KR20140072400A - Appratus and method for supporting product shopping - Google Patents

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KR20140072400A
KR20140072400A KR1020120139376A KR20120139376A KR20140072400A KR 20140072400 A KR20140072400 A KR 20140072400A KR 1020120139376 A KR1020120139376 A KR 1020120139376A KR 20120139376 A KR20120139376 A KR 20120139376A KR 20140072400 A KR20140072400 A KR 20140072400A
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An apparatus for supporting purchase of a product and a method thereof are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving information on a product which a user wants to purchase from a user terminal; respectively receiving information on prices of a first product corresponding to the product information from each of a plurality of shopping mall servers; producing information on prices of a second product by reflecting discount information applicable according to the shopping malls to the first product price information; and providing information on prices of a third product which is the lowest price among the second product price information, and information on shopping mall servers corresponding to the third product price information.

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[0001] Apparatus and method for supporting product purchase [0002]

Embodiments relate to a product purchase assisting device and a method thereof. More specifically, embodiments relate to a shopping mall product purchase assisting device and method thereof.

An Internet shopping mall refers to an online store on the Internet. Internet shopping malls are largely divided into online stores that professionally sell a small number of specific products, auction sites that sell goods through auctions, and department stores that sell many kinds of products It can be classified as a mall that is the same place. An open market, an 'intermediary' type Internet shopping mall, is also a type of shopping mall, in which individuals and small-scale sellers trade products freely online.

Internet shopping is possible through such diverse channels, and Internet users compare prices or discounts in order to purchase the same product at a lower cost and at a reasonable price. In order to do this, price comparison sites, which compare the prices of shopping malls, have also started to emerge. However, these price comparison sites merely perform a simple price comparison function, and do not provide a price that is discounted by a user customized. When purchasing a specific product in a shopping mall, it is necessary to actually apply the discounts of credit cards, discounts on credit cards, discounts on mileage cards, discounts on shopping malls, discounts on shopping malls, You can see the lowest price. The lowest priced shopping mall for person A may not apply to person B.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2004-67305

According to an aspect of the present invention, shopping mall price information to which a discount benefit based on financial information and mall usage information of each user is applied can be compared.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to purchase a corresponding product at the same time as confirming the customized lowest price information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, Receiving first product price information corresponding to the desired purchase product information from a plurality of shopping mall servers; Calculating second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information; Providing third product price information which is the lowest of the second product price information and shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of purchasing product information, Receiving first product price information corresponding to the desired purchase product information from a plurality of shopping mall servers; Calculating second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information; And providing shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product pricing information and the third product pricing information, which is the lowest price among the second product pricing information, to the computer readable recording medium A possible recording medium is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first product price information acquisition unit that acquires first product price information corresponding to purchase desired product information received from a user terminal, from a plurality of shopping mall servers; A second product price information calculation unit for calculating second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information; And a third product price information providing unit for providing the third product price information which is the lowest price among the second product price information and the shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, shopping mall price information, which is possessed by each user, and to which a discount benefit based on a credit card, a mileage card, a shopping mall coupon, and a mileage accumulated mileage is applied, can be simultaneously compared in real time. Accordingly, Internet shopping can be performed according to customized minimum price information that is not provided in the existing shopping mall price comparison site.

Furthermore, the user can purchase the corresponding product at the same time as confirming the customized lowest price information, thereby enabling one-stop shopping.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a product purchase support apparatus 100 and an external object according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a product purchase support apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a first method of supporting a product purchase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a product purchase support apparatus 100 and an external object according to an embodiment of the present invention. The external object may include the user terminal 10 and the shopping mall server 20, but is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 10 is a terminal that transmits a purchase desired product information and user information to a product purchase assisting apparatus 100 by a user and receives lowest price information (third product price information) of the desired product to be purchased.

