KR20120076675A - Method and apparatus for serving vicarious selling and user terminal - Google Patents

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KR20120076675A
KR20120076675A KR1020100127002A KR20100127002A KR20120076675A KR 20120076675 A KR20120076675 A KR 20120076675A KR 1020100127002 A KR1020100127002 A KR 1020100127002A KR 20100127002 A KR20100127002 A KR 20100127002A KR 20120076675 A KR20120076675 A KR 20120076675A
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Abstract

PURPOSE: A location information based sales proxy service providing method, a device thereof, and a user terminal thereof are provided to supply a product or a service based on location information of a user terminal, thereby enabling a user to receive the number of sold products and information of the remaining products at a location of the terminal. CONSTITUTION: Product sales information is registered in a seller terminal(500). Terminal location information is obtained from a user terminal(502). The registered product sales information is provided to the user terminal based on the obtained terminal location information(504). If the user terminal requests payment for the provision of the product sales information, a payment service is performed by proxy(506). A purchase authentication key for authenticating purchase of a user is the seller terminal and the user terminal(508~512).

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Location information based sales agency service providing method and apparatus and user terminal {Method and apparatus for serving vicarious selling and user terminal}

The present invention relates to an information providing technology using location information, and more particularly, to a technology for providing a sales representative service to a user terminal based on location information of the user terminal.

The user terminal has not only achieved miniaturization and light weight through steady development, but also has emerged as a multi-communication terminal having various functions such as MP3, camera, and navigation. In addition, the user terminal can be connected to the Internet anywhere, through which the user of the user terminal can obtain the desired information through the Internet search in any place. In particular, a user may use a location based service (hereinafter referred to as LBS), which is a communication service that determines a location of a user terminal and provides additional information related to the identified location.

According to an aspect, a sales agent service providing technology based on location information of a user terminal is provided to a user terminal and at the same time using an authentication method through a purchase authentication key.

According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a method of providing a sales agent service includes: receiving, by a selling service provider, product sales information from a seller terminal, acquiring terminal location information from a user terminal, and based on the acquired terminal location information. And providing the registered product sale information to the user terminal, and acting as a payment service according to a payment request of the user terminal and transmitting a purchase authentication key for user purchase authentication to the seller terminal and the user terminal.

Meanwhile, an apparatus for providing a sales agent service according to another aspect may include a communication unit obtaining product sale information from a seller terminal and obtaining terminal location information from a user terminal, and registering the obtained product sale information based on the obtained terminal location information. A sales information processing unit for providing the registered product sales information to the user terminal, and a payment processing unit for processing the payment according to the payment request of the user terminal and transmitting a purchase authentication key for purchase authentication of the user terminal to the seller terminal and the user terminal. do.

On the other hand, the user terminal according to another aspect, the location information providing unit for providing the location information of the user terminal to the sales representative service providing apparatus, and displays the product sales information transmitted from the sales representative service providing apparatus based on the location information The product sales information providing unit, and the purchase authentication key management unit for receiving and managing the purchase authentication key received from the sales agent service providing device in order to check whether or not match with the purchase authentication key of the seller terminal in the payment processing based on the product sales information. do.

According to one embodiment, a benefit may be gained from each of the seller, the user and the agent service provider.

From the user's point of view, as a product or a service is provided based on the location information of the user terminal, the user may be provided with information about a product having a quantity sold and a sale time remaining at the terminal. Furthermore, by receiving a purchase authentication key, which is a character string composed of a combination of words, a product or service may be safely provided depending on whether the purchase authentication key matches.

Furthermore, as the user acquires the product or service information corresponding to the location of the terminal periodically or in real time, the user may easily identify and use the product or service information around the place where the user is located. That is, user-oriented information can be provided.

Furthermore, the user may differentiate the weighted product according to priorities individually or in combination with at least one of a distance between the seller and the user, remaining sales time, remaining sales quantity, discount information, user's purchase history, and user feedback information. Since service information can be provided, convenience of use can be increased.

From the seller's point of view, it is possible to generate revenue for the user by providing the user with information about the product with the quantity sold and the sale time remaining so that the user can make the payment. Furthermore, the purchase authentication key may be configured as a keyword combination for advertisement to advertise the corresponding product or service to the user.

