination, outputting information of the sale product on a screen; When the product, the purchase quantity and the purchase period are input by the user, the order number is given, and a payment screen is displayed to determine whether or not to immediately settle the payment for the product desired by the user. The multinational shopping mall operating method characterized in that the step further comprises. The method of claim 2, If the product selected by the user is a product that is difficult to purchase for a long time, a corresponding notice is printed on the screen, and when the user requests to purchase the product, the product order information is registered and stored and the user is notified whether the product can be purchased within a certain period of time. Multinational shopping mall operating method characterized in that. The method of claim 1, In the step of notifying the corresponding overseas shopping mall of the order information, retrieving the order information when the order is completed by the user; Confirming whether or not to pay for each searched order; Translating the payment order information completed in the target country language; And And a step of notifying the translated order information to a corresponding overseas shopping mall and storing the translated order information. The method of claim 1, Storing, when the website operator is notified of the receipt of the order information and the shipment of the ordered product, from the overseas shopping mall notified of the order information; Checking whether the ordered goods have arrived at customs; Confirming whether the goods are received by notifying the user of the arrival of the goods; If the user wants to find the product directly, and guide the customs clearance process and storing it in the order information; When the user applies for a customs clearance agency, calculating a duty and fee according to the customs clearance procedure through a customs clearance program and notifying the user; Checking whether the user has paid the duties and fees, and processing the customs clearance when the payment is completed; And And storing the processing result in order information along with the delivery of the corresponding goods having completed the customs work to the address of the user. The method of claim 1, Accessing a multinational shopping mall website to determine a current state of a product ordered by the user; Outputting an initial screen indicating a current state of an order product when the user selects a menu for confirming an order product; Inputting an order number of a product ordered by the user on an initial screen indicating a current state of the ordered product; And And reading out the order information corresponding to the order number and outputting the corresponding order information and the current state of the corresponding product on the screen. A plurality of user clients 10 for allowing a user to access a website providing a multinational shopping mall service through the Internet 30; A plurality of overseas shopping malls 20 franchised with an operator of the website and an overseas shopping mall 20 connected through the Internet 30; It is composed of a website operator unit (50) that is in charge of managing the sales of domestic and foreign goods, customs clearance and delivery, etc. by building a shopping mall database of the native language, sharing the shopping mall database, The website operator unit 50 provides a web server 51 that translates and provides domestic and foreign product information desired by the user to purchase in its own language, and acts as a general agent for customs clearance and delivery; Web pages 52 for outputting various menus and advertisements, such as delivery, a member database 53 for storing member information of users accessing the website, and a franchise contract with the website operator. A member company database 54 for storing overseas shopping mall information, a service database 55 for storing service information provided through the website, and a shopping mall database held by the overseas shopping mall 20 are shared with each other. A shopping mall database 56 in which information is stored in a source language and a native language, and a note of a product selected by a user Order information database 57 for storing information, customs clearance system 58 for calculating the procedures related to customs clearance, tax and agency fee for each product through customs clearance program, and customs goods for driving the customs clearance program Multinational shopping mall operating system comprising a customs clearance information database (59) for storing information, goods HS code information, tax rates and agency fees. The method of claim 7, wherein The user client 10 is physically connected to the Internet 30 through a client program, and logs in to a website to which he is registered as a member to receive a multinational shopping mall service from the website, a personal computer (PC), Multinational shopping mall operating system, characterized in that any one of Internet TV, cellular phone, PCS phone, PDA terminal and IMT2000. The method of claim 7, wherein The plurality of overseas shopping malls 20 operate a multinational shopping mall, which provides a service so that all domestic and overseas Internet users can easily purchase desired products by sharing a shopping mall database that is owned with other overseas shopping malls that have been franchised. system.