KR20030004179A - System and method for price searching and transaction of goods using wireless communication device and optical character reader engine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for a price information searching service and a purchase service by using a portable terminal and an OCR(Optical Character Reading) engine are provided to make users directly confirming a goods quality obtain the price information of the goods fast and easily and to make the user confirmed the price information buy the goods cheaply through the EC(Electric Commerce). CONSTITUTION: A plurality of portable terminals(200) requests the price information of the goods by outputting the image data or the text data to a server(300), displays a searching result inputted from the server(300), and outputs the purchase confirmation data and the expense settlement confirmation data to the server(300). The server(300) constructs a database by collecting the price information of each goods periodically, searches the price information by reading the text data through the OCR engine, provides the searching result to the portable terminals(200), and controls the goods delivery and the expense settlement. A plurality of EC computers(400) processes the goods delivery according to the purchase information. A mobile communication provider computer(400) offers the address information of the portable terminal user and processes the expense settlement.

Description

System and method for price search and purchase service using portable terminal and optical sentence reading engine

The present invention relates to a price information search and purchase service system and method.

More specifically, the specific data requested by the user based on the text data converted from the image data of the specific product photographed by the portable terminal using an optical character reader (OCR) engine or the text data of the specific product input from the portable terminal. Price information search using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine to retrieve the price information of the product and provide it to the corresponding portable terminal, and to purchase the product by e-commerce on the portable terminal according to the user's selection to check the price information. Purchasing service system and method.

In general, the Internet is an open network that can be used freely by applying a common protocol called TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) to the other computer that anyone wants to access anywhere in the world. In addition to the delivery, as well as the development of compression technology and the delivery of multimedia information, various services such as e-mail, file transfer, and the World Wide Web (WWW) can be used.

As the use of the Internet is rapidly increasing in Korea and around the world, the importance of the Internet is rapidly increasing as a strategic tool for improving efficiency and productivity in all parts of the existing industry, and new business opportunities are continuously created through the Internet. The number of service providers on the Internet is increasing.

That is, as part of the business through the Internet, sites that provide various contents such as internet advertisements, internet broadcasting, online games, internet newspapers / magazines, search services, portal services, and e-commerce are rapidly increasing.

In particular, the number of sites related to e-commerce is increasing greatly. In addition, sites that compare and provide price information of various products sold in each e-commerce site can be purchased more conveniently and cheaply by users using e-commerce. It is established and is in service.

However, users using the conventional price comparison site as described above have inconvenient to input complicated data or look for desired products one by one in order to check price information of a specific product desired by the user. Due to spatial constraints that cannot be directly contacted, there was a limit in searching price information or checking quality of the product.

In addition, in recent years, the use of portable terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs with digital cameras is increasing, but the use of portable terminals with digital cameras is limited to basic digital camera functions and e-mails containing images. In addition, the development of value-added services for utilizing a variety of digital cameras are not made properly, and this causes a problem that the utilization of the portable terminal with the digital camera is greatly reduced.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, the specific data input from the portable terminal or the text data converted from the image data, such as a barcode, product name, product image, etc. of the specific product photographed by the portable terminal using an optical sentence reading engine Based on text data such as product name, barcode number, product specification, etc., the user can search the price information of the specific product requested by the user, and use the portable terminal and the optical sentence reading engine to provide the searched price information of the specific product to the corresponding portable terminal. To provide a price information search and purchase service system and method.

Another object of the present invention, the price information search and purchase service using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine to enable the purchase of the product by electronic commerce on the portable terminal according to the selection of the user of the portable terminal receiving the price information of the specific product A system and method are provided.

Another object of the present invention, when a price information search for a specific product is requested from the portable terminal, requests the price information search of the product to the e-commerce and price comparison site set up an alliance relationship from the operator side, the e-commerce and price The present invention provides a price information search and purchase service system and method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine to provide price information of a specific product input from a comparison site to a corresponding portable terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an optical sentence reading engine in a portable terminal to directly convert image data of a specific product photographed by the portable terminal into text data, and then provide the converted text data to a server computer to provide price information. The present invention provides a system and method for retrieving price information and purchasing service using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a price information search and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server computer of FIG. 1 in more detail;

3 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation of the price information search and purchase service method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention;

4 to 7 are flowcharts showing in detail the operation of each subroutine of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: network communication network 200: portable terminal