In one embodiment, the desired product information may be a model name (Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S) or a product name (notebook) of the product to be purchased by the user. When the desired product information is set as a product name (notebook), the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 can connect with a specific model name (Apple MacBook Pro MD212KH / A) through predetermined criteria. For example, the criteria for connecting the product name to the model name are the product with the highest search frequency (Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S) among products (notebooks) with the same product name, products with high sales frequency in shopping malls, It will be possible to specify criteria such as specified products.

In one embodiment, the product purchase preference information may include desired purchase price information in which the user intends to purchase the product. When the second product price information to the third product price information are secured below the desired purchase price information, the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 transmits the second product price information to the third product price information to the user terminal 10 Shopping mall information can be provided. The information can be provided through Push (Push) service such as SMS, MMS, IMS or the like.

For example, when a user wishes to purchase a Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S notebook, the information can be transmitted to the product purchase support apparatus 100 that the user intends to purchase the product only when a price of 1,500,000 won or less is guaranteed. In this case, the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 notifies the user of the second product price information to the third product price information of the Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S notebook by using an IMS function such as a kakao touch or the like, And can help the user to purchase the product at the desired price.

In one embodiment, the user information may include various financial information held by the user, account information related to the shopping mall, and the like. Specifically, the user information includes credit card information (credit card name, credit card number, validity period, CVC number, password, etc.), mileage card information (mileage card name, mileage card number, ), Coupon information (coupon number, coupon type), certificate information, shopping mall account information (shopping mall name, ID, password).

The user terminal 10 may be any terminal capable of inputting and outputting information. The user can input desired product information, user information, and the like to the user terminal 10. [ Further, it is possible to check the lowest price information (third product price information) of the desired product to be purchased, which is calculated by the product purchase assisting apparatus 100, and the shopping mall server information for selling the lowest price product, You can also buy a product.

The user terminal 10 may be, for example, a PC, a notebook, a server, or a mobile device. In particular, the mobile device may be implemented in various forms and may include various features. A mobile device may include any device for which a particular application program may be run, and does not limit its form. In particular, the mobile device may be a smart phone including a display, a touch sensor, a motion sensor, a vibrator, a speaker, a communication module, or the like, or a small smart pad in some cases.

The user terminal 10 may also include a processing system that provides communication between one or more application programs and an operating system, for example, with a processor, an operating system, and an application program interface (API).

The processing system of the user terminal 10 may be configured to execute various application programs. The user terminal 10 can communicate with an external object, and any hardware or software capable of communicating with the user terminal 10 can be installed therein. The user terminal 10 can communicate with an external object such as the shopping mall server 20 through the product purchase support apparatus 100. [ In accordance with an embodiment, the user terminal 10 may communicate directly with an external object, such as the shopping mall server 20. The product purchase assisting apparatus 100 may generate a direct session between the user terminal 10 and an external object to enable direct communication between the user terminal 10 and an external object. When communicating information with an external object, the communication method is not limited. The communication method may include all communication methods in which objects and objects can be networked, and is not limited to the types of wired / wireless communication, 3G, 4G, or later methods, if the communication function is available. All information that can be transmitted and received including various sensor information, voice information, and data information in the mobile device can be transmitted to or received from an external object through the mobile device.

According to the embodiment, the user terminal 10 may be integrated with the product purchase support apparatus 100. [ In this case, calculation of the lowest price information (third product price information) of the desired product to be purchased and communication with the external object may be performed in the integrated user terminal.

The shopping mall server 20 is a server operated by a shopping mall having a channel for selling products through the Internet regardless of the types of online shops, auction sites, malls, and open markets. The shopping mall server 20 has information on a product to be sold and plays a role of performing payment when there is a purchase request from the user terminal 10 or the product purchase support device 100. [ According to the embodiment, the shopping mall server 20 may perform functions such as product inventory management, delivery management, and the like. The information on the product includes the model name for the product, the price information of the product, and the product description information, as well as discount information on the case in which the product is discountable.

In one embodiment, the discount information may include a discount rate, additional discount amount information, and credit card point discount information according to credit card information to be used at the time of settlement. By partnering with a shopping mall and a credit card company, if a particular credit card is used, it can bring more benefits to the user and increase the product sales and credit card transaction fees.

