KR20030010339A - Method for managing a local store information and providing a service of them through on line - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A local company information management and service method is provided to effectively manage information on companies like commodity information, location data and others so that it enables a user to easily access the information on the local companies. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises several steps. A user sets a user data input mode at a user terminal(S10). The user terminal displays an input guidance message and a data input window on the terminal for enabling the user to input data on companies collected by himself or herself(S11). The user inputs the data on specific companies via a data selection window or a data input window, and then pushes a storage button(S12). The user terminal stores the input data at a memory(S13). The terminal checks whether the user requests an operation stop(S14). In a case that the user wants an operation stop, the terminal stops the data input mode, and in a case that the user does not want an operation stop, the terminal checks whether the user wants to search for a local company information(S15). The terminal accesses an information providing server by reading a URL of the server in a case that the user wants to search for a local company information(S16), and transmits search conditions to the server(S18). The server checks whether the user orders goods offered by the searched local company(S19), and in a case that the user orders the goods, the server transmits the order data to the searched company and transmits an order completion message to the user(S20).

Description

Method for managing a local store information and providing a service of them through on line}

The present invention relates to a local company information management and service providing method using a communication network, and more specifically, using a communication network, such as the Internet, goods and location information for each company in the area where the user lives The present invention relates to a local company information management and service providing method using a communication network to make it easier to manage and search various local company information.

Recently, communication networks such as the Internet have been installed in large apartments as well as general residential areas, and residents in the area are searching for and using various information and additional services through the Internet in their homes.

Accordingly, information providing servers for providing a variety of information and additional services through a communication network such as the Internet have emerged one after another, for example, providing information on a number of local businesses located in a specific area. In the information providing server, detailed information on goods or services handled by a corresponding company and various information such as a phone number or location information of the corresponding company are provided.

Therefore, the general users living in the area are connected to the information providing server using a personal computer provided in the home or various communication terminals equipped with an Internet connection function, and then the area provided from the information providing server. Business information will be searchable and available.

However, in order to receive detailed information about a specific company that a general user handles a desired product or provides a service from the information providing server, a general user must accurately remember and enter a trade name or a trade name of a specific company, Or there was a problem that must check and select the vast local company information provided from the information providing server.

Meanwhile, various kinds of advertisements flowing into the house may include useful advertisement contents for various companies located in the area, and most general users may dispose of them or separate files. There was a problem in that useful company information on advertisements, etc., was lost because they use an inefficient management method to make and store them in batches and manually search them when necessary.

Accordingly, the present invention has been created to solve the above problems, and in the terminal equipped with a connection connection function with a communication network such as the Internet, the general information about a specific local company obtained by the user through a medium such as advertising Storage management, and when performing an interface with an information providing server that provides information on various local companies, by using specific local company information stored in the terminal, for a local company that provides a product or service desired by the user The purpose of the present invention is to provide local company information management and service providing methods using a communication network so that detailed information can be easily and quickly retrieved and provided.

1 is a view illustrating a state in which an information providing server providing local company information and a plurality of communication terminals are connected and connected through a communication network according to the present invention.

2 is a table showing local company information stored and managed in a database connected to an information providing server according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing local company information and providing a service using a communication network according to the present invention;

4 shows a display screen of a communication terminal for a user information input mode according to the present invention;

5 illustrates a display screen of a communication terminal for a local company information output mode according to the present invention.

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10: information server 11: the database

20: user terminal 30 ₁ ~30 _n: terminal areas

100: Internet

Local company information management and service providing method using a communication network according to the present invention for achieving the above object, and the information providing server that provides detailed information of the local company through the communication network, when requesting information search for the local company; Step 1 of connecting and connecting; Requesting detailed information of a specific company designated by a user through an interface with the information providing server; And three steps of receiving the requested detailed information of the specific company from the information providing server and displaying the screen.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a local company information management and service providing method using a communication network according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which an information providing server 10 providing local company information according to the present invention and a plurality of communication terminals are connected and connected through a communication network. Through the communication network 100, such as a user terminal provided in the home, for example, a home automation terminal equipped with an Internet connection function or a user terminal 20, such as a digital television (DV) can be connected and connected, It may be connected to a company terminal installed in a number of local businesses located within, such as a business terminal (30 ₁ ~ 30 _n ), such as a personal computer (PC).