300: server computer 310: data communication unit

320: main control unit 330: optical character reading engine

340: Product image database 350: Product information database

400: e-commerce computer 500: mobile operator computer

A price information retrieval and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention for achieving the above objects comprises: a network communication network which connects a plurality of unspecified communication lines to perform data communication with each other; Image data of barcode, product name, product image, etc. of the product or text data such as product name, barcode number, product specification, etc. input by the user according to the user's operation of identifying the specific product directly through the network E-Commerce according to the user's operation of outputting a computer to request price information search for a specific product, displaying one or more price information search results for the corresponding product input from the server computer, and checking the price information search result A plurality of portable terminals for outputting the purchase confirmation data of the corresponding goods and the payment settlement confirmation data using the portable terminal to the server computer; Collect the price information of each product periodically through a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites that have established partnerships, build a database, and when the image data of a specific product is input from the portable terminal, the product is identified through an optical sentence reading engine After extracting the text data that can be extracted from the various product information built into the database based on the text data to search the price information for the specific product requested by the user, or the database built on the text data of the specific product input from the portable terminal Search for price information on a specific product requested by a user among various product information, provide one or more price information search results for a specific product to a corresponding mobile terminal, and purchase confirmation and payment data of a specific product are input from the portable terminal. year Computer e-commerce and mobile operators of computer servers and computers that are shipping costs and payment made so that the control provides a user the cost of purchasing information and billing information; A plurality of e-commerce computers that process delivery of specific goods purchased by the portable terminal user based on purchase information of the specific goods input from the server computer; A mobile telecommunication service provider computer that provides address information of a specific portable terminal user at the request of a server computer, and processes payment for the purchase of a product of the user based on payment information of a specific product using a portable terminal input from the server computer. Characterized in that configured to include.

In addition, the price information search and purchase service method using the portable terminal and the optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention, (1) the barcode, product name, product of the product in accordance with the operation of the user of the portable terminal that directly identified the specific product in the portable terminal Requesting to retrieve price information of a specific product by outputting image data of an image or the like or text data such as a product name, a barcode number, a product specification of a corresponding product input by a user to a server computer through a network communication network; (2) The user of the price information of each product periodically updated and stored through a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites that have established partnerships based on image data or text data of a specific product input from the portable terminal in the server computer. Searching for price information of the requested specific product and providing one or more price information search results of the specific product to the portable terminal; (3) Confirmation of purchase confirmation data of the corresponding product through electronic commerce on the mobile terminal and payment settlement using the mobile terminal according to the user's operation of checking the lowest price through the result of one or more price information search results for the specific product provided from the server computer. Outputting data to the server computer; (4) The server computer performs a communication connection with the e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer based on the purchase confirmation and the payment data of the specific product inputted from the portable terminal, and the portable terminal with the e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer. It provides a purchase information and payment information of the user characterized in that the process including the process of the product delivery and payment is made.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the price information search and purchase service system and method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a price information search and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention.

As illustrated, the network communication network 100 is a communication network such as a mobile communication network or the Internet, and includes a plurality of portable terminals 200 and a server computer 300, a server computer 300, a plurality of e-commerce computers 400, and a mobile network. By connecting a communication line with the communication service provider computer 500, various data communication related to the price information search and purchase service are performed.

The plurality of portable terminals 200 may record a barcode, a product name, a product image, or the like of a corresponding product by using a digital camera provided in the portable terminal 200 according to a user's operation of directly checking a specific product at a store or the like. Outputs text data such as product name, barcode number, product specification, etc. of the product directly input to the server computer 300 through the network communication network 100 to request price information search for a specific product, and inputs from the server computer 300. Display one or more price information search results of the corresponding product on the screen, and purchase confirmation data of the corresponding product through electronic commerce and payment of the cost using the mobile terminal 200 according to a user's operation of checking the price information search result. The confirmation data is output to the server computer 300.

That is, the user directly checks one or more price information search results of a specific product for which the user directly checks the quality at a store through the mobile terminal 200, and then purchases directly at the store or sells at the lowest price depending on the lowest price. After acquiring the information of the e-commerce site, it is possible to purchase the product through a store visit or e-commerce.

The server computer 300 periodically builds a database by collecting price information of each product through a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites that have established partnerships, and establishes a specific product from a portable terminal 200 using a price information search service. When the image data of the input is input, the optical sentence reading engine extracts text data identifying the product and searches price information on a specific product requested by a user from various product information built into a database based on the text data. Based on the text data of the specific product input from the terminal 200, the price information on the specific product requested by the user is searched among various product information constructed as a database.