In one embodiment, the discount information may include discount amount information according to mileage information held by the user. The billing function is not carried out, but it is possible to discount by the mileage amount accumulated in the mileage card. According to the embodiment, the mileage card amount and the discount amount can be mapped to 1: 1, but it is also possible that the mileage card can be further discounted at 1: 2 or 1: 3 such as a double discount or a triple discount.

In one embodiment, the discount information may include discount information according to the coupon information of the shopping mall held by the user. It is not only possible to discount according to a certain amount, a fixed rate, but also various discounts such as exemption of shipping expense and additional discount at the time of two purchase will be possible. In addition, the discount information may include mileage information accumulated in the shopping mall.

In one embodiment, the discount information may include various mileage accumulating information, cash accumulating information. Discounts are generally directly discounted from a certain percentage to a certain amount, but earning mileage, points or cash that can be used later on in a wider range is also a kind of discount. Some consumers would like to earn 1,000 won more than a 500 won discount for 10,000 won. This may or may not be used as discount information depending on the user's settings. When used as discount information, it can be used in the same concept as a discount to support a consumer's smart consumption life.

The product purchase assisting apparatus 100 receives first product price information corresponding to the desired product information received from the user terminal 10 from the shopping mall server 20, 21 or 22 and reflects discount information applicable to each shopping mall And provides the user terminal 30 with the third product price information which is the lowest price among the second product price information. A detailed configuration of the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a product purchase support apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The product purchase assisting apparatus 100 includes a first product price information obtaining unit 110, a second product price information calculating unit 120, a third product price information providing unit 130, a user information managing unit 140, A support unit 150, a communication unit 160, and a storage unit 170.

The first product price information acquisition unit 110 And acquires the first product price information corresponding to the desired purchase product information received from the user terminal 10 from the plurality of shopping mall servers 20, 21, and 22. As described above, the desired product information may be the model name (Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S) or the product name (notebook) of the product to be purchased by the user. When the desired product information is set as a product name (notebook), the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 can connect with a specific model name (Apple MacBook Pro MD212KH / A) through predetermined criteria. For example, the criteria for connecting the product name to the model name are the product with the highest search frequency (Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S) among products (notebooks) with the same product name, products with high sales frequency in shopping malls, It will be possible to specify criteria such as specified products.

Each of the shopping mall servers 20, 21, and 22 has first product price information corresponding to a product desired to be purchased. The first product price information acquisition unit 110 transmits the desired product information to the shopping mall servers 20, 21 and 22 and receives the first product price information corresponding thereto. In one embodiment, the first product price information acquisition unit 110 may receive first product price information from the shopping mall server 20, 21, 22 through a screen scraping scheme.

Screen Scraping is a technology that automatically connects to the system and displays the data on the screen and extracts only the necessary data. It is also called web scraping because it extracts information from a website and stores it in another site or database. Since the data is stored, it can be inquired from time to time as needed, and stored data can be processed and used as comparative analysis data. There is no need to visit each website individually, which saves time and money. When receiving the first product pricing information from the shopping mall server 20, 21, 22, the information on the desired product is automatically transmitted to receive the first product pricing information from the shopping mall server 20, 21, 22 It is possible.

The second product price information calculation unit 120 calculates the second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information. In one embodiment, the second product price information calculation unit 120 calculates discount information applicable to each shopping mall based on user information managed by the user information management unit 150. [ The user information management unit 150 refers to the user-related information received from the user terminal 10. As described above, the user information may include various kinds of financial information that the user holds, account information related to the shopping mall, and the like. Specifically, the user information includes credit card information (credit card name, credit card number, validity period, CVC number, password, etc.), mileage card information (mileage card name, mileage card number, ), Coupon information (coupon number, coupon type), certificate information, shopping mall account information (shopping mall name, ID, password).