In addition, the information providing server 10, a database that stores and manages detailed and detailed information such as business names, handling products or services of local businesses located in the region, and contact numbers, e-mail addresses, and directions, etc. 11) may be included or connected, and the user terminal includes a memory for storing and managing information on a specific company acquired by a user through a medium such as an advertisement sheet as described above. do.

Meanwhile, local company information stored and managed in the database 11 may be largely divided into 'electronic products' or 'restaurants' according to goods or services handled by each company as shown in FIG. 2. Can also be stored and managed in a number of more subdivided categories. For example, listings for a number of restaurants serving Chinese cuisine include menus, prices, Specific detailed information such as directions, features, and the like may be stored and managed as entries, respectively.

Accordingly, the user who is located in the house inputs and stores and manages the information of the local company acquired in the user terminal 20, for example, the digital television (D-TV) equipped with the Internet function, and the information. When performing the interface with the providing server 10, it is possible to quickly and easily search for detailed information on a specific local company and similar companies desired by using the information of the local businesses previously stored in the digital television. The following describes the local company information management and service providing method using a communication network in detail.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for managing local company information and providing a service using a communication network according to the present invention. For example, in a user terminal 20 such as a digital television with Internet function, The user information input mode is set by the key input (S10). In this case, the screen of the user terminal 20 includes information of a specific company acquired by a user through a medium such as a flyer in the terminal as user information. An input guide message and a user information input window are displayed on the screen to enable input (S11).

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when setting the user information input mode, the user terminal 20 displays a message for instructing to input information that the user knows, and also classifies the information. And a selection screen window for specifying a category through a user selection menu, and an input screen window for directly inputting information acquired by a user.

In addition, a screen button ('storing') for storing the selected and input information in the memory included in the terminal may be displayed.

Accordingly, in the user terminal 20, when the user selects and inputs information on a specific company through the selection screen window and the input screen window, and then clicks the 'save' screen button, the detection and confirmation It is determined that the user information has been input (S12), and the information on the selected and inputted specific companies are stored in the memory (S13).

On the other hand, the information directly input from the user through the input screen window, the character and number are automatically analyzed and identified and stored in a company name or phone number, etc. of the specific company, or the input screen window, business name or phone number By dividing the display into a plurality of input fields, the user input information input through each field may be separately stored as a company name or a phone number of a specific company.

Subsequently, when the user requests termination of the operation in a state in which information of a specific company is stored in the user terminal 20 through the above process (S13), the current user information input mode is released or terminated (S13). Or, if the user requests a local company information search (S15), the user terminal 20, the Internet connection connection information with the information providing server 10 previously stored in the memory, for example, the information providing server 10 The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information is read, and an internet connection access operation is performed (S16).

On the other hand, after the Internet connection connection with the information providing server 10 is performed, the user terminal requests and receives a desired information search condition from the user (S18), and further receives the corresponding search condition requested from the user, In addition to transmitting to the information providing server 10, the information providing server is required to provide local company information corresponding to the corresponding search condition.

Accordingly, the information providing server 10 retrieves and reads local company information corresponding to the information search condition requested by the user through the user terminal 20, and displays the screen through the user terminal ( S18), the local company information, as described above with reference to Figure 2, can be divided into 'electronic products' or 'restaurant', etc. according to the goods or services handled by each company, etc., and more granular multiple Storage may be managed by categories.

On the other hand, the information search condition requested by the user is, for example, as shown in FIG. In the case of 'restaurant' and 'lunch', the information providing server 10 reads and provides information on local businesses stored as 'restaurant / lunch' in the database 11.

At this time, the user terminal 20, the information of a specific company that the user has input in advance among the plurality of local company information provided from the information providing server 10 through the above process, for example, 'restaurant / lunch In addition to displaying the information of a specific company with a business name of 'Beijing Spot' among the business names stored in the memory in highlights or other colors, detailed information on the specific company, such as telephone numbers, menus, prices, and features And display detailed information such as directions such that the user can preferentially check (S18).