Furthermore, since the user's purchase information is all stored in the sales agent service providing apparatus, which is a server, the seller can utilize the purchase information. That is, the seller may provide a user with a benefit such as an additional discount if the seller receives the purchase history of the consumer from the server at the time of sale and satisfies a specific condition.

For a sales agency service provider, revenue can be generated through flat or commission sales. The fixed-line type is a method in which a seller registers an unlimited number of sales agent service providing apparatuses whenever a discount product information is desired. The seller pays the operator a certain amount each month. The operator pays the seller the full amount paid according to the user's use of the service. In this case, the operator may generate revenue from the seller through an unlimited product information registration service. The fee type is a method in which a business operator takes a part of the amount paid by the user whenever a user purchases a product or service, and pays only the remaining amount to the seller. In this case, the operator may generate revenue through a fee.

1 is a block diagram showing a location-based sales agency service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a configuration diagram of a sales agent service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a reference diagram showing a data structure of a database of a sales agent service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart illustrating a location based sales representative service process according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a reference diagram illustrating a location-based product information providing screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7A and 7B are reference diagrams illustrating a purchase authentication key providing screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention; In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and this may vary depending on the intention of the user, the operator, or the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing a location based agency service 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a sales representative service providing system 1 includes a seller terminal 10, a sales representative service providing apparatus 12, and a user terminal 14.

The sales agent service provided by the sales agent service providing system 1 of the present invention is a service for providing a product information of a seller to a consumer and acting for a consumer's settlement. In this case, when a seller registers a product to be sold for a limited time through the seller terminal 10, the consumer may identify and purchase a product based on the consumer location through the user terminal 14.

According to an embodiment, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 communicates with the seller terminal 10 and automatically registers and stores new product sales information if there is one. In addition, when the location information is received from the user terminal 14, a corresponding agency service is provided to the user terminal 14. In this case, the agency service providing apparatus 12 may quickly provide the user terminal 14 with a service corresponding to the location information of the user terminal 14.

According to another embodiment, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 receives product sales information from the seller terminal 10 whenever location information is received from the user terminal 14. In addition, the sales agent service corresponding to the location information is provided to the user terminal 14. However, the service providing process of the agency service providing apparatus 12 is not limited to this.

The seller terminal 10 and the agency service providing apparatus 12, and the user terminal 14 and the agency service providing apparatus 12 transmit and receive signals through a communication network. The communication network includes a mobile communication network and a wired communication network. In addition, the communication network refers to all communication networks that relay signals. In such a communication network, there are generally various components such as a base station and a switching center, but this is a known technique and only the relaying of signals in the present invention, so a description thereof will be omitted.

The seller of the seller terminal 10 registers the merchandise sales information in the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 through a communication network. The sales representative service providing apparatus 12 then provides the sales representative service based on the location of the user terminal 14 to the user of the user terminal 14. The merchandise sales information includes store information, merchandise information, price information, discount information, sale time information, sale quantity information, and seller information. In order to register the merchandise sales information, the seller must be subscribed in advance to the agency service. There may be a plurality of seller terminals 10 as necessary.

The sales agent service providing apparatus 12 obtains location information from the user terminal 14 and provides the user terminal 14 with product sale information registered from the seller terminal 10 based on the obtained location information. For example, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 provides the user terminal 14 with information about products whose sales quantity and sale time remain among products sold by stores adjacent to the location of the user terminal 14. . Detailed configuration of the agency service providing apparatus 12 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The user terminal 14 provides its location information to the agency service providing apparatus 12 through a communication network. The user terminal 14 may include a personal mobile communication services terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation user terminal (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000: IMT-2000), and It includes all electronic devices such as a terminal, such as a wireless LAN terminal, a terminal capable of implementing various functions using an application program including wireless communication, and a desktop such as a PC. In particular, the user terminal 14 may be a mobile device using location information or an electronic device having a web application function.

According to an embodiment, the user terminal 14 may transmit the location information once or periodically to the sales representative service providing apparatus 12. According to an embodiment, the user terminal 14 displays the agency service information corresponding to the current location in the form of a list or a map according to the user's request, and performs the service information when one service information is selected by the user. . Detailed configuration of the user terminal 14 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing a service agent for sale 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 includes a communication unit 120, a control unit 122, and a storage unit 124, and the control unit 122 includes a sales information processing unit 1220 and a payment processing unit 1222. ).

