KR20070033622A - How to provide shopping items according to the location of the terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A shopping item providing method according to a terminal location is provided. According to the present invention, when a user inputs an item to shop in a shopping list, the terminal stores it, and in this state, the terminal calculates a current location, searches a shopping place within a short distance, and searches the shopping place among items on the shopping list. Extract the item corresponding to and display it on the screen. In addition, if there is a request for directions to the shopping place, the route guidance program may be driven. On the other hand, as a method for storing items to shop in a shopping list, the user may select a type of shopping place from a user, receive an item to shop in a shopping list, and store the input item corresponding to the type of shopping place, When the user selects the type of item to be shopping from the user and receives the item to be shopping in the shopping list corresponding to the selected item type, the input item is matched to the shopping place where the user can buy and stored according to the type of the corresponding shopping place. It is also possible.

Shopping place, shopping item, shopping list, mobile terminal

Description

{Method for providing list of shopping goods according to the position of mobile phone}

1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal structure of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a flowchart illustrating an example of storing items to be shopping in a shopping list according to the type of shopping place.

2B is a flowchart illustrating an example of storing items in a shopping list according to types of items to be shopping.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing shopping items corresponding to a corresponding shopping place in accordance with the present invention.

4 is a screen example of storing an item to be shopping in a shopping list as an embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates an example of a screen displaying a shopping item corresponding to a corresponding shopping place.

The present invention relates to a method for providing shopping items according to a location of a terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a shopping place within a short distance from a location where a terminal is currently located, and to a shopping place among items on a shopping list already stored. The present invention relates to a shopping item providing method according to a terminal location, wherein the corresponding item is extracted and displayed on the screen.

In general, when shopping, it is more likely to purchase a shopping item after looking around the shopping place than shopping by referring to a memo in advance. The latter method of shopping may not shop the item to be shopping, and there is a problem of impulse purchase of an item that does not need to shop. In addition, there is a problem that you can not purchase the items you want to go shopping by overlooking the shopping place.

On the other hand, modern mobile communication terminal is not only a simple voice call function but also has various additional functions for user convenience. In particular, the location calculation function for identifying the current location of the terminal is combined with geographic information. It is attracting attention because it can be applied in various ways.

There is a need to solve the problem of not receiving an item corresponding to a shopping place within a short distance by using a terminal having a location calculation function and purchasing an item to be shopping whenever necessary by passing the shopping place.

The present invention has been proposed by such a necessity, and searches for a shopping place within a short distance from where the terminal is currently located, extracts an item corresponding to the shopping place from the items in the already stored shopping list, and displays the screen. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing shopping items according to a location of a terminal, which is displayed on the screen.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention searches for a shopping place within close proximity to a first step of storing a user's item when the user inputs an item to shop in a shopping list and a second step of calculating a current location of the terminal. And extracting an item corresponding to the corresponding shopping place from the items on the shopping list and displaying the same on the screen. In this case, the first step is to select the type of shopping place from the user, if the item to be shopping in the shopping place selected by the user input to the shopping list may store the input item corresponding to the type of the shopping place, the user When the user selects the type of item to shop, the user inputs the item to shop in the shopping list corresponding to the selected item type, and the input item is matched to a shopping place where the user can buy the item. It is also possible to save.

In addition, in the third step, when the searched shopping place corresponds to the type of shopping place where the searched shopping place can buy the item to be stored stored in the terminal, the shopping list may be added to the shopping list. Step 3-2 of extracting an item corresponding to the type of the shopping place from the stored items and displaying the same on the screen may be included.

In addition, the present invention may further include a fourth step of driving the road guidance program if a request for a road guidance to the corresponding shopping place occurs after the third step.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal structure of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a GPS receiver 101, an input unit 103, a display unit 105, a control unit 107, a wireless circuit unit 109, a memory unit 111, and audio. The conversion unit 113 is included.

The GPS receiver 101 merely has a function of simply receiving a GPS signal and transmitting it to an external GPS positioning system, and calculating position information from an actual GPS signal may be performed in the GPS positioning system.