Accordingly, the user can more easily search and confirm detailed information of a specific company obtained through a medium such as advertisements, etc. In this case, the user terminal 20 provides a user with a product or service desired by the Internet. Screen buttons ("Order") may be displayed for easy ordering from the business.

In addition, when the user clicks the 'order' screen button to request an order desired by the user (S19), the user terminal transmits it to the information providing server 10, and the information providing server 10 ), The user's order history is transmitted to the terminal 30 _n of the company connected and connected through the Internet.

If the corresponding company terminal 30 _n approves the order request, the user terminal displays a guide message indicating that the order is normally completed through the user terminal (S20).

On the other hand, the corresponding company that has been requested to order online through the above process, the user visits the location where the user is located, performs a series of operations to provide a product or service corresponding to the requested order through offline In this case, the location of the user may be input by the user after clicking the 'order' screen button or may be selectively designated as location information of the user terminal previously stored in the information providing server.

For reference, the user terminal may be replaced with a personal mobile communication terminal having a connection connection function with a mobile communication network, and the information providing server may provide detailed information about local businesses through a mobile communication network. May be operated by a mobile communication provider.

The above-described preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and the user terminal first displays the company information input by the user, and then any one of the displayed company information. In the case of selecting and clicking information, detailed information about the corresponding company may be displayed in more detail through the interface with the information providing server. Also, a plurality of company information similar to any one selected by the user may be displayed. Detailed information may be searched and displayed in a form contrasted with each other, and those skilled in the art may improve, change, substitute, or modify various other embodiments within the technical spirit and scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims. Addition may be possible.

The local company information management and service providing method using the communication network according to the present invention as described above, in a terminal equipped with a connection connection function with a communication network such as the Internet, to a specific local company acquired by the user through a medium such as advertising Provides products or services desired by the user by using specific local company information stored in the terminal when performing an interface with an information providing server that stores and manages general information about the local company and provides detailed information on various local companies. By providing detailed information on local businesses that are searched, you can search for detailed information on specific local businesses more easily and quickly, as well as useful business information obtained through media such as advertisements. To prevent throwing away and also to The advertising and order is very useful inventions that are able to be more active.

Claims (10)

A step 1 of connecting to an information providing server that provides detailed information of the local company through a communication network when requesting information retrieval for the local company; Requesting detailed information of a specific company designated by a user through an interface with the information providing server; And And receiving the detailed information of the requested specific company from the information providing server and displaying the screen on the screen. 3. The method of claim 1, And requesting, through the information providing server, an order for a specific product or service selected from a user, based on the detailed information of the specific company displayed on the screen. And how the service is provided. The method of claim 1, The information retrieval request is a local company information management and service providing method using a communication network, characterized in that the selection is requested by the schematic information of a specific company previously stored in the terminal. The method of claim 1, The connection connection with the information providing server is performed by reading and using the Internet connection connection information with the information providing server pre-stored in the terminal. The method of claim 1, The detailed information of the local company is largely classified according to the products or services handled by the local company, and the local company information management and service provision using a communication network, characterized in that the multi-level storage management is performed by a plurality of more detailed categories. Way. The method of claim 5, The detailed information of the local company, local company information management and service providing method using a communication network, characterized in that at least any one of the company name, contact phone number, menu, price, map, features of the company. The method of claim 1, The second step is a local company information management and service providing method using a communication network, characterized in that for requesting detailed information of the specific company based on the pre-stored schematic information of the specific company by the user input. The method of claim 7, wherein The schematic information of the specific company is input through a screen window of a terminal displayed on the screen in a user information input mode, and stored in a memory. The method of claim 1, The third step, the local company information management and service providing method using the communication network, characterized in that to receive the detailed information of the requested specific company, and similar information of another similar company from the information providing server at the same time, the screen display . The method of claim 9, The schematic information of another similar company includes local company information management and service providing method using a communication network, wherein a business name of a company handling a product or service similar to the product or service handled by the specific company is included.