In one embodiment, the second product price information calculation unit 120 calculates card discount information for each shopping mall according to the user's held credit card information. The second product price information calculation unit 120 receives the discount credit card type, the discount rate, and the additional discount amount information available from the shopping mall server 20, 21, 22 at the settlement of the desired product, And compares it with the card information, thereby calculating the card discount information for each shopping mall. For example, suppose a user with a SK card wants to purchase a Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S laptop worth $ 1,500. Referring to Table 1, A shopping mall 20 provides a discount rate to one SK Card and Hyundai Card to purchase amount. Especially when payment is made with Hyundai Card, different discount rates are provided depending on the card grade. In the case of the B shopping mall 21, the discount rate for purchasing a single SK card and the discounted amount of 4,000 KRW for payment by the Kookmin card are provided. In the case of the C shopping mall 22, At the time of settlement, we offer discount of 10,000 won. The shopping mall A (20) and B (21) all have one SK card, but the B shopping mall has a higher discount, which is advantageous to the user. However, simply because the discount rate is large, it does not necessarily fix the B shopping mall as the lowest priced shopping mall. The first product price information, and other discount information.

shopping mall Discount credit card Discounts A (20) Han SK Card 5% Hyundai Card platinum 10% standard 4% B (21) Han SK Card 12% Kookmin Card Unconditionally 4,000 won C (22) Shinhan Card 300,000 won or more 10,000 won

In one embodiment, the second product price information calculation unit 120 calculates card discount information for each shopping mall based on the mileage card information of the user. The second product price information calculation unit 120 receives the discounted amount information according to the mileage information available when the desired product is purchased from the shopping mall server 20, 21, 22, and compares the discounted amount information with the mileage card information held by the user Thereby calculating mileage card discount information for each shopping mall. According to the embodiment, the mileage card amount and the discount amount can be mapped to 1: 1, but it is also possible that the mileage card can be further discounted at 1: 2 or 1: 3 such as a double discount or a triple discount.

In one embodiment, the second product price information calculation unit 120 may transmit the mileage card information of the user to the mileage card server (not shown) to secure the current mileage amount. This will be possible by screen scraping.

For example, suppose a user with an OK Cashback Mileage Card (with 15,000 mileage) wants to buy a Samsung Series 9 NT9004D-A68S laptop worth $ 1,500. Referring to Table 2, the A shopping mall 20 provides a mileage deduction discount on the OK cashback card and the A cashback card. In particular, A-cashback cards offer triple discounts. A triple discount means that you can get a discount for mileage deductions * 3. In the case of C shopping mall 22, it provides Double Mileage Discount (mileage deduction * 2 discount) for OK Cashback Card. Malls A (20) and C (22) all have mileage discount when OK cashback card is offered, but A shopping mall offers a triple discount.

shopping mall Discount mileage card Discounts A (20) OK Cashback Mileage deduction discount A cashback Triple Discount B (21) none C (22) OK Cashback Double Discount

In one embodiment, the second product price information calculation unit 120 may receive the coupon information of the user corresponding to the shopping mall login user information from the shopping mall server, and calculate the coupon discount information for each shopping mall according to the coupon information. The receiving of the coupon information of the user through the shopping mall login user information will be possible by the screen scraping method.

Referring to Table 3, for example, the user may have a discount coupon for the shipping discount 20 of the shopping mall 20, a discount coupon for the 5% discount, a shipping discount coupon for the B shopping mall 21, and a 2% discount coupon for the C shopping mall 22 . By applying a discount according to the coupon information, a price advantageous to the user can be calculated.

shopping mall Coupon Information A (20) Shipping discount 5% off B (21) Shipping discount C (22) 2% off

In one embodiment, the second product price information calculation unit 120 may calculate shopping mall discount information from the shopping mall server through the mileage accumulation available information and cash accumulable information of the user corresponding to the shopping mall login user information. It is generally possible to discount a certain percentage or a certain amount directly, but it is a kind of discount to accumulate mileage, points or cash that can be used later in a wide range. Some consumers would like to earn 1,000 won more than a 500 won discount for 10,000 won. This may or may not be used as discount information depending on the user's settings. Various mileage and cash accumulation information of the user through the shopping mall login user information can be received by the screen scraping method.

