KR20120076674A - System and method for providing code-based price comparison information using association - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for providing price comparison information based on a code using a relation and a method thereof are provided to supply price comparison information using a relation of a product when the price comparison information of the product corresponding to detected identification code information is provided. CONSTITUTION: A product information searching unit(210) searches product information corresponding to identification code information. A command extracting unit(230) separates a product name from the product information to extract a plurality of commands. A price comparison information searching unit(220) searches a plurality of price comparison information related to the product information based on the commands. A search ranking analyzing unit(240) transmits product information with search ranking to the price comparison information searching unit.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CODE-BASED PRICE COMPARISON INFORMATION USING ASSOCIATION}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a code based price comparison service. More particularly, the terminal detects identification code information from an identification code attached to a product, and compares price comparison information of a product corresponding to the detected identification code information. When receiving, the service providing device provides the price comparison information by using the correlation of the product to provide the code-based price comparison information by using the correlation that can improve the quality of the price comparison information and improve the price comparison search rate. System and method.

With the widespread use of the Internet, commodity sellers have established an online virtual market called an online shopping mall, and Internet users can also purchase through a virtual market without visiting a distributor that sells a specific product or goods they want to purchase.

With the advent of such online shopping malls, users do not have to visit the stores, thereby reducing the time and cost of visiting the stores. As a result of the advantages of the online shopping malls, many users use the online shopping malls, and as a result, various online shopping malls are activated, and thus the search methods are diversified.

In general, a buyer accesses a web page or a predetermined search site of an online shopping mall using a PC or a laptop, searches for a desired product, and purchases a product through a price comparison. In particular, with the advent of smart phones, it is possible to search for goods by purchasing barcodes attached to goods through smart phones and to purchase goods through price comparison.

In order to search products and compare prices using barcodes, a barcode database (DB) and a price comparison database (DB) must be established on the server side. In general, a large number of vendors and price comparison service providers provide price comparison information, and barcodes on a product have a limited amount of data compared to a price comparison database because there are limitations on barcodes attached to products.

Therefore, when price comparison information is provided using only a product searched through a bar code, there is a problem in that the quality or price comparison search rate of the price comparison information received by the user is lower than the amount of data constructed in the price comparison database.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide the service price comparison information of the goods corresponding to the identification code information detected by the terminal from the identification code attached to the product It is to provide a price comparison service system and method that can improve the quality of price comparison information and improve the price comparison search rate when provided from the device.

To this end, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the service providing system according to the present invention, by requesting a product search for the identification code attached to the product to receive a product search results for the identification code according to the product search request And a service providing device that searches for the product information and the price comparison information for the identification code and provides the same to the terminal when receiving a product search request for the identification code from the terminal, wherein the service providing device is one of the product information. It is characterized by generating a plurality of price comparison information for the enlarged product by extracting a plurality of commands by separating the product name mainly on the basis of words and expanding the product associated with the product information based on the extracted plurality of instructions.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a service providing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a product information search unit for searching for product information corresponding to identification code information, and a plurality of commands by dividing a product name which is one of the product information around words And a price comparison information search unit for searching for a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the plurality of commands.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a terminal according to the present invention includes a camera module for photographing an identification code attached to a product to generate an identification code image, and an identification code reader for detecting identification code information from the identification code image. And a commodity information search unit for searching commodity information corresponding to the identification code information, and a command extractor for extracting a plurality of commands by separating a commodity, which is one of the commodity information, into a word.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service providing method according to the present invention, comprising: a product retrieval request step of requesting a product retrieval for an identification code attached to a product by a service providing device; A product information retrieval step of retrieving product information on an identification code from a product search request from an identification code, an associated product expansion step of enlarging a product associated with the product information by the service providing device, and the service providing device And price comparison information transmission step of generating a plurality of price comparison information for the enlarged product and transmitting it to the terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a service according to the present invention, the service providing apparatus generates code-based price comparison information using an association relationship, the product information corresponding to the identification code information is retrieved. A product information retrieval step, a command extraction step of extracting a plurality of commands by separating a product name, which is one of the product information, based on words, and retrieving a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the plurality of commands And a price comparison information retrieval step.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a method of a terminal according to the present invention includes a method of receiving code-based price comparison information using a correlation from a service providing apparatus, by photographing an identification code attached to a product. An identification code image generation step of generating an identification code image, an identification code information detection step of detecting identification code information from the identification code image, a product information retrieval step of retrieving product information corresponding to the identification code information; And a command extraction step of extracting a plurality of commands by dividing the product name, which is one of the product information, around the word.

