KR20080014308A - Apparatus and method of on-line management service for clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for providing an on-line clothing management service are provided to collect clothing of clients on-line, wash the clothing, keep the clothing, provide information on the clothing to the clients and allow clothing to be bought and sold between clients. An apparatus for proving an on-line clothing management service includes an interface(310) through which a clothing management service is provided to clients or off-line stores through the Internet, an authentication unit(320), a searching unit(330) and a storage unit. The authentication unit provides authentication for using the clothing management service through the interface. The searching unit searches clothing information which conforms to an inputted condition. The storage unit stores information on clients or off-line stores provided with the clothing management service through the interface and clothing information.

Description

Apparatus and method of on-line management service for clothes}

1 is a block diagram of a clothing management service system according to an aspect of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the service server of FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for applying for laundry laundry and storage service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an operation flowchart for apparel sale or purchase application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an operation flowchart for using the clothing sales service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing clothes washing and storage service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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       100: customer 200: offline store

300: service server 400: logistics center

The present invention relates to a laundry and storage service of clothing, and more particularly, to an online clothing management service apparatus and method for collecting, washing and storing clothes that are applied online, and allowing transactions between customers and offline stores.

Clothing serves as a medium to express human personality, and also plays various roles such as protecting human beings from the outside environment. Therefore, humans have various kinds of clothing according to seasons, and accordingly, various kinds of clothing businesses are developing. It may also be difficult to handle and store each garment.

In particular, in the case of winter clothing, it is difficult to store in a narrow house because its volume is large for functions such as warming.

Accordingly, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a laundry and storage service by receiving a collection request for the customer's clothing online, and furthermore, to provide and manage the clothing information in storage to each owner, while not required. It is an object of the present invention to provide an online clothing management service apparatus and method that can provide various services for buying and selling non-apparel.

Online clothing management service apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem,

In the service device for providing the storage and management services of clothing goods in connection with the Internet network,

An interface unit for providing an interface for providing a clothing product management service to a customer or an offline store through an internet network; An authentication unit for providing authentication for using the clothing product management service through the interface unit; A search unit for searching for clothing product information according to a condition input from the clothing product management service; And a storage unit for storing customer or offline store information and clothing information provided with clothing product management service through the interface unit.

The clothing management service device may further include a payment unit for providing a payment service when buying and selling clothing products between the customer and the customer or the customer and the offline store.

Characterized in that it is connected to the distribution center for storing the goods requested by the customer or offline stores.

Online clothing management service method according to a feature of the present invention,

Claims [1] A method of providing clothing storage and management services in connection with an internet network, the method comprising: receiving a collection request from a customer through an internet network to collect clothes; Registering and storing the collected clothing product information; And receiving a delivery request for the stored clothing product and delivering the same to a customer.

In response to the request for collecting the clothing product, the method includes searching for an offline store located near the customer, instructing the collection of the clothing product, and collecting the clothing product from the offline store.

And in response to the request to collect the apparel goods, receiving the off-line store for collecting the apparel goods from the customer, and collecting the apparel goods.

If there is a laundry request for the clothing product, washing the corresponding clothing product in the offline store, and including the step of collecting.

The collected clothing goods information may include customer information requested to be collected by the clothing goods; Clothing name and size information of a garment item; And purchase time information of the apparel product.

In the delivery of the clothing product, the method may include searching for an offline store located near the customer who requested the delivery of the clothing product and delivering the clothing product, and delivering the clothing product to the customer at the corresponding offline store.

In the delivery of the apparel goods, a delivery offline store is designated from a customer who has requested the delivery of the apparel goods, and the apparel goods are delivered, and the apparel goods are delivered to the customer at the corresponding offline store.

And requesting the sale registration of the corresponding clothing product from the customer who requested the storage of the clothing product.

And searching and providing apparel product information according to a condition received from the customer, and receiving an arbitrary apparel product; Providing detailed information of the selected garment product; And providing a purchase service according to a purchase request of the selected garment product.

