KR20080020152A - System and method for the internet shopping by automatically selecting a purchase item via a mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

An Internet shopping system for selecting a desired item automatically with a mobile terminal and a method thereof are provided to enable a customer to buy a product easily in an Internet shopping mall by capturing a barcode attached to the product with an embedded digital camera, transmitting the barcode to an Internet shopping mall server, and automatically adding a discount condition and service items registered to the selected product in the Internet shopping mall server. An offline medium(100) is the product, a book, a newspaper, a package box, a bill, and a slip printed with a unique number of a barcode type such as a world product code and an ISBN(International Serial Book Number). A mobile terminal(200) transmits a barcode image, which is printed on the offline medium and is captured by an embedded digital camera, or the unique number inputted by a customer to an Internet shopping mall server(300) through the mobile network. The Internet shopping mall server enables the customer to buy the selected products with a wired/wireless terminal by confirming/paying for purchase details stored in a basket, and adding a discount condition and service items registered to the selected product. A database(310) stores and manages detail product information in the Internet shopping mall server by linking with the unique number of the product.

Description

System and Method for the Internet Shopping by Automatically Selecting a Purchase Item via a Mobile Phone}

1 is a simple block diagram of an internet shopping system for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

2 is a simple flowchart of an internet shopping method for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone according to the present invention.

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100: offline medium 200: mobile phone

300: Internet shopping mall server 310: sales item database

The present invention relates to an Internet shopping method and system for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone, wherein a customer photographs a barcode portion of a unique number for each item displayed on a surface of a product or a book by a digital camera embedded in the mobile phone. Or a user manually inputs a unique number to a mobile phone and sends it to an Internet shopping mall server, a method and system for automatically shopping a customer by automatically adding a product corresponding to a shopping cart of the customer's internet shopping mall .

Most consumer goods or books in the market are printed and distributed on the surface with a unique number for each item sold in the form of a bar code such as a world product code or an international standard book number. By printing the standard bar code on the surface and displaying it, the retailer in an offline environment can use the bar code reader provided at the counter to check the selling price registered in the point of sales (POS) for each item and automatically pay the price. Can be automatically calculated, and the sales history is aggregated through a server computer connected to the POS online, so that sales management, inventory management, and logistics management can be automated for each store.

In recent decades, Internet shopping has grown explosively and has increased the market size to reach sales of all department stores, now offline. In addition, the Internet shopping method is not only a typical form of transaction between a shopping mall operator and individual customer (B to C) but also an 'Internet marketplace', which is a method of transaction between an individual seller and an individual customer (C to C). It has been successfully established in the market, and is expanding its trading volume and scope more actively than ever before. At present, there is no item that cannot be purchased through internet shopping, so even fresh and required foods such as vegetables, fruits, and fish can be purchased through the Internet, and can be easily collected at home. As a result, when shopping on the Internet, it is difficult and cumbersome to spend a lot of time shopping because customers can quickly and accurately select the items they want from a large number of items on display.

With the rapid development of mobile communication technology and the popularization of mobile phones, most people now have multifunctional mobile phones. In particular, many mobile phones have a built-in digital camera, so anyone can easily take images in everyday life and send and receive via wired and wireless networks. Therefore, by using the video shooting and transmission function of this popularly popular mobile phone, and the unique number system for each item sold in the form of a standard bar code such as the world product code and international standard book number used in the offline store, the Internet shopping The invention that makes it easier than the present situation is urgent.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention, the Internet shopping mall server, receives a barcode image of a unique number for each item sold on the surface of a product or a book photographed with a built-in digital camera from a mobile phone of a plurality of customers, or received a unique number entered manually According to the received information, the sales items corresponding to the 'shopping cart' of the Internet shopping mall are automatically added according to the registered discount condition, service item, etc. to provide a method and system that enables customers to easily shop online. Is in.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