The communication unit 120 communicates with the seller terminal 10 and the user terminal 14. At this time, the communication unit 120 obtains the merchandise sales information of the seller from the seller terminal 10, and obtains the location information of the terminal from the user terminal 14.

The merchandise sales information includes store information, merchandise information, price information, discount information, sale time information, sale quantity information, and seller information. The location information includes the location coordinates or location area of the user terminal 14. The position coordinates mean data about the current position of the user terminal 14. The location coordinates may be coordinate data including longitude, latitude, altitude, or GPS coordinates received from a GPS satellite. The location area means an area that can represent a place to which location coordinates belong. That is, it means a region including location information and extended by a predetermined distance based on the location information. An example of such a location area may be a name of an area divided into an address or a building such as a university road, Yeoksam-dong, and COEX. In addition, various applications are possible, such as setting a region having a radius of a predetermined distance (for example, 500 m, etc.) from the current location as a location area, rather than an address area section. In addition, the location information collectively refers to information about the location coordinates and the location area. That is, it means all information that can indicate the current location of the user terminal 14. The communication unit 120 receives the position information of the user terminal 14 periodically or temporarily from the user terminal 14.

The sales information processing unit 1220 of the controller 122 registers the product sales information obtained from the seller terminal 10 and uses the terminal position information obtained from the user terminal 14 to display the product sales information of the user terminal 14. To provide. According to an embodiment, the sales information processor 1220 searches for a store corresponding to the location of the user terminal 14 in the product sales information by using the terminal location information. In addition, the user terminal 14 provides information about a product having a sale quantity and a sale time remaining among the found products of the store.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sales information processor 1220 may provide the user terminal 14 with weights of the merchandise sales information according to preset priorities. In this case, the priority may be set by reflecting at least one of the distance between the seller and the user, the remaining sales time, the remaining sales quantity, the discount information, the purchase history of the user, and the user feedback information individually or in combination. The user feedback information refers to evaluation information on the product or service from the user who completed the purchase. The user purchase history refers to past purchase history of the user's goods or services.

The priority can be changed according to the user's preference, and the user can select the priority he / she wants according to the distance, the order of closing, the purchase history. Since the seller may register or change the product information in real time, the sales information processor 1220 transmits the changed product information to the user terminal 14 in real time.

As an example of a process of providing product sales information according to priority, the sales information processing unit 1220 sorts the product sales information in the order of stores closest to the distance between the seller and the user and provides the list in the form of a number of purchases of the user. Can be sorted in ascending order and provided as a list. Alternatively, the seller may provide product sales information that is closest to the user and sorted in order of highest rating through user feedback.

The payment processing unit 1222 of the control unit 122 processes payment according to a payment request of the user terminal 14, and provides a purchase authentication key for the purchase authentication of the user terminal 14 to the seller terminal 10 and the user terminal 14. To be sent).

When the user requests a payment through the user terminal 14 because the user intends to purchase the service provided by the agency service providing apparatus 12, the payment processing unit 1222 substitutes for the payment service. The payment method may use a third party clearinghouse, but is not limited thereto. The payment processor 1222 transmits the payment confirmation information and the purchase authentication key for the purchase authentication of the user terminal 14 to the user terminal 14 when the payment is confirmed. The purchase authorization key may be a string consisting of a combination of words. The purchase authorization key may be a combination of two or three words. At this time, the string is readable and meaningful words are selected by the user.

For example, the purchase authentication key may be formed of an adjective and a noun when the character string is a combination of two words. For example, it may be a delicious Pepsi, an attractive bear. If the string is a combination of three words, it can consist of adjectives, nouns and verbs. For example, a cute rabbit runs. An example of the use thereof is as shown in FIG. 7A.

The purchase authentication key is generated from the word table of the agency service providing apparatus 12 and may be randomly generated. According to another embodiment, the purchase authentication key may be a keyword combination for an advertisement. For example, if the seller wants to promote Wheesung's concert so that the user can be exposed to the user when purchasing the product, the purchase authentication string may be 'Wheesung Concert December 25'. An example of the use thereof is as shown in FIG. 7B.

Furthermore, the purchase authentication key may be a coupon such as a discount voucher, a prize exchange voucher, or a gift certificate. The purchase authentication key may be provided to the user terminal 14 by the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 in the manner of SMS or MMS.