In providing the purchase service of the apparel product, the apparel product is characterized in that to provide shopping mall information for purchasing a new product.

In purchasing the apparel product, it is characterized by providing a bulletin board service for bargaining prices between customers.

Characterized by the registered clothing product information of the customer and the clothing information search information of each customer characterized in that it provides the preferred clothing product information of each customer.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. It is provided to inform you.

1 is a block diagram of a clothing management service system according to an aspect of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, for a laundry washing and storage service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an individual customer 100 who stores and requests clothing through an internet network and uses clothing information and clothes received from the customer 100 To collect and wash the first and offline stores 200 and delivers them to the central distribution center 400, the distribution center 400 and the internet network to store the clothes collected through the offline store 200 It is configured to include a service server 300 for storing the information of the customer 100 and offline stores 200 and the clothing information stored in the distribution center 400 and to provide a variety of clothing management services to subscribe.

The customer 100 may apply for the storage of clothes he owns through the Internet network, and may also access the service server 300 to search for a desired clothing product and apply for a purchase, and the customer 100 Clothing information r of the liver is possible.

In addition, the customer 100 can check and modify the information about the clothes he / she has applied for online, and register and sell the clothes that are not needed to others.

The offline store 200 is an offline store such as a laundry located near the customer 100, and the customer 100 delivers the clothes from the service server 200 when the customer 100 requests collection or washing of clothes to the service server 300. The customer 100 is visited, clothes are collected and a laundry service is provided.

When the customer 100 accesses the service server 300 and collects clothes or applies for laundry service, the customer 100 directly designates an offline store 200 near the area where he or she lives, or the service server 300 requests the customer 100. Using the address information of the nearest off-line store 200 to notify the clothing collection or laundry service request.

In this case, the service server 300 transmits the customer service request message to the offline store 200 connected through the Internet network so that the offline store 200 provides a service to the customer 100.

In addition, the service server 300 at the time of the application for the service usage of the customer 100 transmits the service request of the customer to the distribution center 400 connected through the online distribution center 400 and the clothes collection and laundry service and It is possible to provide storage services.

Meanwhile, the offline store 200 sends the clothes collected from the customer 100 to the distribution center 400 or provides the service of washing the clothes to the customer 100 again.

The offline store 200 may register with the service server 300 through the Internet network and pay a registration fee to receive sales by receiving a connection service with the customer 100. Even if there is no separate space in the store, the distribution center ( By using the 400, the clothing storage service may be provided to the customer 100.

The offline store 200 receives the service request of the customer 100 from the service server 300 connected through the Internet network, collects and washes the clothes, and then transmits the clothes to the distribution center 400 for storage. It is possible for the distribution center 400 to store the clothes.

The service server 300 provides clothes collection, storage, and laundry services to the customer 100 through an internet network, and connects the customer 100 to the offline store 200. In addition, by providing a community function it is possible to exchange clothing information between the customer 100 and the offline store (200).

In addition, the service server 300 provides the customer 100 with information on the clothes stored in the logistics center 400 connected through the Internet or online to the customer 100 to store their clothes. It provides an interface to manage and provides a service to exchange, sell, or purchase clothes not worn between customers (100).

In addition, by providing a product search for the clothing style desired by the customer 100 is connected to the online shopping mall through the Internet network so that the customer 100 can purchase the desired style of clothing.

The distribution center 400 is connected to the service server 300 and the offline store 200 through an internet network or an online network, and visits the customer 100 at the request from the service server 300 to collect clothes. Afterwards, it is possible to store or to visit the offline store 200 to collect and store clothing.

In addition, it is possible to input the information of the collected clothing through the online so that the service server 300 can manage. At this time, the information of the clothing is stored in the distribution center 400 receives the input directly through the online from the customer 100 on the service server 300, in addition to the method of collecting and input the clothing and use it in the distribution center 400 It is also possible to manage the clothing.