According to the present invention, when the terminal detects the identification code information from the identification code attached to the product and receives the price comparison information of the product corresponding to the detected identification code information, the service providing apparatus compares the price using the correlation of the product. Providing the information has the effect of improving the quality of the price comparison information and improve the price comparison search rate.

In addition, the present invention can not only expand the command corresponding to the product name to a plurality of commands when using the product relations, but also can further expand the related products by analyzing the search ranking, search history and context for each command price comparison information The quality and price comparison can improve the search rate.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a system for providing code-based price comparison information using an association according to the present invention.
2 is an internal configuration diagram of a service providing apparatus according to the present invention;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing code-based price comparison information using an association according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching price comparison information based on a plurality of commands.
5 is an internal configuration diagram of a terminal according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of receiving code-based price comparison information using an association in a terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the present invention and the operation and effect thereof will be clearly understood through the following detailed description. Before describing the present invention in detail, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In the case where it is judged that the gist of the present invention may be blurred to a known configuration, do.

First, terms used to describe embodiments of the present invention are defined as follows.

The product refers to an item that the user wants to purchase while shopping or an item that the user usually cares about. The surface of the product has a barcode, a QR (Quick Response) code, a logo or a label.

The product information may include a product name, a product price, a brief description of the product, a product evaluation, and the like as the information on the product.

The identification code is a code for identifying a product, such as a barcode, a QR code, a logo or a label. In the embodiment of the present invention, the identification code is basically an indirect code storing access information so as to obtain product information by accessing a server or a terminal. The identification code is generally a one-dimensional identification code such as a barcode and a two-dimensional identification code such as a QR code, but a three-dimensional code including color information can be used. Three-dimensional code includes an identification code such as Microsoft's MS-Tag. Currently, international standardization of the identification code is in progress. Therefore, the identification code mentioned in the embodiment of the present invention is not only one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional, but also the information added to the identification code and N-dimensional according to the progress of international standardization. Can be expanded with an identification code.

The identification code image refers to an image generated when photographing an identification code attached to a product using a camera.

Identification code information means a binary code value as information detected from the identification code image. The identification code information includes barcode information in the case of a barcode, QR code information in the case of a QR code, and feature point information in the case of a logo or a label.

The command refers to a search condition when searching for price comparison information, and refers to a product name which is one of product information in the embodiment of the present invention. The command includes a main command corresponding to a product name and a sub command that separates the product name by word.

The price comparison information refers to information that compares prices between subsidiary products and other company products related to the product by using the main command and sub command. In an embodiment of the present invention, the price comparison information may be searched based on command, search ranking, search history or context.

1 shows a configuration of a system for providing code-based price comparison information using an association according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system according to the present invention includes a terminal 100, a service providing apparatus 200, and a communication network 300 that enables data transmission and reception between the terminal 100 and the service providing apparatus 200.

The terminal 100 may use any type of device capable of transmitting and receiving data with the service providing apparatus 200 through the communication network 300 and recognizing an identification code attached to a product. For example, the terminal 100 may include a PC, a PDA, a notebook, a digital camera, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PMP, and the like.

The terminal 100 requests a product search for the identification code attached to the product to the service providing apparatus 200 and receives a product search result for the identification code from the service providing apparatus 200.