In addition, the server computer 300 provides one or more price information search results for a specific product performed at the request of the portable terminal 200 to the corresponding portable terminal 200 through the network communication network 100, When the purchase confirmation and the payment data of the product are input from the portable terminal 200 confirming the price information search result, the communication connection with the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile operator computer 500 selling the product is performed. After that, the user provides purchase information and payment information to control the delivery of goods and payment.

At this time, the price information of a specific product for which the server computer 300 performs a search at the request of the user of the portable terminal 200 includes detailed product information of the corresponding product and information of an offline store / e-commerce site selling the product. Included, the product to be searched for price information is not limited to general items such as books, records, bags, and can be applied to intangible services.

In addition, unlike the above description in which the price information of a specific product is searched based on the database information held in the server computer 300, the text data or image data of the product information to be searched from the portable terminal 200 is stored. When inputted, it connects to an e-commerce and price comparison site that has established an affiliation, requests price information on a specific product requested by the user, and at least one price information about a specific product input from the corresponding e-commerce and price comparison site. The search result may be provided to the portable terminal 200.

In addition, the server computer 300, when the text data about the specific product read through the optical character reading engine from the specific portable terminal 200 equipped with the optical character reading engine is input, the product information data stored in the database Search the price information of the relevant product by referring to or communicate with a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites that have established an affiliation, and request the price information search for the specific product requested by the user, and at least one of the searched specific products. The price information search result may be provided to the portable terminal 200.

In addition, when the text data or the image data of the specific product is input from the portable terminal 200, the server computer 300 searches for the price information of the specific product requested by the user and the price information of a product similar to the specific product, and retrieves the information. One or more price information search results of the corresponding product and the similar product may be provided to the portable terminal 200.

In addition, the server computer 300, when the image data of the specific product input from the portable terminal 200 cannot be converted into text data using an optical character reading engine (that is, the image input from the portable terminal 200). If it is impossible to extract textual information that identifies the product from the data), the product image database that stores the image of each product is searched for similar products to the image of the product and stored in the database based on the searched product. The user may search for price information on a specific product requested by a user among various product information, and provide one or more price information search results for the searched specific product to the portable terminal 200.

The plurality of electronic commerce computers 400 processes the delivery of the specific goods purchased by the user of the portable terminal 200 based on the purchase information of the specific goods input from the server computer 300. In this case, the purchase information of the specific product input from the server computer 300 includes a product name, address information of the buyer, and the like.

The mobile operator computer 500 provides address information of the user of the specific portable terminal 200 according to the request of the server computer 300, and the cost of the specific product using the portable terminal 200 input from the server computer 300. Based on the payment information, the payment for the user's purchase of the product is processed.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server computer 300 of FIG. 1 described above in more detail.

As illustrated, the data communication unit 310 outputs image data or text data of a specific product input from the portable terminal 200 connected through the network communication network 100 to the main control unit 320, and the main control unit ( Outputting one or more price information search results for a specific product input from the 320 to the corresponding portable terminal 200, the purchase confirmation and cost payment data of the specific product input from the portable terminal 200 to the main control unit 320 Output

In addition, the data communication unit 310 performs a communication connection with the specific e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500 under the control of the main control unit 320 and then purchases the product purchase information and the payment information of the specific user. The main control unit 320 outputs the product delivery and payment result data input from the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500 and input from the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500. In accordance with the control of the main control unit 320, the product delivery and cost payment result data is output to the corresponding portable terminal 200.

The main controller 320 controls to periodically store the price information and the image information for each product provided from a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites in which the partnership is established in the product image database 340 and the product information database 350. The optical sentence reading engine 330 controls the driving of the optical sentence reading engine 330 to convert image data of a specific product input from the portable terminal 200 into text data through the data communication unit 310, and is converted through the optical sentence reading engine 330. Based on the text data or the text data of the specific product input from the portable terminal 200, the price information of the corresponding product is searched in the product information database 350 which stores various product information.

In addition, the main controller 320 controls to provide one or more price information search results for a specific product to the corresponding portable terminal 200 through the network communication network 100, and purchases a specific product input from the portable terminal 200. Control the communication connection with the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile operator computer 500 on the basis of the confirmation and payment data, and at the same time the product of a specific user with the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile operator computer 500 Controls to output purchase information and payment information, and controls to provide product delivery and payment result data input from the corresponding e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500 to the portable terminal 200.