As such, the service server 300, the distribution center 400, and the offline store 200 are configured to perform various operational processes that are connected through online to appropriately provide the clothes management service requested from the customer 100.

And as mentioned above, it provides a variety of clothing information and fashion information through the community function, it is possible to provide the preferred fashion information according to the service usage results of the customer (100).

The service server 300 will be described in more detail as follows.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the service server of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the service server 300 is subscribed to use an interface unit 310 that provides an interface for allowing a customer 100 and an offline store 200 to use a service through an internet network. And the customer 100 or the offline store 200 is provided with the authentication unit 320 to register and receive membership authentication, providing information such as the location of the clothing or offline store 200 the customer 100 desired conditions A search unit 330 for performing a search for a service, a payment unit 340 for providing a payment service for payment of a service usage fee or a transaction between the customer 100, a member information unit 350 for storing registered member information, and It includes a clothing information unit 360 that stores the information of the clothing stored in the store and the shopping mall information associated with the clothing.

The interface unit 310 provides an internet web page and provides various interfaces so that members of the customer 100 and the offline store 200 can conveniently use a desired service, and the authentication unit 320 subscribes for the service. To perform the authentication of the registered member to log in by loading the member information from the member information unit 350 to the place where the authenticated member performs authentication.

The search unit 330 includes a search engine for searching for information stored in the member information unit 350 and the clothing information unit 360 according to a member's desired condition, and searches for clothing information or offline store information according to the condition. To provide.

The payment unit 340 provides a payment agency service according to the sale of clothes between the customers 100, or provides a payment service such as payment of a service fee for storing and washing clothes.

The member information unit 350 includes a customer information unit 351 in which the information of the customer 100 is stored, and a store information unit 352 in which the information of the offline store 200 is stored.

The customer information unit 351 stores personal information including a customer's name, address, and phone number, and index information about clothes that the customer is requesting storage.

The detailed information of the corresponding clothing is stored in the clothing information unit 360 in association with the index information of the clothing. The detailed information of the clothing includes image information, days of storage, whether to wash, whether to sell, and information about sales stores selling new products of the same type.

In addition, the store information unit 352 stores the location of the offline store 200, service information that can be provided, and the like, and may provide a service for allowing the customer 100 to search for and use the offline store 200 close to the customer. .

Method of using the clothing management service provided by the service server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for applying for clothing management service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the customer 100 inputs personal information and an ID / password for login in order to apply for a service through the interface unit 310 of the service server 300 through the Internet network. Join (S301).

After signing up, the customer 100 logs in using the ID / password and receives the authentication from the authentication unit 320 to access the service server 300.

If the customer 100 wants to store his clothing (S302), the application for collection of clothes, after accessing the service server 300 through the online, through the clothing collection service page to the nearest offline store 200 Search and specify and select (S303), the selected offline store 200 to apply for the collection of clothes by specifying the date and time to collect the clothing (S304). In addition, the clothing collection request can be applied directly to the offline store 200 by phone.

In addition, in the process of applying for the collection of clothes, the customer 100 may designate only a collection date and time of collection and collect the clothes on the service server 300. The service server 300 may transmit the clothing collection application input by the customer 100 to the distribution center 400 directly so that the clothing collection may be performed, or to a nearby offline store 200 registered online. Inform the clothing collection request to allow the offline store 200 to collect the clothing from the customer (100).

On the other hand, if the customer 100 makes a request for delivery of the clothing already stored in the distribution center 400 (S305), the customer 100 is currently himself through the service server 300 is connected through the Internet network The clothing list requesting storage is searched to select clothing to be requested for delivery (S306), and a delivery request is input by inputting a delivery date and time information of the corresponding product (S307).

In response to the delivery request, the service server 300 retrieves the clothing from the distribution center 400 through online and instructs the customer 100 to be delivered on a desired date and time, or the distribution center 400 through online. Once the clothing is delivered to the offline store 200, the clothing delivery request information is transmitted to the offline store 200 through the online store to deliver the clothes.