The communication network 300 refers to a network that provides a communication service so that the terminal 100 and the service providing apparatus 200 may communicate with each other by wire or wireless. That is, the communication network 300 may be a wired Internet network, and may include a wireless data network (Internet network, IMS, etc.) connected through a mobile communication network (CDMA, W-CDMA, etc.), or an Internet network connected through short-range communication. can do. Specifically, the terminal 100 may access a data network through a PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node) in the case of a CDMA network, and may be connected to a data network through a gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) in the case of a W-CDMA network. . In addition, the terminal 100 may access an internet network through short-range communication such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in an area such as a hot spot.

When the service providing apparatus 200 receives a product search request for the identification code from the terminal 100, the service providing apparatus 200 transmits the product information and price comparison information to the terminal 100 by performing a product search for the identification code. The service providing apparatus 200 according to the present invention enlarges a product related to the product information, generates price comparison information on the enlarged product, and provides the same to the terminal 100. In more detail, the service providing apparatus 200 expands the command into a plurality of commands using a product name, which is one of the product information, as a command, and generates a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the expanded command. .

2 illustrates an internal configuration of the service providing apparatus 200.

Referring to FIG. 2, the service providing apparatus 200 may include a product information search unit 210, a command extractor 230, a search rank analyzer 240, a search history analyzer 250, and a situation analyzer 260. , Price comparison information retrieval unit 220, database 270, and the like.

The product information search unit 210 searches for product information corresponding to the identification code information transmitted from the terminal 100. The product information search unit 210 searches product information corresponding to the identification code information in the identification code DB 271, and compares the product name, which is one of the product information, with the price comparison information search unit 220, the command extraction unit 230, and the search. The ranking analyzer 240, the search history analyzer 250, and the situation analyzer 260 are transmitted.

The command extractor 230, the search rank analyzer 240, the search history analyzer 250, and the situation analyzer 260 may be collectively referred to as a correlation analysis unit as a function of enlarging a product associated with product information. Can be. The correlation analysis unit will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The database 270 includes an identification code DB 271 and a price comparison DB 272.

The identification code DB 271 stores barcode information, QR code information, identification code information corresponding to logo or label feature point information, and product information corresponding to identification code information. The price comparison DB 272 stores price comparison information and online shopping mall information for each product. The price comparison DB 272 may store price comparison information for each product by dividing it into product evaluation order, popularity order, new order, price order, and the like.

3 illustrates a process of providing code-based price comparison information using an association according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, a service providing apparatus 200 receives identification code information of a product from a terminal 100 (S10). Then, the product information search unit 210 of the service providing apparatus 200 searches for product information corresponding to the identification code information in the identification code DB 271 (S20).

The product information retrieval unit 210 transmits the command to the price comparison information retrieval unit 200 and the correlation analysis unit using a product name, which is one of the product information, as a command (S30). A product name, which is one of the product information, corresponds to a main command.

The main command is input to the command extractor 230. The command extracting unit 230 generates a plurality of commands by morphologically analyzing the main command and separating the word command mainly (S40). Multiple commands separated from the main command are subcommands. For example, when the brand name is 'AAA notebook XXX PS30', the sub-command may be AAA, notebook, XXX, or PS30.

The price comparison government search unit 200 searches price comparison information in the price comparison DB 272 based on the main command and the sub-command (S50).

4 illustrates a process of searching price comparison information based on a plurality of commands. 4 illustrates step S50 of FIG. 3 in detail.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, a main command is extracted through the product information search unit 210, and a sub-command is extracted through the command extractor 230 (S52).

The main command is input to the price comparison information search unit 220. The price comparison information search unit 220 searches for price comparison information based on a main command. In addition, the sub-command is also input to the price comparison information search unit 220. The price comparison information search unit 220 searches price comparison information based on a sub-command. As such, in step S53, command-based price comparison information is searched using the main command and the sub-command.

Main and sub-commands are input to the search rank analysis unit 240. The search ranking analysis unit 240 receives a plurality of commands and analyzes a search ranking in a product corresponding to each command and delivers product information having a search ranking to the price comparison information search unit 220. The plurality of commands mean broadly that includes both a main command and a subcommand, and narrowly means a subcommand. The price comparison information search unit 220 searches for price comparison information based on the product information input from the search ranking analyzer 240. In step S54, the search ranking based price comparison information is searched.

