KR20050030031A - Food ordering system utilizing internet and cell phone network and ordering method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for ordering food through the SMS(Short Message Service) using the Internet and the mobile phone network are provided to enable a customer to easily search/order desired food information through the Internet, and enable a provider to receive delivery/reservation information without a device connected to the Internet. An order server(110) offers the food information to a customer terminal(300) from a food information database(113) storing the food information and processes order information for the food ordered from the customer by using an order information database(114). An SMS server(200) receives the information for the food ordered from the customer and customer information, and transmits the information to a mobile phone(400) of a supplier in a character message form. A customer member server(120) includes a customer member register(121), a customer member database(122), and a customer member manager(123). A supplier member server(130) includes a supplier member register(131), a supplier member database(132), and a supplier member manager(133).

Description

FOOD ORDERING SYSTEM UTILIZING INTERNET AND CELL PHONE NETWORK AND ORDERING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a food ordering system using an internet network and a mobile phone network and an ordering method thereof. More specifically, the order information input by a consumer through the Internet is used in the form of a short text message using SMS (Short Message Service). The present invention relates to a food ordering system for delivering food based on order information delivered to a mobile phone of a supplier and the supplier, and a method of ordering the same.

A common way to order food is when a supplier publishes a food menu to a restaurant, a direct order method where a buyer visits the restaurant and selects the desired food, or a consumer orders an advertisement, such as a catalog, TV or radio, by phone. There is also an indirect order method.

In such a direct or indirect ordering method, it has been a hassle for a consumer to visit a retailer or to acquire information about a product in advance.

In recent years, the Internet is rapidly spreading, and the use of the Internet can solve the above-mentioned inconvenience. That is, even if the consumer does not have prior knowledge of the product, the user can view the food data and order the desired food therefrom at the place using the Internet.

However, in the current method of ordering food using the Internet, the seller selects a menu posted by the seller on the Internet, so each seller must operate a server for processing or managing information related to reservations and orders, and therefore, a small seller. In the case of using the food ordering method using the network is not possible, and when operating a server, there was a problem that always check the order information through the terminal connected to the Internet, and also from the consumer's point of view to find the desired food There was a hassle of having to browse or search all the information about each seller.

The present invention is to solve the problems described above, the purpose is that consumers can easily search and order the desired food information through the Internet, the supplier can provide information for delivery and reservation without a separate equipment connected to the Internet It is to provide an ordering system and an order method that can be delivered.

The present invention relates to a food ordering system using an internet network and a mobile phone network, and to an ordering method thereof. The food ordering system using the internet network and a mobile phone network according to the present invention relates to food from a food information database in which information about food is stored. An order server for providing information to the consumer and processing order information about food ordered by the consumer using the order information database; And an SMS server which receives the order information about the food ordered by the consumer and transmits the order information to the provider's mobile phone in the form of a mobile phone text message.

In addition, the food order system using the Internet network and the mobile phone network according to the present invention is a consumer member register, a consumer member database for storing information of registered consumer members and a consumer member management unit for managing consumer members using the consumer member database A consumer member server comprising a; And a supplier member server including a supplier member registrar, a supplier member database for storing registered supplier member information, and a supplier member manager for managing a consumer member using the supplier member database.

On the other hand, the food ordering method using the Internet network and the mobile phone network according to the present invention comprises a first step of providing food information to the consumer; A second step of receiving order information input by the consumer; A third step of transmitting the input order information to a mobile phone of a provider using an SMS server; And a fourth step of determining whether the SMS transmission was successful.

Preferably, the order information entered by the consumer includes a reply point at which the supplier can confirm the order information.

Preferably, before the first step, determining whether the consumer is a consumer member; And granting a registered ID account if the consumer is a consumer member. In addition, in the step of determining whether or not the consumer member, if not a member, determining whether or not to register as a consumer member; And if you want to register as a consumer member membership further comprises the step of registration.

Preferably, if the SMS transmission is successful after the fourth step, storing the order information for each supplier member; And charging a fee to a supplier member at a set period based on the order information.