The storage unit 124 stores user information, store information, product information, transaction information, user preference information, user feedback, and administrator information. Detailed description of each information stored in the storage unit 124 will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

3 is a configuration diagram of the user terminal 14 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal 14 includes a location information providing unit 140, a control unit 142, a storage unit 144, an input unit 146, and a display unit 148, and the control unit 142 may sell. An information provider 1420 and a purchase authentication key manager 1422 are included.

The location information providing unit 140 provides location information of the user terminal 14 to the agency service providing device 12. According to an embodiment, when the user terminal 14 is a mobile device and the GPS function is available, position coordinate information of the corresponding user terminal 14 may be obtained through a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver (not shown). It is provided to the sales agent service providing apparatus 12. That is, GPS signals are received through GPS satellites, and the coordinate data of the current user terminal 14 is calculated based on the GPS signals. The GPS signal received in this process may include the location (ephemeris), the orbit (almanac) and the GPS reference time (GPS time) of the GPS satellites.

According to another embodiment, when the user terminal 14 is a mobile device and the GPS function is unavailable, the user terminal 14 transmits initial information using a Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), It is possible to periodically update its location information and provide it to the sales representative service providing device 12.

According to another embodiment, when the user terminal 14 is a PC, the IP address of the accessing PC may be transmitted to the sales representative service providing apparatus 12 or may directly transmit its own location information.

The input unit 146 receives a user's operation signal for controlling the user terminal 14 and transmits it to the control unit 142. To this end, the input unit 146 may include a control key (not shown) for controlling the operation of the user terminal 14 and a plurality of numeric keys (not shown) for inputting letters and numbers.

The display unit 148 displays data output from the controller 142 on a screen. The display unit 148 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), and the display unit 148 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing data, and an LCD display device. When the LCD is implemented using the touch screen method, the screen of the display unit 148 may be operated as the input unit 146.

The storage unit 170 includes a program memory and data memories. The program memory stores programs for controlling general operations of the user terminal 14. Data generated during program execution is stored in the data memory. In addition, the storage unit 170 according to the present embodiment stores the purchase authentication key received from the agency service providing apparatus 12. Furthermore, the storage unit 170 according to the present exemplary embodiment stores a database in which service or product information received from the agency service providing apparatus 12 is stored, and location area information according to location coordinates.

The controller 142 performs an overall control operation of the user terminal 14. The merchandise sales information providing unit 1420 of the controller 142 controls the display unit 148 to display merchandise sales information transmitted from the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 based on the location information.

According to an embodiment, the product sales information providing unit 1420 may individually or collectively reflect at least one of the distance between the seller and the user, the remaining sales time, the remaining sales quantity, the discount information, the user's purchase history, and the user feedback information. The display unit 148 is controlled to display weights on the merchandise sales information according to the priority and display them on the screen.

In this case, the product sales information providing unit 1420 controls the display unit 148 to display the product information in a list or map form. The list form is a way of showing products in order of high priority. The type of map is displayed in the form of a small icon on the current map, along with your location and the types of products that are sold on the map. At this time, when the user clicks on the icon, the product information for each product is displayed. An embodiment thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

The purchase authentication key management unit 1422 of the control unit 142 uses the purchase authentication key to verify whether the purchase authentication key matches with the purchase authentication key of the seller terminal 10 at the time of payment processing based on product sales information. And received from the management unit, and displays it through the display unit 148. At this time, the purchase authentication key may be a character string composed of a combination of words. The purchase authentication key presents a purchase authentication key to the seller when the user visits the store after the payment is completed in the future, and the seller checks whether the purchase authentication key is matched by comparing with the purchase authentication key that is identically received from the sales representative service provider 12. And if so, to provide goods and services to the user.

4 is a reference diagram showing a data structure of a database of the sales representative service providing apparatus 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the database includes a user information field 400, a store information field 410, a product information field 420, a transaction information field 430, a preference information 440, feedback information 450, and manager information ( 460).

The user information field (User) 400 includes a user name, ID, password, birthday, nickname, point, gender, social security number, last access time, user first join time, phone number, user Type (user_type) information is stored. The user type information is information for identifying whether the general user or the store manager.

Store information field (Store) 410 stores information such as the name of the store, the major category of the store, the minor category, the store introduction, the store's location, the store's phone number, the store's operating time, the business registration number, and the store's account number. do. The product information field (Item) 420 stores information of a product sold in a store. That is, the normal price, the discount price, the discount start time, the discount end time, the sales quantity, the product description, and the sales shop information of the product are stored.