The optical character reading engine 330 extracts text information identifying the corresponding product from the image data of the specific product input from the portable terminal 200 and converts the text information to the text data under the control of the main controller 320.

In addition, when the optical character reading engine 330 cannot extract text information for identifying the corresponding product from the image data of the specific product input from the portable terminal 200, the specific character input from the portable terminal 200 After comparing the image data of the product and the image of each product stored in the product image database 240 to search for a product similar to the image of the corresponding product input from the portable terminal 200, the text information of the searched product is generated and the main Provided to the control unit 320.

The commodity image database 340 stores images of various commodities provided from a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites in which partnerships are established under the control of the main controller 320.

The commodity information database 350 stores price information of various commodities provided from a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites in which an affiliate relationship is established under the control of the main controller 320.

Next, an embodiment of a price information search and purchase service method using the portable terminal and the optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

3 to 7 are flowcharts showing in detail the operation of the price information search and purchase service method using the portable terminal and the optical sentence reading engine according to the present invention.

First, image data photographing a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. of the corresponding product according to a user's operation of directly checking a specific product in a store, etc. in the mobile terminal 200 or a product name, barcode number, product of the corresponding product input by the user. The text data such as the standard is output to the server computer 300 through the network communication network 100 to request price information search for a specific product (S100).

In detail, the portable terminal 200 performs a wireless connection with the server computer 300 through the network communication network 100 according to the user's operation (S110), and determines whether the user selects the price information search service. (S120).

As a result of the determination, when the user selects the price information search service, the portable terminal 200 directly checks the specific product of the price information search target in a store or the like to determine whether the user selects the image data input or the text data input of the specific product. Determine (S130).

As a result of the determination, when the user selects the input of the image data of the specific product, the portable terminal 200 determines whether the user photographs a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. of the specific product by operating the digital camera (S140).

As a result of determination, when the user photographs a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. of a specific product through a digital camera provided in the portable terminal 200, the portable terminal 200 displays text data of the image data of the specific product photographed by the user. Determine whether it can be converted to (S150).

As a result of the determination, when the image data of the specific product photographed by the user can be converted into text data, the portable terminal 200 converts the image data photographed by the user through the optical sentence reading engine provided in the portable terminal 200. After the conversion, the text data of the converted specific product is output to the server computer 300 to request price information search of the corresponding product (S160).

However, as a result of the above-described determination (S150), if the image data of the specific product photographed by the user cannot be converted into text data (that is, the portable terminal 200 is not equipped with an optical sentence reading engine, or optical When a barcode, a product model name, a manufacturing number, etc., which can identify a corresponding product can not be extracted from the image data photographing a specific product through a sentence reading engine), the portable terminal 200 stores the image data captured by the user on the server computer. Output to 300 to request the price information search of the product (S170).

On the other hand, in addition to the step of processing the input of the image data as described above, when the user selects the text data input of the specific product as a result of the determination of the above-described step (S130), the portable terminal 200 according to the predetermined form data The user outputs text data such as a product name, a barcode number, a product specification, etc. directly input by the user to the server computer 300, and requests price information search of the corresponding product (S180).

As such, after outputting the image data or the text data of the specific product for which the price information search is requested by the portable terminal 200 through the above-described process (S100) to the server computer 300, the server computer 300 is the portable terminal 200 Price information of a specific product requested by a user from among price information of each product periodically updated and stored through a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites in which partnerships are established based on image data or text data of a specific product input from Search for, and provides one or more price information search results for a particular product to the portable terminal 200 (S200).

In detail, the server computer 300 determines whether image data or text data of a specific product is normally input from the portable terminal 200 requesting the price information search service (S210). That is, it is checked whether image data or text data of a specific product requesting price information search is input from the portable terminal 200.

As a result of determination, when image data or text data of a specific product is normally input from the portable terminal 200, the server computer 300 determines whether the data input from the portable terminal 200 is image data or text data (S220). ).

If it is determined that the data input from the portable terminal 200 is image data, the server computer 300 determines whether image data of a specific product input from the portable terminal 200 can be converted into text data (S230). That is, it is determined whether text data for identifying a product can be extracted from the image data input from the portable terminal 200 through the optical sentence reading engine 330.

If it is determined that image data of the specific product can be converted into text data, the server computer 300 extracts a barcode, a brand name, etc. from the image data of the specific product through the optical sentence reading engine 330, and converts the text data into text data ( S240).