In addition, the food ordering method using the Internet network and the mobile phone network according to the present invention comprises a first step of providing food information to the consumer; A second step of receiving order information input by the consumer; A third step of receiving credit card information input by the consumer; A fourth step of transmitting the input order information and credit card information to a mobile phone of a supplier using an SMS server; A fifth step of determining whether the SMS transmission is successful; And a sixth step of requesting the credit card settlement institution for the credit card payment for the ordered food price based on the credit card information if the SMS transmission is successful.

Hereinafter, a food ordering system using a network and a mobile phone according to the present invention and an ordering method thereof will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 illustrates a food ordering system using a network and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a food ordering system through a network and a mobile phone according to the present invention provides a consumer with information about food and reads order information including food information and consumer information ordered by the consumer. A web server 100; And through the SMS server 200 for transmitting the order information transmitted from the web server 100 to the mobile phone of the provider.

Web server 100, the order server 110; Consumer member server 120; It consists of a supplier member server 130.

Order server 110 includes a food information database 113, order information database 114, consumer member server 120 includes a consumer member database 123, supplier member server 130 is A supplier member database 133.

The food information database 113 stores data such as food category, restaurant name, menu, price, order availability, location, and consumer use.

In addition, the order information database 112 stores data such as restaurant name, menu, quantity, food price, consumer's name, delivery time, delivery address, and customer's confirmation contact information.

In addition, the consumer member database 123 stores information, such as the name, address, contact information, order performance of the consumer member, for each ID account for the consumer member registered as a member.

In addition, the supplier member database 133 includes data such as food category, restaurant name, address, contact information, representative's personal information, menu, delivery time, order performance, and fee details for each registered supplier member. Are stored separately.

However, the information stored in the database is not limited to that described above.

The order server 110 provides the consumer with food information such as the name of the restaurant, the type of food, the price, and the like stored in the food information day 114, and the consumer searches for the provided food information, inputs the order information, and selects the consumer. In some cases, payment can be made using a credit card on a web server before delivery of food or payment in cash after delivery.

To this end, the web server 100 includes an ordering unit 111 into which order information is input and a payment unit 112 into which credit card information is input.

The consumer member server 120 stores a consumer member registration unit 121 into which information for member registration of a consumer is input, a consumer member manager 122 managing information of registered consumer members, and a consumer storing information of registered consumer members. A member database 123. The consumer member database 123 stores order information for each consumer, and the consumer member manager manages registration information and order information of the consumer member.

The supplier member server 130 is a supplier member registrar 131 into which information for registering a supplier is input, a supplier member manager 132 managing information of registered supplier members, and a provider storing information of registered supplier members. A member database 133. The supplier member database 133 stores order information for each supplier, and the supplier member manager 132 manages the supplier's performance at set intervals based on the order information, and provides a fee to be paid by the supplier based on the performance. Calculate.

The SMS server 200 receives the order information input through the consumer terminal 300 from the order server 110 of the web server 100 and transmits it to the mobile phone of the supplier. The SMS server 200 converts the order information input by the consumer into a short message using a short message service (SMS) and transmits the information directly to the provider's mobile phone 400 through the mobile phone network or the consumer. Transmits the order information inputted to the server of the separate short message service provider to transmit the order information to the provider's cellular phone 400 through the cellular phone network.

In addition, when a consumer inputs credit card information to the payment unit 112 to pay for food with a credit card, the web server 100 is connected to a network of an external credit card payment institution (not shown). In this way, payment of the credit card is performed.

Hereinafter, a method of ordering food through a network according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a food ordering method using an internet network and a mobile phone network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a web client enters a URL of a web server through a web browser, the web browser converts the entered URL information into HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and packetizes a medium capable of connecting to the Internet such as wired, wireless, or LAN. Over the Internet. Then, the web server receives the URL resource signal received from the web browser, connects to the web browser, reads the home page file, and transmits it to the web browser (S200).

At this time, the home page file transmitted from the web server is converted into the window state by the web browser and displayed on the member's terminal, and the web client checks the information provided by the present invention through the home page displayed on the terminal.

Next, check whether the web client is a member (S205), if the web client is already registered as a member, enter their ID and password in the ID and password entry fields displayed on the home page, membership authentication procedure After performing the member, the ID is given to the account (S210).