The third product price information providing unit 130 provides the third product price information which is the lowest price among the second product price information and the shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information. In one embodiment, the third product price information providing unit 130 may directly transmit the shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information and the third product price information to the user terminal 10. [ According to the embodiment, the third product price information providing unit 130 provides the third product price information and the shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information through the Push (PUSH) function of SMS, MMS, IMS or the like It is possible. Thus, the user can directly access the shopping mall server and purchase the desired product at the lowest price.

The user information management unit 140 manages user information of a user. In one embodiment, the user information management unit 140 receives various user information from other objects (not shown) such as the user terminal 10 or a credit card company server, a mileage card company server, or the like. The user information management unit 140 accesses other objects (not shown) such as a user terminal 10, a credit card company server, a credit card company server, etc. at a predetermined periodic interval or in real time in a screen scraping manner, , And can be set so as to secure user information. In this case, the initial information (ID, password, credit card information, mileage card information, coupon information, certificate information, and shopping mall account information) enabling screen scraping through the user terminal 10 should be secured . As described above, the user information may include various financial information held by the user, account information related to the shopping mall, and the like. Specifically, the user information includes credit card information (credit card name, credit card number, validity period, CVC number, password, etc.), mileage card information (mileage card name, mileage card number, ), Coupon information (coupon number, coupon type), certificate information, shopping mall account information (shopping mall name, ID, password). The user information management unit 140 provides various user information to the second product price information calculation unit 120 to calculate the discounted amount for each shopping mall.

The product settlement support unit 150 transmits a product settlement request to the shopping mall server corresponding to the third product price information. The user terminal 10 can directly access the shopping mall through the user interface provided by the shopping mall server through the third product price information and the corresponding shopping mall information provided from the product purchase support apparatus 100. However, The settlement support unit 150 directly receives the settlement related information and transmits the settlement related information to the shopping mall server so that the user can proceed to the lowest priced goods retrieval and settlement in one step. In this case, payment may be performed by accessing the shopping mall server using the screen scraping method.

The communication unit 160 can support the product purchase support apparatus 100 to communicate with the user terminals 10, 11, 12 or the shopping mall servers 20, 21, 22. In one embodiment, the first product price information acquisition unit 110, the second product price information calculation unit 120, the third product price information providing unit 130, the user information management unit 140, the product payment support unit 150 May communicate with each other via the communication unit 160 instead of directly communicating with the user terminals 10, 11, 12 or the shopping mall servers 20, 21, 22. The communication unit 160 may use any communication method that allows objects and objects to be networked as described above, and is not limited to wired / wireless communication, 3G, 4G, or other methods.

The storage unit 170 stores the first product price information, the second product price information, the third product price information, the user information, and the like. In addition, the first product price information obtaining unit 110, the second product price information calculating unit 120, the third product price information providing unit 130, the user information managing unit 140, and the product payment support unit 150 And may include all of the various information necessary for operation.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a first method of supporting a product purchase according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 10 transmits the desired product information to the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 (S1). The product purchase support apparatus requests price information corresponding to the desired product information to the shopping mall server 20, 21 or 22 (S2) and receives the corresponding first product price information (S3). The user terminal 10 receives user information to which the discount benefits such as credit card information, mileage card information, etc. are applicable, to the product purchase support apparatus 100. In another embodiment, if the product purchase support apparatus 100 has already received and secured the user's credit card information and mileage card information, step S4 and step S7 to be described later may be omitted. The product purchase support apparatus requests the shopping mall servers 20, 21 and 22 for discount information related to the credit card information and the mileage card (S5), and receives the discount information from the shopping mall servers 20, 21 and 22, respectively. The product purchase assisting apparatus 100 also receives shopping mall login information from the user terminal 10 and requests the user's stored coupon information to the shopping mall servers 20, 21 and 22 (S8) and receives the coupon information (S9) The screen scraping process may be used in this process. The above-described steps S4 to S6 and steps S7 to S9 are independent processes. In addition, the steps S4 to S6 and S7 to S9 may be repeatedly performed with a predetermined period. In particular, when the desired product purchase information includes the desired purchase price information, the discount information may be checked periodically or in real time to obtain the lowest price information. The product purchase assisting apparatus 100 calculates second product price information on the basis of the received credit card information, mileage card related discount information, and coupon information for each shopping mall server 20, 21, 22 (S10) And selects the lowest price of the third product (S11). Then, the product purchase assisting apparatus 100 provides the third product price information and shopping mall information to the user terminal 10 (S12). The step S12 may be performed through a push function such as SMS, MMS, or IMS. The user terminal sends settlement related information to the product purchase support device and requests settlement (S13). The product purchase support device 100 requests payment to the shopping mall server 20 using the settlement related information. The screen scraping process may be used in this process. When the settlement is completed, the shopping mall server 20 transmits the settlement completion information to the product purchase support device S15, and the product purchase support device 100 delivers it to the user terminal 10 (S16).