However, if the determination result of the above-described step (S230) is unable to convert the image data of the specific product into the text data, the server computer 300 is stored in the product image database 340 through the optical sentence reading engine 330 On the basis of the image information of various products, the user searches for a product similar or identical to the image of the specific product requested by the user (S250).

Thereafter, the server computer 300 is stored in the product information database 350 based on the text data of the specific product converted through the above-described step S240 or the text data of the specific product searched through the above-described step S250. The price information of the specific product requested by the user is searched among the price information of each product (S260).

In addition, if the data inputted from the portable terminal 200 is text data such as a product name, a barcode number, a product standard, etc. for a specific product, the server computer 300 may determine from the portable terminal 200. Based on the input text data of the specific product, the price information of the specific product requested by the user is searched among the price information of each product stored in the product information database 350 (S270).

Thereafter, the server computer 300 outputs one or more price information search results for the specific product searched through the above-described steps S260 and S270 to the corresponding portable terminal 200 through the network communication network S280. .

On the other hand, in the above-described process (S200), communication with the e-commerce and price comparison site that established a partnership in the server computer 300 that receives text data or image data for the product information of the search target from the portable terminal 200 The user may request to search for price information on a specific product requested by the user, and may provide the portable terminal 200 with one or more price information search results for a specific product input from a corresponding e-commerce and price comparison site.

In addition, in the above-described process (S200), price information of a specific product requested by the user and price information of a product similar to the specific product in the server computer 300 that receives text data or image data of the specific product from the portable terminal 200. May be searched together, and the search result of one or more price information of the corresponding product and the similar product may be provided to the portable terminal 200.

Now, after the server computer 300 provides one or more price information search results for a specific product in response to a user's request through the above-described process (S200), the portable terminal 200 supplies the specific product. Outputs purchase confirmation data of the corresponding product through electronic commerce and payment confirmation data using the mobile terminal 200 to the server computer 300 according to a user's operation of checking whether or not the lowest price is displayed through one or more price information search results for the server computer 300. (S300).

In detail, the portable terminal 200 displays one or more price information search results for a specific product input from the server computer 300 according to a user's price information search request (S310).

Then, the user checks the lowest price information based on one or more price information search results displayed on the screen, and if the price sold in the current store is the lowest price, the user directly purchases the product in the field and the price sold in the current store. If the price is not the lowest, the store or e-commerce site that sells at the lowest price is checked, and the product is purchased through the store visit or e-commerce.

At this time, the purchase procedure of the product through the e-commerce on the portable terminal 200 proceeds as follows.

First, the portable terminal 200 determines whether the corresponding user who checks the lowest price through the one or more price information search results for the specific product selects the purchase confirmation of the specific product through the e-commerce (S320). That is, it is determined whether the user selects the purchase confirmation of the corresponding product on the screen of the portable terminal 200 displaying the lowest price information.

As a result of the determination, when the corresponding user who checks the one or more price information search results for the specific product selects the purchase confirmation of the specific product through e-commerce, the portable terminal 200 uses the portable terminal as a payment method for the purchase of the specific product. A message for confirming whether to select is displayed on the screen (S330).

Thereafter, the portable terminal 200 determines whether the user who selects the purchase confirmation of the specific product selects the portable terminal as a payment method for purchasing the product (S340), and the user portable as the payment method for purchasing the specific product. When the terminal is selected, the purchase confirmation data of the specific product through electronic commerce according to the user's selection and the payment confirmation data using the portable terminal 200 are output to the server computer 300 (S350).

On the other hand, if the user who checks the one or more price information search results for a specific product as a result of the above-described determination (S320) does not select to confirm the purchase of a specific product through e-commerce, the mobile terminal 200 is a user It is determined whether to select the end of the service or the request for the search for price information of another product to terminate the communication connection with the server computer 300 and the price information search service or to repeat the above-described step (S130).

Finally, after outputting the goods purchase confirmation data and the payment settlement confirmation data from the portable terminal 200 to the server computer 300 according to the user's operation for purchasing a specific product through the above-described process (S300) The server computer 300 performs a communication connection with the corresponding e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile operator computer 500 based on the purchase confirmation and payment data of the specific product input from the portable terminal 200, and the electronic The purchase information and the payment settlement information of the user of the portable terminal 200 are provided to the commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500 so that the goods are delivered and the payment is made (S400).