If the web client is not a member, when a packet signal for requesting membership registration is transmitted to the web browser (S215), and whether or not the member registration is desired (S220), when the web client receives a signal to register as a member, The member registration server performs a member registration procedure (S225). At this time, the member includes both a consumer member and a supplier member.

A web client that wants to register as a consumer member enters data such as ID, password, name, address, and contact information to register as a member.

The address may include not only an administrative address but also a delivery location that can be actually recognized by a delivery person, for example, delivery location such as Seoul National University 31-31.

In addition, the web client to register as a supplier member is registered by entering data such as ID, password, category of food, restaurant name, address, contact information, personal information of the representative, menu, delivery time.

Subsequently, when the consumer member places a food order, food information such as food category, restaurant name, menu, price, availability, location, and consumer use period is provided to the consumer member (S230), and the consumer member provides the food. Based on the information, a restaurant, a menu and quantity, a consumer name, a delivery location, a desired delivery time, and a consumer contact are selected or input (S235).

At this time, the data of the consumer name, delivery location, and consumer contact information is displayed on the basis of the data registered at the time of registration of the consumer member, and the consumer can modify and input the data.

The selected or entered order information is stored in the order information database, and the order information for the registered contact and consumer names, delivery locations, delivery times, consumer contacts, menus and quantities of the relevant supplier members is saved using the SMS server. It is transmitted to the provider's mobile phone (S240).

Subsequently, the SMS server determines whether or not the transmission of the order information is successful (S245). If the transmission of the text message is successful, the SMS server transmits the order success message to the terminal of the web client, that is, the terminal of the consumer, and the consumer member data based on the stored order information. The base information and the supplier member database information are updated (S250). In this case, the terminal of the web client may display the restaurant phone number of the supplier member who made the food order. On the other hand, if the transmission of the text message fails, the order failure message is transmitted to the terminal of the web client, the information in the consumer member database and the information in the supplier member database is not updated (S255).

The order information sent to the supplier's mobile phone records the contact's contact information as the reply number, so that when the supplier receives the order information, the supplier simply operates the call button on the mobile phone to contact the consumer set as the reply number in the text message. You can check your order.

If the confirmation call does not come for a set time from the supplier despite the customer's order, the consumer can enter the order cancellation through the web client (S260), and if the order cancellation is entered, the order cancellation information to the supplier's mobile phone It transmits using the SMS server (S265).

Subsequently, the information in the consumer member database and the information in the supplier member database are updated again based on the order cancellation information (S270). Even if the order is canceled, the consumer can place a food order directly by calling the restaurant member's restaurant telephone number displayed on the terminal of the web client.

3 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a food ordering method using an internet network and a mobile phone network according to the present invention.

The second embodiment is an embodiment of a case where a consumer wants to pay for food by credit card in the first embodiment.

Looking at the difference in detail with respect to the first embodiment, when the consumer wants to pay the credit card at the step of entering the order information, the credit card payment information is input together with the order information, the web server receives it (S335) ).

Input order information and credit card payment information is transmitted to the mobile phone of the provider in the form of a short text message through the mobile phone communication network using the SMS server (S340), and determines whether the short text message transmission success (S345), If the transmission of the short text message is successful, the web server makes a payment approval request to the credit card payment authority using the input credit card payment information and receives the credit card payment approval information (S360).

In addition, when the corresponding order is canceled, the credit card settlement request is made to the credit card settlement institution, and the credit card settlement cancellation information is received (S370).

The SMS server transmits the received credit card payment cancellation information together with the order cancellation information to the mobile phone of the provider in the form of a short text message (S375).

As a third embodiment of the present invention, a case may be considered where a restaurant is to be booked as well as a food delivery order.

In the case where a restaurant is to be reserved, the order information of the consumer member includes information for reservation. Therefore, the order information further includes information such as the reservation time, the number of people to be reserved, and the supplier member receives the order information including the reservation information through the mobile phone and confirms that the reservation has been received by the consumer member's reply telephone number. You can.

Meanwhile, the first to third embodiments may further include charging a fee based on the information stored in the supplier member database.

That is, a fee calculated by the method set based on the order information for each supplier member during the set period is charged through the Internet, mail, or a mobile phone text message. As an example of the method of calculating the fee, it is possible to charge a certain percentage of the total sales of each supplier member during the set period. Each supplier member can always check their sales by accessing a web server via the Internet and checking the information stored in their supplier member database.