Transaction information is stored in the transaction information field 430. That is, user_id, store_id, item_id, price, quantity, purchase time, purchase cancellation time (recorded when purchasing cancellation), purchase authentication string, and purchase status (payment completed or receipt completed) information are stored. The preference information (User-favorite) 440 includes information on which store or what product information the user subscribes to. At this time, user_id and store_id are stored.

The feedback information 450 includes user review information about a store or a product. At this time, review_id, user_id, store_id, and text are stored. Store-member 460 includes user information having administrator rights in the store. At this time, it is stored in the form of store_member_id, user_id, and store_id.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a location based sales representative service process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 receives product sales information from the seller terminal 10 (500). The merchandise sales information includes store information, merchandise information, price information, discount information, sale time information, sale quantity information, and seller information.

Subsequently, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 obtains terminal location information from the user terminal 14 (502). Then, the product sale information is provided to the user terminal 14 using the obtained terminal location information (504), and the user terminal 14 displays the received product sale information on the screen.

Providing location-based product sales information For example, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 searches for a store corresponding to the location of the user terminal in the product sales information based on the terminal location information. In addition, the user terminal 14 provides information on a product having a remaining sale quantity and a sale time remaining among the found product information of the store, and the user terminal 14 displays the received product sales information on the screen.

According to a further aspect, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 provides the user terminal 14 with differential weights on the merchandise sales information according to a preset priority. The priority may be set by individually or collectively reflecting at least one of the distance between the seller and the user, the remaining sales time, the remaining sales quantity, the discount information, the purchase history of the user, and the user feedback information.

According to a further aspect, when the user terminal 14 displays the merchandise sales information, the user terminal 14 may display information about a specific store separately from the payment service to allow the user to subscribe to it. When displaying specific store information, the priority is changed so that information about the store is displayed first.

Subsequently, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 substitutes the payment service according to the payment request 506 of the user terminal 14. When requesting a payment, a user transmits information necessary for payment, for example, credit card information, together with the user terminal 14. Subsequently, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 transmits the purchase authentication key to the user terminal 14 (508). The purchase authentication key may be a string composed of a combination of words, and in particular, may be a keyword combination for an advertisement.

The sales agent service providing apparatus 12 proceeds with the settlement when the remaining sales quantity and the sales time remain according to the purchase request of the user. After the payment is confirmed, the payment confirmation information and the purchase authentication key are provided to the seller terminal 10 in the form of a string (510). If the payment proceeds without a problem, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 notifies the seller terminal 10 that the payment is completed, and transmits the purchase information together. The purchase information includes store information, product information, price, quantity, purchase time, purchase cancellation time (recorded when the purchase is canceled), purchase authentication string, and purchase status (payment completed or receipt completed).

The user then visits the store after completing the payment and presents the purchase authorization key to the seller. Then, the seller compares the purchase authentication key that is identically received from the sales representative service providing apparatus 12, checks whether there is a match, and provides a product and a service to the user (512).

Subsequently, when the purchase authentication key matches, the seller transmits the product payment completion information to the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 through the seller terminal 10 (514). The product payment completion information includes product payment time information.

According to a further aspect, the agency service providing apparatus 12 receives the feedback information on the product / service provided by the seller from the user who completed the purchase (516). The feedback information may include user evaluation information.

According to a further aspect, since the purchase information of the user as the consumer is all stored in the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 as the server, the seller may utilize the purchase information. That is, the seller may provide a user with a benefit such as an additional discount if the seller receives the purchase history of the consumer from the server at the time of sale and satisfies a specific condition.

For example, if a user watches a movie on CGV and goes to McDonald's, McDonald's may offer a discounted hamburger. In this case, there is no need for a movie ticket, and the purchase information and identity verification are sufficient. As another example, if a user purchased a sandwich at a Paris baguette couture store, the user may go to another Paris baguette branch for additional benefits.

6 is a reference diagram showing a location-based product information providing screen displayed on the user terminal 14 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the user terminal 14 displays product information in a list or map form. The list form is a way of showing products in order of high priority. The map type shows the location of the terminal on the map as well as the types of products or services that are sold and sold in the location area in the form of separate icons. At this time, when the user clicks on the icon, the product information for each product is displayed.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when the user is located in Ilsan, movie information, discount information, remaining time until the end of the purchase, the number of available purchases, and the like in the CGV of Ilsan are displayed on the screen together with a map of the corresponding location area. Is displayed. Meanwhile, the above-described example of FIG. 6 may be various embodiments other than just the embodiment for better understanding of the present invention.