The present invention is an Internet shopping system that automatically selects a purchase item using a mobile phone, the unique number for each item sold in the form of a bar code (UPC), international standard book number (ISBN), etc. Barcode images or manual work of unique numbers for each item printed on the printed media or books, or offline media such as newspapers, magazines, handouts, product packaging boxes, receipts, and slips, and printed on the offline media taken with the built-in digital camera. The customer's mobile phone that transmits the unique number entered to the Internet shopping mall server through the wireless network such as wireless internet and text message, and the customer connects using the wired / wireless network terminal to check the purchase contents in his shopping cart. Internet shopping malls that allow users to purchase corresponding sales items by checking and paying An internet shopping mall server that registers and manages a server and a unique number for each selling item in connection with detailed selling item information including a name of a selling item, a selling price, a supplier, an inventory, a discount condition, a service item, and other descriptions. The present invention provides an internet shopping system for automatically selecting a purchased item using a mobile phone including a sales item database (DB) provided inside of the terminal.

In an Internet shopping system for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone according to the present invention, the Internet shopping mall server inquires a unique number for each sale item registered in an internal sales item database according to the content received from the mobile phone. To verify the contents of the sales item, search the registered internet shopping mall member identifier (ID) in connection with the customer's mobile phone number, and automatically display the sales item corresponding to the customer's 'shopping basket' according to the registered discount condition, service item, etc. It is preferable to include adding.

In addition, the present invention is an Internet shopping method for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone, (1) the unique number for each item sold, such as the world product code, international standard book number, etc. displayed in the form of a bar code on the surface of the product or book Registering with the sales item database of the Internet shopping mall server in association with detailed sales item information including the name, sales price, supplier, stock, discount condition, service item, and other description of the corresponding sales item, and (2) (B) printing or distributing bar codes and unique numbers for each sale item registered in the server on the surface of goods or books or offline media such as newspapers, magazines, handouts, product packing boxes, receipts and vouchers, and (3) ) The customer who acquired the offline media photographs the bar code part with a digital camera built into the mobile phone or sells the item. Manually inputting a unique number into a mobile phone; (4) transmitting a barcode image or an inputted unique number photographed through a wireless network such as a wireless internet or a text message to an Internet shopping mall server using a mobile phone; ) The internet shopping mall server searches the unique number for each selling item registered in the selling item database according to the contents received from the mobile phone, verifies the selling item contents, and registers the Internet shopping mall member identifier (ID) registered in connection with the mobile phone number of the customer. And automatically adding the sales items corresponding to the customer's shopping cart according to the registered discount conditions, service items, etc., and (6) the terminal for wired / wireless networks such as mobile phones or PCs, PDAs, and notebook computers. Access to the internet shopping mall server and purchase in the 'shopping cart' The checks and payment by the payment using the corresponding comprising buying a sale item to mobile phones provide internet shopping method that automatically selects the items purchased.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in the following description, in order to explain the embodiments of the present invention, specific details such as specific elements are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention may be made without these specific details. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in order to be more faithful to the present invention, it is noted that changes or modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is a simple block diagram of an internet shopping system for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the offline medium 100 is a real product such as a product or a book, or a newspaper, a magazine, a handout, a product packaging box, a receipt, a slip, etc., and is unique for each item sold in the form of a bar code such as a world product code or an international standard book number. The number is printed on the surface and distributed. When making most products or books in the market, standard bar codes are printed on the surface at specific locations for each item to be sold. It is widely adopted because it can query the selling price and automate the calculation, sales management, inventory management, and logistics management. In addition, for the purpose of advertising or promoting a product or a book, the same standard bar code can be printed with a description and image of a sale item corresponding to a large-volume print such as newspapers, magazines, and handouts, so that accurate product information can be delivered to customers. .

The mobile phone 200 includes a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS), a personal digital assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication (IMT)-. This includes all 2000 handheld terminals and handheld based wireless terminals, including smart phones. At present, a large number of mobile phones 200 have a built-in digital camera so that various images can be easily taken and transferred to another computer through a wireless network. Depending on the needs of a particular service, the application software for mobile phone built-in, called a virtual machine (VM), can be downloaded from a server computer and installed on a mobile phone to automate most of the customer's complex manual procedures for a particular service. have. The customer who acquires the offline medium 100 photographs a bar code portion of a unique number for each item with a digital camera embedded in a mobile phone, or manually inputs a unique number to a mobile phone to access the Internet through a wireless network such as a wireless Internet or a text message. Send to the mall server.