For example, when the sub-commands are AAA and notebook, the search ranking analysis unit 240 may search for products ranked from 1st to 5th in AAA products and products ranked from 1st to 5th in notebook products. The comparison information retrieval unit 220 is transmitted. Then, the price comparison information search unit 220 generates price comparison information for products corresponding to the search ranking for each sub-command.

Main and sub-commands are input to the search history analyzer 250. The search history analyzer 250 receives a plurality of commands, analyzes a user's search history for products corresponding to each command, and transfers previously searched product information to the price comparison information search unit 220. The price comparison information search unit 220 searches price comparison information based on the product information input from the search history analyzer 250. In step S55, the search history based price comparison information is searched.

For example, when the sub-commands are AAA and notebook, the search history analyzer 240 displays the previously searched products in the price comparison information search unit 220 when the user has previously searched for AAA or notebook products. To pass. Then, the price comparison information search unit 220 generates price comparison information for products corresponding to the search history for each subcommand.

Main and sub-commands are input to the situation analysis unit 260. The situation analysis unit 260 receives a plurality of commands and analyzes the context of a product corresponding to each command and transmits the related product information to the price comparison information search unit 220. The price comparison information search unit 220 searches for price comparison information based on the product information input from the situation analysis unit 250. As described above, the context-based price comparison information search is performed in step S56.

The situation analysis unit 260 checks the time information at the time of requesting a product search as a context and a product corresponding to the sub-command, and compares the product information associated with the product corresponding to the sub-command corresponding to the time information. ) Can be delivered. For example, when the sub-command is a notebook and the time information is night, price comparison information may be generated for a speaker product connected to the notebook and used to listen to music at night.

As such, the service providing apparatus 200 may search the price comparison information based on the command based, the search ranking based, the search history based, and the context based, respectively, and then integrate the price comparison information generated in step S57. The service providing apparatus 200 provides the integrated price comparison information to the terminal 100.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, in order for the search ranking analyzer 240, the search history analyzer 250, and the situation analyzer 250 to perform the analysis function, the service providing apparatus 200 may include a search rank DB, You must have a search history DB and a context DB.

As described above, the terminal 100 may receive price comparison information by interworking with the service providing apparatus 200 based on a network, but such a price comparison service is a stand-alone process that is self-processed inside the terminal 100. It can be implemented as.

5 shows an internal configuration of a terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the terminal according to the present invention includes a camera module 110, a display unit 120, an input unit 130, a communication module 140, a control unit 150, an identification code reader 160, and a memory 170. ), Price comparison information search unit 180 and the like.

The camera module 110 generates an identification code image by photographing an identification code attached to a product. The identification code image generated by the camera module 110 is input to the control unit 150.

The display unit 120 displays a product search result screen including product information and price comparison information according to a product search request.

The input unit 130 includes a keypad for inputting a user's text and receives a product search request for an identification code from the user.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 120 and the input unit 130 are separately represented, but when the terminal 100 is a touch phone or a smart phone, the display unit 120 and the input unit 130 may be integrally formed.

When the communication module 140 interworks with the service providing apparatus 200 on a network basis, when the product search request is received from the input unit 130, the communication module 140 transmits a product search request to the service providing apparatus 200. In addition, the communication module 140 may receive a product search result including product information and price comparison information from the service providing apparatus 200.

The identification code reader 160 detects identification code information from the identification code image preprocessed through the preprocessor 151 of the controller 150. The identification code reader 160 may include a barcode reader, a QR code reader, a feature point detector for detecting feature points such as a logo or a label according to the form of the identification code. In addition, the identification code reader 160 may further include an NFC reader for detecting a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, an RFID reader for detecting an RFID tag, an OCR reader for detecting an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) code, and the like.

The memory 170 stores the identification code information and the product information corresponding to the identification code information. In addition, when the terminal 100 performs a price comparison information search itself, the memory 170 also stores price comparison information.