7A and 7B are reference views illustrating a purchase authentication key providing screen displayed on the user terminal 14 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the user terminal 14 receives a purchase authentication key from the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 and displays it on the screen. In this case, the sales agent service providing apparatus 12 may provide a purchase authentication key to the user terminal 14 by SMS or MMS. For example, the user terminal 14 may display a character string composed of a combination of two words on the screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, 'pepsi-cola' may be displayed on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 7B, the purchase authentication key displayed on the screen of the user terminal 14 may be a keyword combination for an advertisement. For example, if the seller wants to promote Wheesung's concert as shown in FIG. 7B, the purchase authentication string may be 'Wheesung's concert December 25'.

Meanwhile, when a user visits a corresponding store and presents a purchase authentication key to the seller, the seller checks whether the purchase authentication key received from the sales representative service provider 12 matches and checks whether the product and service are matched with the user. Will be provided to

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1: Agency service providing system 10: Seller terminal
12: Agency service providing apparatus 14: User terminal
1220: sales information processing unit 1222: payment processing unit
1420: Sales information provider 1422: Purchase authentication key management unit

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In the method for the agency service providing apparatus provides the agency service to the user terminal,
Receiving merchandise sales information from a seller terminal;
Obtaining terminal location information from the user terminal;
Providing the registered product sale information to the user terminal based on the obtained terminal location information; And
Acting as a payment service at the payment request of the user terminal in response to providing the product sales information, and transmitting a purchase authentication key for user purchase authentication to the seller terminal and the user terminal;
Sales agency service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The merchandise sales information in the step of registering the merchandise sales information from the seller terminal comprises at least one of store information, merchandise information, price information, discount information, sale time information, sale quantity information and seller information. How to Provide Representative Services. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the registered product sale information to the user terminal comprises:
Searching for a shop corresponding to a location of the user terminal in the registered product sales information using the terminal location information; And
Providing information about a product having a remaining sale quantity and a sale time remaining among the found product information of the store to the user terminal;
Sales agency service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the registered product sale information to the user terminal comprises:
The weighted difference is provided to the registered product sales information according to a preset priority, and provided to the user terminal.
The preset priority is set by reflecting at least one of a distance between a seller and a user, remaining sales time, remaining sales quantity, discount information, user's purchase history, and user feedback information individually or in combination. How to provide agency services. The method of claim 1,
And the purchase authentication key in the step of transmitting the purchase authentication key to the seller terminal and the user terminal is a character string composed of a combination of words. The method of claim 5, wherein
The purchase authentication key is a sales agent service providing method, characterized in that a combination of keywords for advertising. A communication unit for obtaining commodity sales information from a seller terminal and obtaining terminal location information from a user terminal;
A sales information processing unit for registering the acquired product selling information and providing the registered product selling information to the user terminal based on the obtained terminal position information; And
A payment processing unit processing a payment according to a payment request of the user terminal and transmitting a purchase authentication key for purchase authentication of the user terminal to the seller terminal and the user terminal;
Sales agent service providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the sales information processing unit
Providing weighted product sales information differentially according to priorities reflecting at least one of distance between seller and user, remaining sales time, remaining sales quantity, discount information, user's purchase history, and user feedback information. Sales agent service providing apparatus, characterized in that. Location information providing unit for providing the location information of the user terminal to the sales agent service providing apparatus;
A merchandise sales information providing unit displaying merchandise sales information transmitted from the merchandise service providing apparatus based on the location information; And
A purchase authentication key management unit configured to receive and manage a purchase authentication key from the sales agent service providing apparatus in order to check whether the purchase authentication key of the seller terminal matches with the payment process based on the product sale information;
A user terminal comprising a. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the product sales information providing unit
By weighting the merchandise sales information according to priorities individually or collectively reflecting at least one of the distance between the seller and the user, the remaining sales time, the remaining sales quantity, the discount information, the user's purchase history, and the user feedback information, User terminal characterized in that the display in the form of a list or map. The method of claim 9,
The purchase authentication key is a user terminal, characterized in that a string consisting of a combination of words.
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