The input unit 103 may use various elements such as a keypad and a touch screen, and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information.

The display unit 105 displays the state and operation process of the mobile communication terminal.

The controller 107 controls the overall state and operation of the mobile communication terminal and may be formed of a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). In particular, in accordance with the present invention, the control unit 107 searches for a shopping place within a close distance, extracts an item corresponding to the shopping place from the shopping list items already stored in the memory unit 111, and displays the same. Control to display through

The radio circuit unit 109 is a transmission / reception circuit that exchanges voice and control information with a base station by radio. Receives a call signal sent by the mobile communication terminal of the other party through the antenna and transmits it to the control unit 107 or transmits data stored in the memory unit 111 to the mobile communication terminal of the other party through the antenna. do.

The memory unit 111 stores programs and data necessary for the operation and status of the mobile communication terminal or the control of the control unit 107, and various programs such as erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), and flash memory. The device can be used. In particular, in the present invention, the memory unit 209 stores the item to be shopping in correspondence with the type of the shopping place.

The audio converter 113 processes the voice signal of the user input through the microphone MIC in a form for transmitting the voice signal through the wireless circuit unit 109, and the voice signal of the call partner input through the wireless circuit unit 109 or the like. It serves to process various audio signals generated by the controller 107 into signals of a type that can be output from the speaker SPK.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating a process of storing items to be shopping in a shopping list, and FIG. 2A is a flowchart illustrating an example of storing items to be shopping in a shopping list according to the type of shopping place. 2B is a flowchart illustrating an example of storing items in a shopping list according to types of items to be shopping.

First, the process of FIG. 2A will be described. First, the terminal receives the type of shopping place from the user (S201a). For example, as shown in 401 to 403 screen example of FIG. 4, when the user selects the item by place while the mode of the terminal registers the shopping list, the terminal can select the type of shopping place. Is displayed. An example of the screen at this time is shown at 403 of FIG. 4.

If the user selects a specific shopping place type from among the types of shopping places listed while the screen for selecting the type of shopping place is displayed, the terminal displays a screen for inputting items to shop at the specific shopping place. Display. For example, when a user selects 'department store' from among the types of shopping places listed in the example screen 403 of FIG. 4, the terminal displays a screen for receiving an item to be shopping at the department store.

In such a state, when an item to be shopping at the corresponding shopping place selected by the user is input to the shopping list (S203a), the terminal stores the input item corresponding to the type of the shopping place (S205a). For example, as shown in the screen example 405 of FIG. 4, when a user inputs a footbath and shoes as an item to be shopping at a department store and presses a confirmation button provided in advance in the terminal, the terminal is inputted. Foot baths and shoes are stored in correspondence with department stores. In this case, a message indicating that the storage is completed in this manner may be displayed as shown in the example 407 of FIG.

Next, a process of FIG. 2B, which is another embodiment of storing items to be shopping in a shopping list, will be described.

First, the terminal receives a type of item to be shopping from the user (S201b). For example, as shown in the screen example 401 of FIG. 4, when the user selects the 'type by type' item while the mode of the terminal is a mode for registering a shopping list, the terminal displays a screen for selecting the type of item to be shopping. . An example of the screen at this time is shown at 409 in FIG. 4.

When the user selects a specific shopping item type from among the types of shopping items listed while the screen for selecting the type of the item to be shopping is displayed, the terminal displays a screen for receiving the item to be shopping. For example, when the user selects 'food' from among the types of shopping items listed in the screen example 409 of FIG. 4, the terminal displays a screen for receiving an item to be shopping.

In this state, when the user inputs an item to shop in the shopping list (S203b), the terminal matches the shopping place where the input item can be bought (S205b) and stores it in correspondence with the type of the corresponding shopping place (S207b).

For example, if the user inputs 'egg, spinach, onion, milk, cooking oil' corresponding to 'food' as the item to be shopping, as shown in the example screen 411 of FIG. 4, the terminal inputs 'egg, spinach, onion'. Match milk, cooking oil's to shopping places. For example, as a shopping place where you can buy the input items corresponding to the food, there are 'department stores', 'large discount marts' and 'supermarkets'. Eggs, spinach, onions, milk, and edible oils are stored in correspondence with department stores, corresponding to large discount marts, and also stored in supermarkets. In this case, a message indicating that the storage is completed in this manner may be displayed as shown in the screen example 413 of FIG. 4.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an item corresponding to a corresponding shopping place among items in a shopping list stored through the process of FIG. 2A or 2B.