When the update of the various information stored in the memory 170 is required, the terminal 100 may access the service providing apparatus 200 and perform the update. Updates to various types of information may be performed at predetermined intervals set in advance in the terminal 100, or may be performed in real time as soon as the relevant information is updated in the service providing apparatus 200. Alternatively, the terminal 100 may access the service providing apparatus 200 and directly update according to a user's request.

The controller 150 includes a preprocessor 151, a product information searcher 152, a command extractor 153, and the like.

The preprocessor 151 preprocesses the identification code image input from the camera module 110. By the image preprocessing, the identification code reader 160 can detect the identification code information from the identification code image without error. The preprocessor 151 transmits the preprocessed identification code image to the identification code reader 160.

The product information search unit 152 receives the identification code information detected by the identification code reader 160 and searches the product information corresponding to the identification code information in the memory 170. The product information search unit 152 transmits a product name, which is one of the product information, to the command extraction unit 153.

The command extractor 153 extracts a plurality of commands by separating the trade names received from the product information search unit 152 based on words.

Although not shown, the terminal 100 may include at least one of the above-described search ranking analyzer, search history analyzer, and situation analyzer. The search rank analysis unit, the search history analysis unit, and the situation analysis unit may be included in the control unit 150 or may exist as a separate module.

The price comparison information search unit 180 is based on a plurality of commands (sub-commands) received from the product name search unit 152 and a plurality of commands (sub-commands) received from the command extraction unit 153. Search price comparison information. In addition, when the search rank analysis unit, the search history analysis unit and the situation analysis unit is included in the terminal 100, the price comparison information search unit 180 is based on the search ranking based, search history based, context based on the command based price comparison information search. Price comparison information search can be performed.

Meanwhile, in consideration of the performance of the terminal 100, the price comparison information search unit 180 may be omitted in the terminal 100. In this case, the product name searched by the product information search unit 152 and the plurality of commands generated by the command extractor 153 are transmitted to the service providing apparatus 200 through the communication module 140. .

6 illustrates a process of receiving code-based price comparison information using an association in a terminal according to the present invention.

First, the camera module 110 of the terminal 100 generates an identification code image by photographing the identification code attached to the product (S100).

The identification code reader 160 detects identification code information from the identification code image generated by the camera module 110 (S110).

If a product search is requested for the detected identification code information, the product information search unit 152 of the control unit 150 searches for product information corresponding to the identification code information in the memory 170 (S120).

The product information search unit 152 transfers the main command to the command extracting unit 153 using the product name, which is one of the searched product information, as the main command (S130).

The command extractor 153 may form a plurality of subcommands by morphologically analyzing the main command received from the product information search unit 152 and then separating the main command into words.

When the price comparison information search unit 180 does not exist in the terminal 100 according to the performance of the terminal 100, the main command and the subcommand are transmitted to the service providing apparatus 200 through the communication module 140 ( S150). If the price comparison information search unit 180 is present in the terminal 100, the main command and the sub-command are transmitted to the price comparison information search unit 220.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the computing resources of hardware and software related to the product information and price comparison information providing service performed in the service providing apparatus are stored in a server on the network, and the service providing apparatus if a corresponding service request is received from the terminal. May be implemented in a form of cloud computing that accesses a server on a network, receives a corresponding service, and delivers the same to a terminal. In this case, the service provider is required to pay for the maintenance and maintenance of the computer system by borrowing and paying for the computing resources such as hardware and software stored in servers on the network as necessary, and the cost of purchasing and installing the server, It can save tremendous costs, time and manpower, including updates and software purchases, and can also save energy.

Meanwhile, the present invention may implement a method of providing price comparison information using the above-described correlation as a software program and record the same in a computer-readable recording medium.

For example, the recording medium may be a hard disk, a flash memory, a RAM, a ROM, or the like as an internal type of each playback device, or an optical disc such as a CD-R or a CD-RW, a compact flash card, a smart media, a memory stick, or a multimedia card as an external type. have.