In detail, the server computer 300 determines whether the purchase confirmation data of the specific product through the electronic commerce and the payment settlement confirmation data using the portable terminal are input from the portable terminal 200 ( S410).

As a result of the determination, when the purchase confirmation data of the specific product and the payment settlement confirmation data using the portable terminal are input, the server computer 300 sells the specific product selected by the user based on the data and the mobile communication computer computer. Proceed to the communication connection with the 500 (S420), the purchase information and payment for the specific product of the user of the mobile terminal 200 to the corresponding e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500 that performed the communication connection Information is output (S430).

Then, the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile operator computer 500 that received the purchase information and the payment information for the specific product of the user of the portable terminal 200 from the server computer 300 is the delivery of the goods requested by the user and Process the payment using the portable terminal 200, and outputs the result data for the product delivery and payment processing to the server computer (300) (S440).

Subsequently, the server computer 300 outputs the result data for product delivery and payment of the costs input from the e-commerce computer 400 and the mobile communication operator computer 500 to the corresponding portable terminal 200, and searches for and purchases price information. End (S450).

According to the price information search and purchase service system and method using the portable terminal and the optical sentence reading engine of the present invention as described above, based on the image data and the text data for a specific product input from the portable terminal by a simple operation of the user By searching and providing the price information of the corresponding product on the server computer side, users who directly check the quality of the desired product can obtain the price information of the corresponding product quickly and easily, and the user who checks the price information of the specific product The product can be purchased quickly and inexpensively through on-site or e-commerce.

In addition, it is possible to induce the development of various additional services of mobile terminal operators or telecommunication operators by providing price information and purchase service of a specific product using the portable terminal, and to effectively use a portable terminal equipped with a digital camera. have.

Herein, while the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. And can be changed.

Claims (13)