On the other hand, the customer 100 may use a purchase service that allows other customers to search for and purchase clothing already stored, and may purchase clothes by performing the following operation.

4A is an operation flowchart for apparel sale or purchase application according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is an example of a screen provided when searching for a product in FIG. 4A.

Referring to FIG. 4A, if the customer 100 who registers and logs in is a buyer who wants to purchase clothes, the user searches for clothes by inputting a condition of the desired clothes (S401 and S402).

The condition of the clothing may be the type of clothing, the type of transition, the price information, etc. may be input, and the search unit 330 may select the clothing desired by the buyer by providing the clothing according to the condition in the form of a list together with the photo information. To help.

When the buyer selects the clothing, detailed information about the clothing is provided as shown in FIG. 4B. Referring to FIG. 4B, the detailed information provided includes a basic information unit A which provides basic information on the selling clothes, a selling / purchasing selection unit B that allows selection of selling / purchasing of actual clothes, and It is composed of other information (C) registered directly by the customer (100) who actually registered the clothing, and the information exchange unit (D) that allows the other customer 100 to register by presenting the opinion about the clothing. .

As shown in FIG. 4B, the information screen on the clothing includes basic image information, and the buyer may apply for a purchase through the sale / purchase selection unit B with reference to the provided information.

In the selling / purchasing selection unit (B), 'buy' for used purchases that can be selected by a buyer who wants to search for and purchase corresponding clothing, 'buy as new clothes' for purchasing new clothing, and the corresponding clothing There is a 'steaming' item that can be purchased as a separate list to be purchased later, and a 'donating' item that can be selected by the customer 100 who has registered the corresponding clothes.

The purchaser may select a purchase by referring to the basic information unit (A) and other information unit (C), and express the appraisal of the garment in the information exchange unit (D).

As shown in FIG. 4B, a bargain may be offered to the customer 100 who has registered the garment through the information exchange unit D. FIG.

The purchaser selects whether to purchase new clothing based on the information of the provided clothing (S403), and if a new purchase is desired, selects 'buy new clothes' item of the sales / purchase selection unit (B), and the service server 300 automatically connects to a page of the online shopping mall that sells the apparel, or provides details of the place of purchase (S404).

The buyer purchases the desired clothing and is delivered through the provided shopping mall (S410).

On the other hand, when the buyer wants to purchase the retrieved clothes used, the purchase / purchase application of the searched clothing can be applied directly through the 'buy' of the sale / purchase selection unit (B). Check whether the original owner of the garment has registered for sale (S405), and if the sale is registered, provides the buyer with price information presented by the seller.

If the buyer is satisfied with the price (S406), through the purchase process, the corresponding clothing is purchased and delivered (S410).

In this case, since the clothes to be purchased are already stored in the distribution center 400, the service server 300 may provide the buyer information to the distribution center 400 to be delivered, and provide a payment service for a secure transaction. It is also possible.

In addition, when the buyer is not satisfied with the price presented in the registered clothing, a bargain request with the customer 100 who has arbitrarily registered the clothing (S407), it is possible to close the transaction at a desired price (S408).

In addition, even if the clothes searched by the buyer are not the clothes registered for sale, a request may be made to the customer 100 who registers the corresponding clothes (S409), so that the transaction can be made.

In addition, when the customer 100 needs the clothes requested for storage, the customer 100 may receive the clothes by making a delivery request through the service server 300, and may use the delivery service as follows.

5 is an operation flowchart for using the clothing sales service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the customer 100 requests the storage of clothes and the clothes are stored in the distribution center 400, the service server 300 collects the clothes of the clothes collected from the customer 100 into a database and clothes the clothes. The information is stored in the 360. The clothing information may be stored by the distribution center 400 by transmitting the clothing information to the service server 300 online, and the customer 100 directly inputs the clothing information to the service server 300 online. Then, there is a method for the service server 300 and the distribution center 400 to provide the clothing storage service based on the input clothing information.