In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium includes a product information retrieval step of retrieving the product information corresponding to the identification code information as described above, and a plurality of product names separated from the product name based on words. And a price comparison information retrieval step of retrieving a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the plurality of commands.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the specification of the present invention are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all the techniques within the scope of equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, when a terminal detects identification code information from an identification code attached to a product and receives price comparison information of a product corresponding to the detected identification code information, the service providing apparatus obtains price comparison information by using an association of the product. Since the quality of the price comparison information can be improved and the price comparison search rate can be improved, the present invention can be applied to a service technology field that provides price comparison information.

100: terminal 200: service providing device
300: communication network 152, 210: product information search unit
153, 230: command extraction unit 180, 220: price comparison information search unit
240: search ranking analysis unit 250: search history analysis unit
260: situation analysis unit 270: database
271: identification code DB 272: price comparison DB
110: camera module 120: display unit
130: input unit 140: communication module
150: control unit 151: preprocessing unit
160: identification code reader 170: memory

Claims (14)

A terminal for requesting a product search for an identification code attached to a product and receiving a product search result for the identification code according to a product search request;
Receiving a product search request for the identification code from the terminal includes a service providing device for searching the product information and price comparison information for the identification code to provide to the terminal,
The apparatus for providing a service extracts a plurality of commands by separating a product name, which is one of the product information, based on words, and expands a product related to the product information based on the extracted plurality of commands, thereby providing a plurality of price comparison information on the enlarged product. The system, characterized in that to provide code-based price comparison information using an association relationship. A product information search unit for searching product information corresponding to the identification code information;
A command extracting unit for extracting a plurality of commands by separating a product name, which is one of the product information, around a word;
And a price comparison information search unit for searching a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the plurality of commands. The method of claim 2,
And a search rank analyzing unit which receives the plurality of commands and analyzes a search rank in a product corresponding to each command and delivers product information having a search rank to the price comparison information search unit. A camera module for generating an identification code image by photographing an identification code attached to a product;
An identification code reader for detecting identification code information from the identification code image;
A product information search unit for searching product information corresponding to the identification code information;
And a command extracting unit for extracting a plurality of commands by dividing a product name, which is one of the product information, around a word. The method of claim 4, wherein
And a price comparison information search unit for searching a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the plurality of commands. A product search request step of requesting, by the terminal, a product search for the identification code attached to the product to the service providing device;
A product information search step of searching for product information on an identification code when the service providing device receives a product search request for an identification code from the terminal;
An associated product enlargement step of expanding, by the service providing device, a product associated with the product information;
And providing price comparison information for generating, by the service providing device, a plurality of price comparison information for the enlarged product and transmitting the same to the terminal. . The method according to claim 6,
In the step of expanding the associated product, the service providing apparatus provides code-based price comparison information using an association relationship, wherein the command is expanded to a plurality of commands using a product name which is one of the product information as a command. . In the method for the service providing device to generate the code-based price comparison information using the association relationship,
A product information search step of searching for product information corresponding to the identification code information;
A command extraction step of extracting a plurality of commands by separating a product name, which is one of the product information, around a word;
And a price comparison information retrieval step of retrieving a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information based on the plurality of instructions. The method of claim 8,
The price comparison information retrieving step may include receiving the plurality of commands, analyzing a search rank in a product corresponding to each command, and searching price comparison information based on product information having the search rank. The method of claim 8,
The price comparison information retrieval step may include receiving the plurality of commands, analyzing a user's search history for a product corresponding to each command, and retrieving price comparison information based on previously retrieved product information. The method of claim 8,
The price comparison information retrieval step may include receiving the plurality of commands, analyzing a context of a product corresponding to each command, and retrieving price comparison information based on the associated product information. A method for a terminal to receive code-based price comparison information using an association from a service providing device,
An identification code image generation step of generating an identification code image by photographing an identification code attached to a product;
Identification code information detection step of detecting identification code information from the identification code image;
A product information search step of searching for product information corresponding to the identification code information;
And extracting a plurality of commands by separating a product name, which is one of the product information, into a word. The method of claim 12,
Transmitting the product information and a plurality of commands to the service providing apparatus;
And receiving a plurality of price comparison information associated with the product information and a plurality of instructions from the service providing device. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the process of any one of claims 8 to 13.

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