The Internet shopping mall server 300 is a large-scale computer system with a considerable amount of memory and processing power, including a central processing unit (CPU), RAM, ROM, a terminal interface, a data storage device, and the like. However, a large amount of work can be done by performing a significant amount of mathematical calculations on database searches. Microprocessors manufactured by Intel may be used as the central processing unit. The Internet shopping mall server is installed and operated on a wired / wireless network, and has a sales item database 310 therein, so that the sales item name, selling price, supplier, inventory, discount condition, service item, It registers in connection with detailed sales item information including other descriptions, and through this, verifies the contents according to the barcode image of the unique number for each item sold or the inputted unique number from the customer's mobile phone. Inquires the registered Internet shopping mall member identifier (ID) in connection with the mobile phone number of and automatically adds the sales item corresponding to the customer's 'shopping basket' according to the registered discount condition, service item, etc. Connected to your web pages, emails, and files A server computer that provides various information services relating to Internet shopping through the song and so on. The internet shopping mall server 300 provides an automatic purchase item addition service for the 'shopping cart' of each customer whose mobile number is registered according to the service conditions and rules for each sale item set in the sale item database 310 in advance.

2 is a simple flowchart of an internet shopping method for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

When the new shopping item is added to the shopping mall, the Internet shopping mall server manager displays the name, selling price, name of the selling item corresponding to the unique number for each selling item, such as a global product code displayed on a surface of a product or a book, or an international standard book number. It registers in the sales item database in connection with detailed sales item information including supplier, stock, discount condition, service item, and other descriptions. (S100) That is, the world product code '8 801234 of the new MP3 terminal of the Internet shopping mall. 000123 ', name' ABC Hi-Music 1000 ', selling price' 110,000 won ', supplier' ABC Electronics', stock quantity '1,500', 'offer 10% discount coupon when barcode is sent to mobile phone' as discount condition, service item Register two theater tickets at the time of purchase and other descriptions in the sales item database.

In addition, a bar code and a unique number for each sale item registered in the Internet shopping mall server are printed on the surface of a product or a book or an offline medium such as a newspaper, a magazine, a handout, a product packaging box, a receipt, a slip, and displayed or distributed in a store. S110) In other words, the advertisements and product photographs of the 'ABC Hi-Music 1000' MP3 terminal are printed and distributed in the advertisement column of a newspaper or magazine by printing a unique number and a bar code corresponding to each selling item.

The customer who acquires the offline physical medium photographs the barcode portion of the unique number for each printed item by a digital camera built in the mobile phone, or manually inputs the unique number for each item to the mobile phone (S120). Check the advertisement for the 'ABC Hi-Music 1000' MP3 terminal in newspapers and magazines, and take a picture of the barcode with the unique number for each item sold with the digital camera embedded in the mobile phone.

The customer transmits the barcode image or the inputted unique number photographed through the wireless network such as wireless internet and text message to the Internet shopping mall server through the mobile phone. (S130) At this time, the mobile phone is downloaded from the Internet shopping mall server computer and installed on the mobile phone. Depending on the setting of Virtual Machine (VM), an application software for built-in telephones, barcode images or inputted unique numbers are always sent to a predetermined Internet shopping mall server or sold in an online shopping mall where stocks of the items are secured. The price can be automatically connected to the Internet shopping mall server within the range desired by the customer.

The Internet shopping mall server queries the unique number of each selling item registered in the sales item database according to the contents received from the mobile phone, and verifies the contents. (S140) In other words, the Internet shopping mall server reads 'ABC Hi-Music 1000' from the received barcode image. 'Recognize the unique number for each item sold in the MP3 terminal and verify whether there is a corresponding item among the items sold in the sale item database and whether there is a current inventory quantity for sale. If the verification fails, the previous step S130 may be automatically repeated until the verification is successful according to the setting of the virtual machine (VM) downloaded and installed in the mobile phone.

After the verification, the Internet shopping mall member identifier (ID) is searched in association with the mobile phone number of the customer, and the sales item corresponding to the customer's shopping cart is automatically added (S150). The 'ABC Hi-Music 1000' MP3 terminal registered in the database is connected to the mobile phone number of the customer who sent the barcode image and the registered Internet shopping mall member identifier (ID) is automatically searched for the 'shopping cart' of the corresponding customer. To add. In this case, customer loyalty services such as discount coupons, gratuities, tickets, tokens, earning points, and gift certificates can be automatically provided according to discount conditions and service items registered in the database of the Internet shopping mall server in advance. .