The information stored in the clothing information unit 360 includes image information of the garment, customer information requesting storage of the garment, and whether or not the garment is washed and state information.

Then, the customer 100 logs in by accessing the service server 300 and confirms the registered clothing requested to be stored through the clothing management page S501 provided to the customer 100, respectively (S502), and keeps himself. It is determined whether the clothing requested for the fit (S503).

As a result of the determination, if the clothing registered for storage is correct, it is checked whether there is a garment which is desired to be sold among the clothing registered for storage (S504), and the sales information is registered by inputting detailed information and price (S505 and S506).

In the sales registration, the customer 100 may store detailed information in the clothing information unit 360 by adding detailed information in addition to the garment information databased on the clothes stored in the distribution center 400 by the service server 300. have.

In addition, when the check result of step S503, if there is no clothing requested for storage or the information is wrong, the service server 300 to make a request for information confirmation of the corresponding clothing to be corrected (S507).

The service provision of the service server 300 for providing the clothing management service will be described in more detail as follows.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing clothing management service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the service server 300 receives a clothes collection request from the customer 100 connected through the Internet network through the interface unit 310 (S601). In addition, the clothing collection request can be applied directly to the offline store 200 by phone.

In response to the clothing collection request, the service server 300 searches for an offline store 200 based on the information of the corresponding customer 100 and issues an order online so that the clothing can be collected at a time designated by the customer ( S602).

As described above, the offline store 200 refers to an offline store 200 that is registered online or offline in the service server 200, and the service server 300 does not directly search the offline store 200. In addition, it is possible for the customer 100 to select the offline store 200 of the desired location through the web page of the service server 300 and transmit a collection command.

The offline store 200 that has received the collection order may be a laundry or the like, and collects clothes from the customer 100 according to the collection order, and if there is a washing request for the corresponding clothes (S603), washing in the store. (S604). The washed clothes are collected and stored in the distribution center 400 (S605). The distribution center 400 receives the clothes collection request from the service server 300 through the online so that the clothes can be collected from the offline store 200 or the customer 100.

The distribution center 400 collects clothes by moving to an offline store 200 according to an instruction from the service server 300 connected online, and the customer for the clothes before storing the collected clothes. Basic information, including the information, is stored in the clothing information unit 360 of the service server 300 so that the customer 100 can check and sell the clothing he or she requests for storage.

On the other hand, in addition to the clothing collection, the service server 300 may be requested to deliver the clothes already stored in the customer (100) (S607). At this time, the clothing delivery request can also be applied directly to the offline store 200 by phone.

In response to the request for the delivery of clothes, the service server 300 searches for an offline store 200 close to the location of the customer as in step S602, and delivers the clothes to the offline store 200 retrieved from the distribution center 400 through online. Shipping is made (S608, S609). In this case as well, it is possible to designate an offline store 200 near the location of the customer 100 as in the case of collecting clothes.

On the other hand, the offline store 200 delivers the clothes received from the distribution center 400 to the customer 100, if there is a laundry request before delivery to wash and deliver (S610 ~ 612).

By the above basic operation, the service server 300 collects and stores the clothing goods from the customer 100, and at this time, it is possible to provide a more efficient service by linking with the offline store 200 in the process of collecting and washing the clothing goods. .

In addition, the service server 300 provides a service to enable the sale of used clothing between the customer 100 by providing information on the clothing product requested by the customer 100 through a web page, and provides the same kind of clothing product. It is possible to provide a service in connection with a shopping mall with a new purchase.

In addition, it is possible to exchange fashion information by providing a bulletin board function through a community service among the customers 100 and to collect information from other customers 100 by asking questions about clothing products to be searched for.

