KR20070061601A - A method and system of data broadcasting connected with homenetwork for t-commerce - Google Patents

Abstract

A data broadcasting method associated with a home network for an electronic commercial transaction and its system are provided to maximize users' desire for purchasing goods by enabling convenient customized shopping. Home appliances(101-107) have a unique IP address, respectively, analyze whether articles are not sufficient or not, and store device information indicating the current state in their memory, respectively. A data broadcast server(100) provides article information in accordance with the device information and program information organized in relation to the article information to a user terminal(160). A home network hub(140) collects information of the home appliances(101-107) through a home network and connects it to the data broadcast server(100). The user terminal(160) receives the article information and its related program from the data broadcast server(100).

Description

A method and system of data broadcasting connected with home network for t-commerce

1 is a block diagram of a system associated with a home network for implementing the present invention.

2 is a system flow diagram of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

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100: data broadcasting server 120: customer pattern analysis device

130: custom program provider 140: home network hub

150: TV 160: other user terminal

101: kimchi refrigerator 102: refrigerator

103: rice refrigerator 104: washing machine

105: dishwasher 106: cleaner

107: Printer

The present invention relates to a data broadcasting method and system associated with a home network for electronic commerce, and transmits information on a shortage item of a user identified by a home network built in a user's home to a data broadcasting server and corresponding product information. It is a data broadcasting method and system connected with home network for electronic commerce which enables to receive program and program.

Recently, active research is being conducted for the commercialization of a technology for integrated control of home appliances by building a home network.

Home appliances that have a communication function and are connected and serviced through a wired / wireless network are collectively referred to as 'information appliances', which is called home networking. When a home network is established, it is possible to connect external information directly through home appliances such as air conditioners and TVs as well as through PCs when connecting homes and homes.

In other words, the home network is a 'future home appliance system' that connects home appliances such as TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners through the Internet, and can be operated by mobile phones. Information in the home constitutes a 'digital home', a future home environment where electric devices are connected to a network and service is provided regardless of device, time, or place.

It is a dream technology that is a representative service of 'Digital Convergence' that enables remote education, entertainment, healthcare, and information appliances control using various IT (information technology) devices based on high-speed infrastructure. have.

Home network is a key element that constitutes 'Digital Home', the future home environment where the information in the home is connected to the network and service is provided regardless of device, time and place.It utilizes various IT devices based on the high-speed infrastructure. They can do distance education, entertainment, healthcare, and control of information appliances.

Home network technology, which can automate household tasks from the outside by wireless or the Internet, is one of the future technologies that the United States and Japan have been fighting for since the late 90s, and famous companies such as Intel and Microsoft have developed their technology. We strive to be recognized as the world's standard home network technology.

Recently, domestic telecommunications companies and electronics industry have been competing in technology development in this field and attempting a home network of a rudimentary form in apartment complexes which are recently moved in. In particular, the related technology developed by some domestic companies was recognized as the American technology standard, proving that domestic technology has reached the world level.

The Ministry of Information and Communication selects the home network as one of the nine new growth engines, and aims to build a home network in 10 million households, which is 61% of all households by 2007. To this end, it plans to build a digital environment with a budget of 2 trillion won.

The domestic home network market is expected to grow at an annual average rate of 32%, from $ 2.51 billion in 2002 to $ 11.7 billion in 2007 and $ 23.5 billion in 2010. In particular, home servers and home gateways are emerging as promising industries, growing at an annual rate of 48%. In 2010, the domestic home network industry will reach $ 23.5 billion and the world market will reach $ 162 billion.

However, despite the changes in life brought by these innovative technological changes, the existing home shopping broadcasting system has not yet been established to provide a broadcasting service that is suitable for this. There is no service such as providing goods information in advance or providing a customized program.

Therefore, there is still the hassle of having to look for the broadcasting time for the goods that the consumer needs directly or to go shopping with the list of the scarce items.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, when the different goods shortage information of the home appliances connected to the home network is collected and sent to the home shopping server product information on the shortage of the consumer from the home shopping server and the corresponding The purpose of the present invention is to provide a data broadcasting method and system associated with a home network for electronic commerce that can maximize shopping experience by enabling convenient shopping by organizing a program to be transmitted to a corresponding consumer.

 As a technical idea for achieving the above object, the present invention is a home appliance having a unique IP address and analyzing the lack of goods to store the device information indicating the current state in the memory, and the home network information of the home appliance A home network hub that collects and connects to the broadcast server, a data broadcast server providing product information according to the device information and program information organized therein to the user terminal, product information provided by the data broadcast server, And a user terminal for receiving a program organized therein.

Another technical idea of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in the method for electronic commerce through data broadcasting linked with a home network, indicating the current state after analyzing the shortage of goods of a home appliance having a unique IP address Preparing and transmitting device information to a home network hub; collecting device information transmitted from the home appliance at a home network hub; transmitting the collected device information to a data broadcasting server; and receiving the transmitted information to analyze a customer pattern. Comprising the necessary broadcasting program through the device to deliver to the customized program providing device and the product information corresponding to the delivered program information and related programs are transmitted to the user terminal through the home network hub to provide.

      Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings with respect to the configuration and operation of the embodiment according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a system associated with a home network for implementing the present invention.

That is, according to the present invention, the home appliance (101 to 107) having a unique IP address and analyzing the shortage of goods and storing the device information indicating the current state in the memory, and the information of the home appliance is collected through the home network A home network hub 140 connected to the broadcast server 100, a data broadcast server 100 providing product information according to the device information and program information organized therein to a user terminal, and the data broadcast server And a user terminal 150 for receiving the provided product information and the program organized in relation thereto.

The data broadcasting server 100 transmits the program pattern information based on the received device information, and the product information corresponding to the program information received from the customer pattern analysis device 120 and related information. Custom program providing apparatus 130 for transmitting a program to the user terminal.

2 is a reference diagram for explaining the system of the present invention.

In other words, if the Kimchi refrigerator 101 calculates a daily consumption amount and analyzes that the remaining amount is not about 5 days, it is transmitted to the home shopping server 100 through the hub 140 and broadcasts information about Kimchi and the Kimchi sales program broadcast. Organize the time to inform the kimchi shortage information and kimchi sales program while watching the user's TV 150. After that, consumers can purchase the appropriate kimchi.

Similarly, in the case of the washing machine 103, whether the standard course and the wool washing course are divided into two or more washing cycles each week, and if two or more times, the lack of clothing information and general laundry detergent / wool laundry detergent lack information. Divided into and transmitted to the home shopping server 100 through the hub.

Then, the broadcast server 100 organizes the information on the clothing and laundry detergent and the broadcast time of the corresponding product to inform the consumer of the clothing and laundry detergent shortage information and sales program during the TV 150 watching. The consumer then purchases the appropriate clothing and laundry detergent.

3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

The present invention first analyzes whether there is a shortage of goods according to device characteristics in a home appliance having a unique IP address (S300), and then creates device information indicating a current state (S301) and transmits it to the home network hub 140. (S302).

After that, the home network hub 140 collects each piece of information transmitted from the home appliance and transmits the data to the data broadcasting server 100 (S303). Through the necessary broadcast program is organized through the customized program providing apparatus 130 is delivered (S304).

The product information corresponding to the transferred program information and the related program are transmitted from the customized program providing apparatus 130 to the user terminal through the home network hub 140 (S305).

Referring to the operation of the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail.

Home appliances generally used at home include computers, scanners, printers, AV devices such as TVs, DVDs, audio, camcorders, home game machines, coffee makers, rice cookers, refrigerators, kimchi refrigerators, and rice refrigerators. , Controllers such as washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners.

In particular, coffee makers, printers, washing machines, dishwashers, and vacuum cleaners require consumer goods for use of the device, and thus, the home network can be used to grasp the degree of consumption and to know when to replace the consumer goods. In addition, refrigerators, kimchi refrigerators, rice refrigerators, etc. can tell the terminal that can receive data broadcasts such as TV, mobile phone, laptop, etc., when the home network is used. Will be.

For example, the dishwasher 104 connected to the home network checks whether the dishwashing frequency is twice a day and the amount of detergent through the analysis device of the dishwasher (S300). If it is determined (S301) or the conclusion that the detergent is used up after a certain period of time by analyzing the amount of detergent used daily (S301), the device information indicating the current state is formed and transmitted to the home network hub (S302).

In the home network hub 140, the kitchenware shortage information or the lack of detergent information transmitted from the dishwasher 104 is collected with the shortage information of other devices and transmitted to the data broadcasting server 100 (S303), the customer in the broadcast server The pattern analysis apparatus 120 organizes the necessary broadcast program and delivers it to the customized program providing apparatus 130 (S304).

Thereafter, the personalized program providing apparatus 130 transmits kitchen product information such as tableware and related programs corresponding to the transmitted program information to the user's TV 150 through the home network hub 140 (S305).

 Therefore, the user can see the information that the kitchen utensils such as a bowl or dishwasher detergent is insufficient while watching the TV 150, and can view the received product information and programs to purchase a product.

As another example, in the case of the refrigerator 105 connected to the home network, it is concluded that various foods are insufficient by checking whether the occupancy rate of the egg compartment, the vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment in the refrigerating compartment is 50% or more through the analysis device of the refrigerator (S300). Ground (S301), the device information indicating the current state is formed and transmitted to the home network hub 140 (S302).

The home network hub 140 collects the shortage information of the food delivered from the refrigerator 105 with the shortage information of other devices, and transmits it to the data broadcasting server 100 (S303), and the customer pattern analysis apparatus 120 in the broadcasting server. In FIG. 2, the necessary broadcast program is organized and transmitted to the customized program providing apparatus 130 (S304).

Thereafter, the personalized program providing apparatus 130 transmits information of foods corresponding to the transmitted program information and a program related thereto to the user's TV 150 through the home network hub 140 (S305).