The customer accesses the Internet shopping mall server using a mobile phone or a wired / wireless network terminal such as a PC, PDA, or notebook computer, checks the contents of the purchase in the 'shopping cart' and purchases the corresponding sales item. (S160) In other words, the customer accesses the corresponding Internet shopping mall server, checks the contents of the 'shopping cart' stored for their member identifier (ID) to check the 'ABC Hi-Music 1000' MP3 terminal and pay the price Purchase an MP3 terminal.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by the limited embodiment and drawing, this invention is not limited by this, The person of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalent claims.

According to the present invention, the mobile phone is connected to the Internet using a unique number for each item sold to the customer in the form of a printed product on a surface of a product or a book or an offline medium such as a newspaper, a magazine, a handout, a product packaging box, a receipt, a slip, or the like. Send the barcode image of the unique number for each selling item or the unique number input manually by the built-in digital camera through the wireless network such as wireless internet, text message, etc. By adding according to the discount conditions, service items, etc. registered, there is an advantage that supports the customer to easily select the purchase items for internet shopping using a mobile phone in the offline environment.

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An internet shopping system that automatically selects purchases using a mobile phone. Off-line media such as merchandise or books produced with printed barcodes, such as world merchandise codes and international standard book numbers, printed on the surface, or newspapers, magazines, handouts, product packaging boxes, receipts, and slips; A mobile phone of a customer who transmits a barcode image of a unique number for each item sold on the offline medium photographed by an embedded digital camera or a unique number manually input to a server of an internet shopping mall through a wireless network such as wireless internet or a text message; An internet shopping mall server that allows a customer to connect using a wired / wireless network terminal to check the purchase contents in his or her shopping cart and to pay for the purchase of the corresponding sales item; Inside the Internet shopping mall server, which registers and manages the unique number for each selling item in connection with detailed selling item information including the name, selling price, supplier, inventory, discount condition, service item, and other description of the corresponding selling item. Sales Item Database Available Internet shopping system for automatically selecting the purchase item using a mobile phone including a. The method of claim 1, The internet shopping mall server, According to the information received from the mobile phone, the sales item's unique number registered in the sales item database is searched to verify the sales item's contents, and the Internet shopping mall member identifier (ID) registered in connection with the customer's mobile phone number is retrieved. Automatic addition of sales items corresponding to 'shopping cart' according to registered discount condition, service item, etc. Internet shopping system for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone characterized in that. An online shopping method that automatically selects purchases using a mobile phone. (1) Names of sales items, sales prices, suppliers, inventories, discount conditions, service items, etc. that correspond to the unique numbers for each sale item, such as world product codes and international standard book numbers, which are displayed in the form of bar codes on the surface of the goods or books; Registering in the sales item database of the Internet shopping mall server in association with detailed sales item information including a description; (2) printing or distributing barcodes and unique numbers for each sale item registered in the server on the surface of the goods or books, or off-line media such as newspapers, magazines, handouts, product packaging boxes, receipts, and slips; , (3) the customer acquiring the offline medium photographs the barcode portion with a digital camera embedded in the mobile phone or manually inputs a unique number for each item to the mobile phone; (4) transmitting a barcode image or an inputted unique number photographed through a wireless network such as a wireless internet or a text message to an Internet shopping mall server by a mobile phone; (5) The Internet shopping mall server inquires the unique number for each selling item registered in the selling item database according to the contents received from the mobile phone, verifies the selling item contents, and registers the Internet shopping mall member identifier (associated with the mobile phone number of the customer). ID) to automatically add the sales item corresponding to the customer's 'shopping cart' according to the registered discount condition, service item, etc., (6) The customer connects to the Internet shopping mall server using a mobile phone or a wired / wireless network terminal such as a PC, PDA, or notebook computer to check the purchase contents in his or her shopping cart and pay the price. Steps to Purchase Internet shopping method for automatically selecting a purchase item using a mobile phone including a.

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