A network communication network which connects a plurality of unspecified communication lines to perform data communication with each other; According to the user's operation of directly identifying a specific product, image data of a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. of the corresponding product, or text data such as a product name, a barcode number, and a product specification of the corresponding product input by the user are transmitted through the network. Outputs to the server computer to request price information search for a specific product, displays one or more price information search results for the corresponding product input from the server computer, and displays the price information search result according to the user's operation. A plurality of portable terminals for outputting purchase confirmation data of the corresponding goods through the commerce and cost payment confirmation data using the portable terminal to a server computer; Collect the price information of each product periodically through a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites set up a partnership to build a database, and if the image data of a specific product is input from the portable terminal through the optical sentence reading engine After extracting the text data that can be checked, the user can search for the price information of the specific product requested by the user among various product information built into the database based on the text data, or go to the database based on the text data of the specific product input from the portable terminal. Search for price information on a specific product requested by a user among various built product information, provide one or more price information search results for a specific product to a corresponding mobile terminal, and purchase confirmation and payment data of a specific product from the portable terminal. If is input, the server computer for controlling the delivery and payment of goods by providing the purchase information and payment information of the user to the corresponding e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer; A plurality of electronic commerce computers that process delivery of specific products purchased by the portable terminal user based on purchase information of specific products input from the server computer; And Mobile communication that provides address information of a specific portable terminal user according to a request of the server computer and processes payment of a product of a corresponding user based on cost payment information of a specific product using a portable terminal input from the server computer. Price information retrieval and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, characterized in that comprises a business computer. The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer, Output image data or text data of a specific product input from the portable terminal connected through the network communication network to the main controller, output one or more price information search results for the specific product input from the main controller to the portable terminal; And outputs the purchase confirmation and the payment data of the specific product input from the portable terminal to the main control unit, and performs communication connection with the e-commerce computer and the mobile communication operator computer under the control of the main control unit, and then purchases the product purchase information of the specific user and A data communication unit for outputting payment information to a corresponding e-commerce computer and a mobile communication operator computer; The optical sentence reading engine may be configured to control a database of price information for each product provided from a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites, and to convert image data of a specific product input from the portable terminal into text data. Controlling driving, searching price information of the corresponding product in a database storing various product information based on the text data converted through the optical sentence reading engine or the text data of the specific product inputted from the portable terminal; Controls to provide one or more price information search results to the corresponding portable terminal through a network communication network, and the e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer based on the purchase confirmation and payment data of the specific product input from the portable terminal. A main control unit for controlling a communication connection with and outputting product purchase information and payment information of a specific user; An optical character reading engine configured to extract text information identifying the corresponding product from the image data of the specific product input from the portable terminal and convert the text information into text data under the control of the main controller; A product image database for storing images of various products provided from a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites in which partnerships are established under the control of the main controller; And A portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, comprising a product information database for storing price information of various products provided from a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites in which an affiliate relationship is established under the control of the main controller. Price information search and purchasing service system. The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer, When text data or video data of the product information of the search target is input from the portable terminal, communication with an e-commerce and price comparison site that establishes an affiliated relationship is requested to request price information search for a specific product requested by the user, and A price information search and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, characterized by providing one or more price information search results for a specific product input from an e-commerce and price comparison site to the corresponding portable terminal. The method of claim 1 or 3, wherein the server computer, When text data of a specific product read through the optical character reading engine is input from a specific portable terminal equipped with the optical character reading engine, the price information of the product is retrieved by referring to the product information data stored in the database; or It connects to a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites that have established partnerships, requests price information search for a specific product requested by a user, and provides one or more price information search results for the searched specific product to a corresponding mobile terminal. Price information search and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine. The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer, When text data or video data of a specific product is input from the portable terminal, price information of a specific product requested by the user and price information of a product similar to the specific product are searched together, and one or more price information of the searched corresponding product and the similar product. Price information retrieval and purchase service system using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, characterized in that to provide to the corresponding portable terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer, When image data of a specific product input from the portable terminal cannot be converted into text data using an optical character reading engine, a product similar to the image of the corresponding product is searched through a database storing the image of each product, and the searched A mobile terminal comprising: searching price information of a specific product requested by a user among various product information stored in a database based on the corresponding product, and providing one or more price information search results of the searched specific product to the corresponding portable terminal; Price information retrieval and purchasing service system using optical sentence reading engine. (1) Image data of a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. of the product or a product name, barcode number, product specification, etc. of the product input by the user according to the operation of the user of the portable terminal that directly identifies the specific product on the portable terminal. Outputting text data to a server computer through a network communication network and requesting price information search for a specific product; (2) The user of the price information of each product periodically updated and stored through a plurality of e-commerce and price comparison sites that have established partnerships based on image data or text data of a specific product input from the portable terminal in the server computer. Searching for price information on the requested specific product and providing one or more price information search results for the specific product to the portable terminal; (3) Confirmation of purchase confirmation data of the corresponding product through electronic commerce on the mobile terminal and payment settlement using the mobile terminal according to the user's operation of checking the lowest price through the result of one or more price information search results for the specific product provided from the server computer. Outputting data to the server computer; And (4) The server computer performs a communication connection with the e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer based on the purchase confirmation and the payment data of the specific product inputted from the portable terminal, and the portable terminal with the e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer. Price information search and purchase service method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine comprising the step of providing the purchase information and payment information of the user to make the product delivery and payment. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (1), (1-1) performing wireless connection with a server computer through a network communication network in a portable terminal according to a user's operation; (1-2) determining whether the user who has performed the wireless connection with the server computer selects the price information retrieval service; (1-3) When the user selects the price information search service, the user who directly checks the specific product of the price information search target on the portable terminal selects whether to select image data input or text data input of the specific product. Determining; (1-4) if the corresponding user selects the input of the image data of the specific product, determining whether the corresponding user photographs a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. by operating the digital camera in the portable terminal; (1-5) if the user photographs a barcode, a product name, a product image, etc. of the specific product, determining whether the portable terminal can convert image data of the specific product photographed by the user into text data; (1-6) If it is determined that the image data of the specific product photographed by the user can be converted into text data, the portable terminal converts the image data photographed by the user into text data through an optical sentence reading engine and then converts the image data. Outputting text data of a specific product to a server computer and requesting price information search of the corresponding product; (1-7) When the image data of the specific product photographed by the user cannot be converted into text data as a result of the determination in the step (1-5), the portable terminal outputs the image data photographed by the user to the server computer. Requesting to retrieve price information of the product; And (1-8) As a result of the determination in step (1-3), when the user selects the text data input of the specific product, the portable terminal displays the text data such as the product name, barcode number, product specification, etc. of the product input by the user. A price information search and purchase service method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, comprising: outputting to a server computer and requesting price information search of the corresponding product. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (2), (2-1) determining whether image data or text data of a specific product is normally input from the portable terminal requesting the price information retrieval service from the server computer; (2-2) if the image data or text data of the specific product is normally input from the portable terminal, determining whether the data input from the portable terminal is image data or text data in the server computer; (2-3) if the data input from the portable terminal is image data as a result of the determination, determining whether the server computer can convert image data of a specific product input from the portable terminal into text data; (2-4) if the image data of the specific product can be converted into text data as a result of the determination, extracting a barcode, a brand name, etc. from the image data of the specific product through the optical sentence reading engine, and converting the image data into text data; (2-5) If the image data of the specific product cannot be converted into the text data as a result of the determination in the step (2-3), the image information of the various products stored in the product image database through the optical sentence reading engine in the server computer Searching for a product similar or identical to an image of a specific product requested by the user based on the search; (2-6) Each stored in the product information database based on the text data of the specific product converted in the step (2-4) in the server computer or the text data of the specific product retrieved in the step (2-5). Retrieving price information of a specific product requested by a user from price information of the product; (2-7) If the data input from the portable terminal is text data as a result of the determination in step (2-2), each product stored in the product information database based on the text data of the specific product input from the portable terminal on the server computer Retrieving price information of a specific product requested by a user from among price information of the; And (2-8) A portable computer comprising: outputting at least one price information search result for a specific product searched through the steps (2-6) and (2-7) at a server computer to a corresponding portable terminal. Price information retrieval and purchase service method using a terminal and an optical sentence reading engine. 8. The process according to claim 7, wherein in the process (2), The server computer receiving text data or video data of the product information to be searched from the mobile terminal communicates with an e-commerce and price comparison site that establishes an affiliation, and requests price information for a specific product requested by the user. Method for searching and purchasing price information using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, characterized in that the portable terminal can provide one or more price information search results for a specific product input from the corresponding e-commerce and price comparison site. . 8. The process according to claim 7, wherein in the process (2), A server computer receiving text data or video data of a specific product from the portable terminal searches for price information of a specific product requested by the user and price information of a product similar to the specific product, and at least one of the searched corresponding product and the similar product. A price information search and purchase service method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine, characterized in that the price information search results can be provided to the corresponding portable terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (3), (3-1) displaying, on a screen, at least one price information search result for a specific product input from a server computer according to a price information search request of a user in the portable terminal; (3-2) determining whether the corresponding user who checks the lowest price through the one or more price information search results for the specific product in the portable terminal selects the purchase confirmation of the specific product through e-commerce; (3-3) If the user who confirms the result of one or more price information search for a specific product selects the purchase confirmation of a specific product through e-commerce, the portable terminal is used as a payment method for the purchase of a specific product. Displaying a message on a screen to confirm whether to select a terminal; (3-4) determining whether the corresponding user who has selected the purchase confirmation of the specific product in the portable terminal selects the portable terminal as a means for paying the cost of purchasing the product; (3-5) As a result of determination, when the user selects the mobile terminal as a payment method for the purchase of the specific product, the mobile terminal uses the purchase confirmation data of the specific product through the electronic commerce according to the user's selection and the mobile terminal. Outputting payment confirmation data to a server computer; And (3-6) As a result of the determination of step (3-2), if the user who checks the one or more price information search results for the specific product does not select confirmation of purchase of the specific product through e-commerce, the user in the portable terminal Determines whether to select the end of the service or the request for price information search of another product to terminate the communication connection with the server computer and the price information search service or repeat the above steps (1-3). Price information search and purchase service method using a portable terminal and an optical sentence reading engine comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (4), (4-1) determining, by the server computer, whether purchase confirmation data of a specific product through electronic commerce and payment confirmation data using the portable terminal are input from the portable terminal according to the user's selection; (4-2) As a result of the determination, the purchase confirmation data of the specific product and the payment confirmation data using the portable terminal are inputted, and the e-commerce computer and the mobile communication company computer selling the specific product selected by the user on the server computer based on the data. Proceeding with a communication connection of the; (4-3) outputting purchase information and payment information for a specific product of the portable terminal user from the server computer to the corresponding e-commerce computer and the mobile communication operator computer which have performed the communication connection; (4-4) The e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer that receive the purchase information and the payment payment information for the specific product of the portable terminal user from the server computer handle the delivery of the product requested by the user and the payment using the portable terminal. Outputting the result data to the server computer; And (4-5) A mobile terminal comprising the step of outputting the result data for the delivery of goods and payment of the costs input from the e-commerce computer and the mobile operator computer in the server computer to the portable terminal and terminating the service. Price information retrieval and purchasing service using optical sentence reading engine.