 Therefore, the user can see the information that the food is insufficient while watching the TV 150, it is possible to view the various food information received and various programs associated with it to purchase the product.

As another embodiment, for example, a printer connected to a home network, by checking whether the paper to be printed through the analysis device of the printer 107 is more than 1000 sheets for a certain period of time if more than 1000 sheets are printed (S300) It is concluded that the ink cartridge is insufficient (S301), the device information indicating the current state is formed and transmitted to the home network hub 140 (S302).

The home network hub 140 collects the ink cartridge shortage information delivered from the printer 107 and the shortage information of other devices, and transmits the collected ink cartridge shortage information to the data broadcasting server 100 (S303). In FIG. 2, the necessary broadcast program is organized and transmitted to the customized program providing apparatus 130 (S304).

Thereafter, the personalized program providing apparatus 130 transmits product information about various types of ink cartridges corresponding to the transmitted program information and related programs to the user's TV 150 through the home network hub 140 (S305). .

Accordingly, the user can view information that the ink cartridge is insufficient while watching the TV 150, and can purchase the product by viewing the received product information and the program.

 In the case of the kimchi refrigerator 101 connected to the home network, for example, the kimchi storage compartment and the vegetable storage compartment is divided and analyzed. In the case of the kimchi storage compartment, if the user's consumption for a certain period of time is extracted through the analysis device, If it is concluded that the degree of match remains (S300), the conclusion is insufficient (S301), the device information of the kimchi refrigerator indicating the current state is formed and transmitted to the home network hub 140 (S302).

The home network hub 140 collects the shortage information of the food delivered from the kimchi refrigerator 101 and the shortage information of other devices, and transmits it to the data broadcasting server 100 (S303). In 120, the necessary kimchi-related broadcast program is organized and delivered to the customized program providing apparatus 130 (S304).

Thereafter, the personalized program providing apparatus 130 transmits information on various kimchi corresponding to the transmitted program information and related programs to the user's TV 150 through the home network hub 140 (S305).

Therefore, the user can see the information that the kimchi is insufficient during watching the TV 150, and can purchase the product by looking at the product information about the various kimchi received and various programs related thereto.

Although the above has been described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be changed at the level of those skilled in the art, and such changes are within the scope of the present invention without departing from the characteristics of the present invention. Will be taken for granted.

As described above, according to the present invention, the purchase time is recognized based on the information analyzed according to the consumer's living pattern through the home network built in each household of the consumer, and connected to the server of the home shopping company to match the purchase time of the necessary goods. Inform consumers of various product information on necessary items and provide programs by organizing programs according to them, enabling customized shopping through consumer TVs, maximizing comfort and convenience, and greatly increasing the effect of connecting to actual purchases. Can be.

Claims (7)

In the data broadcasting system linked with the home network for electronic commerce, A home appliance having a unique IP address and analyzing device shortage and storing device information indicating a current state in a memory; A data broadcasting server for providing a user terminal with product information according to the device information and program information organized therein; A home network hub that collects information of the home appliances through a home network and connects the data broadcasting server to the data broadcasting server; And a user terminal provided with product information provided from the data broadcasting server and a program organized in association with the data broadcasting server. The method of claim 1, The data broadcasting server may be configured to send a customer pattern analysis device that creates program programming information based on the received device information, and product information corresponding to the program organization information received from the customer pattern analysis device and related programs to the user terminal. Data broadcasting system for electronic commerce associated with the home network, characterized in that it comprises a program providing device. The method of claim 1, If the home appliance having the unique IP address is a storage device such as a refrigerator, a kimchi refrigerator or a rice refrigerator, the analysis of the shortage of goods is carried out through a ratio of the current food storage to the total capacity of each device. Data broadcasting system for linked electronic commerce. The method of claim 1, If the home appliance having a unique IP address is a device that requires consumable parts for use, such as a printer, a washing machine, a dishwasher, or a vacuum cleaner, the analysis of the shortage of goods is performed through the number of times of use of the device within a certain period of time. Data broadcasting system for electronic commerce linked with network. In the method of electronic commerce through data broadcasting in connection with the home network, Analyzing whether there is a shortage of items of a home appliance having a unique IP address, and preparing device information indicating a current state and transmitting the information to a home network hub; Collecting each device information transmitted from the home appliance in a home network hub and transmitting the collected device information to a data broadcasting server; Receiving the transmitted information, organizing a necessary broadcast program through a customer pattern analysis apparatus, and delivering the broadcast program to a customized program providing apparatus; And Transmitting product information corresponding to the transferred program information and a program related thereto from a personalized program providing device to a user terminal through a home network hub; Data broadcasting method for electronic commerce associated with the home network, comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The data broadcasting method for the electronic commerce associated with the home network, characterized in that the transmission of the information formed in the home appliance having a unique IP address through the home network hub periodically. The method of claim 4, wherein And transmitting the information formed in the home appliance having the unique IP address through a home network hub when the current shortage of goods reaches a predetermined standard.

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