The mobile communication terminal calculates a current position using a global positioning system (GPS) method or a base station based method (S301). This GPS method is to accurately calculate the current position by triangulation method of three different distances by measuring the exact time and distance from three or more satellites with a GPS receiver. The position of the terminal is determined by measuring the relative difference in propagation time from the base stations to the terminal.

In this case, when the terminal calculates the current position using the GPS method or the base station-based method, the terminal may calculate the current position by a time period preset by the user, or uniformly by a given time period. Computing the position value by means of 'register the position value to the terminal (registration)'. If the user sets the calculation period too short, it may overload the terminal, so it would be efficient to use the latter registration process as it is, preferably using a uniformly determined calculation period. After calculating the current location of the terminal in this manner, the terminal searches for a shopping place within a short distance (S303), and the searched shopping place corresponds to the type of shopping place where the item to be bought stored in the terminal can be bought. In operation S307, an item corresponding to the type of the shopping place is extracted from the items stored in the shopping list (S307).

For example, when an item to be shopped is stored in the shopping list through the process of FIG. 2A and a 'SK department store' is searched for a shopping place within a close distance from the current location of the terminal, the searched 'SK department store' is stored in the terminal. Since it corresponds to one of the types of stored shopping places, a department store is extracted from the items stored in the shopping list through the process of FIG. 2A, corresponding to the 'department store'.

The terminal extracted in this way, the terminal has a department store nearby, as shown in the screen example shown in FIG. 'You can buy the footbath and shoes that you have registered' will be displayed on the screen (S309). At this time, it is also desirable to notify the user by displaying the extracted items on the screen and at the same time by alarming with a vibration or ringtone.

After reporting the item corresponding to the shopping place as described above, if there is a request for directions to the shopping place from the user (YES in S311), the terminal drives the road guidance program (S313). For example, if there is a request for directions to 'SK Department Store', a shopping place within a short distance from the user, the map is provided by linking with 'K-ways' or 'Nate Drive'. It will help you find.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using the Example, these Example is an illustration and is not limited. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing shopping items according to a terminal location. The present invention searches for a shopping place within a close distance, and extracts the item corresponding to the shopping place from the items in the stored shopping list and informs the user, so that the user passes the shopping place and overlooks the item to be shopping Helps you get away from the fear of forgetting

In addition, the present invention enables the user to purchase only the necessary shopping items, thereby allowing the user to escape from the risk of impulse purchase.

Claims (5)

A first step in which the terminal stores an item to be shopping in a shopping list, and the terminal stores the same; Calculating a current position of the terminal; A third step of searching for a shopping place within a short distance, extracting an item corresponding to the shopping place from the items in the shopping list, and displaying the same on the screen; Shopping item providing method according to the terminal location comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step is Steps 1-1 for selecting a type of shopping place from a user, Steps 1-2 of storing the input items corresponding to the type of shopping place when the user inputs an item to be shopping at the shopping place selected by the user in the shopping list. Method for providing shopping items according to the terminal location, comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step is Steps 1-1 in which the user selects the type of item to shop; When the user inputs an item to shop in the shopping list corresponding to the selected item type, the input items are matched to a shopping place where the user can buy and the corresponding items are stored according to the type of the shopping place. Method for providing shopping items according to the terminal location, comprising a. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein the third step is Steps 3-1 of searching for a shopping place within a short distance; If the searched shopping place corresponds to the type of shopping place where the item to be purchased stored in the terminal can be purchased, the item corresponding to the type of shopping place is extracted from the items stored in the shopping list and displayed on the screen. Step 3-2 Method for providing shopping items according to the terminal location, comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein after the third step If there is a request for directions to the shopping place, the method further comprises a fourth step of driving the road guidance program.

Images