In addition, in general, by linking with a matching system, it is possible to provide a variety of clothing-related services, such as providing information on clothing items purchased by the customer 100 and searched clothing information, and providing preferred clothing product information.

Although the technical spirit of the present invention described above has been described in detail in a preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above-described embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, the present invention will be understood by those skilled in the art that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the clothing management service apparatus and method according to the present invention provides a service for collecting and storing clothing products according to a request of a customer, while providing clothing information stored on-line through a clothing product transaction between customers, It is effective to provide clothing goods transaction service between customers and internet shopping malls.

In addition, there is an effect to provide convenience by providing clothing information according to the taste of the customer.

In addition, it is possible to share fashionable fashion information by exchanging clothing information between customers, and provide various clothing information providing services by analyzing tastes according to the service usage status of customers.

Claims (16)

In the service device for providing the storage and management services of clothing goods in connection with the Internet network, An interface unit for providing an interface for providing a clothing product management service to a customer or an offline store through an internet network; An authentication unit for providing authentication for using the clothing product management service through the interface unit; A search unit for searching for clothing product information according to a condition input from the clothing product management service; And Customer or offline store information provided with clothing product management service through the interface unit, and a storage unit for storing clothing information Apparel management service device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The clothing management service device, Apparel management service device further comprises a payment unit for providing a payment service when the customer and the customer, or customers and the apparel goods sale between the offline store. The method of claim 1, Apparel management service device, characterized in that connected to the distribution center for storing goods requested by the customer or offline stores. In the method of providing storage and management services of clothing products in connection with the Internet network, Collecting collection of clothes from a customer through an internet network; Registering and storing the collected clothing product information; Receiving a request for delivery of the stored apparel product and delivering it to a customer Clothing management service method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein In accordance with the request to collect the clothing items, Ordering the collection of clothing items by searching for an offline store located near the customer, and collecting the clothing items from the offline store; Clothing management service method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein In accordance with the request to collect the clothing items, Apparel management service method comprising the step of receiving the clothing items from the customer to the off-line store for collecting the clothing products. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 6, If there is a laundry request for the clothing product, the clothing store service method comprising the step of collecting the laundry after washing the clothing product in the offline store. The method of claim 4, wherein Information on the collected clothing items, Customer information for which the garment item requested collection; Clothing name and size information of a garment item; And Purchase time information of the said clothing product Clothing management service method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein In the delivery of the article of clothing, Apparel management service method comprising the step of searching for the clothing store to deliver the clothing product in the nearest location close to the customer requesting the delivery of the clothing product, the clothing store to the customer. The method of claim 4, wherein In the delivery of the article of clothing, A clothing management service method comprising the step of receiving a clothing product delivery from a customer requesting the delivery of the clothing product, and delivering the clothing product to the customer at the corresponding offline store. The method of claim 4, wherein Clothing management service method further comprising the step of requesting the registration of the sale of the clothing products from the customer who requested the storage of the clothing products. The method of claim 4, wherein Searching for and providing apparel product information according to a condition input from the customer, and receiving a selection of apparel goods; Providing detailed information of the selected garment product; And Clothing management service method comprising the step of providing a purchase service according to the purchase request of the selected clothing product. The method of claim 12, In providing the purchase service of the apparel goods, Apparel management service method characterized in that the clothing product provides shopping mall information for purchasing a new product. The method of claim 12, In purchasing the apparel product, Apparel management service method characterized by providing a bulletin board service for bargaining between customers. The method of claim 4, wherein The clothing management service method of claim 1, wherein the registered garment product information of the customer and the clothing information search information of each customer are analyzed to provide preferred garment product information of each customer. In a system for providing clothing management services online, Individual customers and offline stores registered online; A service server providing a service access interface to individual customers and offline stores subscribed to through online, providing clothes storage and laundry services, and selling clothes and exchanging information; And Online clothing management system including a distribution center for storing the clothes requested from individual customers or offline stores in connection with the service server.

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