Therefore, when using the food ordering system using the Internet network and the mobile phone network according to the present invention as described above, since consumers can easily search for and select the food desired by the web server, the consumer can order a variety of foods personality of the consumer And it is effective to satisfy the taste and can also select the card as a payment method, it is possible to order the delivery of food even if there is no cash.

In addition, since the supplier's information is provided through a web server, the supplier can reduce the time and economic cost of advertising and not only rely solely on the buyer's choice, but also provide information about the food through the website. It is easy to change and update the menu, so that sales are facilitated from the supplier's point of view, and the consumer can quickly find the desired food and use abundant information about the food.

In addition, the food supplier can easily receive orders through the order information sent to his mobile phone, as well as receive cancellation information and credit card payment information to handle most orders. You can do it.

In addition, the food supplier confirms the order by the return phone number of the order information transmitted to the mobile phone, so that the supplier can secure mobility and the consumer can quickly receive the order confirmation.

In addition, by using the supplier member server of the food ordering system using the Internet and the mobile phone network according to the present invention, it is possible to manage the order information for each supplier, the system operator charges the supplier a certain fee based on the order information You can do it.

1 illustrates a food ordering system using an internet network and a mobile phone network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a food ordering method using an internet network and a mobile phone network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a food ordering method using an internet network and a mobile phone network according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (12)

In a food ordering system using an internet network and a mobile phone network, An order server which provides information on food from a food information database base in which information about food is stored, and processes information order information about food ordered by the consumer using the order information database; And An SMS server that receives information about the food ordered by the consumer and consumer information and sends it to the provider's mobile phone in the form of a mobile phone text message. Food ordering system comprising a. In claim 1, A consumer member server including a consumer member registration unit, a consumer member database storing information of registered consumer members, and a consumer member management unit managing a consumer member using the consumer member database; And A supplier member server including a supplier member register, a supplier member database that stores registered supplier member information, and a supplier member manager that manages consumer members using the supplier member database Food ordering system comprising more. The method of claim 1 or 2, The food information database is a food ordering system, characterized in that the one or more categories of food, restaurant name, menu, price, order availability, location, and consumer use data is stored separately. The method of claim 1 or 2, The order information database is a food ordering system characterized in that one or more of the restaurant name, menu, quantity, food price, the name of the consumer, delivery time, delivery address, the customer's confirmation contact information is stored separately. In claim 2, In the consumer member database, one or more pieces of data, name, address, contact information, and order performance of the consumer member, are stored separately for each ID account of the consumer member registered as a member. In claim 2, In the supplier member database, one or more pieces of data such as food category, restaurant name, address, contact information, representative's personal information, menu, delivery time, order performance, and fee details are stored separately for each registered supplier member. Food ordering system, characterized in that. In order to order food using the Internet and mobile phone network, A first step of providing food information to the consumer; A second step of receiving order information input by the consumer; A third step of transmitting the input order information to a mobile phone of a provider using an SMS server; And 4th step of determining whether the SMS transmission was successful Food ordering method comprising a. In claim 7, The order information includes a food reply order so that the supplier can confirm the order information. In claim 7, Before the first step, determining whether the consumer is a consumer member; And Granting a registered ID account if the consumer is a consumer member Food ordering method characterized in that it further comprises. In claim 9, In the step of determining whether or not the consumer member, if not a member, Determining whether to register as a consumer member; And registration stage if you wish to register as a consumer member Food ordering method characterized in that it further comprises. In claim 7, Classifying and storing order information for each provider member when the SMS transmission is successful after the fourth step; And Billing a fee to a supplier member at a set period based on the order information Food ordering method characterized in that it further comprises. In order to order food using the Internet and mobile phone network, A first step of providing food information to the consumer; A second step of receiving order information input by the consumer; A third step of receiving credit card information input by the consumer; A fourth step of transmitting the input order information and credit card information to a mobile phone of a supplier using an SMS server; A fifth step of determining whether the SMS transmission is successful; And Step 6 of requesting credit card payment institution for credit card payment for ordered food based on credit card information if SMS transmission is successful Food ordering method comprising a.