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be ones that are specially designed and configured for the present invention and are known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM < flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

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Receiving desired product information from the user terminal;
Receiving first product price information corresponding to the desired purchase product information from a plurality of shopping mall servers;
Calculating second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information;
Providing third product price information, which is the lowest price among the second product price information, and shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of receiving the desired product information from the user terminal comprises:
Further comprising receiving user information from a user terminal,
The step of calculating the second product price information includes:
Further comprising calculating discount information applicable to each shopping mall based on the user information,
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein receiving the user information from the user terminal comprises:
Further comprising receiving retained credit card information from a user terminal,
The step of calculating discount information applicable to each shopping mall may include:
And calculating card discount information for each shopping mall according to the stored credit card information.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein receiving the user information from the user terminal comprises:
Further comprising receiving retained mileage card information from a user terminal,
The step of calculating discount information applicable to each shopping mall may include:
Further comprising calculating mileage discount information for each shopping mall based on the reserved mileage card information.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein receiving the user information from the user terminal comprises:
Further comprising receiving shopping mall login user information from a user terminal,
The step of calculating discount information applicable to each shopping mall may include:
Receiving coupon information of a user corresponding to shopping mall login user information from a shopping mall server;
And calculating coupon discount information for each shopping mall according to the coupon information.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of transmitting a product settlement request to a shopping mall server corresponding to the third product price information.
Receiving desired product information from the user terminal; Receiving first product price information corresponding to the desired purchase product information from a plurality of shopping mall servers; Calculating second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information; And providing shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product pricing information and the third product pricing information, which is the lowest price among the second product pricing information, to the computer readable recording medium Possible recording medium.
A first product price information acquisition unit for acquiring first product price information corresponding to the desired product information received from the user terminal from a plurality of shopping mall servers;
A second product price information calculation unit for calculating second product price information by reflecting discount information applicable to each shopping mall in the first product price information;
And a third product price information providing unit for providing the third product price information which is the lowest price among the second product price information and the shopping mall server information corresponding to the third product price information.
9. The method of claim 8,
And a user information management unit for managing user information of a user,
Wherein the second product price information calculation unit calculates discount information applicable to each shopping mall based on the user information.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the user information management unit receives the held credit card information from the user terminal,
Wherein the second product price information calculation unit calculates card discount information for each shopping mall according to the stored credit card information.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the user information management unit receives the held mileage card information from the user terminal,
Wherein the second product price information calculation unit calculates card discount information for each shopping mall according to the reserved mileage card information.
10. The method of claim 9,
The user information management unit receives shopping mall login user information from a user terminal,
And the second product price information calculation unit receives the coupon information of the user corresponding to the shopping mall login user information from the shopping mall server and calculates coupon discount information for each shopping mall according to the coupon information.
9. The method of claim 8,
And a product settlement support unit for transmitting a product settlement request to a shopping mall server corresponding to the third product price information.
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